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Cruising Program Guidelines The purpose of the Cruising Program is to foster fellowship among the North Star Sail Club cruisers. The cruising flag is awarded in recognition of participation in Cruising Program events and personal cruising experiences during your membership in the cruising program. Cruising is defined as traveling from one place to another, staying overnight, and continuing to the next destination. Cruising miles may be recorded on a vessel for which you are captain and not as crew on a vessel. This enables credit to be established for leased and chartered vessels in addition to one which you own. Mileage is counted in Statute Miles. One cruising flag may be earned by each program member. It may be updated annually. To earn the cruising flag, you must submit a completed cruising log, cruise a minimum of 250 miles, and you and your vessel must participate in at least one of the scheduled Cruising Program events. A star will be sewn on the cruising flag for each 250 mile increment in a year. Thus, the number of blue stars on the flag represents the most miles cruised in a year (n x 250). One anchor will be sewn on for each Great Lake cruised, as well as Lake St. Clair. Additional Stars will be sewn on the cruising flag for each 1000 miles accumulated from year to year. A new form of recognition is for cruising in waters beyond the Great Lakes. Cruising in the following oceans, seas, canals, gulf and bay receive additional recognition on the flag. As with other recognitions, this must be earned while a member of the cruising program. • Oceans: Atlantic(AO), Indian(IO), Pacific(PO) Other forms of recognition may be awarded by the Cruise Committee, under the leadership of the Rear Commodore, for Cruise Program members who have cruised a minimum of 250 miles, attended at least one of the scheduled Cruising Program events, and submitted a Cruise Log for the season. A registration form must be submitted to the Cruising Committee on or before June 1st each year and participation fees must be paid for the events. A Cruising Log, or its equivalent, and the Cruising Flag, if it is to be updated, must be turned in to the Cruise Chairmen NO LATER THAN DEC. 1st each year. Both registration materials and Cruise Logs/Flags should be sent to Cruise Chairman: Bill & Debbie Kneifel updated FB07 |