What is NESSA?

According to the NESSA By-Laws:

"The objective of the Association shall be to further the sport of sailing in New England secondary schools and to organize those schools competing by standardizing rules and procedures and by aiding with scheduling."

Beyond that, NESSA is the governing body of high school sailing in the area, and it oversees all of the racing. This includes helping and encouraging new teams as well as running the 4 championship events: the Healy (single-handed), the O'Day (fleet racing), the Mark (team racing), and the Herreshoff (women's fleet racing).

All NESSA business is done via email on the NESSA list serve, as well as at the annual scheduling meeting. The organization is governed by a set of by-laws, has a slate of officers (President, VP, and Secretary/Treasurer), an Executive Committee and a Team Racing Selection Committee. The annual meeting is held in November, during which time members can submit by-law changes and items for discussion. Changes are they made by a majority of votes by those members attending the annual meeting.

To subscribe to the NESSA list-serve, send a blank email to: NESSA-subscribe@topica.com