Bluewater
Welcome to the MIT Bluewater Sailing Wiki
Please visit the MIT Bluewater Sailing page for information about MIT's coastal sailing program. This wiki is used as a reference and administrative tool to help keep track of issues such as maintenance and repair.
Administration
Contact Info - Pavilion staff, MITNA skippers, SeaTow emergency, local marinas
Ship Systems Status - currrent status of systems on the boat
Task List - ongoing list of things that need to be done
Shopping List - Things needed for the boat
Crew List - Current list of bluewater crew with familiarization sails on X Dimension
Technical Info
Safety Requirements - official requirements for equipment aboard the boat
Systems Descriptions - detailed enumeration of systems
Inventory - what is on the boat and where is it stowed
Vessel Documentation - U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Documentation, registration, license, etc.
Documents - tabulation of hard-copy docs and some associated web references.
History - boat construction, history, previous owner
Orientation and Education
Departure checklist - things to do before you get underway
Return checklist - things to do before you leave the boat
Standard operational procedures - various operational best practices
X-Dimension HowTos - how to do just about anything on the boat
Winterization - things to make the boat secure for the winter
De-Winterization - things to make the boat ready for the sailing season
Radio Channels in Boston Harbor - Useful channels to know
Bluewater Ratings - ratings and skills
Sailing Terminology - just when you thought you knew english
Links
Web Links to vendors, boating organizations (including MIT Sailing), official regulations, terminology, and various instructional sites.
Historical
These are links to the pages for previous MIT Nautical Association bluewater boats:
- Nevermore - Tartan 37 -- Thanks to Ralph Reis!! Built 1980; sailed at MIT 2007-2010.
- Hermes - San Juan 24 -- (donor not known by ThomS)??
- sailed at MIT at least 1984 - 1989, probably 1983, maybe 1990 or so?
- Aleida - Hinckley 38 -- Thanks to Albert Hopeman!! Built 1970; sailed at MIT 1981-2005
