Kurran Singh

The purpose of this project is to create a database that contains

the results of all Intercollegiate Sailing Association championships for
the past 40 years. This includes various trophies that are awarded to
different classes of sailboat to schools and individual sailors, as well as
the overall Fowle Trophy winner each year. The data will include the
name of the trophy, the year, the winning team, the winning sailors, a
description of what the trophy is for, the gender (male female or Coed)
and the venue (project may expand to include more details such as
coach name, school year of sailors etc.) This data is all currently
available on the ICSA website in various formats.
The project will use SQL, using the Mysql Workbench for
development. The project will also implement a Python front-end
command line UI. There are no machine restrictions for the project. The
project will also involve using the Java code from TechScore, the open
source application that is used in college sailing to report scores.
The project interests me as a college sailor who invests at least
30 hours a week into practices and regattas, not including travel and
weekends spent away, making sailing an important part of my life. The
large time commitment and extensive time spent outside of Boston is
also the reason I am completing this project on my own, as my
schedule is not conducive to meeting and working with other people in
the class. I also have an appreciation for the importance of maintaining
historical records in the close-knit sailing community.