NORTH SAILS IC37, Sailing Manual

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Start With Your Crew List
Who will sail with you? That’s all that matters to
start. Use my sample crew sheet for both male and
female owners/helms to set up your team with all the
positions and weights.
This manual outlines how I see setting up a crew,
sailing the boat, and approaching regattas on a daily
basis. The info comes off the backs of many years of
mixed-teams racing in other classes where teamwork,
cohesion and having fun have become second nature.
The maneuvers described are based on my
recommendation that nine crew will be best to sail the
IC37 across a range of breezes. There will be different
choices made in the fleet in terms of who and how people
set up their teams, but this is a solid starting point.
So, get your crew list started now, recruit key crew
members, and build from there.
Your Crew Set-Up And Weight
Combinations
The chart below shows roughly how I see most boats
setting up their teams and roles and likely weight
distribution based on the International Melges IC37
Class Association crew weight limit for sanction events:
660 kgs. or 1,455 lbs. Also important are the following
rules (see class rules C.2.2 and C.2.3 for full detail):
Crew composition: The total number of crew permitted
during IMIC37CA-sanctioned events shall comply with
the following:
1. Eight (8) or more total crew, two (2) of which shall
be adult women competitors.
2. Seven (7) or fewer total crew, of which one (1) shall
be an adult woman.
No more than one crew classified as a World Sailing
Group 3 competitor and meeting in full the definition
of a “Boat Captain” may sail aboard an IC37 during an
IC37-sanctioned event. In addition, the “Boat Captain”
regardless of Group Status may sail aboard the
IC37 yacht for which he/she is the designated “Boat
Captain.” A Group 3 “Boat Captain” when competing
may not helm, trim sails or act as tactician.
One youth sailor 16 years old or younger is permitted
on-board without counting towards maximum
weight or maximum crew number during IMIC37CA-
sanctioned events.
The crew weight shall be recorded to one decimal place
of a kilogram.
The Owner may choose to weigh in. If Owners choose
not to weigh in, they shall be allocated a weight of
85kgs. (187lbs.) for a male owner, 75kgs. (165lbs.) for a
female owner. If an owner weighs in, that weight shall
be his registered weight for all events that calendar
year until he/she chooses to weigh in again.
Position Kg Lbs Kg Lbs
1 Helm
85
187
75
167.2
2 Tactician 80 176 80 176
3 Mainsheet 75 165 80 176
4 Trimmer 80 176 75 167.2
5 Trim 2 50 110 50 110
6 Pit 75 165 80 176
7 Mast 90 198 95 209
8 Bow 70 154 75 167.2
9 Floater 55 121 50 110
Total 660 1452 660 1458.6
Owner
Weight
M
Helm
F
Helm