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DATES: Saturday April 18, and Sunday April 19, 1998
LOCATION: Cottage Park Y.C. Winthrop, MA
Winthrop Frostbite Sailing
Club invites all IC dinghy sailors to participate in the 1998
IC Dinghy National Championship to be held at the Cottage Park
Yacht Club in Winthrop, MA.
ENTRIES:
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Entries shall be submitted on the Official Entry Form accompanied by the $65.00 entry fee ($70.00 for non-US SAILING members). Late entries will be required to pay an additional late fee of $20. Entries must be post-marked by April 1, 1998. Late entries will be accepted until 9:00am April 18, with the additional late fee.
The entry fee includes the following:
REGISTRATION:
Registration and measurement
will be open from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Friday April 17, at Cottage Park Yacht Club.
Registration and measurement for Saturday will be from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.
MEASUREMENT:
It is the responsibility
of every competitor to make sure his or her boat, sail, and equipment
measure to the IC Technical regulations for the Inter Club Dinghy
Class, effective January, 1998, or as prescribed by the Regatta
Measurement Committee. The bow tip weight rule shall be enforced.
Sails must be stamped by your Fleet Measurer. In order to expedite
the Registration process, we are encouraging all competitors to
complete the Measurement Certificate which has been enclosed with
this Notice of Race. This certificate must be signed by an Official
Fleet Measurer. The IC Technical Committee has endorsed this
effort. Certificates will be collected and put on file at Registration.
Measurement equipment and personnel will be available on site.
Skipper and crew (in full sailing gear and with any necessary
additional weights) must weigh-in before sailing.
The Measurement Committee
reserves the right to measure any boats at random during the regatta.
The top five boats shall be measured by the Measurement Committee.
Skipper and crew may be required to weigh in after the completion
of sailing.
RULES AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. The regatta will be governed by the IRYU rules prescribed by the US Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 1997-2000, except as amended by the Sailing Instructions and the Interclub Dinghy Technical Rules.
2. This regatta is classified as a Category A event (Appendix G3).
3. The low point scoring system shall be used (Appendix A)
4. At the discretion of the Race Committee, the fleet may be divided into 4 divisions which will sail in round-robin, depending upon the number of entries
5. The 720° turns penalty (44.2) shall be in effect.
6. Life jackets must be worn at all times
7. Sailing instructions will be given out at registration.
8. Bow numbers are required
for each yacht. Bow numbers shall match the sail number (If
two
yachts have the same "bow\sail"
numbers, the yacht whose actual hull number matches that
"bow/ sail" number
shall display that number.) The bow number should be placed within
1 foot of the bow stem,
be at least 10 inches in height, and be of contrasting color to
the
hull.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
All official notices shall
be posted on the "Official Notice Board" located in
the Main Ballroom.
| Friday April 17: | 1900-2200 | Registration & Measurement |
| 1900-2200 | Gathering at CPYC Pilot House | |
| Saturday April 18: | 0700-0900 | Registration, Measurement & Weigh-In |
| 0930 | Skipper's Meeting | |
| 1015 | Harbor Start | |
| CPYC Bar open after racing | ||
| 1830-0000 | Dinner, Raffle & Band | |
| Sunday April 19: | 0930 | Harbor Start |
| 1400 | No race will started after this time | |
| Raffle & Awards Ceremony | ||
INFORMATION
Regatta Chairpersons
Barbara Evans- 781-259-3177; barb@whale.org
Missy Nelson- 617-926-2143; sven.nelson@worldnet.att.net
Housing:
Limited housing is available on a first-come first-serve basis.
A list of area motels is enclosed.
For more information contact:
Scott Tarpley- 617-236-5785 (h), (781)-271-7810 (w); starpley@mitre.org
Website:
This Notice of Race, the Official Registration form, the Measurement
Certificate and other useful links can be found at
http://www.ultranet.com/~shb/wfsc/nationals.htm.
Webmaster, Stephen Braverman.
POWER LINE!!!! There is a telephone line that crosses Orlando St., just before you
get to the Club. DO NOT raise your mast outside of the Club perimeter.
The immediate area around the Club is O.K. We will have signs posted as reminders.
Trailers:
There will be an area designated for trailer storage
Launching and hauling
boats: CPYC has
2 hoists. Several lifting bridles will be available. We recommend
attaching shackles to your chainplates to make it easy to hook-up.
Boats can be stored on the floats.
Directions (from anywhere):
From route 90 (Mass Pike) or 95 get on
route 93 to Boston. Travel through the Sumner Tunnel, off Route
93, and head towards Logan Airport. Take the exit for Route 145
(Winthrop/Chelsea). Travel straight off the exit ramp, through
two stop signs onto Bennington Street. Travel about one mile and
take a right onto Saratoga Street (Route 145, north). Travel .8
of a mile and take a right onto Pleasant Street (still Route 145,
north). Travel .8 of a mile and take a right onto Bartlett Road.
Take a left at the T-intersection (Stop sign) onto Bartlett Parkway.
Travel to another T-intersection and take a right onto Orlando
Avenue into the Cottage Park Yacht Club (CYPC) parking lot to
drop off your boat. Park along Orlando Avenue or Bartlett Parkway
(clubís request). CYPC: Orlando Avenue, Winthrop, MA, 02152;
617-846-9801.
Hotels and Motels in the area:
Chisholm's Motel, Saugus
1-617-233-5100. 15-20 min.
Comfort Inn, Revere
1-617-324-1900. 8 Miles to the club
Econo Lodge, Malden
1-617-324-8500. 7 Miles to the club
Holiday Inn. Logan Airport
1-617-569-5250. 3 Miles to the club
Holiday Inn, Somerville
1-617-628-1000. 20-25 min. drive from CPYC
New Englander Motor Court, Malden
1-617-321-0505. 8 Miles to the club
Ramada Hotel, Logan International Airport
1-800-2-RAMADA. 5 Miles to the club
The Inn at Harvard, Cambridge
1-617-491-2222 20–25 min. drive from CPYC
Winthrop Arms Hotel
1-617-846-4000
SAIL NUMBER_____________________ HULL COLOR_________________
BOAT NAME__________________________________________________________
FLEET_____________________________________________________________
SKIPPER'S NAME_____________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________
City______________________________State________ Zip________________
Phone W (___)________________Phone H (___)______________e-mail ___________________
CREW'S NAME_______________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________________
City______________________________State_________Zip________________
Phone W (___)________________Phone H (___)______________e-mail __________________
HOUSING ?? Y N
ENTRY FEE $65.00 (non US SAILING member $70.00) __________
LATE ENTRY FEE $20.00 (if post-marked after April 1) __________
EXTRA DINNER TICKETS
Number____ x
$15 Each = __________
TOTAL ENCLOSED
$____________
Please make check payable
to Winthrop Frostbite Sailing Club. Mail
entry form and check to:
Winthrop Frostbite Sailing Club
268 Harvard St #6
Cambridge, MA 02139
Printable Official Entry Form
| Date | |||
| Boat | |||
| Signature of Official Fleet Measurer | |||
| MIN | MAX | ACTUAL | |
| HULL SPECIFICATIONS | |||
| Weight - Fully Rigged, no sails or loose gear | 250lbs | ||
| Bottom of Transom (T2) to aft end of centerboard slot | 33" | 34.25" | |
| Centerboard slot width | 7/8" | ||
| Centerboard slot length | 44" | 48" | |
| Centerboard pin hole location from T2 | 75" | 77" | |
| Top Transom (T1) to aft end of mast partner hole | 8'10" | 9'0" | |
| Length of Partner hole | 4" | ||
| Chainplates location from aft edge of mast partner | 1.5" | ||
| Bow tip weight | 115 lb | ||
| Traveler location inboard | 6" | ||
| Rub rails (required on all boats) | Y or N | ||
| Floorboards (required in wood boats) | Y or N | ||
| CENTERBOARD | |||
| Centerboard thickness | 7/8" | ||
| RUDDER | |||
| Rudder thickness | 7/8" | ||
| Distance from rudder to transom (top) | 1.75" | ||
| Distance from Rudder to Transom (bottom) | 1.75" | ||
| Variance from top to bottom | 0.5" | ||
| Rudder depth | 27" | 29" | |
| MASTS | |||
| Halyard sheave to top of black band | 16'0" | ||
| Halyard sheave to shroud | 53" | 60" | |
| Halyard sheave to forestay | 34" | 39" | |
| Top of mast band to partners | 21" | ||
| Halyard lock to center halyard sheave | 4" | ||
| BOOM | |||
| Band location (from aft edge of mast) | 8'8" | ||
| SAIL | |||
| Head girth | 4.125" | ||
| Leech length | 17'5" | ||
| Midgirth | 5'4.5" | ||
| Foot roach | 16'10" | ||
| Batten length | 19" | ||
| batten pocket width | 2" | ||
| Roach restrictions (after ends of batten pockets) | 2" | ||
| Measured and stamped by your local fleet measurer | Y or N | ||
| CREW | |||
| Crew Weight - Dressed | 315 lbs |
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