Hosted by:

  Cooper River Yacht Club

South Park Drive

 Collingswood, NJ 08108

NOTICE OF RACE

1 RULES

1.1 The regatta will be governed by current Racing Rules of Sailing, CRYC member code of conduct, the registration form and associated waiver.

 

2 ENTRY FEE

The Regatta entry fee will be $40.00 per boat. For planning purposes, please notify Jon Burnham of your intentions before Monday Sept 15, 2025, at buntori33@gmail.com or 609-405-4209

 

3 SCHEDULE

 

Saturday, September 20, 2025   
       

9:30 – 10:30 AM	Registration including Continental Breakfast
11:00 AM	Skippers Meeting
11:30 AM	First Gun
	No warning signal will be made after 4:00 PM
	Refreshments, Beverages and Awards after the conclusion of racing.

 

4 VENUE

Waters of the Cooper River, Camden County, NJ.

 

5 THE COURSE

The courses shall be Triangle or Windward-Leeward at the discretion of the Race Committee.  The Course board will display order of marks.  For Triangle and Windward Leeward courses there will be number displayed that will designate the number of windward legs.  All Races will finish to windward.

 

6 SCORING

Five races are scheduled of which one must be completed to constitute the regatta. Should wind, weather, or other conditions make it impossible or impractical to complete all five races within the publicized time, the event will be terminated and the results based upon the completed number of races.  There will be no dropped races for scoring purposes.

 

7 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

 

8 REQUIRED SAFTETY EQUIPMENT

8.1 US Competitors shall carry a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved personal floatation device (PFD). Competitors from outside the U.S. shall carry a PFD approved by their nations’ certification authority to the extent permitted by international treaty.   

8.2 A paddle and 50 ft. of line shall be carried by each boat.

 

9. AWARDS

9.1 CRYC Perpetual Trophy - 1st Overall

9.2 Finishes: first through third will receive trophies for skipper and crew.

 

10 LAUNCHING AND BERTHING

Lift launching and ramp launching are available.

 

11 SOCIAL

Breakfast: A continental breakfast will be provided to competitors and crew.

After Racing: Beverages and light repast will be provided on shore to competitors and crew.  Join us for our October Fest celebration immediately after the regatta for an additional fee.

 

12 LODGING   

There are numerous hotels that are close to the venue and reasonable. 

 

13 HOUSING

Limited housing is available upon request prior to the regatta. Please contact Jon Burnham for housing requests.

 

14 DIRECTIONS 

Google Cooper River Yacht Club for directions.

 

15 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor agrees to release the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

 

For FURTHER INFORMATION Contact Jon Burnham at buntori33@gmail.com