SCHEDULE: Sailed according the annual season schedule as published by Sandusky Sailing Club.

RULES: These races shall be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, and the Sailing Instructions for regular series racing as published annually by Sandusky Sailing Club.

ENTRY: Entry is by skipper, not by boat, and each entry is by a single skipper, who shall be a member in good standing of SSC and Interlake Fleet #1, and an Active Member of The Interlake Sailing Class Association. 
         A skipper is automatically entered in a series the first time he or she comes to the starting area for a race of that series and checks in with the RC start boat.
         For all races sailed, each boat shall check in before her preparatory signal, or as soon as she is able to do so, but no later than starting, by sailing within hail of the start boat, hailing her skipper’s name and sail number for that race, and being acknowledged. In addition:

HULL AND SAIL NUMBERS: Because entry is by skipper and not by hull or sail number, there shall be no obligation to use the same hull or sail number throughout the series. However, when a skipper displays a sail number different from a hull number qualifying him or her for class membership, he or she shall ensure that that sail number is unique in the fleet for that day, by temporarily altering his sail numbers or other means. If a skipper makes a good faith effort to do so, yet a conflict occurs, he shall receive a warning and no other penalty, but a habitual offender may be disqualified from any series in which such offenses occurred. 

CREW: There shall be no obligation to use the same crew member(s) or number of crew throughout the series, but when racing, no fewer than two persons capable of contributing materially to the safe operation of the boat shall be on board.

SCORING: RRS low point scoring shall be applied. Each skipper’s series score shall be the total of the skipper’s race scores excluding a number of the skipper’s worst scores. The number of scores excluded is the same for all skippers entered in the series and shall be the largest whole number that is less than half of the number of races scored for the series. (The result is that the number of races counted is the same as the number of races needed to qualify for an award – see AWARDS below.)
         RRS 2001-2004 A9 shall apply. When a boat is penalized under 44.3(c), the number of boats that came to the starting area shall be the basis for calculating her score.
         Periodically, interim results may be posted at the discretion of the Scorer. (Note: Because new entries are permitted throughout each series, DNC scores posted during the series are provisional and subject to change.) A skipper disputing posted results shall notify the RC and the scorer immediately. Final results shall be made available to all skippers promptly at the conclusion of the series. 
         Posted results shall give each skipper’s name; sail and/or hull numbers may be included for reference purposes but may not always reflect actual numbers used in a given race.

AWARDS: Awards shall be made according to the traditions and current practices of the Sandusky Sailing Club. To qualify for an award in a series, entry fees must be paid in full before the series ends, and a skipper must compete in more than half the races scored in the series. (Example A: Nine races scheduled minus two abandoned and not resailed = seven races scored, thus skippers must compete in at least 4 races, because that’s the smallest whole number greater than half of seven. Example B: Eight races scored, thus skippers must compete in at least 5 races, because that’s the smallest whole number greater than half of eight.)