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The following will be changed to reflect the 2008-2009 ISAF
OSRs.
February 7, 2007
<<UPDATED IMPORTANT
NOTICE>>
Safety at Sea
Training Requirements Changed
Changes in ISAF/OSR2 requirements (as modified in
the MHOR
NOR) now stipulate that " At
least 20%, but not less than two members, of a crew,
including the skipper, shall have undertaken training
within the five years before the start of the race". (Download
OSR2
ammendment
here.)
There are two safety training courses that will satisfy the race requirements.
DOWNLOAD SLIDES FROM THE MHOR BREAKOUT SESSION
BELOW
SEE IMPORTANT NOTICE BELOW
Halifax, NS
Sail Safe 2007: Registration Now Open
Marine First Aid and Survival at Sea courses will be
conducted this spring for the benefit of sailors
participating in the 2007 Marblehead to Halifax Race.
Marine First Aid - March 31
A second First Aid Course - April 21st
101 Main Street, Dartmouth, Classroom A
8:00 AM -
5:00 PM
Survival at Sea - April 14 or May 5
Boston, MA
COURSE COMPLETE. DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
BELOW.
The March 24 Safety at Sea Symposium at MIT
attracted 475 participants, 165 of whom attended the
Breakout Session for the 2007 Marblehead to Halifax
Ocean Race. The Breakout Session began at 3:30 PM and
included presentations by Eric Bornhofft, Harvey Brand,
Geoff Smith, and Bernie Coyne. The session was organized
by John Henson. Download slide presentations from the
MHOR Breakout Session below.
NOTICE TO
SAFETY AT SEA PARTICIPANTS
US SAILING
certification of attendance at the March 24 Safety at Sea symposium
is necessary in order to satisfy the new ISAF/OSR2
requirements (as modified in
the MHOR
NOR).
US SAILING has a list of names of registered participants in
the March 24 course at MIT. To receive your US SAILING
certificate of attendance, download the form
here
and submit it, along with the $25 fee, to US SAILING.
REVIEW: PREPARING FOR THE OFFSHORE PASSAGE TO HALIFAX
2005 SAFETY AT SEA BREAKOUT SESSION BIG
SUCCESS
On March 26th, at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in conjunction with the
Marion-Bermuda Race organization and their Safety at Sea Seminar
(under U.S. Sailing sanction), the Boston Yacht Club (BYC)
Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race Committee (MHORC) organized a
breakout session to address issues that would be of specific
interest to participants in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean
Race. This was a first-time effort and, in advance, no one knew what
sort of interest or turnout it might engender. The Bermuda Race
is an ORC Category 1 event so attendance is mandatory for
participants at least every three or so years; the Halifax Race
is an ORC Category 2 event so attendance is entirely voluntary
although highly recommended.
As it turns out, there were approximately
400 total attendees at the event and approximately 100 of those
were there specifically because they are planning to compete in
the 2005 Marblehead to Halifax Race! From the view of the BYC
MHORC, this was an overwhelming turnout and we are delighted
with that level of interest and commitment. The breakout session
was organized and chaired by the BYC Fleet Surgeon, Dr. John
Henson, who deserves all credit for the smoothly orchestrated
event that transpired. There were five speakers who supported
the breakout session: (1) Eric Bornhofft, who addressed the Gulf
of Maine tidal currents; (2) Bill Seifert, who addressed ORC
Category 2 Safety Regulations and the race-specific inspection
requirements; (3) BYC Race Director and Race Committee Chairman
Geoff Smith, who addressed Communications requirements in
general and the introduction of location transponders to the
race for the first time; (4) BYC Vice Chairman and Past
Commodore Harvey Brand, who addressed Racing in the Fog,
Entering Halifax Harbor, and Crossing the Finish Line and
arriving at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron; and (5) Ted
Squires, who addressed returning to the U.S. and satisfying
Customs and Border Patrol entry requirements.
The breakout session was supposed to take
90 minutes, easily overran that limit, and included a great deal
of lively and valuable discussion across the gamut of subjects
that were covered. Feedback was asked of the attendees but, if
the perception of the presenters is even close to reasonable, it
was a very successful event and you can expect we'll do it again
before future races!
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