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Round The Island 2014, Fort Walton, FL eid# 713
September 27, 2014
All day event
All day event
Description:
Come join us for the 33rd Round The Island Race September 26-28, 2014
at Ft. Walton Yacht Club.
Registration is $10 per boat before 9/26/14.
Register online now at:
http://www.nextsailor.com/app/page/regatta/40
For additional information contact:
Fleet Captain Ashley Sukalski fleetcaptain@fwyc.org 8506212017
Upcoming events, news, results can be found on Facebook under Gulf Coast Cat Sailors.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1496578133915979/1498652553708537/?notif_t=group_comment
NOTICE OF RACE
2014 'ROUND THE ISLAND
September 2628,
2014
Fort Walton Yacht Club
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 The regatta is open to all multihull boats 16 feet or more in length with a mast height not exceeding 48 feet above the water.
2.2 Eligible boats may enter by submitting the entry form and remitting the required fees.
2.3 Online registration can be found at http://www.nextsailor.com/regatta/40.
3. FEES
3.1 The Entry Fee is $60.00 per boat.
3.2 All entries preregistered
by September 26 will receive a $50.00 discount.
3.3 A Social Fee of $10.00 is required for each additional sailor and guest. This fee includes a Friday Social, Saturday drink ticket,
and Sunday Awards.
4. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, September 26 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CheckIn
& Late Registration
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Skippers Meeting & Welcome Social
Saturday, September 27 5:30 AM Coffee
6:55 AM First Warning
7:00 AM Start
4:00 PM – 10:00 PM Saturday Live Band starting at 7, food TBA
Sunday, September 28 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Sunday Award Reception
11:00 AM Trophy Presentation
5. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available at CheckIn.
6. VENUE
Regatta headquarters will be the Fort Walton Yacht Club, 180 Ferry Road NE, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548.
7. THE COURSES
7.1 The racing area will be on the waters of Choctawhatchee Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola Bay, and Santa Rosa Sound.
7.2 The courses will be described in the sailing instructions.
8. SCORING
8.1 The Low Point System of Appendix A will apply using the Portsmouth rating system.
8.2 PHRF ratings will apply to specific fleets and will be announced at the Skippers meeting.
9. PRIZES
9.1 Awards will be awarded on Sunday, September 28 at 11:00am.
9.2 The number of awards presented will be based on the registered entries as of September 21, 2014.
10. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The Fort Walton Yacht Club
will not accept any responsibility for material damage, personal injury, or death sustained in conjunction with the regatta.
11. FURTHER INFORMATION
FWYC Web Site www.fwyc.org
FWYC Office office@fwyc.org 8502437102
Fleet Captain Ashley Sukalski fleetcaptain@fwyc.org 8506212017
Location:
Fort Walton Yacht Club180 Ferry Rd NE
Fort Wlaton Beach FL, 32541
Contact information:
- Ashley Sukalski
- fleetcaptain@fwyc.org
- www.fwyc.org
Event recurrance information:
This event does not recur.
Event sharing information:
This is a public event.