2004
—YRA of LIS Finals—
Clinic and
Regatta, July
12 and 13, 2004
NOTICE OF RACE
1 RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as
defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2001-2004, the US SAILING Junior
Championship Conditions, and the rules for the JSA of LIS (JSA) events.
2 ALTERATION
OF RACING RULES
3 BOATS,
MEASUREMENT AND OTHER CONDITIONS
3.1 The boats sailed in this
competition will be Ideal 18s with anti-fouling bottom paint.
3.2 Hulls and sails will be checked for
conformance to class rules. This is a “bring your own boat, sail your own boat
regatta.”
3.3 Teams must provide proof of insurance for club owned boats (a letter signed by a flag officer of the club will suffice).
3.4 For this event the Ideal 18s will be sailed by a team of three, a skipper and two crew.
4 ELIGIBILITY
All competitors, including alternates,
MUST BE:
5.1 Age 13-18 in the calendar year
of the competition
5.2 Members of JSA and a sailing club
located in the geographic area represented by the YRA of Long Island Sound
5.3
Members of US Sailing
5.4
Each program must certify (in writing from the head instructor) that the
sailor(s) they send is/are competent to sail in the boats used in this series
The Sears Cup YRA of LIS Finals will be a
fleet race series open to as many entries as possible but no more than two per
program.
5 ENTRY
& FEES
The
entry fee is $65 per sailor, $30 per instructor. Completed entry forms (use the
attached US Sailing 2004 U.S. Junior Triple-handed Championship Form), housing
requests, JSA waivers, Participation & Medical Information sheet for each
competitor, and proof of insurance for Club owned boats are due at Indian
Harbor Yacht Club, attention
6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1000 Competitors’ Meeting;
1015-1445 CLINIC,
lunch, on the water tune up
1500 Warning, first start
1730 No warning signal will be made after this time
1830-1930 Dinner
0930 Harbor Start
1030 Warning, racing resumes
1730 No warning signal will be made after this time
Lunches will be provided both days for all
competitors and registered instructors.
Presentation of Awards will
be made as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the series.
7 HOUSING
Housing
will be provided Monday July 12 for competitors who live on
8 SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing Instructions will be
provided at registration and on the web at indianharboryc.com.
9 COURSES
The courses will be as diagrammed in
the Sailing Instructions.
10 SCORING
10.1 Six races are scheduled,
one race constitutes a series. If six
races are completed, a boat’s worst score will be excluded subject to 88.3(b).
10.2 The Low-Point Scoring System, Appendix A4 of the RRS, will
apply as modified in the Sailing Instructions.
11 DECISIONS
OF THE JURY
Decisions of the Jury will not be
subject to appeal as per 70.4(a).
12 SUPPORT
BOATS AND COACHING
Spectator
and support boats must remain outside the course area, so as not to affect any
racers, and must identify themselves to the Race Committee before the first
gun. Coaching will be permitted as prescribed
in the JSA rules for Championship Events. This modifies US Sailing Junior Championship
Condition 6.4.
13 PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded to the top
three helmspersons and crews.
14 RESPONSIBILITY
FOR SAFETY
As a condition of the participation of any boat in any race or related activity sponsored or undertaken by the Indian Harbor Yacht Club: the owner, helmsman and each crew member agree that the safety of the boat and the crew and the decision whether or not to start or continue to race is solely their responsibility, and each of them waives all claims which he or she, or any heir, representative, successor or assignee, may have against the Indian Harbor Yacht Club or the JSA, and any of their officers, trustees, members, committees, employees or agents, arising out of or in any way connected with participation in such race or activity. Responsibility for evaluating wind, sea and weather conditions rests with each competitor as does the responsibility for the safe condition and operation of their 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 manning them is at the risk of the participant.
For additional
information contact: Judges:
Michelle Ullmann (203) 869-2484 Fotis Boliakis (203)323-3300 x.23 Mary Savage, Chief Judge
Co-Chairperson IHYC Jr.
Program Director David
Sinclair
mubu2@aol.com fboliakis@aegeangroup.us Peter Wilson