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Frostbite Regatta

January 5, 2008

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 2008 Pensacola Bay Sailing Instructions, except as modified by this Notice of Race.

Classes
Spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes will be sailed under GYA PHRF handicapping. A minimum of three entries are required to make a class. Class divisions will be announced at the Skipper’s Meeting.

Schedule
Friday, January 4, 2008
Registration 1800-1900
Skippers’ Meeting 1900*

Saturday, January 5, 2008
First Warning 1155
First Start 1200
Awards ASAP after racing

*Each entry must be represented at the Skippers’ Meeting. The entry of any yacht not represented at the Skippers’ Meeting may be rejected by the RC. This statement acts as notice and reason per RRS 76.1.

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, January 4, 2008. Mailed entries should be sent to Jo Dee Cattrell, 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, January 4, 2008), including on the water. 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.

Any yacht that has not paid or made arrangements with the RC to pay the entry fee prior to the start of the race will be scratched from the entry list. This statement acts as notice and reason per RRS 76.1.

Scoring
Race scoring will be based on the lowest corrected time.

Trophies
Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third places in each class. First in Fleet will be awarded if there are more than two classes in a fleet.