Western Carolina Sailing Club
Junior Championship 2015
Notice of Race/Sailing Instructions
Labor Day Weekend
Rules - This regatta will be governed by RRS 2013-2016, the prescriptions of the US Sailing Association and the sailing instructions.
Eligibility - Open to all WCSC Juniors. Junior eligibility ends the year of the 19th birthday. To clarify, if the sailor turns 19 between and including January 1st or December 31st of 2015 the sailor is not a Junior for the entire year of 2015. Junior sailor must have been eligible for 2015 Junior Sailing Camp whether sailor attended or not.
Registration – Please send an e-mail confirming your intent to compete to Joe Martin at: joemartin1559@gmail.com. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 2, 2015. There is no registration fee.
Eligible Boats – The Junior Championship will be sailed in Lasers, 420s and Sunfish. The Laser sailors may sail standard full rig, radial or 4.7. WCSC has three Laser Radial and three Laser 4.7 rigs for loaning on a first come basis. The 420 sailors may sail with or without a spinnaker.
Borrowed Boats – If you will need to borrow a boat for the races please contact me well in advance so that appropriate plans can be made to secure boats.
Number of Races – Five will be attempted. One will count if weather does not cooperate.
Schedule of Events:
September 5, 2015 - 1000 Competitors Meeting at the Tiki Deck in the main parking lot.
September 5, 2015 - 1100 First Race followed by additional races.
Starting Line/Course Marks – Starting line will be between the orange flag on the Race Committee and a red sphere. The class flags and course marks will be identified at the Competitors meeting on Saturday.
Race Course – Windward –Leeward (W) or Windward-Leeward X 2 (W2). Course description sheet will be provided at the Competitors meeting on Saturday. Course W or W2 will be displayed from stern of the Race Committee boat prior to the starting sequence.
W - From Starting Line, to Windward Mark, to Leeward Mark and to the Finish Line.
W2 - From Starting Line, to Windward Mark, to Leeward Mark, back to the Windward Mark, back to the Leeward Mark and to the Finish Line.
Scoring – Depending on registration, trophies will be awarded for all classes. The Junior Championship will be scored using the Portsmouth Handicap System thereby allowing the Overall Junior Champion to come from the Laser, 420 or Sunfish fleet. The low point system will be used with no scores being discarded.