NOTICE OF RACE
BIG MOUTH REGATTA
Pensacola Beach Yacht Club
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Management and Rules
The race will be sailed under the management of the PBYC Race Committee and will be governed by the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of US Sailing, GYA Offshore Racing Council General Recommendations Governing Offshore Racing, and the 2010 Pensacola Bay Sailing Instructions, except as modified by this Notice of Race and/or Sailing Instructions published for this event.

Classes
Classes will be decided based on participants. A few Class options will be; GYA PHRF Non-Spinnaker (long course and short course), Portsmouth Multihull, Laser, etc. A minimum of three entries are required to make a Class. Class divisions will be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.

Schedule
Friday August 27, 2010
    Registration            1800-1900
    Skippers’ Meeting     1930

Saturday August 28, 2010
    First Warning         1055
    First Start             1100
    Awards                 ASAP after racing at PBYC

Entries and Fees
Entries may be submitted via email, by mail, or at the Skippers’ Meeting but must be received by the entry deadline of 1900, Friday August 27, 2010. Mailed entries should be sent to David Johnson Pensacola Beach Yacht Club, PO Box 1112, Gulf Breeze, FL, 32562.

Cost of the Regatta is $30.00 (with current US Sailing membership card) and $35.00 (non-US Sailing members). An additional late fee of $10.00 will be charged to any skipper who wants to register after the close of registration (1900, Friday August 27, 2010). Prior notification via phone or email to the Fleet Captain stating the intention to race, with follow-up registration on the water, will not be considered late registration.

Scoring
Race scoring will be based on the lowest corrected time. Portsmouth and PHRF scoring systems will be used for all Classes.

Trophies
Trophies will be awarded for First, Second and Third places in each Class. First in Fleet will be awarded if there are two or more Divisions in a Class. The Big Mouth Trophy will be awarded to the first boat to finish in the Big Mouth Class and Skunk Flag to the last boat to finish in the Big Mouth Class.

Special Notes
1.  PHRF Big Mouth competitors may not use spinnakers, bloopers, drifters, code 0’s, or other similar sails. If there is a question about the use of a particular type of sail, it is to be considered illegal. Questions should be directed to the Race Committee and the final decision is at the discretion of the Race Committee. There is no limit to the number of jibs, mainsails, or staysails, etc. hoisted and used at any time. Multiple tack systems can be created between two bow cleats, stanchions, or other similar boat parts. When multiple sails are used the sail/sails are not required to be fed into “tuff Luff” type systems or in the mast track. Spinnaker poles, Whisker poles, or other pole devices are permitted for use. RRS 2009 – 1012 rule 50 shall be deleted for this regatta. The winner of the Big Mouth Trophy will be the first PBYC boat to finish in the Non-spinnaker Class sailing the long course to the sea buoy. Multihull boats are not eligible for the Big Mouth Trophy.

2.  Multihulls are not required to honor the shoal marks identified in the Pensacola Bay Sailing Instructions.  The winner of the Multihull Big Mouth award will be the first PBYC boat to finish in the Multihull Class sailing the long course to the sea buoy.

3. Creative Wager Award: There will be a prize for the most creative wager between two boats. The wager is required to be made the previous night at PBYC prior to or after the Skippers' Meeting. At this time the wager must be set between the boats and the Race Committee notified.