| SANCTIONED EVENTS | ||||||
| 1. | The following events shall be deemed to be Sanctioned Events for the purposes of the Constitution, the Rules and the By-Laws of the Association: | |||||
| (a) | World Championship events; | |||||
| (b) | Regional Championship events approved by the World Council, including the North American, European, Central & South American and the Asian Pacific Championship, whether or not a Region has been established; | |||||
| (c) | Multi District events (other than district, regional or World Championship) including North American Midwinters, Canadian, US, Nordic, Australian and Middle East Championships; | |||||
| (d) | District Championship events, including District Ladies’ Championship, District Junior Championship; | |||||
| (e) | such other events as may be designated by the World Council or a Regional Executive Committee, as the case may be. | |||||
| 2. | Any Sanctioned Event shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Racing By-Law. | |||||
| 3. | Honour Awards and Trophies shall only be given if sufficient entries take part in each category in a regatta according to the following table: | |||||
| 5-9 Entries | 1 award/cube | 30-39 Entries | 4 awards/cubes | |||
| 10-19 Entries | 2 awards/cubes | 40+ Entries | 5 awards/cubes | |||
| 20-29 Entries | 3 awards/cubes | |||||
| HONOUR AWARDS | |||
| Sail Awards | |||
| 4. | Every member shall be entitled to apply to his sail the symbol earned by him racing in a Sanctioned Event, in accordance with the following schedule: | ||
| World Championship | Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Each daily 1st place finisher Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
3 Chevrons 2 Chevrons 1 Chevron 1 Chevron | |
| Regional
Championships (which may be known as “Bar Events”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Each daily 1st place finisher Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
3 Bars 2 Bars 1 Bar 1 Bar | |
| Multi District
Events (which may be known as “Medallion Events”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Each daily 1st place finisher Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
3 Medallions 2 Medallions 1 Medallion 1 Medallion | |
| District
Sanctioned Events (which may be known as “Diamond Events”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Each daily 1st place finisher Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
3 Diamonds 2 Diamonds 1 Diamond 1 Diamond | |
| 5. | A member may carry on his sail only one award, which shall be the highest award won at any time by such member; it being understood that the highest awards are Chevrons, Bars, Medallions and Diamonds in that order. | |
| 6. | (a) | The symbols representing the sail awards shall be glued on or sewn to each side of the sail in the third panel from the top of the sail, with the first award being placed in the uppermost position as specified in Schedule A. |
| (b) | The symbols shall be in red for events which are not restricted, green for events restricted to women, blue for events restricted to juniors, and light blue for events restricted to Masters (35 years and over). A Masters event may be split into 4 categories: Great Grand Masters (aged 65 and over),Grand Masters (55-64 years), Masters (45-54 years) and Apprentices (35-44 years) in which case honour awards and cubes may be awarded for each category. The minimum number of entries at a Championship in the Great Grand Masters category shall be 5; if the entries are less than the minimum the Great Grand Masters shall be scored with the Grand Masters. Determination of category for Masters shall be the age attained on the day before the first scheduled race of a regatta. | |
| 7. | Sail awards shall be retroactive to all North American, European and District Championships organised at any time and publicised and known as such; and any dispute as to whether any event heretofore qualifies as a Regional or District event herein shall be settled by the World Council on application for interpretation made to the Executive Secretary. | |
| Trophies | ||||
| 8. | Every member shall be entitled to receive a Laser cube, in accordance with the following schedule: | |||
| World Championship | Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Each daily 1st place finisher Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
Cube inscribed with
3 Chevrons Cube inscribed with 2 Chevrons Cube inscribed with 1 Chevron Cube inscribed with 1 Chevron | ||
| Regional
Events (“Bar Event”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
Cube inscribed with
3 Bars Cube inscribed with 2 Bars Cube inscribed with 1 Bar | ||
| Multi District
Events (“Medallion Events”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
Cube inscribed with
3 Medallions Cube inscribed with 2 Medallions Cube inscribed with 1 Medallion | ||
| District
Events (“Diamond Events”) |
Winner Series 2nd & 3rd place finishers Series 4th & 5th place finishers |
Cube inscribed with
3 Diamonds Cube inscribed with 2 Diamonds Cube inscribed with 1 Diamond | ||
| 9. | Any member who has earned a Laser cube in any event to which paragraph 3 applies shall be entitled, if available, to order such cube upon application to the Executive Secretary with particulars of the event, time and location; provided that such application shall be certified by the District Sailing Secretary or the Race Committee Chairman of such event. The insurance of the retroactive trophies shall be at the expense of the person applying therefore; the cost of the cube shall be determined from time to time by the World Council. |
| 10. | In the event of the disposition of a sail, the person holding a sail award shall cause the same to be removed from the sail prior to such disposition. |
| 11. | The cubes referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 may be changed in style and design from time to time by the World Council. |
This By-Law comes into
force on the 1st day of June, 1974.
Enacted by the World Council this 28th
day of April, 1974.
Amended 1st December, 1982; 1st January, 1989; 18th
March, 1993