5. Schedule Friday November 21, Registration at Southern YC, boats available for practice after completing registration. Free Evening.

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1 NOTICE OF RACE AMENDED Rules 1.1. The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing , the Prescriptions of US Sailing, the ISSA Procedural Rules, this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions. 2. Eligibility 2.1. A school that has been a continuous member of ISSA and has not qualified for the Mallory or Baker regattas in the past four years, or one that joins this year for the first time, is eligible to enter the selection process in its district. All active SEISA teams will be allowed to compete in the Great Oaks Regatta. However, the teams that have competed in the Mallory and Baker events must have the sailors approved by the District President. Selection of schools is by district initiative A team is comprised of no fewer than two or more than four sailors who are full time students in the school they represent. Each team will sail one boat. Competing schools must be current members of ISSA. Eighth grade students are eligible to compete. Seventh grade students or below are not eligible. Sailors must be accompanied by a designated adult chaperone, who may be an advisor, coach or parent The regatta has 40 berths which will be allocated as follows: NEISA - 4, SEISA 10, MISSA 4, MAISA 4, NWISA 6, SAISA 10, PCISA 2. Allocations not filled by November 1, 2014 will be filled by the SEISA District Director at her discretion Entries should be sent to Yvonne Pottharst, Great Oaks Regatta Chair c/o Southern Yacht Club, 105 N. Roadway Drive, New Orleans, LA Cell # , Tern4True@aol.com. 3. Entry and Communication 3.1. Eligible schools and sailors must enter by filing an entry form with entry fee and damage deposit with Yvonne Pottharst prior to November 1, Liability and medical release forms will be required at the time of registration. Make one check for entry fee and one check for damage deposit payable to Southern Yacht Club ISSA membership will be verified at registration Invited teams that are unable to compete must notify Yvonne Pottharst at Southern YC, as well as ISSA as soon as possible. SEISA will reallocate the vacancies. 4. Entry Fee and Damage Deposit 4.1. There will be an entry fee of $60.00 per team. Four food packages are included with the entry fee A damage deposit of $100.00, separate check, must accompany the entry form. 5. Schedule Friday November 21, Registration at Southern YC, boats available for practice after completing registration. Free Evening. Saturday November 22, Continental breakfast at Southern YC Last minute registration Mandatory Skippers Meeting First warning. Racing throughout the day. Lunch on the water New Orleans Style Dinner at the home of Howard and Lydia Schmalz. Sunday November 23, Continental breakfast at Southern YC Mandatory Skippers Meeting All 420 s must be ready to launch or when announced at Skippers Meeting First warning.

2 Racing throughout the day. Lunch on the water FIRM No race will be started after After race snack and trophy presentation. 6. Race Area 6.1. The race area will be on Lake Pontchartrain northeast of the SYC clubhouse. 7. Courses 7.1. The Race Committee will determine courses in accordance with ISSA Procedural Rules. Short college style courses are expected. 8. Scoring 8.1. The regatta will be scored using ISSA Procedural Rules. Schools will be randomly split into red and blue fleets on Saturday. The top half of these two fleets will make up the Gold Fleet on Sunday. The Silver fleet on Sunday will consist of the remaining schools. There will be on throw outs. Protest procedures will be per ISSA Procedural Rules with amplifying details outlined in the Sailing Instructions. 9. Housing 9.1. Housing will not be provided. Contact Yvonne Pottharst for Hotel Information. 10. Food and Beverages Four packages are included in the entry fee. A food package will be available to additional sailors, coaches and chaperones at $25.00 each. The package will consist of 2 continental breakfasts, 2 boxed lunches, and a snack after the last race of each day. On the water beverages will be furnished as part of the package as well. 11. Travel and transportation New Orleans International Airport is by far the most convenient airport. Teams are responsible for their own transportation. 12. Coaching No coach or parent boats will be allowed. Spectator boats will be provided. If weather conditions will allow, a floating dock may be towed out to the race course to facilitate on the water boat rotation. Once this floating dock is anchored, it is considered an extension of the land. Coaching will be allowed on the floating dock. 13. Prizes Prizes will be awarded to teams first thru third in both the Gold and Silver Fleets. 14. Official Notices No competitor shall use, either on or off the water, marijuana or any other controlled substance (as defined in 21 U.S. Code 802) the possession of which is unlawful under 21 U.S. Code 841, or alcoholic beverages (distilled spirits, wine and beer, each as defined in chapter 51 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and intended for beverage use). An alleged breach of this procedural rule shall not be grounds for a protest. However, when a report is received from any source alleging such a breach, a protest committee consisting of the regatta chairperson, a member of the ISSA Board of Directors and the chairperson of the protest committee shall follow the process described in RRS If a hearing under RRS 69.1 is heal, a competitor found to have breached this procedural rule shall be excluded from the remaining races of the series and, where practicable, removed from the regatta venue and sent home. Additional penalties consistent with RRS 69.1(b) may be imposed on the competitor or the competitor s team.

3 REGATTA ENTRY FORM ENTRY: Each team must return this entry form with the entry fee of $60 and Boat Damage Deposit of $100; total $160 (mandatory), by November 1, Both checks made payable to Southern Yacht Club. FOOD: An optional meal package is available at $25 per person and includes Continental breakfast and on the water lunch Saturday and Sunday, and after race snacks. Requests for meal packages must be received by November 1, Four (4) meal packages are included in each entry fee. T-SHIRTS: Four shirts are included in each entry fee. Additional regatta T-Shirts will be available at $18 each. High School: Paid - ISSA District Contact Person: Phone ( ) Date Mailing Address: Address: Sailors Names & Graduation Year: Adult Chaperone: Phone ( ) Mailing Address: Address: As the Adult Chaperone, I agree to assume full responsibility for each non-adult named herewith. Furthermore, I, and we, release the ISSA, US Sailing, SYC and its members and the race organization from any demand, damage, claim or harm suffered or claimed by us as a result of our participation in this regatta. Signature of Adult Chaperone Date ENTRY FEE: $60.00 PER TEAM AND REFUNDABLE DAMAGE DEPOSIT: $ PER TEAM MEAL PACKAGE: MEAL PACKAGES AT $25/PERSON (INCLUDE ADVISORS, ETC, IF DESIRED) FIRST FOUR (4) ARE INCLUDED IN ENTRY FEE T-SHIRTS: SMALL MED LARGE X-LARGE XX-LARGE FIRST FOUR (4) ARE INCLUDED IN ENTRY FEE - $ 18 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL SHIRT PAYMENT: Check # for Entry Fee; Separate Check # for $ Damage Deposit Additional Meal Packages and T-shirts in the amount of $ is included with this entry form. PLEASE RETURN BY NOVEMBER 1, 2014 TO: Yvonne Pottharst, Regatta Chairman c/o Southern Yacht Club CELL; (504) N. Roadway Drive HOME: (504) New Orleans, LA TERN4TRUE@AOL.COM

4 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

5 Parent s Consent & Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk & Indemnity Agreement The undersigned parents or legal guardians (hereafter referred to in the singular) of the below named child (herein referred to as the Child ), request that the child be allowed to participate at the Interscholastic Sailing Association Great Oaks Regatta herein referred to as the Regatta, at Southern Yacht Club, November 21 23, 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 activities and to use the facilities and property of the Southern Yacht Club, here in after referred to 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 officers, members, 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. I will not allow my child to attend the regatta without appropriate supervision. I agree that the RP will have no responsibility for the direct supervision of my child. The Adult Chaperone named on the Regatta Entry Form and/or myself, if present, will be responsible for my child. I will inform my child that he/she is expected to cooperate with, and follow the directions of the Adult Chaperone and persons in charge for the activities and to act in a manner consistent with the spirit of the good sportsmanship, the regatta rules and respect for the rights of others. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph ) 2) CONSENT: My child is in good health, and I know of no reason why he/she should be incapable of participating in the activities. I consent to 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 activities. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph ) 3) WAIVER OF LIABILITY: I waive and release any right I, my child, my heirs, distributes, guardians, legal representatives and assigns 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 an affiliated organizations (Here in referred to as the releases ) for monetary or other damages caused by injury to my child or damage to the property of my child or myself arising from my child s participation in the activities and use of the facilities and property of any RP whether or not the injury or damages results from the negligence or other action, except intentional acts, of any of the releases. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph ) 4) ASSUMPTION OF RISK: I am aware that the activities 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 that my child be allowed to take part in the activities. I ACCEPT AND ALL RISK TO MYSELF AND MY CHILD OF INJURY, DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES AND THE USE OF THE FACILITIES AND PROPORTY OF ANY RP. Whether or not caused by the negligence or other action, except intentional acts, of any of the releases. (Please initial to indicate you have read this paragraph )

6 5) INDEMNITY AGREEMENT: I agree to indemnify and hold releases harmless from any loss, liability, damage or cost, including reasonable attorney fee, they may occur due to my child s participation in the activities and use whether or not such loss, liability, damage or cost results from the negligence or other action, except intentional acts, of any of the releases. (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 WAIVER OF LIABILITY, AN ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND AN AGREEMENT BY ME TO INDEMNIFY THE RELEASES, 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 PARTICIPATE. MAKE COPIES OF THIS FORM AS NEEDED FOR EACH PARTICIPATE. CHILD S SIGNATURE: PRINT NAME: PARENT S SIGNATURE: PRINT NAME: GUARDIAN S SIGNATURE: PRINT NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: