REGULATIONS
FOR
SANCTIONED EVENTS

Approved January 5, 2003

With revisions through January 10, 2010

Table of Contents

Part 1 – General Regulations. 99

Section A - Authority. 99

1     Applicability. 99

2     Governing Rules. 99

Section B - Definitions. 99

3     Terms used throughout these Regulations. 99

Section C – Event Management 100

4     Notices. 100

5     Entry Fees. 101

6     Race Management 101

Section D – Responsibility, Safety and Compliance. 102

8     Withdrawing. 102

9     Rescue. 102

10    GYA Junior (Youth) Events. 102

11    Compliance. 102

Part 2 – Capdevielle Regulations. 102

Section E – Administration. 102

15    GYA Interclub Championship for the Commodore Auguste  Capdevielle Memorial Trophy. 102

16    Interclub Boat 103

17    Series Eligibility. 104

18    GYA Club Responsibilities. 104

19    Host Club Requirements. 104

Section F – Event Management 105

20    Registration Committee. 105

21    Entries. 105

22    Race Committee. 105

23    Judges and Protest Committees. 105

24    Number of Races. 105

25    Scoring. 105

26    Reporting Results. 106

27    Trophies. 106

Section G – Eligibility and Criteria. 106

28    Teams, Captains, Skippers and Crews. 106

29    Sails. 108

Section H – Special Capdevielle Regulations. 109

30    Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge. 109

31    Junior Lipton Challenge. 111

32    Knost All-Female Championship. 111

33    Sugar Bowl Race of Champions. 112

34    GYA Opening Regatta. 112

Part 3 – Other One-Design Regulations. 112

Section I – Interclub One-Design Events. 112

40    GYA Fish Class Championship for the John G. Curren Trophy. 113

41    GYA Multihull Championship. 114

Section J – Sanctioned One-Design Events. 115

43    GYA Masters Regatta for the Commodore John Dane Memorial  Trophy. 115

44    GYA 420 Championship. 116

45    GYA Individual Flying Scot Championship. 116

46    GYA Laser Championship. 116

47    GYA Lightning Championship. 116

48    GYA Sunfish Championship. 117

49    GYA J/22 Championship. 117

50     GYA Finn Class Championship.................................................. 117

51     GYA Laser Circuit........................................................................... 118

Part 4 – Offshore Regulations. 118

Section K – Offshore Council 118

55    General Recommendations. 118

Section L – Interclub Offshore Events. 118

56    GYA Offshore Challenge Cup. 118

Section M – Sanctioned Offshore Events. 119

57    GYA Women’s PHRF Championship. 119

58    Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC) 120

59    West Florida Ocean Racing Circuit (WFORC) 120

60     Gulfport to Pensacola Race (GPR)............................................. 120

Appendix A – GYA Club Capdevielle Flying Scot Sail Numbers. 121

Appendix B – Capdevielle Year Scoring-Cox-Sprague Scoring System... 121

B1   Description. 121

B2   Table of Credited Points. 121

Appendix C – National Elimination Events. 122

C1   Events. 122

C2   Entry Fees. 122

Appendix D – Other GYA Perpetual Trophies. 122

D1   GYA Prince of Wales Finals (US SAILING Prince of Wales Quarterfinals) 122

D2   GYA US SAILING Quarter Final Mallory Cup Championship. 122

D3   Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC) 122

Appendix E – GYA Appeals Committee and Appeals Procedure. 123

E1   Function. 123

E2   Authority. 123

E3   Decisions. 123

E4   Eligibility. 123

E5   Filing. 123

E6   Fees. 123

E7   Confidentiality. 123

Appendix F – GYA Policy on Advertising and Sponsorship. 124

F1    Approvals and Approval Restrictions. 124

F2    Questions. 124

Appendix G - Optional Alternate Format for Non-Championship Capdevielle       Regattas. 124

G1   Applicability. 124

G2   Format 124

Appendix H - Capdevielle Challenger Division Competition............... 125

H1    PURPOSE....................................................................................... 125

H2    ELIGIBILITY..................................................................................... 125

H3    FORMAT.......................................................................................... 125

H 4   QUALIFICATION............................................................................ 125

H5    SCORING........................................................................................ 125

H6    AWARDS......................................................................................... 125

Gulf Yachting Association

Regulations for sanctioned events

Navigating these Regulations.  References to related regulations elsewhere in the document are indicated by Regulation Number [ex: “(3)” refers to a Regulation 3 Definition].  References to Appendices are indicated by Appendix [ex: “(A)” refers to the Appendix A GYA assigned Capdevielle Flying Scot sail numbers].

Part 1 – General Regulations

Section A - Authority

1          Applicability

These Regulations spell out the administration, management of, and criteria for events sanctioned by the Gulf Yachting Association.  They may be amended by the GYA Board of Directors only.

2          Governing Rules

2.1     Sanctioned Events.  The current International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and this document shall govern GYA Sanctioned Events.  Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions for these events shall so state.  Notices of Race that refer to these regulations shall state that competitors may obtain a copy of these Regulations from the GYA web site, www.gya.org.

2.2     Capdevielle Interclub Events.  Part 2 of these regulations and the Flying Scot Sailing Association (FSSA) Specifications (including Article S-V), Rules and FSSA Bylaw Article B-VIII when not in conflict with the RRS or GYA Regulations shall govern.

2.3     GYA Sanctioned One-Design Events.  Part 3 of these regulations shall govern.

2.4     GYA Sanctioned Offshore Events.  Part 4 of these regulations shall govern.

Section B - Definitions

3          Terms used throughout these Regulations

3.1     GYA Club.  A GYA General Member Club (GYA Bylaw Articles III.1.b(1), III.3.a, III.4.b). 

3.2     Member.  A member in good standing of a GYA Member Club, or a spouse or child who is entitled to the customary club privileges of a member in good standing (parent or guardian for children).  GYA Sanctioned Event Member requirements are detailed in each event’s regulations.

3.3     GYA Sanctioned Event.  A regatta or championship series established and sustained as a GYA Sanctioned Event by the GYA Board of Directors.  GYA Sanctioned Events are open only to GYA General Member Clubs and their Members, unless otherwise stated in these Regulations.  A skipper who is a member of more than one GYA Club may represent only one club in a GYA sanctioned event.

GYA Sanctioned Events:

(a)  One-Design: GYA Interclub Championship for the Commodore Auguste Capdevielle Memorial Trophy and all regattas included in this championship (15), GYA Masters Regatta (43), GYA Fish Class Championship (40), GYA 420 Championship (44), GYA Multihull Championship (41), GYA Individual Flying Scot Championship (45), GYA Sunfish Championship (48), GYA Laser Championship (46), GYA Lightning Class Championship (47), GYA J/22 Championship (49), and all quarter-final events conducted by the GYA for US SAILING Championships (Appendix C).

(b)  Offshore: GYA Offshore Challenge Cup (56), GYA Women’s PHRF Championship (57), Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC) (58), West Florida Ocean Racing Circuit (WFORC) (59), and Gulfport to Pensacola Race (60).

(c)  All other locally or regionally organized and conducted regattas and series are not GYA Sanctioned Events.

3.4     Capdevielle Event.  One of the sixteen GYA Capdevielle Point Year (15) regattas that earn points toward the GYA Interclub Championship for the Commodore Auguste Capdevielle Memorial Trophy.

3.5     GYA Championship Eligibility: GYA Championship events sailed as part of regattas open to other than GYA Clubs or GYA Club Members.  Only GYA Clubs or GYA Club Members shall be eligible for GYA Championships and associated GYA Championship Trophies.

3.6     GYA Banner.  An Official, GYA-approved banner that is awarded by the GYA for display at GYA Clubs.  All approved banners shall be made of top quality sail cloth to the specifications approved by the Board of Directors. A banner will not be approved unless there is a permanent approved trophy for the event which lists the winners. A banner’s approval may be revoked by the Board of Directors.

          The GYA has approved two basic banner designs:

Core: For established events which have demonstrated strong interest by many of the GYA member clubs. These events have shown several years of active participation, proper race administration and are events that the association considers core events. All new banners for Core events will be approximately 41” wide by 31” high. The banner color shall as much as possible be distinctive for that event. These banners will be similar in design to the approved banner for the Junior Lipton Championship.

Non-Core: For events that are designated GYA Championship Events which are approved and/or sanctioned by the GYA. These are events which have a broad interest among GYA member clubs (a history of 6 or more clubs participating) and which have demonstrated a commitment to good race management practices. All banners for Non-Core events shall be approximately 15” wide by 60” long. These banners should use the GYA logo rather than spelling out the name and should designate the event or class championship with either a logo or name and in most cases should include the word “championship” or “champion”.

          The final design of the banner should be submitted through the Trophy Committee for its recommendation and must be presented to the board with specifications as to size, font, color (PMS) and content before being approved. These specifications are to be catalogued by the Trophy Committee and the banner will become the property of the Gulf Yachting Association.

          Approved Core banners: Capdevielle Champion Banner, Lipton Champion Banner, Junior Lipton Champion Banner, Knost Champion Banner, Fish Class Championship Banner, Junior Lipton Sportsmanship Banner, and the Offshore Challenge Cup Champion Banner.

          Approved Non-Core banners: (Currently none have been approved)

Note: No GYA Club or organizing authority of any event or series shall produce, award or display any banner designated or labeled “GYA” or “Gulf Yachting Association” that is not approved by the GYA Board of Directors.

Section C – Event Management

4          Notices

4.1     Schedule.  GYA Clubs shall schedule events in compliance with the GYA Standard Schedule approved by the Board of Directors August 30, 2003.  Exceptions may be made by adversely affected clubs with the concurrence of the GYA Executive Committee.

4.2     Notice of Race.  Clubs hosting GYA Sanctioned Events shall give proper notice of the event.  Said notices shall be in the format prescribed by RRS, Appendix J.  Notices shall be provided no later than two weeks prior to the regatta to the appropriate clubs and individuals.

4.3     Distribution

(a)  Events limited to GYA General Members (3): to each GYA Club for posting on the club bulletin board.

(b)  Events open to GYA Affiliate Members (3): to all member clubs for posting on the club bulletin board.

(c)  Interclub Events (3): in addition to the above, to each GYA Club GYA Coordinator (at the Coordinator’s address listed in the GYA Directory) for local distribution, and to the GYA Secretary-Treasurer.

(d) Capdevielle Regattas (15): in addition to the above, to the GYA Capdevielle Committee chair.

5          Entry Fees

5.1     GYA Capdevielle events.  There shall be no entry fees.

5.2     Other GYA Sanctioned events.  Entry fees shall be as set by the organizing authority.

6          Race Management

6.1     Excellence in Race Management.  The GYA Race Management Trophy shall be awarded annually to the GYA Club exhibiting the most outstanding race management during the year.  The winner shall be determined by the GYA Race Management Committee based on the Race Management Evaluation forms submitted by the Chief Judge or other such qualified observers.  The trophy shall be presented at the GYA Annual Awards Banquet.  Observer forms and administrative procedures are available from the Race Management Committee Chairman and on the GYA Web Site.

6.2     Race Committees

(a)  GYA Sanctioned Events except the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge.  Race management shall be by the Host Club Race Committee.

(b)  Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge.  Race management shall be by the Lipton Race Committee appointed by the GYA Commodore and shall have the prescribed responsibility for conducting the Lipton Cup races (15).

6.3     Judges and Protest Committees

(a)  For regattas designated by the GYA, the GYA will provide for judges to hear and decide protests, and to supervise the management of races.  In those cases, the Race Committee shall be subject to the direction of the Judges to the extent provided by the organizing authority.

(b)  Designated regattas.  GYA Opening, Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge, Junior Lipton Challenge, Knost All-Female Championship, GYA Fish Class Championship, GYA Offshore Challenge Cup.  These regattas shall have on-the-water judges.

(c)  The judges shall have final authority as to whether a race shall be started or abandoned, and shall have other responsibilities as prescribed by the GYA.

6.4     Scoring

(a)  Races and series except those with specific requirements.  The RRS Low Point System (RRS A4) shall be used. However, no scores shall be excluded unless otherwise stated in the event Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.  This change to RRS A2 shall be stated in the event Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.

(b)  Capdevielle series exception (15)

(c)  GYA Multihull Championship exception (41)

(d) GYA Offshore Challenge Cup exception (56).

6.5     Ties

(a)  Races and series except those with specific requirements.  Ties shall be resolved using RRS Series Ties (RRS A8) procedures.

(b)  Junior Lipton and Lipton exception (25)

(c)  GYA Multihull Championship exception (41)

(d) GYA Offshore Challenge Cup exception (56).

Section D – Responsibility, Safety and Compliance

8          Withdrawing

Boats dropping out of or withdrawing from a race.  The skipper shall report this action to the Race Committee at his or her earliest opportunity, or if unable to report to the Race Committee, shall report it to the Host Club immediately upon docking.  Failure to comply with this safety measure shall result in disqualification from the race.

9          Rescue

A boat that is capsized or damaged to the point of sinking may be ordered rescued by the Race Committee and scored DNF in the interest of safety and avoiding unreasonable delay of the race or series.

10         GYA Junior (Youth) Events

In all youth events, the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions shall require that U.S. Coast Guard–approved Type I, II or III life jackets (PFDs) be properly worn by all skippers and crewmembers while on board a competing boat that is away from the dock.  This changes RRS 1.2.

11         Compliance

Any competitor protested under the competition, equipment or eligibility/participation regulations of Parts 1, 2, 3 or 4 who is deemed guilty of violating the regulation(s) cited in the protest shall be disqualified from the race or races in which the violation occurred.

Part 2 – Capdevielle Regulations

In addition to, or in exception to the above Part 1 – General Regulations, these regulations shall apply.

Section E – Administration

15         GYA Interclub Championship for the Commodore     Auguste Capdevielle Memorial Trophy

15.1   Capdevielle Series Annual Awards that shall be presented at the GYA Annual Awards Banquet.

(a)  Championship Trophy and Capdevielle Champion Banner are awarded to the series-winning GYA Club.

(b)  Permanent, suitable plaques are awarded to the GYA Clubs finishing first, second and third in the competition.  The GYA shall purchase and award these plaques.

15.2   Series Winner Selection

(a)  Scoring.  The Cox-Sprague Scoring System (B), as adopted by the GYA, shall be used to score the annual series for the Capdevielle Memorial Trophy.  The winner shall be determined by the points accumulated in Capdevielle regattas over the course of the Capdevielle Point Year.

(b)  Ties.  If an unbreakable tie exists, co-winners shall be declared.

15.3   Championship Eligibility.  To qualify for Capdevielle Championship consideration, eligible GYA Clubs (17) shall compete in a minimum eight Capdevielle Events during the Capdevielle Point Year.  Clubs are encouraged to compete in more than eight Capdevielle Events, but only the scores of the club’s best eight finishes shall count as championship points earned (B).

15.4   Point Year.  The annual series that shall begin with the Sugar Bowl Race of Champions, include all countable regattas and conclude with the Schreck Regatta.

15.5   Series Regattas.  Interclub Events (3) established by the GYA Board of Directors and managed as specified in Capdevielle Host Club Requirements (19).  In the event that a Capdevielle regatta is removed from Capdevielle status because of host club loss of eligibility, club choice or otherwise, the GYA Board of Directors may replace the regatta to maintain sixteen authorized events.  Addition or deletion of Capdevielle regattas shall be by approval of the GYA Board of Directors only.  Chronologically:

*     Regatta name abbreviations used below:

Sugar Bowl Race of Champions          “Sugar Bowl”

Junior Lipton Challenge                      “Junior Lipton”

Knost All-Female Championship        “Knost”

Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge                              “Lipton”

16         Interclub Boat

The Gulf Yachting Association Capdevielle Interclub Boat is the Gordon Douglass–designed Flying Scot sloop, constructed by a builder recognized by and meeting the Specifications of the Flying Scot Sailing Association (FSSA).  Capdevielle boats shall be owned by GYA General Member Yacht Clubs and shall be properly registered with the FSSA.

17         Series Eligibility

Only GYA General Member Clubs are eligible to compete in Interclub Capdevielle Events.

18         GYA Club Responsibilities

18.1   Competing in Capdevielle Events

(a)  Equipment.  Each competing GYA Club (3) shall provide and sail its own club-owned Flying Scot and other equipment.  Privately owned Flying Scots and sails are not allowed.

(b)  Exception to Equipment.  In the event that a GYA Club does not have a club-owned Flying Scot in racing condition because of fire, storm, accident, etc., the club may apply to the GYA Executive Committee (Lipton), or to the Host Club Race Committee (all other events) to charter a Flying Scot and/or sails from another GYA Club.

(c)  Boat Sailed.  Clubs shall not interchange hulls during a regatta.  A GYA Club shall compete in only one hull in an event except as provided for in the exception that follows.  Clubs may change hulls from one regatta to the next.

(d) Exception to Boat Sailed.  In any regatta, a hull may be exchanged for another in the event of serious damage.  Any such change shall be made with the prior approval of event Judges (events that use Judges), or of the Host Club Race Committee (events that do not use Judges).

(e)  Damage or breakdowns.  In any race, these shall be the sole responsibility of the club sailing the boat.  Breakdown points shall not be allowed, but a club may seek relief under RRS Rule 62, Request for Redress.

18.2   Scheduling Other Flying Scot Events.  No GYA club shall schedule an open or invitational regatta that has Flying Scots as participants on the same dates as a GYA Capdevielle regatta without the consent of the Capdevielle Host Club.

19         Host Club Requirements

19.1   Number of annual events allowed.  No GYA Club (3) shall host more than three Capdevielle Events during any Capdevielle Point Year.

19.2   Host Club Eligibility.  Host Clubs shall comply with subparagraphs (a) through (e) below.  Except for the GYA Opening, Junior Lipton and Lipton Regattas, a host club’s failure to comply with one or more of the below requirements shall result in the hosted regatta’s Capdevielle status being placed on probation for the next running of the regatta.  Any failure by a host club to comply while the regatta is on probation shall result in the withdrawal of the regatta’s Capdevielle status.  Once withdrawn in accordance with this regulation a regatta’s Capdevielle status may be reinstated by action of the Board of Directors only. The Host Club:

(a)  Shall have entered and competed in the event it hosts.

(b)  Shall have registered a minimum five eligible club teams in addition to its own entry.

(c)  Shall qualify for the Capdevielle Memorial Trophy (15).

(d) Shall provide the proper notices (4) and trophies (27) required by these regulations.

(e)  Shall adhere to proper race management and other procedures as prescribed by US SAILING and these regulations.  Compliance, as used here, shall be determined by the GYA Race Management Committee.  In the event of complaints by twenty-five percent or more of the participants, written notice thereof to the GYA Race Management Committee shall be made no later than ten days after the regatta.  Notices shall be submitted to the GYA Secretary-Treasurer and shall include details of the alleged race management or other deficiencies. The GYA Secretary-Treasurer shall forward notices to the GYA Race Management Committee chair.  The Race Management Committee shall investigate the complaint, shall notify the Host Club of its doing so, and shall solicit such additional information as it deems appropriate from the host club.  The committee shall report its findings to the GYA Board of Directors for such action as Board of Directors deems to be in order.

Section F – Event Management

20         Registration Committee

Host Clubs shall provide an official committee to accept registrations, disseminate Sailing Instructions, accommodate crew weigh-ins (28), and perform other pertinent duties.

21         Entries

There shall be no entry fee for Capdevielle Events and no minimum number of entrants for the event to take place.  In the event that only one team is ready to sail, the team need not sail to receive a first-place score.

22         Race Committee

In addition to the Race Committee (6) requirements, Host Clubs are urged to invite Race Committee members from neighboring GYA Member Yacht Clubs to assist with race management.

23         Judges and Protest Committees

The Protest Committees for the GYA Opening, Junior Lipton, Knost, and Lipton regattas shall be appointed by the GYA Executive Committee.  These regattas shall have on-the-water judges.  The judges shall have final authority as to whether a race shall be started or abandoned, and shall have other responsibilities as prescribed by the GYA.

24         Number of Races

(a)  Lipton: scheduled shall be four; two races shall be completed (30) to constitute a series.

(b)  Sugar Bowl: scheduled shall be a maximum five (determined annually by the Sugar Bowl Regatta Committee); the number of races to be completed to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority.

(c)  All other Capdevielle Events: scheduled shall be three; one race shall be completed to constitute a series.  See Appendix G non-championship Capdevielle optional five race alternate format.

25         Scoring

All Capdevielle Sailing Instructions shall include the applicable parts of these Scoring and Tie-breaking regulations.

25.1   All Events.  The RRS Low Point System (RRS A4) shall be used. However, no scores shall be excluded.  This changes RRS A2.

25.2   Ties

(a)  Junior Lipton and Lipton regattas.  If the defending champion is tied as winner on points at the end of the series, the defending champion shall be declared the winner; RRS A8 shall be used to resolve any further ties.  This changes RRS A8.

(b)  All other Capdevielle Events.  Ties shall be resolved using RRS A8.

26         Reporting Results

Each Capdevielle Host Club Race Committee Chair shall report Capdevielle Event race results within three days of the conclusion of the regatta.  Said report shall be sent to the GYA Secretary-Treasurer and the GYA Capdevielle Committee chair, and shall include participating GYA Clubs, each race results, and each club’s final points total and finishing position.

27         Trophies

27.1   Responsibility

(a)  Except for the Lipton (30), Junior Lipton (31) and GYA Opening (34), the Host Club shall purchase and award all required trophies.  At minimum, fifteen trophies (see Appendix G non-championship Capdevielle optional five race alternate format) are required to be awarded as follows:

i The winning skippers and crewmembers in each race of a series

ii The skippers representing the winning club overall

iii Markers for the first, second, and third place clubs overall

iv The trophies provided shall not be of the design of the Standard Adopted Lipton Plaques awarded by the GYA (30).

(b)  Lipton: the Host Club shall be responsible for purchasing and providing all trophies required by Regulation 30.9.

27.2   Awards Ceremonies.  Except for the Lipton (30), the Host Club shall perform all awards ceremonies.  To allow those who must travel to begin their journeys, Host Clubs are requested to present Capdevielle and other classes’ trophies as soon as possible after the conclusion of racing.

Section G – Eligibility and Criteria

28         Teams, Captains, Skippers and Crews

28.1   Teams.  A GYA Club participating in a Capdevielle Event shall be represented by its club-selected team.  Each GYA Club shall select its team in the manner it deems appropriate.  Teams shall consist of the Captain, Skippers and Crews, each of whom shall meet these eligibility requirements:

(a)  Except for the Junior Lipton and the Knost, Team Captains and Skippers shall have been Members (3) of the GYA Club they represent for at least three months prior to the date of the first race.

(b)  Except for the Lipton, the Junior Lipton and the Knost, Crews shall be Members (3) of a GYA Club but need not be from the same GYA Club as the skipper.

(c)  Lipton exception (30)

(d) Junior Lipton exception (31)

(e)  Knost exception (32).

28.2   Team Captains

(a)  The team captain has the final authority over team management, including the authority to:

i Instruct the team on strategy and sailing tactics

ii Select the skipper and crew for each race, and to replace skippers and crewmembers with substitutes or alternates (within applicable rules constraints) when necessary.

(b)  The team captain may also skipper and/or crew.

(c)  Junior Lipton exception (31)

(d) Knost exception (32).

28.3   Skippers

(a)  Except for the Sugar Bowl, a skipper shall be the helmsperson in only one race.  See Appendix G non-championship Capdevielle optional five race alternate format.

(b)  Lipton Regulation (30)

(c)  Sugar Bowl exception (33).

(d) The skipper shall be the only individual on board while racing (RRS Definitions) to handle the tiller/hiking stick.  If the skipper leaves the helm (except during recovery of a crewmember overboard or while righting the boat following a capsize) no crewmember shall touch the tiller/hiking stick or rudder.

(e)  A skipper who is a Member (3) of more than one GYA Club shall represent only one club in a regatta.

28.4   Crews

(a)  Except for the Junior Lipton, Lipton, Knost and Sugar Bowl, team members may sail in all three races (may or may not skipper one).  See Appendix G non-championship Capdevielle optional five race alternate format.

(b)  Lipton exception (30)

(c)  Junior Lipton exception (31)

(d) Knost exception (32)

(e)  Sugar Bowl exception (33).

28.5   Crew Number.  Persons on board while racing:

(a)  Except for the Junior Lipton and Knost, the crew shall number two, three or four (the skipper and one, two or three crewmembers).  The team captain shall ensure that, where required, minimum total crew weights are met.

(b)  Junior Lipton exception (31)

(c)  Knost exception (32).

28.6   Crew Weight.  Total weight of the persons on board while racing:

(a)  Except for GYA Opening, the Lipton, Sugar Bowl, Junior Lipton and Knost, the minimum weight shall be 390 pounds live weight.

(b)  GYA Opening, Lipton and Sugar Bowl: the minimum weight shall be 425 pounds live weight.

(c)  Junior Lipton and Knost: there shall be no minimum weight requirement.

28.7   Crew Weigh-in

(a)  There shall be no required formal weigh-in unless the total weight of a crew is challenged.  Any participant who believes that there may be insufficient weight in any crew may protest.  In such case, the challenged crew shall be weighed.

(b)  Weigh-ins shall be conducted by a committee designated by the Host Club.  It is strongly recommended that host clubs perform weigh-ins using accurate scales of a type (balance or digital) used in doctors’ offices.

(c)  Crewmember weights shall be taken in normal, dry street clothing.

 (d)        Provided that the team captain made no last minute changes, a crew that is weighed and certified as meeting the above requirement prior to a race shall not be subject to challenge after the race.

28.8   Crew Lists and Crew List Changes.  The following procedures shall be mandatory for the Junior Lipton and Lipton.  They are optional for all other Capdevielle Events, but if the Host Club elects to require them, the Host Club shall restate them in the Notice of Race and the event Sailing Instructions.

(a)  Reporting.  Except as provided below, no later than one hour prior to the scheduled start of each race (unless a filing time other than one hour is stated in the Notice of Race), team captains or their designees shall file Crew Lists with the official Race Committee.  The report shall include club name, race number, race date, sail number, and the names of the skipper and crewmembers sailing the race.

(b)  Exceptions.  In the event that the Race Committee: a) postpones before the Committee Boat leaves the dock, or b) runs a race without allowing the fleet time to return to shore prior to starting it, or c) determines that conditions warrant doing so, the time limit for crew reporting for the affected race(s) shall be changed by the Race Committee so that the Crew Lists shall be submitted by the end of protest time on that day.

 (c) Other Changes.  Team captains or their designees may make skipper and/or crewmember changes for any race prior to the filing deadline for the race.

28.9   Crew Changes Between Races.  The Race Committee shall, when back-to-back races are being run, allow sufficient time for crew changes.

29         Sails and Rigging

29.1   Sails

(a)  Sail Numbers.  A GYA-assigned sail number (A) shall appear on each mainsail and spinnaker.  The only exception shall be for boats and/or sails duly chartered (18) from another GYA Club.  Sail number size, location and spacing shall be in accordance with US SAILING and FSSA Specifications.

(b)  Sail Ownership.  All sails shall be club-owned.

(c)  Sail Measurement.  All sails shall have been measured by an authorized GYA or FSSA Sail Measurer within one year of the date of use, and shall have an official GYA or FSSA Measurement Stamp with date of last measurement.

(d) New Sails.  Only one new suit of sails (mainsail, jib, and spinnaker, individually or in combination) shall be used on a hull during any twelve month period.

(e)  Sailcloth.  Clubs shall not use out-of-the-ordinary sailcloth that could give a competitive advantage to a club.  Examples are those of very low porosity and/or limited life (Kevlar, Mylar, other laminates, “garbage bag cloth,” and so forth).  GYA Clubs shall consult the GYA Sail Measurement Committee chair for rulings on questions regarding the eligibility of particular cloths.

29.2   Deleted May, 2009

Section H – Special Capdevielle Regulations

In addition to, or in exception to the above Capdevielle Regulations, these regulations shall apply.

30         Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge

30.1   Host Club

(a)  The GYA Club that won the previous year shall normally host in the current year.  No GYA Club, however, shall host in consecutive years.  If, because of this restriction, the previous year winner is not eligible to host, that club may offer hosting the current year to another GYA Club.  Said offers shall be made to clubs in the order of previous year next-highest finisher(s) beyond a three mile radius of the ineligible club.  Any such awarding of an alternate host shall only be with GYA Executive Committee approval prior to the next GYA Annual Meeting.

(b)  In the event that a previous year winner that is eligible to host the current year elects not to, that club may offer current year hosting to any GYA Club that is eligible to do so (3, 19).  Any such awarding of an alternate host shall only be with GYA Executive Committee approval prior to the next GYA Annual Meeting.

(c)  Regulation 23, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

(d) Within seven days following the conclusion of the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge, the chair of the race committee for the event shall provide the Secretary-Treasurer three copies of the results bearing original signatures of said chair, showing the following information for each competing club: club name; team captain; skipper, crew, finish and points for each race; total points and finish position in the event.

30.2   Registration

(a)  GYA Clubs (3) intending to challenge for the championship shall file the GYA List of Representatives form no later than fifteen days prior to the first race date.  The form shall be sent to the GYA Secretary-Treasurer and the Host Club (two copies).

(b)  The form shall be completed according to the instructions contained thereon.

(c)  Eligibility of the team members submitted on the form shall be open to objection.  Substitute or alternate skippers and/or crewmembers may be named for each individual removed from the official registration by upheld objections or by submitting GYA Club late changes.  Such replacements shall be approved by the Lipton Race Committee (6) acting through its chair no later than the first race deadline for filing Crew Lists (28).

30.3   Teams

(a)  Teams shall be composed of only eligible Members (3).

(b)  The number of Members a GYA Club may carry on its Lipton Team is limited to a team captain, four skippers, two alternate skippers and sixteen crewmembers.

(c)  Team captains, skippers and crews shall be Members of the GYA Club they sail for.

30.4   Number of Races.  Scheduled races shall be four; two races shall be completed to constitute a series.  Three legs of a course, not including a “leg” to an offset mark, shall be completed to constitute a race.

30.5   Number of Races Sailed by Team Members

(a)  Team Captain.  The team captain may skipper or crew and shall comply with the following Skipper and Crew regulations.

(b)  Skippers.  A skipper shall sail in only one race (shall not crew in other races).

(c)  Crew.  A team member may crew in one or two races (shall not skipper either one).

30.6   Race Courses

(a)  Courses shall provide for a typical race duration of approximately 90 minutes.

(b)  No less than one-third of the original course, including the first leg, shall be to windward.

30.7   Time Limit.  The race time limit shall be two and one-half hours.  This shall be stated in the Sailing Instructions.

30.8   Sailing Instructions

(a)  The Lipton Regatta Sailing Instructions adopted by the GYA, and maintained and published by the GYA Race Management Committee shall be used.

(b)  Changes.  The Sailing Instructions may be subject to change if an error, or an inconsistency or incompatibility with the RRS or these regulations is detected.

(c)  Host Club responsibility:

i The Host Club Principal Race Officer shall obtain the current S.I.s from the GYA Race Management Committee.

ii The Host Club shall fill in the blanks to incorporate local information and conditions.

30.9   Trophies

(a)  Host Club responsibility.  The Host Club shall purchase, to be awarded by the GYA Flag Officers (below) trophies for:

i The team captain of the winning club

ii The skippers of the winning club

iii The skippers and crewmembers winning the individual races (preferably identical for skippers and crew)

iv The trophies provided shall not be of the design of the Standard Adopted Lipton Plaques awarded by the GYA (below).

(b)  GYA responsibility.  The GYA shall purchase and award:

i The Standard Adopted Lipton Plaques for the first, second and third place teams overall.  Said team plaques shall be placed in the winning clubs, and the recipient clubs shall inscribe the plaques with the club name, and the team captain, skippers and crewmembers names.

ii The Standard Adopted Lipton Keeper Plaques for recipients of the perpetual trophies dedicated to each race’s winner.

iii Trophies for the individual crewmembers sailing for the overall winning team.  The 1996 Lipton crew trophies design is permanently adopted, and that design shall be used for every Lipton.

30.10 Perpetual Trophies

(a)  The winning club shall be awarded the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy (half model) and the Lipton Champion Banner.

(b)  The first race winner shall be awarded the Floyd Davis Memorial Trophy and standard adopted keeper plaque.

(c)  The second race winner shall be awarded the J. Fred Clerc Trophy and the standard adopted keeper plaque.

(d) The third race winner shall be awarded the Michael S. Johnson Trophy and the standard adopted keeper plaque.

(e)  The last race winner shall be awarded the Commodore Larry Beauvais, Jr. Memorial Trophy and the standard adopted keeper plaque.

(f)   The club exhibiting outstanding sportsmanship throughout this event shall be awarded the Sir Thomas Lipton Interclub Sportsmanship Trophy.

(g) The club exhibiting most improved performance shall be awarded the Mid-Gulf Sailing Trophy.  The winning club shall:

i Have participated in the last two Liptons

ii Have completed all races the previous year

iii Not have been disqualified from a race the previous year

iv Not have been in the top five the previous year.

30.11 Awards Ceremonies.  The GYA Flag Officers shall have charge of all ceremonies that award Lipton trophies.  The Host Club Commodore may serve as Master of Ceremonies.

31         Junior Lipton Challenge

31.1   Host Club

(a)  The Host Club shall be determined exactly as the Lipton Host Club is (30.1(a), 30.1(b)) except that the Three Mile radius restriction shall not apply.

(b)  Regulation 23, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

31.2   Eligibility

(a) The maximum ages of skippers and crewmembers shall be in accordance with the current US SAILING Sears Cup Rule.  I.E., skippers and crew must not reach their nineteenth birthday during the calendar year.

(b)  There shall be no minimum age except that least one crewmember on board each boat shall meet the minimum Sears Cup Rule age.  I.E., at least one crewmember must have reached, or will reach his or her thirteenth birthday during the calendar year.

31.3   Teams

(a)  All Team Captains, Skippers and Crew shall have been Members (3) of the GYA Club they represent for at least one month prior to the date of the first race.

(b)  A team member may sail in one or two races (either crew twice or skipper once and crew once).

(c)  Crews shall number three or four (the skipper and two or three crewmembers).

(d) The team captain may also skipper and/or crew provided that the captain meets the age requirement.

(e)  There shall be no minimum weight requirement.

31.4   Trophies.  The Host Club shall award all trophies:

(a)  Host Club responsibility.  The Host Club shall purchase all trophies required by Regulation 27.1 except the 27.1(a)iii Markers.

(b)  GYA responsibility.  The GYA shall purchase and provide standard plaques (not trophies) for the first, second and third place teams.

31.5   Perpetual Trophies

(a)  The winning club shall be awarded the Junior Lipton Trophy (currently reads: GYA Fish Class Championship – Junior Division) and the Junior Lipton Champion Banner.

(b)  The winner of the last race of the series shall be awarded the Uncle Roy Trophy.

(c)  The club exhibiting outstanding sportsmanship throughout this event shall be awarded the Commodore Leslie P. Beard Memorial Trophy and the Junior Lipton Sportsmanship Banner.

32         Knost All-Female Championship

32.1   Host Club

(a)  Pass Christian Yacht Club Race Committee shall schedule and conduct the event except that,

(b)  Regulation 23, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

32.2   Eligibility

(a)  Racing skippers and crewmembers shall be limited to females who have reached the age of twelve years before January 1^st of the year of the series.

(b)  Regulations governing male assistance shall be established by the Host Club and shall be published in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.

32.3   Teams

(a)  All Team Captains, Skippers and Crew shall have been Members (3) of the GYA Club they represent for at least one month prior to the date of the first race.

(b)  A team member may sail in one or two races (either crew twice or skipper once and crew once).

(c)  Crews shall number three or four (the skipper and two or three crewmembers).

(d) The team captain may also skipper and/or crew provided that the captain meets the gender requirement.

(e)  There shall be no minimum weight requirement.

32.4   Trophies.  Pass Christian Yacht Club or the donor or trustees of the Knost Trophy shall purchase and award:

(a)  All trophies required by Regulation 27.1.

(b)  Plaques (not trophies) for the first, second and third place teams.  Recipient clubs shall place these plaques in their clubs.

32.5   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning club shall be awarded the Knost Trophy and the Knost Champion Banner.

33         Sugar Bowl Race of Champions

33.1   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be a maximum five (determined annually by the Sugar Bowl Regatta Committee); the number of races to be completed to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority. 

33.2   Teams

(a)  The same individual shall skipper all races.

(b)  The same individuals shall crew in all races.

(c)  The minimum crew weight shall be 425 pounds live weight.

34         GYA Opening Regatta

34.1   Judges.  Regulation 23, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

34.2   Trophies.  The Host Club shall award all trophies.

(a)  Host Club responsibility.  The Host Club shall purchase all trophies required by Regulation 27.1 except for first place.

(b)  GYA responsibility.  The GYA shall purchase and provide a marker trophy for the Commodore J. Gilbert Scheib Trophy.

34.3   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning club shall be awarded the Commodore J. Gilbert Scheib Trophy.

Part 3 – Other One-Design Regulations

Current Class Association Rules shall govern each class except as any Class Rules are changed by these regulations (including Part 1 – General Regulations).

Section I – Interclub One-Design Events

40         GYA Fish Class Championship for the John G.             Curren Trophy

40.1   Host Club.  Buccaneer Yacht Club and its Race Committee shall:

(a)  Schedule and conduct the event annually.

(b)  Provide the boats.

(c)  Provide Borrowed Boat insurance.

(d) Regulation 6.3, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

40.2   Eligibility.  Applications to Compete shall be accepted for a single team from any GYA Club (3).

40.3   Competing Clubs Selection.  Applicant clubs shall be selected to compete, and for boat assignments, by a Drawing for Position.  The Drawing for Position determines the order in which selected clubs draw for each race boats.  A Drawing for Position may not be for all available boats if (c) below applies from the previous year.  Drawing for position:

(a)  If the previous year winning club applies, the club’s application shall be accepted as an entry.  That club shall not be excluded from competing by the Drawing for Position.

(b)  If the number of clubs applying does not exceed the number of available boats, each applicant club shall draw for its position.

(c)  If the number of clubs applying does exceed the number of available boats, the Host Club shall perform the Drawing for Position with these results:

i The first clubs drawn (up to the number of boats available) shall compete;

ii The remaining clubs, if they apply the next year, shall be placed at the top of that Position List.

(d) If a club decides not to sail after being notified that its application has been accepted, it shall so notify the regatta chairman no later than seven days prior to the event.  Failure to do so will forfeit the club’s privilege to compete the following year.

40.4   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be three, one race shall be completed to constitute a series.

40.5   Teams

(a)  Each team member shall be a Member (3) of the GYA Club he or she represents.

(b)  The team captain shall be a US SAILING member.

(c)  The racing crew shall number three (the skipper and two crewmembers).

(d) A different team member shall skipper each race.

40.6   Boats

(a)  Assignment.  Each race boats shall be drawn for in the order determined by the Drawing for Position except that a club shall not sail the same boat more than once.

(b)  Insurance.  Participating boats shall be covered by a Borrowed Boat Insurance policy.  The Host Club shall be reimbursed the cost of the policy by the GYA and/or the GYA Foundation.

(c)  Breakdowns.  The Sailing Instructions shall state that a boat disabled by an equipment breakdown through no fault of the helmsman or crew may seek redress from the Protest Committee.  This changes RRS 62.1.  Stipulations:

i A boat seeking redress under this regulation shall display a yellow flag as soon as practical and continue to display it until acknowledged by the Race Committee or Protest Committee.

ii. The Sailing Instructions shall set forth additional rules regarding the granting or denial of such requested relief.

40.7   Trophies

(a)  Host Club responsibility.  The Host Club shall purchase and award trophies to the winning helmsman and crewmembers in each race, and for each helmsman representing the winning club.

(b)  GYA responsibility.  The GYA shall purchase and award trophies to the first, second, and third place clubs.

40.8   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning club shall be awarded the John G. Curren Memorial Trophy and the Fish Class Championship Banner.

41         GYA Multihull Championship

41.1   Host Club

(a)  The Host Club will be selected on a rotating schedule, maintained by the Multihull Council, a minimum of two years in advance.

(b)  The Multihull Council shall determine the classes to be competed.

(c)  Entry fees will be charged except that Yacht Club Teams should be sponsored by their respective yacht club in accordance with GYA Inter-Club practice.

(d)   The organizing Authority for the event will be the GYA Multihull Council.

41.2   Classes

(a)  A minimum of five boats shall be required to establish their own One-Design Class.

(b)  US Sailing PN spinnaker and non-spinnaker Classes will be established for catamarans not having the required five to compete in their own class. A GYA Multihull PHRF Class will be established for multihulls not making a one design class.

(c) Classes for the GYA Lewis B. Pollak Inter-Club Trophy shall consist of one spinnaker catamaran Class, one non-spinnaker catamaran Class, and a PHRF multihull Class. Yacht Club teams may replace the PHRF multihull with a spinnaker or non-spinnaker entry as long as the boat is not of the same design as another boat on the team.

41.3   Class Compliance.  Each catamaran yacht club team-boat shall comply with its class specifications and be of a design recognized by the US SAILING Multihull Committee. Each PHRF yacht club team-boat shall have a GYA Offshore Multihull Rating Certificate.

41.4   Eligibility. 

          (a) Entries, for the GYA Multihull Championship Lewis B. Pollak Trophy, shall be limited to one three-boat team from any GYA Club (3).

          (b) Individual entries are not required to be members of a GYA Club (3).

41.5   Number of Races.  Five Races shall be scheduled. The number of races to be completed to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority and the host club.

41.6   Teams

(a)  Skippers shall be members (3) of the club entering the team.

(b)  Crews are preferably from GYA Clubs (3).

(c)  Skippers and crews shall be the same throughout the series.

41.7   Individual Entrants.  GYA and non-GYA club members may participate on an individual basis.  However, only GYA club members shall be eligible to compete for the Lewis B. Pollak Team Trophy and the Jim Tucker Perpetual Trophy.  Non-GYA members may be eligible for other awards provided by the host club.

41.8   Scoring. 

          (a) Scoring shall be by the current US Sailing Portsmouth Handicap Numbers for catamarans and by current GYA Offshore Multihull PHRF ratings.

          (b) Final Scoring for the Lewis B. Pollak Team Trophy will be based on the cumulative finish position of all team boats by lowest Class points.

41.9   Trophies.  The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies and markers.

41.10 Perpetual Trophies

(a)  The GYA Club (3) with the lowest team score shall be awarded the GYA Multihull Championship Perpetual Trophy provided by Commodore Lewis B. Pollak, Sr.

(b)  The highest finishing boat from a GYA Club (3) in the Portsmouth fleet overall shall be awarded the GYA Jim Tucker Perpetual Trophy provided by Jim Tucker.

(c)  The fastest finishing boat, based on elapsed time for all races, shall be awarded the J.R. Lundquist Trophy provided by Dirk Lundquist.

(d)  The highest finishing boat, in the PHRF fleet overall, shall be awarded the Smyth Sails Trophy provided by Randy Smyth.

Section J – Sanctioned One-Design Events

43         GYA Masters Regatta for the Commodore John        Dane Memorial Trophy

43.1   Host Club and Schedule.  The Masters shall be sailed annually in conjunction with the GYA Opening Regatta.  Therefore, the Host Club shall normally be the GYA Commodore’s Club.

43.2   Eligibility

(a)  Entrants (skippers and crews) shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).  There may be more than one entry per GYA Club.

(b)  Each skipper and crewmember shall have attained the age of fifty prior to the date of the first race.

43.3   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be three, one race shall be completed to constitute a series.

43.4   Crews

(a)  The crew shall number two, three or four (the skipper and one, two or three crewmembers).

(b)  Skipper rotation from one race to the next is optional.

(c)  The same individuals shall be on board each boat for every race.

(d) The minimum crew weight shall be 425 pounds live weight.

43.5   Boats

(a)  The series shall be sailed in Flying Scots.

(b)  Boats, sails and equipment may be either club owned or privately owned.

43.6   Trophies.  The Host Club shall purchase and award all required trophies.  At minimum:

(a)  Trophies for each skipper and crewmember of the first, second, and third place clubs.  The trophies awarded for first, second and third place may be different, but for each place, they shall be the same for the skipper and crewmembers.

(b)  The Host Club shall have the first place trophies engraved to indicate that the recipients won the Commodore John Dane Memorial Trophy.

(c)  Trophies for the winning skipper and crewmembers of each race are optional.

(d) Pass Christian Yacht Club shall purchase and provide the traditional red jacket.  This is traditionally awarded to the oldest team member of the winning team who has not previously been awarded a Master’s jacket.

43.7   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning skipper’s club shall be awarded the Commodore John Dane Memorial Trophy.

44         GYA 420 Championship

44.1   Host Club and Schedule.  Shall be sailed annually at location and on a date approved by the GYA Board of Directors.

44.2   Eligibility

(a)  Entrants (skippers and crews) shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).

(b)  Skippers and crewmembers age requirements shall be the same as the Junior Lipton (31).

44.3   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning skipper’s club shall be awarded the 420 GYA Championship Trophy.

45         GYA Individual Flying Scot Championship

45.1   Host Club

(a)  Pensacola Yacht Club Race Committee shall schedule and conduct the event annually.

(b)  The Cock of the Walk perpetual trophy shall reside permanently at Pensacola Yacht Club.

(c)  Entry fees may be charged.

45.2   Eligibility.  Entrants (skippers only) shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).  There is no limit to the number of entries per club.

45.3   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be five; the number of races to be completed to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority.

45.4   Crews

(a)  Skippers shall be members (3) of a GYA Club.

(b)  The same crew shall sail all series races.

(c)  The minimum crew weight shall be 390 pounds live weight.

45.5   Boats.  Boats, sails and equipment may be either club owned or privately owned.

45.6   Trophies.  The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

45.7   Perpetual Trophy.  The winning skipper shall be awarded the Cock of the Walk Trophy provided by Commodore Lewis B. Pollak, Sr.

46         GYA Laser Championship

46.1   Host Club

(a)  Gulfport Yacht Club Race Committee shall schedule and conduct the event.

(b)  Gulfport Yacht Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

46.2   Eligibility.  Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).

47         GYA Lightning Championship

47.1   Eligibility.  Entrants (skippers and crews) shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).

47.2   Perpetual Trophy.  The winner shall be awarded the Commodore Eugene Taylor Trophy.  The trophy shall be held and retained by the winner’s club until the next annual series.

48         GYA Sunfish Championship

48.1   Host Club

(a)  Gulfport Yacht Club Race Committee shall schedule and conduct the event, and shall decide the competing divisions or categories.

(b)  Gulfport Yacht Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

48.2   Eligibility.  Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).

48.3   Perpetual Trophy.  The winner shall be awarded the Charles R. Galloway Perpetual Trophy.

49         GYA J/22 Championship

49.1   Host Club and Schedule

(a)  The GYA J/22 Championship shall be sailed annually on a date and at a GYA Club (3) approved by the GYA Board of Directors.

(b)  The Host Club Race Committee shall conduct the event.

(c)  Entry fees may be charged.

49.2   Eligibility.  Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).  There is no limit to the number of entries per GYA Club.

49.3   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be five; the number of races to be completed to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority.

49.4   Crews

(a)  Skippers shall be Members (3) of a GYA Club.

(b)  The same crew shall sail all series races.

(c)  J/22 Class Association Crew rules shall apply.

49.5   Boats

(a)  The series shall be sailed in owned, chartered or borrowed J/22s.

(b)  Boats, sails and equipment shall meet J/22 Class Association rules.

49.6   Trophies.  The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

49.7   Perpetual Trophy

(a)  The winning skipper shall be awarded the Henry G. (Harry) Chapman Trophy provided by Commodore and Mrs. James P. O’Neal, Jr.

(b)  The trophy may reside at the winner’s GYA Club (3) until next contested.

50         GYA Finn Class Championship

50.1   Host Club and Schedule

          (a)   The GYA Finn Championship shall be sailed annually on a date and at a GYA

                  Club (3) approved by the GYA Board of Directors.

          (b)   The Host Club Race Committee shall conduct the event.

          (c)    Entry fees may be charged.

50.2   Eligibility. Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3). There is no limit to the

                  number of entries per GYA Club.

50.3   Number of Races. Scheduled shall be five; the number of races to be completed

                  to constitute a series shall be set by the organizing authority.

50.4   Boats

          (a)   The series shall be sailed in owned, chartered or borrowed Finns.

          (b)   Boats, sails and equipment shall meet Finn Class Association rules.

50.5   Trophies. The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

50.6   Perpetual Trophy

          (a)   There are none at this time.

51         gya Laser circuit

51.1   Host Club and Schedule

          (a)   The GYA Laser Circuit shall be sailed annually on dates and at GYA Clubs (3)

                  approved by the GYA Board of Directors at the Winter Meeting.

          (b)   The Circuit shall consist of between 4 and 7 regattas.

          (c)    The Host Club Race Committee shall conduct the event.

          (d)    Entry fees may be charged.

51.2   Eligibility. Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3). There is no limit to the

                  number of entries per GYA Club.

51.3   Number of Races. The number of races in each regatta shall be set by the

                  organizing authority.

51.4   Boats

          (a)   The series shall be sailed in owned, chartered or borrowed Lasers.

          (b)   Boats, sails and equipment shall meet Laser Class Association rules.

51.5   Trophies

          (a)   The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies for each regatta.

          (b)   Keeper plaques shall be awarded at the GYA awards banquet to the overall

                  winners of the Laser Full and Laser Radial classes.

          (c)   There are no perpetual trophies at this time.

51.6   Scoring

          (a)   The High Point Scoring system shall be used and each competitor shall count

                  the best four regattas for circuit scoring

          (b)    A non-circuit-eligible sailor’s position in a circuit regatta will be included in the

                  overall scoring of that regatta.

          (c)    Tie Breaking.

                   i. The first tie breaker will be in favor of the sailor who beat the other most in

                       all of the circuit regattas in which both participated.

                   ii. The second tie breaker, if needed, shall be in favor of the sailor who beat

                       the other in the GYA Laser Championship, if both sailed.

                   iii. The third tie breaker, if needed, shall be in favor of the sailor who beat

                       the other in the last circuit event in which both participated. 

Part 4 – Offshore Regulations

In addition to, or in exception to the above Part 1 – General Regulations, these regulations shall apply.

Section K – Offshore Council

55         General Recommendations

55.1   Offshore Council Sponsored Events.  Compliance with United Stated Coast Guard Regulations for Safety Equipment is required.  Participating boats are subject to inspection and may be disqualified if the USCG Regulations are not met.

55.2   Locally Organized Events.  All GYA Member Clubs are encouraged to observe the above recommendations for locally sponsored offshore boats races.

Section L – Interclub Offshore Events

56         GYA oFFSHORE Challenge Cup

56.1   Sponsorship.  The event is sponsored by the GYA Offshore Council.

56.2   Host Club and Offshore Council

(a)  The Host Club shall be determined by the GYA Offshore Council Executive Committee at the GYA Winter Meeting.

(b)  The Host Club Race Committee shall conduct the event.

(c)  Regulation 6.3, Judges and Protest Committees, shall apply.

56.3   Rating System and Classes

(a)  Rating System.  Races shall be sailed under the GYA-PHRF rating system.

(b)  Classes.  The Executive Committee of the GYA Offshore Council shall establish the Class Breaks (PHRF rating bands) and shall review them annually.

56.4   Eligibility.  Entries shall be by GYA Clubs (3).  Each competing club shall enter three or four boats, each in a different Class.

56.5   Number of Races.  Two races shall be completed to constitute a series.

56.6   Teams

(a)  The skipper, the helmsperson and at least one half of the crew racing on each boat (including the skipper and helmsperson) must be members of the GYA Club (3) the boat represents. The helmsperson must be a member of the club he/she represents for not less than six (6) months.  The balance of the crew need not be GYA Club members.

(b)  The penalty for noncompliance with this requirement shall be disqualification of the boat from each race in which the violation occurred.

56.7   Boats

(a)  In any Offshore Challenge Cup, a boat shall represent only one GYA Club.

(b)  Each boat shall have sailed 50 recorded miles in the GYA PHRF race data program to be eligible for this event.  All mileage documentation shall be submitted to the GYA PHRF Committee no later than forty-five days prior to the first Offshore Challenge Cup race.

56.8   Scoring

(a)  The RRS Low Point System (RRS A4) shall be used.  Each club’s points for each race shall be the sum of the finishing places of the best three club boats in the race.  Within a Class, boats shall not exclude any scores.  The Sailing Instructions shall state details of scoring the regatta.

(b)  The Club entry with the lowest total points overall shall be the Offshore Challenge Cup winner.

56.9   Perpetual Trophies

(a)  The winning Club entry shall be awarded the Spring Hill College/Gulf Yachting Association Offshore Challenge Cup and the Offshore Challenge Cup Champion Banner.

(b)  The best three-boat entry shall be awarded the Mobile Yacht Club Trophy.

(c)  The first place Class A boat shall be awarded the G. S. Buddy Friedrichs Memorial Trophy.

(d) The first place Class D boat shall be awarded the Commodore Janet R. Miller-Schmidt Trophy.

Section M – Sanctioned Offshore Events

57         GYA Women’s PHRF Championship

57.1   Host Club and Schedule

(a)  The GYA WOMEN’S PHRF Championship shall be sailed annually in conjunction with the Race for the Roses unless otherwise directed by the GYA Offshore Council.

(b)  The Host Club Race Committee shall conduct the event.

(c)  Entry fees may be charged.

57.2   Eligibility

(a)  Entrants shall be members of GYA Clubs (3).  There is no limit to the number of entries per club.

(b)  Entrants shall register and sail in their boat’s PHRF Spinnaker class.

57.3   Number of Races.  Scheduled shall be three; two shall be completed to constitute a series.

57.4   Crews

(a)  Skippers shall be female and shall have been Members (3) of a GYA Club (3) for at least three months prior to the event.  There are no age limits.

(b)  All crew (100%) shall be female (no males are permitted on the boat); at least one half of the crew racing on each boat shall be members of a GYA Club (3).

(c)  Regulations governing male assistance shall be established by the Host Club and shall be published in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.

(d) The skipper shall be the only individual on board while racing (RRS Definitions) to handle the helm.  If the skipper leaves the helm (except during recovery of a crewmember overboard) no crewmember shall touch the tiller/hiking stick, steering wheel or rudder.

57.5   Boats

(a)  The series shall be sailed in owned, chartered or borrowed PHRF boats.

(b)  Each competing boat shall have a current, valid GYA PHRF Certificate.

57.6   Trophies. 

          (a)  The Host Club shall purchase and award appropriate trophies.

          (b)  Perpetual Trophies: The overall winning skipper of the event shall be awarded                          the Pensacola Beach Yacht Club Trophy.

58         Gulf Ocean Racing Circuit (GORC)

59         West Florida Ocean Racing Circuit (WFORC)

60         GULFPORT TO PENSACOLA RACE (GPR)

Appendices

Appendix A – GYA Club Capdevielle Flying Scot Sail Numbers