NOTICE OF RACE
Spring Series 2014
Cooper River Yacht Club
Collingswood, NJ
1 RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in most current The Racing Rules of Sailing.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
The series is open to members of Cooper River Yacht Club. The series is open to the following classes: Laser, Laser Radial, Sunfish, Opti, GP-14, and Precision 15. Guests are welcome to race, but are excluded from series standings.
3 FEES and OBLIGATIONS
There are no fees. There is no race committee obligation. Members are not required to register but guests are to fill out a registration from before racing. Each skipper must check in with the race committee by providing his or her first and last name, class of boat, and sail number prior to the start of the first race, each race day.
4 SCHEDULE
Racing days and start times are as follows:
Sunday, April 6 1 pm
Sunday, April 13 1 pm
Sunday, May 11 1 pm
Sunday, May 25 1 pm
Monday, May 26 11 am
Sunday, June 1 1 pm
Sunday, June 8 1 pm
Sunday, June 15 1 pm
Sunday, June 22 1 pm
Friday, July 4 1 pm
Sunday, June 29 1 pm deleted from the spring series
because of MAYRA regatta will be held that day
5 NUMBER OF RACES:
3 races per race day are schedule with the exception of Sunfish
Sunfish are scheduled for 4 races per race day
No races will be started after 3:30 pm, except on May 26, when there will be no starts after 1:30 pm.
6 VENUE
Races will be sailed in the waters of the Cooper River inside Cooper River Park Between Cuthbert Blvd. and Route 130
7 THE COURSES
1P: 1, 4, F 1S: 1, 4, F
2P: 4, 1, F 2S: 4, 1, F
3P: 3, 2, 4, F 3S: 2, 3, 4, F
4P: 4, 3, 2, F 4S: 4, 2, 3, F
5P: 3, 2, 4, 1, 4, F 5S: 2, 3, 4, 1, 4, F
6P: 4, 3,2, 4, 1, F 6S: 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, F
All marks are to be taken to port on “P” courses and to starboard on “S” courses. The race committee will post the course on the course board on the roof. A number following the course code indicates the number of laps. For example, if the course is 2P2, a boat would round mark 4, then 1, then 4, then 1, all to port, then finish.
The starting line runs between the white pin mark on the north side of the river and the flagpole on the roof of the clubhouse with the dark blue race committee flag. The identical white mark on the south side of the river nearest the clubhouse will mark the inner limit of the starting line. When approaching the line to start a boat shall pass between this mark and the pin mark. Please note the inner distance mark is not necessarily on the starting line. This same line serves as the finish line; boats must cross the line between the inner mark and the pin.
8 SCORING
The scoring system will be the low-point system. If a skipper races in more races than he or she needs for qualification, the excess races will be considered throw-outs.
A minimum of 9 races sailed shall constitute a series.
9 AWARDS
Only members qualify for trophies; hence, only members will be displayed in the results postings. Skippers who race more than half of the races sailed will qualify for trophies. Fleets with 5 or more qualifiers will have trophies for first, second, and third place. Fleets with fewer than 5 participating boats will have a first place trophy, only. Each Opti’s placement will be recognized with a trophy or a ribbon.
10 EARLY TERMINATION OF THE SERIES
If a governmental authority, such as Camden County Freeholders, closes the river to boating, the series will be terminated and the number of races run by the club will be the basis for scoring.
11 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. The organizing authority 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
12 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Additional sailing instructions may be posted on the official bulletin board in the clubhouse.
13 CRYC CONTACT
Rear Commodore, Mary Anne Byrne, 303-322-9267