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6. Lake Champlain Race
Date:
Friday-Saturday - July 28-29
General Description:
The Lake Champlain Race exposes the cruising racer to the northern sections of
Lake Champlain. Information for the Lake Champlain Race can be obtained from
Tim Ambrose, ambr@together.net
Eligibility:
Open to all PHRF boats.
Scoring:
All classes will use PHRF time-on-time handicap and will be scored using The
Racing Rules of Sailing for 2005-2008 ISAF Rule 89.3 and Appendix A.
Classes:
Classes A, B, C, D and non-spinnaker as determined by Lake Champlain PHRF.
Registration:
At the Race Committee boat on the starting line. There is no skippers meeting. The
Race Committee will monitor VHF channel 12.
Start Location:
Between the Race Committee boat and a starting mark northeast of Stave Island.
Each yacht racing is asked to pass the committee boat to synchronize their timepiece
with the official race time. This will help to provide more accurate finish times
if there is not a race committee boat on site at the finish.
Starting Times:
See Page 75 for explanation of Starting Sequence. Class Flag is “White”
Race Course:
—Start Between RC Boat and orange pin marker
—RN "2" at Stave Island to PORT
—RN "28" Garden Island Ledge to STBD
—RN "20" La Roche Reef to PORT
—Schuyler Island to PORT
—Juniper Island to STBD
—The Four Brothers to STBD
—Crab Island to STBD
—Finish Line at RN 2 and Carlton Prize
Total Distance: 62 Nautical Miles
Shortened Course:
The Race Committee may shorten the race at any mark.
Time Limit: One boat finishing in any class will make the race valid for that class.
Time limit will be 19:00 on July 29.
Finish Line:
Finish line will be between the Race Committee boat and a pin mark Northeast of
Stave Island (Bird Rock.) If the Race Committee boat is not on station the finish will
Class Flag Warning Preparatory Start
All Classes White 2000 2001 2005
Races for Cruising Sailboats
be between RN "2" (Bird Rock) and Carleton's Prize. In the event that a Race
Committee boat is not present at the finish line it will be the responsibility of the
boat finishing to record it's own finish time and to then report it to the Race Committee
by contacting Tim Ambrose, ambr@together.net. Finish times must be recorded
as the actual time finished, not the elapsed time of the race.
Protests:
Protests must be filed at the Race Committee boat at the finish, or by phone or email
to Tim Ambrose by 20:00 hrs. On July 31. All protests will be heard at MBBC
on August 6th at 20:30 hrs.
Awards:
The Lake Champlain Trophy will be awarded to the boat which sails the course
with the lowest corrected time.