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Potomac
River Sailing Association SPRING
REGATTA May 29-30, 2010 Washington Sailing Marina, Alexandria, VA ALL
one design classes welcome; separate starts for 5 or more boats.
Smaller classes may be started together.
The races will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing
Rules of Sailing. Two race courses are planned. The upper course off of Hains Point will be for Albacores, Buccaneers, Hamptons, Interlakes, Lightnings, Flying Scots, and similar boats. The lower course off of the Power Plant will be for Lasers, Penguins, Sunfish, and similar boats. Here is the NOR in a PDF that is suitable for printing. Register in advance using an on-line registration form. See Who is Coming. If you don't want to fill out and submit an on-line registration form, you can print and then fill in a hardcopy registration form and bring it to the regatta on Saturday morning. 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. Rolling Thunder: Several thousand motorcycles will descend on the Pentagon parking lot on Sunday, starting at about 9 AM; many inbound routes to the marina, including I-66; I-395; and the GW parkway will undergo temporary closures between 9 and 10 AM. Check the schedules in the newspaper the day before, and plan your departure to get on to these routes before the temporary closures - or risk being late to the race course due to an inability to reach the marina timely.
UPPER COURSE Five, possibly six, races are planned. If six races are completed, a competitor's worst race will be discarded in the scoring. Otherwise, all will count. Saturday: 3 (or 4) races are planned Registration:
9:00 to 10:00 near the cranes Sunday: 2 (or 3) races are planned The
first warning signal is at 11:30 a.m. Upper Course Sailing instructions will be available at registration.
LOWER COURSE Five
races are planned, all on Saturday. Sailing instructions are here and will be available at registration. FEES
$20 for all Lower Course boats; for Upper Course, $25
for one-person boat, $30 for two-person boat, $40 for three-person boat
(includes party fee); $10 for additional party tickets; Overnight
storage and launching is free of charge to those competing in the
regatta: Be sure to tell the attendant at the gate that you are
competing in the regatta and give that person your name, class of boat,
and state of residence.
PARTY On
Saturday after racing. PRSA will supply beer, sodas, burgers and dogs.
Please bring a salad, hors d'oeuvres or dessert to share.
Coffee and doughnuts available at registration. TROPHIES Trophies will be awarded to each member of the winning crews; 4 deep for 13 or more boats, 3 deep for 9-12, 2 deep for 5-8, and 1 for 2-4 boats, based on the expected number of participants (based on last year's participation or by prior communication with a fleet representative, as communicated prior to the event). 1st & 2nd skippers in the the Albacore and Lightning fleet and the 1st skipper in the Bucc fleet will receive stained glass PRSA burgees. They are suncatchers and hang in a window. Sailors
will also compete for two perpetual trophies perpetual trophies: 1) The
Catherine Hearst Women’s Trophy for the woman skipper beating the most
boats in her class and 2) The Leonard Penso Senior’s Trophy for the
skipper over 50 years of age beating the most boats in his or her class. Questions: Contact Scott Snyder |