NOTICE OF REGATTA 2014 High School

NOTICE OF REGATTA
2014
High School
December 6-7, 2014
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Organizing Authority/Jurisdiction: Allstate Sugar Bowl Regatta Committee
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Host Club: Southern Yacht Club (SYC)
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Race Committee: Southern Yacht Club (SYC)
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Rules The regatta will be governed by the ISSA Procedural Rules, Racing Rules of Sailing for
2013- 2016 (RRS) including the US Sailing Prescriptions,
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Eligibility All schools must be ISSA members. All competitors must be full time students, in the
9th grade or higher of the school they represent and be accompanied by an adult who is
responsible for the team. 8th graders will be allowed to sail if the high school they represent has
an 8th grade.
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Entry Fee There is no entry fee.
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Registration Entries must be filed at SYC, in person, before the Skipper’s Meeting. Please
indicate your interest to attend with Brian David at [email protected] or Fritz Fromherz
at [email protected].
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Sailing Instructions / Official Notice Board The Sailing Instructions will be made available
prior to the Skipper’s Meeting. The Official Notice Board is located at SYC on the second floor in
or near the Grill area.
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Divisions The format will be an A/B Division.
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Courses Courses will be either windward-leeward, triangle, or Harry A; approximately 15
minutes in duration.
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Disclaimer of Liability Refer to RRS 1.2; 3 and 4. It shall be the sole responsibility of the
skipper and each crew member to determine if they want to participate in this regatta and what
actions they take to ensure their safety, to prevent injury, loss of life and material injury prior to,
during, or after the regatta.
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Scoring The Low-Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply, except that each boat's total
score will be the sum of her scores for all races; no score will be excluded.
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Prizes Overall 1st, 2nd & 3rd place trophies will be awarded. Trophies will be awarded at SYC
after the last race and protest hearings, if any.
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Racing Area The racing area is the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain - NOAA Chart 11369
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Schedule of Events: Skippers Meeting at Southern Yacht Club in the Grill at 9:30 on 12/6. First
warning 12/6, 11:00 am. 1st warning on 12/7 at 10:00 am.
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Contacts
Allstate Sugar Bowl Regatta Chairman: Brian David - [email protected] or Fritz
Fromherz - [email protected]
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Host Yacht Club: Southern Yacht Club – 105 North Roadway – New Orleans, LA 70124 – (504)
288-4221
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Skipper’s Meeting and Racing: Southern Yacht Club—105 North Roadway – New Orleans, LA
70124 – (504) 288-4221 – www.southernyachtclub.org
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HIGH SCHOOL REGATTA REGISTRATION FORM
High School _______________________________________________________________
Address __________________________________________________________________
Responsible Party_________________________________ Cell Number ______________
During the Event
List of Competitors _________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
With my registration in the Allstate Sugar Bowl High School Regatta, I agree to abide by the
Notice of Regatta and Sailing Instructions.
Signature ____________________________________________ Date _______________
(Faculty Advisor/Moderator, Coach, or Responsible Party During the Event)
Printed Name _____________________________________________________________
THE ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL HIGH SCHOOL REGATTA
to be held at
Southern Yacht Club
New Orleans, Louisiana
Parents’/Guardians’ Consent & Waiver of Liability,
Assumption of Risk & Indemnity Agreement
The undersigned represent and warrant that I/we are the parents or legal guardians (hereinafter
referred to in the singular as “I” or “my”) of the below named child (hereinafter referred to as my or
the “Child”). I request and authorize that the Child be allowed to participate in the Allstate Sugar
Bowl High School Regatta and its related activities (hereinafter referred to as the “Regatta”), at the
Southern Yacht Club, and I agree to all the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Agreement”).
This Agreement shall remain in effect until the end of the activities described above.
In return for the Child being permitted to take part in the Regatta, which is sponsored by the
Allstate Sugar Bowl, and to use the facilities and property of the Southern Yacht Club, (the Allstate
Sugar Bowl and Southern Yacht Club hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Regatta Providers”
(or “RP”), each of us makes the following promises and warrants the truth of the following facts:
1)
I am familiar with yacht racing and regatta activities, and I understand that officers,
members and/or employees of RP are available to discuss the activities if I should wish additional
information. I also understand I am solely responsible for the transportation to and from the
Regatta, and the arrival and departure of my Child at the beginning and end of each day’s activity,
and for the conduct and well-being of my Child at all times during and in connection with the
Regatta. I agree that the “RP” will have no responsibility for the supervision of my Child at,
during or in connection with the Regatta, and that I alone will be fully responsible for my Child. I
will inform my Child that he/she is expected to cooperate with, and follow the directions of the
persons in charge of the Regatta and to act in a manner consistent with the spirit of the good
sportsmanship, the Regatta rules and respect for the rights of others.
2)
CONSENT: My Child is in good health, and I know of no reason why he/she should be
incapable of participating in the Regatta . I consent to and authorize my Child’s participation in the
Regatta. My Child knows how to swim. I will immediately notify the designated “RP” Committee
at the Regatta site if a change in my Child’s health or other condition would affect my Child’s
ability to participate in the Regatta .
3)
WAIVER OF LIABILITY: I waive and release any right I, my Child, my heirs, the
guardians, parents, legal representatives and assigns of the Child may have or acquire to make a
claim against, sue, attach the property of or prosecute any “RP” or its members, directors, officers,
agents, employees, affiliated organizations, sponsors and insurers (hereinafter referred to as “the
Releasees”) for monetary or other damages or claims caused by, arising from or associated with the
Regatta, including without limitation injury to my Child or damage to the property of my Child or
myself arising from my child’s participation in the Regatta and use of the facilities and property of
any “RP,” whether or not the injury or damages results from the negligence or other action or
omission of any of the Releasees. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph______)
4)
ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I am aware that the Regatta will involve maneuvering and being
on a boat or other watercraft on deep waters in potentially hazardous conditions which may include,
strong and high winds, sudden and unexpected immersion in deep waters and collision with other
watercraft or stationary objects such as docks, pilings, and buoys. With knowledge of the dangers
involved, I voluntarily ask and authorize that my Child be allowed to take part in the Regatta . I
ACCEPT ANY AND ALL RISK TO MYSELF AND MY CHILD OF INJURY, DEATH, AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE REGATTA AND THE
USE OF THE FACILITIES AND PROPORTY OF ANY “RP”, whether or not caused by the
negligence or other action or omission of any of the Releasees. (Please initial to indicate you have
read this paragraph ______)
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INDEMNITY AGREEMENT: I agree to indemnify and hold Releasees harmless from any
and all claims, loss, liability, damage or cost, including reasonable attorney fee, that may occur due
to my Child’s participation in the Regatta and use of the facilities and property of any RP, whether
or not such claims, loss, liability, damage or cost results from the negligence or other action or
omission of any of the Releasees. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph _____)
I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS
CONTENTS. I AM AWARE THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES A CONSENT, WAIVER OF
LIABILITY, AN ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND AN AGREEMENT BY ME TO INDEMNIFY
THE RELEASEES, AND I SIGN IT OF MY OWN FREE WILL.
DATE___________________________________
PLEASE NOTE: EVERY PARTICIPANT MUST HAVE THIS FORM PROPERLY FILLED
OUT, SIGNED, AND IN THE HANDS OF THE REGATTA CHAIRPERSON IN ORDER TO
SAIL OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE. MAKE COPIES OF THIS FORM AS NEEDED FOR
EACH PARTICIPANT.
CHILD’S SIGNATURE: _____________________________________________
PRINT CHILD’S NAME: ____________________________________________________
PARENT’S SIGNATURE: ___________________________________________
PRINT PARENT’S NAME: ____________________________________________________
GUARDIAN’S SIGNATURE: _________________________________________
PRINT GUARDIAN’S NAME: ____________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
PHONE: ________________________________________________________
THE ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL HIGH SCHOOL REGATTA
MEDICAL RELEASE & EMERGENCY INFORMATION
SAILOR’S NAME: ______________________________________________SEX ___ (M) ___ (F)
ADDRESS:______________________________________________________________________
PHONE (HM) __________________________(CELL) ________________________
DOB:_______________
List all chronic ailments and allergies:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
List all current medications:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Date of last tetanus shot: ________________________ Blood Type_________________________
Physician who conducted most recent physical examination:
________________________________________________________________________________
Physician’s Name
phone number
date of last exam
________________________________________________________________________________
Health Insurance Carrier
phone number
insurance ID number
I, the undersigned, do hereby authorize and consent to any x-ray examination, anesthetic, medical
or surgical diagnosis or procedure rendered under the general or specific supervision of any
member of the medical staff or of a dentist licensed under the provisions of the state of Education
Law and/or Public Health Law of the State and on the staff of any hospital holding a current
operating certificate issued by the State Department of Health. It is understood that this
authorization is given in advance of any specific diagnosis, treatment or hospital care being
required but is given to provide authority and power to render care which the aforementioned
physician in the exercise of his best judgment may deem advisable. It is understood that effort
shall be made to contact the undersigned prior to rendering treatment to the patient, but that any of
the above treatment will not be withheld if the undersigned cannot be reached.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL:
________________________________________________________________________________
NAME
RELATIONSHIP
PHONE NUMBER
________________________________________________________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE
DATE