Annapolis
Good Old Boat Regatta 2008
Race Particulars and Skippers Information
Update October 3, 2008
Races October 11 and October 12, 2008
Skippers’ Meeting October 10
Annapolis, Maryland
Presented by Shearwater Sailing Club
Contents of Package
Starting Sequence and Fleets
CBYRA Green Book Notice of Race
Additional GOBR Information (Note parking request)
Race Particulars (Event Instructions)
Racing Primer for Non-Racers
The Racing Area
Racing Marks
Directions to Social Events and Skippers’ Meeting (Same place)
Example of Course Boards on Race Committee Boat
Race Committee Flags and their Meaning
Anticipated Currents and Tides
Some Notes:
As of October 3, we still have some entry space so additional boats are encouraged to sign up for one day or two. Maybe you can get your buddies together to form a one design (or one manufacturer) class.
The class splits and one design starts still need to be determined. These will be available no later than October 9.
The class designators (streamers) still need to be determined.
Annapolis Good Old Boat Regatta
Starting Sequence and Fleets
Saturday and Sunday October 11-12, 2008
Note that Saturday and Sunday are different.
In all starts, the class flags shown are accompanied by the lowering and raising of a Red Shape and sound signal as described in the information package and at the Skippers Meeting.
We ran out of colors for discernable streamers, so some fleets will fly double streamers (over/under).
Note the change from Saturday to Sunday. One start is removed and Cheoy Lee 40, Dolce Vita will sail in Full Keel I on Sunday. All start times except CAL 25 move up 5 minutes on Sunday.
Saturday Oct 11
1130 - Warning - (Yellow Shape)
1135 - Prep - (Blue Shape)
1140 - CAL 25 ("T" flag)
1145 - Offshore 40 (Cheoy Lee/Rhodes) (Blue Streamer)
1150 - Tartan 30 (“O” Flag) or (White Streamer)
1155 - Tartan 34C (Purple over Yellow Streamers), Tartan 37 (Green over Yellow Streamers) 1200 - Pearson 39 (Orange over Yellow Streamers), Triton ("H" Flag)
1205 - Fin Keel Handicap Class #1 (Yellow Streamer)
1210 - Fin Keel Handicap Class #2 (Green Streamer)
1215 - Full Keel Handicap Class #1 (Purple Streamer)
1220 - Full Keel Handicap Class #2 (Orange Streamer)
Sunday Oct 12
1130 - Warning - (Yellow Shape)
1135 - Prep - (Blue Shape)
1140 - CAL 25 ("T" flag)
1145 - Tartan 30 (“O” Flag) or (White Streamer)
1150 - Tartan 34C (Purple over Yellow Streamers), Tartan 37 (Green over Yellow Streamers)
1155 - Pearson 39 (Orange over Yellow Streamers), Triton ("H" Flag)
1200 - Fin Keel Handicap Class #1 (Yellow Streamer)
1205 - Fin Keel Handicap Class #2 (Green Streamer)
1210 - Full Keel Handicap Class #1 (Purple Streamer)
1215 - Full Keel Handicap Class #2 (Orange Streamer)
Streamers will be passed out at the Skippers Meeting on Friday evening at 7PM.
Shearwater Sailing Club Good Old Boat Regatta
Notice of Race
SHEARWATER SAILING CLUB
Saturday 11 October 2008 Sanction # 355
Sunday 12 October 2008 Sanction # 356
This race is intended to encourage the continuance of active racing in cruising one-design fleets and handicap fleets made up of classic boats of some maturity. Any present or former Cruising One-Design (COD) fleet, not otherwise entered in a CBYRA sanctioned event on the day of the race, may enter. The first hull in the fleet must have been produced no later than 1975. Starts will be provided for fleets that have a minimum of three boats. Classes will be finalized on the entry due date. CBYRA High Point scoring is available for each race date upon request to the Race Committee for presently sanctioned COD fleets.
Event Sailing Instructions will be available by Saturday 4 October 2008 on the Shearwater web site, www.shearwatersc.org. A fleet or individual boats may participate on either race date as a one-day event or on both days. Handicap starts for groups/types of boats that are not one design will be conducted (possibly a full keel fleet, a fin keel fleet and/or manufacturer fleets). All handicap classes will be non-spinnaker and will sail with one jib. One design classes may determine spinnaker use on a case-by-case basis.
Entry Due: Wednesday 1 October 2008
Entry Fee: $25 (one day) -- $40 (two days)
Note: Entries limited to the first 80 received!
Send To: SSC Race Committee
c/o Alfred Poor
700 East Walnut Street
Perkasie, PA 18944
On Line Entry: Check the CBYRA web site at www.cbyra.org to see if CBYRA on-line entry is available for this event.
Contact: Charlie Husar at 410-266-6216 or Alfred Poor at apoor@bellatlantic.net
Rendezvous: Each day at 1030 hours at Hackett Point G C “1” (CBYRA Region 3 Annapolis Area Mark “A”) near the entrance to Whitehall Bay.
Start: Between yellow flag on RC boat and nearby mark as described in the Event Sailing Instructions.
Finish: Between yellow flag on RC boat and last mark of course.
Course: Annapolis Area Region 3 standard racing marks, as designated by letters displayed on RC boat. A race of about three hours is anticipated.
Signals: See Event Sailing Instructions for starting sequence.
Classes: Starts are anticipated for the following classes: Cal 25, Catalina 27 (Non-High Point), Pearson 30, Triton, Tartan, and various handicap fleets (Non-Sanctioned). Event Sailing Instructions will include the final list.
Time Limit: 4 hours. Boats not finishing within one hour of the first boat in their class to finish will be scored TLE (time limit expired) and awarded points equal to the number of finishers plus two, but in no case more than the number of starters. This changes RRS 35 and A4.
Protests: See Event Sailing Instructions.
Awards: As described in the Event Sailing Instructions. Previous year’s awards have included daily and overall trophies for each class (1st/3, 2nd/5, 3rd/7 or more starters) and Good Old Boat magazine subscriptions for race winners.
Social: Post race parties will be held on both days at waterfront locations. Refreshments will be provided. See the Event Sailing Instructions or the Shearwater web site, (www.shearwatersc.org), for details.
Other: A skippers’ meeting will be held Friday 10 October. See Event Sailing Instructions for time and location. Yachts should monitor VHF channel 71 beginning at 1030 hours for courtesy communications from the Race Committee, which may include announcement of premature starters. Any amendments to the sailing instructions will be posted on the club website (www.shearwatersc.org) no later than Thursday 9 October.
GOOD OLD BOAT REGATTA – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Friday Night Skipper's Meeting
There will be a mandatory skipper's meeting 1900 to 2000 Friday evening, Oct. 10, at the party site, Sailor''s Wharf on Mill Creek. A map showing the location is available on the club site, www.shearwatersc.org and in this package. Class assignments, class streamers and starting times will be distributed and a basic primer on sailboat racing and race starting will be presented. We will also have a brief "show and tell" program on flags and signals followed by a question and answer session.
Mooring of Boats: Competitors are invited to anchor in Mill Creek at the Skippers’ Meeting/Party Site on Mill Creek. Tender service will be provided. Dinghies would come in handy, though.
Scoring for Overall Trophies: In order to qualify for overall trophies such as the Best Performance by a racer or non-racer as well as the Good Old Boat Magazine Perpetual Trophy, entrants must be entered for both days and will be scored on their averaged performance. In light of this, any of you who have entered for only one day and would like to become eligible for these trophies, you may add the second day by contacting Alfred Poor and sending a check for the difference.
Parking At The Party Site: As you know parking is a problem each year. It is a reason for the limitation on entries For that reason, we are asking each entrant to please limit the number of cars for your crews and families to one car, so the neighbors won't be upset or call for a tow truck. Hopefully, we will have no problems.
THIS IS THE MOTHER (father?) OF ALL GOOD OLD BOAT REGATTAS!
A Low Pressure, Fun Racing Event For Old Boats and Non-Racers
Old Boats Only! - This event is open only to boats of some maturity, those whose first hull was laid no later than 1975. It is a celebration of the old solid designs and the laid-back, fun-loving people who run them.
Class Identification
The Race Committee uses flags or streamers hanging from the backstay of each boat to identify different classes in the race. The following flags or streamers will be used. The streamers will be distributed at the Skippers’ Meeting on Friday evening October 10.
The following designations and fleets are subject to change based on the number of participants and fleet splits.
CAL 25 - "T" Flag
Tartan 30 - “O” Flag
Triton - “H” Flag
Streamer colors to be announced based on participation.
The fin keel and full keel splits for Class 1 and 2, if used will be according to handicap rating. Listings will be provided at the Skippers’ meeting and posted on the Shearwater web site no later than October 9.
Back To TopRace Particulars (Event Sailing Instructions)
Annapolis Good Old Boat (GOB) Regatta
Dates October 11 and October 12, 2008
Skippers Meeting: A skippers meeting will be held at the party site (Sailors Wharf, 1651 Orchard Beach Road, Annapolis, MD; 410-974-1058) at 1900 Hours (7:00 PM) on Friday October 10, 2008. See enclosed party site map for directions. CBYRA rated one design classes need not attend. All other boats should be represented. Class ID streamers will be distributed at meeting (use something of appropriate color if you do not pick up a streamer). We do not want to pass items (e.g., applications and streamers) back and forth with Race Committee Boat on the water. Please use radio communications with RC boat, and pass items at the skippers meeting or the party. Party starts when you get there after the race.
Rendezvous: The GOB 10:30 AM rendezvous at GC”1” Hackett Point can is with Race Committee (RC) Boat flying a large blue RC flag each day. The RC boat will fly a black and yellow “Lima” flag to indicate “follow me” to the starting area. Our RC boat will be a 29 foot dark hulled cabin cruiser “Crescent Moon”. (Please note that there will be another race in the area with rendezvous at “R2” Severn River at 10AM.)
Course: The course will be composed of Government marks as specified by lettered placards on the side of the RC Boat. The letters will specify sequence of marks to be rounded and the direction of rounding. The CBYRA Green Book pages for Region 3 Annapolis area are attached showing the letter designations for the marks. Marks designated by green course boards are left to starboard. Red course board marks are left to port. Note that Mark “U” does not appear on the chart, but does appear on the mark listing. Mark “U” is used as a drop mark by the RC for starting and finishing the race.
Start: The old fashioned (5 minute gun sequences) starting rule will be used as the starting sequence defines below. Nature meant it this way. The start corresponds to the racing rules of racing prior to 2000 (and in effect in the 60s and 70s). A Red Shape will be raised every five minutes to indicate starts. The next class markers (flags or streamers) will be raised within one minute of previous start (not a timed signal).
Finish: Finish is between the RC Boat and a nearby mark of the course, or between the RC Boat and Mark “U” that was used as the starting line drop mark ID defined as a mark of the course on RC course boards.
Class Streamers: Streamers for each class will be distributed at the skipper's meeting. Streamers are to be carried on the backstay at visible height. Fleets with CBYRA designated class flags will use those flags (e.g., CAL 25 “Tango”).
Handicap Class Splits: If there is a sufficient number of entries in the fin and full keel handicap classes, those groups will be split into two starts according to handicap. The splits and class assignments will be announced at the skipper's meeting Friday night. Preliminary splits are provided on the web site. It will be updated no later than Thursday 9 October.
Weather Cancellations: If high winds materialize, a day’s race will be canceled for safety's sake. In that event, the race committee will begin broadcasting on VHF channel 71 on the quarter hour at 0900 and continue until 1030. Whatever the weather, the party still starts at 1630 or so each day. Late changes, if necessary due to weather will be posted on the web site and by telephone message at 410-266-6216.
Starting Sequence: The following will be the starting sequence and times for both Saturday October 11 and Sunday October 12.
1030 - Rendezvous with committee boat (at Mark GC”1” Hackett Point also designated as “A” on the map enclosed) and follow to starting area. Follow-Me (“Lima” Flag) occurs from "GC 1" (off entrance to Whitehall Bay) with Lima Flag on RC.
1130 – Warning - (Yellow Shape)
1135 – Prep - (Blue Shape)
1140 – CAL 25 ("T" flag)
1145 – Next Class(es)
1150 - Next Class(es)
1155 – Next Class(es)
1200 – Next Class(es)
1205 – Next Class(es)
1210 – Next Class(es)
Scoring: FRHP is PHRF spelled backwards for political reasons. One Design fleets that start with another one design fleet will be scored separately. Awards presented for each day. Low point scoring is used with assigned handicaps as applicable.
Sails: The one design classes will be permitted to use spinnakers (if their group agrees). All handicap classes will race non-spinnaker for all boats in each class. Dual headsails attached at the forestay are not permitted. Fore staysails are permitted. The CAL 25s and Tritons will use spinnakers.
Communications: The Race Committee will monitor and transmit on Channel 71. They will actually attempt to be helpful. Please monitor Channel 71 starting at 9:00 AM if the weather looks poor (excessive wind). We will attempt to head things off at the pass if things look dangerous. Rain is no excuse.
Awards: 3 Boats 1st; 5 Boats 2nd; 7 Boats 3rd: 12 Boats 4th . Awards will be given for each split in the handicap classes. Several overall awards will be presented for best racer, non-racer (skipper who does not usually race), oldest boat and the GOB Magazine Perpetual Trophy.
Protests: Protests (if you must) will be filed within 2 ½ hours of the end of the race at the party site. Protests will be heard immediately at the party site.
Back To TopRACING FOR NON-RACERS: A PRIMER
Racing Rules In General: Racing rules, in most cases, are very similar to the Rules of the Road in that starboard has right of way over port, leeward boat over windward, etc. In the following, we will try to cover the situations unique to racing covered by specific rules.
The Course: Only government marks will be used in this event with the possible exception of the start and finish line. The course will be posted on the side of the committee boat as a series of letter boards which correspond to the illustration and mark description sheets distributed in your information packet. Each board will be colored, red for marks to be passed to YOUR port, or green, for marks to be passed to YOUR starboard. Passing them in any other way is a definite no-no. The string theory comes into play here. Imagine laying out a string behind you. When you have completed the course, if you were to pull that string together, it would draw all of the marks together.
The Rendezvous: All entrants will rendezvous with the committee boat at the “GC 1” at 1030. The committee boat will be flying a blue “RC” flag and have a Good Old Boat Magazine banner posted on the side. Please make sure that you have the right committee boat as the Annapolis Yacht Club will be starting its Fall Series races nearby and you will definitely enjoy our race better.
At the rendezvous, the race committee will drop an anchor or hoist an “L” flag which means follow me because they are moving to a better starting area away from another race or to establish a starting line squarer to the wind. The starting line will be between an orange flag on the committee boat and a government or special drop mark nearby.
The Start: Each class will start in five minute intervals after an initial warning and prep. For the actual starting sequence, please see the starting schedule enclosed in your information packet.
The ideal starting strategy is to hit the line with clear air, at full speed as the gun goes off. This is a tough task even for the most experienced racers so our advice is to plan to be a few seconds late. The problem is that if you are over early and called back by the race committee, there is a tough price to pay. You have to go back behind the line and restart which is made difficult by the fact that you have to give way to all other starters including port tack boats. And if you foul them, you may be disqualified.
And remember that before the starting gun, a leeward boat can luff you up over the line which also makes you across the line early.
A Primary Starting Rule: BE SURE TO STAY OUT OF THE STARTING AREA UNTIL 5 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR CLASS STARTS!
Otherwise, you may foul another class’s start and be disqualified. Infractions of this rule often invite scowls, screams and a questioning of one’s parentage.
Committee Boat Flags: An illustration of the various signals displayed by a committee boat are included in your information packet. The most important flags and pennants to note are the postponement and cancellation signals. These are usually used in cases of a lack of wind or too much wind. Please note that if the committee feels that the winds are too strong for safety, they will cancel the event for that day.
Mark Roundings: The primary rule in play here is the overlap rule which states that within two boat lengths of the mark, the inside boat has the right of way at a leeward or reaching mark. Sounds simple but the question often arises if you are on a 25 foot boat and the other boat is a fifty, whose boat determines the two boat lengths. For our event’s purposes, let’s try not to be too specific. If you are the outside boat and it looks somewhat close to two boat lengths, go ahead and give way. This is a fun event and not worth having a boat a boat crash over.
The Finish: The finish line is the line between the yellow flag on the committee boat and the nearby designated government or special mark. In the case of two (or more) closely finishing boats, the one seen by the committee as breaking the plane between the yellow flag and the mark first is designated the winner.
The Main Rule of This Race Is Have Fun!
Back To TopThe Racing Area
Anticipate use of some subset of A, B, C, X, M, and/or U (drop mark start/finish). Marks sequence and rounding direction will be displayed on RC boat.
The Racing Marks (Letters)
Pay special attention to marks “U” and “V” If used, these are dropped by the Race Committee Boat to provide mobility for starting location. Finish can also be at mark “U” if it is used for the start.
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ALSO FOR SKIPPERS’ MEETING
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Baltimore Harbor Approach, Maryland Current
11 October 2008 - 12 October 2008
39.0133° N, 76.3683° W
2008-10-11 03:08 EDT 0.69 knots Max Flood
2008-10-11 03:33 EDT Moonset
2008-10-11 06:11 EDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2008-10-11 07:11 EDT Sunrise
2008-10-11 09:24 EDT -0.76 knots Max Ebb
2008-10-11 12:34 EDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2008-10-11 15:41 EDT 0.75 knots Max Flood
2008-10-11 16:46 EDT Moonrise
2008-10-11 18:32 EDT Sunset
2008-10-11 18:50 EDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2008-10-11 21:53 EDT -0.71 knots Max Ebb
2008-10-12 00:57 EDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2008-10-12 03:57 EDT 0.69 knots Max Flood
2008-10-12 04:39 EDT Moonset
2008-10-12 06:55 EDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2008-10-12 07:12 EDT Sunrise
2008-10-12 10:02 EDT -0.76 knots Max Ebb
2008-10-12 13:03 EDT 0.00 knots Slack, Flood Begins
2008-10-12 16:19 EDT 0.88 knots Max Flood
2008-10-12 17:11 EDT Moonrise
2008-10-12 18:30 EDT Sunset
2008-10-12 19:33 EDT -0.00 knots Slack, Ebb Begins
2008-10-12 22:40 EDT -0.84 knots Max Ebb
Looks like we will be sailing in a current transition from ebb to flood (current going down then up the Bay.)
Nominal listed times off the Severn River are an hour earlier.
Keep in mind that winds can effect amount and rate of currents as can rainfall.
Keep in mind that a wind against the current makes for choppier seas.
