NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB
&
LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB
COMBINED OFFSHORE
POINTSCORE 2016-2017
NOTICE OF RACE
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Lake Macquarie Yacht Club (LMYC) and Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) invite
entries from seagoing yachts in a Combined Ocean Pointscore (COP) to be sailed over the
2016-2017 sailing season pursuant to the following Notice of Race (NOR) provisions:
1.
RULES
1.1. Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the Australian Sailing (AS)
prescriptions, the Special Regulations of Australian Sailing and the Sailing Instructions and
Race Specific Appendices to the Sailing Instructions.
1.2. The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea replace the RRS between
official sunset and official sunrise.
2.
ELIGIBILITY
2.1. Entry is invited from self-righting monohull yachts registered at a yacht club affiliated with
an Australian State Yachting Association.
2.2. Yachts shall hold a current, audited Equipment Compliance form indicating a compliance
with at least Category 4 of the Special Regulations except for COP race 3. Non-series
entrants in COP Race 3 will be permitted to sail in the appropriate Division using NCYC
Cat 7 PLUS requirements provided the condition in NOR 2.2.1 is met.
2.2.1. NCYC may, at its sole discretion, deny race entry to a boat meeting Category 7 PLUS SR if
forecast wind is likely to exceed 21 knots and / or the significant wave height exceeds 4
metres.
2.3. The nominated helmsperson(s) shall be members of Australian Sailing and a Full Sailing
Member of LMYC or NCYC.
2.4. Yachts shall be covered by a third party insurance policy in the sum of at least $10 million.
3.
ENTRY
3.1. Yachts having entered the Ocean Pointscore series of either the LMYC or NCYC will be
considered automatic entrants in the COP. No additional entry fee is required from these
yachts.
3.2. Yachts not entered either club’s Ocean Pointscore may enter the COP by lodging the
attached Entry Form together with all necessary documentation and an entry fee of $200 at
either LMYC or NCYC by 1700hrs Monday 14th November 2016.
3.3. Casual entry into any of the six races may be made by completing and lodging the Entry
Form together with a fee of $40 per race. Entry forms are available at LMYC and/or via
NCYC ‘s website
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4.
SCHEDULE OF RACES
COP Race
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race Description
Redhead to Port Stephens
Port Stephens to Newcastle
Newcastle Friendship Cup
Newcastle- Bird Islet - Swansea
Redhead - Pittwater
Pittwater – Swansea
Date
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
19th November 2016
20th November 2016
28th January 2017
29th January 2017
4th March 2017
5th March 2017
5.
RACE DOCUMENTATION
1.1
It is envisaged that Sailing Instructions will be issued for the COP by 14th November 2016.
An appendix for each COP Race with specific details regarding that race will be located at
the rear of the Sailing Instructions.
5.1. The Sailing Instructions will be posted on the clubs’ websites.
6.
LMYC
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http://www.lmyc.com.au/site/sailing-instructions
NCYC
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http://www.ncyc.net.au/sailing/ncyc-club-racing/
COURSES
6.1. The courses that may be sailed will be indicated in the Appendices to the Sailing
Instructions.
7.
RACE RESULTS
7.1. Racing shall be in one division only.
7.2. Race results shall be calculated using arbitrary Time Correction Factors (TCF) determined
by the handicappers of LMYC and NCYC.
7.3. Each finishing boat shall have her elapsed time multiplied by her TCF to determine her
corrected time. The fastest corrected time shall be declared the winner.
7.4. Race results shall be posted on the club websites.
7.5. Casual entrants may be scored a position in a race but will not affect the COP.
8.
SCORING
8.1. Six races are scheduled and all six will count towards the COP. A minimum of two races
shall be completed to constitute a series.
8.2. The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A4 will apply.
8.3. RRS Appendix A9 shall not apply.
8.4. PRIZES
8.5. Prizes will be awarded for 1st place, plus other places dependent upon numbers of entrants
in each race, on corrected time.
8.6. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st in the series plus other places dependent upon numbers
of entrants in in the series.
9.
BERTHING
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9.1. Overnight berthing at Soldiers Pt Marina, NCYC and RMYC Broken Bay will
be available after each Saturday race at an additional cost to competitors.
Competitors are responsible for marina bookings.
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