V. RACE PROGRAM A. Eligibility: 1. Skippers must be Primary Corporate Members, Racing Associate members or CJSA members in good standing with all fees, assessments, and financial obligations paid in full. 2. Skippers must be certified by their Fleet Captains or qualified appointees of CSA, as having sufficient boat handling competence to avoid becoming a hazard on the race course. 3. Skippers shall have fulfilled all safety equipment requirements of CSA and the State of Illinois and shall be subject to inspection by their Fleet Captain, an authorized member of the CSA Safety Committee, or the CSA Operating Race Committee. 4. Skippers shall own a current copy of the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing and SHALL have a current copy of the CSA Sailing Instructions. 5. The names of the skippers qualified to participate in CSA sailing activities shall be presented by the Fleet Captain or designee to the CSA Race Committee prior to the entry of a skipper in a CSA race series. The above is required for official recognition by the Race Committee in any CSA race series. 6. To maintain certification for qualification in CSA race series, a skipper must show compliance with all CSA racing rules, safety rules, and safety equipment requirements. B. Racing Rules: All CSA races shall be sailed under the current ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing except as noted in the CSA rules or instructions, or as notified by the Race Committee prior to the race in question. C. Qualification: 1. For the purposes of qualification in a CSA sailing series, the following races shall be counted: a. CSA races started. b. Races started at Regattas. A maximum of one race will be counted for each completed CSA race missed on a Sunday because of attendance at a regatta. Also, a maximum of regatta races counted this way shall be four each for the Spring, Summer and Fall Series. Races from out-of-town regattas to be counted toward qualification, shall be noted on the series scores which must be turned in within seven (7) days at the end of the series. If the scores for the series are not submitted within seven (7) days, the regatta scores shall not be counted. 2. To qualify in a series, the total races sailed per the preceding paragraph must be no less than 50 percent of the number of completed CSA races for the series.   D. Scoring System: 1. The scoring system used by a fleet to determine the fleet champion and series winners will be left up to the fleet with the following restrictions: a. Boats must qualify per C. above. Fleet bye dates may not reduce participation for qualification below 50 percent of the completed CSA races. b. A DNF (did not finish) must be reported by the skipper and recorded on the official CSA Race Committee records on the date of the occurrence and prior to the 1/2 hour warning of any subsequent race that day. c. Details of the scoring system selected by a fleet must be filed with the CSA Race Committee at least two weeks prior to the beginning of the racing session. d. Each fleet shall incorporate a method of breaking ties within its scoring system. 2. Daily finishes will be posted on the official bulletin board following the last race of the day. 3. Each fleet is responsible for maintaining its own race records for the season, and is responsible for computing its point totals for the season. These results must be filed with the Race Committee within seven days after the last race day of each series, for verification. E. Awards: 1. Official CSA awards will be presented to the top boats of each fleet for each scheduled race series. 2. The number of trophies to be awarded to each fleet for each series is dependent on the number of boats in the fleets, which qualify as follows: a. Two boats qualify, one award b. Four boats qualify, two awards c. Six boats qualify, three awards d. Eight boats qualify, four awards e. Ten boats qualify, five awards f. For each additional three qualified boats, one award will be given. F. Daily Operating Race Committees: 1. Fleet Captains SHALL file with the Race Committee chairman prior to April 1st annually, a list of skippers and crew who will be responsible for the race committee function on their fleet duty days. These skippers and crew are subject to approval by the Race Committee chairman. It is the responsibility of each skipper and crew to take a turn in the administration of the racing program. Individual skippers shall not receive credit toward their qualification in any series for their race duty day(s). 2. If a complete and fully manned committee is not present, the FLEET responsible for the day, as listed in the racing schedule, SHALL provide personnel. 3. The Race Director, Race Committee Chairman, or their designee may provide instructions to the Operating Race Committee while on the water. These instructions are to be considered official even if said individual is a competitor in the race. 4. The responsible fleet for the day is to have the committee boat and allied race committee equipment ready for duty at least one and one half hours before the first scheduled race of the day. 5. At the end of the day the responsible fleet is to properly stow and secure all race committee equipment, boats, marks, etc. 6. The responsible fleet will insure that there will be at least three but not more than five adult persons aboard the committee boat. 7. In performing the race committee function, all operators of the committee boat and whalers SHALL be members of CSA. 8. Except in the case of unusual circumstances, no skippers meeting will be held on race day.