Hosted by:

  Cooper River Yacht Club

450 South Park Drive

Collingswood, NJ 08108

856-869-9145

NOTICE OF RACE

1 RULES

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the 2021 – 2024 Racing Rules of Sailing, the associated waiver and release of liability, and the official entry form.

 

2 ENTRY FEE

The Regatta entry fee will be $35.00 per boat. For planning purposes, please notify Jon Burnham of your intentions before Monday Sept 11, 2024, at buntori33@gmail.com or 609-405-4209.

 

Online registration is preferred. It is available at: https://cryc.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=979594&item_id=2365308&actr=3

 

3 SCHEDULE

 

Saturday, September 14, 2024           

9:30 – 10:30 AM	Registration including Continental Breakfast
11:00AM	Skippers Meeting
11:30 AM	First Gun
	No warning signal will be made after 1600 hours.
	Refreshments, Beverages and Awards after the conclusion of racing.

 

4 VENUE

Cooper River, Camden County, NJ.

 

5 THE COURSE

The courses shall be Triangles or Windward Leewards at the discretion of the Race Committee.  For Triangles and Windward Leewards there will be a number displayed that will designate the number of Windward Legs;  mid-leg start/finish, “modified”, courses may be used.  All Races will finish to windward. 

 

6 SCORING

The number of scheduled races is 5 of which 1 must be completed to constitute the regatta. Should wind, weather, or other conditions make it impossible or impractical to complete all five races within the publicized time, the event will be terminated and the results based upon the completed number of races.  There will be no dropped races for scoring purposes.

 

7 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

 

8 REQUIRED SAFTETY EQUIPMENT

Paddle, 50 ft. line & PFD.

8.1 US Competitors shall carry a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved personal floatation device (PFD). Competitors from outside the U.S. shall carry a PFD approved by their nations’ certification authority to the extent permitted by international treaty.

 

9. AWARDS

CRYC Perpetual Trophy - 1st Overall

Finishes First through third will receive trophies for skipper and crew.

 

10 LAUNCHING AND BERTHING

Lift launching and ramp launching are available.

 

11 SOCIAL:

Breakfast: A continental breakfast will be provided to competitors and crew.

After Racing:  Beverages and light repast will be provided on shore to competitors and crew. Picnic fare post racing.

 

12 LODGING   

There are numerous hotels that are close to the venue and reasonable. 

 

13 HOUSING

Limited housing is available upon request prior to the regatta. Please contact Jon Burnham for housing requests.

 

14 DIRECTIONS   Google Cooper River Yacht Club for directions.

 

15 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor agrees to release the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

 

For FURTHER INFORMATION Contact Jon Burnham at buntori33@gmail.com