a) BASIC BOAT WEIGHT shall be not less than 2100 lbs when equipped as follows:

b) All removable equipment such as floorboards etc. which is on board to determine this BASIC BOAT WEIGHT will be noted on the measurement form and identified in some manner by the measurer. Yachts will be weighed with all other removable equipment offloaded. Permanently installed equipment may be left in place but will be noted on the measurement form. Any such equipment which, in the opinion of the measurer, is installed solely to effect a more favourable weight distribution than corrector weights would allow shall be removed or subtracted from the BASIC BOAT WEIGHT.

c) If corrector weights are required to attain the BASIC BOAT WEIGHT, these shall be in the form of metal plates or sheets, be permanently marked with the weight and shall be fastened in a permanent manner to the topsides or undersides of the bunk tops.

d) The corrector weight shall be indicated on the measurement certificate.

e) ALL UP RACING WEIGHT shall be not less than 2300 lbs when equipped with all items included in the BASIC BOAT WEIGHT, all equipment specified in Rule 9 (Racing Regulations) and any optional equipment required to reach the ALL UP RACING WEIGHT.

Personal clothing and consumable stores including water and engine fuel may not be included in the ALL UP RACING WEIGHT.

f) The equipment added to the BASIC BOAT WEIGHT to arrive at the ALL UP RACING WEIGHT is to be normal racing and cruising equipment and not ballast.

g) All equipment comprising the ALL UP RACING WEIGHT of the yacht shall be itemized on the Inventory of Required and Optional Equipment, which shall be carried aboard the yacht and be available for inspection by race authorities.

h) Any owner whose officially measured BASIC BOAT WEIGHT is over 2100 pounds may apply for WEIGHT RELIEF. This will be consudered only:

1. when no BASIC BOAT WEIGHT corrector weights are being used.
2. to the extent by which the BASIC BOAT WEIGHT exceeds 2100 pounds.

This application must be submitted in writing on the prescribed form to the local measurer who will consult with and get the approval of the Chief Measurer. If the Chief Measurer approves, he will certify and sign the application, produce a new measurement certificate and mail these to the owner.

WEIGHT RELIEF will be granted first of all to those items in group A in any order. When these are exhausted, items from group B may be requested in any order.

A)

B)

The Chief Measurer will have the discretion to consider other weight reduction methods including the reduction of motor corrector weights in certain cases of grossly overweight boats.

Delete Appendix IV section 1

End of new rule

The rule is designed so that the majority of boats will be able to race at an ALL UP RACING WEIGHT of 2300 lbs. It is the opinion of your executive that this rule change will make racing much fairer and closer. Closer, more exciting racing benefits the class as a whole, making everybody's boat more valuable and the Shark a more desirable class for new, younger racers.