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Fifth Fleet Dedication Ceremony
- The Fifth Generation Tech Dinghy Fleet at MIT
- Design by Professor George Owen 1935
- Commencement Day, June 4, 2004
On this festive day, we gather to dedicate MIT's fifth fleet of Tech Dinghies, to honor the outstanding generosity of the donors of the fleet, and to praise the skill and commitment of those who have built the boats and made signal improvements upon a classic design.
In its tradition, in the joy it has given its thousands of members over eight decades, and in the heartfelt devotion of its supporters, the MIT Sailing Pavilion may be an institution unique in the world. And the Tech Dinghy, at once welcoming to novices and challenging to champions, is the perfect emblem of MIT Sailing.
On behalf of MIT Sailing, it gives me the keenest pleasure to welcome this fifth fleet of Tech Dinghies to the MIT Sailing Pavilion.
- Francis Charles
- Sailing Master
The Fifth Fleet
| Hull 1 | Eyrie | Bobbie and Burt Bromfield |
| Hull 2 | Hatch | Maria Bozzuto |
| Hull 3 | Dolce | Maybeth and Ed Sonn |
| Hull 4 | Emily Wick | Sandy Bay Bullseye Fleet & Friends of Emily Wick |
| Hull 5 | James K. Brahe | Herbert B. Voelcker |
| Hull 6 | Spruce Budworm | Jan and Graham Walker |
| Hull 7 | Rock 'n Roll | Eric Gibber, J.T. Lendon, Susan Ostrowski, John and Ellen Pratt, and Kyle Welch |
| Hull 8 | Coach Ed Shaw | Ken Legg, Terry Cronburg, Dave Halberstadt, Stephen Cucchiaro |
| Hull 9 | Liisa | Kari Salomaa |
| Hull 10 | Ruthie B. | Larrow Bacow '72 and Adele Fleet Bacow G77 |
| Hull 11 | Red Pepper | Rob Pepper '71 |
| Hull 12 | Betsy | Tom '62, Andrew '00 and Matthew Greytak '04 |
| Hull 13 | Ol' Bill | William J. Hecht |
| Hull 14 | Abraham Rizika | Jack and Karen Rizika |
| Hull 15 | Harold Rizika | Jack and Karen Rizika |
| Hull 16 | Robert P. Serengard | Jack and Karen Rizika |
| Hull 17 | Stuie | Kenneth and Ardelle Legg |
| Hull 18 | Lowell North | Terry J. Kohler |
| Hull 19 | Bertha Rizika | Jack and Karen Rizika |
| Hull 20 | Doc Lukens | Rudy Carl |
| Hull 21 | John Bardeen | Tom Greytak and Ray Ashoori |
| Hull 22 | Wave Train Too | Page and Watt Webb |
| Hull 23 | Betty Jean | Mark van Stolk |
| Hull 24 | Garnet | Mr. and Mrs. R. Gary Helmig |
| Hull 25 | Electron | Doug DeCouto, T. Ryan Cleary, Adam London |
| Hull 26 | ||
| Hull 27 | Lucky Ranger | William Critch and Margaret Read |
| Hull 28 | Arthur A. | Jane N. Fogg, Louise N. Botero, Arthur Latham Nichols |
| Hull 29 | ||
| Hull 30 | Javelin | Sheila and Bill Widnall |
| Hull 31 | Turbo | Sheila and Bill Widnall |
| Hull 32 | Boomer | Sheila and Bill Widnall |
| Hull 33 |
Program
Welcoming Remarks
- Director of Athletics
- Candace Royer
- Commodore of MIT Nautical Association
- Anna Custo
- Sailing Master
- Francis Charles
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Acknowledgements of Contributors to the New Design:- MIT Boat Rigger
- John Pratt
- MIT Sailing Master Emeritus
- Hatch Brown
- Fusion Boats
- Paul Grimes
- Jibe Tech
- Andy Pimental
- Assistant Sailing Master
- Mike Kalin
- Pavilion Dock Staff
- Dwight Brown, Bob Toabe, Shawn Porter, Joe Duplin
- Members of the Sailing Teams
- MIT, Brandeis, Wellesley, Northeastern and Wentworth
Remarks by the donors of the fleet
Five Tech Fleets at MIT
- 1936
- The First Fleet
Built by Herreshoff Company
Bristol, RI - 1952
- The Second Fleet
Built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Wareham, MA - 1976
- The Third Fleet
Built by Vanguard, Inc.
Pewaukee, WI - 1991
- The Fourth Fleet
Built by OSP Composites
Madison, WI - 2004
- The Fifth Fleet
New molds by Fusion Boats
Middletown, RI
Built by Jibe Tech
Portsmouth, RI
If you are a donor, please send us remarks about the boat you named via e-mail!
