Way cool brad!
Thanks, bry On 1/25/09 9:47 AM, "brad churchill" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear ICSA, > > Attached are the origins of ICSA (formerly the ICYRA) Regattas as they > appeared, word for word, in the 1948-49 Inter-Collegiate Yacht Racing > Association Yearbook. Also attached is a document I sent NEISA regarding the > first NEISA yearbook. The Regatta Origins document includes a description of > the regattas at that time, the winning schools, and in some cases, the winning > skippers or "Crews". At some point I will also type up the rest of the > information in the ICYRA 1948-49 Yearbook. It covers the important history of > the ICYRA which includes the Midwest and Pacific College Sailing Associations > that were added to the ICYRA in 1948. NEISA and MAISA had not formed their > Associations until a year later, as until that time, individual colleges in > those areas joined the ICYRA independently. I will include here the officers > of the ICYRA in 1948-49 and the classification of regattas that you will find > in this attachment. I hope you will enjoy this > look back in time, it may even help some schools in contacting some of their > first sailing alumni. I find it all very interesting, well-worth the effort > it took to share it. > > > Best Regards, > > Brad Churchill > Sailing Coordinator and Coach > Boston University > > > > INTER-COLLEGIATE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION > YEAR BOOK 1948-1949 > > Central Office > 36 Norman Street > Marblehead, Massachusetts > > > OFFICERS > > President > Cadet Collins Stewart Hyers, USCG, Coast Guard 1949 > > Executive Graduate Secretary-Treasurer > Leonard Munn Fowle, Harvard 1930 > > Assistant Secretary-Treasurer > Walter Cromwell Wood, MIT 1917 > > > EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN > > McMillan Cup Committee > Daniel W. Greenbaum, MIT '49 > > Dinghy Racing Committee > Augustus L. Putnam, Harvard '49 > > Cruising Committee > Midshipman David G. Cluett, USN, Annapolis '49 > > Star Class Committee > Jonathan M. Lambert, Trinity '49 > > Members At-Large > John H. Blodgett, Jr., Princeton '49 > Gayle B. Charles, Yale '49 > William R. Mattern, Boston University '49 > John Snedeker, Cornell '49 > > > BOARD OF GOVERNORS ACTION COMMITTEE > > Chairman > Professor Erwin H. Schell, MIT 1911 > > Treasurer > Walter Cromwell Wood, MIT 1917 > > Secretary > Professor W.S. McGuire, MIT 1918 > > > > REGATTA CLASSIFICATIONS > > I. National Championships > II. ICYRA District or Regional Championships > III. Inter-Collegiate YRA "Association" Championships > IV. Inter-Collegiate YRA Open Invitation Regattas > V. Inter-Collegiate Special or Limited Championships > VI. Limited Invitation or Traditional Regattas > VII. Associate Member Dinghy Championships > VIII. Traditional Dual Regattas > IX. Graduate Competitions > ________________________________________________ > icsa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
