Each participating Member Club of TSA shall deliver to the
Championship Coordinator of the Association, with its Entry Form, an Entry Fee check
(including the Damage Deposit of $250), payable to the Texas Sailing Association, in an
amount that is set from time to time at the Annual Meeting. A portion of this fee,
determined at the Annual Meeting, shall be deposited in the Self-Insurance Fund of the
Association to insure against damage to loaned boats used in TSA Events. The Damage
Deposit is refundable after the event, unless damages are incurred.
The Local Chairman of the Host Club for the TSA Event, or his
designate, is responsible for inspection of loaned boats (i) at the time of receipt, (ii)
during the event and (iii) at the end of the event. Determination of responsibility for
damage must be made by the TSA Event Judge(s). A Report of Damage must be completed for
each incident, signed by the Judge(s), and forwarded to the Secretary/Treasurer of TSA
before payments(s) can be made.
When the TSA Event Judge(s) attribute the fault to a particular crew
or individual representing a particular Member Club, TSA will pay from the Self-Insurance
Fund an amount up to $250.00 (plus the current premium for Borrowed Boat insurance)
promptly upon receipt of the Report of Damage Form signed by the TSA Event Judge, and then
shall recover this amount from the involved Member Club.
The Club of a skipper and crew who has been found at fault for
damages occurring to a loaned boat shall promptly remit to the Secretary/Treasurer of TSA
the full amount for which they are billed by the Secretary/Treasurer of TSA. If the said
Club has not remitted the full amount in 60 days from the receipt of the billing for such
damages, the Secretary/Treasurer shall send a final notice of the amount due and state the
final date for payment, being 90 days from the date of receipt of the initial notice. If
payment is not received by that date, the Secretary/Treasurer shall inform said Club - and
all member Clubs of TSA - that said Club is suspended from TSA for a period of one (1)
year, beginning on the date of the Notice of Suspension. Said Club shall continue to be
responsible for the payment of dues, but its members shall not be eligible to participate
in TSA-sponsored events, nor in any TSA Member Club event which requires that the Club of
the participant be in good standing in TSA. Suspension may be lifted at any time by action
of the TSA Executive Committee.
When - after inventory, inspection and damage assessment - the TSA
Event Judge(s) is (are) unable to attribute the responsibility for damage to a loaned boat
as having been the fault of a particular crew or individual representing a particular
Member Club, TSA will pay from the Self-Insurance Fund an amount up to $250.00 (plus the
current premium for Borrowed Boat insurance) promptly upon receipt of the Report of Damage
Form signed by the TSA Event Judge.