Class Updates: Upcoming vote, new documents, Cowes Worlds NOR

published 05/10/2022

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Proposed Rule Changes
Event Manual and Race Document Templates
2022 Cowes Worlds Documents

The IGC and class has a couple of reminders and updates for all Etchells sailors. 

Upcoming Class Rules Vote -- Renew Your Membership!
As a reminder, there is a vote on the proposed rules changes you've heard about (visit https://etchells.org/news/article/class-rule-change-proposals for more information). The vote will open on May 19 and you must be a current Owner Member to be eligible to vote. If you have questions on how to do this, please contact your National Secretary.

New Event Manual and Race Documents Possted
Along with the new Class Constitution, a Championship Event Manual, NOR template, and SI template have been posted, along with race management guidelines. Those are available here: https://etchells.org/class/technical/rules-documents/rules. Please use these documents for running sanctioned events. They replace the appendices that had accompanied the former association rules.

World Championship Announcements

• The IGC has voted to give an automatic berth to former Top Corinthian sailors as long as they participate as a Corinthian team. This is applicable to all World Championship starting with the 2022 World Championship in Cowes.
• The IGC has voted to change the youth age and the age for the Next Generation trophy from 35 to 29.
• The Cowes NOR is available here: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=15098. The allocation percentage for the 2022 Worlds is 85 percent.
• The allocation percentage for the Miami Worlds in April of 2023 has been set at 40 percent. 

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