The GulfStreamer Race
Notice of Race
The following is the 2008 Notice of Race for the GulfStreamer
Race. Check
back for the updated 2010 Notice of Race.
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing
Rules of Sailing 2005-2008.
1.2 The rules shall be in the following order of precedence: The Racing
rules of Sailing 2005-2008 (USSA), The 2008 GulfStreamer
Sailing Instructions, 2008 GulfStreamer Notice
of Race, 2008 HRYC PHRF Rating Policies & Rules,
COLREGS and any special instructions issued by the HRYC
Race Committee.
2 ADVERTISING
Advertising will be restricted to Category A
3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
3.1 The GulfStreamer is open to all boats
with a LOA of 30 ft or more.
3.2 The GulfStreamer Sprint is open to all
boats with a LOA of 16 ft or more.
3.3 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending
it, together with the
required fee, by May 4, 2008 to: Halifax River Yacht Club
Attn: Rich Schaufert
331 S. Beach Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-5089
4 FEES
4.1 Required fees are as follows:
GulfStreamer $275.00
Local Sprint $135.00
5 MEASUREMENTS
Each entrant shall fill out a HRYC Valid Rating application
with thier entry form and recieve a HRYC Valid Rating.
6 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be mailed to the entrant with their HRYC
Valid Rating and are also available at HRYC website
(www.hryc.com).
7 THE COURSE
7.1 The 2008 GulfStreamer will
consist of a common start for two consecutive races. The first leg will
be a sprint race. It will start at the start line near Ponce
Inlet and finish at the Daytona Beach pier,
a distance of 10.6 miles. The second leg will be an ocean race. It will
start at the start line, round a mark at the Daytona Beach pier
and then finish at the Charleston Inlet sea bouy, a
distance of 226 miles.
7.2 The GulfStreamer Sprint will start at
the start line and finish at the Daytona Beach pier, a distance of 10.6
miles.
8 SCORING
8.1 All boats shall be scored using their HRYC Valid
Rating and corrected time on distance.
8.2 The Race Committee reserves the right to reclassify any boat at
its discre
9 SAFETY REGULATIONS
All boats shall comply with all ISAF Category 2 requirements. The only
exceptions will be:
1. A dingy, inflatable or rigid, carried on deck ready for immediate
deployment may be substituted for a life raft.
2. All classes racing the Local Sprint race shall comply with all ISAF
category 4 requirements.
10 SUPPORT BOATS
All support boats shall stay outside areas where boats are racing from
the time of the preparatory signal for the first class to start until
all boats have started the race; the Race Committee signals a postponement,
general recall or abandonment.
11 RADIO COMMUNICATION
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.
12 PRIZES
12.1 Prizes will be given as follows:
1st overall (corrected time)
1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all classes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd with female crew
Largest fish caught
Perseverance
Corinthian
12.2 The awards banquet will be held May 25, 2007 at 1900 hrs preceded
by a cocktail hour.
13 INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability
insurance with a minimum cover of $250,000.00 (USD).
14 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact: Halifax River Yacht
Club
Attn: Rich Schaufert
331 S. Beach Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-5089
www.hryc.com
15 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
15.1 The Race Committee will be in charge of all scheduled races. The
Race Chairman or his designate will have final decision over management
issues of the race, including, but not limited to whether a boat will
be allowed to compete, penalties (except protest – which will
be over-seen by the protest committee), scoring, eligibility of yachts
to race and time limits.
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See
rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any
liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained
in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
Despite the schedule to race and despite the Race Committee’s
decision to race, it is ALWAYS the skipper’s decision whether
he, his vessel and/or his crew should participate in any race. The responsibility
of the decision to race and any and all consequences lie SOLELY with
the skipper, captain or owner/operator of the vessel. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF YOUR VESSEL AND ANYONE ABOARD!
YOU ARE FURTHER RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIONS TAKEN BY YOUR CREW AND DAMAGE
TO, OR CAUSED BY, YOUR VESSEL. THIS SHOULD ALWAYS GUIDE YOUR DECISION
TO RACE AND YOUR ACTIONS WHILE RACING. The Race Committee accepts NO
responsibility for your decision to race and the consequences that accompany
it.
