The following information is from LRIBYC Bylaws

Section 10  Trophies

10.1  The following trophies shall be awarded by the club each year at the annual awards dinner if applicable to the season’s events:  LI DN Championship, LI Skeeter Championship, LI J14 Championship,

DN Point Trophy, Skeeter Point Trophy, Stern Steerer Point Trophy, J14 Point Trophy, Speed Trophy,

Diver’s Trophy, Rescue Trophy and the David M. Weeks Memorial Award.  Other trophies that are decided upon by club families may also be annually awarded.  Those not listed here officially, are decided upon by the families that award them at their own discretion.

10.2 Trophy descriptions:  a.) LI DN….Memorial Ed “Rock” Hildreth Perpetual Trophy plus keepers

                                           Perpetual “B” fleet trophy to top silver fleet champ plus keepers

                                           Platinum fleet award:  Top skipper over 65

                                           b.)  LI Skeeter….Memorial Warren Darress Perpetual Trophy plus keepers

                                                  Platinum fleet award:  Top skipper over 65

                                           c.)  LI J14 Trophy….Perpetual  trophy* plus keepers

                                          d.)  DN Point Trophy….. Perpetual Joe Wells Trophy plus keepers

                                          e.)  Skeeter Point Trophy….Perpetual trophy plus keepers

                                          f.)  Stern Steerer Pont Trophy….Perpetual trophy plus keepers

                                          g.)  J14 Point Trophy….Perpetual Trophy plus keepers

                                          h.)   Speed Trophy…..Awarded to the fastest clocked boat during the coarse

                                                                              of the season.

                                           i.)   Diver’s Trophy…..Perpetual Award for best “dunking”

                                           j.)   Rescue Award…...Perpetual Zebulon Wilson Award to the most

                                                                                courageous rescue of the season.

                                           k.)  David M. Weeks Memorial…...Perpetual Award to the top LRIBYC

                                                                                                Skipper at the annual DN  North Americans

10.3  The amount of awards given out each season is determined on a participation/cost basis by the commodore or board of directors or designated committee.

 Section 11 Major Events

11.1  The following events should be run each season if at all possible:

                         a.  LI DN Championship

                         b.  LI Skeeter Championship

                         c.  LI J14 Championship

11.2  Any major event racing class may be broken up into gold and silver fleets on a voluntary basis or by the discretion of the  race committee.  Depending upon the number of entrants or the location of the event, fleets may be separated at the start.  If racing together, the fleets shall be scored separately.

11.3  The Skeeter Championship may be a mix of different classes that meet the standards of the ISA with no handicaps.

11.4  The J14 class is for class legal boats under the J14 Class Association rules

11.5  The DN class is for class legal boats under the IDNIYRA rules.

11.6  LI championship events may be raced on the same day(s) or different day(s) depending upon conditions.

11.7  Eligibility:  All skippers must be a resident of Long Island or have been born on Long Island to be eligible for scoring.  Other sailors are welcome but will be scored outside of the fleet.

11.8  A race committee with official equipment must run these events.  (Official equipment  must include clearly visible marks and flags.  Starting blocks are recommended.)  No self starting is allowed.  The race committee is appointed by the Vice Commodore or race committee chairperson.  He or she

need not attend but is ultimately responsible for calling the event and finding a committee.

11.9  Events should be held on first good ice, due to the variable conditions in winter time on Long Island.

11.10 The events may be held at any time of the year that ice is available. i.e. December, if the regattas were not held the previous season.

11.11  These events should be sailed on Long Island ice.  They may be run off of Long Island if the

following conditions are met:  a. If a regatta has not been sailed by February 10th it may be moved to the closest available good ice.  b.  A minimum of eight (8) DNs or three (3) Skeeters or three (3) J14s must be met.  c. A race committee appointed by the Vice Commodore or race committee chairperson must   physically start and run the races with official club equipment (cones/marks, starting blocks, flags etc.)

11.12 Event rules:

A.          Rules that apply for these and all club events are those prescribed by the NIA.

B.       Each class’ individually prescribed racing and measurement  rules apply.

C.        Racing may be carried over into the second day of a weekend if necessary.

D.        A minimum of three (3) races constitute a regatta.

E.       The standard format shall be six (6) races with no throw outs, but the race committee chairperson may decide upon this at the onset of the event before racing has commenced.

F.        Scoring shall be the single point system as prescribed by the NIA.

G.        Courses shall be windward / leeward and usually contain three laps.

H.        Use of the “Darling Mark” is optional but recommended.

I.       Use of helmets is mandatory.

J.         The RCC may disqualify any skipper for unsafe sailing, equipment or unsportsmanlike conduct.

11.13  Past winners of the DN silver fleet in the LIDN Championship must thereafter sail in the

gold fleet.

11.4  Any DN entrant sailing  in the LIDN Championship with modern insert runners and / or a

completely fiberglass or other completely resin infused cloth fabric mast, must sail in the gold fleet.

11.5  The club may at any time decide to call a club sanctioned race.  Trophies may be added to the

trophy dinner for any such event or given out on the day of the event.  Race organizers should make an

attempt to notify other club members of such an event’s occurrence , i.e. “Playin’ Hookey Regatta”, “Cherry Pie Regatta”, “First Ice Regatta”, “Yankee Madness”, etc.

 Section 12  Point Race Rules

12.1  DN Class:  On weekdays a minimum of three (3) boats that are club members shall be entered

to qualify. A maximum of three (3) races per day may be counted.  If more races are held to accommodate late arriving skippers, each skipper’s first three (3) races shall count.  On holidays and weekends, the same minimums apply but a maximum of five (5) races may be sailed.

12.2  Skeeters, Stern Steerers and other classes:  The same rules apply as far as the number of races per day, but the fleet minimum is reduced to two (2) boats.

12.3  Time limits:  Races that count are all of those in the same season.  The season runs from November 1, until the annual Spring Frolic in New Hampshire.  In the event that the “frolic” is not held, the date of March 20th shall be the last day of official sailing that may be scored.

12.4  Scoring:  The officially recognized scoring system for point racing is as follows:

                        First place always gets the number of entrants plus one.  Each place afterward gets one

                        less point.  Scoring for each race is based on the number of boats that entered.  A DNF

                        always gets one point.

* Trophy yet to be crafted or donated.