Registration, Check-in, Launch: 4:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, and 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on Friday,
July 18. Sailing instructions will be provided at these times.
Competitors' Briefing: 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 18 at the OLYC Clubhouse.
Race Schedule: Following the time based sailing format, seven races are scheduled. The first race is scheduled for a 10:00 a.m. warning signal on Friday, July 18. 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 20, if one race has been completed. In any case, no race shall start after 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 20.
Chalktalk: A chalk talk with the topic being “Strategies for Successful Regattas” will be hosted by Quantum sails at the clubhouse. This event is scheduled for 7:00 on Thursday. This is intended to provide assistance to all competitors, but will be especially helpful to those who are not long time regatta attendees.
Eligibility
The Regatta is open to 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
ScowSlants@aol.com or visit the web at www.ILYA.org. The Regatta is open to Class C Scows.
Social
The Yacht Club will be the center of activity for launching, take out, lunches, competitors briefing, parties, awards ceremonies, post race informal socializing, etc. Whether competitors are privately housed or not, our intention is each competitor will moor their boat at a club member’s home. This will create a convenient environment and a way to renew old friendships or create new ones.
Lunches will be provided each day. Friday evening, the famous Okauchee YC fish fry will be served. Saturday night will be an informal gathering at the clubhouse with “heavy hors d’ouvres” and pizza. Two hours after race time on Friday and Saturday, lucky members of the winning “team” will be awarded prizes based on the days results.
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 5,
2008. Entries postmarked or otherwise received after July 5 will incur
late fees as specified in ILYA By-law 12.18.3 ($20). 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.
Entry is free to youth-age skippers who contact the ILYA office and
register prior to or on the early registration deadline.
Trophies
Trophies will be presented to the top ten skippers and crews overall. Race winners will be awarded trophies as well. There will be a trophy for the top Master and Youth skipper not already in the top ten.
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.
The Low point system, RRS A4, will apply, except that Rule A2 is changed so that each boat’s total score will be the sum of her scores for all (maximum seven) races. One completed (official) race shall constitute a regatta.
Courses
The racing area will be the navigable waters of Okauchee Lake on courses described in the Sailing Instructions.
Housing
If you wish private housing, please contact Mark Prange preferably by e mail at mprange1@wi.rr.com, otherwise at 262-966-4953.
Local camping at members properties can be arranged as well.
Recommended accommodations are at either the...
Olympia Resort, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc 262 567 0311 (10 minutes from the OLYC south on Highway 67)
Hilton Garden Inn, 1443 Pabst Farms Circle, Oconomowoc 262 200 2222 (11 minutes from the OLYC south on Highway 67)
Miscellaneous
All boats will be launched from the ramp located at the clubhouse. Directions for launching and off site trailer parking will be given upon arrival. Please help prevent the spread of Eurasian milfoil and Zebra mussels. Be sure your rig is free from weeds before launch. You may be requested to power wash you hull and trailer prior to launching.
Each yacht should bring a substantial anchor and 20 feet of line. Shuttle boats will take boats to their mooring location. Although dry sailing is allowed for the regatta, local regulations do not allow dry sailing on the OLYC grounds.
OLYC will provide spectator boats for those wishing to watch races from the water. Powerboat launching is also available at the club, although no powerboats will be launched until all sailboats have been launched. Powerboats may need to be left at anchor during lunches, etc due to limited pier space.
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 5 to
avoid late penalties per ILYA By-law 12.18.3.d. Fax and Internet
registrations require credit card information.To register on-line click
HERE.
