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JY-15 REGATTA 2007

 

Date Race Start Time Race Name Series
JY15 Frostbite Spring Series 
3/18/2007 1:30pm JY15 Frostbite Spring Practice Race  JY15
3/25/2007 1:30pm Race 1 JY15
4/1/2007 1:30pm Race2 JY15
4/8/2007 Easter  No Race Easter 
4/15/2007 1:30pm Race 3 JY15
4/22/2007 1:30pm Race 4 JY15
4/29/2007 1:30pm Race 5 JY15
5/6/2007 1:30pm Race 6 JY15
JY15 Owens Frostbite Fall Series
9/30/2007 1:30pm Race 1 JY15
10/7/2007 1:30pm Race 2 JY15
10/14/2007 1:30pm Race 3 JY15
10/21/2007 1:30pm Race 4 JY15
10/28/2007 1:30pm Race 5 JY15
11/4/2007 1:30pm Race 6 JY15
11/10/2007 TBD JY15 Fall Regatta Championship JY15

 

Fleet By-Laws

1. The object of the fleet shall be to promote sailing.

2. All sailors participating must be members of the JY15 Class Association.  Membership in US Sailing is strongly recommended.

3. The Racing Rules of Sailing, as administer by US Sailing, will govern all events.

4. All boats must be stored in an orderly fashion and gear returned to the proper lockers.

5. Use of fleet boats is strictly at the discretion of the Fleet Captain.

6. A nominal fee, $25/day will be charged for the use of fleet boats.  Any damage to the Fleet boats shall be the responsibility of the skipper at the time the damage was incurred.

7. All visiting boats will be charged a nominal fee, to cover storage ($85.00/series).

8. Series Scoring will be High Point, with no throw-outs, and 60% required participation for  qualification.  A boats score shall be determined by dividing the number of boats beaten plus one, by the number of boat s in the race.  DSQ, OCS, DNF shall be scored as zero divided by the number of boats in the race.

9. All boats must be clearly marked to identify the owner, and all owner information must be registered with the Fleet Captain in the event of an emergency.

10. Life Jackets must be aboard all boats, at all times.  The decision to wear lifejackets is up to the competitors unless required by the committee.  It is strongly encouraged that all sailors wear life jackets at all times.

11. The members of the fleet shall abide by the rules and regulations of the Richmond County Yacht Club and will endeavor to maintain the good relationship between the fleet and the members of the Club.

12. Shall it become necessary each boat shall be prepared to provide a race committee.

13. Anyone breaking a Part II rule may exonerate themselves by completing one 360 degree turn, this modifies RRS 44.1 and 44.2

14. There will be up to 7 races sailed on any race day.

Races will be started using the following system: (No Visual Signals will be used)

  • Three Minutes – Three Long Sounds

  • Two Minutes – Two Long Sounds

  • One Minute – One Long Sound

  • Thirty Seconds – Three Short Sounds

  • Twenty Seconds – Two Short Sounds

  • Ten Seconds – One Short Sound

  • Start – One Long Sound

Schedule:

  • Boat Launching:  10:00 Am (promptly)

  • Racing:              11:00 Am (promptly)

  • No Racing After   2:00 Pm

Mooring Barge Coordination:  The Club operates a Mooring Barge on Sunday mornings.  It is the intention of the fleet to minimize conflicts with this operation.  The Mooring Barge has limited maneuverability and the sailors are asked to respect the operation of the barge.  All sailors are required to launch their boats and move them from the Hoist dock as soon as possible.  Additionally, sailors are expected to launch all boats as soon as possible.

Time Limit:  The time limit for a race shall be 1 hour.

Laser Fleet:  The Laser Fleet will be sailing concurrently with the JY Fleet.  The fleets will be scored separately but start and race together.  All RRS will apply between fleets. 


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