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May 9, 2005
TO: Club
420 sailors
FROM: Shannon
W. Bush, Junior Womens Championship Committee Chairman
RE: Club 420 Charter U.S. Youth
Sailing Championship
Congratulations! Your
request for a Club 420 charter has been approved. US SAILING is very fortunate
to have Vanguard as a sponsor of the U.S. Junior Womens Doublehanded
Championship. This year Vanguard will be providing 20 brand new Club 420s for
charter.
READ THIS CAREFULLY! If you
are unable to attend the championship, or you no longer need a charter boat,
you must notify the Regatta Chairs, Jan & Carrie Slee
(slee142@cox.net) via email
immediately. If you do not
notify us by May 31, 2005, you will severely jeopardize any future sailing for
you and your crew in any other US SAILING championships.
By the time you have received this notice The Ida
Lewis Yacht Club will have already received your entry fee of $350 (for both
sailors), your charter fee of $350 and a refundable damage deposit of $250.
Your charter boat will be assigned to you when you
register at Sail Newport Yachting Center on July 5th, 2005. Your charter will not be available until you
register.
Along with a hull and spars, the following
equipment will be supplied with the boat:
Main,
jib, spinnaker, battens and all sheets,
centerboard,
rudder and tiller/hiking stick,
mainsheet
ratchet block,
cleats
for the outhaul,
hiking
straps,
an
automatic bailer,
all
lines and blocks for the vang
The competitor is responsible for bringing all other
equipment including a 30-foot towline (required on all boats). This should
include a trapeze harness, wind indicator, telltails and compass which must be
attached in such a way so that when it is removed, there are no holes in the
deck, or strips of tape, Velcro or any kind of marks left on the deck.
Attached is a sample of the Vanguard charter
agreement that you will receive at the event. Please review it before you
arrive.
Once given to you, it is your responsibility to make sure that your boat is returned
to the manufacturers rep. clean, rinsed and in the best shape possible, and
with all the equipment accounted for. You are expected to try your hardest to
prevent these boats from being damaged while on shore, while launching and
removing them from the water, and while racing them.
Remember, you are financially responsible for any
damage assessed to your charter boat even in excess of your damage deposit.
SWB/lw
Attachment
420 Youth Champs 2005
CONDITIONS OF
CHARTER
No changes, additions, or alterations
to the spars, sail, hull and fittings shall be made except for those permitted
by class rules.
1.
Wet
or dry sanding of the hulls or any other equipment is prohibited.
2.
The
use of waxes, polishing compounds or similar is prohibited. Competitors may wash their boat with
detergent and water.
3.
Substitutions
of rigging, blocks and any other equipment is governed by class rules and the
NORs
4.
No
fitting may be removed, even if it is subsequently replaced, and no repairs may
by undertaken without the permission of the Organising Committee. Note:
All the fittings are sealed with silicon during manufacture.
5.
The
use of the charter boat may be withdrawn if, in the sole opinion of the
Organising Committee, a competitor breaks any of the conditions of charter or treats
or handles a charter boat without care or in a manner which causes or is likely
to cause damage to the boat.
6.
No
drilling or piercing of any part of the boat or equipment is permitted.
7.
Tape
residue, scuffs or any marks that can be removed without sanding or repair must
be so removed at the end of the event by the competitor.
8.
All
equipment (inc hull/sails/spars) should be rinsed free of salt, sand or dirt
incurred from the site. It is the responsibility of the competitor to return
the equipment in an appropriate state.
9.
Any competitor found towing at more than 5kts will be charged $500 and have the
equipment withdrawn immediately
Damage
deposits (less any deductions for damage) will be refunded by mail, after the
end of the Championship.
Name:..............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Address:.........................................................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Phone
email
I
accept a charter boat in good condition and understand and agree to abide by
the conditions of charter as detailed above.
Signed:.............................................................................................................. Date:....................................................................................
Notes:
