NOTICE OF RACE

INVITATION: Rose City Yacht Club invites all eligible boats to participate in the Harry Brault Memorial Long Distance Race to be held on the Columbia River.
DESCRIPTION: This is a two-day regatta consisting of one race down river to St. Helens/Sand Island on Saturday, and a returning race on Sunday.
ELIGIBILITY AND INSTRUCTIONS: The races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and the OCSA General Sailing Instructions. The regatta is open to all boats sailing in a One-Design, Cruising or PHRF class and all entrants shall comply with the rules governing their class. Club PHRF ratings may be assigned for boats racing who are not members of PHRF-NW; ratings are issued by the club, and are valid only for this event. To compete for overall ranking, a current PHRF-NW rating is required.
BigBoatFleet: experimental one-design fleet for boats with PHRF over 69, LOA over 40 feet. 
DATE AND TIMES: Racing will be on September 14 & 15. On Saturday, the First warning signal will be at 1200 hours. On Sunday, the warning signal for the Ranger 20 and cruising class will be at 0930 hours. On Sunday, the warning signal for all other classes will be at 1000 hours.
REGISTRATION: Eligible boats shall enter and pay online at: http://www.sailpdx. org before the registration deadline of 5:00 PM local time on September 12. No late registrations or on the water registrations will be accepted. 
FEE: Entry fee is $30 for all competitors who are not members of RCYC.
COURSES: There will be one start for all classes on Saturday and a separate start for the Ranger 20 & cruising class on Sunday. All classes will race both days. Saturday: Start between the Race Committee and DM “39”, leave the Red/Green Buoy down river from Sand Island to port, and finish between the Race Committee stationed at the Sand Island Public Docks and a temporary orange mark. Sunday: Start between the Race Committee and DM “2”, leave the “Red/Green” Buoy to STARBOARD, and finish between the Race Committee and DM “39”. Any changes as well as class breaks will be posted on the official notice board at: http://www.sailpdx.org, not later than 2200 hours on September 13.
SHORTENED COURSE: The race may be shortened at any navigation mark, or at a temporary mark at the discretion of the Race Committee.
TIME LIMIT: The Race Committee will endeavor to finish all boats within six hours of the start. Any boat not finishing within eight hours will be scored TLE.
TROPHIES: Awards will be presented at the OCSA Awards Party.
SOCIAL: An after race social (beer and sodas only) will take place on the Sand Island docks as boats are finishing on Saturday.
INFORMATION: Note that fresh water and cooking facilities are NOT available or provided at Sand Island; plan accordingly. Contact the RCYC Race Captain at:  rcyc-racecaptain@sailocsa.org

- I have read and understand all the provisions set out in the OCSA General Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Instruction #15.4 regarding the manner by which notice of hearings for protests and requests for redress filed with the OCSA will be given to parties to a protest or request for redress.

- Please click on the link below for information regarding protests for this regatta.

http://www.sailpdx.org/racing/race-protests/

- Correction to the 2013 OCSA General Sailing instructions in the OCSA 2013 Race book on page 62 # 15.5 The 4th sentence should read: “US Sailing’s prescriptions to RRS 60 & 63.2 shall not apply unless the Protest Committee adjourns a hearing and decides to apply those prescriptions."  

- The location or characteristics of marks shall not be grounds for redress.