Eligibility: The regatta will be open
to current J/105 owners and to other charter persons or groups approved by
the J/105 National Executive Committee in advance.
Potential charterers should submit a sailing resume
to the Class Secretary Nelson Weiderman
before 11/1/01.
Crew: The class weight limit will be waived for this regatta in favor
of: A maximum of 6 persons per boat of unlimited weight, no weigh-in will
be required, but crew declarations showing crew name, weight, sailing category,
are to be submitted to no later than Jan. 9, 2002 to Nelson Weiderman via
the Internet online registration at http://j105.org/KWRW2002/.
Crew substitutions may be added to the original crew list with the same information.
If non-registered crew substitutions are made during the regatta, they must
be approved by a member of the J/105 National. Executive Committee. Noncompliance
to this issue will be grounds for protest.
Pros: This will be a Level A regatta (at most one Group 2). See the
Class Rules and Appendix P of the RRS.
Sails: J/105 Class one design sails with backup spinnaker will be
used while racing. Sail declaration forms shall be submitted no later than
Jan. 9, 2002 to Nelson Weiderman via Internet online registration at
http://j105.org/KWRW2002/. The deployment
of of a backup spinnaker will be according to National Rules and Technical Committee
Interpretations. No sail substitution will be allowed for the mainsail or jib
during the regatta, unless approved by the designated regatta measurer (TBD).
The regatta measurer can request any sail from any boat to be measured at anytime
prior to, during, or after the regatta.
Optional Equipment: National rules will be in effect.
Helmsmen: As several boats may have multiple owners aboard, there
will be no restriction as to multiple helmspersons during a race. All helmsmen
must be Class Association Members per National Rules.
Advertising: No advertising will be allowed on participating J/105s
while racing, other than that required by the event organizers.
Handicaps: The handicap for shoal draft J/105s will be 6 seconds
per mile over the length of the entire course. If there are 6 or more shoal
draft boats before the registration deadline, there will be separate scoring
and awards for them. If there are 12 or more shoal draft boats before the
registration deadline, they will get their own start per Premier Racing.