Cooper River Yacht Club
Fleet Championship Conditions 

The 2023 designation of Fleet Champion at CRYC will be Determined as follows:

1. Schedule

   The Championship will be scored as a series of 6 events. The schedule, unless modified by weather or other circumstance, is as follows:

   1. Les Greenfield Regatta – May 29th
   2. Spring Series, Sundays and Regatta days - May 29th-July 4th
   3. Bill Flowers Regatta – July 3rd-4th  
   4. Summer Series, Sundays, and Regatta days – July 9th - August 27th
   5. Ritchie Regatta – September 3rd - 4th
   6. Fall Series, Sundays, and Regatta days – September 3rd -October 22nd
      
2. Rules

   The Championship will be governed by the current Racing Rules of Sailing, US Sailing prescriptions, and class rules (except as any of these are altered by this NOR and the Sailing Instructions). i.e. Non-class-legal sails may be used if they meet class measurement specifications.

3. Eligibility

   The Championship is open to regular and junior CRYC members sailing in the GP-14, Laser, and Sunfish classes. To be considered for the championship the member must have sailed in and qualified in at least 3 events listed above.  After Qualifying, the boats that place in the top half of their respective class in any events they sailed in will be entered into the Championship Standings where their points will be tracked for the season. 

4. Scoring

   The Championship will be scored using a High Point Scoring System for Long Series

   1. The competitor’s final ranking for each regatta or series shall constitute their score for that event.
   2. If all 6 events are sailed, one drop will be allowed to all boats in the Championship Standing.  
   3. Tie Breaking, in case of a tie, the skipper competing in the most races of the tied boats that year shall be designated Fleet Champion.
5. Awards
 The top championship finisher in each fleet: GP-14, Laser, and Sunfish, shall be awarded the title of Fleet Champion. 



Low Points Scoring:

1. SCORES
Define 'N' to be the number of boats that qualified for the Series. Each boat will be scored as follows. 

Points

First                                   N
Second                              N-1
Third                                  N-2
Fourth                                N-3
Each place thereafter       Subtract 1 point

All other qualified boats not awarded a finishing place due to missing a Regatta or failing to qualify for a Series, including any that finish and thereafter retire, or are disqualified, will score 0 points. (ie Boats that do not compete in that event (DNC) will be scored 0).

2. CHAMIONSHIP SCORES
Championship scores for each boat will be the sum of the points earned in each event. The qualified boat with the highest score is the winner, and others are ranked accordingly after taking into account the dropped event if 6 events are complete.