Annual MITNA Meeting
Mon 19-Nov-2018 | 17:30-19:00 |
Results
Reports:
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Summer Team Racing - David Larson
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Maintain steady state from previous years
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Turnouts - 6 to 8 teams
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CRO fairly successful
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Later this year (July instead of June), potentially lost some college sailing inertia
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Sold out in 8 minutes
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TO DO: figure out best date to hold it
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Potentially push for 36 teams
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Potentially warmup to college nationals
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Bluewater - Lisa SC
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Get more people involved
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Potentially sign up though MITOC website
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Afternoon of half-hour sails on Charles River
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Social event at the Pavillion?
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LTS Mid-Week/All-in-One Classes - Alpha Sanneh
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367 first time on the water (Mid-Week Class 2)
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341 (88% of Class 1) made it through Class 3
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~800 total new LTS students this season (w/400+ for All-in-One classes)
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57 different instructors overall + terrific dockstaff help
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420s, 36 students 13 classes
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Eric Gibber deserves a medal for something, tight ship loose reins
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Bought sailing simulator???? - Fran
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Sits on dock and put boat on machine to teach people on boat but not on water
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Responds to tiller movements
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Hopefully help teach new people
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Here by February, coming from Italy, got rave reviews
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General Pav updates - Stew
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100 different rentals - same as last year
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Got UFO
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Got 29er
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Got new windsurfing sails
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Great dock staff crew
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Lianne, Matt, and Phil were very big on weekdays
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Bill Wally Conan and Hannah(dock staff and teaching) doing a lot on weekends
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Excellent maintenance team Joe and John
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Windsurfing - Stew and Ali
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Very high demand throughout the season
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Problem finding instructors
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Limited by only having 8 slots
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Long waitlist
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Board Condition? Potentially get more boards, but instructors are more of the limiting factor.
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2-3 instructors for 4 boards
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12 classes run this summer
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Made instructional video - Tobias
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Potentially make/reference own rigging videos
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Tech Racing
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Advanced tech racing
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Great turn out at start of season
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First day beautiful, every boat out
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Brass Rat Championship, not columbus day weekend
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Highest turnout of women sailors
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Terrible weather, half fleet dropped out
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MIT Varsity sailing team - Annie Hughes
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Co-ed team national championship
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Women close to national championship, 4th
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Lots of new walk-ons this year 15
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One of the only MIT teams that takes walk-ons
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Sarah Caso ran new sailor classes, with help. Greta, Isabelle, Fiona
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Fran Charles - Sailing Master's Plans
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Going forward on designing new tech dingy
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Want prototype on dock by march
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Pull the trigger on order by sept, oct.
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Looking at moving the mast forward
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More sail area
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Unstayed or loosely stayed mast
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Higher floor
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Sidetank turndown right away
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Real centerboard box with head on centerboard
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More open transom, so easier for people to get in and out of
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Get rid of stainless thing in the middle of the boat
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End boom sheeting instead of mid-boom sheeting
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Mast with a track that bolt rope can go up, more adjustments for mast rake
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Try out different centerboard locations
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Skipper only hiking straps
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$20,000 budget to change mold
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Misc.
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Look into institute service award for Eric Gibber. Comes up around March.
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Many people interested in sailing but not sure how to do it
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UPDATE BULLETIN BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Is sailing pavilion on tour? Potentially put it on tour
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Impressive quality of sailing community
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Is it possible for someone who wants to go for a sail, put an ask in so someone can take them along? Ask to be a passenger on maybe a catboat?
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Next year: do an open house and volunteers take people out on a sailboat ride. Make these a more regular thing with a regular schedule.
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4th on July. Firm max capacity of 70 people, so locked door instead.
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Chat with inspection services, have people chat with them and try for special approval with temporary egress
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Hatch Brown Service Award - applaud the efforts of volunteers, can only win it once. Mail out glass beaver to the recipient for their year
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Nominees
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Bill Herrington - lynx classes organized 8 years, and other classes taught other volunteers, (nom by Eric, seconded by Stew, Third by Fran)
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MITNA Elections:
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Commodore (MIT Student)
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Emily Haig
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Vice Commodore (MIT Student)
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David Larson -
Julia Wyatt
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Treasurer (MIT Student)
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Isabelle Yen
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Ali ElSeddik
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Secretary (MIT Student)
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Dana Haig
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Team Race Chair
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Zach Shapiro
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Fleet Race Chair
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John Pratt
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Members at Large (no restrictions)
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Eric Gibber -
Lisa SC
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Gavin West
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Ali ElSeddik
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Alpha
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Raymond
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Organizers
Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): MITNA Exec