HAVEN SERIES

CONSTITUTION

1.  The Haven Series (called “The Series”) is an independent series of yacht races
organised by the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, the Waldringfield Sailing Club, the
Walton & Frinton Yacht Club and the Haven Ports Yacht Club (called “the
organising clubs”).

2.  The Series exists to provide racing between yachts sailing under both IRC and
Haven Handicap. Both classes hold equal status.

3.  The Series is open to any single hull sailing yacht having a minimum waterline
length of 17 feet and meeting the Series entry criteria, entered by a member
of a sailing club situated between Lowestoft and Bradwell and skippered by the
same or another such member.

4.  The Series shall act by a committee comprising (a) two representatives from
each of the organising clubs appointed in such manner as each club thinks fit
and (b) such further members as the above representatives may think fit to coopt
from any yacht club whose members are eligible to compete in the Series.
A co-opted member shall act for a period of one year only though he or she may
be co-opted for further periods of one year without limit.

5.  The Committee may appoint such officers and such sub-committees as it thinks
fit.

6.  The Committee shall have a Chairman who shall be chosen from the
representatives of each organising club in rotation: he shall serve for one year
ending normally in the autumn after the Prize Giving Dinner.

7.  Yachts competing under Haven Handicap shall be handicapped according to the
speed potential of the yacht. A Sub Committee (called the “Handicapping Sub-
Committee”) shall comprise at least one member from each of the organising
clubs. Handicaps shall be fixed at the commencement of each season (or late
entry of yacht) and will stand for that season, adjustments being made only in
exceptional circumstances or change in yacht materially affecting a factor taken
into account when fixing the yacht’s handicap. A yacht that has not previously
been handicapped by the Handicapping Sub-Committee will receive a
provisional handicap that will be reviewed during the season as the
Handicapping Sub-Committee decides.

8.  This constitution shall only be changed by a majority of two-thirds at a meeting
having at least one representative from each of the organising clubs and only
representatives from the organising clubs shall vote.

9.  In the event of the Series being discontinued, the surplus funds and assets shall
be donated to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

January 2008