Islands Race
Gig Harbor YC
March 20, 2010
Join us for this fun event that will take the fleet from Gig Harbor to a temporary mark north of Blake Island before returning to Gig Harbor. This is the final race of the Southern Sound Series.
Sailing Instructions and General Information
Contents
Registration
: entry
form
Starting
Line
The
Course with an Important Note
Withdrawals
Protests
Awards
Series
Instructions
Post
Race Party
Moorage
Contact
Information
Schedule
Friday, March 19 Late registration of $35 will be taken at Gig Harbor Yacht Club from 5:00 -7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 20: 0925 First Signal for Cruising Class
0955 First signal for classes A-H
Post race party at GHYC
Registration:
Pre-registration
is required for all entrants. Entry forms must be received no later
than March 16. Late registration may be made in person at the GHYC
Clubhouse between 1600-1900 Friday, March 19.
The GHYC Clubhouse
and bar will be open on Friday, March 19th
at 1700.
Race fee: $30 : Late Registration Fee: $35
Starting Line:
Start in
northeasterly direction between the race committee boat and an orange
triangle racing buoy anchored 1/4 mile east of the mouth of Gig
Harbor.
The Course:
From the
starting line, proceed in a northeasterly direction through Colvos
Passage around the EAST side of Blake Island to an orange triangle
racing buoy anchored 1000 yards north of Blake Island. Leave the Buoy
to PORT and proceed EAST of Blake Island, south through Colvos
Passage and finish in a southwesterly direction across the (starting)
finish line.
Important Note:
There may
be an orange triangle racing buoy (limiting mark) anchored within 200
yards of the ferry terminal at Southworth. NO BOATS MAY PASS BETWEEN
THIS LIMITING MARK AND THE FERRY TERMINAL. Boats transiting these
areas will be disqualified.
Withdrawals
Please
contact Race Committee on Ch. 72 or (253)
318-9976
Protests:
MUST be
delivered IN PERSON to Race Chair Terry James/John McPhail prior to 2
hours after the finish of the last yacht or the expiration of the
time limit. Please notify the race committee of your intent to
protest upon crossing the finish line.
Awards:
GHYC will present
awards for 1st,
2nd,
and 3rd
place boats in each class. In addition, GHYC will award a perpetual
trophy, the Ringgold Cup, to the first boat in any class which wins
by the greatest corrected time margin over the second boat in that
class.
Post Race Party:
Once
again, we will be offering a post-race party at the GHYC clubhouse
featuring FREE food, no host bar, and videos of the racing. Results
will be up-to-the-minute. DON’T MISS IT!
Moorage:
Moorage is
available at the public dock at Jerisich Park (below the large U.S.
Flag) and at the Tides Tavern. A limited number of berths are
available at Peninsula Yacht Basin, Arabella’s Landing,
Murphy’s Landing Marina and other marinas in Gig Harbor.
Information:
For more
information or to obtain an entry
form, contact John McPhail at
(253) 549-4942 or Terry James at (253) 851-2773 or
jmmjam@comcast.net.
Race results will be posted on the Southern Sound Series web site as quickly as possible.