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Family Regatta Hosted by NEW ORLEANS YACHT CLUB May 19th, 2012 |
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NOTICE OF
REGATTA
1 ORGANIZING
AUTHORITY
New
Orleans Yacht Club
403 N Roadway St., New Orleans, LA 70124-1639
(504) 283-2581
http://noyc.org/
2 RULES
1.1 This regatta will
be governed by the rules as defined by The Racing Rules of Sailing
1.2 RRS 63.7 will be
replaced by: “If there is a conflict between a rule in the Notice of
Race and a rule in the Sailing Instructions,
the rule in the Sailing Instructions and any amendments shall
take
precedence”.
3 ADVERTISING – Advertising will not
be
restricted per ISAF Regulation 20.5.3 (a).
4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1 The purpose of this regatta it to provide
means for a family to compete in a fun way.
Family members
must share the same set of grandparents
plus spouses.
Example: Jackie Tonguis plus children and
spouses
plus grandchildren can all sail on the same team. Boat
owners are exempt from the family rule.
4.2 Entry fee is $25 per team
4.3 Classes will be based
on the number of family members sailing. See the table below.
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Class
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Number
of Family Members |
Divisions |
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7.
Purple |
Seven
of more |
Spin
and Non Spin |
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6.
Teal |
Six
family members |
Spin
and Non Spin |
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5.
Green |
Five
family members |
Spin
and Non Spin |
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4.
Red |
Four
family members |
Spin
and Non Spin |
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3.
White |
Three
family members |
Spin
and Non Spin |
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2.
Pink |
Two
family members |
Spin
and Non Spin |
4.4 If crew count is 4
or more, 2 families are allowed. Where crew count is 7 or more three families
are allowed.
4.5 PHRF Credits to
promote multigenerational, women and children attendance will be awarded as
follows:
+ 12 seconds per mile
if 3 generations sail
+ 6 seconds per mile
for each child
+3 seconds per mile
for each women sailor
All PHRF credits
shall be reported to the Race Committee desk 30 minutes prior to the Skippers
meeting.
5 SCHEDULEOF EVENTS
SATURDAY May
19th, 2012
1100 Skipper’s Meeting
1200 Warning Signal
for single race
1500 Raft up
offshore. Families who choose to sail vs. race are encouraged to join.
1800 Family
oriented party immediately following the raft up.
6 RACING AREA- The racing area will be located on the South Shore of Lake Pontchartrain
near the Municipal Yacht Harbor. Channel entrance.
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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - Sailing Instructions will be posted
online at http://noyc.org/
and available at regatta
check in.
8 ARBITRATION - For protests involving
the rules of RRS Part 2 or RRS 31, an arbitration meeting may be held prior to the protest hearing.
9 SCORING – A
single race will be scheduled.
10 PRIZES - First through third overall for
7 classes (Spin and Non-Spin divisions)
Other innovative
prizes will be presented.
13 LODGING–Check http://noyc.org for updated hotel availability and discounts.
Downtown
& French Quarter Hotels (For the true New Orleans experience – $16 cab fare
from venue)
- Hotel Monteleone – 800.535.9595
- The Roosevelt – 548.6481200
- Queen and Crescent – 800.455.3417
- W Hotel – 504.523.2910
- The Hilton – 504.561.0500
- Sheraton – 504.525.2500
- The Whitney (Wyndham) – 504.581.4222
- Hampton Inn Downtown – 504.529.9990
Metairie
Hotels
(Suburbia, but a bit closer to the yacht club)
- Best Western Landmark Hotel – 504.888.9500
- Hampton Inn – 504.831.7676
- Courtyard by Marriott – 504.838.3800
- Ramada Limited – 504.835.4141
14 LOGISTICS – Local boat yard and sail loft contacts are listed below.
- Sintes Boat Works - (504)
288-7281
- Seabrook Marine – (504)
283-6001
- Schubert’s
Marine – (504) 282-8136
- North Sails – (504) 831-1775
- Ulman Sails - (985) 626-5638
- Quantum Sails -
(504) 283-4058
- West Marine – (504) 482-5090
16 OTHER INFORMATION - For more
information visit http://noyc.org/ or contact one of
the
committee members below:
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Regatta Chairman |
David Erwin |
504-296-7140 |
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Race Committee |
Riley Stogner |
504-388-4109 |
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NOYC Management |
Elizabeth “Buzzy”
McFerrin |
504-283-2581 |
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Public Relations and
Media Contact |
David Erwin |
504-96-7140 |
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