LEMWOD_Guide

The following is WSA's official policy for skipper selection and sponsorship for the Linda Elias Memorial Women's One
Design Regatta

The Women's Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay solicits skippers to lead up to 2 entries in the Linda Elias
Memorial Women's One Design regatta
The WSA of SMB intends to promote Women's Sailing and the Linda Elias Memorial Women's One Design (sponsored by the
Long Beach Yacht Club and the Long Beach WSA), through seeking to maximize opportunities for participation in this event, by
both existing members and potential members that may choose to join the WSA. Further information about the regatta can be
obtained from www.lbyc.org.

The WSA of SMB plans to budget funding for up to 50% of the cost for up to 2 entries to include boat charter and entry fee,
which will be open to any qualified skipper to apply . Final decision on funding will be at the sole discretion of the board. The
skipper and/or crew will need to fund the remaining balance of the boat charter and entry fees, the damage deposit and any
incidentals.

Should only 1 boat qualify for funding, at the discretion of the board, the balance of the budgeted funds may be donated to an
organization or cause which promotes women's sailing such as the Linda Elias Scholarship fund, which provides funding to
qualified women skippers to participate in other sailing events.

Should more than 2 qualified boats apply for funding, it will be at the discretion of the board to define selection criteria and
decide which entries will receive funding.

Interested skippers must submit a written request, including the skipper's racing resume, to the WSA board to qualify for
consideration of funding. Requests will be accepted beginning 30 March; no requests will be considered after 15 August. Only
applications from current WSA members will be considered. More information about the WSA of SMB, including a membership
application, can be found at www.wsasmb.org. Requests for funding can be emailed to: womensonedesign@wsasmb.org or
snail-mailed to The Women's Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay, PO Box 10034, Marina del Rey CA, 90295.

The WSA board will evaluate requests based on the following factors:
" The skipper's overall sailing experience.
" The skipper's racing history in terms of number of races entered and overall record.
" The skipper's ability to recruit and train crew.

Requests for funding will be reviewed at each month's board meeting (the 4th Tuesday of every month), beginning with the April
board meeting. Exceptional candidates may be accepted for funding at any board meeting. Skippers accepted for funding will
be notified on the 30th of that month. Requests that are not accepted at a monthly board meeting are held over to be reviewed
in upcoming board meetings, along with any newly received requests. The last possible date to submit a request for funding is
15 August, and the last review of requests will occur at the August board meeting. Should 2 skippers be selected for funding
prior to 15 August, however, no further applications will be accepted after their acceptance. Final authorization for funding from
the WSA is contingent upon approval of the skipper(s) by the Long Beach Yacht Club Sailing Foundation, the organization
administering control of the boats used in this regatta.

The skipper is entirely in charge of who will be on her crew, with the sole proviso that all crew members be members of the
WSA at the time of the regatta. Skippers who have been accepted for funding by the WSA board will be announced to the
general membership by email announcement, in the following month's newsletter and at the following month's general meeting
(the second Tuesday of each month). WSA members are encouraged to contact skippers in order to possibly obtain a crew
position.