CLUB 420 ASSOCIATION
2010 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

NOTICE OF RACE

July 20 - 23, 2010
BRANT BEACH YACHT CLUB,
BRANT BEACH, NJ

Late fee date updated 7/14/2010

1. Date and Venue

The 2010 Club 420 Association North America Championship will be held with racing from Tuesday, July 20 through Friday, July 23, 2010.  The venue will be the Brant Beach Yacht Club, 59th and Bayview Ave., Brant Beach, NJ 08008 – http://www.bbyc.net/C420NAs/index.htm.

2. Organization and Rules

2.1 The organizing authority for this regatta will be the Brant Beach Yacht Club in conjunction with the Club 420 Association

2.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the rules and by-laws of the Club 420 Association and this Notice Of Race, except as any of these are changed by the Sailing Instructions or any appendices to the Sailing Instructions.

2.2 RRS Appendix P will apply.

2.3 No contestant shall use, either on or off the water, alcoholic beverages (beer, wine or distilled spirits) or use any controlled substance (marijuana, cocaine, etc) the possession of which is unlawful. This prohibition is in effect during the entire event, from date and time of arrival through date and time of departure from the Brant Beach Yacht Club. Penalties for a violation of the prohibition may range from a reprimand to dismissal from the regatta. A hearing will be held generally in accordance with the recommendations of Appendix M of the Racing Rules. The hearing officers may also recommend further action under Rule 69. The officers for a hearing regarding a violation of this prohibition will consist of the Chief Judge, acting as chairperson of the hearing and the Jury. The Event Chairperson shall serve ex-officio as a non-voting member of the panel and will have a right to express his or her views during the course of the hearing process.

2.4 The official language for this regatta will be English.

3. Eligibility

3.1 Competitors are required to be current members of the Club 420 Association and their countries sailing authority (i.e. US Sailing Association, Canadian Yachting Association, etc).

4. Risk

It is the competitor's decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race. The competitors are ultimately responsible for the risks. The competitor will accept full responsibility for all his/her actions during any activity related to the event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.

5. Format of the Regatta

If there are more than 80 boats registered, the championship fleet may be divided into divisions.

6. Schedule of Events

6.2 No warning signal will be made after 1500 on the final day of the regatta

7. Courses and Racing Area

7.1 The courses will be published in the Sailing Instructions that are available on line and at check-in.

7.2 The racing area will be Little Egg Harbor Bay west of the Intercoastal Waterway

8. Scoring

8.1 The Low-Point Scoring System, RRS Appendix A, will be used as modified below.

8.2 One race is required to complete the regatta. If divisions are established, a race shall consist of all divisions completing a course with results that may be scored. Twelve Races are scheduled

8.3 A boat’s worst finish may be discarded when six or more races have been completed and a boat’s next worse finish may be discarded if eleven or more races have been completed.

9. Sailing Instructions

Sailing Instructions are available on line and will be available during on-site check-in / registration.

10. Protests

Boats are not exempted from displaying a red flag according to the second sentence of RRS 61.1(a). This paragraph changes RRS 61.1(a), third sentence. A boat required to display a flag shall do so until it is no longer racing, and shall inform the Race Committee of the boat being protested immediately after finishing. This instruction amends RRS 61.1(a), fourth sentence.

11. Safety

11.1 Parents/guardians/or competitors 18 or over at the time of the start of the event are responsible for the safety of the competitors. It is the responsibility solely of the parent(s) of the competitors, or in the instance of the competitor who is 18 or over, the competitor, to decide if the competitor should sail in the weather and sea conditions that might arise during the event. Parents of competitors under 18 not personally attending any part of the event must ensure that another adult is authorized and designated to make these decisions for their child.

11.2 Competitors who are US citizens or US residents must wear a US Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD), properly secured at all times, from dock to dock except when temporarily adding or removing clothing. Competitors who are citizens or residents of another country shall wear either a US Coast Guard approved PFD or a PFD approved by the country of their citizenship or residence, properly secured at all times, from dock to dock except when temporarily adding or removing clothing. Wet suits, dry suits and inflatable PFD’s do not constitute adequate personal buoyancy.

11.3 A whistle shall be attached by a lanyard to the PFD.  The lanyard shall be long enough to permit the sailor to use the whistle while wearing the PFD. Competitors not complying with this instruction shall be given a penalty of five (5) points for each race in which they have failed to observe this instruction.

11.4 All boats may be subject to a safety/inspection check, See Exhibit A.

12. Coach and support boats

All coach and support boats shall register and shall prominently fly a designated flag from a staff, supplied by the Race Committee, at all times while in the water.

13. Liability

Participants compete entirely at their own risk. A waiver must be signed by all competitors and their parent/guardian if the competitor is under 18.

14. Entry fee

14.1 Competitors may register online by clicking on the following link:  http://bbyc.net/Sailing/registration/entry.php?rgtID=193.

14.2 Competitors may register and pay on-line anytime up until 5pm on July 19th, subject to fee schedule in 14.4.

14.3 Competitors may also print the registration forms, fill them out and return with check payable to BBYC to PO Box 208 Ship Bottom NJ 08008 before July 9th only.   After July 9th, no mail in registrations will be accepted; online registration only after July 9th. Do not send any paperwork or checks to BBYC after July 9th. 

14.4 The entry fee will be $175 per boat if registration and payment are postmarked on or before July 9, 2010.  Online registrations that are paid by credit card after July 9, 2010 and by July 16, 2010 will pay $200 per boat for the registration fee.  Online registrations that are paid by credit card after July 16, 2010 and by 5 PM Monday, July 19, 2010 will pay $225 per boat for registration.  Sailors may register onsite between 3pm - 5pm on July 19th, 2010 and will pay $225. 

14.4 The entry fee includes breakfast each day, fruit, water and snacks between all races, one dinner and Friday Awards Barbeque. It also includes a voucher for a Regatta tee shirt or another item.

15. Trophies

Championship Fleet
Overall: 1st through 15th
Top girls: 1st through 3rd (both skipper and crew are female)
Top juniors: 1st through 3rd (both skipper and crew under 17 throughout 2010).

16. Designated Adult

16.1 Each competitor under 18 shall identify in writing a parent or adult representative that shall responsible for the competitor throughout the event.

16.2 For each competitor under 18, it is the competitor's parents’ (or designated adult) decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race. The adults supervising the competitors are ultimately responsible for the risks.

16.3 The designated adult will accept full responsibility for all actions of the competitor during any activity related to the event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.

17. Additional information

Long Beach Island is a summer resort community. Sailors are recommended to book accommodation as early as possible. A list of motels is provided below as well as two lodging web sites with links to accommodations including rental houses and campgrounds.

TRAVEL AGENCY

Colonial Travel Agency for the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin @$149/nt with 2 queen beds.

WEB SITES:

LongBeachIsland.com
LBInet
Directory of LBI Web Sites

REALTORS:

Ager Realty: www.agerrealty.com
Chambers Realty: www.visitlbi.com .
Remax: www.NJ-Shore.com

Regatta Chairman:
John Barbano
609-203-6114 (cell)
njjrb@aol.com

18. Effective Date.

This Notice of Race is effective January 15th, 2010