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PCISA Spring 2021 Sailing Update
We wanted to give our PCISA Member Schools, sailors, coaches and parents an update on High School Sailing plans for Spring 2021. Obviously, things in CA (and around the world) remain complicated and ever-changing. Below are some things that are known as of now. Likely, there will be changes, so please stay tuned. We will continue to make every effort to host High School Sailing Events this Spring!
ISSA has changed the dates of the Mallory (Double-handed Dinghy National Championships)
Now June 5-6, 2021 in Cleveland, OH – This opens up some time for District Events in late Spring
ISSA Baker (Team Racing National Championships) – May 22-23, 2021 in Miami, FL
It now seems unlikely that there will be a Cressy (Single-handed National Championship) this Spring. However, we endeavor to host some District and/or regional (SoCal/NorCal) Single-handed events.
CIF (California Interscholastic Federation – Governing Body for most High School Sports in CA) will meet several times from January 19 -25, 2021. We expect them to issue further guidance on Spring plans after those meetings. Although Sailing is not a CIF Sport, most High Schools/School Districts generally use CIF guidelines for all sports. Please see recently (Issued 1-5-2021) published CIF Guidelines attached to this email.
The PCISA Board intends to meet in the last week of January to assess things at that point. We note that as of now, all High School Sailing in CA has been suspended through February 15, 2021. We anticipate that this suspension will need to be extended, and we are currently working on a shortened Spring schedule that would hopefully start sometime in March and extend through at least mid-May.
We anticipate further specific announcements by or before February 1, 2021.
ISSA has published the new ISSA Official Procedural Rules for 2021-2024. A “Study Guide Version-Highlighting Changes” is attached. We would highly recommend that ALL sailors and coaches review these carefully.