MARION BERMUDA SAFETY AT SEA SYMPOSIUM MARCH 21-22, 2015 UMASS BOSTON 100 Morrissey Blvd. • Boston, MA 02125 • Campus Center March 21 & 22, 2015 Organized by: BLUE WATER SAILING CLUB Sponsored by: MARION TO BERMUdA CRUISING YAChT RACE In Conjunction with: LANdFALL NAVIGATION - SAFETY AT SEA SPONSOR US SAILING SANCTIONEd SAFETY AT SEA SEMINAR Fall 2014 – mid 2015 Campus Map www.umb.edu/gettinghere Legend UMass Boston Parking Columbia Point Shuttle Bus Stop 1 Campus Center (Admissions) 13 Beacons Lot 20 150 Mt. Vernon Street T MBTA Bus Stop 2 Clark Athletic Center 1 Campus Center Garage (Admissions Parking) 21 Boston College High School Bike Rack 3 General Academic Building No. 1 14 Clark Lot (Passes Only) 22 B.C. High Tennis Courts Hubway (Seasonal) 4 Healey Library 15 John F. Kennedy Library Lot (JFK Visitors Only) 23 Boston Teachers Union Construction Sites 5 Historic Calf Pasture Pumping Station 16 Lot B 24 Edward M. Kennedy Institute Crosswalks 6 Integrated Sciences Complex 17 Lot D for the United States Senate Pedestrian Route 7 McCormack Hall 18 Service and Supply Lot (Authorized Vehicles Only) 25 John F. Kennedy Presidential HarborWalk Detour 8 Quinn Administration Building 19 UMass Boston Bayside Lot Library and Museum 9 Science Center 26 Massachusetts Archives and 10 Service and Supply Building Commonwealth Museum (Central Receiving Dock) 11 Softball Field RWALK 12 Wheatley Hall HARBO 25 BOSTON HARBOR 15 17 24 P P 5 23 CAMPUS 16 26 19 ENTRANCE / EXIT P T 14 P P MT. VERNON STREET 3 20 11 2 13 P P T P THE RIDE MT. VERNON STREET 10 8 9 1 T 18 MORRISSEY BOULE 4 6 UNIVERSITY DRIVE T 7 12 VARD 22 JFK/UMASS MBTA TRANSIT STATION 21 HARBORWALK FOX POINT MORRISSEY BOULE PAVILION BOAT DOCK CAMPUS DORCHESTER BAY .1 miles V ENTRANCE / EXIT N 012215SK ARD MARION BERMUDA SAFETY AT SEA SYMPOSIUM MARCH 21-22, 2015 This event is the result of the collaboration of efforts by a number of organizations interested in promoting safety at sea. It is sponsored by the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association and organized by the Blue Water Sailing Club, one of the three sponsors of the Marion Bermuda Race along with the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club and the Beverly Yacht Club. The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race also has participated in the planning of the event and has encouraged their members to attend. The symposium is sanctioned by US Sailing. The agenda includes safety topics described in the 2014-2015 “International Sailing Federation Special Regulations” (ISAF) Handbook, section 6 – Training. SAFETY AT SEA SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE Edward J. Stott, Chairman MEMBERS BOOTH SPONSORS Peter Dragonas Bermuda Dept. of Tourism Aedan Gleeson Blue Water Sailing Club Allan McLean Cay Electronics Alan Minard Core Medical David Patton Edson International Brian Schanning Kingman’s Yacht Center Liz Stott Landfall Navigation Life Raft Survival Equipment Locus Weather North East Rigging Systems Ocens Quantum Sail Design Group Sail Fast LLC Team 1 AGENdA – SATURdAY, MARCh 21ST REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 0700 - 0730 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... Ed Stott 0730 - 0745 CREW OvERBOARD RECOvERY .........................................................John Rousmaniere 0745 - 0830 MEDICAL / SEASICKNESS .................................................................Michael Jacobs MD 0830 - 0915 COMMUNICATIONS - SATPHONES, vHF/DSC, AIS .................................. Chris McNally 0915 - 1000 BREAK 1000 - 1015 Play USCG Helo Rescue DvD DAMAGE PREvENTION - RIGGING & STEERING .............. Kevin Montague/Will Keene 1015 - 1100 LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT ACCIDENTS .............................John Rousmaniere 1100 - 1130 PYROTECHNICS, SIGNALING, LIFE RAFT INFLATION ........................Capt. Henry Marx 1130 - 1200 LUNCH 1200 - 1245 Show Lifesling and Helo videos ...............................................................Charles Daneko SAIL FROM HELL ........................................................................... Bill Biewenga & Panel 1245 - 1330 CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CREW ...........................................Gail Greenwald 1330 - 1400 HEAvY WEATHER ................................................................................John Rousmaniere 1400- 1445 BREAK 1445 - 1500 Show Heavy Weather video QUESTIONS (vIA NOTE CARDS) .......................................................John Rousmaniere AND SUMMATION and All Speakers 1500 - 1545 WRAP UP AND CLOSE - PRIZE DRAWING ......................................................... Ed Stott 1545 - 1600 MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE SURVEY FORM – and be eligible for over $1000 of door prizes. (You must be present at the drawing to win.) Marblehead Halifax Racers go to Breakout Session – Ballroom Section “B” MARION BERMUDA BREAKOUT SESSION ........................................................ Ed Stott 1600 ARRIvING IN BERMUDA AND FINISHING .................................................. Neil Redburn THE RACE WITHOUT PENALTY 1600 - 1700 BERMUDA COURSE WEATHER ................................................................... Frank Bohlen 1700 - 1800 MARBLEHEAD HALIFAx BREAKOUT SESSION .............................................. Peter Fein 1600 MHOR WEATHER .........................................................................................Ken McKinley 1600 - 1700 1700 - 1800 BOAT PREPARATION INSPECTION ..........................................................Dave Campbell AGENdA – SUNdAY, MARCh 22Nd REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 0700 - 0730 MEDICAL SEMINAR ........................................................................... Michael Jacobs MD 0730 - 0930 1230 - 1430 Campus Center 3rd Floor Room 3545 WEATHER – GULF STREAM SEMINAR .........................................................Frank Bohlen 0945 - 1230 Ken McKinley 1445 - 1730 Campus Center 3rd Floor Room 3545 IN WATER TRAINING ................................................................................. Dan O’Connor 0830 - 1200 1330 - 1700 Clark Athletic Center Pool attendees should come prepared with a towel, change of clothes, and drinking water. In addition they should be prepared to enter the pool with their full foul weather gear including their boots, as well as their life jacket and tether. For those who cannot bring their life jacket a few will be available to borrow. Trash bags will be provided to stow wet gear in after the conclusion of the pool work. Please let Dan O’Connor know if you have any further questions at [email protected]. PRESENTERS ~ SATURdAY 21ST ~ John Rousmaniere, Moderator Bill Biewenga Frank Bohlen Dave Campbell Peter Fein Gail Greenwald Michael Jacobs MD Will Keene Capt. Henry Marx Ken McKinley Chris McNally Kevin Montague Neil Redburn ~ SUNdAY 22Nd ~ MEDICAL SEMINAR Michael Jacobs MD WEATHER & GULF STREAM Frank Bohlen Ken McKinley IN WATER TRAINING Dan O’Connor EDWARD J. STOTT - Chairman 0730 Introduction Ed has logged over 60,000 ocean miles via numerous Caribbean deliveries on private yachts as well as his own Swan 44, cruising in the Caribbean and South Pacifc, and racing offshore to Bermuda and Transatlantic. He has served in leadership positions as Skipper, Watch Captain and Navigator. Ed is knowledgeable in passage-making, preparation for an offshore voyage, mechanical repairs at sea as well as meteorology. He has authored articles about sailing preparation, safety and boat maintenance which have appeared in Cruising World and Blue Water Sailing magazines. Ed is a member of the Blue Water Sailing Club, one of the sponsoring clubs to the Marion Bermuda Race, where he has served on the Board of Governors as the Offshore Chair and a member-at-large. Since 2010, Ed has served on the Safety at Sea committee and Marketing committee for the Marion Bermuda Race. Ed currently serves on the Marion Bermuda Race Executive Committee as the Safety at Sea Chairman. He has spent his career in sales and marketing within the Insurance, Software Technology and Marine industries. Ed is currently the owner of Stott Marketing, a business to business marketing strategy and consulting company. Ed is also an accredited business counselor for SCORE. JOHN ROUSMANIERE - Moderator 0745 Crew Overboard 1100 Lessons Learned 1400 Heavy Weather John is an acknowledged expert on safety at sea and has more than 40,000 miles of blue water behind him, including nine Newport Bermuda Races (with two second place fnishes) and three Atlantic crossings. He wrote The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, Fastnet, Force 10, the well-known account of the fatal 1979 Fastnet race storm (in which John sailed), and the history of the A Berth to Bermuda-Newport Bermuda Race. He has moderated or spoken at more than 100 safety and seamanship seminars. He co-organized and wrote the fnal report of the most recent crew overboard rescue trials. MICHAEL JACOBS MD 0830 Health Issues & Seasickness Director, Annual MedSail Educational Conferences “Medicine for Mariners and Safety at Sea” 2003-present; U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain 100 Ton; co-author of A Comprehensive Guide To Marine Medicine, author of chapter “Survival At Sea” in the textbook of Wilderness Medicine (past three editions). Speaker at “Safety At Sea” conferences and “Wilderness Medical Society” (WMS) conferences. He is a practicing physician on Martha’s vineyard. He is a life long sailor with extensive ocean and coastal sailing experience. He is a winner of Multihull division Newport to Bermuda race aboard trimaran “Moxie.” He is also a medical consultant to Adventure Medical