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1.0 CLASSES
1.1 The HANDICAP CLASS is open to sailing multihulls of good design and
construction.
2.0 RULES
2.1 NEMA Racers will be governed by 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing except
as modified by N.E.M.A. Race Rules in this document. 2.2 A yacht must have a
current N.E.M.A. rating certificate to be eligible to race. 2.3 A racing yacht
must display the sail numbers carried in the N.E.M.A. rating list. 2.4 Amateurs
and professionals may race in a common event. 2.5 Sponsorship of racing yachts
is allowed. 2.6 There are no material restrictions. 2.7 It shall be the
authority of the local race committee to decide the eligibility of an entrant.
2.8 Yachts of a class may race as a class at the discretion of the event race
committee. Other yachts may race in an open multihull class. 2.9 Yachts racing
in the HANDICAP multihull division shall be equipped with N.E.M.A. required
safety gear at a minimum. O.R.C. Category IV safety equipment or better may be
required as determined by the regulations for a specific event. 2.10 Yachts must
race with the same equipment listed on their rating certificates and engines
must be in their normal positions ready for use.
3.0 RACE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Maintain a current list of multihull racers and administer the N.E.M.A.
rating rule. 3.2 Establish the N.E.M.A. race schedule for the year. 3.3 Act as
liaison with the event committees conducting the various races and make
suggestions and recommendations regarding multihull races. 3.4 Maintain and
update a list of N.E.M.A. results and corrected season standings. 3.5 Maintain
rules for the N.E.M.A. Season trophy and establish various class winners 3.6
Establish and maintain all pertinent information for each rated yacht including
all rating certificates. 3.7 Forward the latest rating information to the race
committees of each event on the N.E.M.A. schedule. 3.8 Require a HANDICAP CLASS
rating fee of $20.00 to entitle each yacht to participate in N.E.M.A. racing and
to issue a N.EM.A. rating certificate.
4.0 RULES FOR ESTABLISHING NEMA RATINGS
4.1 Ratings for all participating N.E.M.A. yachts shall be established by the
N.E.M.A. Race Committee. Rating certificates shall be issued to paid applicants
prior to the start of the season and shall be valid through the end of the year
of issue. Applications must be received at least two weeks before an event to
guarantee processing. All ratings are subject to review at any time. 4.2 Ratings
are determined according to the N.E.M.A. rating rule. They are based on
information provided by the Owner on the rating application. The Owner must
notify the Race Committee in writing at least two weeks prior to an event if
this information becomes incorrect due to any modification to the hull or rig.
Failure to do so may result in disqualification or rating adjustment. Handicap
skippers are required to list a principal 4.3 Handicap skippers are required to
list a principle helmsman (men) on their rating certificate. While it may not be
possible for any one person to steer a boat throughout a race, in a day race,
the rule’s intent is for a principle helmsman to be steering at the start of the
race and on all legs. In a day race, any yacht which is started or steered by
someone other than a principle helmsman for more than a brief period is in
violation of the rules and subject to disqualification. In distance races the
principle helmsman should steer the majority of the time. 4.4 The rating in
effect at the start of a series or event shall be used to determine the
corrected time finishes in that series or event unless a protest is filed. 4.5 A
rating can be changed only by the Race Committee. If at least two Race Committee
members are not present at a protest meeting, a Race Committee member may choose
up to two alternates to resolve a rating dispute. 4.6 At the end of each event
or series, the N.E.M.A. event contact shall furnish the results to a Race
Committee member designated by the RC Chairman. The Committee shall establish
the corrected results and mail this information and fleet standings to those on
the current rating certificate list.
5.0 PROTESTS
5.1 Protests shall be filed with the event protest committee under the Racing
Rules of Sailing Part 5. 5.2 Protests concerning N.E.M.A. Ratings, Certificates,
Sponsorship, Principal Helmsman, or any other N.E.M.A. related issue shall be
made to the event Race Committee, which shall refer the protest to the N.E.M.A.
R.C. under Rule 64.3 Paragraph (b). 5.3 Any yacht found to be in violation of
the rules shall be disqualified. 5.4 A yacht which is disqualified from a race
in a series under Rule 64.3 may be re-rated by the N.E.M.A. R.C. and allowed to
continue a regatta under Paragraph 4.5 5.5 The NEMA RC will hear any protest
regarding Rule 4.0 if the protest is received within 7 days of the last race in
the regatta. The RC must rule on any protest in a timely manner.
6.0 RULES FOR ESTABLISHING SEASON TROPHY WINNERS
6.1 A skipper must be a N.E.M.A. member to be eligible for the season trophy.
6.2 Season trophies shall be awarded for first, second and third place in the
N.E.M.A. HANDICAP CLASSES as described below. In the event of a tie the yacht
with the greatest number of the highest places shall be declared the winner. The
Race Committee shall be the final judge of all tiebreakers. 6.3 The finishing
places in each event shall be determined by the corrected time of each yacht.
6.4 Each day of racing will be scored for the Season Trophy according to the
Rinderle B scoring system. 6.5 A minimum of four yachts must start a race to be
scored in the HANDICAP CLASS. 6.6 A yacht’s season score shall be established by
adding the scores of its best seven days racing. 6.7 A racing day shall be
defined as a race, a part of a race, or a series of races that take place during
a single calendar day. A score shall be established for each racing day based on
the Rinderle B scoring system. In the case of races that are customarily longer
than one day the score shall count as follows: N.E.M.A. Newport/Bermuda 3 days,
Marblehead/Halifax 3 days, all other NEMORC events 2 days. 6.8 An Elapsed Time
trophy will be awarded to the yacht with the highest seven day score based on
elapsed time finish. Points will be awarded according to the Rinderle B scoring
system. 6.9 A Mileage Trophy may be awarded to the yacht with the most miles
raced in a season.
7.0 N.E.M.A. NORTH TROPHY RULES
7.1 A skipper must be a N.E.M.A. member to be eligible for the N.E.M.A. North
trophy. 7.2 Season trophies shall be awarded for first and second place in the
N.E.M.A. HANDICAP CLASSES as described below. In the event of a tie the yacht
with the greatest number of the highest places shall be declared the winner. The
Race Committee shall be the final judge of all tiebreakers. 7.3 The finishing
places in each event shall be determined by the corrected time of each yacht.
7.4 Each day of racing will be scored for the Season Trophy according to the
Rinderle B scoring system. 7.5 A minimum of three yachts must start a race to be
scored in the HANDICAP CLASS. 7.6 A yacht’s season score shall be established by
adding the scores of the best four days racing. 7.7 A racing day shall be
defined as a race, a part of a race, or a series of races that take place during
a single calendar day. A score shall be established for each racing day based on
the Rinderle B scoring system.
8.0 N.E.M.A. OFFSHORE TROPHY RULES
8.1 The Race Committee is to designate a series of races to be called the
N.E.M.A. Offshore Racing Circuit. A perpetual trophy called the NEMORC Trophy
will be awarded to the winner. 8.2 The intent of the circuit is to be regional
in nature including races all along the New England Coast. 8.3 Currently, the
schedule consists of the Marblehead-Halifax race (in alternate years the
Corinthian 200), the Round Long Island Race, the New England Solo/Twin, the
Monhegan Island Race, the Yarmouth Cup and the Whaler’s Race. This schedule may
be revised at the discretion of the Race Committee. 8.4 The finishing places in
each event shall be determined by the corrected time of each yacht. 8.5 Each
race result will be scored for the NEMORC Trophy according to the Rinderle B
scoring system. 8.6 A minimum of three yachts must start a race to be scored in
the HANDICAP CLASS. 8.7 A yacht must compete in at least three events to be
eligible to win the award. The winning yacht will be that yacht which has the
highest score based on the sum of its best three finishes.
Bill Heaton NEMA RC Chairman
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The following safety equipment is required at all N.E.M.A. organized events.
ORC Category IV or higher may be required at other events. Skippers entering
these events should consult the current edition of the ISAF Offshore Special
Regulations.
N.E.M.A. REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT
REQUIRED
- Magnetic Compass
- VHF radio
- 2 Buckets with lanyard or bilge pump and one bucket with lanyard
- Sail number on mainsail
- One anchor with rode
- Two fire extinguishers
- Coast Guard flare kit (3 red flares rated for day and night; or 1 handheld
orange smoke signal, 2 floating orange smoke signals and 1 electric distress
light.
- First Aid kit
- Foghorn
- Lifesling and/or Horseshoe life ring
- Coast Guard approved life jackets for each crew member.
RECOMMENDED
- Navigation lights
- GPS
- Tool Kit
- Radar Reflector
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