6/08/08

Atlantic Coast Championship
Laser, Radial and 4.7

July 12-13, 2008

Brant Beach Yacht Club
Long Beach Island New Jersey 08008

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1  Rules

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association (US SAILING), the rules of the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) and this Notice Of Race, except as any of these are changed by the Sailing Instructions or any appendices to the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 The organizing authority is the Brant Beach Yacht Club.
1.3 The regatta is designated Category C in accordance with RRS Appendix 1, ISAF Regulation 20. 

2 Language

The official language for this regatta will be English.

3 Inspection and Measurement

Sails, rigging, boats and equipment may be measured prior to racing, and may also be spot checked at any time during the regatta. Note that numbers and letters drawn on the sail with permanent ink pens are not legal. Refer to http://www.laserinternational.org/sailnos.htm for detailed instructions.

4 Eligibility and Entry

4.1 Laser, Radial, Laser and 4.7 competitors who are members of the ILCA-NA or their national Laser Class Association, may enter by completing registration with the organizing authority. A minimum of five entries are required to constitute a class.

5 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.

6 Schedule of Events

6.1 Schedule

Friday July 11, 2008
Registration 12:00-0800

Saturday July 12, 2008
Registration 0700-0945
Breakfast 0700-0945
Skippers Meeting 1000
First Warning Signal, races to follow
Dinner at Main Club House

Sunday July 13 2008

Breakfast 0700-0945
First Warning, races to follow
Awards Barbeque

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

7 Advance Registration

Competitors may register and pay in advance on-line at the BBYC Website-BBYC.net under regattas. They may also print the registration form, fill it out and return with check payable to BBYC to PO Box 208 Ship Bottom NJ 08008

8 Fees

8.1  The entry fee is for Laser, Radial and 4.7 entries is $80.00 USD. A late entry fee of $100 will be charged after June 21, 2008
8.2 The entry fee includes Friday refreshments, a regatta clothing voucher, two full breakfasts, fruit, water and snacks between all races, Saturday night dinner and Sunday Awards Barbeque.

9 Sailing Instructions

The sailing instructions will be available during on-site registration.

10 Courses & Racing Area

10.1 Courses will be standard ILCA-NA courses as described in the ILCA-NA Regatta Guidelines.
10.2 The racing area will be Little Egg Harbor Bay west of the Intercoastal Waterway

11 Scoring.

11.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2, will be used except as modified below.
11.2 Eight races are scheduled; a minimum of three races must be completed to constitute a regatta.
11.3 When five or more races are completed a sailor may discard their worst score.

12 Waiver

12.1 Sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers including the Brant Beach YC, the race committee, protest committee, judges or any other associated organization or official will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor agrees to release the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law.

13 Lodging

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.

  • Admiral Motel 609-494-0410 (1.9 Miles)
  • Buccaneer Motel 609-492-4582 (3.1 Miles)
  • Coral Seas Motel 609-492-1142 (4.5 Miles)
  • Daddy-O Hotel 609-494-7051 (0.7 Miles)
  • Drifting Sands 609-492-1123 (2.3 Miles)
  • Ebb Tide Motel 609-494-1785
  • Harbor Side Motel 609-492-2233 (3.0 Miles)
  • Haven Beach Motel 609-492-6223 (1.9 Miles)
  • Holiday Inn/Rt.72 Mainland 609-597-9133 (6.0 Miles)
  • Islander Motel 609-494-6964 (2.0 Miles)
  • Mariner Motel 609-492-1235 (2.8 Miles)
  • Ocean Breeze Motel 609-494-4090 (2.0 Miles)
  • Park Haven Motel 609-492-8260 (1.4 Miles)
  • Sandpiper Motel 609-494-6909 (2.2 Miles)
  • Spray Beach Motor Lodge 609-492-1501 (3.4 Miles)

WEB SITES:

  • LongBeachIsland.com
  • LBI.net

 

13 Additional Information

Regatta Chairs: Bub and Emma Kovacs
609-895-1438 (home)
609-494-5313 (beach)
DrBubK@aol.com