Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Ill il l;5tli rar r «- iNl« ' ii«- ' . I li - Naiili al - o- ' iali iii hoM its standing as oiu- of lli - iiit»l pupii- lar a«-li ilM ' s at • ' Tech. and was lioiiomi in liaNJii il « ' -«-« inm lor«-. Kalpli l ' . an . rcprr- «iil lli«- I iiiled .Slates in llu- ()l iii|)i«- Firellj lin :li ra ' « ' s. Haiph Kvans. sailing under llu- linrf;«-t- ol ' the Naiili -al Assovialion. deft-alcd oIIht Now V. i- land ski|(|ii-rs in an cliniination race liohl in our Itoals. This virlory entitled Ralph to rac-e in the National OJMnpic finals where he once again demonstralejl his skill by acquiring a berth on the I nite l States Olympic Sailing Team. After winning the . S. fmals, Ralph and our sailing master Walter C Wood went to work designing ■ iill rit:(:i l Aloiilicclli and Vk o ) l c-uiilkiii lh»- l o » fittings and ga lgets. to enable Ralph to sail the boat with the greatest of efficiency. In England Ralph did an admirable job for I he U.S. and his sponsor the M.I. T.N. A. He came on I with the highest score in seven races against the representatives from twenty other nations. Never- theless, Ralph oflicially got a secon«l | lace. for every skipper was allowed to toss out his wt rst race, and only count his best six. I ' nder this sys- tem, the Denmark skipper won the final and Ral| h seconded him. In the past two years the M.i.T.N.A. ' s Morse. sailed by Roger Wilcox, has won the National 110 championship al i.arehmont and Marblehead. This year, siiu ' c llic ' hampionships were held in Chicag«». our Morse did nol go. but instead llie Nautical Asso«-ialion »as loaned a boat tor the race, and .|obnii Mar iiie. sailing the borrowed boat under the iiaiiieof the Morse. ad led further glorx to our name, lie earned 2()H points in tlu ' scries. )iii one point behind the winner, and gaiiM ' d second plae ' . ' I ' liese three iiienibers are bill a -.mall part of t be N. .. « bi di is composed of o er one t bousaii i gratlualcs, undcrgratluatcs, an l Institute stall APRIL «

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XAUTICAL ASSOCIATION

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1 Spring aftei ' iiooii along llic Charles members. The organization was originated in 1936 by a group of interested alumni an l friends of Teeh, who financed the construction of the SaiUng Pavilion and the purchase of the first fleet of dinghies. Since the time of the N.A. ' s birth, student interest in sailing has increased rapidly, and with it, the organization has grown from a member- ship of seventy to its present size. Today it is the largest undergraduate extra-curricular activity at M.I.T. Based at the Sailing Pavilion across Memorial Drive from the institute, is a fleet of fortv ding- hies, 4 llO ' s, and 10 miscellaneous boats. In addi- tion to housing the tlinghies, the Pavilion serves as heatlquarters for all of the administrative work of the Association. A Shore School, to teach those members who arc unacquainted with sailing the fundamentals of seamanship, is held at the Pavilion each Spring and Fall. After novices have completed dry-land training, they are g iven instruction in the ding- hies and soon are able to sail by themselves. An integral part of the N.A. is the Bosuns ' ( iiiiiiig alioiit Dry docked Clid). which is an elective organization made up of the more experienced seamen. This group has as its | urpose the development and maintenance of the standards of the chd). In addition, the members serve as instructors in the Shore School antl in general aid the Sailing Master. The odicers of the N.A. are Daniel Grcenbamii. (lomniodore; Fred Blatl, Vice-commodore; Mal- colm Dick, Treasurer; and John Lawson, Secre- tary. APHIL «