Notice Of Race
Medway Yacht
Club Cruiser Class
Summer Series 2007
The Following Series of Four Races will be organised by the MYC
Cruiser Class :-
The
The Proton Cup For
Cruiser Class Div 2 MYC PN rated boats
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Day |
Date |
Month |
Start |
Start |
race |
Trophy "Div 1" |
Trophy “Div 2” |
HW |
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Div 1 |
Div 2 |
No. |
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Sunday |
5th |
August |
10:00 |
10:10 |
Su1 |
Seabird Cup |
Swordfish Salv. |
17:57 |
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Sunday |
19th |
August |
10:00 |
10:10 |
Su2 |
Pepys Trophy |
Goddess Freya |
17:21 |
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Sunday |
2nd |
September |
10:00 |
10:10 |
Su3 |
Cooya Bowl |
Jade Cup |
16:49 |
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Sunday |
28th |
October |
10:00 |
10:10 |
Su4 |
Strood Plate |
Willis Bowl |
13:42 |
The Cruiser Class Summer Series consist of four races, with
the best three results to count. The boat's O.A. place
number will count towards the Captains' Cup (Div 1) or Gill Cup (Div 2) for the
2007 Championships.
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1.0 |
Rules The race will be governed by the Racing
Rules of Sailing (RRS), the Prescriptions
of the RYA, the MYC Cruiser
Class Sailing Instructions, including any supplementary S.I.’s, and
appropriate ORC, rating authority and class rules. ISAF Advertising Code Category C and
IRC2000 Part 3 (IRC-C) apply. |
|
2.0 |
Classes to Race : |
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2.1 |
Cruiser Class Div 1 shall fly Numeral Pennant No. 1 Cruiser Class Div 2 shall fly Numeral Pennant No.
2, except that Medway Sonata OD boats may
fly
International Code Flag F instead of
No. 2 Pennant when racing in Div 2. |
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2.2 |
Eligibility to Race Cruiser Class Div 1 ( IRC ) is open to mono hull Cruisers
having a current valid RORC IRC rating certificate. Cruiser Class Div 2 ( PN )
is open to mono hull Cruisers
having a valid MYA PN certificate . Boats without a
valid 2007 MYA PN certificate should apply in good time to the MYA Cruiser
Handicappers for an application form.
( Contact MYC office, tel.
01634 718399, or MYC web site ). |
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2.3 |
Boats must be
sailed in rating trim, carry a copy of
their rating certificate on board and be available for inspection. |
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2.4 |
The race committee
reserves the right to refuse any entry. |
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3.0 |
Race Programme. Start Times will be as shown above, any variation will be made in accordance
with the Sailing Instructions. Races will be
started using the MYC
"5,4,1,Go" system, with the
Warning signal at 5 minutes before the start. |
|
4.0 |
Scoring System. Points
will be awarded using the RRS Appendix A Low Point System. (A2 and A9 will apply). |
|
5.0 |
Sailing Instructions. |
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5.1 |
MYC Cruiser Class 2007 Sailing Instructions will apply together with any
Supplementary Sailing Instructions. These will be
posted to entrants and will also be available from the MYC administration
office (01634 718399), the
MYC race box and the Cruiser Class Treasurer, Marilyn Stewart (01322 446322). |
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5.2 5.3 |
Courses, designated by numbers, will be
selected from the MYC "Cruiser Class" Course Sheet, revised 2007, unless otherwise stated in Supplementary
Sailing Instructions. Courses set may
only be shortened by a committee boat finish line correctly established at a
mark of the course. |
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5.4 |
Time Limit will be 1600 hours for the first boat in
each race and rule RRS 35 applies. |
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6.0 |
Race Entry Conditions and Fees. |
|
6.1 |
A signed Entry Form must be received before the start of the
boat’s first race. Entry Forms can be obtained from the MYC office
(01634 718399 ) or Marilyn Stewart (01322 446322) |
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6.2 |
Entry Fees will be £10 for the series of four
races. Individual race entry fees will
be £3 per race. |
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7.0 |
Prizes. The
trophies named above will be presented
to the Class winners at the Cruiser Class Prize Giving at the Strood Plate
Dinner in the MYC clubhouse on Additional keepsake
prizes will be awarded dependant upon the number of starters in each race. |
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8.0 |
Over All series
place numbers will count towards the Captain's Cup (Div 1) or Gill Cup (Div 2)
for the season's Over-All Champion.
For details of scoring method see Sailing Instructions, Appendix A. |