College Nationals Preview Part II
Note: This is part 2 of a 3 part series previewing the
College National Championships. Last we looked at the
Women's Championship, next week Co-Ed Dinghy's.
From June 5 to 7 the North American Team Racing Championship
for the Walter C. Wood Trophy will be held in the Detroit
area.
In team racing each team has 3 boats. The winning team is
the one with fewest points, points going from 1 for 1st to
6 for 6th. A team need not have the first place boat in a
race to win. For instance a team with scores of 2-3-5 can
still win, along with other finish orders.
Harvard is the defending champion having won the 2002 title
with a perfect record of 17-0. Clay Bischoff is just one of
the sailors returning from this team.
On the other end, Wisconsin went 0-11 in 2002. They have
once again qualified and will look for a better regatta.
They won the MCSA team race championships with a 7-1 record.
Georgetown was the 2nd place team last year and has
qualified for 2003. This is the only championship
Georgetown has qualified for, so they maybe able to focus
more energy on team racing than other teams. Georgetown
freshman Andrew Campbell winner of the 2002 College
Single-handed title will be one of the Hoyas skippers.
Links:
Team Racing
http://www.ustra.org
2002 Team Racing
http://www.collegesailing.org/2002/0604/day3report.htm
Harvard
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/sailing
Georgetown Qualifies
http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/c-sail/spec-rel/040703aaa.html
Wisco
http://www.hoofers.org/sailing/
Theme: Safety Part III
There are many types of first aid kits and many sources for
lists of what should be kept in a first aid kit. According
to Coast Guard boating accident statistics the most common
type of boating injuries include: lacerations, broken bones,
hypothermia, and contusions. The first part of this article
will cover items you may want to have on board to deal with
these common injuries. The second part discusses training
you should consider to prepare for unexpected situations.
Laceration is another name for a cut. Cuts can have smooth
or jagged edges and are usually caused by sharp objects.
Severity can vary with more pain if nerve damage occurs.
Items to have on board for lacerations include: rubber gloves
to provide a barrier between aid giver and blood, sterile
dressings such as gauze pads used to apply pressure and keep
germs out, and bandages to cover the wound. Larger bandages
such as roll and triangle bandages can also be used in
treating broken bones.
If you suspect a broken bone a splint maybe necessary. You
should splint the injury in the position you find it and
cover the areas above and below the injury. There are
numerous types of splints. Items such as sleeping bags,
pillows and the above mentioned bandages can be used in
splinting.
A contusion is damage to soft tissue under the skin. When
the damage occurs tissues discolor and bruising may occur.
Typically such situations do not require special care.
Having a ready-made cold pack in your 1st aid kit will allow
you to apply cold to cut down swelling.
Hypothermia is a severe cooling of the body when the ability
to keep warm fails. Most likely this might occur if a person
goes overboard. However, I have also seen it occur
when a person spends time on deck not properly clothed in
bad weather. Treatment for hypothermia involves gradual
warming. Sleeping bags, blankets and space blankets can
help in treatment.
The list of injuries and supplies is not inclusive. You
should carry a comprehensive first aid kit that covers
general situations and any situations specific to your crew
such as diabetic care or bee sting allergy. Use the links
below to learn about what should be in your first aid kit.
The above info covers many of the situations that come at
the end of ABCH, a first aid mnemonic that goes airway,
breathing, and circulation and hemorrhaging.
The first 3 (ABC) can be learned by taking a CPR course.
This will give you skills to deal with airway obstructions,
breathing emergencies and loss of circulation such as in heart
problems.
To enhance safety you should be First Aid and CPR trained
so you can handle situations while you await professional
help. A time investment of 8 hours will pay off in a 3 year
First Aid certification and a 1-year CPR certification and
help prepare you for the unexpected.
Even if you receive training you should consider stocking some
reference materials on board. If you are the only trained person
and you are injured, these reference materials can help provide care.
There are two items available from the Red Cross that are
excellent for this purpose. One is a pocked sized booklet
'First Aid Fast'. This booklet covers breathing trouble (P.
11-15), Cardiac Arrest (P. 24-29) and bleeding (P. 72-73).
The booklet also contains step by step instruction on skills
such as CPR and rescue breathing.
The Red Cross also offers skill cards, which cover things
such as CPR. These come laminated in plastic. The cards
show how to perform skills with illustrations and text, and
can be folded out to large size. A good place for one of
these cards would be on a bulkhead or in your boats head so
the knowledge can be seen. These products are available
from your local Red Cross.
Note:
Today's Rowing Reporter has some more thoughts on 1st aid kit contents.
Links:
Red Cross Courses
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/community.html
American Heart Association
http://www.aha-cpr.org/
Marine First Aid Kit Contents
http://www.sja-haltonhills.org/kits/marine.html
Red Cross Price List
http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/resources/appricelist.pdf
Star Western Hemisphere's
Note: This report was submitted by Eric Lind who served as
Principal Race Officer.
Congratulations to Howard Schiebler and Rick Peters who
sailed a very consistent regatta and threw out a 7th to
finish with 20 points. The regatta was sailed in typical
inland lake conditions with lots of shifts and gusts.
Wednesday and Friday saw onshore postponements with Race #1
completed late Wednesday afternoon and no races on Friday.
Some of the competitors even enjoyed the golf course across
the street. Two races were sailed on both Thursday and
Saturday leaving one more race for the reserve day, Sunday.
Other than Wednesday's light Southwest, winds throughout the
regatta were Easterlies ranging from 050 to 120 and light to
moderate reaching the high teens with strong gusts during
the final Sunday morning.
Going in to the 6th race, Paul Sustrunk & Mike Wolf led with
15 points followed by John MacCausland/Phil Trinter at 17
points. Schiebler/Peters were in 3rd w/ 19 points and in 4th
place were George Szabo and Brad Nichol w/ 20 points. '92
World Champion Joe Londrigan with crew Jon VanderMolen were
a long shot w/ 29 points having burned their throwout with
an OCS. Sunday morning wind was similar to what we had all
week with 5 - 7 kts from 70 - 90 degrees. The committee was
hoping for 110+ so that we could give them a longer beat and
a course 3 which is a 5 leg W/L. That didn't happen so we
were forced to use course 2 again which is triangle, w/l,
triangle, windward finish. The wind freshened by the 10:05
start and Schiebler and Szabo picked the right side and were
near the front at the weather mark. At the finish it was
Schiebler then Szabo with Joe Londrigan 3rd. Sustronk was
16th and MacCausland 18th. The final standings have
Schiebler/Peters 1st w/ 20, Szabo/Nichols 2nd w/ 22,
Sustronk/Wolf 3rd w/ 25, Londrigan/VanderMolen 4th w/ 32
and MacCausland/Trinter 5th w/ 35.
At the awards ceremony, Howard said; "I've sailed at Gull
Lake three times. I crewed for Buddy and that was a hoot, I
won a Blue Star with Tom VanderMolen as crew, and now I've
won a Silver Star. Now I'm going to lobby hard for the Class
to bring the Worlds to Gull Lake!!!"
The Masters Division, for skippers 60 and over, was won by
Jack Rickard with Gene McCarthy 2nd. The regatta was also
the 50th Tulip Tune-Up and the top 5, as well as individual
race winners, received the world-famous wooden shoe trophies
from the Gull Lake Star Fleet.
As the PRO, this was a wonderful group of sailors to work
for. I complement the Star Class. We did 6 races with 1
General Recall and NO PROTESTS and the Judges were able to
enjoy the outstanding social functions. (If you haven't
sailed a Gull Lake regatta, the dinner at the Gilmore Car
Museum makes the trip more than worthwhile.) The conditions
at Gull Lake were challenging, but they have an excellent
group of volunteers that made my job easy. Thank you to all
for a very rewarding experience.
Links:
Results
http://www.starclass.org/search.cgi?Action=view&Event_id=108
Star Rankings
http://www.sailing.org/rankings/publishrankinglist.asp?rankdd=8&rankmm=5&rankyy=2003&clscode=STAR&clsdesc=Star+%2D+Two+Person+Keelboat
