| A. BYLAWS A.1 NAME A.1.1 The name of the organization shall be the Schock 40 Class Association, referred to hereinafter as the Association. A.1.2 Generally, in these Bylaws, Rules, and Specifications, the Bylaws define the Structure and governance of the Association, the rules govern the people who may participate in Class Races, and the Specifications govern the yachts eligible to participate in Class and Mixed Fleet Races. This document if hereinafter referred to as the Rules. A.2 NATURE AND PURPOSE A.2.1 The Schock 40 Class Association is a voluntary Corinthian association. Its purpose is to promote the continued enjoyment of Schock 40 Class Yachts in fair, Corinthian, one-design and mixed fleet racing, and to promote friendship among their owners and crews. A.3 LANGUAGE A.3.1 The official language of the Association shall be English. In these Rules, the word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive; the word "he" means he, she, or they; and word "his" means his, hers, their, or theirs. A.4 MEMBERSHIP A.4.1 The Association is comprised of Class Owners, Associate Members, and Charterers. A.4.1.a Class Owner. A Class Owner (Owner) is a person who (or whose spouse) is the registered owner of public record of a Schock 40 sailboat, who voluntarily joins the Association to support its purposes, and whose Association dues are currently paid. A.4.1.a.i Each Class Yacht shall have only one Owner under these Rules. In the case of multiple legal owners, the Owner is the individual having the largest ownership share. Equal partners shall designate which is the Owner. A.4.1.b Associate Member. An Associate Member is a person, who crews on a Class Yacht, voluntarily supports the purposes of the Association and the Intent of these Rules, has been accepted by the Board, and whose Association dues are currently paid. A.4.1.c Charterer. A Charterer is a person, who has chartered a Schock 40 sailboat,
who voluntarily joins the Association to support its purposes, and whose dues are currently paid. A Charterer shall be afforded all of the rights, privileges, duties and obligations available to an Owner, except that he shall not vote. He shall not be exempt from the provisions in Section B.2. A.4.1.c.i In order to be eligible to participate in any Championship Regatta (Section A.9), a Charterer who is not an Owner must have been a charterer of that yacht for at least 6 months provision shall not apply to a Charterer who is an Owner under Section A.4.1.a.i. A.5 GOVERNANCE A.5.1 Board of Directors (Board). The governing body of the Association is the Board of Directors (Board), comprised of the Directors and Immediate Past President, and chaired by the President, all of whom are entitled to vote. The general duty of the Board is the furtherance of the purposes of the Association, and ensuring its growth and preservation. The Board develops, interprets, and enforces the Association Rules, and works with the Builder to ensure a continuing source of Schock 40 Class Yachts. The Board shall decide on all Rules and be ultimately responsible for resolving issues about their interpretation. A.5.1.a Director. A Director is the person elected by a Fleet or appointed by the Board, who represent both that Fleet and also the Class as a whole on the Board. Directors shall serve two-year terms and may be re-elected or re-appointed. A.5.1.b Alternate Director. An Alternate Director is the person elected by a Fleet or appointed by the Board to assist in representing both that Fleet and also the Class as a whole on the Board. He may participate in the deliberations of the Board and, in the absence of his Fleet's Director, may vote and act as its Director. Alternate Directors serve one-year terms and may be re-elected or re-appointed. A.5.1.c President. The president is the person elected by the Class or appointed by the Board to act as the executive officer of the Board and Class. He is a director-at-large. The President shall serve a one-year term and may be re-elected or re-appointed. A.5.1.d Immediate Past President. The Immediate Past President is the past President who was most recently in office. A.5.2 Measurer and Assistant Measurer. A Measurer shall be, and Assistant Measurer(s) may be appointed by the Board. Their duties concern the conformance of yachts, equipment, and crews to the Rules. The Measurer shall serve as a voting member of the Rules Committee, and as a non-voting member of the Board. A.5.3 Rules Committee. The Rules Committee is comprised of one person from W.D. Schock Corporation, one person from DynaYacht, and 2 persons appointed by the Board to develop or revise the Bylaws, Rules, and specifications. Proposed changes in these Rules shall be submitted for consideration by the Board. A.5.4 The Owner of each Schock 40 may cast one vote in Association elections. A.5.5 Rule Changes A.5.5.a Any changes in these Rules shall require 2/3 majority vote of the Board or a 2/3 majority vote of the ballots cast by the Owners. A.5.5.b The Directors shall vote on an issue first. If the Directors fail to achieve a 2/3 majority, the Board shall decide, by a simple majority, whether to place the issue to a vote of the Owners. A written petition signed by 1/3 of the Owners shall obligate the Board to conduct a vote by the Owners. A.5.5.c All Board decisions shall require a simple majority vote unless otherwise specified. A.6 DUES. Dues shall be $150.00 a year. A.6.1 The Board shall establish the amount of annual dues and their due date. A.7 FLEETS AND FLEET TERRITORIES A.7.1 Fleet. The Board may charter a Fleet when five or more Schock 40 sailboats are berthed within a given Territory. New Territories and new Fleets may be created as Class membership and demographics change. A.8 CLASS RACES, CLASS REGATTAS A.8.1 Each race or regatta so designated by the Board or by a Fleet is a Class Race or a Class Regatta, whose races are Class Races. A.9 CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTAS A.9.1 National Championship. The National Championship is the most important Class Regatta and is to be held annually at a date and location to be set by the Board. If possible the Board shall determine its location. The winner shall be declared the Schock 40 National Champion and shall affix a gold Schock 40 insignia, with the last two digits of the year it was won below it in blue, to his boat's mainsail in place of the standard insignia (C.7.6) A.9.2 The Pacific Coast Championship. The Pacific Coast Championship is the second most important Class Regatta, and is to be held annually at a date and location to be determined by the Board. The winner shall be declared the Pacific Coast Champion and shall affix a blue Schock 40 insignia, with the last two digits of the year it was won below it in blue, to his boat's mainsail in place of the standard insignia (C.7.6). A.9.3 Fleet Championships. Each Fleet may hold a Fleet Championship in a location, time(s), and format to be determined by the Fleet. The winner is declared the Fleet Champion, and shall affix a red chevron to his boat's mainsail under the standard insignia. A.9.4 The insignias emblematic of these championships shall remain with the Owner if the yacht is sold; if the Owner then purchases another Class Yacht, the insignia(s) shall be affixed to the new yacht's mainsail. Only the highest award achieved shall be displayed.
A.10 ELIGIBILITY TO RACE AND CONFORMANCE TO RULES A.10.1 Class Yacht. A Schock 40 Class Yacht (Class Yacht) is defined as a Schock 40 sailboat manufactured by the W.D. Schock corporation and which is in conformance with these Rules. Only Class Yachts whose Owner's dues are paid are eligible to race in Schock 40 Class Races. A.10.2 Owner's responsibility. It shall be the Owner's responsibility to ensure that each member of his crew, including helmsman, and his Class Yacht conform to these Rules while underway for the purpose of racing in any Class Race. An Owner not discharging this responsibility shall retire from any Class Race. A.11 BOARD DECISIONS A.11.1 Standing decisions of the Board shall be published in the Class Newsletter and/or in the Class Yearbook-Roster for information of the members of the Association. B. RULES B.1 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND INTENT OF THESE RULES B.1.1 The Association sets forth these Rules in order to maintain fair racing among Class Yachts and to control and promote the Class Yacht as a one-design racing yacht. B.1.2 To ensure fair Class Racing, it is the intent of these Rules and Specifications that
The yachts have equal potential speed when they are well prepared and well maintained. These Rules intend that no racing advantage be attainable from the absence of features or equipment nor from modifications to the hull and rigging which makes the yacht deviate from the standard Schock 40. Furthermore, it is the intent of these Rules to equalize the potential speed of the participating yachts so that the skill of the skipper and crew in tuning, maintaining, and racing the yacht are the major factors in the outcome of Class Races. B.1.3 The Class promotes and regulates Class Racing solely for the pleasure of Owners, their families, and sailing friends. The Class recognizes several general objectives: B.1.3.a The Class intends to promote Class Racing at the highest level of racing skill that Corinthian sailors can realistically expect to attain. A Corinthian sailor races solely for personal pleasure. Other matters such as a non-racing business or a profession has consistently higher claims to his efforts than does racing. He may have raced for may years, but lacks full immersion in racing with its honing of techniques and skills. B.1.3.b The Class intends that Corinthian sailors have a realistic chance of winning race prizes through their own efforts on the race course, and also that Owners not be at a competitive disadvantage as a consequence of including family and sailing friends in their crew. B.1.4 These Rules intend that the Designated Helmsman (Section B.2.2) of a Class Yacht be a stable and enduring member of that yacht's crew. Therefore, the use of special personnel for a few important regattas only is contrary to the intent of these Rules. B.1.5 The specific provisions of these Rules are requirements and guides for most common situations. However, in situations of ambiguity of interpretation, the intent of the Rules as stated in Section B.1 shall prevail. Changes or innovation in yachts not specifically covered by these Rules are not allowable unless declared allowable in writing by the Board, or by the Measurer operating as the Board's representative. B.2 RACE PARTICIPATION RULES B.2.1 Eligible Helmsman. An Eligible Helmsman is an Owner, a Charterer, or a Designated Helmsman. B.2.2 Designated Helmsman. A Class Yacht's Designated Helmsman (DH) is a person who shall: B.2.2.a be a Regular Crewmember of that Class Yacht. B.2.2.b be an Associate Member in good standing unless he is the Owner's child under age 19. B.2.2.c not be a Designated Helmsman for another Class Yacht. B.2.2.d have been proposed by the Owner and approved by the Board for the current season in accordance with B.2.2f. B.2.2.e proposal and approval of DH status. B.2.2.f.i To assist the Board's decision, Owners may timely provide the Board with written information about persons proposed. B.2.2.f.ii The Board shall approve or disapprove DH status for each person "posted". A 2/3 majority vote is required for approval. B.2.2.f.iii Appeals. Any owner may appeal to the Board, in writing the DH status of persons approved or disapproved by the Board. B.2.3.a To be eligible to steer in any Championship event listed in Section A.9, A Class Yacht's DH shall have raced aboard that yacht in ten races during the 12 month period preceding the event. B.2.3.b The DH of a recently built or purchased yacht which has raced less than ten races before such Championship event must have raced aboard that yacht in all its races. B.2.4 The classifications in Sections B.1.3 shall be interpreted in light of the Intent of these Rules, especially Section B.1.3. B.3 CREW LIMITATIONS B.3.1 Total crew combined weight aboard shall not exceed 1536 lbs. for championship regattas only. C. SPECIFICATIONS C.1 CLASS YACHT C.1.1 These specifications define and control the Schock 40 Class Yacht which is the only boat permitted to race in Class Races. Portions of the design and specifications of the Schock 40 sailboat, and of the manufacturing techniques and tooling of the W.D. Schock Corporation (Builder), are implied to be a part of these Rules. C.1.1a Whether racing in Class Races or mixed fleet handicap or other races, a Schock 40 is by definition built by the W.D. Schock Corporation according to the design by Dynayacht incorporating the patented CBTF (Canting Ballast Twin Foil) system. Full use of the CBTF system in permitted and encouraged while racing. | 