NOTICE OF RACE (draft)

Ontario Windsurfing Series # 4 

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Name of Regatta:

Location:

Brittania Yacht Club (BYC)     2777 Cassels Street       Ottawa, Ontario                K2B 6N6

Date:

Aug 13 -14 , 2005

Organizing Authority:

Ontario Sailing Association  with the Brittania Yacht Club

Contact:

Jon Matthews    tel: (416) 482-5840     email:   OSAwindsurfing@hotmail.com

Accommodation:

Camping on site and local motels

Rules:

Current RRS with CYA prescriptions, the class rules, and the Sailing Instructions which will govern in the event of a conflict.  Appendix B (sailboard) will apply.

Advertising:

Category A event.

Classes:

Open Raceboard  (windsurfer/sailboard)

Eligibility:

"All" -  we can help if you want OSA membership or official sail numbers.

Registration/Sailing Instructions:

Registration will take place at the Regatta Office of Britannia Yacht Club

http://www.byc.ca/racing/2005_NCR_NOR.pdf

http://www.byc.ca/racing/2005_NCR_FORM.pdf

(or pre-register for the 5 weekend OSA series)

Sailing Instructions can be viewed on our website, or a paper copy may be available at registration. 

Fee:

$50 Entry Fee includes racing and entertainment on Friday night, the Dinner on Saturday night, and Breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

(Warning - register early - $15 late fee after July 31)

(or you may pre-register $175 for the 5 weekend OSA series) 

Approximate Times:

Saturday, August 14                  -          0900    - Skippers’ Meeting

                                                            0930    - Harbour Gun

                                                            1000    - Warning Guns

                                                                           Races 2 & 3 to follow Race 1

                                                            1900    - N.C.R. BBQ

Sunday, August 15                   -           0900    - Harbour Gun

                                                            0930    - Warning Guns

                                                                           Race 5 to follow Race 4

Series Format:

A maximum of  9 races are scheduled per weekend. 

1 or more races constitute a series.                

1 drop with 5 or more races.

Scoring:

Low Point Scoring System (RRS Appendix A).

Prizes:

OSA Medallions for the top three finishers in each of male, female, youth, master, and overall categories (must be five racers to make a category - if smaller then first medal only).

NCR medallions will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place finishers

Note:

The 2005 OSA circuit classes (sail size categories) will be :

 -  Classic  Raceboard  (ie: max 7.5m sail including IMCO and traditional raceboard class)

 -  Revised Raceboard (ie: max 9.5m sail including IMCO, old raceboard class, prodigy and new hybrids, etc)

 -  Open (ie: any sail including 12.5m sail;  this includes all above, and raceboard unlimited, and "Formula")

The OSA Raceboard Cup may have two names as overall winners (7.5 and 9.5).

The "Classic  Raceboard  (max 7.5m)" OSA Cup winner will have raced in that category all season.