NOTICE OF RACE (draft)

Ontario Windsurfing Series # 5 

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Name of Regatta:

Ontario Windsurfing Series # 5  at TWC – in conjunction with TWC Mammoth Marathon

Location:

Toronto Windsurfing Club, Cherry Beach, Toronto

(take Bayview south to Cherry St., then go south to Unwin, east to Regatta Dr            

webpage :   http://www.toronto.windsurfingclub.com/  has maps and more detailed directions

 

Date:

Sept 10-11 , 2005

Organizing Authority:

Toronto Windsurfing Club  &  Ontario Sailing Association

Contact:

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

Accommodation:

none provided

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:

Sailing Instructions can be viewed on our website, or a paper copy may be available at registration.       Registration at 9 am (0900 hrs) on-site    (or email   OSAwindsurfing@hotmail.com  well in advance) (8 am club site is usually open for rigging)  

Fee:

$50  for Saturday course racing and Sunday Mammoth Marathon long distance race – and includes  lunches and Saturday night social.

Skippers' Meeting:

1000 hrs  (10am)  Saturday

First Saturday Race:

1100 hrs

Sunday Mammoth Meeting:

1000 hrs  for a probable 1100 hrs start   

Format:

A maximum of  5 course races are scheduled on Saturday.      One drop race if  5 races occur.

The Sunday MM long distance race acts as a separate event, and is usually “Around the Island”.

Scoring:

Low Point Scoring System (RRS Appendix A) for Saturday course racing.

Prizes:

OSA Medallions for the top three Saturday 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).

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 Windsurfing Championship will be awarded for the cumulative 2005 OSA season.

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.

TWC Mammoth Marathon awards the Paterson Cup for overall winner, and has youth, women, short course and other awards. 

 

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