District 11 News
NOR Posted: Sunshine Open and US Singlehanded Championships Area C Elimination
March 9th, 2010
The Notice of Race has been posted for the Sunshine Open and US Singlehanded Championships Area C Elimination. The event will be held at Severn Sailing Association on April 24-25, 2010.
The Sunshine is open to all sailors in Standard Rig and Radial rigs. Sailors from Area C who are US Sailing Members will be eligible to compete for the US Sailing Singlehanded Area C Elimination. The top man and top woman will represent Area C in the US Sailing Singlehanded Championship at Pensacola Yacht Club at the end of July.
Registration is now open, if you have any questions contact laser@severnsailing.org or jon@laserdistrict11.org
Severn Sailing Association
NOTICE OF RACE – 2010 Sunshine Open and U.S. Singlehanded Championship Area C Elimination
April 24-25, 2010
1 RULES:
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) rules.
1.2 The Organizing Authority is Severn Sailing Association in conjunction with Laser Fleet 10.
2 LANGUAGE
2.1 The official language for this regatta will be English
3 FLEET ELIGIBILITY
3.1 All Standard rig Lasers and Radials are eligible race in the Sunshine Open
3.2 Competitors wishing to qualify to represent Area C in the U.S. Singlehanded Men's and Women's Championship on July 29-August 1 at Pensacola Yacht Club must be:
a) Members of U.S. Sailing; and
b) At least age 16 in the calendar year of age; and
d) Reside in, or regularly compete in BBYRA, CBYRA, MAYRA, NJYRA or DCYRA and not have participated in any other area singlehanded qualification event.
c) Competitors for the Men's Championship must be males and sailing in the standard rig fleet
d) Competitors for the Women's Championship must be females and sailing in the radial rig fleet
e) If no females compete in the radial fleet, then the top female will be selected from the standard rig fleet
4 RISK
4.1 Disclaimer of Liability
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. Severn Sailing Association and Laser Fleet 10 will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the regatta.
5 FEES
5.1 Required Fees
Checks should be made payable to “LASER FLEET 10”. The entry fee is $60 USD. FOR ENTRIES RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, APRIL 16, THE ENTRY FEE IS REDUCED TO $45 USD (EARLY REGISTRATION FEE).
5.2 Online registration is available at www.sailregattas.com
5.3 All payments must be in US dollars.
5.4 All early registrations must be received by Friday, April 16. Competitors may register early online at www.sailregattas.com or by completing the regatta entry form and sending it with the appropriate fees to: Laser Fleet 10, C/O Dorian Haldeman, 10 Ironstone Ct. Apt. F, Annapolis, MD 21403
The entry form is available at: http://www.severnsailing.org/racemanagement/entryform.pdf
5.5 The entry fee includes dinner and beverages after racing on Saturday and a commemorative prize.
6 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
6.1
Saturday, April 24
0800-0930 Registration
0930 Skippers Meeting
1100 First warning signal, races to follow.
Dinner and beverages after racing are included in registration fee. Additional dinner tickets are available for $20 USD
Sunday, April 25
1100 1st warning signal, races to follow.
Awards to follow ASAP after last race.
6.2 No race to shall start after 1500 on Sunday.
7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
7.1The sailing instructions will be available during on-site registration.
8 SCORING
8.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2, will be used except as modified below.
8.2 There will be one discard when five or more races are completed.
9 AWARDS
9.1 Prizes will be awarded to:
Laser Fleet: First through Third Place
Radial Fleet: First through Third Place
9.2 The top male Standard Rig and female Radial (or standard if no eligible radials) will qualify for the U.S. Singlehanded Championships to be held in Pensacola, FL July 29 – August 1, 2010.
10 ACCOMODATIONS
Marriott Annapolis Waterfront (0.29 mi) 1-800-228-9290 www.annapolismarriott.com
Historic Inns of Annapolis (0.59 mi) 410-263-2641 www.historicinnsofannapolis.com
State House Inn (0.64 mi) 410-990-0024
Loews Annapolis Hotel (0.97 mi) 1-800-526-2593 www.loewsannapolis.com
O’Callahan Annapolis Hotel (1.06 mi) 410-263-7700 www.ocallahanhotels.com
The Westin Annapolis (3.12 mi) 410-972-4300 www.westin.com/Annapolis
Holiday Inn Express Suites Annapolis (3.35 mi) 1-877-863-4780
Comfort Inn Annapolis (3.41 mi) 410-757-8500 www.comfortinn.com/Maryland
Sheraton Annapolis Hotel (3.55 mi) 410-266-3131 www.Sheraton.com/Annapolis
Springhill Suites by Marriott (3.57 mi) 443-321-2500
Doubletree Annapolis (3.57 mi) 410-224-3150
Hampton Inn and Suites Annapolis (3.66 mi) 410-571-0200 www.HamptonInn.com
Residence Inn by Marriott Annapolis (3.77 mi) 410-573-0300 www.ResidenceInn.com
Courtyard by Marriott (3.83 mi) 800-695-8284 410-266-1555 www.Marriott.com
Hilton Garden Inn Annapolis (4.25 mi) 410-266-9006 www.hiltongardeninn.com
Quality Inn Annapolis (4.47 mi) 1-877-424-6423 www.QualityInn.com
Super 8 Annapolis (3.41 mi) 410-757-2222 www.super8.com
Best Western Annapolis (3.63 mi) 1-800-780-7234 www.bestwestern.com
Country Inn and Suites (4.2 mi)1-888-201-1746 www.countryinns.com/hotels/mdannap
11 FURTHER INFORMATION
For Regatta Information please contact:
Dorian Haldeman (Fleet Captain) phone (410) 703-3401 or email laser@severnsailing.org
Posted March 9th, 2010 by Jon Deutsch