Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and Entry Forms

The Bay Series

2010 Season

NOTICE OF RACE

1. GENERAL
1. The Bay Series consists of several of One-Day Series held over the course of the season. Skippers compete for class honors in each One-Day Series as well as for the Season Championship.
2. RULES
1. The Bay Series is governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 - 2012 (RRS).
2. Lifejackets shall be worn by all competitors while racing.
3. The Starting Line is Open.
3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
1. The Bay Series is open to competitors in the Optimist, 420, Laser, Sturdee Cat Classes.
2. Each competitor (skipper or crew) shall be a member of the Annisquam Yacht Club or the guest of a member competing at the time.
3. Guests of participating members may skipper boats in the Bay Series. Such guests are eligible for class honors in the One-Day Series, but not in the Season Championship. (See Section 5 for details on the scoring of guests and Section 6 for details on the awarding of prizes to guests.) When a guest skippers a boat in a One-Day Series, the host member shall provide the Race Committee with the name of the guest prior to the beginning of the race.
4. For each One-Day Series, skippers in the Optimist and 420 classes shall submit a completed registration form to the Club Office prior to one hour before the start on race day. The Race Committee at their discretion may accept verbal registration from competitors on the water.
4. SCHEDULE
1. The One-Day Series will be held on the following dates:
   1. For the Nomad class (CANCELLED)
   2. For the Laser class and the Sturdee Cat class:
      Jun 20th
      Jun 27th
      July 11th
      July 25th
      Aug 1st
      Aug 8th
      Aug 15th
      Aug 27th
   3. For the 420 class and Optimist Pram class:
      Jun 25
      July 09
      July 23
      August 6th
      August 13th
      August 25th
      
      
      
2. The scheduled time for the warning signal for the first race each day is 1400 hours, provided that the scheduled time for the 420 class and the Optimist Pram class shall be as specified by the Director of the Junior Program.
5. SCORING
1. Scoring for the One-Day Series and the Season Championship is by skipper, not by boat.
2. One-Day Series:
1. Scoring for each One-Day Series is according to the Low Point System (RRS, Appendix A).
2. One race is required to constitute a One-Day Series.
3. No race scores will be excluded. There is no throw out race.
3. Season Championship:
1. Scoring for the Season Championship is as defined herein.
2. One One-Day Series is required to constitute the Season Championship.
3. Scoring is based on a skipper's finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series.
4. All member skippers appearing in the final standings of one or more One-Day Series are competitors in the Season Championship. Guest skippers are not eligible.
5. For the purpose of scoring the Season Championship, a member skipper that does not appear in the final standings of a particular One-Day Series shall be scored for that series based on a finishing place of one more than the number of competitors in the Season Championship.
6. For the purpose of scoring the Season Championship, the final standings of each One-Day Series shall be adjusted for any guest skippers. Guest skippers shall be removed from the One-Day Series standings, and the finishing places of all boats finishing below them shall be moved up accordingly.
7. When fewer than five One-Day Series have been completed for the Laser class or the Sturdee Cat class, a skipper's score shall be the total of his/her finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series.  When fewer than four One-Day Series have been completed for the 420 class, or the Optimist Pram class, a skipper’s score shall be the total of his/her finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series.
8. When five or more One-Day Series have been completed for the Laser class or the Sturdee Cat class, a skipper's score shall be the total of his/her finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series excluding his/her worst finishing place.  When four or more One-Day Series have been completed for the 420 class, or the Optimist Pram class, a skipper’s score shall be the total of his/her finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series excluding his/her worst finishing place.
9. Ties
1. If there is a Season Championship score tie between two or more boats, each boat's finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favor of the boat(s) with the best score(s). No excluded scores shall be used.
2. If a tie remains between two or more boats, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race. Any remaining ties shall be broken by using the tied boats' scores in the next-to-last race and so on until all ties are broken. These scores shall be used even if some of them are excluded.
4. 420 Crew Season Championship:
1. The scoring for the 420 Crew Season Championship is based on the crew's finishing places in the final standings of each One-Day Series and is otherwise identical to the scoring for the Season Championship in Section 5.3.
6. PRIZES
1. For each One-Day Series, prizes will be awarded for each class to the top three member skippers and to any guest skipper finishing in the top three provided that there are at least five boats racing.  If there are fewer than five boats competing prizes will be awarded for each class to the top two skippers.
2. For the Season Championship, prizes will be awarded for each class to the top three skippers.
3. For the 420 Crew Season Championship, prizes will be awarded to the top three 420 crews.
7. FURTHER INFORMATION
1. For further information please contact Bruce Welty, Race/Sail Governor, 617-803-2892, bwelty@scenictechnology.com.