Brant Beach Yacht Club

2007 Sunfish World Championship

August 18 -24, 2007

The Organizing Authority is the International Sunfish Class Association
Regatta Headquarters: Brant Beach Yacht Club
6106 Bayview Ave.
Brant Beach, NJ 08008 USA

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Updated 07/05/07

NOTICE OF RACE

1) RULES:

  The regatta will be governed by: 
    1.1 The rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing. 
    1.2 The following prescriptions of the national authority will apply and will be stated in full in the sailing instructions: 61.4, 68, 76.1, & 76.3.
    1.3  RRS 62.1 is modified to add: 62.1(e) failure of chartered equipment.
    1.4

Sunfish Class rules apply except as modified by the Supplied Equipment (item 14) and Charter Agreement in Addendum 1

2) ADVERTISING:
  Advertising will be restricted to Category A

3) ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY: (entry Form)

    3.1 Entrants will be limited to sailors qualified per 2006/2007 ISCA & USSCA Notices found in the 2007 Regatta Schedule.
    3.2

Entries will be limited to 100 competitors.  Eligible entrants will receive an invitation by mail which must be responded to by the date specified in the invitation.  Invited entrants who wish to accept the invitation must fill out the Entry Form in Addendum 2 and send it to the Class Office along with a non-refundable US$ 250 charter fee plus the US$250 registration fee by the date specified in the invitation for a total of $500.

Every eligible entrant may use a check or credit card to pay their non-refundable boat charter fee and registration fee. Checks should be made payable to "ISCA" and must be drawn on a US bank.

       

International Sunfish Class Association
P. O. Box 300128
Waterford MI 48330-0128

USA Phone/Fax: 248-673-2750
Email: SunFishOff@aol.com
    3.3

Fully paid entries will be accepted in the order they are received.  If 100 entries have not been received by June 15, 2007 (60 day cutoff date for World deposits) any unfilled boat spots shall be filled by a fair choice from a pool of international wild card sailors who have applied through their NSCA .

    3.4 If there are any available Worlds boats at the event site, the boats may be filled by the host country from their NSCA members who have paid their dues by the cutoff date for Worlds deposits.
    3.5 A refundable deposit of US$150 will be required at check-in and subject to the provisions of NOR #13 and Addendum 1.

4) CLASSIFICATION:
  The ISAF Sailor Classification Code will not apply.

5) SCHEDULE :

  The Brant Beach Yacht Club has two facilities, the Main Club House, MCH, and the South Harbor Center, SHC. Most events will be at the MCH but some, as specified below will be at the SHC.
   
Saturday, August 18 1200-1700 hrs. Check in & boat set-up
Sunday, August 19 0900-1700 hrs

Check in & boat set-up.

  1130 hrs Skippers Meeting and lunch. - SHC
  1330 hrs. Practice Racing
  1600 -1730 hrs. Advisory Council Meeting Agenda
  1900 hrs Opening Ceremony and dinner. (Coat and tie suggested)
Monday, August 20 1000 hrs. First warning signal of the day
  1800 hrs. Cocktail Part and Dinner *
Tuesday, August 21 1000 hrs First warning signal of the day
    After racing refreshments – SHC *
  1915 hrs. World Council Meeting
Wednesday, August 22 1000 hrs.

First warning signal of the day
  1800 hrs. Cocktail Party and Dinner *
Thursday, August 23 1100 hrs.

First warning signal of the day

    After racing refreshments – SHC *
Friday, August 24 0900 hrs Boat return and inspection
  1900 hrs. Dinner and Award ceremony. (Coat and tie suggested)
* After racing, the winners will be asked to discuss the keys to their success.

6) SAILING INSTRUCTIONS:

  Sailing Instructions will be available at registration.

7) COURSES:

  Courses will be Windward-Leeward or Olympic and will be available along with the Sailing Instructions at the check in at the Brant Beach Yacht Club. All races will take place in the Little Egg Harbor Bay

8) PENALITY SYSTEM
  Appendix P will be used

9) SCORING:

 

A total of 12 races are planned, of which 3 will constitute a regatta. If six races are completed there will be one(1) throw out and (2) two after the completion of twelve.

10) RADIO COMMUNICATION:

 

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications unavailable to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephone.

11) PRIZES
  Trophies will be awarded to the first 10 finishers, the top 3 juniors, the first woman, the first senior (18+), the first master (40+), and the first grand master (55+). In addition awards will be made to the youngest sailor and to a sailor for exceptional sportsmanship.

12) DISCLAMER OF LIABILITY:

 

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during, or after the regatta.

13) CHARTER BOATS:

 

Charter boats will be available to competitors for rigging and practice sailing upon completing registration. Returning and having boat inspected, boxed, and loaded into the trucks will be the responsibility of the competitor. It is also the responsibility of the competitor to identify any damage or problems with the boat upon return. Failure to comply may result in forfeiture of damage deposit.
      See addendum 1- Charter Agreement

14) EQUIPMENT:

  Vanguard will provide the following equipment with the intent that a competitor may come to the event and be able to sail a race ready Sunfish.
  • Hull , sail, and blades with tiller and pro package extension.
  • Spars and Mast
  • Gooseneck with adjuster
  • Outhaul Cleat located starboard side of lower spar at 64” (from the front of cleat to where the front end cap meets the spar.)
  • 23’ of 3mm spectra line for the outhaul.
  • Cunningham cleat located on bottom of lower spar at 41” (from the front of the cleat to where front the end cap meets the spar.)
  • 11’ of 3mm spectra line for the cunningham
  • 32’ of 7mm Mainsheet and a 019 Harken ratchet
  • 25’ of 5mm spectra core for the halyard
  • Manufacturer supplied padded hiking strap with polyester line attachment
  • 32 sail ties 11”x 2mm spectra and sail clips (optional use)
  • 4 corner ties 20” x 2mm spectra
  • 8’ of 6mm shock cord for centerboard
  Competitor may provide the following personal effects :
  • Mainsheet
  • Jens line and / reefing line
  • Mainsheet block
  • Mainsheet cleats – removable, no holes and consistent with Charter Agreement
  • Tiller extension with universal fitting Optiparts #652950 or similar fitting
  • Personal line for securing and raising hiking strap
  • Mainsheet hanger or line/tape equivalent
  • Wind indicators / telltales,
  • Thimbles in line purchases per class rules
  • Compass and/or stopwatch secured with tape provided in accordance with Charter Agreement
  • Taping spars or tiller for securing fittings or halyard
 

Competitors will be allowed to use Teflon or McLube spray only on spars, sail ties and sail controls.
  Other actions: Use of anything (e.g. Teflon tape, Velcro) in the centerboard trunk or mast step; application sealants or anything other than soap on the hull or blades is not allowed.

15) LODGING:
 

Brant Beach is located on a barrier island and is a popular resort in August. Therefore it is imperative to make housing reservations early, before April to be safe.
There are several options:

    Holiday Inn Manahawkin, 7 miles from the Yacht Club off the Island
      Fifty rooms are reserved for competitors until July 15, 2007 at the rate of $179 + tax. Since rooms are limited early reservations are recommended. Use the Holiday Inn 800 number or go to their reservation web site. In either case specify Group code BYC.
    For other options - Hotels closer and on the Island,
      Go to the BBYC web site, www.bbyc.net, then to Sailing->Information->Lodging
    For house rentals contact these Realtors
      Chambers & Lackey Reality www.visitlbi.com
      AGER Realty www.agerrealty.com
      ReMax www.NJ-Shore.com