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 2005-2008, 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.
Both 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.)
In lieu of paying annual dues to the National Class Association and displaying the NCA Sticker, any J/80 class boat registering for either series may elect to direct the usual NCA dues amount ($50) to the LWSA for the explicit use of Fleet One. Any boat electing this alternative must include the directed payment along with their entry fee(s) and note such alternative on their submitted Owner’s Declaration.
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.)
Entry and Fees:
There will be a $85 fee per series ($75 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 (or in lieu of such membership has contributed $50 to the LWSA for Fleet One use) , 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 |
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May 24 |
July 12 |
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May 31 |
July 19 |
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June 7 |
July 26 |
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June 14 |
Aug 2 |
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June 21 |
Aug 9 |
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June 28 |
Aug 16 (1730 EDT) |
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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. 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 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 October 4, 2007. Time and place will be announced at a later date.
Further Information: see email contact addresses at www.lwsa.org/contact
J/80 Fleet Captain: Tom Mullen, (603) 726-3076 ext 219 (O), (603) 759-2510 (M),
Email: tntmullen Host: owlsnestgolf.com
Bob Knowles, (603) 279-8405, Email: bobknow Host: metrocast.net