NOTICE OF SERIES
-- SOUTHERN CIRCUIT 2008
REGATTAS
The Lightning Southern Circuit
consists of three regattas endorsed by the ILCA: the Deep South
Regatta at the Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA, March 8-9, the
Miami Midwinter Regatta at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coral Gables,
FL, March 11-12 and the Winter Championship at the St. Petersburg
Yacht Club, St. Petersburg, FL, March 14-16. See the Notice of Race
for each regatta.
SKIPPERS & CREWS
Skippers and crews must be in
good standing with the ILCA. Co-skippers are permitted from regatta
to regatta provided each helmsman (co-skipper) is aboard the boat in
each of the three regattas. Co-skippers must be recorded with the
Southern Circuit Committee prior to the first race of the Circuit.
MEASUREMENT
All measurement rules will be
enforced and Measurement Certificates must be available for
inspection. The first five finishers in the Winter Championship at
St. Petersburg may be weighed immediately after the last race. Any
boat not meeting weight requirements will be disqualified from the
regatta and the Circuit. This procedure will be waived if the boat
was weighed in accordance with the above option and met weight
requirements at that time. All boats must have some type of
floatation to help keep the boat afloat after capsize.
SAILS
All boats must have the same
number on their mains and spinnakers in accordance with ILCA
Specifications. Unidentifiable boats will not be scored. If a
damaged sail is replaced with a sail that does not have the same
number as that used at registration, a 12-inch-high "X" must be
affixed adjacent the new number and the Race Committee advised in
writing.
SCORING
Overall Southern Circuit scoring
will be based on the total score of all scheduled races at the Deep
South, Miami Midwinter, and St. Petersburg Winter Championship
regattas. One race constitutes a series. Provided six races have
been completed in the series, each boat’s worst race will be
excluded.
