1. ORGANIZING AUTHORITY
2. 2009 SCHEDULE OF RACES
3. RULES
4. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

4.1 COMPETITORS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
4.2 ADVERTISING
4.3 REGISTRATION
4.4 RACE ENTRY DEADLINES

5. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
6. RACING AREA
7. COURSE
8. EQUIPMENT
9. SCORING

9.1 LOW POINT SCORING

9.1.1 NUMBER OF RACES
9.1.2 SERIES SCORES
9.1.3 LMPHRF
9.1.4 ONE DESIGN
9.1.5 ORR

10. PRIZES

1. ORGANIZING AUTHORITY

The following are the Organizing Authorities for the races listed in the 2009 Area III Schedule of events:

2. 2009 SCHEDULE OF RACES

3. RULES

3.1 The Regatta will be governed by the rules as defined by the current Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 -2012 (RRS), the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Special Regulations Governing Offshore and Oceanic Equipment and Preparations, including the latest US SAILING Prescriptions as changed by LMSRF Area III, LMPHRF, and ORR as administered by US SAILING for Great Lakes racing when used as a scoring overlay. In case of conflict between this Notice and the Sailing Instructions, the Sailing Instructions shall prevail. This changes RRS 63.7.

4. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

4.1 COMPETITORS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The races listed in Section 2 of this Notice (2009 Schedule of Events) are open to sailboats entered in accordance with RRS 75 (Entering a Race) whose owners or charterers are individual members of US SAILING, and LMSRF and registered in the Area III database.

4.2 ADVERTISING
This Regatta is subject to advertising restrictions as defined in ISAF Regulation 20.

4.3 REGISTRATION
A formal registration received by the LMSRF/Area III office is required for all entries. Boats may register under the classes and/or the handicapping and rating systems described in Section 3 of this Notice. A completed registration consists of the following:

4.3.1 Submission of a LMSRF/Area III 2009 Registration Form.

4.3.2 Payment of a one-time $10.00 Area III registration fee and a current LMSRF membership

4.3.3 A PHRF Class entrant must submit and have on file a copy of both sides of a current valid LMPHRF Rating Certificate prior to the entered race. Noncompliance will result in the entry not being scored.

                4.3.4 An Area III One-Design entrant must be a current member of its one design class and in full compliance with their applicable class rules.  Specifically, the following one design classes must be in compliance to the following class rules:

·       T-10 – must comply with the rules of the National T-10 Association and the local rules of Fleet Number 2 (also known as The Local Rules of the Chicago T-10 Association).  In the event of a discrepancy between these rules, the local rules shall apply. 

·       J/105 – must comply with the J/105 Class Association Rules.

·       Beneteau 36.7 – must comply with the Beneteau First 36.7 North American One-Design Class Rules

·       Beneteau 40.7 – must comply with Beneteau First 30.7 North American One-Design Class Rules. 

Non-compliance will result in the entrant not being scored.  In addition, for the following one-design classes, the “measurer” for all Area III events (as set forth in RRS 78.3) shall include, in addition to any other measurer for these events, the following persons for each indicated one-design class:

·         T-10 – The T-10 fleet captain and/or the measurer of the local T-10 fleet or their designees. 

·         J/105 –  The J/105 fleet captain and/or the measurer of the local J/105 fleet or their designees. 

·         Beneteau 36.7 – The Beneteau 36.7 fleet captain and/or the measurer of the local Beneteau 36.7 fleet or their designees. 

·         Beneteau 40.7 – The Beneteau 40.7 fleet captain and/or the measurer of the local Beneteau 40.7 fleet or their designees.

4.3.5 If a club chooses to use ORR as an overlay scoring system, a copy of a current ORR Rating Certificate is required to be on file in the Area III office for each boat wishing to be so scored, plus a charge of an additional $15.00 scoring fee for each day’s race so scored.

4.4 RACE ENTRY DEADLINES
The entry deadline is 1000 CDT Friday preceding the race week end, EXCEPT for the Tri-State Weekend, September 5~7, 2009 where the deadline will be 1800 CDT Wednesday, September 2, 2009. A late entry will be allowed up to 1000 CDT of the race day of the racing weekend only on-line (for previously registered boats) by the use of a credit card, plus an additional $50.00 late charge added to the race entry fee. If no entry fee is required, the $50.00 late charge still applies.

4.5 WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY
You can withdraw from any race entered, by completing the Withdrawal & Refund Request form and submitting it to the LMSRF/Area III office by 10am on the Friday prior to the race weekend from which you are withdrawing (for the Tri-State, turn in the form on the Wednesday before the race). You will receive a full refund less a one-time $15 processing fee AFTER September 30, 2009.

5. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The Area III General and Special Sailing Instructions have been published in the 2009 Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation (LMSRF) Year/Racebook which is posted on the LMSRF web site at http://lmsrf.org/area3_03.asp and http://lmsrf.org/area3_05.asp. The General Sailing Instructions at this location will be finalized on May 9, 2009. Any posting on the web site before May 9, 2009 is unofficial. Special Sailing Instructions for the first half of the season at this location will be finalized on May 9, 2009. The Special Sailing Instructions for the second half of the season at this location will be finalized on May 31, 2009. Unofficial paper copies of the 2009 Year/Racebook are available for purchase, call the LMSRF office to order a copy. All other postings, whether on a club notice board or club website or e-mailed or any printed copies are unofficial.

6. RACING AREA

6.1 The Buoy Racing Area is shown in Appendix 1 of the General Sailing Instructions of the LMSRF Area III Racebook Section.

6.2 The Port to Port starting and finishing locations are shown in Appendix 1.

7. COURSE

7.1 The courses will be as described in the LMSRF Area III Racebook Section under General Sailing Instruction 12: COURSES, and/or the Special Sailing Instructions.

8. EQUIPMENT

8.1 For all closed course races, a boat shall be equipped in accordance with Category 4 of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Special Regulations Governing Offshore and Oceanic Equipment and Preparations, including US SAILING Prescriptions.

8.2 For Port to Port races (except for the Waukegan Race Weekend which is Category 4), a yacht shall be equipped in accordance with Category 3 of the above named Offshore Special Regulations as changed by the LMSRF Area III.

8.3 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Special Regulations Governing Offshore and Oceanic Equipment and Preparations. Including US SAILING Prescriptions, as modified by the Organizing Authority, will apply to all offshore yachts, except for boats in the T-10 class which will be equipped for
Category 3.

9. SCORING

9.1 The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A in the RRS will apply using the following definitions:
“REGATTA” is defined as the results of each day’s racing. “SERIES” is the name for one or more races whose results will be calculated according to the scoring instructions for that series.

9.1.1 NUMBER OF RACES
The number of race days scheduled is stated in paragraph 2. The number of completed races to constitute a series shall be stated in the NOR and Sailing Instructions of each particular series that is dependent on Area III scheduled races.

9.1.2 SERIES SCORES
Each boat’s series score, including throw outs, shall be as stated in the series NOR.

9.1.3 LMPHRF
The corrected finish time is the elapsed time in seconds, minus the LMPHRF handicap multiplied by the length of the race. (tc = te - (d times h), where tc is corrected time, te is elapsed time in seconds, d is distance in nautical miles and h is the yacht’s LMPHRF handicap. (This formula represents time on distance scoring).

9.1.4 ONE-DESIGN
When racing in a One-Design class, the boat shall race without a handicap certificate and be scored by order of its finish. Each boat will be scored by their elapsed time within its Class, the lowest elapsed time wins.

9.1.5 ORR
When a Club uses ORR as an overlay scoring system, the corrected finish time is the elapsed time multiplied by the ORR Time-On-Time Coefficient (seconds/second) minus the course length, multiplied by the ORR Time-On-Distance Coefficient (seconds/mile). The ORR course type will be defined in the Special Sailing Instructions.

10. PRIZES

The Special Sailing Instructions found in the LMSRF Area III Racebook Section details the major prizes awarded for each race. The Organizer’s prizes for each Class of the race day for the Port-to-Port will be based on that one race. For Buoy races, prizes for that day will be determined by the lowest total score for all races sailed that day for each Class. Race day prizes for both Port-to-Port or Buoy races will be awarded according to the following table of starters in each Class.