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2023-Schedule,NoRs,Results

The First Coast Sailing Association task is to handicap sailboats (PHRF), organize the yearly schedule, sponsor the St. Augustine Race Week, and hold an Awards and General Meeting annually. US Sailing # 152166Q.

FCSA Partner Yacht Clubs:		FCSA Mailing Address:
EFYC	Epping Forest Yacht Club	4446 Hendricks Avenue, # 227
FYC	Florida Yacht Club	Jacksonville FL 32207
HRYC	Halifax River Yacht Club
HSC	Harbour Sailing Club	Website: WebMaster
NFCC	North Florida Cruising Club
RCoJ	Rudder Club of Jacksonville	Chief Rater Address for Rating Applications
SAS	St. Augustine Sailing	4446 Hendricks Ave, # 227
SAYC	St. Augustine Yacht Club	Jacksonville FL 32207
SYC	Smyrna Yacht Club
SASS	St. Augustine Sailing Sisters

2023 Board Members:		Handicapping Committee:
Chairman -	Justin Muller SAYC	Chief Rater -	Adam Norwood
Vice Chairman -	Guy Anderson	EFYC -	Keith Keller
Treasurer -	Allen Jones EFYC	FYC -	Bill Weinbecker
Secretary -	Adam Norwood NFCC	HRYC -	TBA
Club Representatives:		NFCC -	Adam Norwood
FYC -	Dustin Domer	QHYC -	TBA
EFYC -	Keith Keller	RCoJ -	Tom Davis
SAYC -	Richard Amerling	SAS -	TBA
NFCC -	Robert Beringer	SAYC -	TBA
HRYC -	Todd Stebleton	SYC -	TBA
SYC -	David Smith	Sub-Committees:
HSC -	Jack Feeney	Chair -	SARW Dan Floryan
SAS -	Rose Ann Points	Chair -	WSN Susan Grich
RCoJ -	Tom Davis
SASS -	Melissa Wissel

See your club handicapper to get a PHRF rating. Non certificate holders may apply for Associate Membership.

New rating certificate - $35. Annual renewals are $30 due by March 01 ($35 thereafter).

Club handicappers will help a skipper complete the rating questionnaire for sending it to the Chief Handicapper for review. Once approved by the Handicapping Committee, a rating certificate will be published online. Skippers should confirm that their rating certificate is available for review by each Race Committee. Keep a copy on board or at least have access to the internet for proof using the online current list of rated boats.

Rating Appeals: Skipper must write a letter to the Chief Rater explaining the reason for a rating appeal (mail letter to the address above). Chief Rater will meet with club handicappers to discuss and vote on the appeal. This is covered in the FCSA PHRF Rules.

Series Trophies:

FCSA offers the overall Circuit Trophy. When a rated boat is entered in a club race, noted as a FCSA series race on the schedule, the boat is competing for a club trophy for that race and points toward the yearly trophy for the series. Trophies are awarded in Performance and Cruising classes (and Sport and Multihull classes if and when sufficiently populated).

All competing boats must have a current PHRF rating from FCSA.

Details for 2023… refer to Scoring Grid

Ocean Circuit Trophy: Total of scores, minimum 4 races, one must be out of Region,

Inshore Circuit Trophy: Total of scores, minimum 4 races, one must be out of Region.

Women’s Circuit Trophy: ~4 races SJR and ~3 races StAug.

Scoring:

Individual Race Scoring will be the low point system, RRS Appendix A4 (as modified by the SI’s of course).

FCSA Series scoring will be in accordance with the following – “Different than Appendix A”.

DNF, RAF = number that started the race.

DNS, OCS, DSQ = number that came to the starting area.

DNC = number that registered and attempted to race.

Races abandoned will be scored DNF, DNS, DNC, etc. as appropriate.

Ties will be decided using the current Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix A8.