Summer One Design Regatta

  • Saturday, June 17th, 2006 - Sunday, June 18th, 2006
  • Rock Hall YC
  • Rock Hall, MD

Rock Hall Yacht Club
NOTICE OF RACE
Summer One Design Regatta
Saturday and Sunday June 17th and 18th, 2006

Rock Hall Yacht Club, on the Chesapeake's picturesque Eastern Shore, will host the 2006 Summer One Design Regatta on Saturday and Sunday June 17th and 18th, 2006. Rock Hall is a great place to sail with a lot of open water, very limited motor boat chop, easy beach launching and plenty of grass on which to park and rig. We greatly appreciate your attendance at our regatta.

RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the respective class association rules, except as any of these rules are changed by the Sailing Instructions or any appendices to the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 Notices; Changes to the sailing instructions will be posted on the official bulletin board in the club house.
1.3 The regatta is designated Category C in accordance with RRS Appendix J1, ISAF Regulation 20.

RISK
2.1 All competitors are ultimately responsible for the inherent risks associated with sailboat racing. It is the competitor's decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race. Each competitor will accept full responsibility for all his/her actions during any activity related to the event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.

FLEET ELIGIBILITY
3.1 There will be starts for the following classes if five or more boats:
A-Cat
International 505
International 14
Hampton One Design
Chesapeake 20
Highlander
Laser

Windmill
Wayfarer
3.2 To enable more starts and shorter prestart waiting, we may divide the fleet and run two courses. Details will be given in the Sailing Instructions.
3.3 If there are fewer than five boats in a class, the RC may determine to combine their start with the start of similarly rated boats.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4.1
Saturday 6/17
0830-0930 Registration
0930 Skippers Meeting
1100 First warning signal, races to follow
The clubhouse will be open for refreshments and snacks after racing.
1900 Dinner at the club for $19 per person for registered sailors. Following dinner there will be a band and dancing.
Sunday 6/18
1000 First warning signal, races to follow
Awards to follow ASAP after last race.
4.2 No race to shall start after 1400 on Sunday.
FEES
5.1 Fees
Checks should be made payable to "Rock Hall Yacht Club". The entry fee is 30 USD. (27 USD for US Sailing Members). For mailed entries postmarked by Monday, June 13th, the entry fee is reduced to 25 USD (22 USD for US Sailing Members).
5.2 Credit cards will not be accepted for registration.

REGISTRATION
6.1 All pre-registrations must be postmarked by Monday, June 13th. Competitors may pre-register by completing the standard registration form and sending it with the appropriate fees to: Rock Hall Yacht Club, P.O. BOX 317, ROCK HALL, MD 21661 You can follow this link to an entry form: www.rockhallyc.org
6.2 Registration includes refreshments and snacks immediately after racing on Saturday (cash bar). Saturday evening dinner and dance $19

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
7.1 The sailing instructions will be available during on-site registration.

SCORING
8.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2, will be used except as modified below.
8.2 A minimum of one race must be completed to constitute a regatta.
8.3 If four or more races are completed by a class, there will be one throwout.

AWARDS
9.1 At a minimum, prizes will be awarded to first through third place in each class.

FACILITIES
10.1 Beach launching, launching ramp, hoist, dock with bulkhead and plenty of room to park and spread out (no overhead power lines), full service clubhouse with a bar and meals, restrooms and showers.

DIRECTIONS
11.1 Directions to our club can be found at:
http://www.rockhallyc.org/Directions.htm

FURTHER INFORMATION
For regatta information please contact:
Dyer Harris (302)477-9554 or Debe Holden, Club Mgr 410-639-2182
Or go to our Website www.RockhallYC.org

ACCOMMODATIONS
Camping is available at the club and welcome. Additional accommodation can be found in the local area and the towns of Rock Hall http://www.rockhallmd.com and Chestertown http://chestertown.com.

Added: 11/28/2005 21:45:21 by Jon Deutsch
Updated: 6/07/2006 08:12:24 by Jon Deutsch