Posted March 30, 2006

A. ORGAINZATION 1. The Judging Staff will be comprised of:

a) A Judge Chairperson

b) Three Parade Judges

2. The judging staff will be selected and appointed by the President of CRYA. Each Judge will be from a different Yacht Club

3. Each year a new judge will be appointed to replace the one that has completed his/her term of appointment. This person will be a member of the Club that was Host Club for the immediate past Opening Day.

a) Parade Judges will serve for a period of three years.

b) The Judge Chairperson will serve in that capacity for one year.

c) Should for any reason, a Parade Judge be unable to fulfill the duties of Parade Judge or Parade Judge Chairperson, the President of CRYA will appoint a person to that position. That person will be from the same Club as the one from which the person resigning was affiliated.

4. Each Parade Judge will evaluate each Club’s participation, independent of the other Judges. Each Judge will be assigned to a different Review Vessel.

B. JUDGING CRITERIA A C lub may enter the Parade with any number of boats, but in order to be judged for awards, the Club must have a minimum of six boats formed in three columns and two rows. The following categories will comprise the areas to be judged for Opening Day.

1) Seamanship: This area pertains to the precision of the Fleet’s formation, and observable safety procedures for the Fleet and those embarked. Most boats in the Parade will use the fifty (50) foot rule of spacing between boats (fore, aft, and separation of columns), but may use a greater distance for and aft for safety purposes. Their Fleet Captain will determine this distance and ensure uniformity within their fleet. The Fleet Captain will notify the Judge Chairperson prior to the Parade Day.

2) Appearance: This will be the observable ship-shapeness of the rigging, gear, lines, etc.

3) Best Decorated Boat: This will be those individual boats that are adjudged to best represent the Parade’s theme. No more that three boats may make up the Club’s “Decorated Boat” (e.g., three or fewer boats in a column form one “extended boat”)

4) Best Decorated Club: Each club will fit into only one of these categories. (a) This will be the Club’s Fleet presentation representing this year’s theme. ALL Boats Decorated to theme.

UP TO MAX POINTS 100 (b) A Club that has its first row (stbd side) decorated to theme, and with the remainder of the boats dressed alike using Club’s colors. They may be dress uniforms by all, or all using Club’s colors such as sweat shirts.

UP TO MAX POINTS 80 (c) This may be that all persons embarked have like dress, such as Club’s dress uniforms, sweat shirts or other like attire showing a common presentation.

UP TO MAX POINTS 50 (d) Colored banners on all boats in the Parade may constitute a common presentation.

UP TO MAX POINTS 25 (e) Club’s boats are not decorated to theme or do not have a common presentation.
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