WINTER SERIES Event Notice
Saturdays November 4 & 11 and December 2, 2017

CHANGE NOTICE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7, 2017:

Classes are amended to be Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker eliminating A, B, and C Spinnaker subclasses.

1. STARTING AREA. The starting line will between an orange drop mark (“X”) in the near vicinity of former FBYC “B” and an orange flag on Mr. Roberts.
2. THE START. RRS/US 26 and GSI 7 are modified to the following extent.

(a) All classes will start in the same sequence.

(b) Each boat will be assigned a starting time, based upon its PHRF valid Time on Distance rating or assigned courtesy rating. The starting time will vary based on the length of the course selected: that is, time allowances and corrected time are calculated in determining starting times separately for each course, such that the first boat in a class to finish will necessarily be the first to finish on corrected time.  The starting time of the first boat(s) to start shall be five (5) minutes after the Warning signal (RRS/US 26).  All other boats shall start at their scheduled starting time based on the course displayed.    

(c) Failure of a boat to see or hear her recall notification and the timing and order of such hails or failure to hail will not be grounds for granting redress.  This changes RRS 62

1. COURSES AND COURSE DISPLAYS.  GSI 5 is modified as follows:

• the course to be sailed will be one of the three courses listed in Appendix A. designated as courses “A”, “B” and “D”.
• The course selected will be displayed by means of a code flag corresponding to the course designation (i.e. Code Flag “A”, “B” or “D”) hoisted on the Port high hoist on Mr. Roberts.
• Piankatank River G “9” need not be honored.

1. CHANGING OR SHORTENING COURSE.  RRS/US 32 and 33, and GSI 9 and 11 are modified as follows.  The course will not be shortened or changed after the first boat starts.  

APPENDIX A - COURSES

Marks designated “FBYC” are those designated in Appendix A – FBYC 2017 Sailing Events Book.

COURSE “A” - 9.172 NM

Mark                                                   Leave to

Drop Mark “X”                                   Starboard

Piankatank R.  Q R “8”                       Starboard

Piankatank R. R “12”                          Port

Piankatank R. “11”                              Port

Piankatank R. Q R “8”                        Port    

Piankatank R. Fl G 2.5s 16ft “7”        Starboard

FBYC “A”                                          Starboard

FBYC “C”                                          Port

Drop Mark “X”                                   Port

COURSE “B” - 11.721 NM

Mark                                                   Leave to

Drop Mark “X”                                   Starboard

Piankatank R. Q R “8”                        Starboard

Piankatank R. R “12”                          Port

Piankatank R. “11”                              Port

Piankatank R. Q R “8”                        Port

Piankatank R. Fl G 2.5s 16ft “7”        Starboard

FBYC “A”                                          Starboard

FBYC “F”                                           Port

Drop Mark “X”                                   Port

COURSE “D” - 5.689 NM

Mark                                                   Leave to

Drop Mark “X”                                   Starboard

Piankatank R. Q R “8”                        Starboard

Piankatank R. R “12”                          Port

Piankatank R. “11”                              Port

Piankatank R.  Q R “8”                       Port

Drop Mark “X”                                   Port

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NOTICE The event information below, used in conjunction with the General Offshore Notice of Race comprises the complete NOTICE OF RACE for the event.

DESCRIPTION This series will consist of a single pursuit format race on three days for:

PHRF SPINNAKER A, B & C (holding valid PHRF of the Chesapeake certificates)
PHRF NON-SPIN (holding valid PHRF of the Chesapeake certificates)
CRUISING Class (sailboats having a handicap rating assigned by FBYC)
J/70 Offshore One Design

PHRF NON-SPIN will be sailed allowing only one (1) headsail downwind.

PROGRAM Awards will be presented for each day’s races and refreshments will be provided by FBYC after each day’s races. Overall awards for the series will be presented during the social program following the last Winter Series Race on December 2, 2017.

WARNING The warning signal for the first race each day will be at 1100 hours.

STARTING AREA will be in the vicinity of FBYC “B”.

COURSE These course will be set in the skippers meeting for the Closing Day/Winter Series #1 race, and will apply to all races.

TIME LIMITS The time limit for any race in the series shall be four hours calculated from the actual start time of the highest handicapped yacht participating on any race day. If one boat in a class or subclass finishes within the time limit, boats still racing that do not finish within 30 minutes of the first boat finishing in her class will be scored TLE (Time Limit Expired) which will be equal to the number of competitors plus one. 

SCORING Daily awards are awarded based on the “Low-Point Scoring System”. The Winter Series winner in each class (PHRF Spinnaker, NS, Cruising) will be the qualified boat having the highest score for the series based on the “High-Point Percentage Scoring System”. There are no throw outs.