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 (NOR), and/or the 2010 Sea Buoy Regatta Sailing Instructions, (SI’s) for this Regatta.

Classes
Classes for this event will be; GYA PHRF Monohull Spinnaker, GYA PHRF Monohull Non-spinnaker, PHRF Multihull, and Portsmouth Multihull.  Class Divisions will be announced at the Skippers' Meeting.

Schedule
Friday, May 7, 2010
    Registration            1800-1900
    Skippers’ Meeting     1930

Saturday, May 8, 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, May 7, 2010. Mailed entries should be sent to David Johnson (DJ), 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, May 7, 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.