Notice To All Racers...

NEW 2013 PIYA

CATEGORY CERTIFICATE

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Effective March 2013, Category Certificate Compliance is mandatory by all racing skippers.

Significant changes in requirements have been adopted.

Please click the link below to view this document. A signed certificate is required on all racing vessels.

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2012 Category Certificate

The 2012 Certificate is valid through February, 2013.

Please note important changes

PIYA is devoted to supporting and standardizing the development and use of common racing standards under which Pacific Northwest and BC sailors can race within their respective yacht clubs and organizations. This organization...

• Functions as the Pacific Northwest US (Area L) regional sailing association of
  the United States Sailing Association, the national US racing authority.

• Assists in the Coordination of USSA Area L racing activities, including area
  elimination racing events leading toward national US Sailing Championships,
  resolving racing protest appeals above the yacht club level, and providing racing
  judging support, and support for major area racing events.

• Maintains a standard set of racing sailboat equipment and accommodation
  standards via a category certificate. Boats racing under PIYA must
  subscribe to and allow a safe and equitable boat-racing environment.

• Provides direction for adequate safety inspection.

• Supporting standardized yacht rating systems under which member yacht clubs
  may conduct racing events and accept boats equitably from other areas/across
  border for these race events.

• Provides sail numbers to PHRF boats of member clubs in Washington Oregon
  Idaho and Montana. For British Columbia sail numbers, please contact Nancy Chow
  at BC Sailing.