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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 points regattas, 8th grade
students attending a feeder school (a lower school zoned to attend a
SAISA member high school) may sail in skipper and crew positions, and
will be so identified in the results and Record of Participation (RP
Form). All teams sailing 8th grade
skippers will be scored in place, will be eligible for team and divisional
awards, but will receive no more than one-half of a point for their
participation in the regatta. Note
that North Gold/Silver Regattas or District Championships by definition
are non-points regattas.
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 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. One-division teams will be scored in
place, will be eligible for divisional honors, and will receive points
according to their over-all place.
Teams without skippers may attend points regattas and may register
as 'present'; their sailors may be substituted in crew positions as
provided in paragraph 1.6.
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 ISSA Procedural Rules, SAISA Supplementary
Rules, and 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, Caribbean including PR and is one of 7 districts in
ISSA.
8.1a Doublehanded fleet racing – In 1
&/or 2 divisions, A and B.
8.1b Regions defined
8.1b.1 Inland Region – 3 Inland Areas: Inland East (western Carolinas),
Inland West (TN), and Inland South (western GA and northern AL)
8.1b.2 Coastal Region – 2 Coastal
Areas: Upper Coastal (Carolinas) and Lower Coastal (northern FL and GA)
8.1b.3 Florida Region – south of Jacksonville FL
8.1b.4 Caribbean Region – USVI and PR
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 (two
divisions): To qualify for the North Points Gold Regatta (NPG), Coastal
and Inland Region teams must sail at least four regattas.
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 (or more) teams from the NPG regatta will move on to the
District Championship.
8.1e Championship Silver Series (one
division): The Silver 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.
8.1e.1 The top NP school team, 8-11 grade from the regatta will move on
to the ISSA Great Oaks Championship Regatta for New Schools to be held
the following Nov. in New Orleans.
8.1e.2 The regatta may also be open to other district teams that have not
qualified for the district championship.
8.1e.3 The regatta may be open to adjoining districts.
8.1e.4 Members of a team that is
eligible to participate in the Gold Regatta or the SAISA District Championship
may elect to compete in this regatta but these sailors will then not be
allowed to compete in the Gold Regatta or the SAISA District Championship.
8.1f Championship South Point (SP) Series
(two divisions): 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 (or more) 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. Multiple rotations are
desirable.
8.1g.1 The qualification regatta will be limited to 9-12 graders, other
teams with 8th graders may sail depending on the venue, but the team will
not be eligible to qualify.
8.1g.2 One (or more) 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 consideration in 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 must be sailed in the adjoining Coastal Area, one of which
will count i.e., Upper traveling to Lower, etc.
8.2b 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 (e.g., an Inland team), or their first regatta to meet
Silver Regatta requirements.
8.2c Regattas may be scheduled which are area
specific with conflicting (identical) dates in both the Upper & Lower
Coastal Areas to restricting participation to teams in their immediate
Coastal 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 or Silver regattas.
8.4 South Points
To be considered as one of the qualifying teams, a team must sail in
at least 4 SP regattas and the best 4 out of the total sailed will count.
The top 6 (or more) teams may 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 may 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 or the Silver Regatta.
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. This number may fluctuate depending on external conditions e.g.,
venue characteristics, hosting requirements for ISSA national
championships, etc. Teams may be
chosen by resume if participation is not possible. Typically, a full
rotation will be attempted over a 2 day period.
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 at an ISSA Invitational Regatta. When competing at a district Mallory
Championship/Qualifier event, team(s) will be eligible for trophies, if
available, but may not be eligible to qualifying for the national
regatta. In this case an alternate, next in line, team will be chosen.
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 may 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. Depending on the number of
participating teams, numerous rotations will be attempted and racing may
carry over to a second day.
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. Membership and Entry/Registration Information, Record of
Participation (RP) Forms and Regatta Reports
13.1 All entries must be checked for proper team on-line
registration. Note that “Preliminary” teams are not eligible to sail as
they are not members of ISSA/SAISA.
13.1a All sailors identified on their team Regatta Registration Form must
also be listed on-line under their respective team as members.
13.2 Following expiration of the protest period, signed Record of
Participation Forms are reviewed for compliance
by the Regatta Chair or his RC designee prior to issuing results.
13.3 Regatta Reports consisting of both Race Highlights and Results
are required for all regattas, to be forwarded to SAISA within 3 days,
consisting of:
13.3a The regatta name, venue & date.
13.3b Results showing the points scored by each school in each race.
Additionally, for singlehanded events, the boat I.D. number.
13.3c Minimally the 1st - 3rd divisional & top
3 places will indicate the names of the sailors and the races sailed. In
all upper level regattas, all sailors will be identified with the races
sailed.
13.3d Race Highlights should contain a synopsis of the racing conditions,
race summary, names of the Race Committee & support staff, & venue
information.
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