Cooper River Yacht Club
Collingswood, NJ
NOTICE OF RACE/SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Spring Series 2024
1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in most current The Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024, US Sailing Prescriptions, and applicable class rules, with the exception made below.
Interpretation of RRS Rule 2: In the interest of congenial sailing CRYC will interpret the principles of sportsmanship and fair play to include the use of language during races. Threats and verbal abuse are considered unacceptable behavior and are considered grounds for a protest under RRS Rule 2. Other issues which might be considered misconduct may also be used as the basis for a Rule 2 protest. See RRS Submission 272-15.
Sails: Non-class practice sails are permissible provided they meet class measurements. Sails may be changed during the course of the series. This turns off ILCA Class rule - Part 2.7.(2). See also the note below related to the ILCA Class Rigs.
ILCA Rigs: Skipper may use a smaller rig than that of the fleet in which they are registered. Only one fleet, ILCA 7/Full, is anticipated for the Spring Series. If there is an ILCA 6 (Radial) fleet or an ILCA 4 (4.7) fleet, this NOR item modifies ILCA class rules Part 4.29.(d) but Part 4.30.(d) would still apply.
2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 Series
The series is open to members of Cooper River Yacht Club. The series is open to the following classes: GP-14, Laser, and Sunfish. The Rear Commodore may approve other classes. Eligible skippers who race one more than half of the races scheduled minus those cancelled or abandoned by the club or race committee will qualify for the series. Note: Scheduled to be 8 races to qualify. (15 minus races divided by 2 and rounded up to one more than half the number of races sailed for the series.)
3. FEES and OBLIGATIONS
3.1 Series
There are no fees for club members participating in this Series.
4. REGISTRATION
4.1 Series
All competitors must register prior to their first Series appearance of the year racing. Community Sailing skippers shall also verify their sail number with the Race Committee each weekend. Boats failing to register will not receive a series score. Prior to racing if necessary skippers shall check in with the race committee and shall make necessary changes to class of boat and sail number prior to the start of the first race, each race day.
Registration is available via the web registration form: Club Racing Registration 2024
5. FLEET START ELIGIBILITY
Any eligible fleets with two or more boats in the starting area at the posted start time shall be eligible to have a start.
6. SCHEDULE
Racing days and start times are as follows: Sundays from June 2 thorough June 30. Starts at 13:00. Three races planned for each day.
7. THE COURSES
All marks are to be taken to port. The race committee will announce the course either at a skipper meeting or via announcement from the RC station on roof of the clubhouse. The starting line runs between a mark on the north side of the river mark of the same type on the south side of the river nearest the clubhouse This same line serves as the finish line. Club turning marks will be balls; the locations of marks may be changed to shorten or lengthen the course.
Other drop mark courses (orange or white ball) may be used at the discretion of the race committee; such courses will be defined at the skippers meeting, or orally on the water.
8. SCORING
8.1 Series
The scoring system shall be the Low-Point Averaged System as described in "US Sailing Note of Scoring a Long Series". The series score for each boat will be the sum of her race scores divided by the number of races for which she is scored, excluding any throw outs which are earned by sailing more than the required races. The qualified boat with the lowest series score is the winner, and others are ranked accordingly. Boats that do not physically start a race will not be scored for that race.
9. AWARDS
Awards will be given out for the Series. The Spring Series counts toward the CRYC Fleet Championships.
10. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. The organizing authority, shall not accept any liability for property damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during, and/or after the racing.
11. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Changes to this NOR or specific Sailing Instructions may be posted on the official bulletin board one hour prior to the start of the days racing where they take effect, or earlier via club email/webpage.
12. CRYC CONTACT
Rear Commodore/Regatta Chair: Fred Schaefer
Race Committee Head/Scorer: Elaine Pedersen