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U.S. TEAM RACE CHAMPIONSHIP for the GEORGE R. HINMAN TROPHY
2002
Hinman will be hosted by Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, November 8,
9 & 10.
Mission
The Hinman
Committee is responsible for raising the level of team racing in the
United States through implementing consistent racing standards and
management support of regattas as well as running the George R. Hinman
Trophy. The Hinman Committee works closely with the ISAF Team Racing
sub-committee, US SAILING’s Racing Rules committee and the Judges
sub-committee on umpiring.
The George R.
Hinman regatta strives to be the best team racing regatta in the nation
for competitors and spectators. It is the National Championship of team
racing. It serves in alternate years as the qualifier for teams to
represent the US at the ISAF Team Racing Championships.
Meeting Highlights
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Reaffirmed 2002
and 2004 events as World’s qualifiers
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Added a race
manager to the regatta team provided to the Hinman event
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Reduced the number of resume selections
and will allow umpired feeder regattas for qualification
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Continued
partnership with US Team Racing Association to promote team racing
development
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Discussed
the new team racing call book, issues with rule 42 and the testing
of racing without rule 18
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Reaffirmed
foreign team participation at the Hinman
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Determined
that achieving the best racing is more important than the quantity
of races run
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Identified
the need to inter-relate with the ISAF team racing sub-committee
Submitted by
Betsy Altman
10.19.01
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