Registration, Check-in, and Launching will
be at the PYC grounds (Regatta Headquarters) Friday, July 18 from 4:00
- 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, July 19, from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Trailer
parking will be off-site but within walking distance of the PYC.
Registration is not completed until measurement and weight requirements
have been checked, and Sailing Instructions have been received and
acknowledged.
Competitors' Briefing: There will be a Competitors’ Briefing on Saturday, July 19, at 8:30 a.m. on the front lawn of the PYC.
Race Schedule: The first race is scheduled for a 10:00 a.m.
warning signal. Except when races are sailed back to back, the approximate time of the warning signal for subsequent races will be posted in the Clubhouse. Five races are scheduled, with no races
starting after Noon on Sunday, July 20, if one race has been completed.
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.
Social
Friday evening there will be a cocktail party with heavy appetizers. Saturday evening the PYC will be hosting dinner and dancing “Pewaukee” style. Race winners for Saturday will be announced that evening along with the special awards for the day.
Lunch tickets for Saturday and Sunday, as well as Regatta wear, will be available at the registration table for competitors and spectators.
Fees
The entry fee is $100 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 be charged a $20.00 late fee. On -site entries will be charged a late fee of $30.
The 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.
A 50% youth-aged skipper discount is available to qualifying skippers who register prior to or on the early registration deadline.
Trophies
Individual race trophies and the top three overall skipper and crew trophies will be awarded at the conclusion of racing at the PYC. There are perpetual trophies for the championship skipper and crew.
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
1. Except as any of the following are altered by the Sailing Instructions, the regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association, the Rules and Bylaws of the ILYA, and the Melges 17 class scantlings:
2. Advertising will be restricted to Category A.
3. Boating regulations of the State of Wisconsin will apply.
4. The Sailing Instructions will be available during the registration periods.
5. Notification of OCS (on course side) starters will be done first by VHF and second by hailer.
Courses
The sailing area will be the navigable waters of Pewaukee Lake on courses described in the Sailing Instructions.
Housing
It is the goal of the PYC to offer housing to anyone interested in attending this event. If you are in need of housing, please contact the regatta chairs for assistance and housing will be arranged.
If other accommodations are desired, the following hotels are located a short distance from the PYC: Country Springs (2 miles east)
2810 Golf Road
Pewaukee, WI 53072
(262) 547-0201 Holiday Inn Express
3030 Golf Road
Delafield, WI 53018 www.ichotelsgroup.com
(262) 646-7077 Radisson Hotel
N14W24140 Tower Place
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262.506.6300 www.lakecountrycorner.com Best Western
2840 N. Grandview Blvd.
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262.524.9300 www.bestwestern.com Country Pride Inn
2412 Milwaukee Street
Delafield WI 53018
262.646.3300 CAMPING: Naga-waukee Park
651 Hwy 83 Delafield WI 53018 www.waukeshacounty.gov
Miscellaneous
Mooring:The Yacht Club has two ramps for launching, with dolly launching available at the west ramp. Dry sailing will be permitted with limited availability, and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis based on time of registration. Otherwise, mooring will be in the Yacht Club bay. Each boat will need to have a buoy, at least 20’ of anchor line, and an anchor. Taxi service will be provided prior to and immediately following the races. Mooring may also be available for those with private housing. NO overnight pier parking will be permitted.
Spectator Fleet:Spectator/tender boats are welcome. Gas is for sale at the Club. Every effort will be made to provide ample spectator boats for those wishing to get out on the water to watch the action.
Regatta contacts
Regatta Co-Chairs:
Tammy Sawyer 262-719-0077 or email tsawyer@wi.rr.com
Dave "Dex" Decker 262-327-3652 or email brudex@yahoo.com
Registration
Eligible boats may enter by three means:
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.
