| Officers | |
| John Downing - Captain | john@dfwines.com |
| Scott McDaniel - Secratary | mcdaniel@broadcom.com |
| Jon Dekker - At Large | jon.dekker@navy.mil |
| Peter Lufkin - At Large | plufkin@whitestoneresearch.com |
| Measurers | |
| Tom Carruthers (Chief Measurer) | tom@jworld-sailing.com |
| Jeff Brown | jboat@cts.com |
| Bob Kieding | bkieding@chandlery.com |
| Jeff Trask | sailcaljt@aol.com |
The fleet procedures clarify how the class rules are to be implemented. In any conflict between these procedures and the class rules, the class rules take precidence.
Shall be per class rules.
The driver in any Fleet 8 High Point Series race shall be member of the national J105 class. Members that live in Southern California shall also be a member of Fleet 8 as well. The member shall be either the owner, co-owner, or "Other Helmsman/Long Term Shipmate" as stated under Class Rules 3.3 & 3.4.
2006 Membership Application is available at this link Membership_App.doc(or in pdf format Membership_App.pdf), or by contacting the fleet secratry.
The fee for joining Fleet 8 shall be $75, which includes $25 for membership in the National Class Association.
An Associate Member applicant will be eligible as a "Driver" under Class Rules 3.3 & 3.4 for J105 Fleet 8 High Point Series regattas if their application contains required supporting information and signatures, is submitted three weeks before the first regatta driven and dues are collected by a Fleet 8 officer. Eligibility also requires acceptance of the eligible driver status by the fleet 8 officers. Class Rule 3.3 defines Co-Owner and Class Rule 3.4 and the related TCI defines "Other Helmsman/Long Term Shipmate".
For each High point race, 3 forms must be filed with Karen Yingling.
Karen's Contact Information:
To be scored at a Fleet 8 Hi Point Regatta, the J105 maximum crew weight will be limited to 1045 pounds, as described in the Class Rules. Based on the crew declaration for the regatta, the weight of each crewmember will be confirmed by Fleet 8 officer or their designees using an official Fleet 8 scale prior to the first race they are aboard during the year. Bathing suit shall be the minimum attire.
For weigh in details, please contact Karen:
Each boat participating in a Fleet 8 Highpoint event shall carry and comply with one of the following:
The form will be reviewed and signed by one of the Fleet 8 measurers.
Shall be per class rules.
Shall be per class rules.
The Fleet 8 High Point series shall be scored using a highpoint system that heavily encourages participation. Scoring shall be based on the Cox-Sprague Chart originated by the Y.R.A of Long IslandSound, but with modifications. Here is the original document. Here are the excpetions: