2008
Regatta Series
Laser, Radial
April, 2008 – October, 2008
1
Rules.
1.1 The regatta series will be governed by the Racing Rules of
Sailing, the ILCA Racing Rules, and this Notice of Series.
1.2 The organizing authority is the Laser District 24. This
2
Language.
The official language for this regatta
series will be English.
3
Eligibility and Entry.
Open
to all Laser and Radial competitors who are International Laser Class Association (ILCA)
members. A sailor must complete a minimum of half of
the regattas listed in order to be entered into the Grand Prix points race. For 2008, this will be six of the twelve (12)
events.
4
Risk.
It is the competitor's decision to enter
the regatta and to start or continue any race. The competitors are ultimately
responsible for the risks. The competitor will accept full responsibility for
all his/her actions during any activity related to the event. This includes
on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.
5.
Schedule of Events
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19-20 April, 2008 |
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3-4 May, 2008 |
Elvstrom Regatta St.
Francis Y.C. |
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10-11 May, 2008 |
Dinghy
Invitational |
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17 May, 2008 |
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7-8 June, 2008 |
Go for
the Gold |
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21-22 June, 2008 |
Summer Sailstice |
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12-13 July, 2008 |
High
Sierra Regatta |
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1-3 August, 2008 |
PCCs - |
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Dinghy
Delta Ditch Run ~30 mi.
Run |
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Kip Lar Rieu Stampede
Res. |
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20-21 September, 2008 |
Totally
Dinghy Regatta |
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25-26 October, 2008 |
Fall OCR St.
Francis Y.C. |
6 Registration
Registration will be automatic. Any sailor that has
paid the associated registration fees for each of the regattas entered will be
eligible. A sailor must complete a minimum of half of the regattas listed in
order to be entered into the Grand Prix points race.
7 Fees
7.1 Required
Fees:
No additional fees required. Any sailor that has paid
the associated registration fees for each of the regattas attended will be
eligible. The official results from each regatta will be collected and an ongoing
score will be calculated as the season commences (see Scoring).
8 Scoring
8.1 One-Design:
Lasers
and Radials will be scored as separate one-design fleets.
8.2 Series scoring:
Starting in 2008, a new scoring system will be implemented. This
will be an attempt to reward performance and attendance in larger regattas and
to simplify scoring. A high score system
will be utilized. The scoring is as follows and constitutes the greatest score
possible for a single event.
50+ entrants: 30
points
35-49 entrants: 25
points
20-34 entrants: 20
points
10-19 entrants: 15
points
<10
entrants: 1 point for each entrant
Only the entrants having finished one complete race will be counted
as part of the regatta total.
The top finishing sailor at the event is rewarded with maximum
points for the regatta (event), a second place sailor will be rewarded the
maximum points minus one (1), third place receives the maximum minus two (2)
and so on. This will be down to a minimum of one (1) point rewarded for the
event. Zero (0) points will be calculated for races missed. The larger the
event, the more points can be earned. A sailor must complete a minimum of half
of the regattas listed in order to be entered into the Grand Prix points race.
8.3 Regatta scores:
For
regattas not participated in, the score will be zero points (0). The
completion of at least one race in an event is equivalent to participation, not
merely registration for the event. A series participant must participate in a
minimum of 50% of the listed regattas in order to be eligible for awards. For
2008, this will be six of the twelve (12) events.
8.4 Regatta inclusion:
The
regattas scored will be each of the twelve (12) regattas (events) listed
in section 5 that qualify. In order for a regatta to qualify, there must
be an appropriate one-design fleet (Laser and/or Radial) at that
regatta according to the Notice of Race (NOR).
8.5 Throwouts: There will be no
throw-out scores.
9 Information
9.1 Additional Contact Information:
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Ken Crawford – ken.crawford@hp.com
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Ralph Pombo –
ralfeez@yahoo.com