Sarasota – Havana Regatta

May 14, 2011

This announcement is a preliminary to the actual NOR.

1. Rules

            1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of

                  Sailing.

            1.2 The organizing authority is the SYC Charitable Foundation, Inc.

            1.3 WFPHRF Class Rules will apply. See www.westfloridaphrf.org.

2. Eligibility

            2.1 Open to any single hulled, self-righting, enclosed cabin sailing boat that holds

                  a current valid WFPHRF rating with a maximum rating of 285, and to all

                  offshore multi-hull yachts that have a current valid WFPHRF rating. All boats

                  must meet the WFPHRF Category 1 Safety, Crew and Equipment 

                   Requirements and additional requirements outlined.  Click Here for Details

            2.2 All boats shall have a minimum overall length of 28 feet.

            2.3 Owner and/or skipper shall mean the person , whether or not the owner of the

                  boat who will be in charge of the boat and will be responsible for its handling

      and safety, the conduct of its crew while ashore as a guest of SYCCF and the

      Hemingway International Yacht Club of Cuba, and shall be responsible for 

       compliance with the NOR and Sailing Instructions.

            2.4 All boats shall carry a workable VHF radio capable of receiving and  

                  transmitting on channels 16 and 72, and receiving weather broadcasts.

            2.5 The minimum crew shall be four (4) persons.

            2.6 True Cruiser and Racer/Cruiser entrants intending to use a spinnaker or a

                   “cruising spinnaker” under the provisions of the WFPHRF Class Rules shall

                    notify the race committee of their intention prior to the skippers’ meeting.

3. Entries and Fees

            3.1 Entries shall be made online or by printing and completing the Official Entry

                 Form accompanied by an exact copy of the boat’s current valid WFPHRF

                 Rating Certificate.

            3.2 The entry Fee is $1,000.  A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 is due with the application
                   The balance of the entry fee will be due and payable upon governmental approval to conduct
                    the Regatta 

4. Sailing Instructions

            4.1 The Sailing Instructions will be available at the Skippers’ Meeting and will be

                   posted as a courtesy at www.syccharitablefoundation.org . However the official

                   instructions are the printed copies available at the Skippers’ Meeting.

5. Registration, Crew List and Skippers’ Meeting

            5.1 The Skippers Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on May 12, 2011 at the

                   Sarasota Yacht Club

            5.2 An accurate and complete crew list shall be provided prior to each Skippers’

                  Meeting, but may be required well in advance this depending on the OFAC

       License requirements

6. Classes and Divisions

            6.1 Minimum of five boats to make a class

            6.2 Classes are WFPHRF Spinnaker, WFPHRF Non-Spinnaker, WFPHRF True Cruising, WFPHRF Racer/Cruiser and
                   WFPHRF Multihull as defined in the WFPHRF Class Rules. Further division of classes may be dictated by the
                    number of entries received.

            6.3 Divisions will be assigned based on a combination of rating, displacement and  

                  sailing characteristics of each boat.

7. Start

            7.1 The time of the warning signal to be determined.

8. Course

            8.1 The Starting Point is  Approximately  27° 15.728 N, 82° 34.668 W

            8.2  Rebecca Shoal to PORT 

9. Finish

            9.1 Finish off Entrance Buoy Hemingway International YC  

                    Approximately  23° 05.3' N, 82° 30.3' W

10. Advertising

            10.1 TBD

11. Scoring

11.1Corrected times for monohulls will be calculated using time on distance based on the boat’s WFPHRF “OWC” rating. Multihull scores will be calculated using the WFPHRF rating and time on time formula.

12. Time Limit

            12.1 TBD

13. Prizes

            13.1 Trophies will be awarded based on the number of entries in each division.

14. Dockage

            14.1 Dockage at SYC will be available for no dockage fee from May 13-16. Dockage at Marina Hemingway will be arranged in advance by the organizing authority for each entry at no charge

15. Contact Information

            15.1 Cindy Clifton, Sarasota Yacht Club, Email cindy.swan@verizon.net