Notice and Conditions of Race 

Part II - Rules and Conditions

Letter from the Event Organizer

Part I - General Administrative Information

Part II - Rules and Conditions

Part II - Amendment 1

6/7/04

Entry Form (PDF)

2004 Race Week Index

2003 Results and Photos

Part II - Rules and Conditions
1. RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the "rules" as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.

1.2 The PHRF of Southern California Rules & Regulations and Category IV safety requirements will apply.

2. ADVERTISING
2.1 Except for the Farr 40 class, this regatta is designated an "Invitational Event" in accordance with ISAF Regulations 20.4.4 and 20.10(d). Advertising is restricted to Category A. There shall be no advertising on hulls, sails, spars or equipment except as permitted by ISAF Regulation 20.3.1.

2.2 For the Farr 40 class, this regatta is designated as Category C as modified by Farr 40 Class Rule 36. Competitors are requested to respect the brand exclusivity of the Official Sponsors of this event. Their participation enhances the event for all competitors.

3. ELIGIBILITY
3.1 Race Week is open to monohull boats with a LOA of 20 feet or greater that submit a completed entry in one of the following categories: PHRF boats with PHRF handicaps of 175 or less in the buoy racing classes, PHRF boats with Random Leg ratings between 12 and 175 for the Random Leg Class(es) and the following one design classes: 1D35, Farr 40, J/120, J/109, J/105, J/80, Melges 24, Santana 20 and Schock 35. Other One Design classes may petition a class start and will be considered based on the number of boats and the event classes that are established.

3.2 In all PHRF classes, there are no restrictions or rules prohibiting Marine Professionals from steering. There are no additional MIR related rules.

3.3 All PHRF entrants, with the exception of those boats racing in PHRF 1, must have a handicap assigned by PHRF of Southern California with local Area C adjustments (for more information, see section 7.2). A special NSRW PHRF Consortium will assign handicaps to those boats racing in PHRF 1 class.

3.4 One Design entrants must meet all ownership, class membership (including eligibility requirements), class rules and other requirements of this event.

3.5 A boat may not protest a boat for the alleged breach of RRS 75.2 with respect to ISAF Regulation 21.1(b). This changes Rule 60.1(a).
 

Letter from the Event Organizer

Part I - General Administrative Information

Part II - Rules and Conditions

Entry Form (PDF)

2004 Race Week Index

2003 Results and Photos

Letter from the Event Organizer

Part I - General Administrative Information

Part II - Rules and Conditions

Entry Form (PDF)

2004 Race Week Index

2003 Results and Photos

4. ENTRY
4.1 The entry deadline to avoid a late fee is June 1, 2004. The event organizer must receive a completed entry form and the entry fee by that date to avoid the late fee of $75. Entry acknowledgment will be delivered to valid entrants by June 15. No entries will be accepted after 1800 PST, Monday, June 21, 2004 without the approval of the Event Director and payment of an additional late fee.

4.2 The PHRF Yacht Club Team Challenge is open to all yacht club teams. Teams shall consist of four PHRF boats competing at North Sails Race Week. The Yacht Club Challenge entry form, available on the Race Week web page or from the event organizer, must be submitted prior to the conclusion of registration.

4.3 The Kent Family Trophy competition is open to entries sailed by at least three members of an immediate family. The Kent Family entry form, available on the Race Week web page or from the event organizer, must be submitted prior to the conclusion of registration.

5. FEES
5.1 The entry application shall be accompanied by an entry fee. Entry fees are based on a number of different factors including but not limited to: LOA; number of races for class; need for support trailer parking; rating review process in PHRF 1; additional individual one design class requirements. For all classes except the Random Leg Class, the entry fee is as follows:

One Design Entry Fees:

A boat's LOA is to be rounded to the nearest foot (ie 29.49'=29' and 29.50'=30') for the purpose of determining entry fees.

5.2 For the Random Leg Class(es), the entry fee shall be $200 for boats 30 feet and under and $275 for boats over 30 feet.

6. PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

After the start of Race #1, boats may not come out of the water until completing the regatta without the written approval of the Race Committee Chairman.

7. MEASUREMENT AND CLASS INFORMATION
7.1 Entries will be posted on the North Sails Race Week web page (www.Premiere-Racing.com). The preliminary scratch sheet will be posted on or about June 9.

7.2 PHRF
7.2.1 With the exception of entrants racing in PHRF 1 class, PHRF handicaps for this event will be assigned by PHRF of Southern California.

7.2.2 Non-members of PHRF of Southern California may obtain an application for a PHRF certificate by contacting PHRF of Southern California at: Tel (562) 438-6712; Fax (562) 439-4345; Email: fleetoffice@phrfsocal.org or their web page: http://www.phrfsocal.org/join.htm and referring to option #2.

7.2.3 Those entrants racing in PHRF 1 class must submit their current PHRF handicap certificate. All other PHRF entrants must submit their current PHRF of Southern California handicap certificate to complete their entry. Entrants should not wait for their rating certificate before submitting their entry application. Best efforts will be made to have the PHRF handicaps for PHRF 1 entrants posted on the Race Week web page by June 19. Additionally, they will be posted on-site at Race Headquarters no later than 1600 on Thursday, June 24.

7.2.4 The PHRF of Southern California class rules can be found at www.phrfsocal.org/class.htm

7.2.5 PHRF Class Breaks: In an effort to provide 'like racing', boat displacement, age and other factors will be considered when determining class breaks. When necessary to create better racing within a class, a "sub-class" will be created based on age, performance and displacement factors. Best efforts will be made to have the class splits, with PHRF handicaps, posted on the Race Week web page as soon as they are available.

7.2.6 The Random Leg class(es)'s racing shall consist of one race on Saturday and one race on Sunday of medium length. Random Leg courses to be sailed will be selected from a special NSRW course chart developed specifically for the Random Leg Class(es). The Random Leg course chart will be provided in your registration package and will be posted on the Race Week web site.

7.2.7 The Santana 20 class will only race on Saturday and Sunday.

7.2.8 All Farr 40 owners or charterers, tacticians and boat captains shall be required to sign a declaration that their boat fully complies with Farr 40 Class Rules and that they will abide by said Class Rules as well as the designer and manufacturers original standards, which shall prevail in the event of conflict while racing (Class Rule Appendix 10). Jana Madrigali will administrate this declaration.

8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
8.1 The Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Race Week web page approximately June 15 and will be available at registration.

9. RACING AREAS
9.1 It is anticipated that there will be three Divisions, each with its own separate racing area.

10. SCORING
10.1 The low point scoring system found in Appendix A of the RRS will apply, except that each boat's series score will be the sum of all of her race scores without discard. The lowest series score wins.

10.2 Races are scheduled as follows:

One race must be completed to constitute a series.

11. PRIZES
11.1 Overall series awards, based on the cumulative scores for the event, will be awarded after the final race, with the number of trophies awarded per class determined by the number of entries in each class.

11.2 The Boat of the Week Trophy will be awarded to the overall winner of North Sails Race Week.

11.3 The PHRF Boat of the Week Trophy will be awarded to the overall PHRF winner of North Sails Race Week.

11.4 The PHRF Yacht Club Challenge Trophy will be presented to the yacht club whose four-boat team has the lowest combined score. In addition, a $500 donation to the winning yacht club's junior program will be awarded.

11.5 The Kent Family Trophy will be presented to the highest placing boat in the regatta that is sailed by at least three members of an immediate family.

11.6 The Farr 40 Pacific Coast Championship Trophy, the Schock 35 Pacific Coast Championship Trophy and the Santana 20 Western Regional Championship Trophy will be presented to the winner of each respective class.

12. AMENDMENTS TO THIS NOTICE
12.1 The event organizer reserves the right to amend this notice. Any amendments of this notice made prior to June 1, 2004 will be mailed to all owners whose entries have been accepted. Amendments will be posted on the Race Week web page and the Official Notice Board. Copies will be available at Race Headquarters.

13. LIABILITY RESPONSIBILITY
13.1 The organizers and sponsors bear no responsibility for accidents, damages or injuries to boats or their personnel arising from any cause during races or related activities. Attention is drawn to RRS Part I - Fundamental Rules.

13.2 The safety of a boat and its crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the Skipper who must ensure that the boat is fully sound, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced and physically capable crew. Neither the establishment of regulations or inspection of a boat in any way limits or reduces the complete and unlimited responsibility of the Skipper.

13.3 It is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the Skipper of each boat to decide whether or not to start or continue in any race.