NORTH
FLORIDA CRUISING CLUB
NOTICE
OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
SPRING
RIVER RACE
FEBRUARY
22, 2003
DATE & PLACE:
Saturday, February 22, 2003, on the St. Johns River, beginning in the
vicinity of the Whitney's Marine.
REGISTRATION:
The standard race entry form must be completed in full and filed with the
Race Committee before the Skipper’s Meeting.
The Race Committee assumes no responsibility for delivery of entries
submitted by mail. Entries will
also be accepted at the NFCC General Meeting, Thursday, February 20th,
7:00 PM at the San Jose Gun and Tackle Club.
ENTRY FEE:
$25.00 for NFCC members, $35.00 for Non-members.
(Non-members $30.00 with current US Sailing card)
ELIGIBILITY:
All
yachts must have a valid PHRF certificate from the First Coast Sailing
Association (FCSA). (PHRF Club
Handicapper is Bubba Futch.) A
yacht participating in the Spinnaker or Non-Spinnaker Racing Division must have
her sail number on the mainsails, spinnakers, and all headsails with a LP
exceeding 130%. Her sail numbers
are those allotted to her by US Sailing, her class, or her hull number.
This shall be considered "adequate opportunity" as required by
IYRR rule 25.2. A yacht sailing in the PHRF Cruiser Division must have an
identifying sail number on her mainsail.
Yachts that
do not have a current PHRF rating assigned by the First Coast Sailing
Association (FCSA) may obtain a rating ($25.00 one-time fee) or may renew their
rating on the day of the race, prior to 10:30 AM at the registration table.
DIVISIONS:
PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF Non-Spinnaker, and PHRF Cruiser
Divisions
will be further divided into classes if possible.
MANAGEMENT:
This race will be under the management of the North Florida Cruising
Club, which is also the organizing authority.
RACING RULES:
The Regatta will be governed by the IYRR, the prescriptions of US
Sailing, the rules of the First Coast Sailing Association (FCSA), and these
sailing instructions.
CHANGES:
Changes in these sailing instructions will be announced at the
Skipper’s Meeting or at 10:30 AM or on VHF CH 68, and the Race Committee will
display Code Flag “L”.
MEETING:
The
Skipper’s Meeting will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday,
February 22, 2003, at Whitney’s. The
courses and starting sequence for the racing divisions will be announced at that
time.
CHECK-IN:
All yachts must check-in at the Skipper’s Meeting.
COURSE:
Will be announced at the Skipper's Meeting.
START:
The start of the
PHRF Spinnaker Division will be at approximately 11:30 AM with the warning
signal at 11:25 AM. The PHRF Non-Spinnaker and PHRF Cruiser Divisions will start
together at 11:35 AM. The starting signal for the PHRF Spinnaker Division
will be the warning signal for the second start.
All yachts must cross the starting line within 30 minutes of their start
time or will be scored DNS. Starts
will be in accordance with IYRR 4.3 system 2.
RECALLS:
Individual Recall will be in accordance with IYRR 7.1, and General Recall
will be in accordance with IYRR 7.2.
SIGNALS:
Course changes, modifications, postponements, and other visual signals
will be in accordance with IYRR 4.1.
PENALTIES:
The 720 degrees turns penalty, Appendix B1 section 1, will apply. Any
yacht which exonerates herself from a minor foul in this manner shall notify the
Race-Committee of such action at the finish line.
PROTESTS:
All protests must be submitted in writing to the Race Committee after the
race within one hour following a horn signal made upon arrival of the Race
Committee boat at the dock. Notice
of protest must also be given immediately after finishing by hail, and
acknowledged by the Race Committee. There will be a protest filing fee of
$20.00, which will be returned if the protest is upheld.
POST-RACE:
Race
results will be provided as soon as possible after the race and will be posted
at the Whitney Sailcenter facilities. Awards
presentation will be at the NFCC General Meeting, Thursday, March 13th,
7:00 PM at the Florida Gun and Tackle Club on San Jose Blvd.
INFO:
For more information, contact Bill Luebker, Race Captain
260-7649 (Home) 509-1793 (Cell ) e-mail:
rasasayang151@yahoo.com
NORTH
FLORIDA CRUISING CLUB
Whitney's
Marine request that you not use their residents water or electric hook ups.
Whitney's Marine is very generous to allow us to use their facilities to
hold our races so please observe their request. If you wish to have a slip available contact Carol Ellis at
269-0027 for dockage.
You are welcome to tie up on the outside of the docks for the day.