A Note from the Designer
Middsailing.com was designed with three criteria in mind: aesthetics, functionality and usability. There are many commercial products that can easily fulfill two of these three criteria; however, they come with a high cost, poor support and no flexibility. Instead, Middsailing.com is based entirely on open source software, specifically the Joomla CMS (content management system). For those of you who haven't heard of "open source", it is essentially the philosophy that software development and production can be free and transparent through the collaboration and cooperation of a community. Many individuals work part or full time to develop and produce pieces of software that are equal or superior to their commercial counterparts. I strongly encourage all of you to use and support open source efforts whenever possible.
That being said, Middsailing.com was built to the highest standards and meets W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional specifications - meaning it is universally compatible with all browsers and devices that are up to code (as of 3/1/10). The photos and other content are the result of a huge collaborative effort - special thanks to Katie Donovan, Abe Bendheim and Chandler Koglmeier for all of their hard work. If you have any questions regarding the website, the underlying technology or information regarding web design services please contact me at bpruittvt@gmail.com.
Regards,
Ben Pruitt
Thank you for taking the time to contact us! If you have a specific question, make sure that you choose the appropriate catagory - otherwise just leave it set to "general". We will do our very best to get back with you as soon as possible. If you would prefer to contact us via post our mailing address is: Middlebury College Sailing Club If you have official business with the club, feel free to contact our Commodore, Abe Bendheim (abendhei@middlebury.edu) or our faculty advisor, Tim Etchells (tetchell@middlebury.edu) |
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