1. Anyone under the age of eighteen (18) will NOT be permitted to compete as a driver or co-pilot.

2. No alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs will be consumed at any time, or taken by boat drivers, co-pilots, mechanics, referees, or any member affiliated with a boat/race, before or during the racing event, or until the bouys have been lifted from the race course.  Failure to comply with this rule will result in loss of all points for the season up to and including that race date.

3. Any member of the club found guilty of an infraction by the referee during the racing event is subject to disqualification from competition for that event.  The guilty member(s) will not receive any points or awards for that event.  This will include infractions at ANY club event including monthly meetings.  Further disciplinary action for serious infractions will be reviewed by the executive committee.  At the regular meeting such action can take the form of a secret ballot of the general membership to rescind the membership and bar the privileges of the guilty party(s) for a pre-determined duration.  See also rule # 42 Unsportsmanlike conduct.

4. In order to be a member in good standing, i.e. be allowed to vote or hold office, and race a boat in the upcoming season, you must attend 50% of the meetings during the calendar year. New members must attend two consecutive meetings after joining in order to continue racing during the season.  You are then subject to the first part of the rule.  Exceptions for any reason must be put in writing and submitted to the officers for approval.

5. Officers and Executive Committee members must attend at least 75% of all General and Executive meetings in order to remain in good standing.

6. If you change boats during the season, you forfeit all points. However if your boat is damaged it is to be brought before the Executive Committee.  A decision will then be made whether another boat is able to race in place of your original boat and retain your points.  The original boat is then not able to race until the following race year.

7.No owner, driver, contestant, or representative thereof shall hold any other owner, driver or contestant liable for any personal injuries or damage resulting from an accident or racing occurring in a sanctioned race.  Except as a result of a deliberate collision or other premeditated act of any unsportsmanlike nature.  The question of whether the act was deliberate or premeditated shall be determined by the referee and subject to review by the Executive Committee.

8. Show up time is 10:00 A.M. for in-state boats, & 11:00 A.M. for out of state boats (see rule #1 pre-race inspection).  Any boat that is late will start in the outside lane for both heats.

9. It will be the decision of the drivers and the boat owners to determine the race course conditions.  A meeting will be held and there will be one (1) vote per boat, and that vote will only be counted if the boat has been registered in the day’s events, and passed all safety inspections and race registration requirements.

* If any portion of the program has been run prior to stopping the event, a decision will be made to either reschedule the remaining portion of that event as a make up heat or to disallow all results and points (except show-up points) accumulated on that date and completely cancel it.  A make-up heat run at a later date and/or location will be run as the FIRST heat of the day, and only the boats that were in the original heat may compete.  This will be in addition to the two regular heats for the day.  The boats will run in the same lanes as they were in the original heat. No consideration will be granted to a boat that cannot show up for the make up heat.

A race event that has been completely rained out or deemed too windy or whatever, will be (if possible) re-scheduled as a NEW race and all boats signed in for the NEW day may compete.

10. A new boat or driver must take three (3) non-competitive laps as well as a written test before their first racing event.  Co-pilots must also take a written test.

11. Once a female or male takes a driver’s test, they are no longer eligible to run Novice or Powder Puff races.

12. A new driver must start on the outside lane, and this rule applies for two heats.

13. Members need to help set up and take down club equipment (tables, supplies, P A system, generator signs, etc.) at each race site.  Schedule will be determined by the executive committee.

14. *RULE CHANGES.  Revisions to the rules must be approved by vote of the general membership at a regular monthly meeting.  The proposed changes must be available to the membership for at least 3 consecutive meetings prior to the vote.  Final vote on changes must be done before or at the April meeting.  No rules will be changed after the April meeting or during the racing season, so all competitors have time to learn them and take the drivers test.

15. The race event for the day is considered concluded after the buoys have been taken out.