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The SAISA Supplemental Rules are in
addition to the Procedural Rules for the Interscholastic Sailing
Association “ISSA”.
1. Eligibility
1.1 All teams must be members in good
standing with ISSA and SAISA to compete at the “National” and district
level.
1.2 National Championships: To participate in the upper level ISSA Great
Oaks Invitational Regatta (8-12 grades), or the National Cressy, Mallory
or Baker Regattas (9-12 grades), all competitors must be full-time students
from the same school and subject to the academic and discipline
requirements of their school to be eligible.
1.3 District Championships: To qualify
and represent SAISA at an ISSA event via any one of the SAISA’s 4 upper
level District Championships (ISSA qualifying regattas): Great Oaks
Championship (8-12 grades), or the Cressy, Mallory or Baker District
Championships (9-12 grades); all competitors must be full-time students
from the same school and subject to the academic and discipline
requirements of their school to be eligible.
1.4 North/South Point Regattas: At the
district level, all competitors must be full-time students, in the 8-12
grades, and attend the same school.
They may be sailing as a team of 1 or more as a varsity team, club
team, or “Other” classification. Additionally, they may be from a school “club”
not associated as an on-campus “club” or sponsored by the school, as the
school may not yet have a sailing program, team or club, & does not
currently recognize this emerging team. The club may be supported by the
parents from the same school and have a representative team “advisor”.
1.5 For non-championship NP/SP regattas, an 8th grade student attending a feeder school which is a lower
school zoned to go to the High
School (9-12 grade) team may sail only in North/South Point
Regattas as crew, and will be so identified in the results and Record of
Participation (RP Form). If the team enters a JV team, the 8th grade student
may not sail for either team. This does not apply to North Gold/Silver
Regattas or District Championships.
1.6 If there is a problem in participation due to an emergency, failure
of transportation, or academic requirement, a team will be allowed one substitute,
chosen by the Regatta Chairman, who is an eligible sailor from another
team present at the regatta, for a crew in order to complete a
two/four-sailor team.
1.7 A team sailing in a two divisional
event lacking sailors, may be allowed to sail in division A mixed with a
substitute team(s) in division B, as chosen by the Regatta Chairman. The A or B Division team members may be
from more than one team: all participating school teams will be
identified on the results & RP Form.
2. Boats
2.1 420s, FJs, V-15s, or JY15s may be
used for all doublehanded non-championship events: 420s and FJs are the
boats of choice. The regattas
shall be round robin. Teams may be
required to bring one boat with sails and equipment, in good working
order.
2.2 420s or FJs shall be used for all
doublehanded championship events.
2.3 Laser full Rig and Laser Radial Rig
shall be used for all singlehanded events and supplied by the
participant.
3. Conduct of Regattas
3.1 Personnel: Two individuals shall
constitute a dinghy crew and can compete in one division A or B. In the event a team only fills one
division for a 2-division event, the regatta chairman can appoint a
substitute B division team. In
this case, the team will be scored in place, eligible for trophies, and
if it applies, the composite team members will be eligible for regatta
participation.
3.2 Junior Varsity (JV): Members must obtain approval from SAISA before
competing as a JV team. The “core”
(varsity) team must have a minimum of 12 members before forming a JV
team.
3.3 A junior varsity team may sail in N/S Point events. A JV sailor may not transfer to the
varsity during the event. The team
will be scored in place but will not earn points toward the District
Championship. When boats are
limited, the team will not have preference over a non-JV team and may be
limited from sailing.
3.4 Spectator Boats: Use of private
spectator boats by individuals, if allowed, the operators of those boats
understand that both competitors and the coaching fleet may not have
contact with these individuals, and that these boats may not interact in
any way.
3.5 All participants, coaches, &
responsible adults agree to be bound by The Racing Rules of Sailing & by all other Rules that govern these events.
3.6 Record of Participation (RP) Forms: Each
team shall enter legibly & completely the names and class years of
all skippers & crews as well as the races in which they competed. At
the end of the regatta a responsible team representative shall sign the
Statement of Compliance. The RP form is due within the stated time limit
for posting a protest.
4. Substitutions
4.1 In fleet racing there shall be no
limitations on substitutions during a regatta except, when there are two
or more divisions, an individual:
-- A. After competing as a
skipper, shall not sail in any other
Division, but
-- B. After as crew may shift to
another Division as skipper or crew but thereafter sail only in that
Division.
5. Protest
5.1 A protest of an alleged infringement
of a racing rule or sailing instruction shall be established by hailing
the word "protest". Failure
of the protested boat to hear the hail shall not be sufficient grounds to
refuse to hear the protest.
5.2 A protesting boat shall, at the first
opportunity after finishing, notify both the Race Committee & the
protested boat of the intent to protest.
5.3 The Protest Committee may hear protests in between races.
5.4 A competitor shall not communicate with a coach concerning a protest
and a redress hearing before reporting to the Race Committee an interest
to file protest.
6. Discipline
6.1 No contestant shall use, either on
or off the water, alcoholic beverages or use any controlled substance,
the possession of which is unlawful.
Infringements of this regulation will be the basis for
disciplinary action.
6.2 No contestant shall use foul language. Continued infringement of this
regulation will be the basis for disciplinary action.
7. Responsible Adult(s)
7.1 For a team to be eligible to compete,
an adult who is responsible for the team must accompany the team. These responsibilities are in addition
to “coaching”.
7.2 At registration, each competitor
shall indicate in writing the adult representative that shall be
responsible for the competitor through the event. Competitors without a responsible adult
on site may not be scored for races on days for which that adult is
absent.
7.3 It is the competitor’s designated adult’s
decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race.
7.4 The designated adult will accept full
responsibility for all actions of the competitor during any activity
related to the event, on or off the water. This includes supervision for the
competitor’s proper etiquette when in or about venue grounds, when other
team member may be sailing. Disqualification
may result in abuse of host club facilities.
8. Mallory (Fleet Racing) District Championship Qualification Series:
North (NP) South Points (SP) and Caribbean Regions.
8.1 General - SAISA is composed of FL
(exclude panhandle), GA, SC, NC, AL (exclude lower Mobile area), TN and
Caribbean and is one of 7 districts in ISSA.
8.1a Doublehanded fleet racing – In 2
divisions, A and B.
8.1b Four (4) Regions
8.1b.1 North Inland – AL, & TN plus western GA, SC, NC
8.1b.2 North Coastal – East FL, GA, SC, NC: Includes an Upper & Lower
area
8.1b.2 South – A line south of Jacksonville FL.
8.1b.3 Caribbean – USVI and Puerto Rico
8.1c Championship points earned: For 1st
– 8th places (8 pts for 1st - 1 pt for 8th
place) with participation credit of 0.5 pts for those teams below 8th
place. (Refer to 8.6)
8.1c.1 Participation credit may be given for SAISA cross-divisional or
for a mixed “composite” team.
8.1c.2 Participation credit may be given when entering an upper level
regatta (Great Oaks or Cressy) when dates coincide with a North Point
(NP) or South Point (SP) regatta.
8.1d Championship North Gold Series: To
qualify for the North Points Gold Regatta (NPG), Coastal and Inland
Region teams must sail at least four regattas. Championship Points will be awarded to
teams only when sailing within their home Region.
8.1d.1 The top 8 school teams, grades 9-12, from each of the 2 North Regions
(Coastal & Inland) with the highest number of championship points
earned in their respective NP Regattas will move on to the NPG regatta.
ISSA Procedural Rules shall apply.
8.1d.2 The top 6 teams from the NPG regatta will move on to the District
Championship.
8.1e Championship North Silver Series: The
NP Silver (NPS) Regatta will be open to NP teams not qualifying for NPG, in
their order of performance, within limitations of the venue. School teams
with 8th graders directly part of the school/location may sail
&/or new “middle” school team may apply (may require membership in
SAISA).
8.1e.1 The top school team from the NPS regatta will move on to the ISSA
Great Oaks Championship Regatta for New Schools to be held the following
Nov. in New Orleans.
8.1f Championship South Point (SP) Series:
Qualifying teams must sail in at least 4 SP regattas and will count the
best 4 out of the total sailed.
8.1f.1 The top 6 teams will move on to the District Championship.
8.1g Championship Caribbean Point Series:
Section 8.1f may be waived for teams outside the continental boundaries
based on performance in their scheduled doublehanded fleet racing
competition. If two or more
schools are eligible, the representative schools should participate in at
least 1 elimination series in their area in order to qualify for
participation in the SAISA District Championship.
8.1g.1 The qualification regatta will be limited to 9-12 graders, other
teams with 8th graders can sail, but the team will not be eligible to
qualify.
8.1g.2 One school from outside continental boundaries will be eligible to
participate in the District Championship in grades 9-12.
8.1h All NP, SP, and Caribbean teams will
have the option of participating in adjoining Regional regattas within
the limitations set by the Regatta Chair, and boat availability. The team(s) will be eligible for
trophies & scored in place.
8.2 North Points Coastal Region: Upper
& Lower Areas
8.2a To qualify for the NPG
Regatta, a team must sail in at least 4 regattas and will count the
best of 4 out of the total sailed in the Coastal Region. One (or more) regattas*
(which will be designated) must be sailed in the adjoining Coastal Area –
Upper traveling to Lower, etc. *These 2 regattas will be restricted.
8.2b
Registration at one regatta in each of the 2 Areas will be reserved for
Coastal Region teams for purposes of meeting the requirement of sailing a
minimum of 1 regatta sailed in the adjoining Area. This regatta may be
closed to Inland Regional teams.
8.3c A number of open regattas will be
scheduled and open to all NP teams. However, priorities may be allowed for teams,
on an as needed limited basis, to fulfill their requirement to sail in
their 4th regatta.
8.4c A number of regattas may be scheduled which are area specific of with
conflicting dates in both the Upper & Lower Coastal Areas which restricting
participation to teams in their immediate upper or lower areas.
8.3 North Points Inland Region
8.3a To qualify for the NPG
Regatta, a team must sail in at least 4 regattas and will count the
best of 3 out of the total sailed in the Inland Region (the 4th
regatta may be in any region).
8.3b Registration preference
may be given to Inland Regional teams needing to complete requirements
for the NPG regatta.
8.4 South Points
To qualify as one of the qualifying teams, a team must sail in at
least 4 SP regattas and will count the best 4 out of the total sailed. The
top 6 teams will qualify for the district championship.
8.5 Caribbean Qualifier
School teams in the Caribbean area must qualify to participate in the
District Championship via a regional qualifying regatta.
8.6 Qualification or championship points:
Will be awarded for each NP & SP regatta, with 8 pts for a first
place finish, 7 for second place, and so on, such that 8th place
finishers get 1 point. A finish
below 8th place, or for 2 or more teams sailing as a
“composite” A / B division team, teams
participating in divisional cross-over events or teams that do not finish
the regatta will all receive 0.5 points.
All teams (including JV) will be eligible for trophies only (if
available) & will be scored in place.
In regattas with reduced participants, championship points may be
proportionally reduced. Championship points apply for all North Regions for
entry into the North Gold/Silver Regattas and for the South Region for
entry into the District Championship.
8.7 As a rule the top six teams
each from the North Gold Regatta & the top six from South Point
Regattas and one team from the Caribbean may qualify to sail in the SAISA
Mallory District Championship & qualifier for the ISSA National
Doublehanded Fleet Racing Championship for the Mallory Trophy in the
spring. Other teams will be chosen
by resume if participation is not possible.
8.8 To provide upward mobility for new
sailors, at large team(s) may be selected by district initiative to sail
in selected SAISA regattas or the championship ISSA Invitational Regatta. When competing at a district Mallory
Championship/Qualifier event, the team(s) will be eligible for trophies,
if available, but may not be eligible in qualifying for the national
regatta.
8.9 The six (or more) school teams in the
south region with the highest number of championship points earned in
South Point Regattas, and the top six (or more) school teams in the North
Gold Regatta will sail in the SAISA District Championship.
8.10 Only teams with students in the 9-12
grades will be eligible to participate in the North Gold Regatta &
District Championship (ISSA Procedural Rules shall apply). School teams chosen
from the District Championship, are limited per district allocations, to
represent the district at the ISSA Mallory Trophy Fleet Racing
Championship. Maximum 8
sailors/team.
9. Cressy Qualification (singlehanded – Laser Full & Radial)
9.1 One qualifier (SAISA District
Singlehanded Championship) sailed in both Laser Full Rig and Laser Radial
Rig shall be held in the fall prior to the ISSA National Singlehanded
Championship for the Cressy Trophy
9.2 A registered SAISA team may have
numerous entrants, 8-12 grades.
9.3 Only teams, 9-12 grades, will be
chosen in both full rig & radial rig, limited per district
allocations, to represent the district at the National Cressy Trophy Championship.
10. Baker Qualification (doublehanded team racing – min. 6/team)
10.1 One team race regatta for the SAISA
District Team Racing Championship & Qualifier for the ISSA National
Team Racing Championship (ISSA Procedural Rules shall apply) will be held
in the spring prior to the ISSA National Team Racing Championship for the
Baker Trophy. Teams will be chosen
per district allocations (max. 9 sailors/team).
10.2 Teams failing to complete or sign
the Record of Participation (RP)
Form before the end of protest time at the end of the regatta, shall have
2 losses added to their team score and 2 wins deducted from their team
score by the regatta chair.
10.3 Only teams, 9-12 grades, will be
chosen, limited per district allocations, to represent the district at
the National Baker Trophy Championship.
11. Great Oaks Qualification for New Schools (doublehanded one
division – min. 2/team)
11.1 One doublehanded single division
fleet racing elimination regatta shall be held in the fall before the ISSA
Great Oaks Invitational Regatta (ISSA Procedural Rules shall apply). This event will be opened to all new
teams (plus 11.3) with 2 or more team members. Additional qualifiers may be chosen by
district initiative.
11.2 The final qualifying SAISA team is
composed of no less than two (2) or more than four (4) sailors. This will be a one-division regatta.
11.3 The team must not have qualified for
the Mallory or Baker regattas in the last 4 years.
11.4 Teams for the National Great Oaks
Invitational Regatta in New Orleans, LA (or Austin, TX) in November will
be chosen per district allocations (max. 4 sailors/team).
12. District Championships – Miscellaneous
12.1 Regattas that are eliminations for a
National Championship shall conform to the conditions of that championship
as adopted by ISSA.
12.2 When a scheduled elimination is
canceled or not completed due to external conditions, the qualifying team(s)
may be chosen based on past performance or resume.
13. Regatta Reports
13.1 Regatta reports consisting of both Race
Highlights and Results are required for all regattas, to be forwarded to
SAISA within 3 days, consisting of:
13.1a The regatta name & date.
13.1b Results showing the points scored by each school in each race.
Additionally, for singlehanded events, the boat I.D. number.
13.1c Minimally the 1st - 3rd divisional & top
3 places will indicate the names of the sailors and crews.
13.1d Race Highlights containing a synopsis of the racing conditions, race
summary, names of the Race Committee & support staff, & venue
information.
13.1e For district championships & qualifying regattas: All signed
Record of Participation Forms.
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