1.1 The regatta will be governed by the 2001-2004 Racing Rule of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of US SAILING, and the Team Racing Rules (Appendix D), except as any of these are altered by the Sailing instructions.

2.1 Competing teams are to bring their own class legal CFJs for the regatta. Competitors will not rotate boats during the regatta. A few boats will be available for charter. Interested parties should contact Eric Anderson at 650-854-1048 or at hiker4u@aol.com.

2.2 Competitors will use the public launch facilities (hereafter "public launch") near the corner of Saginaw and Chesapeake. On Saturday, the registration, competitor’s meeting and brief team race instruction will be held at the public launch. The debrief and trophy presentation will be held at the Sequoia Yacht Club.

3.1 Each competing team shall consist of three skippers, three crews and three boats. Teams are free to bring alternates and replacements which may be substituted between races.

3.2 The regatta will be limited to eight complete team race teams.

4.1 Completed entry forms (see attached) are due to Eric Anderson no later than Wednesday, November 6 2002. Send via fax 650-854-1048 or email at hiker4u@aol.com. One check for the entry fee ($30 per competitor) payable to the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation must filed with regatta personnel before the competitor’s meeting on Saturday, November 9^th.

6.1 An entry fee of $30 will apply to each competitor. The entry fee will include instruction before the regatta on Saturday morning and at the debrief on Saturday evening. A sack lunch will be provided both Saturday and Sunday, and dinner will be provided on Saturday evening at the Sequoia Yacht Club.

6.2 Competitors will be required to pay their share of damage caused by collisions, as deemed appropriate by the protest committee.

7.1 Saturday, Nov 9
9:00 a.m. Registration & boat assembly (@ public launch)
10:00 a.m. Competitor’s Meeting (@ public launch)
10:15 a.m. Brief Team Race Instruction (@ public lunch)
11:00 a.m. On-the-water warm-up and coaching
1:00 p.m. Racing Begins
6:30 p.m. Debrief, video review & dinner (@ Sequoia Yacht Club)

Sunday, Nov 10
10:00 a.m. Brief Skipper’s Meeting (public launch)
10:30 a.m. Racing Begins
4:00 p.m. No race started after 4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. Refreshments, debrief and brief trophy presentation (@ Sequoia Yacht Club).

8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

8.1 Sailing Instructions will be available upon registration at the public launch.

9.1 Subject to weather conditions, competitors will engage in a continuous round robin with no limit to the number of races. There will be no separate championship series, and there will be no rotation of boats—each team responsible for its own equipment and sailing in the same boats throughout. Weaker teams may be augmented by coach participation as deemed appropriate by the race committee. The race committee will endeavor to get as many races off as possible offering the greatest exposure to team racing possible.

10.1 A triangle-windward course will be set in Redwood Creek.

11.1 Scoring will be in accordance with Appendix D, except as modified by the Sailing Instructions.

12.1 Coaching will be allowed between races, on or off the water. There will be no coaching during the races.

13.1 Races will be officiated by the competitors and by on-the-water judging by selected regatta personnel.

13.2 Protests not covered by competitor exoneration or by on-the-water judging will be heard as soon as possible by a coach or committee of coaches. Protests will be determined by "60 second justice", each competitor having "30 seconds" to explain her position to an officiate and the decision coming immediately thereafter.

13.3 Decisions made by on the water judges and by 60 second justice are final.

15.1 The Anderson Trophy will be awarded to the winning team. The Linda trophy will be awarded to the best sportsman, as determined by race management.