NOTICE OF RACE

SSA IC Frostbiting Series

Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis, MD

Organizing Authority: Annapolis InterClub Fleet and the Severn Sailing Association

Host Club: Severn Sailing Association, 311 First Street, Annapolis MD

Rules: The regatta will be governed by the 2004-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing, the IC Technical Regulations for the InterClub Dinghy Class, effective April 20, 1997, and the Sailing Instructions.

1. Competitors shall wear life jackets at all times while on the water except for brief periods when adding or removing clothing. This changes RRS 27.1 and 40.
2. A boat that may have broken a rule of RRS Part 2 may take a penalty by making a 360 degree turn. This changes rule RRS 44.1.
3. Changes To Rule 42 (Propulsion) - During and immediately after tacking or gybing, a boat's crew may move their bodies to roll the boat, provided that the boat's mast does not move away from the vertical more than once. This replaces RRS 42.3(a).
4. A bow and/or sail number is required, which do not have to match. However, a boat may not display a bow or sail number that is not her hull number if that number is used in the event by either the boat that owns that hull number, or another boat that registered before her. The bow number, if used, shall be placed within 1 foot of the bow stem, be at least 10 inches in height, and be of contrasting color to be hull.
5. A boat shall not leave the basin(s) until the safety boat has left.
6. Competitors shall wear wet or drysuits when the water temperature is below 50 degrees.

Eligibility and Entry: Each skipper shall be a current member of SSA and the Annapolis Interclub Fleet. SSA Winter memberships and boat storage are available for non-club members for very reasonable costs. Please contact the IC Fleet Captain or the SSA office for Winter Membership requirements and forms. Each skipper shall perform as least one day of safety boat or race committee duty during the series.

Registration: Sunday, November 14, 11:00am -12:30pm in the SSA clubhouse, and every Sunday thereafter for boats entering after the series begins.

Schedule: Each Sunday from November through April as shown on the Annapolis IC Web site (http://www.severnsailing.org/fleets/IC/racing.shtml). First warning signal is 1:00 pm. No races shall be started after 4:00pm.

Measurement: Boats, sails and equipment shall conform to the IC Technical Regulations for the InterClub Dinghy Class, effective April 20, 1997 (see www.interclub.org). Sail measurement stamps are required. Skipper and crew (in full sailing gear and with any necessary additional weights) shall weigh a minimum 315 pounds. The fleet measurer is available to assist competitors in making the required measurements.

Series Format and Scoring: High point scoring will be used for daily and series scores as shown on the Annapolis IC website. Each racing day is scored as an individual series. Points for each daily series comprise the SSA IC Frostbite Series.

Series Contact: Fleet Captain contact information can be found at: http://www.severnsailing.org/fleets/index.shtml