NOTICE OF RACE
SAISA LOWER COASTAL NORTH POINTS#2
November 5th, 2011
HOST: Savannah
Sailing Center
SITE: Sunbury
GA
1.RULES
This regatta will be governed by
the current ISSA Procedural Rules, SAISA Supplemental Rules,
The Racing Rules of Sailing, the
prescriptions of US Sailing, the Sailing Instructions, and this Notice of Race
(except as changed
by the sailing
instructions), and the Sailing Instructions.
2. SCHEDULE OF
RACE
Saturday Nov 5th
8:30AM Arrival, check-in, boat
rigging
9:00AM Competitors’ meeting
9:45AM Start of first race of the
day
Sunday Nov 6th
9:00AM Competitors’ meeting (only
if racing is necessary to constitute a “fair” regatta)
9:45AM Start of first race of the
day
2:00PM No race to be started after
this time
3. FORMAT
This will be a two-division
regatta: teams will rotate through the boats per a rotation posted on the day
of the event. A sound
system starting system shall be used. Competitors should expect numerous short
races with boat rotations as set forth at the
competitors’ meeting.
It shall be the goal of the race committee to complete one full round robin
rotation of boats. Three
races in each
division must be completed to constitute a “fair” regatta. All coaching,
including instruction, assistance,
equipment or
sustenance shall be on shore.
4. SCORING
4.1 Low point system for
individual races as modified by ISSA Rule 9. Ties will be resolved per
procedural rule 11 (c).
Note that when the school “team”
is composed of 2
or more sailors from different schools, the composite team sailor’s schools
will be indicated on
the results. Minimally the 1st
– 3rd divisional & top three
places will indicate the names of the sailors
crews on the race results. Race highlights with results will be
forwarded to SAISA for processing & points will be awarded to
qualify for
participation in the North Points “Gold”
regatta to determine qualifiers for the SAISA District Championship,
(qualifier for the ISSA Mallory Trophy regatta).
4.2 Protest hearings, if any,
may take place between races. We will attempt to post preliminary results in
real time between races.
Final results include the regatta name, venue, date, highlights, and the
divisional scores’ summary for each school. Separate divisional
itemization per race follows in order of the teams finish with the final score,
additionally a section identifies both skippers & crew,
their grade level with the races sailed (& footnoted identifying a
composite team). The winning team is identified at the bottom
listing sailors and crew sailed. The PRO (& scorer) submitting the highlights
& results are both identified at the bottom of the page.
5. AWARDS &
TROPHIES
Prizes may be awarded after
completion of the last race with results to follow.
6. FEES
The entry fee shall be $45.00
per school team, paid in advance by using the registration
and waiver
forms available on the South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Assoc. website (www.saisa.org) listed under “C” General
Forms: Registration, Waivers, RP Forms – Samples
Make
checks payable to: Savannah Sailing Center
Mail check, registration, and waiver forms to: Carrie Rohde
531 Mingarry
Dr.
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Registration deadline: Registration must be received Friday Oct 28th. No
registrations will be taken
after this time. Please
email your intent to participate to carrierohde@msn.com
7. ELIGIBILITY
7.1 All 2010/2011 member schools
of SAISA are eligible. The regatta is a North Point Lower Coastal Regatta.
Points will be
awarded to Upper and
Lower Coastal teams to qualify for participation in the North Points “Gold ”
regatta to determine
qualifiers for the SAISA District Championship. Other SAISA teams may
participate depending upon boat availability. That
team may be scored in
place similar to a JV team.
7.2 All teams must be members in
good standing with SAISA. If a school wishes to participate, and has not yet
paid the
ISSA/SAISA dues, they will be provided the
opportunity to pay dues at check-in.
7.3 Registrations for the event
should be received no later than Friday Oct 28th for Lower and Upper
Coastal
teams. Any boats
remaining will be open to other district teams. Registration is on a first
paid/ first allowed.
7.4 Competitors must attend the
school they represent full time and must be in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade,
as of the date of
the Regatta and must
be listed on their ISSA/SAISA online team roster. If your school does not have
sufficient sailors to form
A & B division teams, we will attempt to “mix and match “sailors from
different registered teams as a composite team. Note that
8th grade competitors may sail, but will be scored as a
developmental team (0.5 pts.); the regatta will not count toward the Gold
Regatta.
Teams without skippers may attend point’s regattas and may register as
'present'; their sailors may be substituted in crew positions.
A team lacking sufficient skippers to compete in both divisions of a
two-divisional point’s event may register to sail in either A or B division and
will be scored DNS for each race in the division in which they do not field a
team.
7.5 An adult school
representative/advisor is required to accompany each team and be responsible
for the conduct on and off the
water. The team
representative, who may be an advisor, coach, or parent, is expected to have
full authority to obtain medical
treatment for his
team members and
have the ability to monitor his/her teams’ experience in their proficiency to
sail in varied conditions
as may be encountered.
7.6 Depending on boat
availability, eligible SAISA teams may enter both varsity and JV sailors (if
the team membership is at
12 or more sailors); however only
the varsity team score will be used to determine Championship Points. A JV team
may also be entered
only when pre-approved by SAISA. For JV team approval, contact Tom Monkus at
(727) 821-9080. Boat priority will be given to non-JV teams.
8. SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing Instructions will be
available upon check-in.
9. BOATS/EQUIPMENT
Club 420’s will be used and 11
will be provided (if there are 11 registered teams by the Oct 28th
cut off).
Priority for boats will be given to Lower and
Upper Coastal teams. Personal safety equipment including US Coast
Guard Type III PFDs must be furnished by the competitors.
Bailers will not be provided.
10. RACING AREA
The racing area will be in the Medway
River in the vicinity of BYSC.
11. DAMAGE
Damage that requires more than
normal maintenance is considered a serious incident. If the Protest Committee
determines that
reasonable care was not used and resulted in damage one or both boats
may be disqualified regardless of any alternative penalties
already taken. In
extreme cases, either or both boats may be excluded from the rest of the
regatta and held financially responsible
for the damages. Due
to varied conditions that may be encountered, and the skill level of individual
sailors and teams, it is the advisors
& coaches’ decision to sail and participate and their Decision to Race
12. LUNCHES
Lunches
will be available for purchase at the regatta.
Please email your lunch requests.
Lunches will be pizza, beverage, and cookie.
WATER: We will provide several large containers of
water for you to fill up reusable water bottles in an effort to reduce the use
of
disposable plastic water bottles.
13. DIRECTIONS
The Brogdon
property public ramp - From South bound 95 get off at exit 76. At top of ramp
make a Left onto US84/GA38 Colonels Island Rd. Travel 4.5 miles and turn Left
onto Fort Morris Rd. (you will see signs for Sunbury Crab Co. and Fort Morris
on the corner). Travel approx.. 3.5
miles down Fort Morris Rd.
Shortly after you pass Fort Morris on your right you will come to a fork
in the road with a yellow sign go right at the fork and follow to the
water. You will see the boats on your
right and the ramp in front of you.
From North bound 95 get off at exit 76 and make a
Right at the top of the ramp and follow the directions above.
14. MOTELS
All Lodging is at exit 87 in Richmond Hill:
Best
Western -4564 Hwy 17 Richmond Hill - 912-756-7070
Holiday
Inn -4300 Hwy 17 Richmond Hill -912-756-3351
Comfort
Suites -4601 Hwy 17 Richmond Hill -912-756-6668
Hampton
Inn –4679 Hwy 17 Richmond Hill –912-756-2276
15. INFORMATION
For further information, please
contact: Carrie Rohde 912-596-5624; carrierohde@msn.com
For questions regarding SAISA or
ISSA, contact: Tom Monkus - Phone: 727-821-9080; Email: tpmonkus@saisa.org
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