<div>Hi All--FYI, I resubmitted my credentials to ISAF for their classification and here's their response. It's the same as last year, Class 1. Vicki</div>
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<div>After consideration of your request for a Review of your ISAF Sailor Classification, your request for Classification has been accepted as follows.</div>
<div>Competitor: Vicki Staudte<br>ISAF User ID: USAVS8<br>Requested Classification: 1<br>Granted Classification: 1<br>Review Panel Comments:</div>
<div>If you require a copy of the certificate please go to <a href="http://www.sailing.org/isafsailor">http://www.sailing.org/isafsailor</a>, logon using the User ID and password from when you created the application, Under 'Welcome Back to ISAF Sailor', click on the link to 'Sailor Classification'. Once in the Classification area click on "Display Current Certificate", to print it .</div>
<div>Thank you for applying for an ISAF Sailor Classification and good sailing.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Steve Truax <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:steve.truax@comcast.net">steve.truax@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Dutch,<br><br>Upon a quick review I conditionally agree with Scott. The rules keep<br>using the phrase "Racing" as in paid to race, paid to prepare a boat<br>
to race and then racing on the boat...<br><br>My inclination is that the requirements for level 3 have not been<br>meet. I will review the rules in more detail tonight, discuss with the<br>committee and give you an answer in short order.<br>
<br>Steve<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>On Apr 22, 2010, at 9:27 AM, Scott Seager <<a href="mailto:scottaseager@gmail.com">scottaseager@gmail.com</a>><br>wrote:<br>
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<div class="h5"><br>> Dutch,<br>> It is unlikely she would be Category 3. Teaching sailing is usually<br>> not enough to be considered Category 3. She can easily find out for<br>> certain by applying for categorization by ISAF. With the elimination<br>
> of Category 2, professional sailor classification is largely for those<br>> who are paid to race, paid to make boats go faster (sailmakers,<br>> riggers), and paid to coach sailboat racing. As others have been quick<br>
> to point out, this former "professional sailor's" return to amateur<br>> status has been rapid.<br>> Scott<br>><br>> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Dutch Bull <<a href="mailto:dbull@northernim.com">dbull@northernim.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>>> Vickie Staudte has been a member of Magic's Thursday night crew for<br>>> many<br>>> years as a trimmer. She teaches adult beginner sailing at<br>>> Shorewood, part<br>>> time during the summer. Last years Vickie picked up her Captain's<br>
>> license<br>>> and over the winter was paid to Captain a charter boat for 1 week<br>>> in the<br>>> BVI's and teach sailing to the family that paid for the charter.<br>>> ( Yes, we<br>>> all want that gig ) Under the new Category 3 professional<br>
>> definition, I am<br>>> not sure if she is now a Category 3 sailor. If she is, I would like<br>>> to<br>>> request our rules committee to grant a deviation for Vickie to race<br>>> in our<br>
>> fleet. I am asking for a quick response to this request to allow<br>>> Vickie time<br>>> to find another boat in another fleet if our fleet will not permit<br>>> her to<br>>> sail on Magic. Thank you.<br>
>><br>>> Dutch Bull<br>>> Northern Iron & Machine<br>>> Ph 651-778-3338<br>>> Fx 651-778-3390<br>>> Cell 763-300-9562<br>>> <a href="mailto:Dbull@northernim.com">Dbull@northernim.com</a><br>
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