Fourteenth Annual

 INTERCLUB REGATTA

November 8, 2003

at

The Rudder Club

 NOTICE OF RACE

 FCSA, the organizing authority and the Rudder Club, host of the fourteenth annual INTERCLUB REGATTA, cordially invite the members of FCSA affiliated clubs to attend and participate in the regatta.  You are encouraged to assemble a fleet of boats from your club, fly your burgee, line the race course, and root for your team. After the regatta you are invited to attend the festivities and awards presentation.

 1. RULES The 2001-2004 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the prescriptions of US SAILING will govern the regatta, except as these are amended by this Notice of Race, and by the Sailing Instructions.

 2. BOATS Each club's fleet will consist of one J-24, one 420, and one Laser.  All boats will be insured by their owner. Liability for any damages will be resolved from the results of a Protest Committee hearing. Clubs will be liable for deductible, $500.

 3. COMMITTEES Each club shall appoint 2 members to serve on the Race Committee and a member to serve on the Protest Committee.  The Rudder Club will provide a Principal Race Officer for each course.

 4. ELIGIBILITY Each club may enter one team. A team is comprised of:

·        J-24 Crew: min three, max five, one must be a club member; the others may be club members or spouse of club members.

·        420 Crew: two for each boat, one of each crew must be club member; the other may be a club member, spouse of a club member or dependent of a club member.

·        Laser Crew: one for each boat; must be a club member.

 Except for emergencies all boats will race with the same crew for all races.

Boats will be crewed by members of the club for which they are racing.

(a) Crew must be members of their club in good standing as of August 1, 2003.

(b) Member(s) is defined to include dues-paying members and spouse.

5. ENTRY Clubs may register by completing the enclosed Regatta Entry Form.

 6. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

             Saturday November 8, 2003

 ·        Check In                                        0930-1000

·        Competitors Meeting                      1000

·        Warning Signal race 1 all fleets        1055

·        Start J-24                                       1100

·        Start 420 class                                1105

·        Start Laser class                             1110

·        Race 2, 3, 4, 5                               ASAP

·        Awards and dinner             after completion of all races.

7. FEES Entry fee $150. Fee includes party and trophies.

Make checks payable to: First Coast Sailing Association. 

Send to: Tom Davis, FCSA Treasurer

              1758 Bolton Abbey Drive

             Jacksonville, FL 32223

 8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Sailing instructions will be available Saturday, September 20, 2003, before the Competitors Meeting.

 9. COURSES The course will be described in the sailing instructions.

 10. RACING Fleets will not be rotated.  All classes will have five races. Team Racing Rules, Appendix D, will not apply.

 11. SCORING Five races for each class, of which one race for each class will constitute a regatta.

Boats will be scored points, in class, according to A2.2 of the low Point Scoring System.

Each club's series score will be the total of all its race scores in all classes.

When there is a tie in series points, the tie will be broken in favor of the club with the most first places, or, if the tie remains, the most second places, or lower places if necessary.

When a tie still remains, it shall stand and equal prizes shall be awarded according to the rules of the InterClub Regatta.

 12. PENALTIES The 720 Turns Penalty, Rule 44.1, will apply for breaking a rule of Part 2.

 13. PRIZES The FCSA Perpetual Trophy will be awarded to the first place club, to be displayed at their club for the year.

 14. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact your club's FCSA delegate.