Potomac River Sailing Association
Washington Sailing Marina, Alexandria, VA. Register in advance using an on-line registration form. Just bring a check to the regatta. This saves you and us time getting the scoring computer loaded. See Who is Coming.Marina Entry: Participants bringing boats from outside the marina on Saturday morning simply need to tell the guard at the gate that they are sailing in the regatta, and fill in a sign-in sheet. Payment of Marina entrance/launch/storage fees at the gate is not required. If you only intend to sail on Saturday, be sure to indicate on the sign-in sheet that you will be there for only one day.Upper Course Sailing Instructions
Lower Course Sailing Instructions
NOTICE OF RACES
1 RULES
1.1 These races will be governed by the “rules” as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 All boats in one-design classes 20’ or under are invited to participate. Classes of 5 or more boats will be started separately. Classes of fewer than 5 boats may be combined with another class.
2.2 All competitors must complete an entry form and pay an entry fee to the Potomac River Sailing Association at registration on May 26.
3 ENTRY FEES
Lower course classes (1 day of racing)
All (e.g. Laser, Penguin) $20
Upper course classes (2 days of racing)
1-person boat (e.g. Isotop) $25
2-person boat (e.g. Hobie 16, Buccaneer, Albacore) $30
3-person boat (e.g. Lightning) $40
These fees include a BBQ on Saturday and light appetizers after racing on Sunday that are provided by the Potomac River Sailing Association.
4 SCHEDULE
Lower course classes — 6 races are planned
Saturday
1030-1100 Registration
1100 Skipper’s meeting
1200 First warning signal on the lower course; consecutive races follow.
1600 No race will be started after this time.
1700 BBQ (or as soon as possible after the races are back)
Upper course classes — 4 races are planned for Saturday and 3 for Sunday. Races not sailed on Saturday may be sailed on Sunday.
Saturday
0915-1000 Registration
1000 Skipper’s meeting
1130 First warning signal on the upper course; consecutive races follow.
1600 No race is to be started after this time.
1700 BBQ (or as soon as possible after the races are back)
Sunday
1130 First warning signal; consecutive races follow.
1500 No race is to be started after this time.
Immediately following: Awards and light appetizers
5 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing instructions will be available at the registration table on May 26.
6 VENUE
6.1 The Washington Sailing Marina is located just off of the George Washington Parkway about 1.5 miles south of Reagan National Airport and a similar distance north of Old Town Alexandria. The street address for Internet directions is 1 Marina Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
6.2 Upper course: Classes scheduled to sail for 2 days (e.g. Catamarans, Lightnings, Buccaneers, Albacores) will sail off of Haines Point (with the Capitol and monuments as a backdrop).
Lower course: Classes scheduled to sail for 1 day (e.g. Lasers, Penguins) will sail off of the powerplant and only a short distance from the docks.
7 SCORING
7.1 One race is required to be completed to constitute a regatta.
7.2 If 5 or fewer races are completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. This changes RRS A2. If 6 races or more are completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
8 AWARDS
8.1 Awards will be given to each member of the winning crews. The depth of awards will be based on the expected number of participants in each class: the first whole number less than half the number of that estimate up to a maximum of five. The estimate is based on participation in the previous year or as provided by a fleet representative to the regatta chair in time for the awards to be ordered.
8.2 The Len Penso award will be conferred on the skipper over the age of 50 who beats the most boats in his or her class.
8.3 The Katherine Hearst award will be conferred on the woman who beats the most boats in her class.
9 FURTHER INFORMATION
Regatta Chair – Michael Heinsdorf (mheinsdorf@gmail.com)
Principal Race Officer on lower course – Scott Snyder (SSnyder@ghidra.com)
Principal Race Officer on upper course – Nabeel Alsalam (Nabeel.Alsalam@gmail.com)