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'''Welcome to the MIT Bluewater Sailing Wiki'''
 
'''Welcome to the MIT Bluewater Sailing Wiki'''
  
This wiki contains information about MIT's coastal sailing program.
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Please visit the [http://sailing.mit.edu/bluewater/ MIT Bluewater Sailing] page for general information about the coastal sailing program at MIT.  This wiki is used as a reference and administrative tool.
  
In the Summer of 2007, ''Nevermore'', a Tartan-37 sailboat, was donated to MIT. 
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== Administration ==
Once overhauled, this boat will be available to the MIT community for sailing in Boston Harbor and up and down the coast.
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With his gift of ''Nevermore'' in 2007, Ralph Reis '48 kicks off MITNA's second quarter-century of bluewater sailing, which was started by Albert Hopeman '34 with the donation of his 38-foot sloop ''Aleida'', put into regular service by MITNA crews and skippers in 1981!
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[[Contact Info]] - pavilion staff, MITNA skippers, SeaTow emergency, local marinas
  
== Administration ==
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[[Systems Status]] - current status of systems on the boat
  
[[Contact Info]]
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[[Task List]] - ongoing list of things that need to be done
  
[[List of MITNA BlueWater Members]]
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[[Shopping List]] - things needed for the boat
  
[[BluewaterSchedule | Schedule]] - Plan cruises & work-parties
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[[Winterization]] - things to make the boat secure for the winter
  
[[Task List]] - ongoing list of tasks
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[[De-Winterization]] - things to make the boat ready for the sailing season
  
[[Documents]] - list of how-to, references, manuals
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== Technical Info ==
  
== Crew Orientation and Education ==
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[[Mashnee_systems | Systems Descriptions]] - detailed enumeration of systems
  
[[FAQ for First-Time Sailors]]
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[[Safety Requirements]] - official requirements for equipment aboard the boat
  
[[Directions to Rowes Wharf]]
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[[Mashnee_vessel_documentation | Vessel Documentation]] - USCG Vessel Documentation, registration, MMSI No., PHRF-NE and CFR-MKII certificates
  
[[Directions to Quincy Yard]]
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[[Mashnee_documents | Documents]] - tabulation of technical documents, user manuals, and other reference materials
  
[[Sailing Terminology]]
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[[Mashnee_inventory | Inventory]] - what is on the boat and where is it stowed
  
[[Depart Checklist]] - things to do before you get underway
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[[Mashnee_history | History]] - boat construction, history, previous owner
  
[[Return Checklist]] - things to do before you leave the boat
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== Skipper and Crew Ratings ==
  
[[Nevermore SOPs]] - various operational best practices
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[[Bluewater Crew Rating]] - information and checklists
  
== Technical Info ==
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[[Bluewater Skipper]] - Expectations and Processes
  
[[Nevermore Documents]] - tabulation of Nevermore's hard-copy docs, and some associated web references.
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== Orientation and Education ==
  
[[Systems Descriptions]] - detailed enumeration of systems
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[[Useful Resources | Useful Resources]] - things to read as you learn about bluewater sailing
  
[[Inventory]] - what is on the boat and where is it stowed
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[[Departure_checklist | Departure Checklist]] - things to do before you get underway
  
[[Vessel Documentation]] - U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Information
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[[Return_checklist | Return Checklist]] - things to do before you leave the boat
  
[[Safety Requirements]] - official requirements for equipment aboard the boat
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[[Storm_checklist | Storm Checklist]] - things to do if a big storm or hurricane is coming
  
[[Winterizing|Winterizing 2007]] - Tasks that were done before hauling/winter
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[[Standard_operational_procedures | Standard Operational Procedures]] - various operational best practices
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[[Maintenance]] - regular maintenance activities
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[[Radio Channels in Boston Harbor]] - useful channels to know
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[[Sailing Terminology]] - just when you thought you knew English
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[[Introduction to Bluewater| Intro to Bluewater Program]] - session recorded IAP 2023
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[[Offshore Sailing Course|Offshore Sailing Classes]] - IAP
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[[Racing Mashnee]] - Racing Insights
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[[Rogue Racing Series]] - September 25 to October 30, 2013
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== Bluewater History ==
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These are previous MIT Nautical Association bluewater boats:
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*''Mashnee'' - Buzzards Bay 30 -- '''Thanks to Jan Rozendaal !!''' -- Built in 1902; Re-built in 2008; sailed and raced at MIT 2018 to present
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*''[[xd_pages|X-Dimension]]'' - C&C 43 -- '''Thanks to David Collins '59 !!''' -- Built 1973; sailed and raced at MIT 2011-2017.
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*[[nevermore | ''Nevermore'']] - Tartan 37 -- '''Thanks to Ralph Reis '48 !!''' Built 1980; sailed & raced at MIT 2007-2010.
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*''Hermes'' - San Juan 24 -- Sailed at MIT at least 1984 - 1989
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*''Aleida'' - Hinckley 38 -- '''Thanks to Albert Hopeman '34 -- !!'''  Built 1970; sailed at MIT 1981-2005, raced 2001-2005.
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These are the tracks and notes from various bluewater trips and events:
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*[[xd_event_history | X-Dimension]]
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*[[Nevermore_Trips | Nevermore]]
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*[[Aleida_History | Aleida]]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
[[Links]] to vendors, Tartan and other boating organizations (including MIT Sailing), official regulations, terminology, and various instructional sites.
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[[Links|Web Links]] to vendors, boating organizations, official regulations, terminology, and various instructional sites.
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[[wikiinfo|Wiki Info]] - how to use the bluewater wiki

Latest revision as of 16:30, 24 February 2024

Welcome to the MIT Bluewater Sailing Wiki

Please visit the MIT Bluewater Sailing page for general information about the coastal sailing program at MIT. This wiki is used as a reference and administrative tool.

Administration

Contact Info - pavilion staff, MITNA skippers, SeaTow emergency, local marinas

Systems Status - current status of systems on the boat

Task List - ongoing list of things that need to be done

Shopping List - things needed for the boat

Winterization - things to make the boat secure for the winter

De-Winterization - things to make the boat ready for the sailing season

Technical Info

Systems Descriptions - detailed enumeration of systems

Safety Requirements - official requirements for equipment aboard the boat

Vessel Documentation - USCG Vessel Documentation, registration, MMSI No., PHRF-NE and CFR-MKII certificates

Documents - tabulation of technical documents, user manuals, and other reference materials

Inventory - what is on the boat and where is it stowed

History - boat construction, history, previous owner

Skipper and Crew Ratings

Bluewater Crew Rating - information and checklists

Bluewater Skipper - Expectations and Processes

Orientation and Education

Useful Resources - things to read as you learn about bluewater sailing

Departure Checklist - things to do before you get underway

Return Checklist - things to do before you leave the boat

Storm Checklist - things to do if a big storm or hurricane is coming

Standard Operational Procedures - various operational best practices

Maintenance - regular maintenance activities

Radio Channels in Boston Harbor - useful channels to know

Sailing Terminology - just when you thought you knew English

Intro to Bluewater Program - session recorded IAP 2023

Offshore Sailing Classes - IAP

Racing Mashnee - Racing Insights

Rogue Racing Series - September 25 to October 30, 2013

Bluewater History

These are previous MIT Nautical Association bluewater boats:

  • Mashnee - Buzzards Bay 30 -- Thanks to Jan Rozendaal !! -- Built in 1902; Re-built in 2008; sailed and raced at MIT 2018 to present
  • X-Dimension - C&C 43 -- Thanks to David Collins '59 !! -- Built 1973; sailed and raced at MIT 2011-2017.
  • Nevermore - Tartan 37 -- Thanks to Ralph Reis '48 !! Built 1980; sailed & raced at MIT 2007-2010.
  • Hermes - San Juan 24 -- Sailed at MIT at least 1984 - 1989
  • Aleida - Hinckley 38 -- Thanks to Albert Hopeman '34 -- !! Built 1970; sailed at MIT 1981-2005, raced 2001-2005.

These are the tracks and notes from various bluewater trips and events:

Links

Web Links to vendors, boating organizations, official regulations, terminology, and various instructional sites.

Wiki Info - how to use the bluewater wiki