2010 NSA BEMIS SCHEDULE

                                                                   Double Handed with alternate

EASTERN REGIONAL        July 8               Northeast Harbor Fleet                                          Club 420
                                                                                Event Chairperson: Christine Wilson               207-276-5101

CENTRAL REGIONAL       July 6               Boothbay Harbor YC                                                Club 420
                                                                               Event Chairperson:  Katie Auth                            207-633-5750

SOUTHERN REGIONAL    July 5               Portland YC                                                                  Club 420
                                                                               Event Chairperson: Kelly Franklin                      207-899-2864

STERN REGIONAL              July 17            Lake Champlian YC                                                    FJ
                                                                               Event Chairperson: James Turvey                      802-878-1207

CHAMPIONSHIP                July 23              Southport YC                                                               Club 420
                                                                                Event Chairperson: Will Jacobs                           207-633-5767

The NSA Bemis Championship is a stand alone regatta.  The NSA Regionals and the NSA Championship are no longer the first and second rungs in the US Sailing Junior Doublehanded Championship (Bemis) ladder. The Notice of Race for the Area A  US Sailing Junior Doublehanded Championship can be found at http://www.falmouthyachtclub.com/Falmouth_Regatta.htm

AREA A BEMIS  (Open)   July 24-25       Falmouth YC, MA                                                       Club 420 -BYO
    (Street Trophy)                                            Contact: Shirley Schulz   
                                                                                shirleyschulz@tdbanknorth.com

                                                          NSA REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION

Failure of a team to meet ALL of these requirements will result in that team not being allowed to race.

1.     Clubs sending a team to a regional event, MUST notify the appropriate Event Chairperson NO LATER
         THAN ONE WEEK (7days) PRIOR TO THE EVENT of their intention.  A club may send only one team to a
         regional event.  Individuals may participate in ONLY ONE NSA sponsored event.  Failure to comply may
         result in loss of competition privileges.   The first and second place finishers at each regional advance to the
        Championship.  It is the responsibility of the continuing teams to notify the Championship Event
        chairperson of continuation within 24 hours of completion of the regional.

2.   Age - men and women 13-18 years of age in the calendar year.

3.   Each team participant MUST be a member of the NSA yacht club or sailing  association sponsoring them. 
       That YC or SA  must be a member in good standing in the NSA.

4.    Each participant MUST bring to the regatta the following:Entry Fees of $25 per team for Regional Events
        and $35 per team for the Championship Event will be paid by the sponsoring clubs.  NSA will bill each club
       directly following the events. 

(a)    a NSA Junior Race Entry Form, legibly completed and including all necessary information for all team members (including alternate), and SIGNED BY A FLAG OFFICER OR AN ADULT RESPONSIBLE  FOR  THE TEAM.

(b)    a completed Medical Form for EACH participant (including alternate) attached to the Entry Form and submitted to the Event Chairman no later than the skippers’ meeting.

                (c)  a US Coast Guard life jacket with a whistle attached, which they MUST wear.

      Failure to comply with any or all of the above, may result in the team not being allowed to race.

5.        Attendance at the Skippers’ Meeting is mandatory.

Entry Fees of $25 per team for Regional Events and $35 per team for the Championship Event will be paid by the

sponsoring clubs.  NSA will bill each club directly following the events.