As the spring season gets under way later this month, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Notices of race for the three NESSA Spring Regattas have been posted on the NESSA website (http://nessa-sailing.org/race.htm). Please note that the registration dates are approaching quickly.
NESSA Team Racing Championship (Mark Trophy) – April 1, 2005
NESSA Fleet Racing Championship (O’Day Trophy) - April 14, 2005
NESSA Women’s Invite (Herreshoff Trophy) – May 2, 2005, but this is a first come, first serve event limited to 15 schools.
If your school plans to participate in one or more of these NESSA events, please follow the registration directions carefully. Each year, there are a few schools that don’t get their act together and miss the deadline. Save us all a lot of crying and bad feelings. Take care of your business now and enjoy the season.
Coaches, Advisors and Team Captains: Make sure your school's team database page is up to date, including sailors names. Please note: I will only approve requests made by the “official team adult,” coach, advisor or school administrator. All others will be rejected. http://nessa-sailing.org/membership.htm
A reminder of our e-mailing list policies:
No HTML, attachments, anonymous or commercial messages.
No job postings, except for high school coaching jobs.
No auto-responses or away messages. If you need to set one up for the work, please unsubscribe from the NESSA list.
The Coach’s Symposium at Tabor was well attended and preliminary feedback indicates that it was a success. If you have further input about this event, either positive or ways to improve it, please forward those comments to Rob Hurd – NESSA Secretary/Treasurer (RSHurd@hotmail.com)
If you are running a regatta this spring, here are some sites you should visit:
NESSA By-laws and Procedural Rules are at http://nessa-sailing.org/about.htm
ISSA Procedural Rules (2005-2008) are at http://highschoolsailingusa.org/PRs/printro.htm
RP Forms (Race Participation Forms) are at http://www.collegesailing.org/forms
Results from all NESSA fleet-racing regattas should be complied using the Navy Scoring Program. The Scoring Program is at http://highschoolsailingusa.org/Downloads/scoring_program.htm
NOR for, and results from, any regattas can be sent to the NESSA List. NORs and results that are sent to the NESSA List may be posted by the NESSA Secretary/Treasurers on the NESSA website.
Have a great spring season.