Port of Yamba Yacht Club
NOTICE OF RACE
25th PYYC ANNUAL EASTER REGATTA
FRIDAY 14th– SUNDAY 16THAPRIL 2017
1.The organising authority for the regatta will be The Port of Yamba Yacht Club.
2.The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020.
3.Racing rules 26, 29.1 and 33 of Part 3 and 42.1, 42.3(h) and 44.1 of Part 4 will be amended. These changes will appear in full in the Sailing Instructions.
4.The Sailing Instructions and course sheets will be handed out at the time of registration.
5.The regatta will consist of four races, one familiarisation race on Friday 14thApril at 2.00pm, two on Saturday 15thApril at 11.00am and 2.00pm, and one on Sunday 16thApril at 11.00am. Only Saturday’s and Sunday’s three races will count towards the regatta results. All races will be conducted in the Clarence River.
6.Registration of boats competing in the regatta will be between 11.30am and 12.15pm on Friday 14thApril for the Prawn Trophy river familiarisation race and between 8.30am and 9.15am on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16thApril for the three races that count towards the regatta.
7.Entries, registration, sign on, briefings, presentations and meals will all take place at the Port of Yamba Yacht Club, Yamba Marina.
8.The regatta is open to all classes of sailing boats over 4 metres in length, including monohulls, multihulls, trailer-sailers and off-the-beach boats.
9.Eligible boats may enter by completing the entry form and sending it to The Port of Yamba Yacht Club, Easter Regatta, P.O. Box 237, Yamba, NSW, 2464, or by e-mail to , by 7th April. These can be downloaded from our web site or collected from the club. However, boats that have sailed in our regattas before and already have a valid regatta performance handicap may enter at time of registration.
10.The regatta fees per boat:Saturday $35 per race
Sunday $35
Whole regatta $80
Friday(get to know the river) race $10
Port of Yamba Yacht Club
11.Boats will be handicapped based on a widely accepted standard performance handicap system as used by clubs around Australia. Handicaps will be adjusted between races using the standard formula.
12.Each boat’s corrected times for Saturday’s and Sunday’s three races will be added together to determine the results for the regatta.
13.VHF channel 72 will be used to relay race update information such as shortening or changing the course. Only radio information from ‘Bar Tender’,the course boat, will be official.
14.Prizes and/or trophies will be given to 1st place in Friday’s race, 1st place in each division of both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races and 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each division for the whole regatta if it is deemed that there are sufficient boats of a particular class to make a division. There will also be a prize for line honours and Regatta Champion. In addition, winning boats will have their names engraved on the perpetual trophies permanently on display at the club.
15.As well as a race of the regatta, Saturday’s second race will count towards the 2016/2017 PYYC Autumn Sunday Series and Club Championship.
16.Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4 of Part 1, “Decision to Race”. Sailing can be a dangerous sport and The Port of Yamba Yacht Club will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during or after the regatta.
17.Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $5 million (or equivalent) for the event. The policy must be presented at registration.
18.All boats must comply with safety equipment category 7
19.All regatta races will be subject to the following wind restrictions:Races will be cancelled where, having considered the forecast,the Race Committee considers that unacceptable wind speeds are likely during the expected durationof the race.
20.For further information please contact:
Commodore:Andrew Soesan 02 66458113/0429406830
Vice Commodore (Sailing):Tom Crozier02 66458905/0428668662
Rear Commodore (Social/catering):Robert Wilson 0419395829
Or visit our web site at:
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