Summer One Design Regatta

  • Saturday, June 16th, 2007 - Sunday, June 17th, 2007
  • Rock Hall YC
  • Rock Hall, MD

Rock Hall Yacht Club
NOTICE OF RACE v2.0
Summer One Design Regatta
And Rock Hall Yacht Club 70th Anniversary Caribbean Gala
Saturday and Sunday June 16th and 17th, 2007

Rock Hall Yacht Club, on the Chesapeake's picturesque Eastern Shore, will host the 2007 Summer One Design Regatta on Saturday and Sunday June 16th and 17th,2007. 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 action 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 the following classes with five or more boats:
A-Cat
Open Class Catamaran (CRAC)
International 505
Hampton One Design
Chesapeake 20
Comet
Highlander
Laser, Juniors Laser Radials (scored separately)
420
Lightning
Sunfish
Windmill
Wayfarer (Their National Championships)
3.2 To enable more starts and shorter pre-start waiting, we will 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 Thursday
1730 Early Arrivals - Cookout at the Pavilion ($5.00/person)
4.2 Friday
1700 Welcoming hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.
4.3 Saturday 6/16
0800 - 0930 Registration
0930 Skippers Meeting
1100 First Warning Signal, races to follow
The Clubhouse will be open for refreshments and snacks after racing.
Rock Hall Yacht Club 70th Anniversary Caribbean Gala
(Caribbean Barbecue with Reggae Band)
1700 - Dinner
1900 - Music and Dancing
Note: Please indicate dinner reservations at regatta registration
4.4 Sunday
0800 - 9:15 Sailors Breakfast $8.00/person
1000 First Warning Signal, Races to follow
No race shall start after 1400 on Sunday. Awards to follow ASAP after last
race

FEES
5.1 Fees
Checks should be made payable to "Rock Hall Yacht Club"
Standard entry fee is $45.00 ($40.00 USD for US Sailing Members)
For Mailed Entries postmarked by Monday, June 11th, the entry fee is reduced to $40.00 USD ($36.00 USD for US Sailing Members.)
Obtain Entry form on www.rockhallyc.org under events.

REGISTRATION
6.1 All pre-registrations must be postmarked by Monday, June 11th.
Competitors may pre-register by completing the standard registration form and sending it with the appropriate fees to:
Rock Hall Yacht Club, PO Box 317, Rock Hall, Maryland 21661
You can follow this link to an entry form www.rockhallyc.org

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 bar, meals, restrooms (bathhouse), pool and indoor and outdoor 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 vicecommodore@rockhallyc.org, Nicholas Place at
racing@rockhallyc.org or Jacqui, Club Manager 410 639-2182
Or go to our Website www.rockhallyc.org

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

Added: 11/19/2006 21:21:59 by Jon Deutsch
Updated: 6/11/2007 09:47:38 by Jon Deutsch