Rochester Yacht Club Sonar Class Association Sonar North American Championship August 10-13, 2006 Rochester, New York USA
2/23/06 NOTICE OF RACE
1 RULES 1.1 The Organizing Authority and host is the Rochester Yacht Club 1.2 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.3 The prescriptions of the US SAILING will apply. 1.4 The Equipment Rules of Sailing will apply. 1.5 The regatta is a Sonar Class Association sanctioned event.
2 ADVERTISING The Sonar Class is classified as Category C.
3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The regatta is open to all competitors who meet the International Sonar Class Association eligibility requirements (By-Laws Article XII B12.00). 3.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached entry form and sending it, together with the required fee, to Skip Shumway c/o Rochester Yacht Club by August 1, 2006. 3.3 Entries received after August 1, 2006 will be charged a $100 late fee.
4 CLASSIFICATION The ISAF Sailor Classification Code will not apply.
5 FEES 5.1 Required fees are as follows: Class Fee Sonar $295 USD
The Entry fee includes launch, docking, continental breakfast for Fri., Sat., Sun., four dinner tickets for Fri. and Sat, post-race refreshments, applicable taxes and haul out. 5.2 Other fees: Additional tickets can be purchased with the entry fee: Friday Dinner $ 25 Saturday Dinner $ 25
6 SCHEDULE
Thursday August 10 1300-2100 Registration Measurement
2200 All boats shall be in the water
Friday August 11 0830 Competitors’ Meeting RYC North Deck 0900 Harbor Start 1000 First Warning Signal Races to follow
After racing Reception and Dinner Sailing Attire
Saturday August 12 0900 Harbor Start 1000 First Warning Signal Races to follow
1830-1915 Annual General Meeting Upstairs dining room 1930 Reception, Dinner & Band Sailing Attire
Sunday August 13 0830 Harbor Start 0930 First Warning Signal Races to follow 1400 No warning signals after 1400
After racing Awards HAUL OUT By Bow # order
8 MEASUREMENTS Each boat shall produce a valid hull measurement certificate. All sails not previously measured at a Class sanctioned event shall be measured.
9 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The sailing instructions will be available at RYC on Thursday August 10, 2006 during registration.
10 VENUE 10.1 Location of the racing areas is Lake Ontario north of the harbor entrance to the Genesee River
11 THE COURSES 11.1 The course shall be a Windward – Leeward configuration that may utilize a leeward gate and/or a windward offset mark.
12 SCORING 12.1 The Low Point scoring system RRS Appendix A will be used, as changed by the SCA Class Rules. Each Boat will exclude her worst race score from her series only if six or more races are completed. This Changes RRS 89.3 and Appendix A2. 12.2 Three races will constitute a series. A maximum number of 11 races will be sailed.
13 BERTHING Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the Rochester harbor area.
14 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS 14.1 All boats shall be afloat before 2200 on Thursday, August 10, 2006 and shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee PRO. 14.2 Hauling of boats at completion of the regatta shall be done in ascending order of bow number. The organizing authority will attempt to assign bow numbers by the distance the boat has to travel immediately following completion of the regatta. Boats that register after August 1st, 2006 may not receive haul-out priority.
15 DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.
16 RADIO COMMUNICATION A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.
17 PRIZES Prizes will be given awarded to the skipper and crew of the first five boats in the series.
18 MEDIA RIGHTS Competitors give absolute right and permission for video footage or photographs of themselves or their boat to be published in any media for press purposes and editorial or advertising purposes.
19 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 19.1 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. 19.2 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. 19.3 Skippers and crew will be required to sign a waiver of liability during registration
20 INSURANCE 20.1 The safety of a boat and her entire management shall be the sole inescapable responsibility of the owner or owners’ representative. 20.2 The boat is required to hold adequate third-party insurance, and it is the owner or owners’ representative’s sole and inescapable responsibility to ensure that the insurance is in place and is adequate prior to participating in this event. The Organizing Authority may ask for a copy of your insurance binder.
21 GUEST CARDS: RYC guest cards for competitors and guests may be obtained at registration on presentation of a VISA or MasterCard
22 FURTHER INFORMATION Event Web site is www.rochesteryc.com
For further information please contact: Skip Shumway, Regatta Chairman c/o Rochester Yacht Club 5555 St Paul Blvd Rochester, New York 14617 585-342-5511 phone 585-342-8116 fax Email - [email protected]
23 RACE OFFICER Principal Race Officer, US SAILING Regional Race Officer Hank Stuart, 63 Water View Circle Rochester, New York 14625 Email - [email protected]
Additional Information
Charter Boats Contact: Skip Shumway, Regatta Chairman 585-342-3030 or 800-433-2518 phone 585-266-4722 fax Email - [email protected]
Launching and Rafting Launching and hauling for the regatta is complimentary at Rochester Yacht Club. Boats may be launched before and hauled out after the regatta using RYCs two permanent hoists. The fleet will be moored at RYC. Detailed haul out instructions will be provided prior to the last day of racing.
Lodging and Accommodations
The following is a cross section of the suggested hotels/motels that are closest to RYC. Early reservations are suggested.
• Holiday Inn Express, Irondequoit Mall Drive., Rochester, NY 585-342-0430, 5 miles to RYC. • Marriott Hotel, 1890 West Ridge Rd., Greece, NY, 585-248-8640, about $92, 7 miles to RYC. • Wellesley Inn, 1635 West Ridge Rd., Greece, NY, 585-621-2060, about $83, 6 miles to RYC. • Residence Inn West, 500 Paddy Creek Circle, Greece, NY, 585-865-2090, about $145, 7 miles to RYC. • Hi-Way Rest Motel, 2125 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY, 585-671-4804, about $50, 11 miles to RYC. • Denonville Inn, 1750 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY,585-671-1550, about $47, 10 miles to RYC. • Super 8 Motel, 2450 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY, 585-671-6990, about $54, 11 miles to RYC. • Fairfield Inn, 915 Hard Rd., Webster, NY, 585-264-0530, about $89, 12 miles to RYC.
Some private local housing for out of town crews may be provided on a first come-first serve basis. Call early!
Showers and toilet facilities are located in the clubhouse and in the dry sail area.
Directions to Rochester Yacht Club The phone number for the Rochester Yacht Club is (585) 342-5511. Call during normal business hours and our staff will be glad to assist you. RYC also has a 24-hour fax line, which is (585) 342-8116. Please feel free to use it at anytime. Our mailing address is 5555 St. Paul Blvd, Rochester, NY 14617.
From Buffalo and Points West to RYC: • Route I-90 (NYS Thruway) to Exit #47 (Rochester/Leroy Exit, Route 490). • Route 490 East to Route 390 North. • 390 North ends at the Lake Ontario State Parkway. Head East on the Lake Ontario State Parkway. • Follow until Lake Ontario State Parkway ends at Lake Avenue. Cross the Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Bridge which is straight ahead. • O’Rorke Bridge connects to Pattonwood Drive. • At the end of Pattonwood Drive, make a left onto St. Paul Boulevard at the Traffic Light. • Go to the end of St. Paul Boulevard. • At the rotary, bear left around the circle and enter the Rochester Yacht Club.
From the East, via New York State Thruway • Take the New York State Thruway to exit 45. • Follow 490 west to the 590 north split and proceed north (bear right at the 490/590 fork) • Follow 590 north to Durand Boulevard and turn left. (The second traffic light after Ridge Road East. You will see a large Water Tower on the right and a small sign that says Durand Eastman Park). • This will take you through Durand Park. Go Slow! • There are three sharp turns in a row and the park is full of local police. • At the intersection of Lakeshore Blvd. and St.Paul take a right turn. (this is a SLOW turn.) • Go under the small railroad overpass (12 feet, 6 inches clearance) and follow St. Paul around to the left. • Turn left onto Parkview Terrace to the club’s entrance to the dry sail area . • If you miss all these turns- go to end of St. Paul Blvd. (Circle) and main entrance to RYC Follow the signs to the RYC dry sail area.
From the East, via Route 31 • Follow 31 West across the Irondequoit Bay Bridge and bear right ( Rt.104 west). • Take the Culver Road exit to the right, go right at the stop. • Follow Culver Road straight North to the intersection of Culver and Lakeshore. • Take a left onto Lakeshore and continue through Durand Park. • From there follow the italicized directions above.
Contact For further information go to our website at www.rochesteryc.com or contact Skip Shumway at [email protected].
SONAR North Americans August 10 -13, 2006 Rochester Yacht Club ENTRY FORM
OWNER OR PERSON IN CHARGE of chartered boat
Name: ______
Address: ______
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Daytime Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______Email Address: ______Yacht Club or Fleet:______
US SAILING (or other National authority) Number:______SCA Number:______
Crew Names: 1 ______
2______
3 ______
HELMSMAN - If Not Owner or Person in Charqe
Name: ______
Address: ______
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______
Daytime Phone: ______Cell Phone: ______
Email Address: ______Yacht Club or Fleet:
US SAILING (or other national authority) Number: ______SCA Number: ______
Sail Number: ______Hull Color: ______Boat Name: ______
Note: the Person in Charge and/or the Helmsman must be a current Active (Boat Owner) or Associate member of the Sonar Class Association per By Laws Article XII B12.00. 2006 Sonar North American ENTRY FORM
As a condition of my entry in the 2006 Sonar North Americans, and being fully knowledgeable of the risks of sailing a competitive sport, I waive any and all claims, charges, losses and liabilities including those caused by negligence, against the Sonar Class Association and the Rochester Yacht Club, their respective officers, trustees, contractors, employees and members, and against any and all volunteers which may arise from, or in any way be in connection with, the activities of the regatta and its organizers and sponsors. I further agree to be bound by The Racing Rules of Sailing and all other rules that govern this event.
Owner or Person in Charge Signature:
Date:
ENTRY FEE $295.00 USD
The Entry fee includes launch, docking, continental breakfast for Fri., Sat., Sun., four dinner tickets for Fri. and Sat, post-race refreshments, applicable taxes and haul out.
Additional Meal Event Tickets - Friday Dinner @ $25. each - Saturday Dinner @$25. each LATE FEE Entries Received After August 1, 2006 @ $100.
TOTAL Check Payable to Rochester Yacht Club mailed to Skip Shumway OR Payment by VISA or MasterCard
Card Number:
Expiration: ______
Signature: OR Call RYC [585-342-5511] with credit card information. SONAR CLASS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP If Owner and/or Helmsman are not 2006 Active or Associate Members at the time of this regatta, an International Sonar Class Dues Form must be completed prior to registration, or at the Registration Desk with a check ($50 or $25) submitted for Sonar Class dues payable to: SONAR CLASS ASSOCIATION. US SAILING MEMBERSHIP If Owner and/or Helmsman are not current a member of US SAILING (or the Member National Authority of their country) at the time of this regatta, a US SAILING dues form must be completed at the Registration Desk and a check ($50) submitted for US SAILING dues made payable to: US SAILING. MAIL FORM AND CHECKS TO: Skip Shumway, Regatta Chairman Rochester Yacht Club 5555 St Paul Blvd Rochester, NY 14617 Phone: 585-342-5511 OR FAX Form To: 585-342-8116 with Credit Card information
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