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2023 ROTARY YOUTH CAMP FUNDRAISER REGATTA

SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023

LAKE JACOMO ~ LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI

NOTICE OF RACE (NOR)

Organizing Authority: Jacomo Sailing Club

1)  RULES The regatta shall be governed by the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), and this Notice of Race, except as any of these are changed by the Sailing Instructions or any appendices to the Sailing Instructions.

2)  SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

3)  REGISTRATION AND FEES

1. Early registrations will be online only at www.jacomosailingclub.org

2. The entry fee is $100 per boat with an additional $100 donation to the Rotary Youth Camp encouraged (It takes $250 to send a kid to camp).  Registrations before August 1st will receive a $40 discount. 

3. Registration must be made by Wednesday, September 20th at 12:00 to guarantee skipper and crew meal packages. Due to our catering order deadline, registrations made after September 20th at 12:00 may not come with meal packages.

4. Final registration deadline is Saturday September 23rd at 09:00.

5. Entry fee includes: Registration for boat and skipper and one (1) One Event Sailor Package.

6. Event Sailor Package includes

   1. Event t-shirt

   2. Light breakfast and coffee on Saturday and Sunday

   3. Saturday lunch, snacks, beverages, and water to take on your boat

   4. Happy hour and dinner ticket for Saturday night's reception at Rotary Youth Camp

   5. Sunday After-Race Lunch ticket

7. Additional Event Sailor Packages for crew are $50 each.

8. Additional Saturday After-Race Rotary Youth Camp Reception tickets for guests, friends, and family may be purchased online for $20 and also on-site during check-in.

9. Off-lake boats are required to display a Jackson County Lake permit. Permits may be purchased for your boat during online registration for $30 and will be provided to you at check-in.

10. Lake Jacomo does not have overnight dockage or moorings, but we do have secured overnight mast-up storage for your boat on a trailer for a limited number of registrants in our dry storage lot. If you need boat storage, please check the option when you register online and our volunteers will contact you with more details.

4) SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Sailing Instructions (SI) will be available at check-in and on the Jacomo website (jacomosailingclub.org)

5)  COURSES TO BE SAILED The courses will be determined by the Principal Race Officer (PRO) prior to the Competitors Meeting. Courses used by JSC are I, M, F, L, and LA (as illustrated HERE). Courses will be illustrated in Appendix A of the published Sailing Instructions.

6) RACE INFORMATION This regatta is a fundraiser for Kansas City Rotary Club 13’s  Youth Camp on Lake Jacomo and is open to all sailboats under 20’. All yachts will sail the same course and are scored using the Portsmouth Yardstick (DP-N) system, which “handicaps” boats based on their relative performance against dissimilar boats so they can be fairly scored against each other. Four races are planned for Saturday and two races planned for Sunday. Boat class handicap corrections are listed in US Sailing’s Portsmouth Yardstick Table of Pre-Calculated Classes (HERE). 

7) SCORING Scoring will be Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A, except as modified below:

• A competitor's worst score will be discarded when six (6) or more races are completed.

• One race will constitute a Regatta.

8)  AWARDS Awards will be presented to the top five overall Finishers. Additional awards will be presented to Top Female Skipper, Top Grand Master (65 and up), Top Junior (21 and under), and Top Adaptive Sailing Skipper.

Race results will be posted in the normal club procedure on the club website (jacomosailingclub.org). Trophies or certificates will be awarded during the social at the conclusion of racing on Sunday.

9)  RISK It is the competitor’s decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race. The competitors are ultimately responsible for the risks. The competitor will accept full responsibility for all their actions during any activities related to the event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.

10)  ACCOMMODATIONS Lake Jacomo is located in beautiful Fleming Park in Blue Springs, Missouri. Overnight camping is available for free at the Rotary Youth Camp on the south end of the lake. Several hotels are available locally. Event organizers are happy to assist you with arranging for accommodations.

11)  FURTHER INFORMATION

Wes Ory Race Chairman (913)927-5554 Commodore@jacomosailingclub.org