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RC Service Requirements for Skippers

Skippers must fulfill Race Committee (RC) obligations for each series they wish to be scored in—Frostbite, Spring, or Fall. Spring and Fall requirements are independent of each other, and fulfilling one does not count toward the other. However, Skippers may carry over one RC slot from Spring to Fall.

Sign-up opens one month before each series, and Skippers who fail to sign up for at least half their required slots before the series begins may not be scored for that series.

  • Serving as Regatta Chair (highlighted in light orange) or Principal Race Officer (PRO) during a Spring, Fall Series, or a Regatta (highlighted in orange) counts as 2 RC slots.

  • All other RC roles — including serving as PRO during the Frostbite Series — count as 1 RC slot.

Frostbite Series Requirements

Skippers may fulfill required RC slots at any of the following:

  • Presidents Cup Regatta
  • Laser Frostbite Series
  • Hangover Regatta
  • Capital City Regatta

Spring  Series Requirements

Skippers may fulfill required RC slots at any of the following:

  • Capital City Laser Regatta
  • PRSA Spring Regatta
  • Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup
  • PRSA Spring Series #1-8
  • Boat & equipment maintenance days (must be knowledgeable in powerboat maintenance)

Fall Series Requirements

Skippers may fulfill required RC slots at any of the following:

  • Doc Gilbert Memorial Potomac Cup
  • PRSA Dinghy Open
  • Presidents Cup Regatta
  • PRSA Fall Series #1-8
  • Boat & equipment maintenance days (must be knowledgeable in powerboat maintenance)

RC Slot Requirements by Boat Class

For each of the Spring and Fall series, Skippers must fulfill the following RC obligations:

  • Albacores, Buccaneers, Flying Scots, I-20s, Lightnings: 2 RC slots per skipper
  • WETA/Laser (single-person boats): 1 RC slot per skipper

For the Laser Frostbite series, skippers must fulfill the following RC obligations:

  • 2 RC slots per Skipper
  • 1 Equipment Checker

Important Notes

  • Racing will be canceled if a full RC is not signed up by 1900 on the day before scheduled racing.

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