'Tis true. We are amending the NOR.
If it has a sail, bring it. We'll figure out the classes and handicaps later.
This is truly a case of having a party where a sailboat race breaks out.
Where is the party, anyway? Manatiki?
The host hotel is the Dockside Inn.
Rumor is that the party Friday will be at the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club.
Saturday night party will be on the beach (so I hear - details are subject to change).
Alright folks, here is the revised NOR. Run what ya brung, spend next to nothing, and party with folks who know how it's done. Can't seem to attach a .DOC, so cut n pasted.
2009 Sailing Anarchy Invitational Sportboat Regatta
CHeap butt Weekend for Sportboats
CHAWS
Annual Regatta
March 13-15, 2009
Organizing Authority: Sailing Anarchy Yacht Club in association with the Ft. Pierce Yacht Club and the Dockside Inn Resort & Marina
Ft. Pierce, Florida, USA
NOTICE OF RACE
Revised 3/1/2009
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the following classes:
Sportboats over 18 ft. LOA (expected participants are Viper 640, Melges 24, Melges 20, Ultimate 20, Ultimate 24, Laser SB3, Flying Tiger 10, Flying Tiger 7.5). For the purposes of this paragraph, a “sportboat” is defined as having a planing type hull and asymmetric spinnaker.
Keelboats over 18 ft. LOA (expected participants are J/24, S2 6.7, etc.). For the purposes of this paragraph, a “keelboat” is defined as having a displacement hull and symmetric spinnaker.
All Beach Catamarans
2.2 If five boats of any one-design class are registered, they may race as one-design. The Organizing Authority may combine starts and award trophies to classes as they see fit.
2.3 Eligible boats may enter by going to www.yachtscoring.com and following the link to on-line registration.
7 SCHEDULE
7.1 Registration:
Friday, March 13, from 1600 hrs to 1800 hrs
7.2 Dates of racing:
Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15
7.3 The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race is 1200 hrs.
8 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available at registration.
9 VENUE
9.1 Monohulls will launch in the Ft. Pierce harbor. Catamarans may either launch in the harbor or on the ocean side beach. Competitors should contact Clive or Chris via the contact info at http:/
9.2 The racing will be conducted in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 2 miles off the beach. Boats should be prepared for rough conditions. There will be significant ebb current in the harbor entrance on both afternoons. An auxiliary motor or outboard is highly recommended.
9.3 Race Headquarters will be at the Dockside Inn & Resort.
10 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
11 INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $300,000 per event or the equivalent.
12 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please see the event website at http:/
ditto
I am sorry to report that we are officially
pulling the plug
on what I think will become a great event. We registered early on the premise that the
local
H20's would show to give us a race. We still might be able to bring up the rear of a mixed fleet, but even that looks mighty slim.
However, with the race just over a week away, I am not willing to go that far for a 4 boat race.
Thanks to Clean and Matt for doing your best. I guess the H20
Miracle
experiment is officially DEAD.
So are cats showing up?
Still ony 4 registered and we have bailed. I doubt if Tad and Bailey will be coming from Atlanta, but I don't speak for them of course.
I can't make it.
Tad is not coming, I have decided not to attend either.
My boat is still on the spray-horses at the moment.
Hope to pick it up today but it wont be ready/assembled. My new rear beam and new jib still aren't here (nice work Performance Cats - really, are we gonna go over this all over again?)
Will you have it ready for MW?
yeah it has to be ready by then. I'm going to work on it all weekend in an effort to get it ready.
From Sailing Anarchy Sailing Anarchy:
Run What Ya Brung
Our little Sailing Anarchy Yacht Club 'first annual' regatta kicks off in warm, breezy Fort Pierce, Florida this Friday, and it looks like we'll have two fleets of PHRF monohulls, and possibly a few beach cats racing in the open ocean just off Hutchinson Island. While this is still something of a practice run for what we think could grow into a sweet late winter regatta next year, we'll still have bigger handicap fleets than Miami Race Week, so we're doing something right...
Those of you who've had the faith to register and come play with us won't be disappointed - we've got a professional Hobie sailing National Race Officer, we scraped together some boats and marks thanks to the Fort Pierce Yacht Club, and the forecast is for 80 degrees and honkin' seabreeze for our civilized 12:00 starts. We're also bringing down big boxes of swag from all sorts of random sources like Torreson Marine, Charleston Race Week, and Point Loma Outfitting as well as free rum from Velocitek and Simplicity Racing, and deck hardware from Ronstan. Winners will get brand new Anarchy Challenge gear and some hilarious trophies, as well as bragging rights from the coolest regatta ever. EVER! Did we mention the cheap rooms, two pools (with hot tub), and jello shots between races? What about free launching, free dockage, two cheap-butt parties with free beer, and dirt-cheap entry fees?
If you can find the time to get down here, you won't regret it. Deadlines? We don't need no stinking deadlines. Check out the entry list and sign up now, or just drag your butt (and sportboat/shitbox/beach cat) down to the Dockside Inn this weekend and get in on the action. You won't regret it
Sorry to have missed y'all in Fort Pierce. Two days of predictable 15-20 knot breeze with big waves and 82 degree weather. A Hobie 17 even came to play for a short time before losing his mainsheet, the next day he crewed on a leadmine!
Do it again! We'll get boats there!