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INTERNATIONAL
ETCHELLS CLASS
2003 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
5 - 10 May 2003
NOTICE
OF REGATTA
entry
form (Word document to be mailed)
or enter
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The
organizing authority for this regatta is the Annapolis Yacht Club
and the U.S. Etchells Class Association. The hosts are the Annapolis
Yacht Club and Etchells Fleet 28.
1.
RULES
1.1. This regatta shall be governed by the 'rules' as defined by the
International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)
2001-2004, and the Rules of the International Etchells Class Association,
except as any of these are modified by the Sailing Instructions and
any amendments thereto. The prescriptions of US SAILING will not apply.
1.2. The regatta is an Etchells Class B sanctioned event.
1.3. This regatta is classified Category A in accordance with Appendix
1 - ISAF Advertising Code
2. ELIGIBILITY - Eligibility shall be in accordance with the
International Etchells Class Association Rules (CR) Appendix A.
3. MEASUREMENT
3.1. Boats will be weighed. Sails will be measured and stamped for
this regatta. All sails presented for measurement must already be
listed on the owner's sail card.
3.2. Copies of the current hull and spar measurement certificate and
sail acquisition certificates should be mailed with the entry. Originals
must be presented at registration.
4. ENTRIES
4.1. For entries and payment received by 18 April at the Annapolis
Yacht Club, the entry fee is $375 per boat. Entries or payment received
thereafter will be subject to a $75 late fee.
4.2. Entry may be made electronically or using the form available
on the Annapolis Yacht Club racing website: www.race.annapolisyc.org.
4.3. The entry fee includes three tickets for the Thursday night dinner
(extra tickets are $30), and three tickets to the awards party Saturday
night. Launching and storage is included.
5. REGATTA SITE - Regatta Headquarters will be the Sailing
Center of the Annapolis Yacht Club across the bridge from the Club
House. Boats will be stored and launched from the AYC Sailing Center.
6. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS - Notices to competitors will be
posted on the official Regatta Notice Board located at the Sailing
Center.
7. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday 5 May 0900 - 1700 Registration and measurement
Tuesday 6 May 0900 - 1700 Registration and measurement
1730 Skippers meeting followed by
Etchells Class Special General Meeting
Wednesday 7 May 1000 Rendezvous at Severn River R"2"
1055 Warning Signal for race 1
Followed by race 2
Thursday 8 May 1000 Rendezvous at Severn River R"2"
1055 Warning Signal for race 3 followed by race 4
1800 Dinner Party
Friday 9 May 1000 Rendezvous at Severn River R"2"
1055 Warning Signal for race 5 followed by race 6
Saturday 10 May 1000 Rendezvous at Severn River R"2"
1055 Warning Signal for race 7
1700 Awards Party
Races
not completed on the day scheduled may be sailed the following day,
except races not completed on Saturday will not be sailed.
8. RACING AREA - The racing area will be approximately one
mile east of Severn River R"2".
9. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - Sailing Instructions will be available
at registration and on the AYC website (www.race.annapolisyc.org).
10. ARBITRATION - For protests involving the rules of RRS Part
2, an arbitration hearing may be held prior to the protest hearing.
11. SCORING
11.1. The Low-Point Scoring System, RRS Appendix A, will apply, except
that each yacht's total score will be the sum of her scores for all
races unless five races or more are sailed. If five or more races
are sailed, each yacht's worst score will be excluded.
11.2. Four races must be completed to constitute a series.
12. PRIZES - The Etchells North American Perpetual Trophy will
be awarded to the overall winner. Keeper Prizes will be awarded to
skippers and crew placing first through seventh. Daily and special
prizes will also be awarded.
13. LOANER BOATS - A limited number of boats will be available
on a first come first served basis for entrants from fleets that are
located 1,000 miles or more from Fleet 28. Contact Bill Chambers or
Sandy Morse. Boats will be assigned according to a random lottery
at on-site registration.
14. COMMUNICATIONS - For safety purposes only, each boat shall
carry a VHF radio capable of communicating on channels 9, 16 and 72.
15. SUPPORT BOATS - The access of coach and support boats will
be restricted and prohibited from providing assistance to boats that
are racing.
16. IDENTIFICATION - Boats will be required to carry bow number
stickers and may be required to carry event sponsor stickers per RRS
Appendix 1 20.3 (d) (i).
OTHER INFORMATION
· Annapolis Yacht Club guest privileges will be established
on registration. All areas of the Club will be available.
· Fleet 28 will attempt to arrange housing. Contact Debbie
Gosselin, fax: 410-626-1851; phone: 410-268-7601 X 103.
· There will be no charge for storage of boats two weeks prior
to and two weeks after the regatta. Longer storage may be arranged.
· Contacts: Jack Lynch 410-263-9279 (AYC Sailing Director),
jlynch@annapolisyc.org; Sandy Morse (Captain Etchells Fleet 28)
410-757-6467, s.morse@comcast.net;
Bob Schlesinger (chair, 2003 North Americans) 410-295-3440,
illusion3r@aol.com; Bill Chambers 410-268-4177 (AYC Rear Commodore),
chambers@us.net, Dave Wallace
dwallace@specdir.com.
