2011 Wednesday Night Race Series

Series I – April 27th – June 1st
Series II – June 8th – July 13th
Series III – July 20th – August 24th
Series IV – August 31st – October 12th

Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron  - To download an electronic version of this Notice of Race click here

To see the Sailing Instructions, click here.

After the races, you may view the Race Results here.

2011 Wednesday Night Race Series

Series I – April 27th – June 1st

Series II – June 8th – July 13th

Series III – July 20th – August 24th

Series IV – August 31st – October 12th

Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron

 
NOTICE OF RACE

1    RULES

      1.1   The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.

      1.2   The prescriptions of the Canadian Yacht Association will apply.

2    ADVERTISING

Advertising will be Category C.

3    ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

      3.1   The regatta is open to boats that hold a current NSYA PHRF-NS certificate.  Yachts will be divided into classes as follows: PHRF-NS A1 (rating <120), PHRF-NS A2 (rating 120 to 151), PHRF-NS B (rating 152 to 194) and ASPN C (rating >194).  Boats in each class will have the choice to fly spinnaker each race and will be rated accordingly.  Where a boats spinnaker rating falls within the rating band of another class, they will be scored within the class where they would fall under their non-spinnaker rating.

      3.2   Eligible boats may enter by completing the entry form and submitting it to the RNSYS Coordinator of Racing no later than 1 hour and a quarter prior to the start of racing.

      3.3   Skippers must be Members of the RNSYS to compete.  Crews need not be Members, but skippers should encourage their crew to join.

4    ENTRY FEES

      4.1   There is no entry fee for this event.

5    SCHEDULE

      5.1   Dates of racing (Series’ I, II, III & IV):

              Series           Dates                                                                 First Signal

              Series I         April 27 ^th, May 4 ^th, 11 ^th, 18^th, 25 ^th, June 1^st                    1830 hrs

              Series II        June 7 ^th, 15 ^th, 22^nd, 29 ^th, July 6 ^th, 13 ^th                           1830 hrs

              Series III      July 20^st, 27 ^th, August 3^rd , 10^th, 17 ^th, 24 ^th                       1830 hrs

               Series IV       August 31^st , Sept.7^th, 14 ^th, 21^st, 28^th, Oct. 5 ^th, 12 ^th       1800 hrs

5.2        Up to six (6) races are scheduled for Series’ I, II & III while up to seven (7) races are

         scheduled for Series IV.

      5.3   The scheduled time of the warning signal for the evening is indicated in NOR 5.1.

6    MEASUREMENTS

              Each boat shall verify on their entry form that the yacht data on file with NSYA is current and shall notify the Coordinator of Racing of any changes to their rating during a series.

7    SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The sailing instructions will be available at Registration, online at www.rnsys.com or from the Ward Room ‘Sailing News’ board.

8    SCORING

      8.1   One (1) race is required to be completed to constitute a series.

      8.2   (a)     When fewer than five (5) races have been completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.

              (b)     When from five (5) to six (6) races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

              (c)     When seven (7) races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores.

9    COURSES

9.1       The NSYA Course Card shows the marks to be used for the courses.

9.2       Yachts shall not sail in the following prohibited areas.  The navigational buoys shall be passed on the proper side, unless they are marks of the course:

Hens and Chickens        HQ2

Purcell’s Cove                HQ1     Ives Knoll North          HT2

                        Point Pleasant              H19     Ives Knoll West           H22

10   PRIZES

              Prizes are awarded to the top three finishers in each class for each race.  Prizes will also be awarded to the overall series winner in each class at the Annual Awards Banquet and Prize Presentations.

11   DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

       11.1          Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See 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.

      11.2 A waiver and release of liability will be required to be signed at registration as well as proof of insurance and liability coverage (see NOR 11).

12   INSURANCE

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $1,000,000 per event or the equivalent.

13   FURTHER INFORMATION

              For further information please contact RNSYS Coordinator of Racing, Daniel Conrod at (902) 477-5653 ext. 100 or Racecoordinator@rnsys.com or Colin Campbell, Vice Commodore of Sailing at vcsailing@rnsys.com.