PURPOSE
To encourage travel and high caliber competition for youth racing in
Southern California at the major bays for the Club Flying Junior
double-handed dinghy.
SPONSOR
AND RULES
1. SCYYRA is the sponsor of the series.
2. Individual clubs will host each regatta. Sailing instructions, protest
decisions, and official results of each host club shall be used as a basis
to score.
3. US Sailing and specific class rules shall apply to all races unless
otherwise noted in particular race instructions.
4. All participating Juniors must be a SCYYRA (or SCYA) club member.
5. A skipper or crew can not count a regatta in the series scoring if he
or she is 21 years of age or older during that particular Regatta.
6. A participant must enter each separate regatta in the series with the
individual host club.
7. To enter the series, a participant must fill out the Shadden Series
entry form and mail it to the Shadden 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.
8. An entry fee for the Shadden Series may be required (this is separate
from each regatta entry fee).
THE SERIES
The series will consist of up to four scheduled regattas when possible
during the school year (Sept.-June).
TROPHIES
1. The Shadden Perpetual trophy shall be awarded at the end of the last
event of the series to the team who has the lowest cumulative point score
for the scheduled regatta using the scoring system explained below.
2. Take home trophies shall be awarded to the top number of finishers in
the series.
SCORING
1. Shadden Series scoring shall be based on the official results of each
regatta tabulated only against other Shadden Series entrants. The US
Sailing Scoring System, Appendix A of the Racing Rules, using the low
point points schedule, will apply.
2. Each yacht finishing a race and not thereafter retiring or being
disqualified shall score points equal to her finishing position. Lowest
score wins.
3. DNF and yachts which retire before finishing will score the number of
un- penalized finishers, plus 1,
4. DNS and DSQ will score number of yachts registered for the regatta,
plus 1.
5. DNC (Did Not Compete in particular regatta) is equal to total number of
entries in the Shadden 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 more than 20 races are sailed, there
will be 4 throwouts
