Notice of Race and Preliminary Instructions (rev. 03/18/2010)
Venue
The Cedar Lake Yacht Club invites all eligible ILYA I-20 sailors to join us for a super weekend of GREAT sailing and FUN June 26 and 27, 2010, as only the Cedar Lake Yacht Club can do a regatta.
Headquarters: Cedar Lake Yacht Club 7505 W. 137th Ave. Cedar Lake, IN 46303 219-374-9812 Map and Directions: CLYC is located only 45 minutes southeast of Chicago near the Indiana/Illinois state line.
Schedule
Registration and Launching: Registration and launching will be at Regatta Headquarters.Sailing Instructions will be provided at the time of registration.
Fri., June 25, 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sat., June 26, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration is not officially complete until measurement and weight requirements have been checked, and sailing instructions with waiver have been received and signed for.
Competitors' Briefings: 9:00 a.m., Sat., June 26, at Regatta Headquarters.
Warning Signal for first race: 10:00 a.m., Sat., June 26
Five races are scheduled, of which one must be completed to constitute a regatta. Except when races are sailed back-to-back, the time of the warning signal for subsequent races will be posted. If one race has been completed, no warning signal shall be made after Noon on the last day of scheduled racing. In any case, no warning signal shall be made after 1:00 p.m. on the last day of scheduled racing.
Eligibility
The regatta is open to boats of the I-20 Scow Class. The skipper must be a family, regular, youth or life member of the ILYA at the time of registration. Crew members become members of the ILYA by virtue of the yacht’s completed registration. ILYA Member Club requirements apply. See ILYA By-laws 12.22 and 12.23.
Social
All events will start and end at the Cedar Lake Yacht Club. Breakfast will be served each morning. Lunch will be served each day at the yacht club between races. Friday evening food will be available at the yacht club, Saturday evening one of our FAMOUS Cocktail Parties and Dinner will be served. The bar will be open all weekend. Casual attire is in order, and other special events are being planned for your enjoyment. All of this is at the CLYC CLUBHOUSE. We are offering a weekend meal package for $25.00 per person including Friday night. If you have special diet needs please let Pat Kardos know by June 16, 2010.
Fees
The entry fee is $80 per boat. Entries should be submitted on-line or on the official ILYA Regatta Entry form. Entries postmarked or otherwise received after June 12 (early registration deadline) will incur late fees as specified in ILYA By-law 12.18.3. The Regatta Entry form, which includes the Waiver of Liability and other pertinent information, may be found in Scow Slants and on-line.
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 (June 12).
A 50% youth-aged skipper discount is available to qualifying skippers who register prior to or on the early registration deadline (June 12).
Registration fee incentives do not apply to on-site registrations.(Pat says use the money you save to party at CLYC.)
Trophies
Trophies will be awarded to the skipper and crew of the top five finishing boats. Trophies will be presented on Sunday after lunch.
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 I-20 class scantlings:
2. ADVERTISING will be restricted to Category A.
3. BOATING REGULATIONS of the State of Indiana will apply.
Courses
The courses to be sailed will be described in the Sailing Instructions. The racing area will be on the navigable waters of Cedar Lake.
Housing
Our local hotels recommend you request your accommodations as soon as possible. Please request the ILYA rate when making your reservations.
In Cedar Lake:
Crestview Motel, Hwy. 41, Cedar Lake, In. 219-374-7190
In Schererville:
Best Western, Hwy 41 and Route 30, 219-865-3400
Holiday Inn Express, Route 30 just west of Hwy. 41 - 219-865 9529 - Discount with AAA or AARP Card.
In Merrillville:
Fairfield Inn, I-65 and Route 30, 219-736-0500, No special rates
Days Inn, I-65 and Route 30, 219-736-2355
CAMPING SPACE IS AVAILABLE ON CLYC PROPERTY. NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. LIMITED HOUSING IS AVAILABLE.
Miscellaneous
Mooring: The regatta will be dry sailed. All competitors dry sailing out of headquarters must provide an adequate lifting bridle. Two cranes are availabe on site.
Regatta contacts
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219-663-4999
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 June 12 to avoid late penalties per ILYA By-law 12.18.3.d. Fax and Internet registrations require MasterCard or VISA credit card information.
