Notice of Race

EBYRA Jib and Main (JAM) Summer Series 2002

 

EVENT

The Jib and Main (JAM) Summer Regatta Series consists of eight scheduled races open to all sailing boats. The organizing authority is the Eastchester Bay Yacht Racing Association (EBYRA).

 

RULES

The regatta will be governed by the United States Sailing Association, The Racing Rules of Sailing 2001-2004 and the Sailing Instructions. A boat shall have a minimum crew of two people on board at all times.

 

ELIGIBILITY

The series is open to all sailing non-spinnaker boats, with a valid 2002 YRALIS or local (EBYRA) PHRF certificate.

 

REGISTRATION

Send entry form, PHRF certificate and $ 30 to EBYRA, P.O. Box 126, City Island, NY 10454.

Boats without YRALIS PHRF certificate will be assigned one by EBYRA.

 

SCHEDULE AND LOCATION

The races will take place on Sundays 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/8 2002. The start line will be in the vicinity of 46A. The warning gun will be at 2:50 pm. The JAM series takes place in the waters west of Execution light and in the waters of Eastchester and Little Neck Bays

 

COURSES

Courses will be signaled from the committee boat according to course codes in the Sailing Instructions. 

 

QUALIFYING

To qualify, a boat must compete in at least four races started in its division.

 

RACE COMMITTEE DUTIES

If a boat performs race committee duties for one race, it will be counted towards one of the four qualifying races.

 

THROWOUTS

One throwout race will be given to boats sailing in 6 or more races

 

SCORING

Races will be scored using time-on-time based on factors derived from a boat's PHRF certificate rating, using the formula F = 600/(480+PHRF). Series scoring will be done using the Cox-Sprague scoring system.  Cumulative scores will be calculated to the third decimal place and ties will not be broken.

 

AWARDS

Trophies to the first three places in each division will be awarded at the EBYRA awards Dinner in December.

 

AMENDMENTS

Any additions or changes to the sailing instructions or scratch sheet will be posted at the four clubs by 12:00 noon on the day of a race, and will be in effect for that race onward.

 

ADMINISTRATION

Eastchester Bay Yacht Racing Association, Inc.

P.O. Box 126, City Island, NY 10464

www.ebyra.org

 

INFORMATION

Fred Cosandey - Stuyvesant Yacht Club – 732-445-4942, cosandey@scils.rutgers.edu