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Changes to Cat Fleet Division Racing for 2004 |
| 1 | The Hobie 16 one design division has been eliminated due to inadequate numbers of cats qualifying |
| during the 2003 racing season. Two new cat divisions have been formed based on Portsmouth | |
| numbers and on the number of boats participating in the racing program. | |
| 2 | The "Open High Division" will include all cats with Portsmouth numbers greater than or equal to "70". |
| This division includes, but is not limited to the following: H16, H16, H17, H18, Mystere. This | |
| division will sail two laps of a windward/leeward course with a start/finish on the weather leg. | |
| 3 | The "Open Low Division" will include all cats with Portsmouth numbers less than "70". This division |
| includes, but is not limited to the following: H20, Inter18, Tiger, Nacra 6.0 (and hew high perform- | |
| ance cats). This division will sail three laps of a windward/leeward course with a start/finish on the | |
| weather leg. | |
| 4 | All cats will sail an AC course to the outside (pink) marks. There will no longer be an offset mark |
| needed for the cats. All cats will start at the same time. | |
| 5 | The cat fleet captain will notify the race officer no later than fifteen minutes prior to the harbor |
| warning signal of a change in the number of laps to be sailed (two laps instead of three laps) due to | |
| light wind conditions. When the "Open Low Division" cats decide to change to two laps they shall | |
| post two laps on the cat bulletin board prior to the harbor warning signal. |