Policy of Financial Assistance for Winners of GSBYRA Championships

Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association promotes participation in its GSBYRA Championships as well as the advancement of GSBYRA sailors to Area B and US Saining National competitions. US Sailing mandates all Area Championships be open. The entry fees from the GSBYRA Championships are segregated into a separate account to provide financial assistance according to the following policy. GSBYRA commits to pay the
          • Entry fee,
          • Damage deposit,
          • Boat charter fee if applicable,
          • Borrowed boat insurance, and
          • Incidental fees charged by the event,
for the winner of each of the following GSBYRA Championships:
          • Midget Single-handed (Orr),
          • Midget Double-handed (Picken),
to advance to the corresponding Middle Atlantic Midget Championships;
and for the winner of the following GSBYRA Championships:
          • Junior Single-handed (Shinnecock),
          • Junior Double-handed (Patin),
          • Junior Triple-handed (Gulden),
          • Single-handed (Westin),
          • Adult Triple-handed - Men's (Fenner) or Women’s (Morgan),
          • Match Racing Triple-handed (Furman)
to advance to the corresponding Area B Championships.

If the GSBYRA individual or team with the highest place finish chooses not to advance, then GSBYRA will offer to provide financial assistance to the 2nd place individual or team, and so on.
When an Area B Championship is scheduled before the GSBYRA Championship is held, GSBYRA will provide financial assistance as stated above to the GSBYRA individual or team with the highest place finish at the Area B Championship.
         

For a GSBYRA individual or team who places high enough in an Area B Championship (if an Area B is held) or is otherwise selected by US Sailing to advance to the corresponding US Sailing National Championship:
          • Junior Single-handed Smythe,
          • Junior Double-handed Bemis,
          • Junior Triple-handed/Quadruplehanded Sears,
          • Single-handed O’Day,
          • US Adult Mallory,
          • Match Racing Prince of Wales.
GSBYRA commits to pay:
          • Entry fee,
          • Damage deposit,
          • Boat charter fee if applicable,
          • Borrowed boat insurance,
          • Incidental fees charged by the event, and
          • Coach Airfare.

GSBYRA commits to provide trophies on a rotating basis with the other invited organizations for the Midget Challenge, the Junior Challenge, and the Middle Atlantic Midget Championships.

Revised 3/20/16, 3/2/17, 10/17/19