Duck Island Yacht Club

Start: In or near Duck Island Roads, Westbrook, CT. The scheduled First Warning Signal is 1830 for weekday races, 1100 for Saturday Races, 1200 on Sunday for Commissioning Day, and 1300 on Sundays for the Fagan Series.

Rules: These races will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, the 2009 DIYC Fleet Series Sailing Instructions, and this Notice of Race.

Rules Changes: The Sailing Instructions change the following rules: Rule 32-Course may be shortened by class, Rule33-Course may be changed by class, Rule 35- Time limit is by boat, Rule 62.1(a)-Restriction on redress, Rule 77-Appendix G sail numbers are not required, Race Signals-Postponement signaled ashore.

Courses: Will be selected immediately prior to each race by the Race Committee, and signaled in accordance with the Sailing Instructions. The Race Committee may conduct multiple races for some classes, weather and time permitting.

Sailing Instructions: Will be available at least 24 hours before the first Warning Signal of the first race of each series at Duck Island Yacht Club, Hammock Road South, Westbrook, CT, in the box to the left of the Race Committee bulletin board located below the deck in the front of the clubhouse building, and online at www.diyc.com.

Classes: Several spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes using PHRF-ECSA ratings determined by the Race Committee prior to each Series. Each entrant must have a current, valid PHRF-ECSA certificate available in the PHRF-ECSA online database before the Close of Entries, or submitted to the Race Committee with entry form, or a current DIYC club PHRF certificate.

Entry Fees:

Series:	Wednesday: Spring OR Summer	Wednesday: Spring AND Summer	Commissioning Day	Shirley Hall Series	Fleet Captain’s Series	Single/Double & Commodore’s Invitational	Fagan Series
Member	$120	$195	$20	$80	$60	$20	$100
Non-member	$180	$275	$35	$120	$80	No Charge	$130

Additional Fee: $5.00 additional per series for entrants who are not USSA members

Mail Entries To: DIYC Race Committee

c/o Roger Bauman

389 Fairview Road

Westbrook, CT 06498

Scoring: PHRF-based time-on-time scoring for each race, and the low-point scoring system for series overall results in each class. If more than five races are scored in a series one race will be excluded.

Results and Prizes: Traditional token prizes for the first three places in each class in each race will be presented at the end of each day’s racing when results are announced at the Clubhouse post-race party. Series prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each class at the DIYC annual awards banquet at the conclusion of the racing season.