[Print and complete this waiver form and mail it (with entry form and fees) to the address below.]

2002 Fall Equinox Yngling Regatta
September 21-22, Newport, R.I.

Waiver and Release of Liability

NAME                                          SAIL #               

The undersigned intends to participate in sailing races and other related events sponsored or supported by Sail Newport, Inc. (SNI), Ida Lewis Yacht Club (ILYC), Yngling Seedlings Inc. (YSI), and any other subsequent sponsors. For good and valuable consideration, including being permitted to participate in the FALL EQUINOX REGATTA, the undersigned for myself, successors, heirs and assigns hereby waives, releases, and discharges any claims, causes of action, or any type of demand whatsoever against SNI, ILYC, YSI, their respective officers, directors, agents, volunteers, or employees, that the undersigned may have or in the future may have against SNI, ILYC, YSI, their respective officers, directors, agents, volunteers, or employees, for any bodily injury or death suffered by the undersigned or for any damage to any boat or other property arising out of my involvement in the FALL EQUINOX REGATTA or training therefor, and any other related activities sponsored by SNI, ILYC, or YSI, in connection with the conduct and organization of the FALL EQUINOX REGATTA. I am in good health and have no physical condition that would prevent me from participating in this event.
The undersigned acknowledges that participation in the sport of sailing or in this regatta involves substantial risk of personal injury or even death, and the undersigned hereby assumes the risk of any such injury to his or her body arising while practicing for or participating in said FALL EQUINOX REGATTA, and forever gives up and relinquishes any claim for liability against SNI, ILYC, YSI, their respective officers, directors, agents, volunteers, or employees, that I may have by reason of participating in the above event.
This release is also being executed by me in accordance with Section 7-6-9 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, which is made part hereof.
The undersigned, as consideration for Sail Newport's permission for me to participate in this Regatta, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sail Newport for any damage which the undersigned, his boat, or his crew may cause to any Sail Newport boats or equipment, whether owned outright by Sail Newport, or leased or borrowed for purposes of this event.
In consideration of this entry being accepted, I hereby for myself, heirs, executors, administrators, waive and release any and all right and claim for damages I may have against the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, the State of Rhode Island, their agents, representatives, successors and assigns for any and all injuries suffered by me at said event or while travelling to or returning therefrom save those proximately caused by the willful tortious acts of the state, its agents, servants, and its employees, I agree to permit the full use of my name and picture in any broadcast, telecast and other accounts of this event.
This document may have serious consequences in the event of any injury to the undersigned, and one should feel free to consult a lawyer concerning its implications before signing the release. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING RELEASE

SKIPPER NAME (PRINT)                                         

SIGNATURE                                      DATE                

CREW #1 NAME (PRINT)                                         

SIGNATURE                                      DATE                

CREW #2 NAME (PRINT)                                         

SIGNATURE                                      DATE                

MAIL this form (with entry form & fees) to:

Bruce Chafee
79 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02116