PURPOSE
To encourage travel and high caliber competition for youth racing in
Southern California at the major bays for Naples Sabots.
SPONSOR AND RULES
1. All participating juniors must be an SCYYRA (or SCYA) club member.
2. A participant must be eligible to enter each regatta under INSA junior
rules.
3. A participant must enter each separate regatta in the Series with the
individual host club.
4. To enter the Series, a participant must fill out the North Series entry
form and mail it to the North Series chairman of SCYYRA. A participant may
enter the series at the first or second scheduled regatta, but no later
than the start of the first race of the second regatta.
5. An entry fee for the North Series may be required (this is separate
from each regatta entry fee).
6. All sail number changes at any term during the series must be reported
to the North Series chairman.
7. Only those regattas where an individual raced in the Sabot “A” Fleet
will count towards the series.
THE SERIES
The series will consist of four (4) scheduled regattas when possible
during the school year.
TROPHIES
1. The North Perpetual Trophy is a silver cup (110" high) placed upon a
wood base (7" x 7" x 7"). The cup is engraved “1968 SDAYC Olympic Regatta
First Place 5.5”.
2. The North Perpetual Trophy shall be awarded at the end of the last
event of the series to the junior who has the lowest cumulative point
score for the scheduled regattas using the scoring system explained below.
3. Take home trophies shall be awarded to the top number of finishers in
the series.
4. The perpetual trophy shall be kept for the year in the YC of the
winning skipper. If the Club does not have adequate facilities to retain
the trophy, it shall then reside at a place determined by the SCYYRA Board
of Directors.
SCORING
1. North Series scoring shall be based on the official results of each
regatta tabulated only against other North Series entrants.
2. Each yacht finishing a race and not thereafter retiring or being
disqualified shall score points in accordance with US Sailing Appendix A.
3. DNF and yachts which retire before finishing will score the number of
unpenalized finishers, plus 1.
4. DNS and DSO will score number of yachts registered for the regatta,
plus 1.
5. DNC (did not compete in a particular regatta) equal to total number of
entries in North Series.
6. Ties will be broken using US Sailing Rules, Appendix A. If a tie still
exists, the winner shall be the yacht ahead in the final race that the two
participating yachts both started.
7. Throwout races will be incorporated into the series scoring with the
following formulas:
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If 14-15 races are
completed, there will be 1 throwout.
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If 16-17 races are
completed, there will be 2 throwouts.
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If 18-19 races are
completed, there will be 3 throwouts.
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If 20 or more races are
sailed, there will be 4 throwouts.
