New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association

Rules and Regulations Manual

Updated: 12/7/16

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TableofContents1. ConferenceManagementandOperations 1.1ConferenceDescription 1.2ExecutiveCommittee 1.3MembershipDues 1.4ConferenceMeetings2. MembershipLevels3. VotingProcedures4. Scheduling 4.1Description 4.2SchedulingInfractions 4.3ScheduleRanking 4.4FreshmanRestrictions 4.5MembershipRegattaDraftOrder 4.6SailinBerthAllocation5. ChampionshipSelection 5.1SelectionProtocol 5.2FinalSelection 5.3ChampionshipContingencyPlan 5.4Qualifications6. InterconferenceEvents 6.1Selectionprocess7.RegattaOperations 7.1ContestantObligations 7.2R/PFormCompletion 7.3ContestantConduct 7.4HostCollegeObligations 7.5RequiredEquipment 7.6Trophies 7.7RegattaGuidelines8.JudgesandUmpires 8.1AcquiringJudgesandUmpires 8.2UmpireDuestoTeams

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AppendicesA1.NEISAByLawsA2.NEISADuesandRegattaEntryFeeA3.ICSAAnnualMeetingAttendanceA4.NEISAPerformanceRankingSystemA5.NEISADraftOrderA6.TeamRacingSchedulingRulesA7.NEISAAwardsA8.GuidelinesforAttendingandHostingRegattasA9.ExecutiveCommitteePositionDescriptionsA10.CoedSpringRegattasA11.CoedFallRegattasA12.Women’sSpringRegattasA13.Women’sFallRegattas.A14.RetiredRegattas

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1. ConferenceManagementandOperations 1.1ConferenceDescription

1.1.1ManagementoftheaffairsandactivitiesoftheConferenceareperformedbytheelectedOfficersandMembers-at-LargeoftheNewEnglandIntercollegiateSailingAssociation(“NEISA”)ExecutiveCommittee.EachRegularMemberschoolmaynominateindividualstoserveasOfficersorMembers-at-Large.BothundergraduatesandgraduateFacultyAdvisorsorCoaches,asappropriatetotheposition,maybenominatedpriortoorattheAnnualMeeting,andelectionstakeplaceatthatMeeting,heldanywherebetweenDecemberandearlyFebruary.QuestionsofgeneralconcernshouldbedirectedtotheConferenceCommissioner.

1.1.2ForamorespecificdescriptionoftheExecutiveCommitteeandOfficersofNEISA,pleasereferencetheBy-LawsinAppendixA.

1.2MembershipDues1.2.1MembershipduesandregattaentryfeesarebilledbytheGraduate

Treasurer,andanyquestionsconcerningbills,whichareissuedoncepersemester,shouldbedirectedaccordingly.

1.2.2Membershipdues,billinginformation,andregattafeeinformationcanbefoundinAppendixA2.

1.2.3Billsforeachsemesterwillbesentoutpriortotheendoftheprevioussemesterandwillhavetobepaidbytheendofthesemestertowhichthebillappliesorelseteamswillhavetovacateberthsinthefollowingsemester.

1.2.4SchoolsattendingtheMarchiando,SNETR,TeamRaceNewEnglandChampionship,andMatchRaceNewEnglandChampionshipwillbechargeda$100surchargetohelppayforUmpires.

1.4ConferenceMeetings1.4.1PleaserefertoBy-LawsArticleXIXforadditionalinformationonMeetings.1.4.2ThebusinessoftheConferenceisconductedatperiodicExecutive

CommitteemeetingsandtheNEISAAnnualMeeting.ExecutiveCommitteemeetingswilltakeplaceviaamonthlyconferencecall.TheNEISAAnnualMeetingshalltakeplaceonthefirstSaturdayofDecember,tobecompletednolaterthan12:30pmwheneverpossible.

1.4.3TheNEISASchedulingmeetingshalltakeplacefollowingtheAnnualMeetingviateleconference,oralivemeetingfollowingtheAnnualMeetingifnecessary.

2. Membership2.1PleaserefertotheBy-Lawsforinformationonmembership.

3.VotingProcedures 3.1PleaserefertoBy-LawsArticleXIXforinformationonvoting.4.Scheduling 4.1Description

4.1.1ThefullracingscheduleforthenextfallandspringseasonsisdevelopedattheSchedulingMeeting.InitialchangesmaybearrangedthroughtheScheduleCoordinator.ThesechangesshouldbecompletedbyJanuary15th.

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4.1.2TheNEISASchedulingMeetingshalltakeplaceonaweekdayfollowingtheAnnualMeeting.

4.1.3FullDraftOrdercanbefoundinAppendixA5. 4.2SchedulingInfractions

4.2.1AnychangestotheprintedSchedulemustbemadethrough,andapprovedby,theScheduleCoordinator.Thedeadlinetodropanyin-conferenceregattaistheFridaytwoweekendspriortotheweekendoftheevent.ForaregattaonApril16-17,2016,thedropdeadlineisApril1.TobeexcusedfromanIn-Conferenceschedulecommitmentwithoutsubsequentschedulingpenalties,acollegemust:a) Ifwithdrawingmorethantwoweeksbeforeanevent,notifytheSchedule

Coordinatorandthehostschoolbyemail.b) Ifwithdrawinglessthantwoweeksbeforeanevent,notifybytelephone

oremailboththeScheduleCoordinatorandthehostschool.Thisisa“late-drop.”

c) Ifwithdrawingonthedayoftheevent,notifythehostschoolbytelephoneandemail.Thisisa“late-drop.”

d) TheSchedulingCoordinator’semailisNEISASchedule(@)gmail.com.HostSchoolContactInformationcanbefoundontheTeamContactMasterontheLiveNEISASchedulingGoogleSheet.

4.2.2Awithdrawalwithnonotificationisthemostseriousinfraction.Thisisa“no-show.”Inadditiontopenaltypoints,additionalpenaltiesmayapplyper4.2.6

4.2.3Eachteamhasa12point“penaltycushion.”Late-droppointsaccrueat4pointsperday.No-showpointsaccrueat6pointsperday.Attheendofthecalendaryear,teamsarerankedina“PenaltyRanking.”

4.2.4Late-dropscanbeexcusedforthefollowingreasons:4.2.4.1Injurytoplayerswithin2weeksoftheevent.Adoctor’sortrainer’s

noteisrequired.4.2.4.2Inabilitytotravelduetoinclementweather.4.2.4.3Thevacatedberthisfilledbyanotherteam.4.2.4.4Ateammaydrop,withoutpenalty,aconferenceminortoattenda

conferencemajor,aconferenceminororconferencemajortoattendaninterconferenceregatta.

4.2.4.5TheSchedulingCoordinatormayusetheirownjudgmenttocancelormoveregattasfollowingtheguidelinesin7.4.3,andinsuchcasesmayusetheirdiscretiontoforgivelate-drops.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,ice,storms,and/orothereventsorconditionsbeyondthecontrolofthehost.

4.2.5Ifateamlate-dropsornoshowsanin-conferenceinterconferenceregatta,thatteamwillnotbepermittedtoschedulein-conferenceinterconferenceregattasduringthenextSpringseason.

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4.3ScheduleRanking4.3.1In-conferenceschedulingandout-of-conferencedraftingisdeterminedby

SchedulingRanking.ThisrankingcombinesthePerformanceRankingandPenaltyRanking.Theformula(.7*PerformanceRanking)+(.3*PenaltyRanking)providesateam’s“SchedulingScore.”Schedulingrankingisalow-pointsystem,determinedbyschedulingscoresrankedlowesttohighest.

4.4FreshmanRestrictions4.4.1Onlybonafidefirst-yearstudentsmaycompeteinregattasdesignatedas

freshmanevents. 4.5MembershipRegattaDraftOrder

4.5.1CompleteDraftOrdercanbefoundinAppendixA5.4.6Sail-inBerthAllocation

4.6.1Interconferenceberthqualifierallocations:(1)PenobscotBayOpen:top2teamsgetberthsatDanmark;(2)CallagyRossTrophy:top2teamsgetberthsatMoody;(3)LoderTrophy:Top2teamsgetberthsatCapt.Hurst;(4)BarnettTrophy:Top2teamsgetberthsatHoyt

4.6.2CompletePerformanceRankingSystemcanbefoundunderAppendixA4.

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5.ChampionshipSelection 5.1SelectionProtocol

5.1.1TheExecutiveCommitteeworkswiththeCompetitionCommitteetoschedulethehostsitesforconferencechampionshipseachyear,tobevotedonattheSchedulingMeetingforthefollowingacademicyear(ie,2016-2017SpringChampionshiphostsareselectedattheSchedulingMeetingheldinDec,2015).

5.1.2NotwoSpringNewEnglandChampionshipsmaybeheldonthesameweekend.

5.1.3NoschoolmayhostthesameSpringFleetRacingChampionships(Women’sorCoed)within3yearsofpreviouslyhostingthatSpringChampionship.

5.1.4TeamsthatputinabidforaConferenceChampionshipsshouldincludeatleastonenamedjudge.IftheeventforwhichaschoolissubmittingabidistheNewEnglandTeamRaceChampionships,thatschoolshouldhaveatleastthreenamedumpires.

5.2FinalSelection5.2.1FinalsiteselectionforConferenceChampionshipsismadeattheScheduling

Meeting.A“slate”ofChampionshiphostsiteswillbeselectedattheFallExecutiveCommitteemeeting,withfinalapprovalattheSchedulingMeeting.

5.2.2IntheeventtheHostofaConferenceChampionshipscannothosttheevent,thehostmustnotifytheConferencewithsufficienttimetoholdavoteviaemail.

5.3ChampionshipContingencyPlans5.3.1Intheeventthatadinghyfleetracechampionshipcannotbesailed(Schell

Trophy,VictorianCoffeeUrn,CGAAlumniBowl,orReedTrophy),themostrecentPerformanceRankingswilldeterminetheteamswhoqualifytoadvancetothenextroundofchampionships.

5.3.2IntheeventthattheTeamRaceChampionship(FowleTrophy)cannotbesailed,theNEISASeedingCommitteewilldeterminethequalifiers.

5.3.3IntheeventthattheSinglehandedChampionshipsortheMatchRaceChampionshipscannotbesailed,theNEISASeedingCommitteewilldeterminethequalifiersbyresume.

5.4Qualifications5.4.1NewEnglandDinghyChampionships—AsPre-qualifiedviatheScheduling

Rankingpositionssitat16teamswiththelasttwoberthscomingfromqualificationthroughtheNewEnglandDinghyTournament.

5.4.2NewEnglandWomen’sChampionships-AsPre-qualifiedviatheSchedulingRankingpositionssitat18teams.

5.4.3NewEnglandTeamRaceChampionships—AsPre-qualifiedviatheSchedulingRankingpositionssitat10teamswiththelasttwoberthscomingfromqualificationthroughtheStaakeTrophy.

5.4.4Schell—Berthallotmentsarethetop17teamsfromthePerformanceRankingSystemplustheHostTeam.

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5.4.5Urn—Berthallotmentsarethetop17teamsfromthePerformanceRankingSystemplustheHostTeam.

5.4.6AtlanticCoastChampionshipandAtlanticCoastTournament a)CoedACCsberthallottedfromSchellTrophy.IfnoSchelltrophy,berths

allottedfromPerformanceRankingSystem. b)Women’sACCsberthsallottedfromVictorianUrnTrophy.IfnoVictorian

UrnTrophy,berthsallottedfromPerformanceRankingSystem. c)AtlanticCoastTournamentberthswillbeallocatedinthefollowingorder;

non-ACCqualifiersfromtheSchell,winneroftheNEISAFallTournament,non-ACCqualifiersfromtheUrn.

d)AsidefromtheACThost,noteammaysailtheCoedACCandtheACT. e)NoteammaysailtheWomen’sACCandalsoenterawomen’steamatthe

ACT.5.4.7MatchRacingChampionships—Berthallotmentsaretop4teamsfromPine

Trophyandtop4teamsfromHarmanCup. a)OneberthattheHarmanCupisallottedviaResume. b)ResumesareduetotheConferenceCommissionerbySeptember1st.5.4.8 SingleHandedChampionships—Berthallotmentsareeachteammaybring

upto5sailorstoqualifier.6 InterconferenceEvents 6.1Selectionprocess

6.1.1NEISAhasacommitmenttofurnishteamsforvariousout-of-conferenceregattas.SelectionfortheseeventsisdeterminedattheScheduleMeeting.TeamsarenotpermittedbyICSAregulationtoacceptinvitationsdirectlyfromhostcolleges.AllinvitationsbeyondtheestablishedconferencequotamustbeapprovedbytheScheduleCoordinator.

7.RegattaOperations 7.1HostCollegeObligations

7.1.1InadditiontotheresponsibilitiesoutlinedintheICSAProceduralRules,thehostcollegeassumesmuchoftheresponsibilityfordecisionstocontinue,curtail,postponeorcanceleventsduetotheextremesofweather.IntheabsenceofappointedNEISAofficials,afacultyadviser,coach,graduate,orothernon-undergraduateshallbeincharge,NOTleavingsuchresponsibilitytoundergraduates.AlthoughfinaldecisionrestswiththeHostCollegestoprotectpersonnelandequipment,saidofficialsshoulddiscussthesituationwithvisitingadvisers,coaches,andorteamcaptains.Personalsafetyisoftheutmostimportance.

7.1.2Intheeventthataregattamustbemoved,thefollowingguidelinesshallbeusedtoselectanewvenue:a)Newvenueshallbewithin50milesoftheoriginalvenueandsailedonthesamescheduledday(s),b)sameboattypec)samenumberofdivisions.

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d)Onlyincircumstanceswheretheseconditionscannotfirstbemetmayaneventbemovedtoavenuethatdoesnotmeettheseconditions.

7.6Trophies7.6.1Perpetualtrophiesarenowretainedbyoneofseveralcustodialcolleges

(CoastGuard,MIT,Harvard,etc.).Perpetualtrophiesnolongercirculate.CollegesretainingcertaintrophiesforpermanentdisplayareresponsibleforbringinganyandalltrophiestotheSchedulingMeeting.TheGraduateCommissionerorhisdesignateshallcollectalltrophiesinordertomonitortheircareandarrangeappropriateengravingpriortotheirpresentationattheNEISAAnnualMeeting.CollegesarenottomarkanytrophieswithoutpriorpermissionfromtheGraduateCommissionerand/ortheGraduateTreasurer.

7.7ManagementofRegattas7.7.1ReportTime:Reporttimeis10:30AMonSaturday,and9:30AMonSunday.

ApprovalforchangeinstarttimemustbesecuredfromtheNEISASchedulingCoordinatorpriortochangingtheReportTimeforanevent,andmusthappenpriortoJanuary1oftheyearinwhichtheeventoccurs.Changeinstarttimeisdiscouragedunlessuseofthefacilityorsailingareamakesachangeimperative.

7.7.2FinishTime:Noraceshallstartafter6:00pmonSaturdayand3:00pmonSunday.TheFowleTrophyandtheWhiteTrophyareexemptedfromSundaylastracetimes,andmayhavenoracelaterthan4:30PM.

7.7.3RaceLimit:Nomorethan10racesperdivisionshallbesailedperday.7.7.4MultipleTeam(MT)Events:Teamsmayenteradditionalteamsatany

conferenceminororconferencemajorlevelregatta,providedthefollowing:a) IfaBlevelPerformanceRankingevent,thehostmayenterasecond

team.Afterthehost,additionalteamsmayaddsecondteamsinreverseschedulingrankorder.

b) Thehostandschedulingcoordinatormustapprovetheadditionalteams.c) InterconferenceRegattasshallbelimitedtooneteamperschoolwiththe

exceptionofoneadditionalallwomen’steamatco-edInterconferenceRegattas.

7.7.5CombinedDivisions(CD)Events:Foreventswithsmallfieldsofentrants(ordinarilynineteamsorless)andfleetsofappropriatesize,theHostCollegemayspecifyinadvancethatalldivisionswillsailandbescoredtogether.Sucheventswillbearthenotation“CD”intheprintedScheduleBulletin.

7.7.6IntermediateSloopandBigBoatEvents:Becauseofthepower,expense,andspecialnatureoftheseboats,collegescompetinginslooporbigboateventsassumeanextraordinaryobligationtosendexperiencedandqualifiedskippersandcrews.Officialsareauthorizedandencouragedtoexcusefromcompetitionanycrewjudgednotcompetent.

7.7.7OpenCoaching:Inviteregattascanbedesignatedas“OpenCoachingEvents”wherethehostcoachcancoacheveryoneattheregatta,inordertohelptheteamswhodon’thavecoaches.

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7.7.8InterconferenceandConferenceMajoreventsmusthaveagraduateastheRegattaChairunlessotherwiseapprovedbytheNEISAConferenceCommissioner.

7.7.9VisitingTeamPractice:PriortoConferenceChampionshipsandInterconferenceevents,competingvisitingteamsareallowedamaximumofonedayofpracticeatthehostsiteduringtheweekbeforethecompetition.Visitingteamsmustfirstsecurepermissionforsuchpracticefromthehostandarrangeatimeconvenientforthehost.Therearenorestrictionsonvisitingteamspracticepriortootherevents,exceptfortherequirementtoobtainpermissionfromthehost.

8.JudgesandUmpires 8.1Acquiringjudgesandumpires.

8.1.1HostsarerequiredtofulfillJudgeandUmpireneedsforevents.TheJuryCoordinatorwillbeavailabletohelpcoordinatethiseffort.

8.1.2HostsrequiringassistancewithJudgeandUmpireneedsshouldcontacttheJuryCoordinatoratleastfourweekspriortotheirregatta.Duringthisinitialcommunication,thehostshouldmentionanyindividualstheyhavesecuredorhaveinmind,inadditiontorequestingadditionalindividualsfromtheJuryCoordinator.OpenandcontinuedcommunicationbetweentheJCandthehostisthebetwaytoensureJudgeandUmpireattendanceforaregatta,buttheultimateresponsibilitytofurnishjudgesandumpiresforanyregattarestswiththehost.

8.2UmpireExpensesandStipends8.2.1UmpiresandJudgesarereimbursedbyNEISAfortravelexpensesupto

$200.00.8.2.2UmpiresandJudgesforthefollowingregattasareeligiblefora$100perday

stipend. a)SouthernNewEnglandTeamRace b)MarchiandoTrophy c)StaakeTrophy d)FriisTrophy e)NewEnglandTeamRaceChampionship/FowleTrophy f)NewEnglandMatchRaceChampionship/WhiteTrophy g)NewEnglandMen’sandWomen’sSinglehandedChampionships h)SchellTrophy i)UrnTrophy j)NewEnglandWomen’sChampionship/ReedTrophy k)NewEnglandCoedChampionship/CGAAlumniBowl

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AppendicesA1:BY-LAWSFortheNewEnglandIntercollegiateSailingAssociation

ARTICLEI:NAMETheAssociationshallbeknownastheNewEnglandIntercollegiateSailingAssociation.ARTICLEII:PURPOSEThepurposeofthisAssociationshallbetoencourage,toadvance,andtoimprovesailboatracingandthesailingsport,inallitsphases,amonguniversitiesandcollegesoftheNewEnglandConferenceoftheIntercollegiateSailingAssociation;andtopromoteanddevelopthehighidealsofthesportofsailingamongtheirstudentbodies.ARTICLEIII:MEMBERSHIPVotingMembershipofNEISAshallbelimitedtouniversitiesandcollegeswherethesportofsailingisrecognizedbytheauthoritiesoftheinstitutionasacluborvarsitysport.TheExecutiveCommitteeisempoweredtosetupstandardsforadmissiontomembership,whichshallbedividedintothefollowingclassifications:

1. RegularMembership:RegularMembership:Regularmemberinstitutionsareentitledtothefullprivileges,rights,andobligationsembodiedintheBy-LawsoftheNewEnglandIntercollegiateSailingAssociation.Theymayparticipateinanyregatta,votenewmembersintotheassociation,andvoteonbusinessoftheConference.

2. ProvisionalRegularMembership:ProvisionalMembersenjoythesamerightsasRegularmembersexceptforservingontheNEISAExecutiveCommitteeandvotingonmembershiporamendmentstotheBy-Laws.ThisRegularMembership,inProvisionalStatus,shallbethenormalsecondstageofmembershipandisdesignedtoprovideaninterimortrialmembershipperiodduringwhichamemberdemonstratesitsabilitytoassumetheobligationsandresponsibilitiesoffullmembership.WhentheExecutiveCommitteedeemsamemberhasfulfilledtheserequirements,itisempowered,byathree-fourthsvote,toraisetheprovisionalstatusmembertofullregularmembership.Amemberinprovisionalstatusmaybedroppedfrommembershiporreducedtoassociatemembership,forfailuretofulfillitsobligations,atanytimebyaunanimousvoteoftheExecutiveCommittee.

3. AssociateMembership:Associatemembersarethenewestmembersoftheassociation.Theseteams,whicharetypicallyintheirformativestages,arepermittedtoparticipateinallregattasexceptInterconferenceRegattas,ConferenceChampionships,andNationalChampionships.TheymaynotvoteonbusinessoftheConference,andindividualsfromassociatemembersmaynotserveontheNEISAExecutiveCommittee.Membersshallbeelectedoriginallyforatwo-yearperiod,duringwhichintervaltheyshouldprepareforProvisionalandRegularMembership.Applicationforachangeinstatus,throughtheregularmembershipprocedure,maybemadeatanytime;AsssociateMembershipshallberenewable,uponapplicationtotheExecutiveCommittee,foratermofmembershiptobedeterminedbythatbody.AssociateMembersshallbeassessedannualdues.CategoryUpgrades:Membersareencouragedtopursueupgradesinmembership.Requestsfor

upgradesmustbemadeinwritingtotheConferenceCommissionerpriortotheAnnualMeeting,andshouldincludeanyplans/procedurestheteamhasinplacetoensuretheywillbecomeapermanentfixtureinNEISA.

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ARTICLEIV:MEMBERSHIPPROCEDUREANDELECTION

1. AnyuniversityorcollegedesiringmembershipinNEISAshallfirstapplyforAssociateMembershipstatus.

2. ApplicationsforAssociateMembershipmustbemadeinwritingandbesubmittedtotheConferenceCommissionerbytheteamcoach,advisor,orteamcaptain.

3. Athree-fourthsvoteoftheExecutiveCommitteeshallberequiredforpresentationofthenewapplicantschoolatthenextAnnualorGeneralMeeting,atwhichtimethree-fourthsoftheRegularMembersinattendanceatsuchmeeting,atwhichaquorumispresent,shallberequiredforelection.

4. ProvisionalMembershipProcedure:UniversitiesandcollegesholdingAssociateMembershipwishingtoupgradetheirstandingtoProvisionalStatusmustsubmitarequestinwritingtotheConferenceCommissionerpriortoanAnnualorGeneralMeetingofNEISA.Athree-fourthsmajorityofRegularMembersinattendanceatsuchmeeting,atwhichaquorumispresent,shallberequiredforapproval.

ARTICLEV:HONORARYMEMBERSHIPHonoraryMembershipmaybeconferredbythree-fourthsvoteoftheRegularMembership,upontherecommendationoftheExecutiveCommittee,onindividualswhoseservicetoNEISAoveraperiodofyearswarrantsthisdistinction.HonararyMembersshallbeentitledtoallrightsandprivilegesofAfterguardorIndividualMembership,herinstatedorsubsequentlyenactedpertheBy-LawsoftheIntercollegiateSailingAssociation.WitheachelectiontoHonoraryMembership,thereshallbeacitationperpetuatedintherecordsoftheAssociation.HonararyMembersshallpaynodues.ARTICLEVI:DUESTheannualduesforthesupportandgeneralexpensesofthisAssociationshallbedeterminedbytheExecutiveCommittee.ARTICLEVII:EXECUTIVECOMMITTEETheExecutiveCommitteeshallconsistoftheundergraduatePresidentandVicePresident,andSecretary,theConferenceCommissioner,theGraduateTreasurer,theScheduleCoordinator,thethreeGraduateRegionalRepresentatives,thethreeUndergraduateRegionalRepresentatives,twoundergraduaterepresentativesatlarge,theDirectorofSpecialProjects,theDirectorofBoatsandSafety,andtheChairoftheCompetitionCommittee.Thesemembersoftheexecutivecommittee,withtheexceptionoftheChairoftheCompetitionCommittee,shallbeelectedattheannualmeetingoftheassociation.TheExecutiveCommitteeshallhavechargeoverallgeneralbusinessoftheAssociation;shallbeempoweredtoactonallmatterofpolicy;shallinstituteorappointaNominatingCommitteeempoweredtoproposeaslateofofficersfortheannualmeeting;shallhavethepowertofillvacanciesamongtheExecutiveCommittee;andshalldecideallquestionsnotcoveredbytheseBy-Laws.ARTICLEVIII:PRESIDENTThePresidentoftheAssociationshallbeanundergraduate.Heshallpresideatallmeetings,enforcethelawsandregulationsoftheAssociation,andcarryoutthewilloftheExecutiveCommittee.ARTICLEIX:VICEPRESIDENT

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TheVice-PresidentoftheAssociationshallbeanundergraduate.HeshallassistthePresidentinthedischargeofhisdutiesandpresideinhisabsence.ARTICLEX:UNDERGRADUATESECRETARYTheUndergraduateSecretaryshallsendoutnoticesofallAssociationExecutiveCommitteeConferenceCallsandMeetingsviaelectronicmail.ExecutiveCommitteeConferenceCallnoticeshallgooutoneweekpriortothecall.AnnualMeetingNoticeshallgooutonemonthpriortotheAnnualMeeting.TheUndergraduateSecretaryisresponsibleforcompilingtheminutesfromeverymeetingandconferencecall,andsubmittingthemtotheCommissionerforreview.ARTICLEXI:CONFERENCECOMMISSIONERTheGraduateCommissionershalladministratethepolicyoftheAssociation,subjecttoratificationbytheExecutiveCommittee,shallhavethechargeofkeepingtherecordsoftheassociation,sendingoutallnotices,conductingitscorrespondence,issuingitspublications,andheshallsubmitareportattheannualmeeting.HemaydelegatethedetailsofthesedutiestomembersoftheExecutiveCommitteeorotherappointiveofficers.TheGraduateCommissionershallreceivereimbursementfromtheAssociationforhisworkandexpenses,thesametobedeterminedbytheExecutiveCommittee.ARTICLEXII:GRADUATETREASURERTheGraduateTreasureroftheAssociationshallcollecttheAssociationdues,handleallfunds,payallbillsapprovedbytheExecutiveCommittee,submitanannualbudgetandareportofthefinancesoftheAssociation.TheGraduateTreasurershallreceivereimbursementfromtheAssociationforhisworkandexpenses,thesametobedeterminedbytheExecutiveCommittee.ARTICLEXIII:SCHEDULINGCOORDINATORTheScheduleCoordinatorshallbeappointedbytheExecutiveCommitteeonanannualbasis.Itshallbehis/herdutiestocreatetheyearlyscheduleofeventsfromtheeventsavailabletoNEISAteamsandtomatchNEISAteamswiththeseeventsviaproceduresapprovedbytheExecutiveCommitteeanddetailedintheNEISARulesandRegulations.OncetheschedulehasbeenapprovedattheAnnualMeeting,theScheduleshallcontinuallyupdateitthroughouttheyear,keepingitcurrenttoallwithdrawals,no-shows,andopenings.RequestedchangesinthepublishedScheduleBulletinmustbeapprovedbytheCoordinator.Allcommunicationregardingberthsforout-of-ConferenceinterconferenceregattasmustpassthroughtheSchedulingCoordinator.TheSchedulingCoordinatorshallreceivereimbursementfromtheAssociationforhisworkandexpenses,thesametobedeterminedbytheExecutiveCommittee.TheSchedulingCoordinatorshallrepresentNEISAontheICSAInterconferenceRegattaCommittee.ARTICLEXIV:REGIONALREPRESENTATIVESThememberinstitutionsfromeachofthethreegeographicregionsshallberepresentedeachbyoneGraduateRegionalRepresentativeandoneUndergraduateRegionalRepresentative.TheGraduateRegionalRepresentativesshallbemembersofthefaculty/staffofmemberinstitutionsorhavebeenpreviouslyassociatedwithintercollegiatesailing.TheundergraduateregionalrepresentativesshallbeundergraduatesfromRegularMemberschools.TheRegionalRepresentativesareresponsibleformonitoringthehealthoftheteamsintheirregion,andprovidingguidanceandsupporttothoseteams.Inparticular,thisinvolvesassistingandfosteringnewteams,helpingtosupportandrevivestrugglingteams,andrecruitmentofwomen’steamsfromallProvisionalandRegularMemberteams.ARTICLEXV:ATLARGEREPRESENTATIVES

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TwoundergraduaterepresentativesfromRegularMemberinstitutionsshallbeelectedasatlargerepresentatives.OneAtLargeRepresentativeshallbedesignatedtheAssistantSchedulingCoordinator,toassisttheScheduleCoordinatorasneeded.OneAtLargeRepresentativeshallbedesignatedtheNEISAAwardsAdministrativeAssistant,toassisttheNEISAAwardschairwiththepublicityreleasesonsocialmediaandinanyothernecessaryadministrativework.ARTICLEXVI:DIRECTOROFBOATSANDSAFETYTheDirectorofBoatsandSafetyshallensurethatappropriatesafetyprotocolsarefollowedbyallregattahosts,andshallgivespecialconcerntoupdatingthesesafetyprotocolswhennecessary.HeshallalsoensurethattheequipmentinuseatNEISACompetitionsmatchestheparametersoutlinedbytheICSAandNEISA.ARTICLEXVII:DIRECTOROFSPECIALPROJECTSTheDirectorofSpecialProjectsshallpursuespecialprojectsasdirectedbytheExecutiveCommittee,theConferenceCommissioner,orastheneedsoftheAssociationdemandthem.ARTICLEXVIII:COMMITTEESTheExecutiveCommittee,President,orConferenceCommissionershallbeempoweredtoappointcommitteestoimplementtheactivitiesoftheAssociation.Theseshallincludestandingcommitteesonsuchmattersasmembership,schedulesandcompetitions,boatsandsafetyprecautions,NEISAAwards,andrules.AdditionalstandingorspecialcommitteestocoverotherphasesoftheAssociation’sactivitiesshallbeappointedastheneeddevelops.ThechairofsuchcommitteesmaysitwiththeExecutiveCommitteeuponinvitation,andallcommitteesshouldcontainintheirmembershiponememberoftheExecutiveCommittee.StandingCommittees:

1. NEISAAwardsCommittee:Thisstandingcommitteeshallconsistoffivegraduaterepresentatives,withoneofthemnominatedaschairbythecommittee.Eachmembershallhaveafiveyearterm.TheChairshallhaveatwoyearterm.TheChairandoneothercommitteerepresentative,asvotedbythecommittee,shallrepresentNEISAontheICSAAllAmericaCommittee.

2. PerformanceRankingCommittee:Thisstandingcommitteeshallconsistoffivegraduaterepresentatives.Eachmembershallhaveasixyearterm.Thereisnotermlimitforthechair.

3. CompetitionCommittee:Thisstandingcommitteeshallconsistofeightgraduaterepresentatives.ThechairshallrepresentNEISA,alongwithoneothermemberappointedbythecommissioner,ontheICSACompetition/ChampionshipCommittee.

ARTICLEXIX:MEETINGSTheExecutiveCommitteeshallhavethepowertosetthedatefortheannualmeetingandcallallspecialgeneralmeetings.AttendanceatallmeetingsisopentoanyoneinterestedintheaffairsofNewEnglandCollegeSailing,exceptforthemeetingoftheNominatingCommitteeatthetimeoftheAnnualMeeting,whichislimitedtoExecutiveCommitteeMembers-at-Largewhoareseniors,Officers,andGraduateAdvisors.

SECTION1:MEETINGSANDCONDUCTINGBUSINESSOFTHEASSOCIATION1. AnnualMeeting

TheExecutiveCommitteeshallhavethepowertosetthedatefortheAnnualMeetingofNEISAandcallallspecialmeetings.AnytopicfordiscussionwhichcanbeproperlyactedonshallbesubmittedtotheCommissionerpriortothemeeting.TheCommissionershallcompilethese

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topicsintoanagendaanddistributethesametothemembersoftheExecutiveCommittee.TheExecutiveCommitteemayaddotheritemstotheagenda.

2. ExecutiveCommitteeMeetingsTheExecutiveCommitteeshallmeetviaconferencecall;thenumber,date,andtimeofwhichwillbedeterminedwhentheExecutiveCommitteeholdsitsonlyin-personmeetinginconjunctionwiththeNEISAAnnualMeeting.

3. SpecialMeetingsAspecialgeneralmeetingshallbecalleduponthewrittenpetitionoffiveormoreRegularorAssociateMembercolleges.DuenoticeofthesemeetingsmustbesenttoallmembersbytheCommissioner.

4. DecisiveActionAtanymeetingorconferencecallofNEISAwhereadecisivevoteistobetakenbytheExecutiveCommittee,aquorumofamajorityofsaidcommitteemustbepresentorrepresentedbywrittenproxies.PassageofbusinessorpolicymattersshallrequireamajorityoftheExecutiveCommitteepresent,orvotingbymailorelectronicballot.Eachmemberofthecommittee,orhis/herproxy,shallholdonlyonevoteontheissue.

SECTION2:DELEGATESEachmemberschoolshallberepresentedatallgeneralmeetingofNEISAbytwovotingdelegates:thefirstshallbeafaculty/staffrepresentativeorproxy,andthesecondshallbeanundergraduateorproxy.Thenumberofnon-votingdelegatesshallbeunlimited.Alldelegatesshallhavetherighttospeakfromthefloor,butvotingshallbelimitedtotheauthorizedvotingdelegates.Further,onlyvotingdelegatesshallholdthepowertomakeamotion.

Inthecaseofunavoidableabsenceofafaculty/stafforundergraduaterepresentative,analternatedelegatemaybepermittedfromthatschool.Uponpresentationofthiswrittenproxy,thealternateshallbeentitledtofullvotingpriveleges.Undergraduateproxiesshallbeheldbyundergraduatesandgraduateproxiesbygraduates.

SECTION3:QUORUMAquorumofNEISAshallbedeemedtobepresentatanyregularorspecialmeetingiftwo-thirdsofthemembersentitledtovotingrightsarepresent.Written,signedproxiesallowaschooltobecountedaspresent.FiftypercentoftheExecutiveCommitteeshallbedeemedaquoruminordertotakeactiononbusinessorpolicymatters.Seventy-fivepercentoftheRegularMembersshallbedeemedaquorumtotakeactionontheBy-Laws.Shouldseventy-fivepercentnotbepresentaballotvote,senteitherbyelectronicorpostalmethod,shallbetakeninwhichallRegularMemberschoolsshallbepolledwithintwoweeksofthescheduledmeeting.Amajorityofthemembersofanycommitteeshallbedeemedaquorumatthemeetingofthatcommittee.ExceptattheAnnualMeetingandtheSchedulingCommitteemeetingheldinconjunctiontherewith,anyproposalthesubstanceofwhichhasnotbeendulycirculatedintheprintedagendarequires

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approvalbyathree-fourthsmajorityofthosepresentandeligibletovoteinordertobecomeeffective.SECTION4:VOTINGAtallmeetingsatwhichaquorumispresent,amajorityofthevotingdelegatespresentshallconstituteadecisivevoteonallbusinessorpolicymatters,exceptfortheelectionofnewmembers,whichshallrequireanaffirmativevoteofthree-fourthsofthevotingdelegatespresent,andtheacceptanceofchangesoramendmentstotheseBy-Laws,isinaccordancewithArticleXXI.NooneschoolshallholdmorethanfourvotesatageneralmeetingoftheAssociation,includingproxyvotes.AtacombinedmeetingoftheExecutiveCommitteeandGeneralMembership,eachmemberoftheExecutiveCommitteewhoisalsoarepresentativeofhis/herschoolmaycastonlyonevote.AnyExecutiveCommitteememberwhoisnotrepresentinganyparticularinstitutionshallalsobeentitledtoonevote.VotingattheSchedulingMeetingandwhenevermattersofaschedulingnatureareatissueislimitedtoonevotepercollegeinattendance.AsidefromtheSchedulingMeeting,schedulingdecisionsrequireofquorumof50%ofregularmemberschoolstoholdavote.

ARTICLEXX:ELIGIBILITYNostudentshallrepresenthis/herschoolinintercollegiatesailingcompetitionsunlesshe/sheisingoodacademicstanding,asdeterminedbythefacultyofthatinstitution.Student-athletesareexpectedtoconformtoanyandallregulationspromulgatedbytheNEISACommitteeonRulesandEligibilityandtheICSACommitteeonRulesandEligibility.ARTICLEXXI:AMENDMENTSTheseBy-LawsmaybeamendedattheannualmeetingoftheAssociationoratanyspecialmeeting,calledforthatpurpose,providedduenoticeoftheproposedchangehasbeengiven,ifthree-fourthsoftheRegularmembersoftheAssociation,castingballotsbycolleges,sovote.ARTICLEXXII:BINDINGNATURETheseBy-LawsshallbindallOfficers,Members,andCommitteesofNEISA.Anyreferencehereintothesingularshallincludethepluralandviceversa.Referencesofeithergenderincludesboth.

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A2.NEISADuesandRegattaEntryFeeA2.1AnnualConferenceandNationalOrganizationDues

A2.1.1AllMemberSchoolswillbebilledforNEISAandICSAduesduringthespringbillingcycle.TheConferenceandNationalOrganizationduesshallbeasfollows:a) NEISA:$60b) ICSA:$100

A2.2Semi-AnnualRegattaEntryFeesA2.2.1ForeachseasoninwhichaMemberSchoolisscheduledtocompeteineither

in-conferenceoroutofconferenceevents,itshallbebilledafeebasedupontheSchool’sSchedulingRankingfromthepreviousyear’sfallseason.SchoolsmayscheduleandattendasmanyregattasastheywishwithnoadditionalcostsincurredotherthanUmpireSurcharges,asdefinedbelow.PerseasonRegattaEntryFeesshallbebilledsemi-annuallyduringthespringandfallbillingcyclesandshallbeasfollows:a) TeamsScheduling1st-7th:$1,250b) TeamsScheduling8th-13th:$1050c) TeamsScheduling14th-16th:$750d) TeamsScheduling17th-24th:$250e) TeamsScheduling25th-30th:$150f) TeamsScheduling31st&Higher:$75

A2.3UmpiringSurcharge

ForeachoftheeventsbelowthataMemberschoolattends,itshallbebilled$150duringthesubsequentbillingcycle,exceptfortheNewEnglandTeamChampionship,whichshallbe$350.UmpireSurchargeshallbechargedateachofthefollowingevents:a) SouthernNewEnglandTeamRaceb) FriisTrophyc) LynneMarchiandoTeamRaced) StaakeTrophye) NewEnglandTeamRacingChampionshipf) NewEnglandMatchRacingChampionship

A2.4BillingDates

MemberSchoolsshallbebilledonaSemi-Annuallybasis.BillsforthespringseasonshallbesentonoraroundJanuary15theachyear.BillsforthefallseasonshallbesentonoraroundOctober1steachyear.

A2.5PenaltyforLatePayment

PaymentofNEISAbillsshallbeduewithin30daysoftheinvoicedate.

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Ifpaymenthasnotbeenreceivedbythefirstdropdeadlineofthesubsequentseason,theConferenceCommissioner,withguidancefromtheTreasurer,mayimposeLatePaymentPenaltiesonaMemberSchoolwithoutstandingdebts.TheMemberschoolshallvacateallregattaberthsonarollingweeklybasisuntilthedebthasbeenpaidinfullorhasestablishedpaymentplanwiththeTreasurer.

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A3.ICSAAnnualMeetingAttendanceA3.1NEISAshallberepresentedattheICSAAnnualMeeting(takingplaceatthe

beginningoftheICSANationalChampionships)bytheGraduateCommissioner,andtheUndergraduatePresident.TheGraduateCommissionerandUndergraduatePresidentortheirproxieswillholdthevotingpowerattheICSAAnnualMeeting.

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A4.NEISAPerformanceRankingSystemA4.1TheNEISAPerformanceRankingSystem(PRS)evaluateseachteam’sperformance

duringthefallseasonandranksteamsforschedulingpurposes.Belowisanoutlineofhowthesystemisadministeredwiththeofficialrulesbeinglistedbelow.

A4.1.1RankedRegattasAlistofrankedregattasfortheupcomingseason,alongwiththeirrankinglevel,willbevotedonattheannualmeeting.TheapprovedlistwillthenbedistributedtotheconferenceandmarkedintheNEISAScheduleofRegattas.

A4.1.2ScoringvaluesAttachedisalistofallscoringvaluesforeachlevelofrankedregatta.

A4.1.3NumberofScoresKeptCoed:Topfour(4)scoresplustheNEISAFallChampionship.Women’s:Topfive(5)scores.

A4.1.4NumberofteamsThenumberofteamsforeachregattawillbeeitherthenumberofteamsthatparticipatedORthenumberofteamsenteredatthedropdeadline,whicheverisgreater.Latedrops,eveniftheyareexcusedbytheschedulingcoordinator,areincludedinthenumberofteams.Thefollowingstipulationsalsoapply: -Thenumberofteamswillnotexceed20atanyevent -CoedA:numberofteamswillnotbelessthan18* -CoedB:numberofteamswillnotbelessthan16

A4.1.5SinglehandedChamps*ThenumberofteamsforNEISAMen’sandWomen’ssinglehandedchampionshipswillbethenumberofuniqueteams(notcompetitors)attheevent.Ateam’shighestfinisherwillbescoredfortheranking.Allothercompetitorsfromthesameteamwillberemovedforrankingpurposes.

A4.1.6Sloops/MatchRacing*ThenumberofteamsatsloopeventsandtheNEISAMatchRaceChampionshipwillnotbelessthan8.

A4.1.7NEISAFallChampsTheNEISAFallChampionshipwillbescoredbycombiningthefinishesfromtheSchellTrophyandNEISAFallTournament.ThefirstplacefinisherattheTournamentwillbescoredasnineteenthandsoon.TeamsmaynotdroptheirscorefromtheNEISAFallChampionship.

A4.1.8ACC/ACTThescorefortheAtlanticCoastChampionshipandAtlanticCoastTournamentwillbesimilartotheNEISAFallChampsexceptthatthefirstplaceteamattheACTwillbescoredoneplaceafterthelastplaceNEISAteamattheACC.TeamsmayalsodroptheirscorefortheACC/ACT.

A4.1.9RankingDistributionThefirstrankingwillbedistributedweeklyviaemailtotheNEISAlistafterthethirdweekendofcompetition.Teamrepresentativesareencouragedtodoublechecktheirscoretoensureitsaccuracy.

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A5.NEISADraftOrderA5.1DraftforInConferenceInterconferenceFleetRaceRegattas

• PerformanceRankingisusedtoestablishthedraftorder.• Thesail-inprocedureremainsthesame:

o 2sail-inberthsatthePenobscotBayOpenfortheDanmarkTrophyo 2sail-inberthsattheLakeChamplainOpenfortheMoodyTrophyo 2sail-inberthsattheLoderTrophyfortheCapt.HurstBowlo 2sail-inberthsattheBarnettTrophyfortheHoytTrophy

• Hostteamsmustselecttheirowneventaftereight(8)otherteamshavechosentheireventintheschedulingdraft.

• TobeeligibletoreceiveahostberthataNEISAInterconferenceregatta,ateammustfulfilloneofthefollowingrequirements:o Provideafleetor18ormoreboats.o Provideafleetequaltothenumberofteamsattheevent.o Provide6ormoresailboatsANDprovidetheentireracecommitteefor

aracecourseforbothdaysoftheevent.o Ifahostdoesnotsatisfythisrequirement,theywilllosetheirhost

berthintheupcomingyear.• NEISAshouldre-examinethisdraftorderevery2-3yearsandmake

adjustmentsbasedonthenumberofcompetitiveteamsintheconference.• DraftOrder(BasedontheNEISASchedulingRanking):1-10,1-6,11-14,7-10,1-15,1-16,repeat,1-X

A5.2OutofConferenceDraftOrderforOutofConferenceCoedInterconferenceRegattas

• DraftOrder(BasedontheNEISASchedulingRanking):1-8,1-6,9-12,7-10,1-15,1-X

A5.3Women’sOutofConferenceDraftOrder• DraftOrder(BasedontheNEISAWomen’sSchedulingRanking):1-4,1-X,1-X

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A6SpringTeamRaceSchedulingRulesA6.1GeneralPrinciple-AllteamsvyingforNEISATRChampionshipsberths(top10Perf

Rank+Staake-scheduledteams)receiveschedulingpriorityinteamracing.

A6.2Wknd5(Bavier–2NEISA;Sharpe–8NEISA;Thames–8NEISA)•Teamsshallnotschedule3ormoreoftheeventslistedabove•TeamsshallnotinitiallybescheduledinboththeSharpeandThames(oktobeenteredinone,alternateatanother)•BerthsforNEISAwillgoto16differentteams(Teams1-2selectBavier;Teams1-8selectSharpe;Teams9-16selectThames)

A6.3Wknd6(StMary’s–2NE;Wood–8NE;Rudkin–8NE;Jackson–2Invites)•Teamsshallnotschedule3ormoreoftheeventslistedabove•BerthsforNEISAteamswillgo10-12deep(Teams1-2selectStMary’s;Teams1-8selectWood;Teams3-10selectRudkin;Teams9-13selectJacksonandStMary’salternateandweget1-2ofthose)

A6.4Wknd7(GrahamHall–4NE;SNE–7NE;NewGeiger–8NE)•Teamsshallnotscheduleopenberthsin3ormoreoftheeventslistedaboveunlesstheNEISAAlternatelisthasbeenexhausted.IfateamacceptsaberthofftheAltListtotheHallortheSNETR,theymustdroptheirotherHall/SNETRberthandtheyarethenplacedattheendofthealternatelistforthatregatta.•TeamsshallnotdrafttheHallandtheSNE•TeamsscheduledforStaake(teams11-16)getschedulingpriorityatGeiger–afterStaaketeams,rankorder•BerthsforNEISAwillgoto16differentteams(Teams1-4selectHall;Teams5-11selectSNE;Teams12-16andTeams1-2selectGeiger)

A6.5Wknd8(Szambecki–2NE;Friis–8NE;BCRegatta–4NE;Staake–6NE,TRInviteatBU)

•Teamsshallnotschedule3ormoreoftheeventslistedabove•Berthswillgoto16differentteams(Teams1-2selectSzambecki;Teams1-8selectFriis;Teams9-10and3-4selectBCRegatta;Teams11-16selectStaake)

A6.6Wknd9(Marchiando–12NE)•First10berthsawardedinrankorder;1hostberth;1Staakeberth;2ndStaaketeamis1stalternate,likelytogetin•All12FowleTrophyteamsgettheMarchiandoortheCamelTRbefore2ndteamsand/orthe13th+teamsgeteitherevent.

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A7.NEISAAwardsA7.1NEISAAwardsCommittee

A7.1.1TheNEISAAwardsCommitteeshallbecomprisedoffivecoaches.A7.1.2TheChairandoneadditionalcommitteememberwillserveontheICSAAll-

AmericaCommittee.A7.1.3TheNEISAAwardsCommitteerecognizesAll-NEISAsailorsattheconclusion

ofthespringseason.TheWomen’sAll-NEISATeamwillbeannouncedattheconclusionofracingattheJerryReedTrophy.TheCoedAll-NEISATeamwillbeannouncedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.

A7.1.4TheNEISAAwardsCommitteealsohonorsoutstandingperformancesofNEISAsailorsintheSailorsoftheWeekpressreleasesthroughoutthefallandspringseason.

A7.2NEISAAwardsA7.2.1CriteriaforSelectiontotheAll-NEISASailingTeam

A7.2.1.1NEISAannuallyconfersAll-NEISAhonorsoncompetitorswhodemonstratedoutstandingperformanceincompetitionduringtheyear.InselectingAll-NEISAsailors,thecommitteeconsidersthecompetitiverecordofeachcandidate.Thisrecordconsistsofeachcandidate’sindividualresultsinInter-conferencecompetitions,In-conferenceandCollegiateNationalChampionshipcompetitions,ifany.Indeterminingthequantityandqualityofarecord,thecommitteehasparticularregardforthefollowingfactors:a) Howtherecordcomparestothoseoffellowcompetitorsb) Thequalityofcompetitioninwhichtherecordwasachievedc) Resultsachievedcompetingwithdifferentskippersandcrewsd) WhethertherecordspanstheFalland/orSpringseasonse) HowtherecordcomparestothoseofAll-NEISAsailorsselectedin

previousyearsThecommitteedoesnotconsiderthefollowingfactors:a) Candidates’recordsinpreviousyearsb) Candidates’recordsinnon-collegeevents

A7.2.1.2ThecommitteeselectsAll-NEISAsailorsinthefollowingcategories:(Thenumberindicatedarethemaximumthatmaybechoseninayear.Thecommitteeisnotobligatedtoselectthemaximum.)

A7.2.1.2.1Upto10CoedAll-NewEnglandFirstTeamskippersandadditionalSecondTeamskippers,togethertotalingnotmorethan15.

A7.2.1.2.2Upto10WomenAll-NewEnglandFirstTeamskippersandadditionalSecondTeamskippers,togethertotalingnotmorethan15.

A7.2.1.2.3Upto15All-NewEnglandCrewwithselectionbasedonthefollowing:a) Competitiverecord,judgedinamannersimilartothatofa

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b) Demonstratedleadership(mayconsiderseniority)c) Demonstratedoutstandingbodymechanicsandboat

handlingskillsd) Provenabilitytoimproveoftheresultsoftheskipper(s)

withwhomhe/shesails.A7.2.2IndividualHonors

A7.2.2.1Women’sSailing:a) Women’sSailoroftheYear-Honoreesareselectedbythe

NEISAAwardsCommittee.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheJerryReedTrophy.Recognizesskillandsportsmanship.OnlyresultsinWomen’scompetitionisconsidered.

b) Women’sCrewoftheYear-HonoreesareselectedbytheNEISAAwardsCommittee.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheJerryReedTrophy.Recognizesthemostoutstandingcrewinwomen’sonlycompetition.

c) Women’sRookieoftheYear-HonoreesareselectedbytheNEISAAwardsCommittee.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheJerryReedTrophy.Recognizesthemostoutstandingsailorinherfirstyearofwomen’scompetition.

d) SportswomanoftheYear-Honoreesareselectedbyavoteoftheconference.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheJerryReedTrophy.

A7.2.2.2CoedSailing:a) CoedSailoroftheYear-HonoreesareselectedbytheNEISA

AwardsCommittee.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.Recognizesskillandsportsmanship.

b) CoedRookieoftheYear-HonoreesareselectedbytheNEISAAwardsCommittee.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.Recognizesthemostoutstandingsailorinhis/herfirstyearofcompetition.

c) SportsmanoftheYear-Honoreesareselectedbyavoteoftheconference.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.

A7.2.2.3SeniorTrophya) Votingisbyseniorsonlyandtakesplaceatthespring

conferencedinghychampionship.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.Thetrophyrecognizesthatseniorwhobestexemplifiessailingachievementandsportsmanship.

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a) ThistrophywasdonatedbyCoastGuardAcademysailorsinmemoryofCadetJulieBabineau,killedinasummersailingaccidentin1981.HonoreesareselectedbytheNEISAAwardsCommitteeandseekstoidentifythebestcrewinNewEngland.

A7.2.2.5NEISAHonorRollofDistinguishedYachtingAchievementa) PresentedattheAnnualMeeting,thisawardisvotedonbythe

conferencetohonoraformerNewEnglandcollegesailorforlaterachievementsinthecompetitiveand/oradministrativeaspectsofthesportofsailing.

A7.2.2.6RobertC.MacArthurServiceAwarda) PresentedattheAnnualMeeting,thisawardisvotedonbythe

conference.RecognizingoutstandinglifetimeservicetoNEISA,thisawardisgiveninmemoryofRobertC.MacArthurwhowasalongtimeNEISAjudge.HepennedʺRoomattheMark,ʺabookabouttheevolutionoftheracingrulesofsailing.

A7.2.2.7StudentLeadershipAward(newforspring’16andapprovedbytheNEISAAwardsCommittee)a) TheNEISAAwardscommitteewillsolicitnominationsfromthe

conferenceinthespring.Recognizingextraordinaryleadershipandachievementbyanundergraduatewhoseeffortshavemadeasignificantcontributiontothedevelopment,progress,andsuccessofhisorhercluborteamand/ortheconference.Demonstratedleadershipoveraperiodofyears,ratherthanasingleyear,willreceivethemostseriousconsideration.TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoastGuardAlumniBowl.

A7.2.2.8CoachoftheYeara) TheawardispresentedattheconclusionofracingattheCoast

GuardAlumniBowl.Honoreesareselectedbyavoteoftheconferencecoaches.

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A8:GuidelinesforAttendingandHostingRegattas**Thissectionincludessome,butnotall,oftherequirementsforcompetitorsandhostsfromtheICSAProceduralRulesandCollegiateDinghyClassRules.Thesearepresentedasbestpractices,butindividualsreviewingthissectionareurgedtoreferencetheICSAProceduralRulesandtheCollegiateDinghyClassRules.A8.1ContestantObligations

A8.1.1Contestingcollegesareobligatedto:a) ReportontimetoRegattas.b) Bringafullteam,allofwhommeetalleligibilityrequirements.c) BringandwearCoastGuardapprovedlifejackets.d) Notifythehostcollegebytelephoneifdelayedenroute.e) KnowthoroughlyandobservetheRacingandProceduralRulesofICSAand

NEISA.f) Observecustomsandregulationsofhostcollegeoruniversity.g) Stayuntilaregattaiscompletedunlesspermissiontoleaveisgivenbyregatta

officials. A8.2RecordofParticipation(RP)FormCompletion

A8.2.1RegattasandteaminformationshallbeautomaticallyfinalizedonlinethroughTechscore24hoursaftertheconclusionoftheregattaandanyteamswithmissingRPinformationshallbeautomaticallypenalizedandnotifiedofsuchpenalties.

A8.3ContestantConductA8.3.1Nocontestantshalluse,eitheronoroffthewater,duringanycollegiate

regatta;marijuanaoranyothercontrolledsubstanceoralcoholicbeverages(distilledspirits,wine,andbeer).Violationofthisregulationshallresultinthedisqualificationofthecontestant’sentireteamfromthecompetition.Inaddition,byICSAregulation,anyviolationofthisregulationshallbereportedtotheConferenceGraduateCommissionerandtheICSAExecutiveVice-Presidentforappropriateaction.

A8.4HostCollegeObligationsA8.4.1Thehostcollegeisresponsiblefor:

a) Theorganizationoftheeventandforconformancetoallgoverningregulations.

b) TheHostCollegewillprovidethesailboats,equipmentandsafetyboatsnecessarytorunafairandsaferegatta.

c) Theboats,sailsandequipmentshouldbemaintainedasequallyaspossible.

d) Thehostcollegeassumesmuchoftheresponsibilityfordecisionstocontinue,curtail,postponeorcanceleventsduetotheextremesofweather.

e) IntheabsenceofappointedNEISAofficials,thefacultyadviserorcoachshouldbeincharge,NOTleavingsuchresponsibilitytoundergraduates.AlthoughfinaldecisionrestswiththeHostCollegestoprotectpersonnelandequipment,saidofficialsshoulddiscussthe

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situationwithvisitingadvisers,coaches,andorteamcaptains.Personalsafetyisoftheutmostimportance.

A8.4.2HostCollegesmusthavetheirregattas“Finalized”onTechScoreassoonasispracticableaftertheregattahasbeencompleted.

A8.4.3Intheeventthataregattamustbemoved,thefollowingguidelinesshallbeusedtoselectanewvenue:a)Newvenuebewithin50milesoftheoriginalvenueandsailedonthesamescheduledday(s),b)sameboattypec)samenumberofdivisions.d)Onlyincircumstanceswheretheseconditionscannotfirstbemetmayaneventbemovedtoavenuethatdoesnotmeettheseconditions.

A8.5RequiredEquipmentA8.5.1LifeJackets:FollowingICSARegulations,NEISArequiresallcompetitorsto

wearUSCGapprovedlifejacketsatalltimeswhileonthewater.PersonalFlotationDevicesarenotrequiredwhenashoreoronobjectsattachedtoshore.SeetheICSAProceduralRulesSection13c.

A8.5.2Uniform:AccordingtoICSARegulations,TeamUniforms,i.e.PinniesorBibsarerequiredtobewornbyallcompetingsailingsinNEISAandICSARegattas.SuchTeamUniformshalldisplayanidentifyingname,nickname,mascotorimagewhichdesignatesthatteam’scollegeoruniversity.SeeICSAProceduralRulesSection13eandSection13f.

A8.5.3NEISAstronglyrecommendstheuseofawetsuitordrysuitintheeventofinclementweatherwherethetemperaturedropsbelowasafedegree.ICSAPRstatesthataHostCollegemayrequirespecialclothing(i.e.awetordrysuit)foranyregatta,providingadvancewrittennoticeisgiven.Whenrequired,adrysuitmustbeafunctioningdrysuitwithintactseals,andawetsuitdefinedasaminimum3mmthickness“FarmerJohn”stylewetsuit,orprovidingequalcoverageassuch.SeeICSAProceduralRule13d.

A8.6TrophiesA8.6.1Perpetualtrophiesarenowretainedbyoneofseveralcustodialcolleges

(CoastGuard,MIT,Harvard,etc.).Perpetualtrophiesnolongercirculate.CollegesretainingcertaintrophiesforpermanentdisplayareresponsibleforbringinganyandalltrophiestotheSchedulingMeeting.TheGraduateCommissionerorhisdesignateshallcollectalltrophiesinordertomonitortheircareandarrangeappropriateengravingpriortotheirpresentationattheNEISAAnnualMeeting.CollegesarenottomarkanytrophieswithoutpriorpermissionfromtheGraduateCommissionerand/ortheGraduateTreasurer.

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A9ExecutiveCommitteePositionDescriptions

A9.1NEISARegionalDirectorandUndergraduateDirectorJobDescription/Responsibilities

TheGraduateRegionalDirectorandUndergraduateRegionalRepresentativeareresponsibleformonitoringthehealthoftheteamsintheirregion,andprovidingguidanceandsupporttothoseteams.Inparticular,thisinvolvesassistingandfosteringnewteams,helpingtosupportandbuoy“struggling”teams,andrecruitmentofwomen’steamsfromallProvisionalandRegularMemberteams.

A9.1.1GraduateDeliverables:

-September:TheGraduateRegionalDirectorwillcontacteachprogramintheirregionviaphonecalltoensurehealthyoperationandtomakesurethoseprogramsknowwheretogoforsupport.Particularattentionshouldbepaidtoouryoungestprogramsandour“dangerzone”programs.• Itemstodiscuss:

o MakesureeachteamknowswheretofindthecurrentNEISAScheduleDoc.

o EnsureeachteamhasatleasttwomembersontheNEISAemaillist.

o Ensureeachteamisfamiliarwiththeschedulingprocedureforaddinganddroppingevents.

o Identifyoneevent,midweek,orweekend,whereeachprogramwillcommittosailawomen’steam.*Pleaseexplainclearlythattheseprogramsjustneedtosailawomen’steaminanyregatta,notspecificallyawomen’sregatta.Theydoneedtocompeteintwodivisionswithallwomen.

o EncouragetheseteamstoattendtheFallDinghyTournamentandtotreatitlikea“FallChampionship”fortheirprogram.

-OctoberConferenceCall:• GraduateRegionalHealthReport:EachGraduateRegionalRepwill

submitastatementofhealthoftheirregion,withaonetotwosentencewrite-uponeachprogram,withparticularattentionpaidtoourstudent-ledprograms.Pleaseaimtocategorizeeachteamas“Stable,”“Growing,”or“Struggling.”ConferencecommissionerwillalsoprovidealistofteamsweneedtospurforaWomen’steam,regionalrepswillthenworktogettheseteamstotheFallFoliageInvite,theCrews/NoRingerregattas,oraregattainSouthernNE.ThisisduepriortotheOctoberConferenceCall.

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A9.1.2UndergraduateDeliverables:

-March:• UndergraduateRegionalRepresentativeswillcontacteach

programintheirregionviaphonecalltoensurehealthyoperationandtomakesurethoseprogramsknowwheretogoforsupport.Particularattentionshouldbepaidtoteamsthatfailedtogetawomen’steaminthefall,makesurewehavearegattaidentifiedforthemduringthespring.*Pleaseexplainclearlythattheseprogramsjustneedtosailawomen’steaminanyregatta,notspecificallyawomen’sregatta.Theydoneedtocompeteintwodivisionswithallwomen.

• EncouragetheseteamstoattendtheSpringDinghyTournamentandtotreatitlikea“SpringChampionship”fortheirprogram.

-April:

• UndergraduateRegionalHealthReport:EachundergraduateRegionalRepwillsubmitastatementofhealthoftheirregion,withaonetotwosentencewrite-uponeachprogram,withparticularattentionpaidtoourstudent-ledprograms.Pleaseaimtocategorizeeachteamas“Stable,”“Growing,”or“Struggling.”ConferencecommissionerwillalsoprovidealistofteamsweneedtospurforaWomen’steam,regionalrepswillthenworktogettheseteamstoaneventbeforetheendofthespring.ThisisduepriortotheAprilConferenceCall.

A9.1.3SampleTeamHealthWrite-Up:

• Team:DartmouthCollege• Status:Stable• Women’sTeamfor2017:Yes• Coach:Yes,Full-time• TeamSize:27• Sailorsataveragepractice:25• Teampracticesfourtimesperweek,strugglestopracticewhenthe

lakeisfrozen,butotherwisehealthy.Excitedtogetnewupdatednewjibsforthez420fleet.

A9.1.4Goodquestionsfordevelopingteams:• NormalOperations:Howmanyteammembers,doyouhaveacoach,

howmanyteammembersorboatsdoyouhaveatanaveragepractice,howmanydaysareyoupracticingeachweek?

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• Areyougoingonaspringbreaktrip?Whereandhowmanypeoplearegoing?

• Whatisyourprogrammostexcited/proudaboutthisseason?• Whatarethebiggestchallengesyouarecurrentlyfacing?Doyou

haveastrategytosurmountthem?HowcanNEISAhelpyouovercomethesechallenges?

A9.1.5Regions:

• North:ME,NH,VT• Central:MA• South:RI,CT

A9.2NEISAJUDGECOORDINATOR

A9.2.1JobDescription

A9.2.1.1TheJCshouldhaveaclearreportingrelationshiptoaNEISAofficer A9.2.1.2NEISAneedssystematicjudgerecruitingprocessestobuildasustainable

candidatepoolofjudges A9.2.1.3NEISAneedstoenactstandardprocessesgovernedbytheJCtoimprove

communicationwithhosts A9.2.1.4NEISAhostsofInter-conferenceeventsandchampionshipsare

responsibleforsecuringatleast1judgeforanevent–thisisarequirementforhostingahighlevelevent

A9.2.2PositionDuties,Responsibilities,andCompetencies

A9.2.2.1SecurejudgesforNEISAinterconferenceandconferencechampionshipevents

A9.2.2.2Create,manage,andadaptprocessestogrowjudgingpool A9.2.2.3Assessperformanceofjudges A9.2.2.4ProvideclearandregularcommunicationwithHostsregarding

resources

A9.2.3KeyProcessesA9.2.3.1Therearenumerousprocessesthatshouldbestandardizedtoimprove

thecurrentstateofattainingjudgesforevents.Thecommitteebrainstormedandsuggestedthefollowingtostart:

• ManagingasharedGoogleDocdetailingfilledandunfilledassignments–postedinitiallyAugust1standFebruary1st

• MightbeaneedforalockededitingdocumentmanagedbytheJC,andperhapsexperimentwitha2ndopendocumentforjudgestoselfsignup

• RequiredcommunicationbetweenJCandHost2weeksand1weekpriortoeventforastatuscheck

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• Standard,simplereviewformsforhosttocompleteregardingjudgeperformanceatevent(theseshouldbekeptconfidential)

• Trackingofnumberofjudgessuppliedtoeventsforseasonalreviewandcontinuousimprovement

• Prioritizingteamraceeventsandchampionships

A9.2.4RecruitingNEISA,inconcertwiththeJCmusttakeanactiveroletowardsincreasingthejudgingpool.Thecommitteediscussedpotentialactivitiessuchas:

a) Providingselfsignupforseniorsinthespringseason–obtaincontactinformationwiththecontextofaskingforthemtogivebackintheformofadayortwothefollowingyear

b) CollaboratingwithUSSailingtobepartoftheirtrainingprogramforcertifyingjudges–theirjudgetraineescanworktowardsprogramrequirementsbyservingatNEISAevents

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A10.CoedSpringRegattasA10.1NelsonRoltschTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• HostedbytheSouthEastConferenceinTulane’sFJsattheSouthernYachtClubin

NewOrleans;knownastheWindjammerRegattauntil1985.ScheduledtocoincidewithMardiGras,thedatesvaryfromyeartoyear.

A10.2CharlestonSpringInterconferenceRegatta• InauguratedbytheSouthAtlanticConferencein1986,theCollegeof

Charlestonhoststhiseventin420sandFJs.A10.3AdmiralMooreTrophyInterconferenceRegatta

• Datingfrom1967,thisMiddleAtlanticeventhonorsaformerSuperintendentoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkMaritimeCollege.420sareracedontheEastRiveratSUNYMC.Sailedasteamraceforthefirsttimein2008.

A10.4SharpeTrophy-TeamRaceInvitational• HostedbyBrownUniversity,thistrophy’scurrentformatisthree-boat

teamracingin420’s.Eithertheround-robinorbracketsystemmaybeused.

A10.5“Jack”WoodTrophy• HonoringMIT’sfirstSailingMaster,thiseventwasoriginallylimitedto

Brown,CoastGuard,Dartmouth,Harvard,andMIT,chargermembersofICSA.Itwassailedinfourdivisionswithalternatingco-skippers.Thefieldisnowexpanded,andco-skipperingisnotrequired.Twovarsitydivisionssailedasonefleet,one“JV”division(skipperswhohavenotsailedanInterconference)sailsseparately,asdoesonefreshmandivision.Theeventisnowateamrace.Thesiterotates,thoughmostoftensailedatHarvard.

A10.6Owen,Moscherbach,KnappTrophiesInterconferenceRegatta-EasterOldGuardChampionship

• ThiseventhonorsProf.GeorgeOwen,yachtdesigner,andwasinitiatedtoprovidecompetitionforICSA’schartermembers,plusNavyandCoastGuard.CertaintraditionalrivalsofIvyLeagueandServiceAcademyschoolswerelateradded.Eligibleteams:Army,Brown,CoastGuard,Columbia,Cornell,Dartmouth,Harvard,KingsPoint,MIT,Navy,Pennsylvania,Princeton,Williams,andYale.Shouldanyofthesebeunabletocompete,alternatesmaybeinvited.ThesitealternatesbetweenNEISAandMAISAandrotateswithineachConference.Startingin2008,theOwentrophyincludestheMosbacherandKnapptrophiesforeligibleteams.

• TheMosbacherTrophy-IvyLeagueChampionshiphonorsEmil“Bus”Mosbacher,Jr.,twiceAmerica’sCupdefender,two-timeMcMillanCupvictor,andwinnerofnumeroushonorsduringhisDartmouthyears,donatedthetrophyin1962inappreciationfortherolecollegesailing

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playedindevelopinghisskills.LimitedtotheeightIvyteams,thesitealternatesbetweenNEISAandMAISA.

• TheKnappTrophy-“BigThree”ChampionshiptrophyhonorsArthurKnapp,Jr.formerPrincetonsailorandfirstwinneroftheMcMillanCup.Initiallyathreedivisiondinghyevent,itisnowcombinedwiththeMosbachercompetition,andthetrophyisawardedtothehighestplacingteamintheIvyChampionshipfromamongstHarvard,Yale,andPrinceton.ThiseventisnowcombinedwiththeMosbacherTrophy.

A10.7SzambeckiTeamRaceInvitationalInterconferenceRegatta• EightcollegesteamraceFJsatOldDominionUniversityinNorfolk,VA.

Firstsailedin1987.RenamedforAaronSzambecki.A10.8BostonDinghyClubChallengeCupInterconferenceRegatta

• Collegesailing’soldestcontinuingdinghycompetition,firstsailedin1930,ishostedbyHarvardwithassistancefromMIT.ItissailedinFJ’s,Firefly’s,switchingfleetsmid-rotation.

A10.9RainierCup-UniversityofWashingtonInterconferenceRegatta• Datingfrom1982,thiseventissailedin420sonLakeWashingtonin

Seattle.EachICSAConferencehasoneberth.A10.10JanT.FriisTrophy-TuftsUniversitySpringInterconferenceRegatta

• ThisregattahonorsaformerTuftsfacultyadviserandissailedinLarksonUpperMysticLakeinMedford,MA.Previouslyafleetracingregatta,in1996theformatwaschangedtoteamracing.

A10.11Admiral’sCupInterconferenceRegatta• BegunbyMAISAin1972,thiseventwasfirstknownastheYachtRacing

Intersectional,andthentheAdmiralGordonMcClintockTrophy,afteraformerSuperintendentoftheU.S.MerchantMarineAcademy,whereitissailedannuallyinthreedivisions:“A”and“B”switchbetween420sandFJs,and“C”sailsLasers.

A10.12ObergTrophy-Semi-AnnualGreaterBostonChampionship• NamedforRudolphO.Oberg,NortheasternUniversity’sfirstfaculty

adviser,thiseventissailedinthreedouble-handeddivisionsandisopentoschoolsintheGreaterBostonarea.ThesiterotatesamongstBostonareaschools,withNortheasternprovidingracemanagementassistance.Itissailedforinbothfallandspring.

A10.13GibbTrophy-GreaterBostonFreshmanChampionshipA10.14VietorTrophy-ConnecticutRiverValleyChampionship

• TrophyisnamedafterAlexanderOrrVietor,whotogetherwithHarryAnderson,RadDaly,andotherswereinstrumentalinsecuringthefundingforthepurchaseandrehabilitationoftheYaleCorinthianYachtClub,andfoundedYaleSailingAssociatesasavehicletoraisefundsforYaleSailing.Thisoccurredduring1961-1964.

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A10.15O’TooleTrophy• Aneweventin1991,thetrophyhonors,JohnO’Toole,benefactorand

supporteroftheHolyCrossSailingTeam.Thehostsiterotates.A10.16IvanJ.GeigerMemorialTrophy

• PermanentlysitedatMIT,thiseventhonorsMIT’sfirstAthleticDirector.Itwasformerlysailedinsixdivisions:420,FJs,Larks,TechsandLaserssingle-handed,andRhodes19s(crewofthree,withspinnakers).ThisregattawaschangedtoaTeamRacefortheSpringof2014.

A10.17StaakeTrophy-NEISATeamRaceTournament• ThistrophyisnamedforBabsonCollege’sPaulStaake,whoservedfor

manyyearsasNEISATreasurer.OriginallyaconsolationseriesfortheFowleTrophy,itlaterbecametheThree-crewchampionshipuntiltheFowleTrophywasconvertedtothethree-crewformat.TheStaakenowservesasthequalifierforthefinaltwospotsattheFowleTrophy.

A10.18LittleIIIChampionship• Datingbacktothe1940’s,thiseventcelebratestherivalrybetween

Amherst,Wesleyan,andWilliams,andwasheldannuallyuntil1961,resumingagainin1999.Sailedincombineddivisions,withsixraces.Hostsiterotates.

A10.19ThompsonTrophy-USCGA/ConnecticutCollegeInterconferenceRegatta• HonoringRearAdmiralBernieE.Thompson,USCGA’48,andMarie

Thompson,ConnecticutCollege’50,thetrophysymbolizesthelongfriendshipbetweenthetwoinstitutions.CoastGuardhoststhiseventwithracemanagementhelpfromConnecticutCollege.Firstsailedin1988,theeventhasthreedivisions.

A10.20PriddyTrophy-NEISAFreshmanSingleCrewChampionship• NamedforAlanL.Priddy,aDartmouthgraduatewhoservedcollege

sailingasICSATreasurer,1950-60,andGraduateCommissioner,1952-54,thiseventisopenonlytobonafidefreshman.Itisaone-divisionevent(oneskipper,onecrewperteam),andnosubstitutesarepermitted.Thehostsiterotates.

A10.21USCGAAlumniBowl-NEISADinghyChampionship• Firstracedforin1940andNEISA’smostimportantevent,itqualifies

NEISAentrantstotheNationalDinghyChampionship(MorssTrophy).RacingisconductedinaccordancewiththeICSA“Conditions”fortheNationals.Thesiteandtypeofboatarerotated,andselectionismadeattheScheduleMeeting.OnlyRegularMemberschoolsareeligible.16teamsareselectedtothiseventbyaperformanceranking.TheremainingsixteamsaredeterminedfromthetoptwofinishesintheNEISADinghyTournament.ThenumberofteamsqualifyingfortheNationalsisdeterminedannuallyinMarchbyanICSAformula.

A10.22NEISADinghyTournament

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• AnalternativechampionshipforanyNEISAteamnotenteredintheUSCGAAlumniBowl.Associate,aswellasRegular,Membersareeligible.Firstheldin1981,theeventisheldatdifferentsitesfromyeartoyear.Asof1998,thetoptwoRegularMemberfinisherswillqualifyfortheNEISADinghyChampionships(USCGAAlumniBowl).

A10.23LeonardM.FowleTrophy-NEISATeamRaceChampionship• Thistrophyhonorsthe“FatherofCollegeSailing”.LeonardFowlewasthe

chiefgraduateofficerofbothICSAandNEISAduringtheirformative,andsubsequent,years.Originallysailedinfour-crewformat,theeventwasconvertedtothree-crewteamracingwhentheNationalTeamRaceChampionship(WoodTrophy)adoptedthatformat.ThetopthreeorfourteamsqualifyfortheWoodTrophy.ICSA“Conditions”fortheWoodTrophyapplyandspecifyaninitialround-robinofmatchesamongstallteamsentered,andthenasecondandthirdround-robinamongstthetopfourteams,astimepermits,withallracescountingtodeterminethewinner.Thesiterotates.OpenonlytoRegularMemberschools.

A10.24WalterC.WoodTrophy-ICSANationalTeamRaceChampionship• ThetrophyhonorsMIT’sfirstSailingMasterandoneoftheprimefigures

inthedevelopmentofcollegesailing.Originallyan“All-Star”ConferencecompetitioninwhichcombinedteamsfrommorethanonecollegeinasingleConferenceracedagainstotherConferenceteamspriortotheMorssTrophy,itbecame,in1977,anindividualschoolteamraceeventwiththreecrewsperteam.TheWoodTrophyusesasingleround-robin,plus“finalfour”secondandthirdrounds,format.FourteenICSAteamsareselectedthroughConferenceChampionships,expandedtosixteenin2010.

A10.25HenryA.MorssTrophy-ICSANationalDinghyChampionship• Thepremiercollegecompetitioninthecountry,thetrophyisnamed

aftertheMITprofessorwhospearheadedtheestablishmentofthefirstcollegedinghyfleet.Beginningin1936,itfirstrepresentedthechampionshipofcollegesailing’schartermembers.EachoftheICSAConferencesqualifiesentrantstotheMorssTrophythroughConferenceChampionships.ThesiterotatesamongstConferencesandisapprovedattheICSAAnnualMeeting.

A10.26LeonardM.FowleTrophy-ICSAOverallChampionshipAward• HonoringLenFowle,thewinneristheteamaccumulatingthemost

“FowleTrophypoints”fromfinishesinthesixcategoriesofICSANationalChampionshipcompetition(Morss,Miller,Wood,Lutz,Foster,andShieldsTrophies).DoubleweightisgivenintheformulatotheMorssTrophyresults.

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A11.CoedFallRegattasA11.1HarryAndersonTrophyInterconferenceRegatta

• Datingfrom1974,thistrophywasdonatedbytheYaleCorinthianYachtClubtohonoralumnusHarryAnderson,USYRUandIYRUofficial,long-timesupporterofcollegesailing,andfriendofYalesailing.

A11.2PineTrophy• NamedforViceAdmiralJamesPine,SuperintendentoftheCoastGuard

AcademywhentheJacobsRocksailingfacilitywasbuiltpriortoWorldWarII,theeventbeganin1943andwasheldinStarsuntil1953.From1954-1976itwasand“All-Star”teamracebetweenNEISAandMAISA,sailedinRavensandthenShields.Forthenextelevenyears,theformatwasmatchracingShieldsandJ-24s.In1988,itrevertedtofleetracing,inJ-22sthenColgates26s,nowcontestedinJ/70s.EightNEISAspotsareavailable.

A11.3CaptainWilliamHurstTrophy• DonatedbythesailorsofDartmouthCollegein1991,theHurstTrophy

replacestheformerDartmouthBowlandhonorslong-timeadviser-coachBillHurst,whosailedforNavyinthe1940’s.ThisthreedivisioneventisheldinFJsand420sonLakeMascomainEnfield,NH.ThisInterconferenceregattahostsasmanyaseighteenteams.

A11.4NevinsTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• AthreedivisioneventheldattheU.S.MerchantMarineAcademy.Itis

sailedin420’s,FJ’sandLasers.A11.5PenobscotBayOpenTrophy

• ThistrophywasdonatedbythehostMaineMaritimeAcademyin1974tocommemoratethreeofitsyoungsailorslostinastormoffCastine,ME.Itisatwo-division420regattarunconcurrentlywiththeHarmanCupinColgate26s.

A11.6HoodTrophy-TuftsFallInterconferenceRegatta• TheTedHoodfamilydonatedthistrophyin1983tohonorProfessor

SteadmanHood,Tufts’22.ItissailedinLarks.A11.7GreatHerringPondOpen

• AMassachusettsMaritimeAcademytrophyinvitationalstartedin1985astheBuzzardsBayRegattaandchangedtotheGreatHerringPondOpenin1996,theeventissailedin420sonHerringPondinthetownofBuzzardsBay.

A11.8HewittTrophy-NorthernNewEnglandChampionship• TheMiddleburyCollegeSailingClubpresentedthistrophytoNEISAin

1951tohonorAdmiralH.KentHewittforhisfriendshipandguidancetothatClub.ItwasopentoallmembercollegesinMaine,NewHampshire,andVermont;nowopentoallNEISAteamsandthesiterotates.

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A11.9DanmarkTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• CaptainKnudHansendonatedthistrophyinappreciationforAmerican

friendlinesstotheofficersandcrewoftheDanishtrainingship“Danmark”whileonU.S.CoastGuardduty,1942-45.

A11.10CaryPriceInterconferenceRegatta• ThisMidwestInterconferenceRegattaishostedbytheUniversityof

MichiganatBaseLineLake,AnnArbor,MI,inJY-15s.A11.11DonaghyBowl

• Foundedin1957byHolyCrossinonLakeQuinsigamondinWorcester,thetrophyhonorsBishopDonaghy,whowasimprisonedinChina.HeldatUConnsince2010,SalveReginahostedfrom2005-2009.

A11.12TheOlympiansTrophy• In1991,NEISAinitiatedawomen’sintermediatesloopevent,andthe

trophywasdonatedin1992.ThetrophyhonorsformerNEISAsailorswholaterwentontowinOlympicmedals:LynnJewellShore(BostonUniversity)-Women’s470,1988;J.J.FetterIsler(Yale)-Women’s470,1992;andJuliaTrotman(Harvard-Radcliffe)-EuropeDinghy,1992.TheeventhasbeenheldinJ22s,Sonars,andRhodes19s.Theeventhaschangedformats.ItisnowhostedbySalveReginainYnglings.Therearenogenderrequirements.ThisregattafinallybecametheWomen’sSinglehandedTrophyin2015.

A11.13ProtestTrophy• OriginallyamatchraceseriesbetweenStonehillCollegeandthe

UniversityofConnecticut,itbeganasaprotestagainstexcessiveadministrativeredtaperequiredbyNEISA.Thehostsiterotates.

A11.14LaneTrophy-TeamRaceInvitational• HostedbyTufts,thetrophyhonorsalumnusFranklinJ.Lane,

instrumentalinsecuringthesailingfacilityatMysticLake.Atwo-divisionfleetraceuntil1983,ithassincebeenrunasaneight-teamteamraceeventusingthebracketsystemformat.

A11.15“Hap”MooreTrophy• LikeSUNYMC’sAdmiralMooreTrophy,thiseventhonors“Hap”Moore,

whohelpedplanthesailingfacilitiesatCoastGuard.Formanyyearsafourdivisionregattaheldinfourdifferentclassesofboats,itwasconductedasateamraceIntersectionalfromthelate1970’suntil1988,whenitrevertedmorecloselytoitsoriginalformat,heldintwodivisionsofFJsandoneof420s.MAISAteamsareinvitedasspacepermits.Sincetheearly2000s,ithasbeensailedasateamrace.

A11.16SmithTrophy-MITOpenInvitational• ThetrophyisnamedforMITalumnusGeorgeW.Smith.Initiatedto

encouragenon-membercollegestogetstartedincollegesailing,theeventwassailedinTechDinghiesandboastedthelargestfieldofentrantsofanyNEISAevent.Fireflieswereaddedin2013.

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A11.17HatchBrownTrophy• ThetrophyhonorstheformerMITSailingMaster,“A”Divisionlow-point

skipperinthe1959DinghyNationalsforBostonUniversityandamemberoftheICSAHallofFame.Firstsailedforin1988,itishostedbyBUatMITinFJ’sandFireflieswiththreedivisions.

A11.18MonotypeTrophy-NewEnglandSingle-HandedChampionship• Establishedin1956torecognizeformerNEISAsailorswhohadwon

Olympicmedalsinsailing,thisistheNEISAqualifierfortheICSANationalSingle-HandedChampionship.EachRegularMembercollegeispermittedamaximumoffiveentrantsintheeliminations(thatnumbermaybefurtherlimitedifnecessary).ThesiteoftheChampionshiprotates.1998markedthefirsttimethiseventwashostedina“Bringyourownboat”format.

A.7.19JohnF.KennedyMemorialTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• DonatedbytheKennedyfamilyin1964,thetrophyhonorstheformer

President,whowontheMcMillanCupwhilesailingforHarvard.NavyhoststhiseventinNavy-44s,requiringacrewofeight,withtwoalternatecrewmemberspermitted.Theeventrunsthreedays,withmandatorypracticeonFridaypriortoracing.NEISA’soneberthinthisnationalinvitationalisautomaticallygiventothehighestplacedNEISAfinisherinthefallMcMillanCup.

A11.20NavyFallInterconferenceRegatta• HostedinMAISAbyNavy,theformatisidenticaltothatoftheTruxt

Umstead.Inthefallof2014thiseventwasrenamedtheTruxtonUmsteadsincethe“Trux”isnolongerheldinthespring.

A.7.21MoodyTrophy• TheUniversityofRhodeIslandhoststhisevent,startedin1974and

previouslyknownastheRhodeIslandStateChampionshipandthentheNarragansettBayOpen.Theeventwasupgradedtoanintersectionaleventin1998.

A11.22WhiteTrophy-NEISAMatchRaceChampionship• ThetrophyhonorsCaptainLawrenceA.White,USCG,theevent’s

founder,twiceCoastGuardcoach,andformerICSAAfterguardChairman.EliminationheatsmaybeheldtoselectafieldfortheChampionship.ThetoptwofinishersattheChampionshipqualifyfortheICSASloopChampionship.Acrewoftwo,three,orfourpersons,asspecifiedintheScheduleBulletin.

A11.23McMillanCupInterconferenceRegatta• HeldatNavy,theeventincludesfiveNEISAandfiveMAISAentrants.

EntrantsarechosenthroughindividualteamresumesthatmustbereceivedbytheGraduateCommissionernolaterthanSeptember31st.Theeventlaststhreedays,withmandatorypracticeFridaypriortoracing.Acrewofeightisrequired,withtwoalternatespermitted.The

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topNEISAfinisherqualifiesfortheKennedyCup.Oneoftheoldestcollegiatecompetitions,itwasheldinavarietyofintermediatekeelboatsuntil1950,whenNavybecamethepermanenthost,using44-footyawls,whichhavebeenreplacedby44-footsloops.

A11.24HoytTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• ThistrophyhonorsC.ShermanHoyt,oneofAmerica’sgreatracing

helmsmen,whoassistedintheearlydevelopmentofmoderncollegesailingandlaterservedasaJudge.Sailedin420satBrown.

A11.25ObergTrophy-GreaterBostonDinghyChampionship• Sailedforsemi-annually;seelistingunderSpringSeason.

A11.26SchellTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• ThetrophyhonorsProfessorErwinH.Schell,instrumentalinthe

formationoftheMITSailingProgram,whichledtothedevelopmentofcollegesailing.HeldatMITinFJ’sandTechDinghies,itisthe“unofficial”NEISAfallchampionship.Originally,NEISAteamsqualifythroughwinning,orplacinghighlyin,theAnderson,Hood,PenobscotBayOpen,Danmark,andHoytTrophies.Currently,participationintheeventisdeterminedbyschedulingrank.NowtheeventservesasthesolequalifierfortheACCsandACTs.MIThoststheeventinoddnumberyearsandtheeventrotatessitesinevennumberyears.

A11.27NickersonTrophy-NEISAFallFreshmanChampionship• Atwo-divisionfreshmanchampionshipheldinthespringfrom1940until

1988andnowheldinthefall.ItservesastheFallFreshmanChampionshipsincetheFreshmanACCswasterminated.Thesiterotates,butisoftenheldatTufts.

A11.28FosterTrophy-ICSANationalSingle-HandedChampionship• ThistrophyhonorsGlenS.Foster,formerOlympicmedalistandUSYRU

Single-HandedChampionship,andgreatsupporterofcollegeracing.NEISAentrantsqualifythroughtheNEISAMonotypeTrophy.ThehostICSAConferencerotates.Avarietyofclasseswasusedfrom1962until1975,andLasershavebeenusedsincethattime.ThewinneroftheFosterTrophyqualifiesforU.S.Sailing’sO’DayTrophy.

A11.29HornTrophyInvitational• DonatedbythesailorsofHarvardandRadcliffe.Thistrophyhonorstheir

long-timecoach,ICSAHallofFamemember,andpastsailingchampion,MikeHorn.Originally,thiseventofferedanopportunityforcoedandwomen’steamstocompetetogether.Nowtheeventisrunasateamracewithatleastonefemaleskipper.TheemphasisisonfunatthislateseasonCharlesRiverevent,scheduledbetweentheSchell/UrnweekendandtheAtlanticCoastweekend.

A11.30WarMemorialTrophy-MAISAFallChampionship• MAISA’scounterparttotheSchellTrophy.Thehostsiterotates.

A11.31Fiske-Harriman-SleighTrophy-AtlanticCoastChampionship

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• Donatedin1972byMaryHoganoftheformerSchoolsSailingClubinMedford,MA,thetrophyhonorsthreeyoungmenandcollegesailorswholosttheirlivesintheVietnamWar.ThesiterotatesbetweenNEISA,MAISA,SAISA.SevenNEISA,eightMAISA,andthreeSAISAberthsallotted.

A.7.32TruxtonUmsteadMemorialTrophyInterconferenceRegatta• Originatingin1948,thisMiddleAtlanticEventisheldatNavy,withtwo

double-handedandtwosingle-handeddivisions.“A”and“B”sail420sandFJ’s,switchingfleetsatmid-rotation;“C”and“D”sailLasersandLaserRadials.

A11.33ShieldsTrophy-ICSANationalSloopChampionship• Inauguratedin1972,thiseventhonorsthelateCorneliusShields,long-

timecollegesailingbenefactor.ThetoptwoteamsfromtheWhiteTrophyqualifyforthistenteamevent,whichrequireseitherathree-orfour-personcrew.ThehostConferencerotates.

A11.34CharlestonFallInterconferenceRegatta• FallversionoftheCharlestonSpringInterconferenceRegatta

A11.35SugarBowlRegattaInterconferenceRegatta• HostedbyTulaneUniversity,thiseventissponsoredbytheSouthEast

ConferenceandtheSugarBowlCommittee.SailedinFJsonLakePontchartrain,outofSouthernYachtClub.

A11.36HiggingbothamTrophy• ThistrophyhonorsDavidHiggingbotham,formerTuftsprofessorand

coach,formerUSCGAinstructorandcoach,andformerNEISAGraduateSecretary.ItisNEISA’sequivalenttotheFowleTrophyforoverallrecordinthesixcategoriesofchampionshipswithonechange:itisawardedtotheteamaccumulatingthegreatestnumberof“points”inthesixConferenceChampionshipsduringacalendaryear.ItwasdonatedbythesailorsoftheCoastGuardAcademy.

A11.37RoseBowlInterconferenceRegatta• HostedbythePacificCoastConferenceinLongBeach,CA,thisevent

originatedin1984.

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A12.Women’sSpringRegattasA12.1CharlestonWomen’sInterconferenceRegatta

• Beganin1981,thiseventishostedbytheCollegeofCharlestonin420sontheCooperRiver.

A12.2NavyWomen’sSpringInterconferenceRegatta• Firstsailedin1984,theeventisheldatNavyin420sandFJs,switching

fleetsatmid-rotation.A12.3St.Mary’sWomen’sInterconferenceRegatta

• Aneweventin1990,thisFJand420regattaissailedatSt.Mary’sCollegeinMarylandandisoftenrunbyformerfemalecollegesailors.

A12.4President’sTrophy• Asemi-annualeventinFJsatB.U.,thetrophywasdonatedbytheB.U.

Women’sSailingTeamin1969.A12.5EmilyWickTrophy

• ThewomenstudentsofMITgavethistrophyin1973tohonorEmilyLippincottWick,MIT’51,formerDeanofWomen’sStudents.InitiallysailedinLarksonly,itisnowfrequentlyalsosailedwithadivisionofTechDinghies.Theeventisnowrunin420sandFJsbyCoastGuard.

A12.6DuplinTrophy-Women’sInterconferenceRegatta• Theeventbeganin1980,andthetrophyhonorsJosephR.Duplin,Tufts

sailingcoachfrom1967-80.HeldinLarksontheUpperMysticLake,theeventaccommodatesatleasteightNEISAteams,plusteamsfromotherConferences.ItisscheduledontheBostonDinghyClubCupweekend.TheDuplinwaschangedtowomen’steamracingin2010astheonlyall-Women’steamracingregattainICSA

A.8.7BostonUniversityTrophy• Datingbacktothe1950’s,thiseventwasheldsemi-annuallyuntilthefall

runningwasreplacedbycompetitionfortheHatchBrownTrophy.ItissailedinFJsatB.U.

A12.8DellenbaughTrophy-Women’sInterconferenceRegatta• Startedin1987asthe“BrownWomen’sIntersectional”,thiseventis

sailedin420satEdgewoodYachtClub,withatleasttenNEISAteamsinthefield.In1990,BrownUniversitysailorsdonatedthetrophytohonortheirformercoach,BradDellenbaugh.

A12.9ReedTrophy-NewEnglandWomen’sDinghyChampionship• CreatedbyandnamedforJerryReed,MIT’ssecondSailingMaster,this

trophyisawardedtothechampionoftheNewEnglandWomen’sDinghyChampionship.RegularMembersofNEISAmaycompete.TheReedTrophyqualifiesNewEnglandteamsfortheICSAWomen’sNationals,andthenumberofqualifiersdependsdirectlyontheICSAformula.

A12.10MarchiandoTrophy• ThistrophywasgiveninmemoryofLynneMarchiando,MIT’81,by

family,teammembers,andfriendsofMIT.Thesiteforthisthreecrew

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teamraceeventrotates.Originallyanallwomen’steamrace,In1994,theformatwasalteredtopermitonemaleskipperonateam.TheformathaschangedinrecentyearstoateamraceinterconferenceregattahostedbyMIT.Therearenogenderlimitationsontheevent.

A12.11GeraldC.MillerTrophy-ICSANationalWomen’sChampionship• ThistrophyisnamedforGerryMiller,earlywomen’scoachat

GeorgetownandthenBostonUniversity,whofirstconceivedtheideaandthenrantheinitialWomen’sNationalsin1967.Forthatyear,administeredjointlybyNEWISAanditsMiddleAtlanticcounterpart,MAAWS.TheChampionshipcameunderICSAsponsorshipin1978.OrdinarilyheldjustpriortotheICSANationalTeamRaceChampionshipsatthesamesiteasthelatter.

A12.12NewEnglandWomen’sTrophy-SecondPlace,Women’sNationals• DonatedtoICSAbyNEISA,thistrayhonorsNancyKleckner,Radcliffe’69,

formersailorandfirstGraduateSecretaryofNEISA,regattachairmanofseveralearlyWomen’sNationals,andaHarvardProfessor.

A12.13AnnCampbellTrophy-ThirdPlace,Women’sNationals• DonatedtoICSAin1993,thistrophyhonorsthelong-timeMAISA

GraduateSecretaryandICSAIntersectionalScheduleCoordinator.A12.14President’sTrophy

• Thefallversionofthissemi-annualeventatB.U.ItisatwodayeventracedinFJ’s.Itisnowsailedonthefirstweekendofthefallseason.

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A13.Women’sFallRegattas.A13.1Man-LabsTrophy(ToniDeutsch)

• ThistrophywasdonatedbytheRichardPober,MIT’59,andMan-Labs,INC.ofCambridgein1964.itissailedinFJ’sandTechsatMIT.TheMan-LabsturnedintotheToniDeutschRegatta,hostedbyMITinFJsandFireflies.

A13.2Mrs.HurstBowl• Anewintersectionalin1997,thiseventhonorsMrs.ChristineHurst,

whosesupportofDartmouthsailorsduringherhusband’scoachingtenureislegendary.CompetitorssailedFJsand420sonLakeMascoma.Mrs.HursthasalongtraditionofbakingsuperbcakesforthiseventaswellastheCaptainHurstBowl.

A13.3YaleWomen’sInterconferenceRegatta• Firstsailedin1978andheldin420soutofShortBeach,CT,atleast

twelveNEISAteamssailedinthisevent.A13.4NewEnglandWomen’sSingle-HandedChampionship

• StuNelson,formerMITwomen’scoach,donatedthistrophyin1969.EachNEISAteamispermitteduptofourentrants,whocompeteinLaserRadials.QualifiesentrantstotheICSAWomen’sNationalSingle-HandedChampionship.

A13.5RegisBowl• ThistrophyhonorswomensailorsatRegisCollege,oneoftheearly

membersofNEISA,butnolongeractive.Competitionbeganin1962,andthesiterotates.

A13.6NavyWomen’sFallInterconferenceRegatta• Inauguratedin1982,thiswasthefallversionoftheNavyWomen’s

SpringIntersectionaluntil1944,whentheformatwaschangedtoincludeFJ,420sandoneLaserRadialdivision.

A13.7StuNelsonTrophy• ThistrophyhonorsStuNelson,formerlong-timeMIT’sWomen’scoach

andoneoftheprimemoversintheearlydevelopmentofwomen’ssailing.Itwasfirstsailedforin1990,whenitreplacedtheformerPowderPuffTrophy,theveryfirstwomen’ssailingtrophy(firstsailedin1960).TheNelsonTrophysince1994hasbeenheldatConnCollege.

A13.8JanetLutzTrophy-ICSANationalWomen’sSingle-HandedChampionship• Aneweventasof1994,womenfromthevariousICSAConferences

qualifyaccordingtothesameformulaasfortheMorssTrophy.RacingordinarilyisinLaserRadials.ThetrophyhonorstheformerAthleticDirectoratPembrokeCollege,whoplayedamajorroleintheearlygrowthofNewEnglandwomen’ssailing.

A13.9VictorianCoffeeUrn• HostedbyRadcliffeonthesameweekendasMIT’sSchellTrophy,theUrn

wasdonatedin1966byMikeHorn,Harvard-Radcliffecoach,tohonorthe

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“SailorsofAnnie’sAnnex”.Consideredthefallwomen’sNewEnglandChampionship,originallythetoptwoNEISAfinisherswhohavenotalreadyqualifiedthroughtheCaptain’sCup,President’sTrophy,orStuNelsonTorphyqualifyfortheAtlanticCoastWomen’sChampionship.AseventhNEISAteamisalsoeligiblefortheACs:eitherthehostcollegefortheACs,orthethirdhighestUrnfinishernotpreviouslyqualified.NowtheUrnservesasthesolequalifierforWomen’sACCs.Harvardhoststheeventinoddnumberyearsandtheeventrotatessitesinevennumberyears.

A13.10AtlanticCoastWomen’sDinghyChampionship• Thismagnificenttrophywasdonatedin1986byMr.andMrs.George

Fogg,parentsofformerOutstandingNEISAsailorJaneFogg,Radcliffe’87.ThesiterotatesbetweenNEISAandMAISA.

A13.11SugarBowlWomen’sInterconferenceRegatta• Startedin1989,torunconcurrentlywiththecoedSugarBowlRegatta,

thiseventishostedbyTulanein420sandissponsoredbytheSugarBowlCommittee.

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A14.RetiredRegattasA14.1AtlanticCoastMonotypeInvitationalInterconferenceRegattaA14.2TimmeAngstenMemorialTrophyInterconferenceRegatta

• HeldattheBelmontHarborStationoftheChicagoYachtClubontheFriday-Saturday-SundayafterThanksgiving,theeventcommemoratesaNorthwesternUniversitysailorwhodiedearlyinhiscollegesailingcareer.ItisthefallMidwestChampionship,andthetop14MCSAteamsarejoinedbyteamsfromtheotherICSAConferencesinafleetofeighteen.420saresailedonshortcoursesinaneventuniqueforthehospitalityshownbyChicagoYCmembers.Thedefenderautomaticallyreturnseachyear.

A14.3SloopShrewTrophy• Thistrophywasdonatedin1966byJimMcCurdy,notedyachtdesigner

andfatherofRadcliffesailorandearlyNEISACommodoreHopeMcCurdy.TheeventwassailedinLarksandInterclubsatRadcliffe.ThistrophycombinedwiththeWick.

A14.4JacksonCaptain’sCup