2011 National Championship Regatta
 

November 2-5, 2011

James Island County Park

Charleston, South Carolina

Organized jointly by the
AMYA EC12 Class

Support by the Charleston
Model Yacht Club
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 NOTICE OF RACE

1. RULES
   1.1 The Regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing, as modified by Appendix E and the Sailing Instructions.
2. ELIGIBILITY
   2.1 The regatta is open to all owners of properly registered boats of the EC-12 Class.
   2.2 Entries from applicants outside the U.S. may be accepted providing both Yacht and Skipper is properly registered with their national authority in the EC-12 Class.

3. SCHEDULE
    3.1 Check in and measurement of boats and sails will be held from 1200 to 1600 hours on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
   3.2 A Rules Q&A seminar by Rick West and Tom Germer will be held from 1600 to 1700 hours at the lake.
   3.3 Skipper’s Meetings:  Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 0915 hours.
   3.4 Races:
   Thursday, Fleet racing begins at 0945 hours with no fleet race starting after 1600  hours.
   Friday, Fleet Racing begins at 0930 hours with no fleet race starting after 1600 hours.
   Saturday, Fleet Racing begins at 0930 hours with the final race finishing approximately at 1500 to 1600 hours.
   3.5 Saturday, an awards banquet will be held at approximately 1830 hours.

4. LOCATION
   The Regatta will be held at the James Island County Park at 871 Riverland Drive, Charleston, SC 29412. GPS: 32 43.988 N, 79 59.152 W by Garmin. The sailing lake is immediately to the right of the park entry gate. The Park entry fee is one dollar per vehicle per day.

 5. ENTRY
    5.1 Eligible competitors may register their boat by completing the official entry form and submitting it, together with payment for all fees.
   5.2 Regatta registration may be by mail to the name and address on the entry form or by online registration during the entry period at: http://amya.spruz.com/regattas.htm. The entry period will begin on September 8 and end on October 20, 2011. No entries will be accepted before or after those dates.
   5.3 There or no entry limitations for the regatta.

6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
   6.1 The sailing instructions will be available for download on the Nationals page at the Class Website, www.ec12.org in the Regattas menu. The Sailing Instructions will also be emailed to the competitors properly entered and after October 20, 2011.

 7. COURSE AREA
   7.1 The preferred Control Area will be the eastern shoreline facing Dog Island. The Race Director will set an Olympic triangle course with leeward and windward legs to finish.  2-1/2 laps will be preferred.
   7.2 The lake is visible from the entry gate to the park. The parking area is on your right under the palm trees. The staging areas are across the road along the foot path.

8. FLEET MANAGEMENT AND SCORING
    8.1 The Regatta will be conducted using the racing portion of the Equal Opportunity Racing System (EORS) with a fleet promotion and relegation process.
   8.2 The three sailing fleets will be seeded by the Race Committee from a performance ranking list covering the last 14 months.
   8.3 The Low Point Scoring System of Appendix A will apply.

9. PRIZES
   9.1 Trophies will be awarded to the top six positions.
   9.2 AMYA gold chevrons will be awarded to the top three positions

10. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
    More detailed information will be available on the Class Website before and during the registration period.

Race Director and Registrar: Rick West, mobile 415-519-1525.
 Race Officer: Tom Phillips, mobile 904-806-4056.
 Scorer and Starter: Skip Allen
 Regatta Judge and Protest Committee Chairman: Tom Germer
 
 

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