West Michigan Yachting Association
Championship Regatta
Hosted by Grand Rapids Yacht Club
At Muskegon Lake
WMYA Commodore – Brian Wrase August 6-9, 2008
2008 Notice of Race
Rules: The regatta will be governed by the current Racing Rules of Sailing [RRS] and the Class Rules of the C scow class, the E scow class, the MC scow class, the Melges 17 scow class, the Butterfly class, the Laser class and the Optimist Dinghy class, except as any of these are changed by the sailing instructions. Rule changes will be listed in the Important Additional Information listed below. All rule changes will be listed in the Sailing Instructions.
Advertising: Advertising will be restricted to category A
Eligibility: Participants must be members of a WMYA club and must have paid all event fees before becoming official competitors.
Entry: Entry fee is $25 for Butterflies and Optimist, $50 for all other fleets. On line registration is recommended and may be found at http://www.wmya.org . Competitors who register online before
July 30th, will receive a $ 5.00 discount. Competitors who are members of the MCSA will receive a $5.00 discount.
Schedule:
Online registration begins June 30, 2008
On site registration, sailing info, merchandise & meal ticket pick-up
Tuesday 8/5/08 Registration 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Wednesday 8/6/08 Registration 8:30 am to 2:00 pm
Competitors Briefing
E, MC, Laser, Opti 9:00 am
Melges17, C, Butterfly 1:30 pm
Racing Schedule
E Scow / Optimist 10:00 am
MC and Laser 12:20 pm
Melges17 and Butterfly 2:20 and immediately following 2:20 race
C Scow 2:25 and immediately following 2:25 race
Thursday 8/7/08 Melges17 and Butterfly 10:00 am
C Scow 10:05 pm
E Scow/Optimist 12:20 pm
MC and Laser 2:20 and immediately following 2:20 race
Friday 8/8/08 Melges17 and Butterfly 10:00 am
C Scow 10:05 am
MC and Laser 12:20 pm
E Scow/Optimist 2:20 and immediately following 2:20 race
Saturday 8/9/08 MC and Laser 10:00 am
Melges17 and Butterfly 12:20 pm
C Scow 12:25 pm
E Scow/Optimist 2:20 pm
No races to start after 3:00pm Saturday
Trophy presentation following completion of the last E Scow race.
Sailing Instructions: Sailing instructions will be available at Registration and at http://www.wmya.org
Venue: Courses will be sailed on the waters of Muskegon Lake.
Penalty System: For the E scow class and the Melges 17 class, rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that one turn including one tack and one gybe, is required. On the water judging may be done by the Race Committee.
Scoring: The scoring system shall be the Appendix A 4.1, low point system. Two [2] races must be completed for a class to constitute a regatta. A yachts score will be the sum of all her races.
Radio Communication: A boat shall neither make a radio transmission while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction applies to cell phones.
Prizes: Prizes will be given as follows:
E Scow 1 through 3 places, 1 Master
C Scow 1 through 3 places, 1 Master
MC Scow 1 through 9 places, 1 & 2 Junior, 1 Grd. Master, 1 Master, 1&2 Women
Butterfly (Open)1 through 4 places
Butterfly (Jr.) 1 through 10 places
Laser 1 through 7 places, 1 Junior, 1 Woman
Melges 17 1 through 2 places
Optimist Pram 1 through 3 places
Participants must notify registration for inclusion in the Master, Grand Master, Women and Junior Divisions. Master and Grand Master may also compete for regular, and perpetual trophies.
Disclaimer of Liability: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to race. 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.
Important Additional Information
WMYA Black Flag Rule: The Black Flag rule of WMYA will be used. This replaces RRS 30.3.
Following the displaying of the Black Flag (WMYA Version), no part of a boats hull, crew or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the starting line and the first mark during the minute before the starting signal, unless the boat restarts, by going around either end of the starting line just like a start under the “One Minute Rule”. If the boat fails to make a proper start she will be notified at the Windward Mark to retire from the race. There will be no notification from any race committee boat that a yacht is OCS. If for some reason the race sailed under the Black Flag does not finish, either because of the time limit or because of abandonment and resail, or other appropriate action, all competitors who may have been initially disqualified by the Black Flag, are again eligible to restart.
Butterfly Junior Division: There must be two [2] people on board each yacht, neither of whom have
reached age 17 prior to the first day of the regatta. Crews may be changed at any time during the regatta. No Minimum weight restrictions. A USCG approved Life Jacket must be worn by each sailor completely zipped or buckled. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.
Optimist Pram: There may be one [1] or two [2] people on board each yacht, neither of whom have reached age 16 prior to the first day of the regatta. Crews may be changed at any time during the regatta. A USCG approved Life Jacket must be worn by each sailor completely zipped or buckled. Failure to comply will result in disqualification. Valid measurement certificates are not required.
MC Junior Division: Not yet 21 years of age on the first day of the regatta.
MC Grand Master Division: 65 years of age by the first day of the regatta.
Master Division: E, C, MC: 50 years of age by the first day of the regatta.
Laser Junior Division: Not yet 17 years of age on the first day of the regatta
A judge’s boat may be used to run the starting line as an aid to competitors in determining the starting
line prior to the start.
Code Flag Y: When code flag Y [Yellow and red stripe] is displayed, all skippers and crews must
wear a USCG approved PFD. If not worn, the yacht will then receive a DSQ for that race.
Boat Weight Compliance Forms must be signed by the owner prior to racing. Boats may be weighed at the discretion of the Race Committee.
USCG approved life jackets must be aboard a yacht for all sailors on all classes and their use is encouraged.
C, E, Melges 17, and MCs are required to have a USCG approved throwable device on board.
Decision to Race: The responsibility for a boats decision to participate in a race or to continue to
racing is hers alone RRS 4
Outside Assistance: MC, Butterfly, and Opti classes that capsize may receive outside assistance and may
continue to race with out penalty
Decisions of Regatta Committee is final in the awarding of prizes at this regatta
Official Race Committee boats may not pick up or deliver any racing crews, except in an emergency.
Courtesy Broadcasts will be available to all classes except Optimist, Butterfly, and Laser. These broadcasts will report any signals displayed by the race committee. Errors or omissions of these broadcasts will not be considered grounds for redress.
Wet/Dry Sail: E, C, and Melges 17 fleets will dry sail off trailers at the southern hoist area of MYC. MC fleet will be dry sailed off trailers at the northern ramp launch area of MYC . Butterfly, Opti and Laser fleets will be assigned beach areas for dry sail.
Further Information: contact WMYA Executive Secretary – Joan Manny, scowsailing@earthlink.net
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