Invitation: J/80 Fleet 1/The Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association, Inc. (LWSA) (the organizing authority) invites all members of the J/80 Class Association to participate.
Rules:
Races will be governed by the “rules”, as defined by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, which, by definition, include the US Sailing Prescriptions, the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules (available at www.j80.org/rules.php), this notice of race, and the sailing instructions. Please note: The J Jamboree Sailing Instructions, not these instructions, will be in effect for the J-Jamboree dates shown in the schedule, except for the “scoring” section below which will govern scoring for the Spring series. J-Jamboree sailing instructions will be available at www.j-jamboree.org.
The series are designated as “Open” events as defined by paragraph C.2.2 of the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules.
Eligibility:
Each series is open to any J/80 class boat that meets the eligibility requirements of the class rules, registers, and pays the fee. In addition an owner or skipper of the boat must be an LWSA member.
An Owner’s Declaration as specified by paragraph A.12 of the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules is required to be on file prior to the first race. A pro-forma Owner’s Declaration is presented in Appendix H4 of the Class Rules. Please prepare a copy of this form and submit it along with your entry fee.
A valid National Class Association Sticker (NCA) must be affixed to the transom of the hull. (Paragraph B.1.1 of the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules.)
Sails must have the class-royalty patch affixed. (Paragraph G.2.3 of the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules.)
Participating boats shall strive to observe the Crew Weight requirements (Paragraph C.3.1 of the ISAF Recognized J/80 Class Rules.) Note that a Crew Weigh-In will be required as part of the J Jamboree registration.
Entry and Fees:
There will be a $95 fee per series ($85 for US Sailing Members). Instructions for registering are available at www.lwsa.org/j80/register
No boat will be scored (other than DNC) for an evening until an owner is an owner-member of a J/80 National Class Association, until an owner is a member of the LWSA, and until either her paper registration forms (including Owners Declaration) and payment are received (or postmarked) at least one day prior to the evening to be scored or her online registration is completed and payment received before the scheduled beginning of the evening’s races. The race committee will not accept any registration paperwork or fees.
Schedule: Regattas will be held on the following Thursdays, commencing promptly at 1800EDT unless otherwise noted below.
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Spring Series |
Summer Series |
Fall Series |
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May 20 |
June 24 |
July 30 WYC Race Week |
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May 29 Wolfeboro Jamboree |
July 1 |
August 5 |
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May 30 Wolfeboro Jamboree |
July 8 |
August 12 |
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June 3 |
July 15 |
August 19 |
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June 10 |
July 22 |
August 26 |
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June 17 |
July 29 WYC Race Week |
September 2 |
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Note: The May 29th & 30th regatta dates will be part of the Wolfeboro Jamboree weekend, Sat. & Sun. at TBD times. The July 30th regatta will be part of the WYC Race Week at 1500 EDT on a Friday. Regattas will commence at 1730EDT for August 12th to September 2nd.
Sailing Instructions: Prior to the first night of racing, Sailing Instructions will be available on our website at www.lwsa.org/j80/.
Venue and Courses: The race area will be established at either the area known as the Broads or at Sanders Bay, both on Lake Winnipesaukee. Note: The May 29 & 30 race area will be near Wolfeboro Bay. The course to be sailed will be comprised of windward and leeward legs.
Penalty System: Rule 44.2 is changed so that the Two-Turn penalty is replaced by a One-Turn penalty.
Scoring:
The Low Point Scoring System in Appendix A of the racing rules will be used.
Six races shall constitute a series. A maximum of eighteen races per series are scheduled.
The first three races of each day or night will be scored.
Each boat’s series score will be the total of all its scores, discarding the worst score if more than six races are held in the series. The maximum number of discards allowed in a series will be one. This changes rule A2.
Byes: Each boat will be entitled to receive her average score (after 1 discard as described above) for all races of one regatta (night) in which she was scored DNC. Details will be addressed in the Sailing Instructions.
Awards: An awards ceremony and dinner will be held on September 30th at a TBD place.
Further Information: see email contact addresses at www.lwsa.org/contact
J/80 Fleet Captain: Bob Knowles, (603) 279-8405, Email: bobknow Host: metrocast.net