Principle Race Officer: Michael Hage Regatta Chair: Sandra Dowdle

Gulf Yachting Association Commodore Jimmy Ruthven

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2021 GYA Offshore Challenge Cup Regatta hosted by Gulfport Yacht Club. On behalf of the GYA Executive Commit- tee, GYC Flag Officers and Board of Directors, Management and Staff, as well The Regatta and Race Committees, we look forward to this weekend’s festivities and hope you have a great time at their beautiful Club. The GYC Manager and his staff have been working diligently to ensure your onshore activities go smoothly. Regatta Chair Sandra Dowdle, along with Principle Race Officer Commodore Michael Hage, have been planning this regatta for several months and I am very grateful for all of their hard work. I would like to thank Commodore John Watson Galloway and his Flag Officers and Board, for their support in hosting this premier GYA Offshore Regatta.

As we get ever closer to the Centennial of the Gulf Yachting Association, please take a moment to reflect on our long history and sailing accomplishments of each GYA member Club, and thank them for their continued support of all of the represented sailing class yachts we often see along with their owners and crew. The yacht owners and crew making a commitment to competing in the GYA Offshore Regatta is extensive, from an expense and time commitment to get their boats ready, deliver them and develop a support team. The GYA thanks you for all you do each year to attend and compete as well as participate in this regatta. We are glad you are here. I am very honored and humbled to be your Commodore and look forward to serving you this year. I know I have some big shoes to walk in and will do my best to keep the GYA on a steady course and making progress as the premier yachting association in the country. We want to get it right.

Should you have any needs or concerns this weekend, please don’t hesitate to ask someone. We are here for you and truly want you to enjoy your time at Gulfport Yacht Club. Good luck on the race course, sail fast and sail fair.

Jimmy Ruthven Jimmy Ruthven GYA Commodore

Gulfport Yacht Club Commodore John Watson Galloway

On behalf of our members, Governing Board, and Flag Officers, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Gulfport Yacht Club for the 2021 Gulf Yachting Association Offshore Challenge Cup. We’re honored to host this prestigious event. Please know that our board, staff, committee members and volunteers have worked countless hours to ensure that this year’s Chal- lenge Cup lives up to the standards of our current GYA Commodore Jimmy Ruthven, his executive committee, you the sailors and the rich history of the Gulf Yachting Association.

We hope that you and your family will enjoy your time here at the Gulfport Yacht Club. Please honor all our hard work by supporting our club with you patronage. Remember, outside food and beverage is not allowed. The Anchor Bar, located on the first-floor deck, is a prime spot to enjoy all the racing and festivities while you enjoy freshly prepared food and your fa- vorite beverage. If you have questions about our Club’s facilities or ser- vices, please ask any of our staff or volunteers. For sailing matters, please ask for Sam Vasquez, our Sailing Director. For other Club matters, contact Steve Chatelain, our General Manager.

Thanks to all of the sailors and supporters from other yacht clubs who have worked to get their teams ready to compete. We hope that this year’s event is remembered for great competition, fair weather, and superior sportsmanship.

Sincerely,

John Watson Galloway GYC Commodore

club the boat represents. The skipper must be a member of the club they represent for not less than six (6) months. The balance of the crew need not be GYA club members. Each team captain shall submit a written statement on the form provided that his team is meeting this eligibility requirement along with a list of all potential crew for the event. This statement and crew list shall be sub- NOTICE OF RACE (Revised 7/28/21) mitted with the team registration package by the deadline in Article 4. CLUB ENTRIES. If a team is (A GYA Sanctioned Interclub Event) found not to be in compliance with the fifty per- Hosted by GULFPORT YACHT CLUB cent requirement, the team shall be scored DSQ JUNE 17-20, 2021 for the race(s) in which non-compliance took JULY 29th-AUGUST 1st, 2021 place without a hearing. This changes Racing Rule 1 RULES. 63.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as de- fined in the current revision of the Racing 3.4 A boat shall represent only one Yacht Club in this Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the GYA Regulations event. for Sanctioned Events (available at www.gya.org). 3.5 Crew limits are based on the GYA PHRF By-laws, Article VII, paragraph K, as follows: The RRS changed by this NOR are listed below Maximum number of Crew: up to RRS NOR Section 22.5’ (5); 22.51’ to 25.5’ (6); 25.51’ to 28.5’ (7); 60.1(a) 1.3 28.51’ to 31.5’ (8); 31.51’ to 34.5’ (9); 34.51’ to 63.1 3.3 37.5’ (10); 37.51’ to 40.5’ (11); 40.51’ to Race Signals 6, 8, 13, 20.3 46.5’ (13); 46.51’ to 52.5’ (15); 52.51’ and up 32.1 14.6 (17). Maximum weight limits would be crew 63.1, A4 and A5 16.3 number limit times 180 lbs. 29.1 and 62.1(a) 17 32 19 3.6 All boats shall comply with United States Coast 35 and A4 22 Guard safety equipment regulations and World 61.1(a) 23.3 Sailing Offshore Regulations Appendix B. A boat A2.1 24.1 shall report for a safety inspection when asked to A8 24.4 do so by the Race Committee or Protest Commit- A4 24.5 tee. 63.1 26.1 4 CLUB ENTRIES. The notation ‘[NP]’ in a rule means that a boat All entry forms must be accompanied by a val- may not protest another boat for breaking id ORRez certificate and a complete crew list. that rule. This changes RRS 60.1(a). All information required on the official entry form must be completed. Each participating 2 SAFETY. GYA club shall pay $175.00 per boat entered All boats must meet United States Coast Guard (USCG) to participate in the GYA Challenge Cup, to be safety equipment regulations and the World Sail- submitted with the entry form by June 16th ing Safety Regulations - Appendix B will apply. July 29th, 2021. Entry forms can be found at www.gya.org and 3 ELIGIBILITY. www.gulfportyachtclub.org 3.1 Only Yacht Clubs which are current General Mem- bers of the Gulf Yachting Association are eligible 5 BRIEFING FOR COMPETITORS. to participate. A briefing for the competitors will be held in the Ballroom at Gulfport Yacht Club on Thursday June 3.2 Each Yacht Club may enter not less than three (3) 17 July 29th, 2021 at 1900. All questions regard- nor more than four (4) boats in different classes. A ing the sailing instructions must be submitted in Yacht Club is limited to one boat per class. writing to the judges by placing such questions in the protest box located under the notice board, no 3.3 NOTE: The word skipper and helmsperson are in- later than 0900 hours, Friday June 18 July 30th. terchangeable for this event. The skipper and at Responses, if any, will be posted on the official re- least one half of the crew racing on each boat gatta notice board no later than 0945 hours, Fri- (including the skipper) must be a member of the day June 18th July 30th.

warning signal shall be made later than 1530 6 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS. hours Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located on the lower deck. At the FRIDAY, JUNE 18 July 30th - Long Distance Race end of each day of racing the race committee will 1155 WARNING SIGNAL RACE #1 - post its docking time as well as any boats that it Party with Live Music & Daily Trophies plans to score in other than a finishing position. after racing. Notices of hearings will be posted here within 30 Free Beer during Protest Time minutes of the expiration of protest time (flag “L” will NOT be displayed with this notice.) This SATURDAY, JUNE 19 July 31st - Windward- changes RRS Race Signals. Leewards 1155 WARNING SIGNAL—Race #2 7 CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS. WARNING SIGNAL NEXT RACE(S) – as The Sailing Instructions may change some of the soon as possible Rules in accordance with RRS 86.1(b). Any chang- Party with Live Music & Daily Trophies es to the Sailing Instructions will be made in ac- after racing. cordance with RRS 90.2(c). Any change to the sail- Free Beer during Protest Time ing instructions will be posted on the official notice board not later than two (2) hours prior to the SUNDAY, JUNE 20 August 1st - Windward- scheduled warning signal for the first class to start Leewards on the day the change will take effect, except that 1055 WARNING SIGNAL FIRST RACE OF THE any change in the schedule of races will be posted DAY. not later than 2000 hours on the day before it will WARNING SIGNAL NEXT RACE(S) – as take effect. soon as possible Trophy Ceremony following races 8 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE. Free Beer during Protest Time 8.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on the signal mast at Gulfport Yacht Club. 12 CLASS FLAGS AND ORDER OF START. Class flags (streamers) will be issued at the briefing 8.2 Flag AP with two sound signals (one when for competitors. Each boat shall conspicuously dis- lowered) means, the race is postponed. The warn- play its class flag (streamer) on its backstay while ing signal will be made not less than 45 minutes racing. after AP is lowered. This changes RRS Race Sig- nals. CLASS FLAGS A White 9 RATING SYSTEM. B Light Blue 9.1 Corrected times for all classes will be calculat- C Green ed using ORR-EZ (Time on Time). Boats shall only D Purple declare one valid ORR-EZ certificate. 13 RACING AREA. [NP] 9.2 The Race Committee will select the “wind The racing areas are shown in Sailing Instruction & course” factors for scoring ORRez. This shall not Exhibit A and are designated 1 and 2. The Race be protested by a competitor nor subject to re- Committee will display numerical pennant #1 or # dress. 2 from the Race Committee Signal Boat along with Flag "L" on departure to the racing area each day. 10 CLASSES. The number displayed will indicate the racing area The boats will be divided into the following clas- where the Race Committee plans to set the initial ses: course of the day. In the event racing area # 1 PHRF = ORR- (West) is signaled, the Gulfport Ship Channel Ez IR# should not be crossed north of Channel Marker # Class A 15 - 72 0.871 - 0.980 61, in order to avoid possible shoal water. The ap- Class B 75 - 111 0.821 - 0.870 proximate location of starting area # 2(East) will Class C 114 - 150 0.781 - 0.820 be 30⁰ 20‟ N and 89⁰ 00‟ W, conditions permitting. Class D 153 - 213 0.670 - 0.780 This changes RRS Race Signals.

11 SCHEDULE OF RACES. 14 THE COURSES. The Race Committee has scheduled seven (7) rac- 14.1 The Course layout is shown on Sailing Instruc- es. A minimum of two (2) races must be complet- tion Exhibit B. Course “W2” will be a four (4) leg ed to constitute a series. On Sunday, June 20, no Windward-Leeward courses with offset marks. All

windward marks shall be left to port. the port end. 16.2 Boats whose preparatory signal has not been Classes A and B will sail: made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all Start – 1-offset – Gate – 2-offset – Finish. boats whose preparatory signal has been made.

Classes C and D will sail: 16.3 A boat starting later than 10 minutes after her Start – 2-offset – Gate – 2-offset – Finish. starting signal will be scored “Did Not Start”. This changes Rules 63.1, A4 and A5. 14.2 Course “W2½” will be a five (5) leg Windward- Leeward courses with offset marks. All windward 17 RECALLS. marks shall be left to port. Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with Rule 29.1, with the addition that the race committee Classes A and B will sail: Start – 1-offset – Gate – 2- will endeavor to hail the boat’s sail number on VHF offset – Gate – (Finish (2). channel 72. The delay of such a hail or the failure of a competitor to hear such a hail shall not be grounds for Classes C and D will sail: Start – 2-offset – Gate – 2- redress. This changes Rule 62.1(a). offset – Gate – (Finish (2). 18 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE. 14.3 The initial windward mark (1) for classes A & B A change of the next leg of the course after the start will be located approximately 125 to 175 percent of will be signaled before the leading boat has begun the the distance to the initial windward mark (2) for clas- leg, although the new mark may not then be in posi- ses C & D. tion.

14.4 The course identifier and approximate compass 19 ABANDONING AFTER THE START. bearing from the starting line to the windward mark Rule 32 is changed to additionally provide that the race will be displayed from the race committee signal boat committee, with the approval of the judges, may, in before or with the warning signal. accordance with GYA regulation 5.2(b), abandon a race in progress when conditions have made the race an 14.5 The approximate distance in nautical miles from unsatisfactory test of skill. the starting line to the initial windward mark for each class will be displayed from the race committee signal 20 THE FINISH. boat before or with the preparatory signal. 20.1 When finishing to leeward the finish line will be between a staff displaying a blue flag on a race commit- 14.6 The course shall not be shortened to less than tee boat and the nearby small orange ball. two legs. This changes Rule 32.1. 20.2 When finishing to windward the finish line will be 14.7 Courses for the long distance race are reflected between a staff displaying a blue flag on a race commit- on Sailing Instruction Exhibit C. Courses will be dis- tee boat and Course Mark (2). played by number on or before the warning signal for each class. 20.3 Flag "L" when displayed from the Race Committee Signal Boat at the finish indicates additional races to fol- 15 MARKS. low. This changes RRS Race Signals. 15.1 Mark 1 and the Gate Marks will be orange tetrahedrons. Mark 2 will be a green tetrahedron. Off set 21 PENALTIES. marks will be an orange ball. 21.1 Arbitration: Appendix T will apply and be in effect for this regatta. 15.2 New marks, as provided in instruction 18, CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE, will be 21.2 Appendix V1 will be effect for this regatta. yellow tetrahedrons. (Note: Mark 1 cannot be changed.) 22 TIME LIMIT. 22.1 The time limit for the long distance race on Friday 15.3 The finish mark in course "W2" will be an orange will be six (6) hours. The time limit will be 2.5 (2 1/2) ball. hours for the buoy races. sailed on Saturday and Sun- day. This changes RRS 35. 16 START. 16.1 The starting line will be between a staff displaying 22.2 Boats failing to finish within one (1) hour after the an orange flag on the race committee signal boat at the first boat in their division finishes will be scored Did starboard end of the line and a large orange ball a staff Not Finish. This changes RRS 35. displaying an orange flag on the race committee boat at

23 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS. scored better in the last race in the fastest rated 23.1 Protests and requests for redress shall be in class in which the tied clubs had boats entered and writing. Protest Forms will be available in the Pro- scored differently, regardless of whether the boats’ test Box located below the Official Notice Board on scores counted for the club. Should ties exist in all the lower deck. Completed Forms must be delivered classes where both clubs had boats entered in the to the protest room on the second floor for time last race, the same procedures will be applied to the stamp and registration not later than one hour after next to last race, and so on until the tie is broken. the Race Committee Signal Boat docks for the day This changes Appendix A8. and makes one sound signal. The docking time will be posted on the official notice board. 24.5 The long distance race scores will be adjusted by a multiple of 1.5. This changes RRS A4 23.2 The time and place for hearings and the sail numbers of the boats involved will be posted on the 25 TROPHIES. official notice board within thirty (30) minutes fol- 25.1 The Spring Hill College Gulf Yachting Associ- lowing the expiration of the time to file protests. Ad- ation Offshore Challenge Cup ditionally, the Race Committee will post the sail The winning Yacht Club with the best four (4) boat numbers of boats it intends to score OCS within thir- entry will be awarded "The Spring Hill College Gulf ty (30) minutes of the Committee Boat's docking Yachting Association Offshore Challenge Cup" Win- time. Such posting shall constitute notice as required ning Club, will see to having the trophy engraved as by rule 63.2. No signal will be made when this notice it has been, and will be given the trophy for one year. is posted. The protest committee will hear protests A keeper trophy will also be awarded to the winning and requests for redress in approximately the order club. In addition, trophies for the second and third of receipt with hearings beginning as soon as possi- Clubs overall will be awarded. ble. 25.2 The Mobile Yacht Club Trophy 23.3 Rule 61.1(a) is changed to add the following The Yacht Club with the lowest point total among requirements for a valid protest: “A boat shall in- clubs with three boat teams will be awarded “The form the finish line race committee boat of her intent Mobile Yacht Club Trophy,” will see to having the to file a protest and the sail number (or other identi- trophy engraved as it has been, and will be given the fication) of the protested boat(s) either at the first trophy for one year. A keeper trophy will also be reasonable opportunity after finishing, or if the pro- awarded to the same club. testing boat does not finish, at the first reasonable opportunity, and she must receive confirmation 25.3 The "G. S. 'Buddy' Friedrichs" Trophy from the race committee.” This changes RRS 61.1(a) The boat that places first in the "A" fleet will be awarded the "G. S. 'Buddy' Friedrichs" trophy, will 24 SCORING. see to having the trophy engraved as it has been, and 24.1 Corrected times for all classes shall be calculat- will be given the trophy for one year for display at ed using ORR-EZ TOT. Each boat shall declare only the winner's club. one valid ORR-EZ certificate which shall be used for scoring all races. Scoring for all classes will be ac- 25.4 The Commodore Thomas D. Beery Jr. Trophy cording to the low point system of Appendix A with The boat that places first in the "B" fleet will be no races excluded. This changes RRS A2.1. awarded the Commodore Thomas D. Beery, Jr. Tro- phy, will see to having the Trophy engraved as it has 24.2 A yacht club’s points for a race will be the sum been, and will be given the trophy for one year for of the scores of the best three boats of that club in display at the winner's Club. the race. The yacht club with the lowest total points overall for all races wins. 25.5 The Commodore Bobby Bailey Trophy The boat that places first in the "C" fleet will be 24.3 Ties for overall class standings will be broken awarded the Commodore Bobby Bailey Trophy, will using the method described in Appendix A 8. Should see to having the trophy engraved as it has been and a tie on corrected time occur in the last race, the will be given the trophy for one year for display at same procedure will be applied to the next to last the winner's Club. race, and so on until the tie is broken. 25.6 The Commodore Janet R. Miller-Schmidt 24.4 Ties for overall club standings will be broken in Trophy favor of the club which has the most firsts, seconds, The boat that places first in the "D" fleet will be etc., until all places have been exhausted, using the awarded the Commodore Janet R. Miller-Schmidt club’s best three boats in each race. Should a tie still Trophy, will see to having the trophy engraved as it exist it shall be resolved in favor of the club which has been, and will be given the trophy for one year for display at the winner's Club. 28. FURTHER INFORMATION: 26. SPECIAL REGULATIONS. Link to Regatta Website: 26.1 CHECK IN: Prior to the warning signal for the https://www.regattaman.com/def_event_page.php? first race of the day, each boat shall check in and hail &race_id=591 her sail number with the entire crew wearing their PFDs until she is acknowledged by the race committee Link to Hearing Request Form: signal boat. Boats failing to do so will receive a 20% https://www.gulfportyachtclub.org/files/ scoring penalty in the first race of the day. This chang- US_Sailing_Hearing_Request_Form_20210301_Fillable. es RRS 63.1. pdf

26.2 Any boat withdrawing from any race should noti- Link to World Sailing Regulations: fy the Race Committee or the Gulfport Yacht Club as https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/ soon as possible. WSOffshoreSpecialRegulations20202021updat- ed11December2020-[26824].pdf 26.3 A boat shall neither make radio/data transmis- sions nor receive radio/data communications not Link to GYA Directory: available to all boats while racing. This restriction al- https://www.gya.org/documents/ so applies to mobile telephones. GYA2021Directory.pdf

27. SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY. For questions regarding the 2021 GYA Offshore Chal- 27.1 It is each competitor's exclusive and individual lenge Cup please contact: Principle Race Officer, Mi- responsibility to decide whether or not to race or con- chael Hage, 228-697-8880 or email at tinue racing, to wear a life jacket when conditions [email protected] warrant, and to otherwise provide for his or her own personal safety. Gulfport Yacht Club PO Box 600 27.2 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at Gulfport, MS 39502 their own risk, (See RRS 3). The organizing authority (228) 863-6796 nor the Gulfport Yacht Club will not accept any liabil- GulfportYachtClub.org ity for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

27.3 Competitors are reminded that all state and fed- eral safety regulations should be observed.

EXHIBIT A:

#1 (WEST) #2 (EAST)

EXHIBIT B: "W2" "W 2 1/2" Leeward Finish Windward Finish

1 1

Windward Finish 2 RC 2

Gate Gate

Leeward Finish RC RC Start Start Signal Signal

EXHIBIT C: GYA Challenge Cup Distance Race Courses

Course 1 - 23.08NM Leg Heading Distance Rounding Start to Inbound 140° 4.29NM Port Inbound to USCG Piling 67° 2.57NM Starboard Piling to ICW 4 158° 2.35NM Port ICW 4 to Biloxi 1 31° 5.22NM Port Biloxi to Finish 270° 8.65NM

Course 2 - 30.23NM Start to J 119° 11.52NM Starboard J to Outbound Range 251° 5.98NM Starboard Outbound to ICW 4 27° 3.52NM Port ICW 4 to USCG Piling 338° 2.35NM Port Piling to Inbound Range 247° 2.57NM Starboard Inbound to Finish 320° 4.29NM

Course 3 - 16.67NM Start to ICW 4 127° 7.46NM Port ICW to USCG Piling 338° 2.35NM Port Piling to Inbound Range 247° 2.57NM Starboard Inbound to Finish 320° 4.29NM

Course 4 - 20.43NM Start to Inbound Range 140° 4.29NM Port Inbound to USCG Piling 67° 2.57NM Starboard Piling to ICW 4 158° 2.35NM Port ICW 4 to Broadmoor 2 356° 5.54NM Port Broad 2 to Finish 259° 5.68NM

Waypoints: Start/Finish 089°04.226'W 30°21.321'N Biloxi 1 088°54.211'W 30°21.589'N Broadwater 2 088°57.815'W 30°22.517'N ICW 4 088°57.161'W 30°17.027'N Inbound Range 089°00.935'W 30°18.108'N J 088°52.420'W 30°15.944'N Outbound Range 088°58.897'W 30°13.844'N USCG Piling 088°58.234'W 30°19.188'N

GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP HISTORY In 1978 Gulf Yachting Association PHRF ` In 1991 David and Pat Bolyard (Pontchartrain Chairman John Oerting (PYC) recognized that the Yacht Club) deeded a perpetual trophy for the winning GYA had many “larger boat” sailors but no GYA boat of "A" Class in the Challenge Cup, in memory of championship series. John felt strongly that a champi- G. S. “Buddy” Friedrichs, a true offshore “Blue Water” onship series should be developed, similar to the GYA sailor of Lipton’s Cup held in Flying Scots. John Oerting ap- great renown throughout the GYA. Only the name of proached then GYA Commodore, Lewis “Buddy” Pol- the winning boat and yacht club the boat represented lak, with his idea for a championship series for offshore were to be engraved on the trophy. The first winner of type boats. Commodore Pollak was receptive to the the G. S. “Buddy Friedrichs Memorial Trophy in 1991 idea and paved the way for John to make a presentation was the yacht “Heartbeat” from Southern Yacht Club. to the GYA Board of Directors. The GYA Board of Di- Mobile Yacht Club Commodore Robert T. Kurzweg in rectors approved John’s recommendation for the estab- 1993 deeded the Mobile Yacht Club Trophy to the Gulf lishment of the GYA Offshore Challenge Cup. Yachting Association. This trophy is presented to the In 1979 Father Paul Tipton, President of Spring best three boat team participating in the GYA Chal- Hill College and Chairman of the GYA Offshore Coun- lenge Cup. The first winner of the Mobile Yacht Club cil, deeded to the Gulf Yachting Association the perpet- Trophy was Mobile Yacht Club: Trip Tease – Bobby ual trophy for the overall winning club. The deed of gift Kurzweg, Jazz – John Marshall, and Grand Illusion – was given to then GYA Commodore Michael S. John- Greg Smith, Jr. Jackson Yacht Club won the Mobile son. The trophy is officially named “The Spring Hill Yacht Club trophy in 1997. The original trophy was College Gulf Yachting Offshore Challenge Cup. The lost in the fire that destroyed the yacht club. Jackson name of the winning club will be appropriately en- Yacht Club replaced the trophy in 1998. The Spring graved on this trophy each year and is entrusted to the Hill College trophy was damaged during hurricane winning club for one year. A replica keeper trophy will Katrina but was completely restored in 2006 by South- be permanently awarded to the winning club. ern Yacht Club, through the efforts of Johnny Curren.

Pensacola Yacht Club hosted the first GYA Off- In 2009 Commodore Janet R. Miller-Schmidt shore Challenge Cup in 1979. Participating clubs en- donated a Trophy for the winner of Class" D". In 2010 tered three boats in different classes. Class A was Commodore David Bolyard donated the Commodore scored under the IOR rating system. Class B was scored Thomas D., Beery, Jr. Trophy for the winner of class under the MORC rating system and Class C was scored under the GYA PHRF rating system. The club with the "B" and friends of Bobby Bailey donated The Commo- lowest score won the Spring Hill trophy. The format dore Bobby Bailey Trophy for the winner of class "C" called for the winning club to host the regatta the following year, similar to the GYA Lipton Cup format. The format of the GYA Offshore Challenge Cup Mobile Yacht Club won the first Offshore Challenge is unique in the world and has been conducted every Cup. IOR – Mike LaSarge, Creekmore 22 “Dividend”, year since 1979. 2008 will be the 30th Annual event MORC – Don Brennan, Creekmore 22 “Blew Bayou”, and the series is returning to Gulfport Yacht Club in and PHRF – Paul Tipton, C&C 33 “Stella Maris”. In celebration of their recovery from hurricane Katrina. 1980 the second Offshore Challenge Cup was hosted by Pensacola Yacht Club, the original host, graciously Mobile Yacht Club and was won by New Orleans hosted the event in 2006 and 2007 while Gulfport Yacht Club. Yacht Club was being rebuilt.

A decision was made to move the location of One man’s idea and perseverance in 1978 was the Challenge Cup to Gulfport Yacht Club and have the the beginning of one of the most successful interclub regatta one (1) week before the Gulfport to Pensacola championship series for “larger boats” the world has Race. This was done to maximize the participation in known. The Gulf Yachting Association is proud to be both regattas as many of the boats sailing in the Chal- the continuing sponsor of this renowned event. lenge Cup would also sail in the Gulfport to Pensacola Race. IOR and MORC rating systems now had minimal At the 2019 GYA Winter Meeting the Offshore Council participation from the Gulf Coast. In 1982 the format voted to switch A & B Classes to be scored using the was changed to score all classes under the GYA PHRF rating rule of ORRez. System. In 1985 a fourth class was added and each club could participate in each of the four classes but only The 2020 event was not held due to the COVID Pan- their best three (3) scores for each race would be count- demic. ed for the team total.

CHALLENGE CUP 2021

CELEBRATING A LIFE

"LARGER THAN LIFE, SHARPER THAN A RAZOR AND LOUDER THAN HIS SUBWOOFER"

IN LOVING MEMORY OF TOM DREYFUS