<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The district secretary says Santa Cruz qualifies as a fleet for the short course champs this year, so I hope you all can motivate and make a good showing. There will be a potluck afterwards and Emilio will bring wine from his vineyard. Yeah, its short notice being this Saturday 10/10 at Alameda Community Sailing Center but at least its happening. Let Stephen Aguilar know if you’re going so Roger knows how much jambalaya to prepare: <a href="mailto:sailsteve55@gmail.com" class="">sailsteve55@gmail.com</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Nick</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The NOR PDF is 150K and blocked by the list so David will work on that and you’ll probably get it tomorrow. I’ve extracted the text and pasted it here:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;" class="">2015 SPRINT COARSE REGATTA</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">&</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;" class="">D24 Fleet Short Coarse Championships</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">Saturday October 10, 2015</div><div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Alameda Community Sailing Center</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 8px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><a href="http://www.sailalameda.org/ACSC/" class="">http://www.sailalameda.org/ACSC/</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 14px;" class="">NOTICE OF RACE</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">1. RULES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">1.1 This regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing for</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">2013-2016.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">1.2 1.2 Racing Rule 40 will be changed as follows: All competitors shall wear personal</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">flotation devices at all times when afloat, except briefly when changing or adjusting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">clothing or personal equipment. Wet suits and dry suits are not personal flotation</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">devices. The "Y" flag will not be displayed.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">2.1 The following classes are invited to participate: Laser Radial, Laser Standard and</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">Laser 4.7.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">2.2 Class membership is not required for this event.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">3. FEES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">3.1 Entry fee will be $10.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">3.2 Registration will be completed on the day of the race at ACSC.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">3.3 Registration must be completed by 1230 Saturday Oct 10, 2015</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">4. SCHEDULE OF RACES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">4.1 Sailors meeting at 1200 Saturday October 10, 2015.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">4.2 The scheduled time for the first Warning Signal will be 1300.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">4.3 No starts will occur after 1630.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">5. BOATS AND EQUIPMENT</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">5.1 Rough compliance with the intent of the class rules is the spirit of this event. That is</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">hard to define so boats must be in compliance with the class rules, which is implicit in</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">1.1. Sailors are encouraged to be as loose with holding each other to compliance as</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">they are in their home short course fleets.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">5.2 Protests for measurement violations will be held on Tuesday.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">5.3 Laser class rules are here </span><a href="http://www.laserinternational.org/info/ilcahandbook" class="">http://www.laserinternational.org/info/ilcahandbook</a><span style="color: #000000" class="">.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">6.1 The sailing instructions will be available by Weds October 7, 2015 emailed to the</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">District 24 website or by contacting the PRO.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">7. COURSES AND RACING AREA</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">7.1 7.1 The races will probably be held outside the breakwater near the launch ramp at</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">ACSC.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">7.2 7.3 Courses will use inflatable marks with a typical time of 20 minutes per race.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">8. 8.0 PENALTIES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">8.1 Any two-turn penalties are reduced to one-turn penalties. This changes Racing Rule</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">44.1.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">9. 9.0 SCORING</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">9.1 Two races will constitute a series.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">9.2 When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a score will be the total of all race</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">scores.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">9.3 When 5 or more races have been completed, the worst race score will be excluded.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10. 10.0 TEAM COMPETITION BETWEEN D24 SHORT COURSE FLEETS</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10.1 A high point competition between District 24’s short course fleets will also be scored.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">This is intended to foster friendly competition between the fleets, which hopefully will</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">encourage each fleet to help its members grow their skills.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10.2 A short course fleet’s team score will be the sum of scores of each fleet’s sailors. Each</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">sailor’s score in the fleet team competition is 1 + the number of boats they beat.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10.3 Short course fleets must have at least 4 regularly scheduled events this calendar year</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">to qualify for team scoring. A yacht club junior program may enter as a team. Ad hoc</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">teams will not be scored to preserve the incentive for fleet growth.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10.4 Known qualifying fleets within District 24 are Lake Tahoe, Lake Washington, TISC,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">Shoreline Lake, Santa Cruz, Belvedere Lagoon and junior programs. Any short course</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">fleets not listed are encouraged to join in.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">10.5 Sailors may only declare one fleet affinity. Sailors must have raced at least once this</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">calendar year in a fleet to claim affinity with it.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">11. PRIZES</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">11.1 No prizes. Just glory.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">12. BOAT & TRAILER STORAGE</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">12.1 Please follow directions on site for the location of the boat park and trailer storage.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">13. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">13.1 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See Racing Rules of</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">Sailing 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">during, or after the regatta.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">14. FURTHER INFORMATION</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">14.1 For further information, contact PRO Ryan Nelson at 510 681-5815,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class=""><a href="mailto:roguerigger@gmail.com" class="">roguerigger@gmail.com</a> or Stephen Aguilar at 916-968-3554 laser Laser district</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">secretary.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">HOSPITALITY: NOT PART OF THE NOTICE OF RACE</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">Pot luck afterwards. Bring some beverages and a snack.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px;" class="">ACSC Location:- Encinal Boat Ramp</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Encinal+Boat+Ramp,+Alameda,+CA+94501,+United+Stat" class="">https://www.google.com/maps/place/Encinal+Boat+Ramp,+Alameda,+CA+94501,+United+Stat</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class="">es/@37.7636787,-</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class="">122.2847389,14z/data=!4m6!1m3!3m2!1s0x808f80d8f2cf1595:0x66ff99cf60016f14!2sAlameda,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class="">+CA!3m1!1s0x808f811ee02c0257:0x1aad588e1c435ff3</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><a href="http://www.sailalameda.org/ACSC/" class="">http://www.sailalameda.org/ACSC/</a></div></div></body></html>