Cypremort Yacht Club 2010 Spring Series and Fall Series of Races

1 RULES

The races and these series will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing,  the rules and regulations of the Gulf Yachting Association Performance Handicap Racing Fleet http://www.gya-phrf.com/, and the  CYC Sailing Instructions for the 2010 series.

2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

2.1 The regatta is open to all CYC boats in the PHRF.

2.2. An entry failing to give the CYC Race Committee a valid PHRF certificate will have 6 second per nautical mile added to its rating.

2.2 An entry will register in either the A Fleet or the B Fleet for Spring Series and again for Fall Series.

3 SCHEDULE

3.1 One race is scheduled on each of the following Saturdays in 2010:

3.2 An entry will register its name, skipper's name, and sail number on that day's PHRF Score Sheet.

3.3 Skippers will meet in the clubhouse at 10:00 when the course for the race will be posted.

3.4 The start of the race will be at 11:00 local GPS time unless postponed. The race may be postponed by either the principal race officer on site that race day or the race committee.

3.5   Before 1800 on the day preceding the race, the CYC race committee may post a Notice of Postponement under "Latest News" at http://cypremort.com/main and consequently will attempt to notify all CYC members by email of the race postponement to a later time or date.

4 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The Sailing Instructions for the series will be available before the Skippers' Meeting.

5 SCORING

5.1 The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A will apply.

5.2 RRS A4.2 is changed so that the word "race" replaces the word "series" and RRS A9 will apply.

6 PRIZES

At CYC's 2010 Christmas Party trophies will be presented to each series' top three finishers.

7 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in races entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4, Decision to Race. Neither CYC nor its officers including the principal race officer and race committee chairman or members will accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the races.

9 FURTHER INFORMATION

Please Note the Following

In addition to  events noted in NOR 3 Schedule, the CYC, Race Committee will hold a Race Seminar at 10:00 on Saturday 13 March 2010 and also a Fall Regatta, date of which will be announced later.

The CYC Race Committee asks each CYC Skipper to serve as Principal Race Officer for one race noted in NOR 3 Schedule. The Race Committee will identify the race's PRO.

The Entertainment Committee will provide a meal on the 2^nd Saturday of each month listed in NOR 3 Schedule.