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Notice of Race
Maximum Series 2009
The following Series of Six Races will be jointly organised by the three
Clubs:-
Upnor
Sailing Club,The Medway Cruising Club and The
Medway Yacht Club
The Maximum
Cup for Cruiser Class Div
1 RORC IRC Rated Boats
The Maximum Trophy
for
Cruiser Class Div 2 MYC PN
Rated Boats
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Day
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Date
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Month
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Start
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Start
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race
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Start
Line
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HW
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Div
1
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Div
2
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No.
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Chat'm
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Sunday
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02nd
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Aug
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10:00
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10:10
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Max 1
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MYC
Start/Finish
Line
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10.56
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Sunday
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09th
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Aug
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10:10
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Max 2
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MYC
Start/Finish
Line
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15.41
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Sunday
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16th
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Aug
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10:00
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10:10
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Max 3
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MYC
Start/Finish
Line
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08.52
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Sunday
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23rd
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Aug
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10:00
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10:10
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Max 4
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MYC
Start/Finish
Line
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15.36
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Sunday
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18th
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Oct
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10:00
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10:10
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Max 5
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USC
Start/Finish
Line
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13.18
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Sunday
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25th
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Oct
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10:00
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10:10
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Max 6
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USC
Start/Finish
Line
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16.48
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The
Cruiser Class Maximum Series consist of 6 races, with the best 4 results to
count.
These Series are named in fond memory of
Peter Smith and his yacht “Maximum”
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1.0
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Rules
The
race will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the
Prescriptions of the RYA,
The
MYA Cruiser Class Sailing Instructions, including any supplementary S.I’s,
and appropriate ORC, rating authority
and class rules. ISAF Advertising Code Category C and
IRC2009 Part 3 (IRC-C) apply.
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2.0
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Classes
to Race :
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2.1
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Cruiser
Class Div
1 shall fly
Numeral Pennant No. 1
Cruiser
Class Div
2 shall fly
Numeral Pennant No.
2,
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2.2
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Eligibility
to Race
Cruiser
Class Div 1 (IRC)
is open to mono hull Cruisers having
a current valid RORC IRC rating certificate with a TCC above
0.750 and a minimum SSS of 10.
Cruiser
Class Div 2
(MYA PN ) is open to mono
hull Cruisers having a valid MYA PN certificate
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Boats
without a valid 2009 MYA PN certificate should apply in good time to the
MYA Cruiser Handicap Committee for a rating. (Contact MYC
office, tel. 01634 718399, or MYC web site ).
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2.3
2.4
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Boats
must be sailed in rating trim, carry a copy of their rating
certificate on board and be available for inspection.
A
signed Entry Form must be received before the start of the
boats first race.
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2.5
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The
race committee reserves the right to refuse any entry.
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3.0
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Race
Programme.
Start
Times will be as shown above any variation will be made in accordance with
the Sailing Instructions.
Races
will be started using the RRS rule 26 (5, 4, 1),Go
system, with the Warning signal at 5 minutes before the start.
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4.0
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Scoring
System. Points will be awarded using the RRS Appendix A Low
Point System. (A2 and A9 will apply).
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5.0
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Sailing
Instructions.
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5.1
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MYC,MCC,USC
Cruiser Class 2009 Sailing Instructions will apply together with any
Supplementary Sailing Instructions.These will be
E-Mailed to entrants and will also be available from the MYC administration
office (01634 718399), the MYC race box , the MYC Cruiser
Class Website ,the MCC or USC
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5.2
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Courses, designated by
numbers, will be selected from the MYA Cruiser Class Course Sheet
(revised 2009) unless otherwise stated in Supplementary Sailing
Instructions.
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5.3
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Time
Limit will
be 1600 hours for the first boat in each race and rule RRS 35 applies.
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6.0
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Race
Area
The
race area will be the River Medway and the Thames Estuary
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6.1
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Entry
Forms can be obtained from USC , MCC or the MYC office (01634
718399 ) MYC Cruiser Class Website or from roger283@btinternet.com
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6.2
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Entry
Fees
(None)
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7.0
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Prizes.
The
trophies named above will be presented
to the Class winners at the Cruiser Class Prize Giving at the Autumn Series
Lunch at the MYC 22nd November 2009
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