Registration, Check-in, Launch: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, and 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 16. Sailing instructions will be provided at these times.
Competitors' Briefing: 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 16 at Headquarters.
Race Schedule: Seven races are scheduled. The first race is scheduled for a 10:00 a.m. warning signal on Friday, July 16. Except when races are sailed back to back, the approximate time of the warning signal for subsequent races will be posted. No race shall start after noon on Sunday, July 18, if one race has been completed. In any case, no race shall start after 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 18.
Eligibility
The Regatta is open to Class C Scows helmed by skippers who comply with the requirements prescribed by the ILYA bylaws and are Family, Regular, Youth, or Life members of the ILYA. Crew become members of the Association by virtue of their yacht’s completed registration. For membership information, please contact the ILYA office at (262) 203-7721, email
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or visit the web at www.ILYA.org.
Social
Lunches will be available daily at headquarters. Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17 - dinner at headquarters
Free beer during launch. A pontoon tie-up is planned for after Friday’s racing. Then return to the club for a casual cookout. Saturday’s dinner will be a hearty steak with the fixin’s – all at a Beulah-priced value. The bar is always stocked with C-worthy drinks. A variety of Miller and Bud products on tap with a few surprises also.
Fees
The entry fee is $96.00 per boat. Entries should be submitted on-line or on an official ILYA Regatta Entry form and postmarked or otherwise received by July 1, 2010. Entries postmarked or otherwise received after July 1 will incur late fees as specified in ILYA By-law 12.18.3 ($24). The Regatta Entry form, which includes the Waiver of Liability and other pertinent information, may be found on-line or in Scow Slants.
Entry is free for skippers sailing their first ILYA Adult Class Regatta, and who contact the ILYA office and register prior to or on the early registration deadline (July 1).
Entry is free to youth-age skippers who contact the ILYA office and register prior to or on the early registration deadline (July 1).
Registration fee incentives do not apply to on-site registrations.
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to the race winners and top ten boats. Trophies will be presented following haul-out and lunch after the last race on Sunday.
Risks
Sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor, or in the case of minors, each competitor’s parent or guardian, agrees to release the race organizers from any and all liability associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Rules
The Regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association, and the Rules and Bylaws of the ILYA, except as modified by the Sailing Instructions.
Pursuant to ILYA Bylaw 12.22, measurement and weighing will not be conducted, but each entry is bound by the ILYA Class C scantlings.
All communication will be by VHF radio, hailer when required, and flag signals.
In accordance with ISAF Regulation 20, this regatta is classified as an “invitational” Category A event.
One race is required to be completed to constitute a regatta. If six or more races are completed, each boat shall discard her worst score, except when prohibited under RRS 88.3(b).
Courses
The courses to be sailed will be described in the Sailing Instructions. The racing area will be on the navigable waters of Lake Beulah.
Launching: There is a crane available at the LBYC facility for launching sailboats only. The crane may only be operated by LBYC members. Each yacht should have a lifting bridle for crane use.
Mooring: Bring your own anchor, buoy and line (20 feet) in case it is needed. Boats will be on lifts or tied at homes, or moored in a nearby bay. Although dry sailing is allowed for all yachts at this regatta, it is strongly discouraged to allow ample parking for cars and trailers. All moorings must be removed on Sunday, July 26.
Spectator Fleet: Power boats can be launched at the public ramp. Beulah has a strict policy limiting entry each day. Plan to launch boat on Thursday and moorings around the lake will be arranged. Directions will be given at the club.
Regatta contacts
Candace Porter -
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1) Registering on the ILYA website (www.ilya.org). To register for the regatta click HERE.
2) Completing an official ILYA Regatta Entry Application and sending it, together with the required fee, to the ILYA at PO Box 311, Fontana, WI 53125.
3) Faxing to ILYA at 262-203-7722.
All entries must be postmarked or otherwise received by July 1 to avoid late penalties per ILYA By-law 12.18.3.d. Fax and Internet registrations require MasterCard or VISA credit card information.
