Ullman Frost
Ullman/Frost
Hamlin
Hamlin
Shadden
Shadden
Dick Sweet
Dick Sweet
Perry
Perry
North
North
Carrie
Carrie
Dick Sweet Series

Dick Sweet Standing Rule

Purpose & Sponsor

To promote youth team racing in Southern California at the major bays for the Naples Sabot dinghy in a fun, friendly, and Corinthian manner.

Eligibility

  1. All participating clubs must be a current member of SCYYRA.
  2. Interested clubs shall request a berth by 1700 PDT ten days prior to the first event by a published means of registration on www.scyyra.org. If a team fails to meet this deadline, they shall not be allowed to sail unless approved by the series Chairperson with space permitting.
  3. There is a limit of one (1) team per SCYYRA Member Club, unless otherwise announced by the Sweet Chairperson and SCYYRA Board of Directors.
  4. There shall not be a limit on the number of team members. Team members must be a member or active participant in the Junior Sailing Program of the club they are representing.
  5. Sailors must be current members in good standing of SCYYRA. Lifetime membership is free and can be found on www.scyyra.org.
  6. Sailors shall be weighed in during registration at each event, and the INSA weight requirements shall be enforced for all team members. Sailors failing to compete with the proper weights shall be disqualified from all races that day.
  7. Teams shall pay their entry fee in full prior to the first event. No team shall participate without being properly registered.

The Series

The series will consist of three scheduled one day regattas. The regattas will be held during the months of the summer sailing program on a weekday.

Team Pinnies

Each team shall wear an identifying team pinnie as the top layer over the approved flotation device. Yellow Pinnies will be provided to the current leading team at the end of each day's racing. For the first event, the previous year’s winning team shall be awarded the Yellow Pinnies if they are racing.

Daily Results

At the end of each day’s racing, the host club will provide a snack, and results will be announced. The Yellow Pinnies will be redistributed to the new overall leading team as necessary.

Trophies

  1. The Dick Sweet Perpetual Trophy shall be awarded at the final event.
  2. Suitable take home awards shall be provided to the first, second, and third place teams. There will be 4 take home trophies per team.
  3. The Perpetual Trophy shall be kept at the United States Sailing Center Long Beach (USSCLB) or at a place determined by the SCYYRA Board of Directors. The names of the club and skippers shall be engraved on the trophy.

Scoring

  1. US Sailing appendix D (Team Racing Rules) shall apply.
  2. Ties shall be broken by appendix D.

Format

  1. The regatta shall consist of at least three (3) complete round robins. It is possible that under good sailing conditions, some of the flights of the next round robin will be raced on the current day. The series chairperson may add additional rounds as the number of teams may dictate including a final four, petite finals and finals.
  2. All scores carry over.

Courses

The course for the races will be a digital N. Races shall aim to be 9-11 minutes long.

Race Management

  1. There will be standard race instructions provided by the Sweet Series Chairman. Any changes to standard race instructions must be approved by the Chairman and will be posted online at www.scyyra.org.
  2. The Race Committee shall be competent people who can efficiently run a regatta. Race Committee personnel may not coach a team.
  3. Coaches will serve as limited umpires for the series. Coaches of competing teams shall ride together in an umpire boat when their teams meet. Every time shall be accompanied by a coach, unique to that team, and capable of serving in this umpire capacity. Clubs fielding two teams must provide two such coaches.
  4. Coaching, yelling, conversation, or communication between competitors and spectators/coaches during a race is not permitted in any capacity. Any participant receiving advice is subject to disqualification from the series.
  5. Electronic devices shall not be used, except for devices whose sole function is timing.
  6. Protest Committees will be comprised of at least two people representing different clubs and who do not have a vested interest in the decision