2007 OPENING DAY
NOTICE OF RACE
1. RULES
This race will be
governed by the 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of US
Sailing, the applicable class rules, the NOR, and by these sailing instructions
(except as each modifies the former). The
race is designated Category A. The Marine Industry Representative rule (MIR) of
PHRF will not apply.
2. ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY
2.1 Eligible boats may register with the Santa
Barbara Yacht Club no later than 1230 hours on the day of the race. Race entry forms are available in the back
hallway of the clubhouse. Entries will
also be taken via the racing page of the SBYC website (http://www.sbyc.org/Racing.html)
for boats having completed a web entry authorization form.
2.2 Eligible competitors shall have valid PHRF
Certificates, or in the case of J-24’s, Melges 24’s, and J-105’s, shall have
applicable fleet membership, sail in class legal configurations, and be
equipped for Category IV Races. Valid
PHRF rating certificates or proof of application for a certificate for PHRF
boats must be on file with the Race Committee no later than the entry deadline
for the race.
2.3 Eligible competitors for CHRF shall notify
the CHRF Race Committee of intention to race by 1230 hours the day of the race.
3. SCHEDULE
1230 Registration closes
1355 First Warning
1400 PHRF start
1405 J/105 start
1410 J/24 start
1415 CHRF start
One race will be
held for each fleet. There will be one
start for all PHRF boats, separate starts for one design fleets, and a separate
mass start for the CHRF fleet.
4. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing Instructions
are available online at www.sbyc.org/racing and will be made available at registration.
5. VENUE
The racing area will
be off the Santa Barbara Yacht Club. The
starting line will be approximately 0.25 n. miles west southwest of the
entrance to
6. THE COURSE
Courses will be
taken from the 2007 SBYC Course Chart. The course for each class will be posted from the SBYC Deck with the
Warning signal for each class.
Rule 44.2, Two Turns
penalty, shall be in effect.
8. SCORING
The Appendix A low-point
scoring system will apply. One race
shall constitute the series. There is no
throw out.
9. PRIZES
The Casper PHRF
Trophy will be awarded to the PHRF boat with the lowest corrected time for the
race. The Casper II trophy will be
awarded to the CHRF boat with the lowest corrected time for the race. The Opening Day Trophy will be awarded to the
winning J-24 boat. Individual trophies
will be awarded to the top finishers in each class.
10. RADIO COMMUNICATION
The Race committee
will be monitoring VHF Channel 71.
11. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Participants in this
event compete entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any
liability for material damage or personal injury sustained in conjunction with
or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
12. INFORMATION
For further
information please contact
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