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Upcoming Regatta Announcments
JOE LOGAN REGATTA
St. Francis Yacht Club
October 18-19, 2008
NOTICE OF RACE
1.0 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), except as any of these are altered by the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 Racing rule 40.1 will be changed as follows: All competitors are required to wear a life jacket or other adequate personal floatation device while racing. The “Y Flag” will not be displayed.
2.0 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 Regatta is open to the Mercury Class.
2.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the online entry form located at www.stfyc.com. Entries must be submitted by October 15, 2008 in order to avoid late fee.
3.0 FEES
3.1 Entry fee is $65, less $5 with proof of current USSA membership, if received by October 15th, 2008.
3.2 Entry fee is $90, less $5 with proof of current USSA membership, if received after October 15th, 2008.
4.0 SCHEDULE
4.1 Online Registration Closes: Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 1030 hours.
4.2 The first Warning Signal is scheduled for 1200 hours on Saturday, October 18th and Sunday, October 19th.
5.0 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The Sailing Instructions will be available at the St. Francis Yacht Club Official Notice Board on Friday, October 17th, while an unofficial copy may be found on the St. Francis Yacht Club web site by Thursday, October 16th.
6.0 RACING AREA
The intended race area will be set on the City Front utilizing inflatable marks.
7.0 SCORING
7.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A of the Racing Rules, will apply.
7.2 Two races shall constitute a series.
7.3 Six races are scheduled in the series, all of which will count towards a boats final score.
8.0 BERTHING
All yachts competing in the event may be stored free of charge at St. Francis Yacht Club one night prior to the beginning of racing and one night after racing concludes. If you plan on leaving a trailer in the City parking lot longer, please contact the Harbormaster's Office 415.292.2013 for an overnight parking permit. All trailers without a City permit will be towed.
9.0 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, decision to race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
10.0 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact the St Francis Yacht Club race office at 415.563.6363,
email raceoffice@stfyc.com , or visit www.stfyc.com.
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Boats and Equipment For Sale
| Hull # |
Description |
Contact |
Photo |
| 559 |
McClish hull with deep cockpit, excellent condition with front tow trailer and good sails, $6000 |
Courtney Hanson H 831 624 1382 O 831 624 8519 chanson@bbrcpa.com |
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| 579 |
Moore built 1988, completely refurbished, cosmetically in excellent condition, Proctor mast 2003, Pineaple sails 2003, New trailer 2003, Clear title for both trailer and boat. $7900 |
Tim Deasy timothy_deasy@yahoo.com |
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More Info
To get more information about about the Mercury Class, contact your local fleet representative.
Email merc583@cox.net to:
Request information about joining the MCYRA.
Request information about crewing on a Mercury.
Post information to this web site.
To update your address information including email information, mail your request to Mr. Jim Bradley, Class Secretary
117 Lunado Way
San Francisco, CA 94127
415-586-2910 (H)
bradley@cal-insure.com
MCYRA Announcements
Sources
New Mercurys
Moore Sailboats
143 Grove Street
Watsonville, California 95076
831 763-0196mboats@pacbell.net
Spars
Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co. 7 Narrows Rd. P.O. Box 152 Wareham, MA 02571-0152
508 295 3550 zephyr@capecodshipbuilding.com (Web) www.capecodshipbuilding.com
One Mast in MCYRA Inventory in San Pedro. Contact Mike Burch sail372@yahoo.com or
Pax Davis pax580@aol.com
Super Spars, England
Four Masts coming into MCYRA Inventory . Contact Doug Baird merc508@yahoo.com
Class Sailmakers
North Sails 510-522-5373
U.K. Sails 510-523-9411
Ullman Sails 310-650-8913 Mike George
Elliot-Pattison Sailmakers 949-645-6697
Larson Sails 831-476-3009
Sobstad Sails 510-234-4434
Trailers
Target Trailer Service Mike Kelly
22435 Goldrush Lane, Clovis CA 93611
559 322 8863
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