NOTICE OF RACE 2019 GLYC EarlyBird/Leukemia Cup Regatta May 11,17 & 18, 2019 GREAT LAKES YACHT CLUB St. Clair Shores,

1 RULES 1.1 Great Lakes Yacht Club (GLYC) is the Organizing Authority (OA) for the 2019 GLYC EarlyBird/Leukemia Cup Regatta. Sponsoring Clubs include the Yacht Club (DYC), Lake Shore Sail Club (LSSC), Crescent Sail Yacht Club (CSYC) and Yacht Club (GPYC). 1.2 The Regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017-2020 (RRS). 1.3 The following will apply: The Great Lakes Yacht Club ”Course Sailing Guide”; The” MISSA Leukemia Cup Regatta” Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. DYC ”Detroit River Course” Sailing Instructions; 2019 DRYA NOR and DRYA Standard Sailing Instructions for” A” and” C” Courses; “LSSC Cruising Course” Sailing Instructions; 1.4 All Sailing Instructions may change other racing rules. 1.5 Where a conflict exists between this NOR and any Sailing Instructions, the Sailing Instructions will govern. This changes rule 63.7. 1.6 The Sailing Instructions will be supplemented by course specific sailing instructions posted on the official notice boards located in the respective sponsoring Clubhouses. Course specific Sailing Instructions can also be found on the respective Club websites listed in the GLYC Course Sailing Guide. 2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 2.1 The Early Bird Regatta is open to DRYA Registered Yachts. The Leukemia Cup Regatta is open to Leukemia Cup registered Yachts; Kayaks; and Paddle Boards, to all MISSA Sailors registered in the High School Leukemia Cup Regatta. Leukemia Cup registrations are available at www.greatlakesyc.com under the Leukemia Cup tab, select desired race course and follow the link to register. (crew registration is optional). DRYA Registered Yachts are encouraged to register with the Leukemia Society in support of the fight against blood cancers. 3 FEES 3.1 To qualify for the “Leukemia Cup Awards” competitors must be registered and pay the following fee (all fees are donated to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society): DYC “Detroit River Course”: $25* Kayaks & Paddle Boards DYC “Detroit River Course”: $50* Sailboats DRYA “A” &” C” Course: $100* Yachts LSSC “Cruising Course”: $100* Yachts MISSA Tier Three Course: $30 Each Sailor (*optional crew registration $25 per person) 4 SCHEDULE 4.1 Registration must be completed with fee paid by Noon on Thursday, May 9, 2019. 4.2 Schedule of Races and time of Warning Signal: MISSA “Tier Three Course” 0900 hrs, Saturday, May 11, 2019 DYC "Detroit River Course 1900 hrs, Friday, May 17, 2019 DRYA "A" Course 1030 hrs, Saturday, May 18, 2019 DRYA "C" Course 1030 hrs, Saturday, May 18, 2019 LSSC "Cruising Course" 1030 hrs, Saturday, May 18, 2019

5 MEASUREMENT 5.1 All sailing yachts shall have a valid PHRF rating certificate, be listed on the 2019 DRYA ‘PJAM’ rating list or accept an assigned PHRF rating by the OA.

6 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL COURSES The sailing instructions for each course will be available on or before May 11, 2019 at greatlakesyc.com, or at the Great Lakes Yacht Club office, located at 23900 Jefferson Avenue, St. Clair Shores, MI; Phone 586.778.9510.

7 VENUE/COURSES Racing will take place at the following approximate starting areas: DRYA “A” Course N. 42 24.7’, W. 082 51.52”; DRYA “C” Course N. 42° 22.15’, W. 082° 52.00’; DYC “Detroit River Course” in front of the DYC Main Dock; LSSC “Cruising Course” N. 42°28.50’, W. 82°51.00’; MISSA “Tier Three Course” at Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC), 788 Lake Shore Rd. Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, in front of the Sailing Center. See specific course Sailing Instructions for details. Published Instructions are available at greatlakesyc/race/.com 8 BERTHING Unoccupied slips in the GLYC Harbor will be available to participating yachts from Noon on Friday, May 18th through Noon on Sunday, May 20st. Contact the club office at 586.778.9510 or e-mail at [email protected] 9 PENALTY SYSTEM Penalties for sailing yachts shall be as provided in RRS 44.1 or as modifed by sailing instructions. 10 SCORING Time-on-Time scoring will be in effect for all PHRF clasess. 11 RADIO COMMUNCIATIONS If specified in the individual Sailing Instructions for each course, the Race Committee may provide general information to competitors on a designated courtesy VHF channel. The failure to broadcast such information or the broadcast of incorrect information shall not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. The restriction also applies to mobile telephones. 12 SUPPORT VESSELS Race Committee Support Vessels shall display a flag marked ”RC”. 13 PRIZES Awards will be presented as prescribed in the Sailing Instructions for each course. 14 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors partcipate in this regatta at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision of Race. The OA, the Race Committees, the protest commmittee and the regatta sponsors will not accept any liability for property damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the regatta. 15 INSURANCE The owner of each participating boat is responsible to maintain liability insurance. 16 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please email GLYC at [email protected] or call the GLYC office at 586.778.9510. DON’T MISS THE PARTY! 2019 GLYC EarlyBird/Leukemia Cup Regatta MAKE RESERVATIONS TODAY! Reservations must be received by May 15, 2019 CALL GLYC AT 586.778.9510 OR E-MAIL: [email protected]