Mayors Cup Charity Regatta - Sept. 21, 2019

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1. RULES

1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in:

1.1.1. The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

1.1.2. The current PHRF regulations, as administered by South Bay Cruising Club.

1.1.3. Current Minimum Equipment and Safety Recommendations of GSBYRA and South Bay Cruising Club.

1.2.3. RRS 44.1 “Penalty at the Time of an Incident” is modified as specified in RRS V1.

1.2.4. RRS 62.1a is amended to add “Failure of a boat to see or hear her recall notification and the timing and order of such hail shall not be cause for redress.”

1.2.5. RRS 61.1(a) is amended to include “A boat initiating a protest shall immediately after finishing, notify the race committee over VHF channel 72 of its intent to lodge a protest and the identity of the boat(s) being protested until acknowledged by the race committee.”

1.2.6. RRS 61.3 and 62.2 are changed such that the time limit for protests is 60 minutes after Race Committee boat arrives at the dock after the race. 

1.2.7. RRS 35, RRS A4, and RRS A5 are modified to include a finishing time limit window.

The Mayors Cup Charity Regatta

Saturday, September 21, 2019

NOTICE OF RACE

2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

2.1. The regatta is open to boats of PHRF (spinnaker, non-spinnaker, and cruising)

2.1.1. Eligible boats can enter and electronically pay the entry fee using the online registration at www.mayorscupcharityregatta.org. The final deadline for entries is on the water with the committee boat (bring cash).

PHRF handicaps used will be determined by the South Bay Cruising Club handicap chair person.

The intent of the Cruising division is that all sails will be of woven polyester such as Dacron, no spinnakers, gennakers, or Code 0 sails may be used.

No boat shall make any change during the regatta which would affect its rating.

3. FEES

3.1. The registration fee of $10 for PHRF.  Unpaid entrants will not be scored.

  1. SCHEDULE OF RACES

    • 4.1.  Racing is scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2019.

    • 4.2.  The scheduled time for the first warning signal of the Mayors Cup is 1100 hrs.

    • 4.3.  There will be a rolling start for each PHRF class starting with Spinnaker then Non-spin and finishing up with Cruising class, there could possibly be a fourth multi-hull class.

    • 4.4. For spinnaker boats the streamer shall be red. No-spin boats shall fly blue, and Cruising class shall fly a white steamer. Regardless of what class you are in please approach the Race Committee and announce your sail number, boat name, and class. It is customary to approach the committee boat's stern, leaving it to your starboard side.
      *Spinnaker are usually the first class to start, and the Race Committee shall fly the red flag for this class. A blue flag shall be flown for the no-spin class, and a white flag for the Cruising Class.

      The Race Committee reserves the right to alter this sequence as they see fit, and may start all boats within the same sequence.
      *Please note that the US Sailing 5 minute starting sequence shall be used, e.g., after a rapid sounding of the horn a minute prior to the 5 minute countdown, a class flag(s) will be displayed and a sound will be made. At 4 minutes a prep flag (code flag P) will be displayed with the class flag and another sound will be made. At 1 minute the prep is remove and one sound is made. At zero time the class is removed and yachts are free to start.

5. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

    • 5.1.  This document will be the sailing instructions 

6. VENUE

6.1. The venue is Long Island Yacht Club in Babylon, Long Island, NY. The starting

area will be, in the vicinity south of Babylon Yacht Club. The finish may be moved to south of Carls River.

7. COURSES

    • 7.1.  The course for all classes will be indicated by the race committee and be comprised of a combination of government and/or temporary marks.

    • 7.2.  It is the intention of the race committee to prefer windward start for PHRF.

      • 7.3.  The possible courses for the Mayors Cup Regatta are SBCC Babylon Courses 6, 8 or 9.  
        Course 6 Course 8 Course 9

        7.45 nm 9.35nm 9.65nm

        Start Start Start

        “9” port “9” port “6” port

        “1” port “11 WC” starboard “11 WC” starboard

        Finish “3” port “3” port

        “1” port “1” port

        “6” starboard “x” port

        Finish “9” Port

        Finish

      • THE PHRF FINISH LINE MAY BE MOVED TO OFF OF CARLLS RIVER IN BABYLON SO THAT THE RACE WILL FINISH CLOSER TO THE LONG ISLAND YACHT CLUB, look for race committee boat for the finish line.

    • *Race Committee may drop a pin upwind of the start line to ensure an upwind start, then one of the above courses will be ran.  Check in with RC before the starting sequences. 

    • 7.4. When passing under the Robert Moses Bridge the center span must be used.

  1. PENALTY SYSTEM

8.1. RRS 44 is modified as specified in RRS Appendix V1 & V2.

9. SCORING

9.1. Time allowances will be as per GSBYRA PHRF procedures using time on distance and will be based on the course distance as calculated by the RC, regardless of the distance sailed.

10.RADIO COMMUNICATION

  • 10.1.  Each boat shall carry a VHF radio capable of transmitting and receiving on channel 72.

  • 10.2.  Except in an emergency, 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.

11. PRIZES

  • 11.1.  Prizes in each race will be awarded as follows for each class: First Second and Third for each division if there is at least 3 boats racing in that division.

  • 11.2.  The name of the first place finisher in each PHRF division of the Mayors Cup race will be placed on the Mayors Cup Trophy, which is on permanent display at Long Island Yacht Club.

12.DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

12.1. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS rule 4, Decision to Race. 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.

13. INSURANCE

13.1. Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance.

14.POST-RACE RECEPTION

14.1. Competitors and their guests are invited to gather for a celebration at Long Island Yacht Club after racing, September 21, for free hot dogs and beverages. 

15. Other

15.1. Limited guest dockage will be available to boats at LIYC on a first come first served basis. Small boat hoist and launching ramp access may be available upon request. For dockage post race, please contact the Eric Winberry at 631-748-5527 to make arrangements.

16. Contacts: 16.1. Eric Winberry 631-748-5527 Aleboat11@yahoo.com