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NOTICE OF RACE

Summer Series 2014

Cooper River Yacht Club

Collingswood, NJ

(modified 7-06-2014)

 

 

1.      RULES

                  The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in most current The Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-2016.

 

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. Skippers who race more than half of the races scheduled minus those cancelled or abandoned by the club or  race committee will qualify for the series. (i.e. 30 minus cancelled races for weather)

 

3.      FEES and OBLIGATIONS

                  There are no fees.  There is no race committee obligation.  However, racers may serve on the race committee if there are no non-racing volunteers.  Racers will receive their average score for that day.

 

All competitors must register upon their first appearance of the series before racing. Prior to racing each skipper should check in with the race committee and shall make necessary changes to 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, July 6             1 pm

                  Sunday, July 13           1 pm

                  Sunday, July 20           1 pm

                  Sunday, July 27           1 pm

                  Sunday, August 3        1 pm

                  Sunday, August 10      1 pm

                  Sunday, August 17      1 pm

                  Sunday, August 24      1 pm

                  Sunday, August 31      1 pm

                  Monday, Sept 1st         1 pm

 

The last two days of the Summer Series will be the Ritchie Regatta.

            

5.      NUMBER OF RACES:

                  3 races per race day are scheduled

 

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. 

 

Other drop mark courses (orange ball) may be used at the discretion of the race committee; such courses will be defined at the skippers meeting, or orally on the water.

 

8.      SCORING

The scoring system shall be a Low-Point Averaged System, The series score for each boat will be the sum of her race scores divided by the number of races for which she is scored, excluding any throw outs which are earned by sailing more then the required races. The qualified boat with the lowest series score is the winner, and others are ranked accordingly. Boats that do not come to the starting area are not scored.

A minimum of 7 races sailed shall constitute a series. 

 

9.      AWARDS

                  Only members qualify for trophies; hence, only members will be displayed in the results postings. 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

                  Changes to this NOR or specific Sailing Instructions may be posted on the official bulletin board one hour prior to the start of the days racing where they take affect, or earlier via club email/webpage.

 

11.    CRYC CONTACT

                  Rear Commodore, Mary Anne Byrne, 303-322-9267