NOTICE OF RACE
2009
Ensign Region V regatta
Edgewater
Yacht Club
Cleveland, Ohio
June
19,
20
and
21
Photo courtesy of
Chris Kogut
The
Ensign Region V Championship Regatta will take place at
Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, Ohio, June 19-21, 2009.
For the purposes of this regatta, the organizing authority
is Ensign Fleet 29. This regatta will be held in
conjunction with Cleveland Race Week, who will act as Race
Committee and Protest Committee for this event.
Rules:
All
races will be governed by the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of
Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States
Sailing Association (US Sailing), and the rules of the
Ensign Class, including those of Part IV (Regional
Championship Rules), except as any of those rules are
changed by this Notice of Race, the Sailing Instructions
and any amendments hereafter.
Eligibility:
The
Ensign Region V Championship Regatta is open to all members
of US Sailing or members of recognized yacht clubs. All
skippers must be members of the Ensign Class Association,
or otherwise eligible as stated in the rules of the ECA.
Registration: Registration
may be either by mail or in person. Boats may register in
person or by completing the registration form and mailing
it to:
Ensign Fleet 29
Sherrie Desmond
9717 Lake Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
The deadline for receipt of mailed registrations is June
19, 2009. Registration in person opens at EYC at 4:00 PM
June 18, 2009. The deadline for registrations in person is
10:00 AM June 19, 2009, after which no registration will be
accepted.
Fees:
The
required fees are listed on the registration form, and must
be paid in full before the start of competition.
Measurement: Any boat
and/or its equipment may be inspected at any time during
the regatta for compliance with Class Rules, the Sailing
Instructions and/or the Notice of Race. Sails requiring
measurement must be presented to the measurement committee
by 7:00 PM June 18, 2009. Measurement will take place
between 4:00 PM. and 8:00 PM June 18, 2009. Sails that have
been previously measured and stamped as approved at a
previous Ensign Class regatta do not require remeasurement.
Sailing
Instructions: The
sailing instructions will be available at 6:00 PM on June
18, 2009, but no later than 10:00 AM, at the event on June
19, 2009.
Racing
Area: Racing
will take place approximately north of Edgewater YC in the
near-shore waters of Lake Erie. In the event of inclement
weather or other safety considerations, the racing area and
times may be changed. Actual times and racing areas will be
posted on the Official Notice Board, located on the
Edgewater YC patio, and in the Sailing Instructions.
Number
of Races: A
maximum of nine (9) races will be sailed, with the first
warning at 12:55 p.m. June 19, 2009. The minimum number of
races to constitute a regatta is one (1). The low-point
scoring system (Appendix A) will apply, and there will be
no throw-outs. The intention is to sail up to three races
on June 19, three races June 20 and three races on June 21,
but the race committee may change this schedule at their
discretion. No races will start after 2:00 p.m. June 21,
2009.
Note to competitors: The
scoring for Cleveland Race Week provides for one throw-out
after 4 races have been sailed, so standings for Cleveland
Race Week and the Ensign Region V Championship may differ.
Awards:
Awards
will be given for first, second and third places in both
the Ensign Region V Championship and Cleveland Race Week.
For further information:
Nick
Lubar
21811 Westchester Road
Shaker
Heights, Ohio 44122
drlubar@att.net
216-970-2482 (cell)
440-349-5934 (office)
Sherrie Desmond
9717 Lake Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102