CYA Regional Championships

CYA REGIONAL SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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AB	MB	BC	SK	AB	MB	BC	SK

2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
-	QC	ON	QC	ON	QC	ON

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NS	NB	PE	NL	NS	NB	PE	NL

Excellence in Race Management

Regatta of the Year

National Awards

Canada Games

Regattas and Championships

Collegiate Programs

 

ISAF

ISAF Event Grading & International Event Calendar

Does an event your club or class is planning to run in 2011 or 2012 qualify for ISAF International Grading? Perhaps your event qualifies for listing on the International Calendar? Applications for listing on ISAF calendar and Requests for ISAF Grading are to be submitted to CYA for endorsement. Use this table for more information:

	Fleet Race Event	Match Race Event
Grading Criteria	Fleet ISAF Grade Criteria	Match ISAF Rank Criteria
Calculating Grade	Fleet ISAF Grade Calculation	Match ISAF Rank Calculation
Grade / Rank Request Forms	Fleet ISAF Grade Request Form	Match ISAF Rank Request Form
Due at CYA by	July 20 2010 (for events in 2011) / July 20 2011 (for events in 2012)	5 months prior to event

CYA National Competitions List

2009 Canada Summer Games

Sailing was a sport at the first Canada Summer Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1969. It will appear at the 2009 edition of the Games out of the Summerside Yacht Club during Week One of the 09 Summer Games: August 15 – 22.

The regatta will be governed by rules defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.

Events:

Single handed Males: Laser class	Singlehanded Females: Laser Radial
Double handed Males:  29er class	Double handed females: 29er class

09 Games Sailing Technical Package / Notice of Race - - Updated July 2 09
 

UPDATED - Sailing event schedule - 09 Canada Summer Games: Sailing_schedule_Final.xls - includes Coach-Managers Meeting, Saturday August 15th 18:00 hours, Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club
 

Sailor Eligibility

Copied from 2009 Sailing Technical package:

• SR1: 1^st year carding at the international level
• SR2: 2^nd year carding at the international level
• SR: National level carding
• C1: Senior card awarded to an athlete who meets the national criteria for the 1^st time and is funded at the Development level
• D: Development carding; Youth international level/national level

2009 Canada Games website:  http://www.2009canadagames.ca/en/index.php
Canada Games website: http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/HomePage.asp?langid=1

Updated: 2009-07-23

2009 Title Events

 

 

 

National Events

Date	Event	Host	Event Chair / Contacts	LINKS
August 1-6	CYA Youth National Sailing Championship / Championnat national junior de voile de l’ACY with YOTS (Youth Olympic Training Seminar)	Royal Victoria Yacht Club Victoria BC	John Edwards	BC Sailing
July 17-19	CYA Sail West	Battleford's Sailing Club Battleford, SK	Mark Lammens	Sasketchewan Sailing Clubs Association

 

ISAF Graded, World, North American and Class Championship Events in Canada

Date	Event	Host	Event Chair / Contacts	Grade
June 25-28	Laser North American Championship	Buffalo Canoe Club Ridgeway, ON	Ontario Sailing
August 19-22	CORK International	CORK / Sail Kingston Kingston, ON	Event Manager
August 23-27	CORK OCR	CORK / Sail Kingston Kingston, ON	Event Manager
August 18-September 5	Laser World Championships	St. Margaret Sailing Club St. Margaret's Bay NS	Event Manager

Event Rotation

Competitions Rotation is being updated. Please stay tuned! 

REGIONAL LOCATION GROUPING

West BC, AB, SK, MB
Central ON, PQ
Atlantic NB, PEI, NS, NL

DATES FOR EVENTS
Sail East / Sail West / Sail Central - 4 Days during the last week of July or the first week of August 

2011 09 23 

CYA Title Event Info

2007 Events

2008 Events

2009 Events

2006 CYA Events Guidebook

Addendum to the 2006 CYA Events Guidebook

CYA Event Rotation

CYA Regatta Results

Event Host Application (updated July 2005)

CYA Regatta Entry Form

Title Events

Offshore Sail Numbers

Sail numbers are required for boat identification while racing and are useful for safety purposes. Sailboat owners must apply to the CYA for a sail number unless the boat is affiliated with a CYA member class association that issues its own sail numbers.

Offshore sail numbers may be obtained by applying to the CYA. BC and Alberta residents may contact BC Sailing to purchase their number.

NEW Changes effective January 1st, 2008

New pricing structure:

$50 - Change to ownership &/or boat particulars for boats with a CYA issued sail number

$125 - Sequential sail number

$200 - Personalized sail number (out of sequence). NOTE: some numbers are reserved as Collector numbers - see list below.

$500 - Collector sail number - CYA has created a list of select collector numbers - Click here for the list of Collector numbers.

Purchasing a sail number
Complete the Offshore Sail Number Application form and return it to the CYA. Residents of BC and Alberta may contact BC Sailing to purchase their number.

Offshore Rating Council

Mandate:

To encourage racing by offshore yachts in general, and in particular to regulate yachts racing under its rating rules throughout the world regardless of national interests, politics, race or religion.

To be the sole international authority, recognized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) for the establishment, management, amendment and administration of :

a. The International Measurement System (IMS) and the IMS Regulations with the consent given by the United States Sailing Association
b. The ORC Club Rule
c. The International Offshore Rule (IOR)
d. The International Level Class Rules (ILC)
e. ILC Classes under IMS, Ton Classes under IOR and any additional classes developed under its rating rules
f. Additional Rating Rules it may develop in the future
g. Special Regulations
h. Measurement Practice for all its rules
i. Championship Rules for Offshore Classes.

It is the practice of the Offshore Racing Council to also be an information resource for inquiries concerning offshore racing under any system. Questions directed to our Secretariat will receive prompt attention or be directed to the appropriate authority.

www.orc.org

U.S. Portsmouth Yardstick Numbers

Thanks to US Sailing, the following link will give you the most up to date info for the US Portsmouth Olympic Homepage

The US Sailing Portsmouth Yardstick is a widely used method of rating boats of different classes sailing the same course. These numbers are defined as the length of time boats would take to sail a common but unspecified distance.

Clubs and organizations using this rating system are asked to forward race data including information on the average wind velocity, class of boat, elapsed time and corrected time (if possible) to Darline Hobock or 5373 E. 27th St. Tulsa, OK 74114, USA.

PHRF

PHRF ratings are BOAT PERFORMANCE HANDICAPS. They are based upon the SPEED POTENTIAL of CLASSES of yachts. They are supposed to be determined from the actual observed performance of yachts on the race course.

PHRF ratings are not intended to be a skipper or crew handicapping system or to compensate for poor sailing ability or inadequate equipment. (as in golf handicaps)
PHRF ideally does not use formulae or measurements to arrive at ratings but uses race results to relate classes of yachts to their speed potentials. Thus yachts cannot be obsolete by newer or faster designs and PHRF ratings should be ideal for club and inter club racing.

New yacht designs to Lake Ontario do go through some data manipulations and analysis for initial assessment. This analysis is valid only until adequate race results are provided for review and validation of the rating.

A Standard Yacht meets certain criteria in that:
1) The rig hull and ballast are standard to the manufacturer's specifications.
2) The largest headsail without penalty has an LP of 155%
3) The spinnaker does not exceed 180%
4) The standard propulsion is either an outboard, which is retracted while racing, or a folding or feathering prop.
5) The spinnaker pole does not exceed the J with a standard spin.
6) The means of propulsion is capable of reaching SQRT (LWL)
7) Yachts with retractable keels must be capable of self-righting when the keel is retracted or the keel must be kept down while racing.

The Standard Yacht then begins by receiving the SP for that class of yacht. Adjustments are then made for the various credits and debits to arrive at the actual sailed rating or ASP.

PHRF is an honour system dependent on fair-minded yachtsmen and it is the sole responsibility of the owner to inform the handicapper of any changes in his yacht's allowances. A protest committee may at any time demand to see the certificate and require that the boat and sails be measured to assure conformity.

WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN: The faster the yacht the lower the TOD (time on distance) ASP in seconds/nm. Using the TOT method of calculation we have a correction factor which represents a seconds/hour correction.

RATING CHANGES: ratings are not changed to 'stop' anyone from winning and every attempt is made to have rating changes reflect more accurately the SPEED

POTENTIAL as seen in race data for the class so that racing can be made more truly competitive on a skipper to skipper basis.

S.Cramer - Chief Handicapper
PHRF Lake Ontario Nov.30/86

 

Contact information for PHRF fleets:

• British Columbia
• Lake Ontario (has some US fleets as well)
• Nova Scotia ASPN
• Okanagan
• Sunshine Bay YC, Lake Wabamun, Alberta

PHRF Tools:

• See US Sailing's Three Online Tools for PHRF Sailors on their PHRF Page

2009-06-29

Measurement

Questions about your own boat and measurement?

For information about your own boat, please contact your class association.

Do you have class measurers??

CYA encourages class associations to send along the names of current provincial, national and international class measurers to CYA. Please touch base with .

Report on Measurement Discussion, January 20 2002: What is measuring all about?

David Sprague (Vice Chair of ISAF Class Committee, Chair of International Measurement Subcommittee, CYA Senior Vice President) led this discussion which focussed upon the role of the ISAF Equipment Rules of Sailing, measurement activities occuring in Canada currently, as well proposed ways measurement could be improved in Canada. Attendees included an international Jury Member, one- design class measurers, a PHRF rep and CYA staff.

A general consensus gained included a)ensuring CYA has accurate info at the office with regards to measurers for each class/as well as other "measurement people resources", b)need to expose more people (and youth) to measurement prior to international competition at domestic regattas, c)need for a basic/how to document for people starting out with measurement, and d) general mentorship opportunities.

Appeals

The appeal process in Canada under rule 70.1 has changed as of March 2007. This change is the result of a change in the CYA Prescriptions to rule 70 and Appendix F.

Now, when a party to a hearing appeals a protest committee's decision, the appel is sent to the Canadian Yachting Association. E-mail submissions are preferred, but not required. Use this contact information:

Canadian Yachting Association
53 Yonge Street,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 6G4

E-mail:

Under the March 2007 prescription to Appendix F, CYA may delegate an appeal to a yacht racing association or provincial sailing association, as appropriate. If your appeal is delegated, the appeal committee for the yacht racing or provincial sailing association will contact you to process the appeal. Otherwise, the CYA Appeals Committee will contact you.

The procedure to follow to file an appeal is outlined in the Racing Rules of Sailing in Appendix F - Appeals Procedure.

Under this prescription, a decision of a yacht racing association or provincial sailing association may be further appealed or referred to the CYA Appeals Committee. Any action by a National Authority under rule 69.2, Allegations of Gross Misconduct is handled by the CYA Appeals Committee.

Appeals Publications

The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012. Any changes in these rules are announced through the Canadian Yachting Association, and posted on the ISAF website at www.sailing.org.

The CYA prescriptions to the Racing Rules of Sailing

The ISAF Cases, recognized by ISAF as authoritative interpretations and explanations of the rules.

The CYA Appeals Book , Interpretation of The Racing Rules of Sailing, 2009-2012,  November 2010 edition

These publications may also be available for sale at sailing clubs, sailing schools, marine stores, and from your Provincial Sailing Association and the Canadian Yachting Association.

Protests

Protest situations happen to all racers at some point on the water. Please download the following Protest or Redress Forms, and/or look for information in this section with regard to what you can do you if you wish to further pursue a protest decision.

Protest Form

CYA Redress Form

Appeal Process

ISAF Case Book 2005-8

CYA Appeals for 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing Updated January 22, 2007

Rule 68: Insurance: Collision and Damage

Protests and Appeals

Protest situations happen to all racers at some point on the water. Please download the following Protest or Redress Forms, and/or look for information in this section with regard to what you can do you if you wish to further pursue a protest decision.

CYA Protest Form

CYA Redress Form

Appeal Process

ISAF Case Book 2005-8

CYA Appeals for 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing Updated January 22, 2007

Rule 68: Insurance: Collision and Damage

Interpretations of the Racing Rules

ISAF Case Book 2005-2008

Experimental Arbitration System

From the ISAF International Judges Manual:
Appendix 8. Protest Arbitration

Protest arbitration is a process of resolving protests without the formality of a full protest hearing. Arbitration is simply a short meeting between the sailors involved in a protest and an experienced judge serving as the arbitrator. The sailors tell the arbitrator what happened on the water and the arbitrator makes a decision about which boat, if any, broke a rule. The party that broke a rule is offered the chance to take a reduced penalty. If the arbitrator’s decision is accepted, the protestor withdraws his protest and the dispute is resolved before the protest is formally heard by the Protest Committee. The primary purpose of arbitration is to simplify and speed up the protest process for incidents that do not require the full protest hearing process.

8.1 The Penalty
A penalty accepted at arbitration holds the same status as an alternative penalty taken on the water or a penalty imposed in the full Protest Committee hearing. The alternative penalty for arbitration should be more than an alternative penalty taken on the water, but significantly less than a DSQ. Most judges have found that a 40% penalty works best. A more severe penalty often results in a competitor refusing to take it and instead taking a chance on a DSQ in the protest room. A less severe penalty cheapens the penalty that a competitor promptly accepts on the water. The arbitration scoring penalty is the number of points equal to 40% of the boats entered (rounding 0.5 upward) added to her finishing place, except that she shall not be scored worse than the points for a DSQ. As in other scoring penalties, there is no change to the finishing order of other boats in the race. Therefore two boats may receive the same score.

8.2 Principles of Arbitration
In considering arbitration for an event, it is important for the organisers and the Protest Committee to understand the impact of arbitration on the racing rules. When used as described here, arbitration is consistent with the 2001- 2004 Racing Rules of Sailing. No rules in Part 5 (Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct and Appeals) that protect the interests of the competitors are compromised by arbitration. All of the safeguards built into Part 5 Section A (Protests and Redress) and Part 5 Section B (Hearings and Decisions) remain in place. If the decision of the arbitrator is accepted by the protestor, the protest is withdrawn. If not, the protest remains and must be heard under the rules of Part 5 by the Protest Committee. See rule 63.1 (Requirement for a Hearing).

It is advisable that competitors be notified in the notice of race and sailing instructions that all protests involving a rule of Part 2 will be subject to arbitration. The sailing instructions should include:

"Rule 44.1 is changed to permit a boat to take a 40% scoring penalty as calculated in rule 44.3(c) during the arbitration hearing".

• Arbitration takes place after a written protest has been filed, but prior to the protest hearing. The arbitration hearing is held in a quiet location, well away from other competitors and observers. Testimony given during arbitration should not be overheard by any potential witnesses of a subsequent protest hearing. Only the arbitration judge, the protestor and the protestee are permitted to attend. No witnesses will be allowed. If a competitor believes his case requires a witness, the protest will go to a protest hearing.

The hearing is informal but efficient. At the outset of the hearing, the arbitrator will explain the process so that the competitors are comfortable with the procedure. The following principles should be followed:

• Arbitration should only be used for protests where:
  • the incident involves two boats only. A protest involving three or more boats is usually too complex for a single judge to handle in less than 15 minutes.
  • the incident is limited to the rules of Part 2. If it becomes clear that other rules are applicable, or another boat may be involved, the arbitration hearing should be closed and the protest forwarded to the protest committee.
  • there was no contact that could have caused inProtest Committee or serious damage.
• An arbitration hearing is not a protest hearing. While the general procedures of hearing a protest are used in arbitration, the arbitrator is not bound by the rules of Part 5 that govern the conduct of a protest hearing. The arbitrator and the competitors should understand that any participant in an arbitration hearing may decide that the protest should heard by the Protest Committee. Such a request from a competitor must not be denied.
• The arbitrator conducts the hearing with the knowledge that the protest may still become a protest hearing. The arbitrator never enters into a discussion an interpretation of a rule or answers questions about his conclusions until his decision is accepted and the protest withdrawn.
• The arbitration hearing begins with validity. The arbitrator may accept validity or may suggest that the protest be withdrawn when it is clearly invalid. If the validity of the protest is unclear, the arbitrator should refer the protest to the Protest Committee.
• Using model boats, the arbitrator takes each party’s evidence in turn, allowing questioning, but tightly controlling testimony. The decision made during arbitration is based on the high probability that more rigorous questioning of the parties or their witnesses will not substantially change the facts presented to the arbitrator.
• The arbitrator will decide:
  1. One or both boats broke a rule. Without saying so, the arbitrator applies the principles of exoneration to a boat that has been compelled by the other boat to break a rule. See rule 64.1(b).
  2. Neither boat broke a rule.
  3. The protest should go to the Protest Committee. The protest might be too complicated to decide without witnesses or may involve a rule not suited to arbitration.
• The entire process should take no longer than 15 minutes. If that time is exceeded, the issue is too complex for arbitration, and the arbitration hearing should be terminated. The protest is then forwarded to the protest committee.
• If the arbitrator’s decision is accepted and the appropriate penalty(s) taken, the protestor may withdraw the protest. For arbitration hearings, the Protest Committee agrees to give the arbitrator the right to act on the committee’s behalf and approve a request to withdraw a protest under rule 63.1 (Requirement for a Hearing).
• If the protest is not withdrawn, it must be heard by the Protest Committee. Sometimes a protestor may refuse to withdraw the protest in order that the protestee will be scored DSQ in the protest hearing. The arbitrator may need to explain that if a boat accepts a penalty in the arbitration hearing, rule 44.4(b) (Limits on Penalties) applies. In such a case, the protest committee may penalize the protestor in the subsequent protest hearing, but the boat that took the penalty may not be penalized further.
• Once the protest is withdrawn, the arbitrator is free to discuss any phpect of the case with the parties to the hearing. Successful arbitration is often followed with a number of “what if” scenarios played out between the judge and the sailors.
• The arbitration judge must not serve as a member of the protest committee impaneled to hear that same protest. There are two reasons for this. First, the arbitration judge will always be seen by the competitors to have already made up his mind. Second, the arbitrator will invariably have evidence obtained during arbitration that will not be available in the protest hearing.
• Testimony given during the arbitration hearing shall remain confidential and the arbitrator shall not discuss any phpect of the arbitration with the Protest Committee before the hearing. The arbitration judge shall not be called as a witness. His testimony is not first hand.
• It is desirable but not mandatory that the arbitrator not be an observer in a protest hearing of the same incident. Some judges believe that the arbitrator’s presence in the hearing room keeps the parties from changing their stories. That view must be weighed against the importance of having the arbitration process be seen by the sailors as completely separate from the protest hearing.

8.3 The Procedures
When a protest is delivered to the protest desk, the judge or Protest Committee secretary accepting protests logs the time and asks the protestor to stand by. A judge then determines if the protest is suitable for arbitration and if so, the protestor is asked to find the representative of the other boat. The arbitration hearing is scheduled to be heard as soon as both boats are present.

If one of the parties does not come to the arbitration hearing, the arbitration hearing does not proceed. The voluntary nature of arbitration makes rule 63.3(b) inapplicable. The Protest Committee secretary will schedule the protest for a protest hearing.

The judge should have available the notice of race, the sailing instructions and any amendments to them, a current rule book, a watch to keep track of the time and boat models. If he desires, he may also have The Case Book on hand, but he should not refer to it while the competitors are in the room. However, if an ISAF Case must be consulted, the incident may already be too complex for arbitration.

Preprinted forms for penalty acceptance and withdrawing the protest are useful but not mandatory. The arbitrator assists the protestor in correcting protest contents under rule 61.2. The arbitrator does not write his decision on the protest form in case his decision is not accepted by the competitors.

Keep in mind that even if both parties agree with the arbitration decision, the arbitration is not complete until the withdrawal of the protest is approved by the arbitrator. It is advisable to have a signature from a competitor accepting a penalty during arbitration or from a boat withdrawing the protest. If no forms are available, the arbitrator can write on the protest form the words “I withdraw this protest” or “I acknowledge breaking a rule and accept a 40% penalty.” and the competitor is asked to sign the statement.

The arbitrator may accept a request, with good reason, to withdraw the protest before the arbitration hearing. However, if the hearing proceeds and the arbitrator decides the protestor broke a rule, the protester is not permitted to withdraw the protest before he accepts the penalty.

If the arbitration is not accepted, the arbitrator must not discuss any part of the arbitration decision with the Protest Committee. When the protest is withdrawn, the arbitrator should freely discuss the protest with the competitors and may refer them to a specific rule, case or other pertinent information.

Arbitration decisions are not subject to appeal. Rule 70.1 dictates that only Protest Committee decisions can be appealed. If the arbitration decision is accepted the protest is withdrawn. So there is no protest remaining and nothing to appeal. If the protest is not withdrawn it remains to be decided by the Protest Committee whose decision may be subject to appeal.

8.4 The Arbitrator
The judge who will arbitrate should be a highly qualified and experienced judge with a strong command of the rules. The arbitrator must think and make decisions quickly and must command the respect of the sailors. An excellent deliberative judge may not make the best arbitrator and will usually be more valuable in untangling the complex protests that were not quickly resolved through arbitration. If a judge would like to learn the arbitration process, it is acceptable to allow him to audit the arbitration hearing as an observer, as long as both parties agree. But be aware that neither the arbitrator nor the observer will be able to sit on a panel that might later hear that protest.

8.5 Conclusion
Sailboat racing is a self-policing sport and the method to resolve a dispute on the water begins with the hail of “protest.” If the protested boat takes a penalty on the water, the dispute is resolved. If the protested boat does not take a penalty, the rest of the process is often seen by competitors to be too formal and too time consuming. Protest arbitration provides an intermediate method of protest resolution before the protest is heard formally by the protest committee. Arbitration gives sailors a chance to take a less severe penalty than disqualification when they realize that they have broken a rule. Arbitration does not solve all protests, but for most situations involving the rules of Part 2, arbitration is seen by competitors to be fast, informal and much less intimidating than attending a protest hearing.

§

The system of arbitration has been used very successfully at International events in the US and Caribbean for the last 5 years. As the system has evolved it has been found that it is necessary to be exacting about the Sailing Instructions when using the system.

It is necessary to alter two sections of the SI's. One section on PENALTY SYSTEMS [usually immediately preceding the section on PROTESTS] and the other section on ARBITRATION, which usually follows the section of the SI's on PROTESTS. Such modified sections of the SI's that have proved successful in practice are as follows:

14 PENALTY SYSTEMS

14.1 A boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2 while racing may take a penalty at the time of the incident by promptly making a 720 degree Turn after the incident in compliance with RRS 44.2 or by taking a Scoring Penalty in compliance with RRS 44.3 3 as amended by Sailing Instruction 14.1.

14.1.1 The 20% penalty shall not be less than 2 places.

14.2 RRS 44.1 is modified to allow a boat to take an Arbitration Penalty for a breach of a rule of Part 2 after the incident but prior to the protest hearing by acknowledging the breach before arbitration or by accepting the opinion of the arbitrator. This Arbitration Penalty shall be 40% of the number of boats entered (rounding 0.5 upward), but shall not be less than four places, added to her finish position. However she shall not be scored worse than "Did not finish".

16 ARBITRATION

16.1 For protests involving an alleged breach of a rule of Part 2, a short arbitration hearing of not more than 10 minutes will be held prior to a protest hearing. This changes Part 5, Section B of the RRS.

16.2 After a written protest is delivered to the Protest Desk, one representative from each boat will meet with the arbitrator unless the protestor requests that the protest be withdrawn. No witnesses will be allowed. Protests not resolved by arbitration will be forwarded to the Protest Committee.

16.3 A boat that accepts the arbitrators opinion that she broke a rule of Part 2 shall receive a penalty score of 40% as detailed in Sailing Instruction 14.2.

16.4 The acceptance of an Arbitration Penalty cannot be grounds for redress or be appealed.

16.5 The arbitrator will not be a member of the Protest Committee that hears the protest but will be permitted to observe the testimony given to the Protest Committee and offer testimony. This changes rule 63.3(a).

Eligibility

On May 6, 2001, ISAF amended the current Eligibility Code. The revision allows CYA the right to determine when ISAF Eligibility is required in regional and/or national events.

The current Canadian policy on membership requirement is as follows:

All crew members competing at CYA Title Events (including National Qualifying Regattas) must be a member of the Canadian Yachting Association (or their respective national authority). Canadian sailors become members of the Canadian Yachting Association through membership at a CYA member club. Proof of CYA membership may be verified at CYA Title (and National Qualifying Regattas). A CYA club membership card is the normal method of proof.

We encourage clubs and organizing authorities to bring forth any questions or issues related to the Eligibility Code.  Contact . A complete version of the new ISAF Eligibility Code can be found on the ISAF website.

Race Management Tools

The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) contain all the essential information for organising and running Sailboat racing. The following portions of the RRS are provided in the links below in downloadable form for regatta organisers.

Appendix K, Template for Notice of Race Guide (in WORD format)

Appendix L Template for Sailing Instructions Guide (in WORD format).

Addendum to Appendix L. Illustrating the Course .

CYA Protest form (from pages 131 to 134 of the rule book).

CYA request for redress form.

RRS 42 – Interpretations

Racing Rules of Sailing

The CYA/ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) are published in a soft cover edition and are up-dated every 4 years. The book is available from the CYA and most clubs and every sailor and organiser should own one for ready reference.

Full CYA Prescriptions to the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012  DOC  PDF

NOTE: CHANGES to the RACING RULES of SAILING 2009-2012 - Effective January 1, 2010

ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing Q & A Booklet June 3 2011

• Print the amendment page
• Find the pages in your book where each changed rule exists
• Cut out the changed rule from page of changes
• Adhere the cut piece directly over the applicable rule

 

Rules and Regatta Management

Whether you are a regatta organizer, a club trying to determine the best handicap rating system, a measurer, or a sailor striving to understand the rules…read on! The CYA has many programs and services in place to help in the development and maintenance of appropriate rules and regulations.

The Racing Rules of Sailing

Race Management Tools

Interpretations of the Racing Rules of Sailing

Protests

Appeals

Measurement

PHRF

U.S. Portsmouth Numbers

The experimental arbitration system

Race Officials

Offshore Racing and Regulations

News and Events

• Vendee Globe 2008/9 - Canada’s Derek Hatfield - Video Footage
• Barcelona Race Week - Website Syndication Add an RSS feed to your website
• IRM Rating Rule to be withdrawn from effect as of December 31, 2007

For information about offshore sailing and racing in Canada, the USA and on an international level, the following links will provide you with useful information.

IRC Med Challenge
IRC Med Challenge Announcement
IRC Med Challenge Communiqué

For information about offshore sailing in your area, please contact your Provincial Sailing Association.

The Special Regulations

The Offshore Racing Council (ORC) / ISAF Offshore Racing Committee

Sail Numbers

IRC in Canada US-IRC has generously provided access to their 2009 edition of the US-IRC Handbook. John G. Brim, president of US-IRC states: “As you may know, IRC is relatively new in the US, and we are pleased with its rapid growth in recent years. Our Handbook covers some of the issues and opportunities we face here with IRC, and I thought that you might like to see it. One of the advantages of IRC for US sailors is the ability to race against competitors from other countries, as is happening right now at Key West. We hope that over time there will be more international handicap racing under IRC involving US boats, and we look forward to meeting you and other international IRC sailors.” The 2009 edition of the US-IRC Handbook may be found here:  www.us-irc.org/pdf/2009_usirc_handbook.pdf.

US Sailing Offshore Site

 

 

Results

IRC in Canada

2012 IRC Racing Calendar

Information for Boat Owners 

Credit Card Waiver  (please use this waiver when submitting your application and payment through an IRC measurer).   

Rating Application Forms - 2012 

2012 IRC Rating Fees 

Please review the 2012 IRC Rules before applying for a rating. 

New Application
For boats never rated before, or last rated in 2009 or earlier. 

One-Design application
This application may only be used for the one designs listed on the form. All other designs must use the New Application form above.  

Revalidation
To be used only by those boats rated in 2010 or 2011. Boats rated in 2011 will recieve a personalized revalidation form CYA & RORC in early January 2012.

Amended and Trial Certificates
For use if you hold a current certificate and wish to run an amendment or trial(s). Only complete the information that varies from the current valid certificate.  Changes to hull, keel or rudder must be accompanied by drawings or photographs; for other trials or amendments further information, drawings or photographs may be requested.

Short-Handed Certificate Application / Short Handed Certificate Revalidation
If you occasionally race in specific short-handed races (1 or 2 people) you may apply for an additional short-handed certificate.  Please see IRC Rule 9.2 for full details.

The CYA has been authorized to act as the Canadian Agent for IRC in Canada, representing RORC, the owners of the system. As such, the CYA accepts applications on behalf of RORC for all vessels that wish to race under the IRC rules in Canada.

IRC certificates are renewed annually and are valid until December 31st of each year.

RORC Rating Office Updates

• IRC Congress Meeting 2009 Minutes 2009-11-06
• Addendum files to 09 IRC Congress: Average LOA & Average TCC by country; Frequency Graph
• IRC Certificate Discounts 2009-09-15
• IRC has a new website! ircrating.org      2009-06-18
• Organising Authorities are strongly recommended to specifically state the year when invoking IRC, eg: The IRC Rules 2009 Parts 1, 2, and 3 shall apply. The updated for 2009 Notes for Race Organisers is here 
• Keel failure, capsize, and loss of one crew member from the Max Fun 35 yacht Hooligan V 10 miles south of Prawle Point on 3 February 2007
• IRC Notice #06/01 Rule 24, Keel, Centreboard and Rudder
• Measurement of Headsail Top Width (HBB)
• Manual and Stored Power 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Sail Numbers

Offshore Rating Council

Special Regulations

Purpose and Use:

These Special Regulations do not replace, but rather supplement, the requirements of governmental authority, the Racing Rules and the rules of Class Associations and Rating Systems. The attention of owners is called to restrictions in the Rules on the location and movement of equipment.It is the purpose of the Special Regulations to establish uniform minimum equipment, accommodation and training standards for monohull and multihull yachts racing offshore.

The Offshore Racing Council strongly recommends the use of these Special Regulations by all organizers of offshore races. Race Committees may select the category deemed most suitable for the type of race to be sailed.

The Special Regulations are reviewed every two years, and are published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), see Offshore Regulations.

NEW - December 2012

The CYA prescriptions to the 2012 -2012 ISAF Offshore Special Regulations are available here:

CYA_OSR_2012_Prescriptions.pdf

 

Disabled Sailing Associations

International and National Associations

International Foundation for Disabled Sailing

Canadian Paralympic Committee

Active Living Alliance

Sailors with Special Needs Committee (US Sailing)

RYA Sailability

Able Sail Network

Provincial Associations

Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia

Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta

Wind on My Wings Sailing Club, SK

Disabled Sail Manitoba Inc.

Able Sail Ontario

Association québécoise de voile adaptée

AbleSail / Handi-Voile, NB

Sail Able Association of Nova Scotia

Easter Seals Newfoundland and Labrador

Class Associations

Sonar Class

International 2.4mR Class

Martin 16

Access Dinghy

High School Sailing

Sailing is a fabulous life long sport that not only caters to all ages, but all skills, abilities and mindsets. Introducing sailing to school students will increase students' awareness of an excellent option for physical activity available to them for the rest of their lives.

Sport leaders are encouraged to contact your local yacht or sailing clubs or your Provincial Sailing Association to explore possibilities of offering students the experience of trying out the great sport of sailing.

Keen parents, students and teachers are encouraged to check out what the Central Okanagan Sailing Association School Program (PDF) has done to integrate sailing into the Canadian public school system.

Currently, there is a very active high school program in the United States which Canadians schools are welcome to join. For more information, please go to www.highschoolsailingusa.org

Women in Wind

In the News

April 2008 Newsletter of the Women Sailors' Association

From the CYA Women's Committee

Women’s Sailing Highlight Events & Proposed Objectives for 2007:

• Provinces can apply for funding for their Women’s programs by applying to have it as a Women’s Highlight event
• CYA Women’s Committee will commit to highlight events in each region (west, central, east). We will do our best distribute the limited allotted funds throughout country.
• These Highlight events will include the existing Speaker Series program.
• If your speaker series does not get named a Women’s Highlight event we encourage you to contact your Provincial Association to see if they will help support your event.
• In order for your event to be named a women’s highlight event it must fall under one of the Women’s Committee initiatives for 2006/2007. They are as follows:

1. Training Camp for athletes and coaches
2. A speaker at an event (replacing full speaker series)
3. Mentoring opportunity for younger sailing community members to work with a mentor in their area (can be an athlete-athlete, coach-coach, athlete-coach, athlete-official, official-official etc..)
4. The Women’s Keelboat Championship gets automatic recognition as a Women’s highlight event and will be counted under whichever region it occurs for that year.
5. Other similar special event to be presented to the Women’s Committee for approval.

Womens' Sailing Initiatives supported in 2006

DATES	EVENT	LOCATION	CONTACT
Mondays in June and July	Calgary Yacht Club's Women's Program	Calgary, AB	Fie Hulsker
Summer 2006	Women's Sailing Instruction Clinics	WSC, AB	Bonnie Steiner
Summer 2006	Women's Keelboat Instruction Course	Femmes de vent, QC	Marie-Eve Martel
July 27-29	Royal Victoria YC Women's Regatta	Victoria, BC	Amanda Morris

 

2006 Female Coach Initiative:

The CYA Womens' Committee supported Female Coachng for the Canadian Team at the 2006 Optimist Dinghy European Championships.

History of the CYA Women in Wind Campaign

On June 28, 2003 at the Armdale Yacht Club in Halifax NS, Christine Searle, Chair of the CYA's Womens Committee launched a national awareness campaign designed to help increase the participation of women in sailing.

Currently, less than 30% of Canada's competitive sailors are female and only 15% are coaches and officials. Yet 50% of those participating in Learn to Sail programs are female. The "Women in Wind" presentation aims to increase the participation of women and girls to participate in the lifelong sport of sailing. The presentation provides information and examples of how women of all ages and interests can get involved in sailing. The New and Improved Women in Wind Presentation, Updated January 2005 is now available. Please check the PDF Version. Please also check out Appendix 1- Organization of sailing in Powerpoint and Appendix 1- Organization of sailing in PDF and Appendix 2-Ottawa Women's Sailing Association Case Study in Powerpoint and Appendix 2-Ottawa Women's Sailing Association Case Study in PDF.

Each year, women sailors, coaches and race officials from across the country are encouraged to attend and help organize "Women in Wind" seminars, camps and clinics. The goal of any "Women and Wind" initiative is to increase the numbers of girls and women involved with the sport of sailing.

The CYA "Women In Wind" Program is a well recognized initiative, most recently featured in the new ACTive Canadian Strategy and Action Blueprint. This project was spearheaded by the Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport, also known as CAAWS.

In the fall of 2002, the CYA Women's Committee prepared a planning and evaluation template for the Women and Wind Program (PDF)

CYA Women and Wind Description

Some examples of events granted assistance &/or funding via the "Women in Wind" initiatives in the past include:

• Race clinics for youth sailors as well as the "young at heart" in all boat types.
• Race Management, Umpiring and Judging clinics.
• Financial assistance given to women pursuing goals in measurement, coaching and as officials.
• Guest speakers at seminars, clinics and camps.

Articles and Resources

Top Female Sports Coaches Keynote speakers at 2007 Sports Leadership Conference

La Route d'Elissa

www.donnalange.com Donna Lange, a journey around the world alone.

Report from the Quebec Women in Wind 2005 program

Olympic Experiences: A National Coach Speaks Out

Chantal Leger's Olympic Presentation

CAAWS Stacey Levitt Women and Sport Memorial Scholarship

Women Sailing Associations in Canada

Women’s Racing on the Ottawa River

Women's Sailors' Association

Racing for Sailors with Disabilities

Regattas & Race Training for Sailors with Disabilities 2010

 

 

Canadian Paralympic Committee's Feel the Rush Campaign

Feel the Rush celebrates Paralympic sport to inspire all Canadians with a physical disability to “feel the rush’ of confidence and empowerment that comes with enjoying sport at all levels.

Promote Parlympic Sailing development - contact CPC to request Sailing's Feel the Rush posters. Please include your name, organization, address, telephone number and the quantity of posters required. Once your order has been confirmed you will need to provide payment by cheque before your posters are printed. Alternatively, posters may be downloaded and printed from here: http://www.feeltherush.ca/app/wa/doc?docId=408. DVDs and Event banners are also available.

Canadian Paralympic Commitee's Paralympic Heros Program serves to Motivate Educate and Inspire audiences with Paralympic Ambassador speaker and appearance engagements.

Accessible Sailing Organizations

Click here for a list of National and International Disabled Sailing Associations

Click here for a list of Regional and Local Disabled Sailing Associations and programs

Racing

Is racing for you?
Yes!

Sailboat racing is offered in a variety of boat types, in a variety of formats…From the relaxed inter-club weeknight race to international offshore regattas. There is definitely a racing niche that will fit your goals, phpirations and time frame!

Clubs

Class Associations

High School Sailing

Team Racing

University Sailing

ISAF Match Racing Manuals

Racing Rules

Whether you are a regatta organizer, a club trying to determine the best handicap rating system, a measurer, or a sailor striving to understand the rules…read on! The CYA has many programs and services in place to help in the development and maintenance of appropriate rules and regulations.

The Racing Rules of Sailing

Race Management Tools

Interpretations of the Racing Rules of Sailing

Protests and Appeals

Measurement

PHRF

U.S. Portsmouth Numbers

The experimental arbitration system

List of CYA certified officials

Race Officials

Regatta Organization

Guidelines

Logo Usage Guidelines
Media Guide
Guide to the ISAF Advertising Code 2006
ISAF's Guidelines for Safety at Designated Regattas

Race Officer Guidelines for CYA Events

Forms

CYA Entry Form
Protest Form / Formulaire de Réclamation

Request for Redress Form
Regatta Report and Claim Form
Volunteer Expense Form
CYA Regatta and Event Questionnaire

Minor Release Waiver for CYA National Competitions (bilingual)

Codes of Conduct

Youth Code of Conduct
Coaches Code of Conduct
Sailor's Oath

Other Useful Documents

CYA Prescriptions
ISAF Arbitration Procedure
CYA Event Planning Table

 

Offshore Racing and Regulations

News and Events

• Barcelona Race Week - Website Syndication Add an RSS feed to your website
• IRM Rating Rule to be withdrawn from effect as of December 31, 2007

For information about offshore sailing and racing in Canada, the USA and on an international level, the following links will provide you with useful information.

For information about offshore sailing in your area, please contact your Provincial Sailing Association.

The Special Regulations

The Offshore Racing Council (ORC) / ISAF Offshore Racing Committee

Sail Numbers

IRC in Canada

US Sailing Offshore Site

Events

Thousands of different sailboat racing events are held in Canada and around the world each year. Please check out the following links to jump onboard!

CYA Title Events

Regatta Calendar

ISAF Regatta Schedule

Training Opportunities for sailors with a disability

Women in Wind

2009 Canada Summer Games

Event Results

ISAF Grading Form 2008-2009