Area B Junior Women’s Single-handed Leiter
Clinic and Regatta
and JSA Girls’ Championship
July 10 & 11, 2004
Sponsored by
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, the 2003 Rules for the JSA Girls’ Championship, and Appendix Q.
2.1 This regatta is open to Junior Women in Area B between the ages of 13 and 18 (must not have reached their 19th birthday during 2004).
2.2 This regatta is for boats of the International Laser Class (Radial Rig). Competitors shall be members of the International Laser Class (Radial Rig).
2.3 All competitors shall be certified competent for this event by the Head Instructor or the Program Head of the Junior Sailing Program at their club or organization.
2.4 This regatta is “a JSA Championship that is open for competitors who have qualified as specified under the JSA Rules and Conditions for Championship Events.” The Girls’ Championship is limited to JSA membership; the Leiter is open to all Area B contestants.
2.5 Eligible competitors may be entered by
submitting to Joan Lawson all appropriate forms and fees before the deadline as
described in the notice of race.
3.1 Notices will be posted on the official regatta notice board located in the junior clubhouse.
3.2 Any change to the sailing instructions will
be posted immediately after the skippers’ meeting on
3.3 Any changes to the racing schedule will be
posted no later than 1800 on
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flagpole next to the junior clubhouse.
4.2 The Race Committee will signal the Harbor Start with one sound signal.
4.3 No boat shall leave the launching area until the harbor start has been signaled.
5.1 Six races are scheduled. At least one race
must be completed to constitute a series. No warning signal will be made after
5.2 The proposed schedule of events is as follows:
Competitors’
Meeting: Sunday, July 11 at
Harbor Start:
Lunch: on the water
Presentation of Awards: immediately following the races on Sunday
The racing area will be
7.1 All boats must conform to their class rules and any applicable JSA safety or measurements rules, and are subject to inspection by the organizing authority or the judges at any time during the event.
7.2 After the Race Committee has anchored on station for the start and before the first warning signal for the day, all competitors shall check in with the race committee by sailing on starboard tack or towing past the stern of the anchored committee boat and hailing their sail number until acknowledged by a committee member. The penalty for violation of this instruction shall be at the discretion of the protest committee.
7.3 A boat that retires from a race shall notify a race committee boat before leaving the race area. If this is impossible, the competitor shall notify a regatta representative immediately after arriving ashore.
8.1 Course W Windward, leeward, windward with start and finish in middle of the windward leg.
Course T Triangle with start and finish in middle of the windward leg.
Course M Triangle followed by windward, leeward, windward with start and finish in middle of the windward leg.
8.2 The identifying letter of the course selected will be displayed from the race committee signal boat before or with the warning signal.
8.3 The number “2” displayed next to or beneath the course letter means twice around.
8.4 Competitors shall not cross the starting or finishing lines while they are on a leeward leg of Course W or M.
9.1 Marks other than the Race Committee signal boat will be inflatable buoys
10. The Start
10.1 The Races will be started in accordance with Appendix Q.
10.2 A boat shall start within four minutes of her starting signal.
10.3 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee signal boat and the course side of the starting mark.
10.4 Subsequent races will be started as soon as possible after the completion of a preceding race.
11. Recalls
11.1 With regard to Appendix Q6, the race committee
shall not be subject to a request for redress for:
a. the failure of a boat to hear or receive a recall hail, or
b. the order in which recall
numbers are hailed; or
c. the timeliness of the hail
11.2 After a general recall, the warning signal for
the recalled class will be made one minute after the general recall signal
(flag First Substitute) is lowered.
12 Change of Position of the Next Mark
To
change the position of the next mark, the race committee will lay a new mark or
move the finishing line and remove the original mark as soon as practicable.
The change will be signaled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although
the new mark may not yet be in position. Any mark to be rounded after rounding
the new mark may be relocated, without further signaling, to maintain the
original course configuration.
13. The Finish
The
finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on a race
committee boat and the course side of a nearby finishing mark.
14. Time Limits
14.1 The time limit for the first boat to finish in each class will be
(1) hour.
14.2 Boats that do not finish within 20 minutes after the first boat
finishes will be scored “TLE.” They shall receive the number of points that is
one more than the number of boats that finished. (This changes rules 35 and
A4.2)
14.3 If a boat in last place in a race is delaying the next start, the
race committee may order the race terminated and score the boat points equal to
the number of finishers plus one.
15. Protests
15.1 Upon finishing each race, a boat intending to protest shall
immediately, without consultation with instructors or spectators, notify the
race committee of her intent to protest and, if possible, the sail number of
the protested boat. (This adds to rule 61.1)
15.2 Protests shall be written on forms available at the junior house
and delivered to the Race Committee before the end of protest time, which will
be posted on the notice board. Hearings will be held as soon as possible after
the delivery of the protest form to the Race Committee.
15.3 The JSA Arbitration Procedure (as described in appendix C of the
2003 Rules for JSA Events) shall apply to protests involving Part 2 rules.
(This changes Part 5, Section B of The
Racing Rules of Sailing).
16. Arbitration (This changes Part 5, Section B of The
Racing Rules of Sailing)
16.1 For protests involving an alleged breach of a Part 2 rule, a short
arbitration hearing will be held prior to a protest hearing.
16.2 After the written protest form is properly lodged, one
representative from each boat will meet with the arbitrator; no witnesses will
be allowed. Protests not resolved by arbitration will be lodged with the protest
committee.
16.3 Arbitration hearing may be held on the water at the discretion of
the race committee and the arbitrator.
16.4 The arbitrator is neither the race committee nor the protest
committee; therefore decisions made at arbitration cannot be grounds for
redress or be appealed.
17. Scoring
17.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A of The Racing Rules of
Sailing, will apply, with six races planned, of which one shall be
completed to constitute a regatta, except that each boat’s total score will be
the sum of her scores for all races, excluding her worst score if six races are
completed unless prohibited by Rule 88 3b except that boats scored “OCS” or
“DNF” will be scored points for the finishing place one more then the number of
boats that finished. This modifies Appendix A. Scoring for the JSA Girls’
Championship will be separate from the Area B Leiter
Trophy.
17.2 A boat that accepts fault at arbitration shall receive a scoring
penalty of 40% of the number of boats entered (rounding 0.5 upward) added to
her finishing position, except that she shall not be scored worse than ‘DSQ’.
The scores of the other boats in the fleet shall not be changed; therefore two
boats may receive the same score.
18. Discipline
All competitors are expected to behave in accordance
with recognized principles of sportsmanship, good manners and fair play. The
organizing authority, host club or protest committee may discipline and/or
penalize any competitor or instructor for consumption of alcoholic beverages or
any controlled substance, for destruction or theft of property, or for any
unseemly conduct.
19. Prizes
19.1 The JSA and U.S. Sailing will award prizes for
first to sixth places.
19.2 A sportsmanship trophy may be awarded at the
discretion of the race committee.
19.3 Perpetual Trophies
The JSA Girls’ Championships perpetual trophy will be
awarded. The member program whose entrant wins a perpetual trophy shall have
possession of the trophy for one year and is responsible for getting it
engraved and delivering it safely to the regatta venue the following year.
19.4 The top finisher from Area B will receive a
grant for $125 to cover some of the expenses for the U.S. Sailing Junior
Women’s Single-handed National Championship – Leiter
Trophy, which will be held at the Bay Head Yacht Club, Bay Head,
20. Responsibility for Safety
As a condition of the participation of any boat in
any race or related activity sponsored or undertaken by the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club, the competitor agrees that the safety of the boat and
the crew and the decision whether or not to start or continue to race is solely
her responsibility. Each of them waives all claims which she, or any heir,
representative, successor or assignee, may have against the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club, the Oyster Bay Sailing Foundation, U.S. Sailing, and the
JSA of LIS and each of their officers, trustees members, committees, employees
or agents, arising out of or in any way connected with participation in such
race or activity to the fullest extent permitted by law. Responsibility for
evaluating wind, sea and weather conditions rest with each competitor, as does
the responsibility for the safe condition and operation of her boat including
safety equipment and rigging and for wearing a life jacket. Assistance from the
race committee, patrol boats, or other support boats and from personnel aboard
them is at the risk of the participant.