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How to Obtain a Measurement Certificate

Information from the IJCA Rule Book

The boat owner must be a current member of a National J/24 Class Association before making
application for a Measurement Certificate. Measurement Forms may be obtained from any
National Measurer who is recognized by the IJCA, or may be downloaded in PDF format from
the class web site.

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1. THE LICENSED BUILDER shall:
A. Obtain a hull number (consecutive worldwide) from the copyright holder, J Boats, Inc.
B. Complete Parts B and C of the Measurement Form and deliver one copy with the boat and
one copy to the International J/24 Class Association (IJCA) Office.

2. THE OWNER shall:
A. Obtain a sail number in accordance with Racing Rules of Sailing. Unless otherwise allotted
in writing to the boat owner by his NJCA, the sail number shall be the hull number.
B. Complete Part A of the Measurement Form.
C. Have a National Measurer, recognized by the IJCA, take the measurements in Part D of the
Measurement Form.
D. Complete the Inventory of Required and Optional Equipment, Rule 3.7.3, and carry a copy
aboard his/her boat while racing. (Inventory list need not be delivered to the NJCA or the
IJCA).

3. THE NATIONAL MEASURER, after completing the measurements in Part D shall:
A. Sign and mail the original Part D of the Measurement Form to the International J/24 Class
Association (IJCA) Office with a copy of Parts A, B and C, sending one copy to the owner, one
copy to the NJCA and retaining one copy for his/her records.
B. Report on the Measurement Form anything considered to be a departure from the intended
nature and design of the boat in accordance with Rule 2.7.6.

4. THE INTERNATIONAL J/24 CLASS ASSOCIATION (IJCA), upon receipt of completed
Parts A, B, C & D from the Recognized Measurer, and upon verification that all current J/24
Class membership requirements have been met, will issue the Measurement Certificate.
(Endorsement of the Measurement Form by a member of the IJCA Technical, or designate,
shall serve as a temporary Measurement Certificate.)

5. RE-ISSUE OF A MEASUREMENT CERTIFICATE (due to loss, major repairs requiring
remeasurement, or replacement of spars or rudder) requires a US$15 processing fee. The
owner shall:
A. For a lost certificate, mail the processing fee to the IJCA office with his/her class membership
information (name, membership number, mailing address, hull and sail numbers), and a
new Measurement Certificate may be issued.
B. For any re-measured item, the owner shall:
1) Complete part A of the Measurement Form
2) Have a National Measurer, recognized by the IJCA, record only the new measurements
required on Part D of the Measurement Form.
3) The National Measurer shall mail Parts A and D of the Measurement Form, and your payment
of the processing fee to the IJCA office, and a new Measurement Certificate may be
issued.

6. CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP shall invalidate the Measurement Certificate and shall require
re-registration with the International J/24 Class Association (IJCA) Office, and the issuance of
a new Measurement Certificate. To obtain a new Measurement Certificate, the new owner
shall:
A. Complete and submit Part A of the Measurement Form to International J/24 Class
Association (IJCA) Office, along with a copy of the previous owner's Measurement Certificate,
Change of Ownership Declaration, and the processing fee of US$ 15. If alterations have been
made, the boat must be re-measured.