NESSA News

Welcome to the Fall 2024 High School Sailing season.

The ISSA/NESSA database portal is OPEN; Six schools are already registered. Please note, there will be a late free ($25) attached to any dues paid after November 1st. 

Here is the link to a document is being mailed out next week.  Some details.

A. MEMBERSHIP: You have been sent this letter and invoice because your school had an active sailing program last year.  NESSA anticipates operating a full Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 season. Your continued support is appreciated.

In order to complete your school’s eligibility, please follow the directions below.  

Go online and confirm the status of your school. https://nessa.hssailing.org/schools

1. If status says “active”, then your school is all set for this year.

2. If status is “pending,” this means that the on-line data has been updated but the dues check was not received.  Please fill out and sign the attached invoice and mail with an appropriate check to the address on the form or you can pay through the PayPal link on the website.

3. If status is listed as “inactive,” this means that the on-line portion of registration has not been completed and the dues check has not been received.  Please:

   1. Log on to the “team registration” page and follow the directions.  https://registration.hssailing.org/

   2. Fill out and sign the attached invoice and mail with an appropriate check to the address on the form or you can pay through the PayPal link on the website.

Some follow up: 

• The best and quickest way to pay dues is through the NESSA PayPal Portal.

• Dues and forms are being sent to Bottom Line Bookkeeping in Hyannis. This is the company that we started using nine years ago.  If you have a Centerville address or a Hyannis address in your files, those locations are no longer valid, and checks sent there will not be received.  

• If you need updated W-9 information, please e-mail and I will have the bookkeeper send you the appropriate documentation.

• For the Fall, dues must be received prior to competing in any high school regattas.  

• For the Spring, dues must be received by November 1st.  Schools that do not pay dues by that date may be excluded from NESSA regattas including New England Championships and National qualifiers. 

B. Fall 2024 Regatta Schedule:

The fall 2024 regatta schedule is posted on the home page of NESSA Website. 

NORs will be posted as soon as they are received.  Those documents will describe the registration process.  In all case though a school must have paid their 2024-25 NESSA/ISSA Dues in order to register and compete.