PCISA News

A lot of information this week. Read carefully.

1. Casco Bay Open: The first ACC qualifier was held in light winds at SailME.  Barrington HS out performed the other 16 schools to win the Casco BAy Open and earn the first of four NESSA berths to the Fall ACCs.  For complete results, click here

2. Race Participation forms.

   1. It is the responsibility of the Coach to make sure that the Race Participation (RP) form is filled out properly. To quote the ISSA PR 4.3 (a)  “In dinghy events, teams failing to complete the Record of Participation Form before the expiration of Protest Time Limit at the end of the regatta shall have 20 points added  to their team score for each division with incomplete forms by the Regatta Chair.”  You will see that four schools were dinged for this last weekend.  This has been a requirement for years and frankly, we all need to do a better job of it.  If you are confused on how to correctly fill out an RP form in Tech Score (and I will admit it is not the easiest thing to do for a first time coach), please ask your regatta host or the NESSA Rep for help. Never leave a venue until that is done.

   2. It was pointed out to me that the RP info on Tech Score has been upgraded this year (thank you Chris Staw for recognizing this). Each sailor is now hyperlinked. If you click on their name, you can see all the other events that they have done. Pretty cool.

3. Great Oaks Regatta Quals:  There will be two qualifiers for the Great Oaks Regatta this year - Saturday Oct 19th and Sunday Oct 20th. This is in an effort to allow more schools the opportunity to compete. 

   1. If 9 or less schools register, regatta will be one day

   2. If 9 or more schools register, 

      • The first 9 schools to register will compete on day 1.  At the end of the day, the top 2 schools will qualify for the Great Oaks Regatta. 

      • Schools that finish 3-5 can come back on day 2 with the next 6 schools who register.  If schools 3-5 pass on the opportunity to compete on day 2, the first school(s) on the waitlist will be invited. At the end of the day, the top  school will qualify for the Great Oaks Regatta. 

As a reminder, the GOR quals are only open to schools that have not qualified for the Mallory or the Baker in the past four years.  A complete list of those schools illegible is listed in the NOR. The NOR is posted and registration is slated to open at noon on Friday Sept 13th.

4. PCISA Girls Invitationals: The PCISA invites each district to send teams to their girls event in Mission Bay each year.  If there is a school interested in one of the NESSA berths, please let me know by Sept 20th.  If more schools are interested then berths, the NESSA officers will make th4 decision as to who represents NESSA. 

More information can be found here.

5. Regatta Fees. 

   1. Regatta fees for the Healy and the NBKI should be paid this week through the NESSA PayPal Portal.  

   2. Once I receive notice of payment, I update it on the entries list page.  

   3. Schools on the Waitlist for the NBKI need not submit payment at this time.

   4. Schools that register for the GOR Quals should submit payments over the weekend.

   5. Information on how to pay Regatta Fees for other regattas (Arnold Brown, Fall Funfest, Duxbury Invite, Tabor Invite, Roy Williams, etc) can be found in the NORs for those events.

6. Home Schooled and Remote Schools: Over the summer, an ISSA subcommittee re-worked the home school rule in the ISS PR 1.2 Competitors.  The full text is below.  The goal was to provide some consistency nationally and to make sure that what is being allowed in the South East, is the same as the West Coats, is the same as New England.  The ISSA Eligibility Committee has met twice already this fall and have made about 24 decisions. We will meet once more after the Sept 15th deadline and again in December/January before the Spring Season.  If you are a homeschool/Remote School student, your first course of action is to contact the NESSA District Director.  Deadline for fall consideration is Sept 15th.

ISSA Procedural Rule 1.2 COMPETITORS:

(d) Homeschooled and Remote Students

(i) Homeschooled and remote students are defined as those who are not enrolled in classes at a traditional school.

(ii) If permitted by state and/or local public-school policies and laws, homeschooled or remote students may apply to the ISSA Eligibility Committee for consideration to be assigned to a school within their school district.

e) Students attending a school with no co-curriculars and a formal agreement allowing their students to participate in another school's interscholastic athletic program may apply to the ISSA Eligibility Committee for consideration to be assigned to a school within their school district.

That’s enough for today.  Enjoy the nice weather.