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Introduction
As I write this, there’s lots of snow on the ground, and more in the
forecast. I most sincerely hope that as you read this, winter is a distant
memory, and the sun is out and a warm breeze is forecast for the weekend,
taking you on a cruise, a race, or just a short sail with family or friends, away
from the hustle and bustle of the city.
2015 will be one of the biggest sailing years
in Toronto’s history, with the PanAm games
sailing events only a few miles from the ABYC
clubhouse. Some of our race committee volunteers and equipment will be involved, and I
encourage everyone to try and get out to watch
the medal races, planned for the harbour, and
very visible from Sugar Beach off Queen’s Quay.
2015 at ABYC will include a focus on our
Associate members, who are here to learn
about and enjoy our sport. Please take time
this summer to get to know at least one new
Associate member. Our Crew Bank Night in
May and our ongoing race-night Crew Bank is
Paul Brennan
a great way for racers to meet crew, and our
online Daysail Crewbank gives an opportunity
for cruisers to find non-boat owners to accompany you on a beautiful
afternoon.
Boat owners know the magic of a day on the water. Spread the magic
... to our Associates, your friends, your family. It’s a very big lake out there,
with room for many, many more.
This book is the culmination of months of planning by your Sailing
Committee, Cruising Chairs, and Entertainment Committee. This summer,
all of the plans are executed by the same folk, so we can all race, cruise, and
party. Please take a moment to thank those who invest their time to make
everyone’s time on the water and at the club as much fun as possible.
Paul Brennan
Rear Commodore, ABYC
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Introduction .. 2
Sail Past Weekend .. 6
Board of Directors .. 8
ABYC Committee Chairs & Functional Leads .. 8
Sailing Committee Members .. 9
Important Telephone Numbers .. 9
General Considerations .. 10
Membership .. 10
Licenses and Permits .. 10
Officer Of The Day .. 10
Crew Bank .. 10
Overnight Absence .. 10
Flag Etiquette .. 11
Cruising Program .. 12
2014 Award Winners .. 14
Toronto East Long Distance Series .. 16
A Racing Yacht’s Obligation to Race Committee .. 17
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions .. 17
Appendix A - ABYC Fixed Mark Course .. 22
Appendix B1 - George Coyles Tune-up, Summer Bell Buoy & Archie Walker Races .. 24
Regattas at ABYC .. 25
Appendix B2 - Series A, B, C, D, E .. 26
Events Calendar .. 28 – 34
Kitchen and Bar .. 35
Appendix B3 - Family Race .. 36
Appendix B4 - Single Handed Race .. 37
Appendix B5 - Double Handed Race .. 38
Appendix B6 - Challenge Race .. 38
Appendix B7 - Hansen Dinghy Regatta .. 39
Appendix B8 - Donald D. Summerville Memorial Race LORC .. 40
Appendix B9 - Evening Dinghy Series .. 40
Appendix C - Awards .. 42
ABYC Corinthian Fund .. 49
Special Award Nominations .. 49
Glossary .. 50
Signal Flags .. 51
CELEBRATE SUMMER
AT HOME ON THE WATER
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CO M M O D O R E ’ S B A L L
Friday, June 5 at 18:30
Dinner with live music by Susan Vinovich, harpist
Band - Turning Point
Formal yacht club attire
For reservations
please call the office assistant - 416 698 4498 ext 221
S A I L PA ST
Saturday, June 6
8:30 - 11:00 Pancake Breakfast
in the Clubhouse
12:00 Opening ceremonies
13:30 Sail Past – Review of the Fleet
15:00 Flag Officers’ Harbour Tour
supporting the Corinthian Fund
15:00 - 17:00 Kids activities too !
Face Painting at the Patio area
weather permitting
16:00 - 19:00 Steel Band Island
Dance Party & BBQ
BBQ Tickets - Advanced Booking Preferred
please call the office assistant - 416 698 4498 ext 221
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Board of Directors
Commodore – Bob Hedley
Senior Vice-Commodore – Elizabeth Sloss
Rear Commodore – Paul Brennan
Vice-Commodore Finance – Kevin Forward
Vice-Commodore Marine Services – Erik Dullerud
Vice-Commodore Member Services – Mike Macdonald
Vice-Commodore Planning – Bob Brew
Past Commodore – Rick Humphrey
Recording Secretary – Ian Koster
Committee Chairs & Functional Leads
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail – Peter Woodall & Diane Schulman
Archive – Mel Trottier
Bylaws and Board Policy – Haig DeRusha
Club Fleet Maintenance – Mitchell Kitz
Co-op Dinghy Program – Grant Dietrich
Co-op Keelboat Program – Emily Sawolak
Crane yard – Anthony Mirvish
Entertainment – Debbie Dockray & Don Sturgeon
Environment – Gerald Rubenovitch
Finance – Steve Smith
Fleet Chaplain – T. Leigh Olson
Fleet Surgeon – W. (Skip) Jones
Harbourmaster – Paul Lefneski
Historian – Al Stapleton
Junior Sailing School Director – Jeff DeJean
Landscape – Ann Kay
Marketing & Communications – Geoffrey Huck & Bill Surgenor
Membership – Bob Wilson
Property – Linda & Mike Robertson
Rail yard – Dan Marcil
Regalia Sales and Orders – Linda DeRusha
Safety – Jim Allen
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Sailing Committee – Brian Chapman
Ship to Shore Editors – Patty and Bernie Caron
Web Master – Charles Cira
Work Party Management – Sue Hamilton
Yardmaster – David Duckworth
Sailing Committee Members
ABYC Regatta – Roger Van Vlack
Awards Coordinator – Joanne Wright
Chief Handicapper – Paul McDonald
Crew Bank Coordinator – Rebecca Crumlish and John Chittley
Dinghy Race Committee Coordinator – Grant Dietrich
Equipment Coordinator – Keith Sanford
Events Book Editor – Scott Elliott
Fleet Captains, Cruising – Nancy Ogden, Jean Gap & Chris Pappas
Fleet Captain, Dinghy – Grant Dietrich
Fleet Captain, Dry Sail – Eriks Kalvins
Fleet Registrar & Scoring Coordinator – Shaun Carey
LORC Representative – Gord Burt
LYRA Representative – Dave Steenbergen
Protest Coordinator – Drew Robertson
Race Committee Coordinator – Molly Asseltine
Secretary – John Moody
Thursday Talks Coordinators – Petra Fischer & Jim Allen
Important Telephone Numbers
ABYC – 416 698-4498
Bar & Dinner Reservations – ext 224
Bosun – ext 223
Club Manager – Rennie Stobbs ext 225
Food & Beverage – ext 222
Gas Dock – ext 223 or VHF Channel 68
Office Administrator – Lidia Tudor ext 226
Office Assistant – Roxanne Morey ext 221
Sailing School – 416 691-1520
Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) Trenton – 1 800 267-7270
Customs & Excise Canada (Canpass Reporting Number) – 1 888 226-7277
Canadian Coast Guard – cellular *16 or 1 800 267-7270
Toronto Police Service – 416 808-2222 or cellular *MTP or VHF Channel 12
Toronto Deputy Harbour Master – 416 462-1227
Harbour Hotline - oil spill or navigational hazard garbage – 416-462-3937
Emergencies
Emergency 911
On the water, use Channel 16 on your VHF radio.
On land, call Toronto Police Services Marine Unit at 416 808-5800
or Canada Coast Guard at *16 or *MTP
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General Considerations
Safety
The safety of a yacht and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the
owner/skipper, who must ensure that the yacht is seaworthy, adequately manned,
and fully equipped for the type of boating activities proposed. The skipper must
also ensure that adequate emergency and safety equipment is carried, and that
the crew is familiar with its location and use.
As a minimum, all yachts registered in the club fleet must be equipped in
accordance with the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act. The
Safe Boating Giude can be down loaded as a pdf at http://www.tc.gc.ca/media/
documents/marinesafety/TP-511e.pdf. In addition all yachts should carry a VHF
radio. Those intending to do any offshore or overnight sailing should upgrade their
emergency and safety equipment accordingly.
Membership
Skippers are reminded that people who are not members but who sail regularly on
ABYC boats shall join the Club as Members of an appropriate class.
Licenses and Permits
All individuals operating vessels equipped with an engine within the Toronto
Harbour Area (Bluffers Park to Humber River) are required to hold a Toronto
Harbour License. Contact the Toronto Port Authority for details. All skippers are
also required to have a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC). Information on
obtaining this card can be found at www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety. The operator of a
VHF radio is required to have a Restricted Operator’s Certificate (Maritime).
Officer of The Day
For incoming cruises and other special events such as regattas, we need friendly,
helpful ABYC members to welcome and assist guests. Please contact the Fleet
Captain Cruising, or the Rear Commodore, if you can help. During the summer,
OOD duties are performed by the Bosun and yard staff, but if you see a visitor
arrive after hours, don’t hesitate to offer assistance. A binder with sign-in sheets
and visitor information brochures are available at the bar.
Overnight Absence
Filing a Sail Plan if you are away from your berth overnight is required by Club
bylaw. These forms are available and filed at the gas dock. The logging of your
destination and time of return is for security purposes, and allows visitors to use
the empty slip you have vacated.
Crew Bank
ABYC’s annual Crew Bank Night is an informative social evening (on the Events
Calendar), designed to introduce novice and seasoned sailors to our Crew Bank
racing program. The website has a direct link to our Racing Crew Bank coordinator.
There is also a Day Sail crew bank sign up in the member’s area of the website.
Work Hours
The Club expects Senior members to contribute a minimum of 20 work hours
excluding launch and haulout. Saturday morning work parties (9 to noon, from
haulout to launch) are a great way to get involved in the Club and to get to know
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your fellow members. Committee work and work parties involve race committee,
clubhouse, yard and harbour maintenance, club operations, club boat and dinghy
repairs, special projects, and the full attendance work parties.
Ship2Shore
To subscribe to Ship2Shore, visit www.abyc.on.ca. The deadline for submitting
articles for Ship2Shore is Noon (1200) on the Tuesday of each week. Articles should
be sent to [email protected]. Questions and comments regarding Ship2Shore
should be sent to [email protected]
Flag Etiquette
It is desirable that, for a member’s yacht to be moored in our harbour, it shall be
maintained in good condition, reflect pride of ownership and be a credit to the club.
Flag etiquette forms a part of this pride and if a flag is worth hoisting at all, then it
should be done properly. Flags, therefore, should be in good condition. This section
provides general guidelines of flag etiquette for club members. Flags are usually
displayed between morning and evening colours. Morning colours are made at
0800 hours (8 a.m.). Evening colours are made at the earlier of sunset and 2100
hours (9 p.m.).
The National Flag of Canada
This flag, also known as the ensign, is the senior flag, and should be the first raised
and the last struck. The flag should be flown from a staff on the stern. It should be
displayed between morning and evening colours (it may be struck earlier, if the
yacht will be unattended at evening colours). With the exception of unmanned
yachts, the flag may be lowered before sunset. The flag should be approximately
one inch in the fly per foot of overall yacht length.
Association and House Flags
Association, such as Power Squadron, and house flags are flown, only one at a time,
from the starboard signal halyard. An exception to this is when flying a courtesy
flag, when the association and house flags should be flown on the port spreader
halyard.
Visiting Ports Of Other Nations
Between morning and evening colours, when at anchor, or underway, the foreign
national colours are displayed at the foremost starboard spreader, or by mastless
yacht, at the bow staff. The yacht’s ensign should be flown at the same time.
Burgee
ABYC has several burgees. They are the Club, Flag Officers, Past Commodore and Life
Member burgees. The burgees other than the Club are only flown when the corresponding official is aboard or, in the general vicinity of the yacht when at a mooring.
The other burgees are flown in lieu of, but in the same fashion as the Club burgee.
The burgee is flown from a staff at the masthead of the mainmast of a sailing yacht.
If the masthead position is not practical, then the alternative acceptable position is
on the starboard spreader signal halyard. On a powerboat, the burgee is flown from
the bow staff. A burgee should be flown at the same time as the ensign, but also
may be flown on its own day or night when at sea. The burgee may be flown at any
time when the member/owner is aboard or in the general vicinity of the yacht when
it is moored. The owner can only fly a burgee of a club of which he is a member. If
the owner is a member of more than one club, then he shall fly only the one of his
choice for the particular occasion.
cont.
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Dressing Ship and Prize Flags
It is the custom in our area for yachts to dress ship after regattas, racing events
and special club functions such as Sail Past. When so requested or indicated
yachts should be so dressed, but only when in port between morning and evening
colours. Good form for code flags is indicated by a display of visually pleasing
sequence, such as AB2, UJ1, KE3, GH6, IV5, FL4, DM7, PO third substitute, RN first
substitute, ST0, CX9, WQ8 and ZY second substitute. There is no specific order for
the arrangement of prize flags. It must be noted that racing prize flags belong to a
specific yacht. Flags won with some other yacht should not be flown, even if won
by the same owner.
Clubhouse Main Flagpole
ABYC’s main flagstaff is intended to resemble the aft most mast of a gaff-rigged
vessel standing out to sea, and the colours displayed accordingly. The flag is flown
from the gaff peak with the Club burgee displayed on a staff at the masthead. The
national flag of a yacht visiting from another country is flown from the starboard
yardarm. The port yardarm is used for signaling.
Mourning
Mourning is indicated by flying the flag at half-mast. When hoisting the flag to half
mast, the flag is fully hoisted, then lowered to the half-mast position. When striking
a half-mast flag, the flag is first fully hoisted, then lowered. Should the Club enter
mourning, due to a member’s death, the flag shall be flown at half-mast during the
daylight hours from the time the news is received until the conclusion of the funeral
service. If the news is received during the dark hours, then the mourning shall be
signalled commencing the next day.
Cruising Program
The Cruising Program is open to all members at ABYC. Cruising is a great way to
get to know other club members, make new friends and visit various ports on the
lake.
The Cruising Program includes a series of organized cruises to Yacht Clubs and
Points of Interests around Lake Ontario. Most cruises will have a designated Cruise
Host (Host). The most current and up to date list of scheduled cruises will be found
on the ABYC Website Events Calendar. Cruises listed in this ‘Events Book’ are subject
to change.
Cruising Overview
Club Cruises will be promoted through S2S and posters in the clubhouse. Please
note the new policy changes for Cruise Registration and Cancellation below.
Cruise planning and details will be communicated by the Host by email and/
or S2S and may also include an informal meeting in the clubhouse on the day
of cruise. If a participant would like to sail in tandem with another boat they are
requested to advise the Host. Additionally, there is a ‘Day Sail Crew Bank’ of ABYC
members who will gladly sail with a participant who requires crew (refer to ABYC
Website/Cruising Section). They typically will not stay onboard that evening unless
such arrangements are made.
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Members are requested not to register for a cruise until they can commit to
attending the cruise and to remove themselves from the sign-up list as soon as they
no longer can attend.
Participant boats are required to leave dock no later than noon. In the event of
inclement weather on the day of the cruise, participants are requested to monitor
their email and/or visit the Clubhouse for a cruise status report.
Many Host Clubs will provide pre-assigned boat slips which will be forwarded
to participants by the Host. These assignments are subject to change and it
is important that participants confirm dock assignment or obtain their dock
assignment when approaching the Host Club on VHF Ch 68. In addition to required
nautical charts, all participants are encouraged to have the Lake Ontario & The
Thousand Islands PORTS Cruising Guide on board.
Upon arrival all participants must sign-in at the Host Club with their Membership
Card. A burgee should be flown when sailing in a Club Cruising event.
The Host will notify registered members if they are on the ‘Cruise List’ or are on a
‘Wait List’ 3-4 days in advance of the cruise and as vacancies occur the next registered member on the ‘Wait List’ will be advised. Members who attend a cruise for
which they have not registered put stress on the Host Club and on the Hosts and
this is not consistent with ABYC’s Code of Conduct.
For complete information on the Club Cruising Program, list of Hosts and their
contact information, registration procedures and cruising information please refer
to the ABYC Website/Cruising Section.
NEW INFORMATION FOR 2015!
1.The Sign-Up Lists will be posted on the first Monday of the month preceding the
cruise date (e.g. Cruises scheduled for June will be posted on Monday May 4, 2015).
The Lists will be posted (in the Communication’s Room). A reminder of the postings
will be included in S2S.
2.When registering for their first cruise of the season, members are requested to
provide their contact information which will be put into the Cruising Database.
3.Members wishing to cancel their attendance within 72 hours of the cruise must
provide email notification to the Cruise Captains ([email protected]). A $25.00
penalty will be payable by a member if they cancel attendance within 48 hours of
the scheduled cruise or do not attend the cruise.
Inquires regarding the Cruising Program, schedule and 2015 changes may be
emailed to the Cruising Captains at [email protected].
Cross Border Cruising
The 2015 Cruise Schedule includes a US Host Club. Proper documentation and
identification is required for the boat and for all persons on board. Boats 30
feet or over are required to display an ‘Annual Customs User Fee Decal’ (apply
online https://dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/). Flag etiquette is recommended (See ‘General
Consideration’ section in this Events book).
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2014 Contribution Award Winners
Commodore’s Award .. Roger van Vlack
Al Clinker Memorial .. Yves Lemieux
Alice Patterson Memorial .. Stan Gap
Cradle Crew Award .. Anthony Mirvish
Don Davis Trophy .. Jeff Dejean
Hartley Trophy .. Linda & Mike Robertson
Keen Crew Award .. George Debiasi
Leo Cotey Trophy .. Michelle Wolfson
Otto van Dam Shorewall Trophy .. Alfie Nonnewitz
Rolly McKillop Award .. Tom Jones
Stacy Trophy .. Michael Goldfarb
2014 Racing Award Winners
Overall
Ashbridge Trophy .. Lively — Murray & Winnie Gainer
Stapleton Trophy .. Sona — Calum Semple
Fauvette Trophy .. 131414 — Adam Gillies
Divisional
Thomas Patterson Memorial Trophy .. Lively — Murray & Winnie Gainer
Roger Shaw Memorial Trophy .. Fortitude — Winston Beckett
Rear Commodore’s Cup .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Dennis Lusty Memorial Trophy .. Isogon — Gus Gillespie
Passion Pot Trophy .. Black Pearl —Eriks Kalvins
Brotherton Cup .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
The Kevlar Trophy .. Gray Pride — Grant Dietrich
Off-shore Overall
John Payne Memorial Trophy .. Starwatch — Pat & Mike Flynn
Elizabeth Kimball Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Series A
Mehitabel Cup .. Sona — Calum Semple
ABYC Series A Trophy .. Vertigone — Paul McDonald & Karen Albert
Ken Dinsmore Memorial Trophy .. Kokanee — David Steenbergen
Carling O’Keefe Trophy .. Isogon — Gus Gillespie
Series B
Power Squadron Trophy .. Lively — Murray & Winnie Gainer
ABYC Series B Trophy .. Gypsy — Cliff Walkington
Nordberg/Simpson Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
The Bob Humphrey Trophy .. Isogon — Gus Gillespie
Carolyn Robinson Trophy .. Black Pearl —Eriks Kalvins
T-Bird Fleet Trophy .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
Series C
Glen Duisk Challenge Cup .. Lively — Murray & Winnie Gainer
Jim Granton Memorial Trophy .. Fortitude — Winston Beckett
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Tommy Thompson Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Tom Foskett Memorial Trophy .. Whiplash — Shaun Carey
Series D
North Shore Trophy .. Merlin M2 — Larry Harrison & Alan Jenkins
Carling O’Keefe Series Trophy .. Gypsy — Cliff Walkington
Robert Walker Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Jill Brown Trophy .. Windlass — Trixie Hoyer
Gerald Welsh Memorial Trophy .. Black Pearl II —Eriks Kalvins
Queen City Trophy .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
Dinghy Events
Ashbridge’s Bay Dinghy Plaque .. Squalo — Kevin Armstrong
Albatross Trophy .. Second Pilot ­— Giles Osborne
Slipknots Trophy .. Little Wing— David Holmes
Rear Commodore’s Commendation
For Showing Our Colours .. Starwatch — Pat & Mike Flynn
For a Rhapsody in Blue .. 1201 – Oliver van Rossem
For Leading the Fleet .. Nautical Symphony – Bart Smit
For Beating Them At Their Own Game .. Ideal 18 – Mike Hren & David Holmes
Challenge Race
Lagoon Challenge Trophy .. Minerve — David Cloutier
Murray Memorial Award .. Vertigone — Paul McDonald & Karen Albert
George Coyles Tune-Up Race
George Coyles Tune-Up Trophy .. Lively — Murray & Winnie Gainer
Hans Mossakovsky Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Summer Bell Buoy
Kasey Regota Trophy .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
Pat Gilroy Bell Buoy Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Archie Walker
The Archie Walker Trophy .. Wild Oats — Roy Little
Rita Walker Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Donald Summerville
Robert Fontaine Trophy .. Starwatch — Pat & Mike Flynn
Michael Brown Memorial Trophy .. Whiplash — Shaun Carey
The Donald D. Summmerville Memorial MORC .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Bell Buoy Trophy .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
The Donald D. Summmerville Memorial T-Bird .. Rattle Ya Dags — David Holmes
ABYC Regatta
Aphrodite Cup .. Sona — Calum Semple
Donald D. Summerville Memorial Shark .. Consort – Martin Gibb
Short-Handed Races
Corsa Ontario Cup .. First Pilot — Giles Osborne
Rhones-Alps Trophy .. Double Time — Sam Robbins
Participation
Joe Bernie Memorial Trophy .. Sarabande — Geoff Huck
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Toronto East Long Distance Series
The ABYC Race Committee is constantly searching for new or improved sailing
and racing opportunities that would appeal to a broad group of our members
regardless of boat size, crew size or spinnaker flying experience. One series the
committee felt would resonate with our membership for 2015, is the Toronto East
Long Distance Series (TELDS). This series affords the opportunity for participation
in inter-Club ‘Offshore’ events. Offshore races are typically races that are longer
in distance, utilizing existing marks with more emphasis on boat handling and
strategic sailing skills versus close boat on boat tactical racing skills more often
seen in what is referred to as ‘course racing’.
The Sailing Committee has partnered with several Clubs in the further
development of the Toronto East Long Distance Series (TELDS). The series will be
made of five ‘offshore’ events one of which is our own Donald D. Summerville Race.
The TELDS series will offer a variety of offshore course configurations, lengths and
divisions for single handed, double handed and fully crewed boats, sailing with
and without spinnakers. All boats must have valid PHRF-LO certificates. Great
camaraderie pre and post each race will be offered by each club.
Race 1 The Whitby 50 and will be hosted by the Whitby Yacht Club (http://www.
wyc.ca). The race will start off the Whitby Yacht Club and will sail west to the
end of the Leslie Street Spit and back again. The race will start on the evening
of Friday June 19th. This date close to the longest day of the year and sailing
east to Whitby with the sun coming up on the morning of June 20th should be
special to all who are competing in this race.
Race 2 The Singer Long Distance Race will be hosted by the Frenchman’s Bay Yacht
Club (http://www.fbyc.ca). This 70 mile race will start off of Frenchman’s Bay
and will cross the lake to the Niagara Mark, back across the lake to the Leslie
Street Spit and east to Frenchman’s Bay. This race will start on the morning of
Saturday July 4th. The moon will be nearly full as you finish off of Frenchman’s
Bay in the early hours of July 5th.
Race 3 The Bluffers Distance Race will be hosted by Highland Yacht Club. This
will be a day race starting off of Bluffers Park using designated marks along
our shoreline so that the length of the race fits nicely with the forecasted wind
conditions. This race will start on the morning of Saturday August 9th and will
be designed to be completed later in the day. This will be mid-summer and the
water will be warm. A post race swim before heading in Bluffers for the party
may be in the cards for many competitors.
Race 4 The Whitby 100 will start off the Whitby Yacht Club (http://www.wyc.
ca)and will sail to the Niagara Mark, back across the lake to a mark off of
Newcastle and then west, back to Whitby. The race will start on the evening
of Friday September 11th. This will the highlight of the series with a full night
of sailing, the sun coming up as you cross the lake towards Newcastle and a
morning thermal should be seen to power you down the shore to the finish off
of Whitby.
Race 5 Our own Donald D Summerville race will start off of our Club and will
use designated marks along our shoreline so that the length of the race fits
nicely with the forecasted wind conditions. This race will start on the morning
of Saturday September 26th and will be designed to be completed later in the
day. The winds are normally back for this race and a fleet of ABYC sailors will
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be out for one of the last races of the year. By now most of your series points
are on the board and you’ll be racing to consolidate your position in your fleet,
perhaps throwing a loose cover on a competitor near you in the final standing
to hold or enhance your overall series result.
All races will offer PHRF-LO scoring for fully crewed, single and double handed
boats. Within each of these classes, spinnaker and white sail divisions will be
offered. Flags will be offered for each race and overall series winners will also be
awarded flags after the last race of the year. To qualify for the series awards you
must compete in at least 3 races. If you compete in five or four races your best
three finishes will count for your series score.
Please watch the Ship2Shore for further details, each event’s sailing instructions
etc. as the date for each race approaches.
A Racing Yacht’s Obligation to Race Committee
Although there is no mandatory requirement for yachts participating in club racing
to sign up for Race Committee duty, the crew of a racing yacht may be called upon
to give emergency backup assistance to the Race Committee for any club race.
(refer to SI 18) On the weekends, ABYC must find Race Committee personnel for the
various events in the racing calendar, some of which are ABYC club events as well
as sister clubs’ regattas, for which ABYC runs courses in exchange for assistance
they give to our club.
We cannot continue to rely on a small group of dedicated volunteers to run all of
these events and we need help from the people who benefit from the high quality
of Race Committee management for which ABYC is known. Although weekend Race
Committee duty will not be mandatory, each racing boat in the fleet will be expected
to help with an event. Molly Asseltine, our Race Committee coordinator, will be
approaching you to ask for which event(s) you wish to sign up.
This system will only work if everyone steps up to the plate when asked and gives
back to the racing program you all enjoy.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
1 Rules
1.1 These instructions apply to all club races. Events using the fixed mark course
have shared instructions in Appendix A. Additional instructions specific to each
event are contained in Appendices B1 through B9. Criteria for prizes and Awards
are contained in Appendix C.
1.2 These races will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the current edition of
Racing Rules of Sailing.
1.3 For the purpose of defining what sails may be used in the JaM fleets, the PHRF-LO
definition of a Jib will apply. Refer to rule 50.4.
1.4 For the purpose of complying with rule 78.2, the boat in question will be deemed
as having a valid PHRF certificate provided notification has been received from
a designated club handicapper that there is sufficient information to assign and
interim rating.
1.5 Boats in One Design divisions shall comply with Class rules.
con’t
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2 Entries
2.1 Entry for club racing shall consist of submitting a completed Event Registration
form to the Fleet Registrar or Race Committee Chair, prior to the first race in
which a boat participates. A boat which participates in a race without having
submitted a registration form shall be scored DNC for that race. Skippers failing
to file on or before May 6 shall be subject to a $25 Late Registration Fee. These
funds will be donated to the junior sailing program.
2.2 All keelboats participating in weeknight racing shall have a PHRF-LO certificate.
J24 and Thunderbird class boats planning to participate in weeknight club
racing in any PHRF Divisions are required to have a PHRF-LO Certificate. J24
and Thunderbirds competing only in Thursday evening One Design racing are
exempt from this requirement, provided they are current paid up members of
their local Fleet Associations. A standard class rating will be used for these
boats.
2.3 Boats not registered in the club fleet may be allowed to participate in a club
event provided that they have requested and received permission from the Rear
Commodore or Race Committee Chair prior to the event. Such boats shall not be
eligible for any club trophy.
2.4 No boat shall be sailed single handed, except in those classes or events so
designated.
2.5 With the exception of those boats participating under SI 2.3, all racing boats
must be skippered by an ABYC member in good standing. The Sailing Instructors
and students at the ABYC Sailing School are encouraged to lend their skills to
club racing.
2.6 An invitation has been extended to the members of TH&SC to participate in all
club races. They will be eligible to receive flags, but will not be eligible to receive
ABYC trophies. This changes Sailing Instructions 2.3 and 2.5 only. Our members
are also invited to participate in their Wednesday Evening Series.
3 Notices to Competitors
3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board, located in the
Communications Centre on the lower floor of the main clubhouse.
4 Changes to the Sailing Instructions
4.1 Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted no later than 45 minutes
before the first scheduled start for the day, except that any change in the
schedule of races shall be posted by 1700 on the day before it will take effect.
5 Additional Signals
5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole by the main clubhouse.
5.2 Code flag ‘AP’, Answering Pennant, when flown ashore with two sound signals,
will mean the event or race is postponed. The first warning signal will be made
not less than 30 minutes after ‘AP’ is lowered (one sound signal).
5.3 When flown on a weeknight racing series, Code flag ‘N’ over ‘A’, with three
sound signals means the race for the day has been abandoned and will not be
re-sailed.
6 Schedule of Races
6.1 Races are on the dates shown on the Events calendar, at the times noted in the
event specific instructions, Appendices B1 through B9.
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7 Competitor’s Identification
7.1 All mainsails, flying sails and overlapping headsails must have matching sail
numbers. The Registrar must be notified in writing of alternate sail numbers
before weeknight races and at the skippers’ meeting for Offshore Series races.
8 Divisions
8.1 Boats will be assigned to divisions. The Sailing Committee may adjust the
division to balance the number of boats in each division. Notwithstanding the
PHRF-LO rating of a specific boat, the Sailing Committee may assign any boat to
a specific division in the interests of safety or fairness.
8.2 Signals from the Committee Boat to the competitors that are specific to a division
will be identified by a unique numeral pennant assigned to that division. Refer
to Appendices B1 through B9.
8.3 Changing Divisions
i) Boats may request a change from spinnaker or JaM or DH to a different
division only prior to their participation in a specific event. Rules for switching
divisions during a series are contained in Appendices B1, B2, and C.
ii) Boats wishing to change shall put the request in writing and submit this to
the Fleet Registrar.
8.4 Any division splits not included in this book will be posted prior to the first race
of the season.
9 The Course
9.1 Courses are defined in Appendices A and B1 to B9.
10 The Start
10.1 Races will be started by using rule 26 with the warning signal for the second
and subsequent starts given with the start signal of the preceding class.
10.2 The Starting Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race
committee boat and the nearest mark.
10.3 All boats should attempt to check in with the race committee before the
first warning signal, by sailing past the stern of the race committee boat on
starboard tack, displaying their sail numbers.
10.4 The Starting Area is defined as a rectangle extending half the length of the start
line beyond each end of the start line, and half the length of the start line in
front of and behind the start line.
10.5 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area
once the first preparatory signal has been made.
10.6 A boat starting later than 9 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did
Not Start. This changes rule A4.1
11 Recalls
11.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with rule 29.1. The Race Committee
will attempt to promptly broadcast the Sail Number/Boat Name of each recalled
boat on VHF channel 71.The following will not be cause for redress: failure of boat to
receive the broadcast; failure of the Race Committee to hail a boat’s number and/or
name and a boat’s position in the sequence of numbers. This changes rule 60.1(b).
12 The Finish
12.1 The Finish Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race
committee boat and the nearest mark.
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12.2 In the absence of the race committee being on station, the first boat to reach
the finish mark shall record her own time at the finish mark and remain on
station at the finish to record the times of the other boats finishing until she is
replaced by the RC vessel or the last boat finishes, whichever occurs first.
12.3 A boat which withdraws from a race shall notify the Race Committee at the first
reasonable opportunity, either by hail or by VHF radio on channel 71. A boat
which fails to do so may be disqualified and be subject to disciplinary action
by the Club.
13 Time Limits
13.1 Time limits are defined in Appendices B1 to B9.
13.2 Any boat not finishing within the time limit will be scored DNF. This changes
rules 35 and A4.1. The Race Committee will make four sound signals when the
time limit for the last Division has expired.
13.3 A weeknight race in which no boat has completed the first leg in 30 minutes
shall be abandoned.
14 Protests
14.1 Protests shall be filed within 60 minutes of the Race Committee boat docking.
Protest forms are available in the Communications Room (behind the left entry
door).
14.2 The protest form must show the date and time it was submitted. This shall
be noted on the form by a Club judge, race committee member or ABYC staff
along with their name and signature. Alternatively, a scan or photo of the form
may be sent to the protest coordinator at [email protected]. A list of ABYC
judges is posted in the Communication Room.
14.3 Completed protest forms must be filed in the Communication Room folder
marked for that purpose.
14.4 Protests will be heard at the next protest hearing night as scheduled in the
Events book. A protest may be heard in the absence of a party to the protest.
Refer to rule 63.3 (b).
14.5 If the protest committee cannot be assembled on the scheduled evening, the
protest chairman may defer the hearing for one week.
14.6 Protest hearings will not be rescheduled unless a protest committee cannot
be assembled or if at the discretion of the protest chairman, a situation of a
serious nature exists.
15 Scoring
15.1 Series scoring methods are specified in Appendices B1, B2, B5, B6, B9, and C.
15.2 Scoring for Trophies is specified in Appendix C.
15.3 Only boats which come to the starting area in at least one race will be considered
entrants for the purposes of the final sentence of rule A9.
15.4 The PHRF-LO ‘Time on Time’ scoring system will be used in determining
positions for Handicap Divisions.
15.5 If the Race Committee requires the crew of a competitor to assist or form the
Race Committee for a race of any series, the boat will receive the equivalent to
her average position in the races counted in the series, rounded up to the next
best finishing position.
15.6 Failure of a boat to assist the race committee if requested will be in violation of
SI 17.1 and subject to disqualification if protested.
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16 Scoring Inquiries
16.1 A boat which believes a scoring error may have been made may submit a
Scoring Inquiry. On-line submissions should be made to [email protected],
otherwise forms are available outside the office.
16.2 The scoring inquiry shall be submitted to the club scorer within one week of the
posting of the preliminary results, however, boats are encouraged to submit
scoring inquiries as soon as possible.
16.3 If the boat is not satisfied with the response from the scorer, the scoring inquiry
may be submitted to the Race Officer who was in charge of the race or series
concerned.
16.4 If the issue is not resolved a ‘Request for Redress’ may be submitted. The time
limit for submission of a request for redress under these circumstances shall
be 60 minutes from when the affected party was notified of the decision of the
Race Officer.
17 Race Committee Duties
17.1 In the event that there is insufficient race committee crew for any club race,
the Race Officer, or his/her delegate may call on the crew of a boat to provide
as many members as necessary to make up a Race Committee. A boat so
requested by the race committee must comply (refer to SI 15.6).
18 Safety
18.1 Boats shall not raise spinnakers on downwind starts prior to clearing the start line.
18.2 Boats shall not race with anchors stowed in such a manner that they extend
outside the deck edge of the boat.
18.3 Competitors in dinghies shall wear a PFD (personal floatation device) when
racing.
19 Being Green
19.1 ABYC Sailors are reminded of the ‘Environmental Responsibility’ principle
to minimize the environmental impact of our sport. Rule 55 allows a boat to
protest another if so much as a cigarette butt is thrown in the water.
Have you set your course
to a work option lifestyle?
DAWN CAREY , CIM, FCSI
The Carey Khosla Team
Richardson GMP Limited
Tel.: 416.969.3167
Richardson GMP Limited is a member of the Canadian
Investor Protection Fund.
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APPENDIX A | ABYC Fixed Mark Course
1 Location
1.1 The racing area will be a circle having a radius of approximately 1/2 nautical mile
and having a centre located approximately 3/4 of a nautical mile on a bearing of
140 degrees magnetic from the south headland of the club.
ABYC Fixed Mark Course
2 Fixed Mark Course
2.1 The ABYC Fixed Mark Course PDF can be downloaded from the Members area at
www.abyc.on.ca
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3 Marks
3.1 The marks will be yellow spars approximately 7 inches in diameter, and standing
approximately 10 feet out of the water. Numbers will be painted in black. Marks
with even numbers will have black tops.
3.2 The Racing Marks were placed using GPS Map Datum NAD-27 Canada. Mark
placement discrepancies shall not be grounds for redress in accordance with
rule 62.
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3.3 Mark co-ordinates.
Mark Latitude
0
N 43°38.736’ 1
N 43°39.149’
2
N 43°38.828’ 3
N 43°38.454’
4
N 43°38.245’ 5
N 43°38.324’
6
N 43°38.645’ 7
N 43°39.019’ 8
N 43°39.228’ Longitude
W 079°17.723’
W 079°17.332’
W 079°17.044’
W 079°17.153’
W 079°17.596’
W 079°18.114’
W 079°18.402’
W 079°18.293’
W 079°17.850’
4 Courses
4.1 Unless otherwise specified in Appendices B1 to B9; the course for the spinnaker
divisions 1 & 2 shall be six legs, consisting of three pairs of windward/leeward
legs, and the course for spinnaker divisions 7 & 8 will be 4 legs consisting of two
pairs of windward/leeward legs.
The course for the JaM divisions 4 & 5, and 9 & 0 shall be 5 legs consisting of a
triangle, followed by a windward leg and a leeward leg. The first leg may start
at Mark 0.
All marks shall be rounded to port.
4.2 The course will be displayed prior to the warning signal.
4.3 The course will be selected from the fixed marks numbered 1 through 8 located
on the perimeter of the circle and the mark in the centre numbered 0. The marks
to be used will be specified by numerals displayed on the committee boat. The
first numeral will designate the windward mark; the second will designate the
jibing mark. The third will designate the leeward mark.
4.4 When a race is started at Mark 0, the Race Committee has the option of designating the leeward mark as 0 or a mark on the perimeter of the circle.
5 Change of Course After Start
5.1 A change of course will be signalled only on a weather leg, by a race committee
vessel near the leeward mark of the changed leg, displaying code flag ‘C’ and
the number of the new weather mark. This vessel shall make repeated sound
signals. This changes rule 33.
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Tel: 647-725-9799
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APPENDIX B1 | George Coyles Tune-up, Summer Bell Buoy
Race & Archie Walker Race
1 Schedule of Races
1.1 The dates of the George Coyles Tune-up Race, Summer Bell Buoy and Archie
Walker Races are noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 A competitors’ meeting will be held upstairs in the club house at 1200. The
warning signal will be made at 1300.
2 Course
2.1 From the start the course will be around the headland to the Gibraltar Point
Buoy (TE18), leaving the headland and Eastern Gap entrance buoys (T1 and
T2), to starboard, leaving the Gibraltar Point Buoy to port, returning leaving
the Eastern Gap entrance buoys, the headland and ABYC Mark 3 to port, to the
finish. Any change of course will be posted on the Notice Board no later than
1100 on the day of the race.
2.2 If the race committee signals a shortened course prior to the warning signal,
the course will be from the start, around the headland and Buoy T2, leaving the
headland to starboard, T2 to port and returning leaving the headland and ABYC
Mark 3 to port, to the finish.
2.3 For the purposes of rule 28.1 only Gibraltar Point Buoy (TE18) and ABYC Mark 3
(and T2 on a shortened course) are deemed to be rounding marks.
3 Division Splits
Spinnaker
JaM
Div. 1
ASP 109 sec/mile and under
NP 1
Div. 2
ASP 110 sec/mile and over
NP 2
Div. 4
ASP 179 sec/mile and under
NP 4
Div. 5
ASP 180 sec/mile and over
NP 5
4 Start Sequence
Start 1
JaM
NP 4 & 5
Start 2
Spinnaker
NP 1 & 2
5 Start Line & Finish Line
5.1 The starting and finishing lines will be between the halyard displaying an orange
flag on the race committee boat and ABYC Mark 7 on the fixed mark course.
6 Time Limit
6.1 The time limit is 1700.
7 Scoring and Choice of Division
7.1 A boat is free to choose whether it will sail in a Spinnaker Division or a JaM
Division prior to the start of any Bell Buoy Race, but it will only be scored in
one of Spinnaker and JaM for scoring the Offshore Series and determining the
winners of the John Payne Memorial Trophy and the Elizabeth Kimball Trophy.
(see Appendix C, section 10 - 12)
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RACING
2015
ABYC
Regatta
IRC and PHRF including white sail
One Design Divisions
J24, Thunderbird, Etchells, J105
8 Meter, C&C 99, Beneteau First 36.7
Register at www.lorc.org
May 23 & 24
Great Lakes Laser Masters
&
Great Lakes Laser
Championships
June 27 & 28
J24 Canadian Championship
September 18,19 & 20
Donald Summerville Memorial
September 26
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APPENDIX B2 | SERIES A, B, C, D, E
1 Schedule of Races
1.1 The schedule of races for Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D and Series E are
noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 The warning signal will be made at 1830.
2 Course
2.1 The ABYC fixed mark course will be used.
3 Division Splits
Spinnaker
JaM
One Design
Double
Handed
Div. 1
ASP 109 sec/mile and under
NP 1
Div. 2
ASP 110 sec/mile and over
NP 2
Div. 4
ASP 179 sec/mile and under
NP 4
Div. 5
ASP 180 sec/mile and over
NP 5
Div. 7
J24/J22
NP 7
Div. 8
Thunderbird
NP 8
Div. 9
ASP 144 sec/mile and under
NP 9
Div. 0
ASP 147 sec/mile and over
NP 0
4 Start Sequence
Series A and C (Tuesdays)
Start 1
Div. 2
Series B and D (Thursdays)
NP 2
Start 1
Div. 1 & 2
NP 1 & 2
2
Div. 1
NP 1
2
Div. 5 & 0
NP 5 & 0
3
Div. 5
NP 5
3
Div. 4 & 9
NP 4 & 9
4
Div. 4
NP 4
4
Div. 7 & 8
NP 7 & 8
Series E (Tuesdays & Thursdays)*
1
Div. 1 ,2 & 8
NP 1 & 2
2
Div. 4 ,5, 9 & 0
NP 4 & 5
3
Div. 7
NP 7
* Results will not be used in scoring for the overall championship.
5 Time Limit
5.1 The time limit shall be: 2045 in May, 2100 in June, 2045 in July, 2030 in August,
and 2015 in September. However, if one boat in a Division finishes within this
time limit the time limit will be extended by 15 minutes for all other boats in the
Division.
6 Scoring
6.1 In series A and B, 7 races are scheduled, in series C and D, 8 races are scheduled
of which 3 shall be completed to constitute a series. In Series E, 4 races are
scheduled of which 2 shall be completed to constitute a series.
6.2 Boats cannot be scored in more than one Division per series. A boat may request
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to be moved to a different Division only once after each of series A, B, C, and D
has started. If permission is granted, she shall be scored DNC for all races sailed
in her former Division and the results of those races shall be recalculated for the
remaining boats in that Division. A donation of at least $25 to the Junior Sailing
Program will be required.
6.3 A boat that has ranked as a starter in at least one race shall be scored for the series.
6.4 Drops or throwouts for a series are:
Number of Races in Series
Number of Drop Races
3 or 4
0
5 or 6
1
7 or 8
2
6.5 Any race in which no boat in a division finishes shall not be counted as a race
for that division.
Starting Late?
All skippers are reminded that if you are more than four
minutes late for your start, it is common courtesy not
to interfere with boats starting on time.
See also SI 10.6
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19
11
18
VICTORIA DAY
5
4
25
Reciprocal Cruise
Lakeshore Yacht
Club
28
27
Tuesday
26
Series A Race 3
Series A Race 2
Series A Race 1
Learn to Sail &
Co-op Program
Open House
21
20
Monday
27
20
13
6
29
22
PHRF
Measurement
Night
Wednesday
Crew Bank
Night
Series B Race 1
28
Series B Race 3
Series B Race 2
21v
14
7
30
23
Thursday
Friday
29
Susan Hood PCYC
22
15
8
1
24
April/May 2015
Launch
Mother’s Day Brunch
10
3
26
Sunday
30
31
LOSHRS 1
PCYC
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ABYC Regatta
ABYC Regatta
Out going Cruise
Out going Cruise
Cathedral Bluffs Yacht Cathedral Bluffs Yacht
Club & Highland
Club & Highland
YachtClub
YachtClub
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16
17
Reciprocal Cruise
Reciprocal Cruise
Lakeshore Yacht Club Lakeshore Yacht Club
TS&CC Ice Breaker
TS&CC Ice Breaker
George Coyles
Tune Up
South Wall Cruise
9
Harbourmaster’s Hat
Work Party
2
Launch
New Year’s Party
25
Saturday
29
22
15
Tuesday
Series A Race 5
Series A Race 4
Series C Race 1
30
Series A Race 7
23
Series A Race 6
16
9
8
Protest Night #1
2
1
Monday
1
Dinghy Series 1 #4
24
Dinghy Series 1 #3
17
Dinghy Series 1 #2
10
Dinghy Series 1 #1
3
Wednesday
Series B Race 5
Series B Race 4
2
Series B Race 7
25
Series B Race 6
18
11
4
Thursday
June 2015
TELDS Race 1
Whitby 50
3
Entertainment Event
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19
12
Commodore’s Ball
5
Friday
Sailpast
New Boat Party
4
Masters
Great Lakes Masters
Reciprocal Cruise
The Boulevard Club
5
28 Ontario Laser
Masters
Great Lakes Masters
Reciprocal Cruise
The Boulevard Club
Reciprocal Cruise
Whitby Yacht Club
RCYC Open
Reciprocal Cruise
Whitby Yacht Club
RCYC Open
27 Ontario Laser
21
Reciprocal Cruise
Royal Canadian Yacht
Club /New Members
Cruise
LOSHRS 3 YYC to PCYC
NYC Hospice Regatta
14
7
Sunday
20
13
Double Handed Race
Single Handed Race
Reciprocal Cruise
Royal Canadian Yacht
Club/New Members
Cruise
LOSHRS 2 PCYC to YYC
NYC Hospice Regatta
6
Saturday
30
27
20
LYRA
Sodus Bay
Lake Ontario 300
13
28
Series C Race 4
LYRA
Series C Race 3
21
PANAM
NO Club Racing
14
29
Dinghy Series 1 #7
LYRA
Dinghy Series 1 #6
22
PANAM
NO Club Racing
15
Dinghy Series 1 #5
Series C Race 2
Inbound Cruise
Dalhousie Yacht Club
Protest Night # 2
Inbound Cruise
Dalhousie Yacht Club
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CANADA DAY
Wednesday
7
1
6
Tuesday
30
Monday
29
Thursday
PANAM
NO Club Racing
Series D Race 2
Series D Race 1
30
Series D Race 4
LYRA
Series D Race 3
Steerer’s PCYC
23
16
9
2
July 2015
Friday
PANAM opens
31
LYRA
(course racing)
Youngstown
Regatta Registration
Steerer’s PCYC
24
17
10
Reciprocal Cruise
Niagara on the Lake
Sailing Club
3
Saturday
Sunday
2
Reciprocal Cruise
Frenchman’s Bay Yacht
Club
Youngstown Regatta
PCYC Four Sisters
1
26
Reciprocal Cruise
Frenchman’s Bay Yacht
Club
Youngstown Regatta
PCYC Four Sisters
19
Reciprocal Cruise
Mimico Cruising Club
TH&SC Summer Blast
Lake Ontario 300
12
Reciprocal Cruise
Niagara on the Lake
Sailing Club
PCYC Open LORC
5
25
18
Reciprocal Cruise
Mimico Cruising Club
TH&SC Summer Blast
11
ABYC Summerfest
(Club Picnic)
Family Race #1
Lake Ontario 300
Reciprocal Cruise
Niagara on the Lake
Sailing Club
TELDS Race 2
Singer Long Distance
PCYC Open LORC
4
31
31
1
Series C Race 8
25
24
Series C Race 7
Series C Race 6
18
11
Tuesday
Series C Race 5
17
Protest Night #3
10
Reciprocal Cruise
Port Credit Yacht Club
4
3
SIMCOE DAY
28
Monday
27
Wednesday
2
Dinghy Series 2 #4
26
Dinghy Series 2 #3
19
Dinghy Series 2 #2
12
Dinghy Series 2 #1
5
29
Series D Race 5
Series D Race 8
27
Series D Race 7
20
3
Thursday
Series D Race 6
13
6
30
August 2015
4
28
21
14
7
31
Friday
Saturday
2
Sunday
Family Race #2
LOCCA
Rendezvous at ABYC
AHMEN Race 2
16
Reciprocal Cruise
Tuscarora Yacht Club
AHMEN Race 1
9
5
Inbound Cruise
Burlington Bay
Sailing Club
EYC Level & Open
29
6
Inbound Cruise
Burlington Bay
Sailing Club
EYC Level & Open
30
23
Anchors Away
Anchors Away
Humber Bay
Humber Bay
Lake Ontario Catalina Lake Ontario Catalina
Association Rendez- Association Rendezvous (at ABYC)
vous (at ABYC)
22
Summer
Bell Buoy
LOCCA
Rendezvous at ABYC
LOSHRS 4
100 Mile Race
15
8
Reciprocal Cruise
Tuscarora Yacht Club
TELDS Race 3
Bluffers Distance
Reciprocal Cruise
Reciprocal Cruise
Port Credit Yacht Club Port Credit Yacht Club
LYRA (course racing) LYRA (course racing)
1
General Meeting
28
29
22
21
Series E Race 3
15
Protest Night #4
Tuesday
Series E Race 1
14
Reciprocal Cruise
Oakville Club & OYS
8
7
LABOUR DAY
1
31
Monday
30
23
16
Dinghy Series 2 #6
9
Dinghy Series 2 #5
2
Wednesday
Series E Race 2
1
24
17
Series E Race 4
10
3
Thursday
Meredith Cutting
25
2
TELDS Race 4
Whitby 100
(Clipper)
Friday
J24 Canadian
Championship
18
11
4
September 2015
Reciprocal Cruise
Oakville Club &
Oakville Yacht
Squadron
Bronte Rocks
3
TELDS Race 5
Donald Summerville
Memorial LORC
AHMEN Race 5
26
19 J24 Canadian
Championship
Reciprocal Cruise
Etobicoke Yacht Club
LOSHRS 5
PCYC to Pt Dalhousie
AHMEN Race 4
Family Fun Night
Retro Bingo Night
QCYC Open
12
5
Saturday
Reciprocal Cruise
Oakville Club &
Oakville Yacht
Squadron
Bronte Rocks
4
27
J24 Canadian
Championship
Reciprocal Cruise
Etobicoke Yacht Club
LOSHRS 6
Pt Dalhousie to PCYC
20
13
Vertigone/Minerve
Challenge Race
AHMEN Race 3
Boswell RCYC LORC
6
Sunday
20
27
19
26
THANKSGIVING
12
13
6
5
Protest Night #5
Summerville
Protest Night
29
28
Monday
Tuesday
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APPENDIX B3 | Family Race
1 Schedule
1.1 The dates for the Family Race are noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 A competitors’ meeting will be held upstairs in the clubhouse at 1200. The
warning signal will be made at 1300.
2 Course
2.1 The start and finish lines will be between ABYC fixed mark zero (0) and a staff
displaying an orange flag on the committee boat.
2.2 The committee boat will display a single number, designating the upwind mark.
2.3 The first leg will be from the start line to the upwind mark, which will be taken
to port.
2.4 The course will continue counter-clockwise around the remainder of the ABYC
fixed marks (excluding mark 0) back to the upwind mark, leaving all marks to
port. Each mark is considered a rounding mark, and may be used to shorten the
course if the race committee so decides.
2.5 The final leg will be from the designated upwind mark back to the finish line.
2.6 The course:
Upwind Mark posted on
Committee boat
wind
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3 Division Splits
3.1 There will be no Division Splits. The single Start shall be JaM.
4 Handicaps
4.1 Boats without a PHRF certificate are welcome to participate, and will be
assigned a rating, for this race only, by the Chief Handicapper or his delegate.
Such assignments are not subject to protest or requests for redress.
4.2 A handicap adjustment of +6 seconds/mile will be made for boats carrying at
least one crew member 10 years of age or under.
4.3 A handicap adjustment of +6 seconds/mile will be made for boats carrying at
least one crew member 70 years of age or older.
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4.4 A handicap adjustment will be made for double handed crews of +3 seconds/
mile for boats 30 feet and smaller, or +6 sec/mile for boats larger than 30 feet.
4.5 The handicap adjustments in 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 can be combined.
5 Time Limit
5.1The time limit will be 1600.
APPENDIX B4 | Single Handed Race
1 Schedule
1.1 The date of the Single Handed race is noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 The competitors’ meeting will be held upstairs in the clubhouse at 1200. The
warning signal will be made at 1300.
2 Course
2.1 The start and finish lines will be between a mark on the ABYC fixed mark course
and a staff displaying an orange flag on the committee boat. (The mark used will
depend on the wind, and the same mark will be used for start and finish, unless
the course is shortened at the lake mark.)
2.2 The committee boat will display two numbers -- a compass course, and a
distance in nautical miles -- to an orange tetrahedron set in the lake, between
1.25 and 2.5 miles from the start mark.
2.3 The course will be from the start, leaving the lake mark to port, returning to the
fixed mark used for the start and leaving it to port, out again to the lake mark
leaving it to port, and returning to the finish.
2.4 It should be noted that the first leg of the course may be upwind or downwind.
3 Crew Restrictions
3.1 Each boat shall have a crew of one person.
3.2 Electronic steering devices are permitted during the race.
4 Division Splits
4.1 There will be a single fleet for all competitors, Jib and Main.
5 Start Sequence
5.1 The race will run in conjunction with the Double Handed Race (see appendix B5):
Start 1
Single Handed JaM
NP 9
Start 2
Double Handed JaM
NP 4 & 5
Start 3
Double Handed Spinnaker
NP 1 & 2
6 Time Limit
6.1 The time limit is 1600.
7 Special Safety Considerations
7.1 Participants in the Single Handed and Double Handed Race should recognize
that all boats on the course are racing without a full complement of crew, and
that additional care should be taken in right-of-way situations as response
times may be increased.
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APPENDIX B5 | Double Handed Race
1 Schedule
1.1 The date of the Double Handed Race is noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 A competitors’ meeting will be held upstairs in the clubhouse at 1200. The
warning signal will be made at 1300.
2 Course
2.1 See appendix B4, section 2.
3 Crew Restrictions
3.1 Each boat shall have a crew of two persons.
3.2 Electronic steering devices are not permitted during the race.
4 Fleet Splits
4.1 There will be either one or two fleets for this race based upon input received by the
Race Committee at the skippers’ meeting. If there are four or more boats wishing
to compete in JaM and four or more boats wishing to compete in Spinnaker then
there will be two fleets. If not there shall be only one fleet, that being JaM.
5 Start Sequence
5.1 See appendix B4, section 5.
6 Time Limit
6.1 The time limit will be 1600.
7 Special Safety Considerations
7.1 See appendix B4, section 7.
APPENDIX B6 | Vertigone/Minerve Challenge Race
1 Schedule
1.1 The date of the Challenge Race is noted on the Events calendar.
1.2 A competitors’ meeting will be held upstairs in the clubhouse at 1200. The
warning signal will be made at 1300.
2 Eligibility
2.1 Boats that have won a flag in their division in Series A, B, C, D or E, as well as the
winners of the previous year’s race are eligible to be scored.
2.2 Boats that have won a flag in Spinnaker divisions or One Design divisions shall
compete in the Spinnaker Fleet. Boats that have won a flag in JaM divisions
or in Double Handed divisions shall compete in the JaM Fleet. Boats that have
won flags in Spinnaker or One Design divisions, and JaM or Double Handed
divisions, shall declare in writing at the competitors’ meeting in which Fleet they
will be competing.
3 Course
3.1 The fixed mark course will be used. Boats competing for the Challenge
Spinnaker Fleet will sail a windward/leeward course of seven legs, with a
windward finish. Boats competing in the Challenge JaM Fleet will sail a course
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of six legs consisting of a triangle, followed by a windward leg, a leeward leg,
and a final windward leg.
4 Fleet Splits
4.1 There shall be two Fleets, Spinnaker and JaM.
5 Start Sequence
Start 1
Spinnaker Fleet
NP 1
Start 2
JaM Fleet
NP 2
6 Time Limit
6.1 Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat in their fleet finishes
will be scored DNF. This changes rule 35. The time limit will be 1600. If one boat
in a fleet finishes within the time limit it will be extended by 15 minutes for all
other boats in that fleet
APPENDIX B7 | Hansen Dinghy Regatta
1 Schedule
1.1 The date of the Hansen Dinghy Regatta will be posted.
1.2 A competitors’ meeting will be held in the dinghy ramp area at 1100.
2 Chartering of Club Boats
2.1 Members who wish to charter club dinghies for this event shall apply in writing
to the Rear Commodore no later than seven days prior to the event.
3 Sailing Instructions
3.1 Items 1.3 to 8 from Appendix B9 - Evening and Dinghy Races will also apply.
4 Scoring
4.1 If more than three races are sailed, a boat’s series score shall be the total of her
race scores excluding her worst score.
4.2 One completed race is required to constitute a series.
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4 Division Splits (If necessary)
Division A
Single Handed boats
NP 1
Division B
Double Handed boats
NP 2
5 Start Sequence
Start 1
Single Handed boats
NP 1
Start 2
Double Handed boats
NP 2
6 The Start
6.1 Races will be started by using the warning signal given 3 minutes before the
starting signal. This changes rule 26.
7 Changing the Course after the Start
7.1 Courses may be changed in accordance with rule 33. However no compass
bearings will be displayed.
8 Time Limit
8.1 The time limit for each Division will be one hour. Boats failing to finish within 15
minutes after the first boat finishes or within the time limit, whichever is later,
will be scored DNF. This changes rules 35 and A4.1.
9 Scoring
9.1 A minimum of 6 races must be completed to constitute a series.
9.2 Prizes will be awarded based on a boat’s best performance in 75% (rounded
down) of the completed races in each series.
10 Prizes
10.1 Trophies shall be awarded to the winners of each series.
10.2 Prizes shall be awarded to the top three boats in each series.
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APPENDIX C | Awards
The Club reserves the right not to present an award in any given year if there is
insufficient competition or no worthy candidates. It also may substitute awards if
considered necessary.
1 Flags and Prizes
1.1 Flags or prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each division
for the A, B, C, D and E series.
1.2 Flags will be awarded to ABYC boats finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the
Spinnaker and JaM Fleets in the George Coyles Tune-up Race, the Summer Bell
Buoy Race, the Archie Walker Race, the Donald D. Summerville Memorial Race,
the Challenge Race, the Single Handed Race and the Double Handed Race.
1.3 Additionally, flags and/or prizes may be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for a
particular class of boat in the A, B, C, D or E series where:
i)The class has applied in writing to the Rear-Commodore prior to the event
for such consideration.
ii)Five or more boats of the class have participated.
1.4 Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in Evening Dinghy Series 1 and
2, and the Hansen Dinghy Regatta.
2 Overall Championship Trophies
Ashbridge Trophy
This is the most prestigious sailing award in the club. It is awarded to the skipper
while flying the ABYC burgee, brings the most prestige upon the club through
accomplishments in either, or a combination of, club, and/or local and/or provincial,
and/or national, and/or international competition.
The skipper will be selected by a jury of his or her peers. The jury shall remain secret.
Stapleton Trophy
Awarded annually to the best overall boat in club racing that has also distinguished
herself in racing events outside the club. The skipper will be selected by a jury of his
or her peers. The jury shall remain secret.
The Ashbridge and Stapleton Trophies cannot be awarded to the same boat.
NOTE: To be considered for the Ashbridge and Stapleton Trophies, the skipper or
his representative must provide the Rear Commodore or the Fleet Registrar, before
September 30, with copies of final results from non-local events in which they have
participated and the names and addresses of the Organizing Authorities of those
events.
Fauvette Trophy
Junior Sailor of the Year. Awarded to the most proficient junior sailor or the junior
sailor who best represents the Club in outside events.
The winners of the Thomas Patterson Memorial Trophy, through to the Brotherton
Cup shall be determined using the system described in Appendix C, section 9.
Thomas Patterson Memorial Trophy
Best overall boat in Division 1
Roger Shaw Memorial Trophy
Best overall boat in Division 2
Rear-Commodore’s Cup
Best overall boat in Division 4
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Dennis Lusty Memorial Trophy
Best Overall boat in Division 5
This trophy is not to be removed from club premises without special permission.
Barrie Gray Memorial Trophy
Best overall boat in Division 9
The Al and Lesley Clinker Trophy
Best overall boat in Division 0
Passion Pot
Best overall boat in the J24/J22 fleet.
Brotherton Cup
Best overall boat in the Thunderbird fleet.
The winners of the John Payne Trophy and the Elizabeth Kimball Trophy shall be
determined using the system described in Appendix C, section 10
John Payne Trophy
The best overall boat in the Offshore Series Spinnaker Fleet.
Elizabeth Kimball Trophy
The best overall boat in the Offshore Series JaM Fleet
Kevlar Trophy
Best overall dinghy based on Series 1, 2 and Hansen Trophy races.
3 Special Contribution Trophies
Nominations are accepted and encouraged throughout the sailing season for these
trophies. Nominations must be received by the Rear Commodore no later than 6 pm the
Sunday of Haulout weekend. Anyone advocating someone to receive these awards is
asked to submit the details in writing with a digital photo of the nominee.
Commodore’s Award
Presented by the Commodore for best representing ABYC in any branch of yachting,
inside or outside the Club.
Al Clinker Memorial Award
For the Unsung Hero. Awarded annually to the individual (not necessarily a senior
member), who was always cheerfully helping out for the benefit of ABYC and fellow
members. This trophy is not to be removed from club premises without special
permission.
Alice Patterson Memorial Trophy
To be awarded in recognition of services to boat racing.
Cradle Crew Award
To be awarded for meritorious service by a member of the cradle crew at launch
and haulout. To be named by the Vice Commodore Marine services.
Hartley Trophy
To the family that contributes the most to club activities.
Leo Cotey Trophy
For presentation to the woman who has contributed most to ABYC during the year.
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Keen Crew Award
Awarded to the person, who has demonstrated, as crew, outstanding dedication
or performance.
Michael Stuart Trophy
For the most outstanding act of sportsmanship.
Don Davis Trophy
Awarded annually to the ABYC dinghy sailor who, in the opinion of the Commodore,
Rear Commodore, and Dinghy Fleet Captain, made a measurable and recognized
contribution to the advancement of ABYC. Contribution may be in the area of
cruising, racing or club improvement.
Otto Van Dam Shorewall Trophy
For volunteer services rendered to the club.
To be awarded by the Vice Commodore Marine services.
Rolly McKillop Award
For annual presentation to a member for volunteer services rendered to the club.
To be awarded by the Vice Commodore Marine services.
Stacy Trophy
This trophy is presented annually to the member who makes the greatest contribution to developing a lifelong love of sailing in young sailors, whether through
keelboat or dinghy racing or cruising.
4 Course Racing Trophies
Series A
Division 1 – Mehitabel Cup
Division 2 – ABYC Series A Trophy
Division 4 – Ken Dinsmore Memorial Trophy
Division 5 – Carling O’Keefe Trophy
Series B
Division 1 – Power Squadron Trophy
Division 2 – ABYC Series B Trophy
Division 4 – Norberg/Simpson Trophy
Division 5 – Bob Humphrey Trophy
Division 9 – Leeshore Trophy
Division 0 – Stevenson Trophy
J24/J22 – Carolyn Robinson Trophy
Thunderbird – Thunderbird Fleet Trophy
Series C
Division 1 – Glen Duisk Challenge Cup
Division 2 – Jim Granton Memorial Trophy
Division 4 – Tommy Thompson Trophy
Division 5 – Tom Foskett Memorial Trophy
Series D
Division 1 – North Shore Trophy
Division 2 – Carling O’Keefe Series Trophy
Division 4 – Robert Walker Trophy
Division 5 – Jill Brown Trophy
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Division 9 – Joe Harris Trophy
Division 0 – Violet Regota Memorial Trophy
J24/J22 – Gerald Welsh Memorial Trophy
Thunderbird – Queen City Trophy
ABYC Regatta
JaM Fleet – Best performance by an ABYC boat in the JaM fleet at the ABYC Regatta
– the Donald D. Summerville Memorial Trophy, Shark Class.
Spinnaker Fleet – Best performance by an ABYC boat in the Spinnaker fleet at the
ABYC Regatta – the Aphrodite Cup.
Evening Dinghy Series
Series 1 – ABYC Dinghy Plaque
Series 2 – Slipknots Trophy
5 Offshore Series Trophies
George Coyles Tune-Up Race
Divisions 1 & 2 – George Coyles Tune-Up Trophy
Divisions 4 & 5 – Hans Mossakovsky Trophy
Summer Bell Buoy Race
Divisions 1 & 2 – Kasey Regota Trophy
Divisions 4 & 5 – Pat Gilroy Trophy
Archie Walker Race
Divisions 1 & 2 – Archie Walker Trophy
Divisions 4 & 5 – Rita Walker Trophy
Donald D. Summerville Memorial Race
IRC – Robert Fontaine Trophy
Divisions 1 & 2 (PHRF) – Bell Buoy Trophy
Divisions 4 & 5 – Michael Brown Memorial Trophy
6 Other Racing Trophies
Black Tragic Beer and Clams Challenge Trophy
A match racing challenge trophy, on the fixed mark course. Boats wishing to
challenge for this trophy must make their request to the Rear Commodore.
Albatross Trophy
Awarded to the winner of the Hansen Dinghy Regatta.
Joe Bernie Memorial Trophy
To be awarded to the person who skippers his boat in the most series races in the
season without qualifying for any other ABYC competitive awards.
Corsa Ontario Cup
Best corrected time, Single Handed race.
Rhône-Alpes Trophy
Winner of the Double Handed race.
Murray Memorial Award
For annual competition in the Challenge Race, spinnaker fleet.
Lagoon Challenge Trophy
For annual competition in the Challenge Race, JaM fleet.
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7 Cruising Trophies
Anyone wishing to nominate a member for a Cruising Discretionary Award and/or
has met the requirements for a Cruising Trophy, must submit the details in writing
to the Cruising Captains ([email protected]) by September 30.
Hans Ballman Trophy
This trophy will be awarded to the club member making the longest cruise in his yacht
in a single season between launch in the spring and haulout in the fall, on fresh water in
the Great Lakes system above Montreal. The length of the cruise is to be determined by
measurement in miles on a chart totalling the distance between points visited.
Harbourmaster’s Hat
This trophy will be awarded to the first keelboat to enter the (chosen harbour)
after departing ABYC no earlier than 1300 on the Saturday of the weekend following
launch. The boat must be fully rigged and must be sailed the full distance to the
selected harbour and skippered by the boat owner. The selected harbour is chosen
and posted on the club notice board by the harbourmaster each year at least
four weeks prior to the official launch date. Failing this, the selected harbour will
remain the same as the previous year(s). This trophy is not to be removed from club
premises without special permission.
The Jack Shirt Trophy
This trophy will be awarded by the Sailing Committee-Cruising to an ABYC member
who, while skippering his/her sailboat and flying the ABYC burgee, sails the greatest
number of nautical miles on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River above the
Iroquois Lock between launch and haulout.
Ed Wilson Trophy
This trophy is to be awarded on an annual basis to an ABYC member who, while
skippering a sailboat under 29 feet LOA which is part of the ABYC fleet and while
flying the ABYC burgee, accumulates the greatest number of miles cruising on the
Great Lakes system above Montreal.
Ron Mitchell Trophy
This trophy will be awarded on a discretionary basis by the Sailing CommitteeCruising to an ABYC member who, while skippering a sailboat which is part of the
ABYC fleet and while flying the ABYC burgee, gives greatest credit to ABYC through
distinguished accomplishment in offshore (blue water) sailing. This trophy is not to
be removed from club premises without special permission.
Cruising Captain’s Discretionary Award
This trophy will be awarded on a discretionary basis by the Fleet Captain, Cruising
or his/her delegate and after consultation with the Sailing Committee-Cruising, to
an ABYC member who, while skippering a sailboat which is part of the ABYC fleet
and while flying the ABYC burgee, gives greatest credit to ABYC through distinguished accomplishment in sailing, sailing sportsmanship, heroism, and/or contribution to the sport of sailing.
Man Overboard Trophy
This trophy is to be awarded on an annual basis to the winner of the ABYC Man
Overboard competition for cruisers. To win, the skipper must not only have the
shortest recovery time, but must also participate or have participated in at least
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two (2) official cruises from the ABYC cruising program.
Flotilla Trophy
This trophy will awarded on a discretionary basis by the Sailing CommitteeCruising to ABYC members who, while skippering sailboats in a unified fleet and
flying the ABYC burgee, give greatest credit to ABYC in either blue water or Great
Lakes cruising. The fleet must remain together for the majority of the voyage.
Ports of Call Trophy
This trophy is to be awarded on an annual basis to an ABYC member who, while
skippering a sailboat which is part of the ABYC fleet and while flying the ABYC
burgee, enters the greatest number of harbours on the Great Lakes system above
Montreal.
Daysailing Award
This award to be presented to the skipper crewing with the greatest number of
Associates (each Associate can be only counted once) drawn from the daysail
crewbank during the sailing season. It is the skipper’s responsibility to keep a log
of the Associate Crew drawn from the daysail crewbank.
8 Cruising Flags
Distance Flags
250-mile flags (New 2015)
500-mile flags
1000-mile flags
Eligibility for a Distance Flag is based upon the member’s self report of nautical
miles logged. This information must be forwarded to the Cruising Captains
([email protected]) no later than September 30.
Cruise Participation Flags
Eight Cruises – Gold
Six Cruises – Red
Four Cruises – Blue
Flags awarded are based on the Attendance Records provided by the Cruise Hosts.
9 Scoring for Overall Season’s Championship Trophies
The following system will be used to determine the winners of the trophies for
‘best overall boat’ in each division as listed in Appendix C section 2.
9.1 The low point system will be used. A boat with DNC for a series will be assigned
a score equal to 1 more than the total number of boats that competed in that
series.
9.2 ‘Counter series’ for each division are defined as follows:
i) Division 1, 2, 4, and 5: Series A, B, C, D and the Offshore Series
ii) J/24 and J/22: Series B, D and the Offshore Series.
iii) Thunderbird: Series B, D and the Offshore Series.
iv) Divisions 9 and 0: Series B and D.
9.3 A ‘counter series’ will be considered completed only if at least three races are
completed in that series or regatta.
9.4 Each boat will be assigned a score for each completed ‘counter series’ according
to her overall position within her division for that series (i.e. individual race
scores will not be used).
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9.5 When two or three ‘counter series’ have been completed for a given division,
a boat’s score for her division season’s championship will be the sum of her
scores for each ‘counter series’.
9.6 When four or five ‘counter series’ have been completed for a given division,
a boat’s score for her division season’s championship will be the sum of her
scores for each ‘counter series’, excluding her worst score.
9.7 For the purpose of the overall trophies, a boat shall be considered for only one
trophy. A boat not qualifying to compete in a one design fleet will be deemed
to be competing in the weeknight division she races in first. Boats qualifying
to compete in a one design fleet will be deemed to be competing in that one
design division. Any boat may elect to compete for an overall trophy in another
division for which she is qualified, if such election is made in writing, to the
registrar, prior to the beginning of Series C.
10 Scoring for the Offshore Series
10.1 The Offshore Series will consist of the George Coyles Tune-up Race, the
Summer Bell Buoy Race, the Archie Walker Race, and the Donald D. Summerville Memorial Races.
10.2 A boat will be scored for the Offshore Series in the division or fleet in which
she first races. A boat may elect to be scored in another division or fleet for
which she is qualified, if such election is made in writing, to the registrar, prior
to Labour Day.
11 The John Payne Memorial Trophy and the Elizabeth Kimball Trophy
11.1 To determine the winners of the John Payne Memorial Trophy and the Elizabeth
Kimball Trophy:
i) For the George Coyles Tune-up Race, the Summer Bell Buoy Race, the Archie
Walker Race and the Donald D. Summerville Memorial Race, boats will be
assigned a score based on their overall position in all Spinnaker Divisions
combined, or in all JaM Divisions combined (see Appendices B1 and B8).
ii) Each boat’s total score will be the sum of her best three out of four races,
unless fewer than four races are completed, in which case all scores will be
counted.
12 ABYC Divisional Season Championship
12.1 To calculate series scores for the Offshore Series, as required to determine the
Overall Season’s Championships for each Division:
i) For each race in the Offshore Series, boats which are competing for an Overall
Season’s Championship in Divisions 1, 2, 4 & 5 will be assigned a score
based on their position within that Division. Boats which are competing for
the Overall Season’s Championship in Divisions 7 or 8 will be scored only
against boats in the same One Design class.
ii) Each boat’s total score will be the sum of her best three out of four races,
unless fewer than four races are completed, in which case all scores will be
counted.
iii) A boat will be scored in only one division for calculating series scores. If a
boat is scored in the Spinnaker fleet (including Divisions 7 and 8), a boat will
be scored DNC for any races in which she sailed JaM, and vice versa.
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ABYC Corinthian Fund
The Corinthian Fund is available to provide support for ABYC members to
compete at major events away from our home waters. In recent years we have
supported a Trans-Atlantic campaign, entries to North American and World
events, and Junior sailors in their endeavours flying the ABYC burgee as part of
the Ontario Sailing team. Members who are interested in applying for support
are encouraged to contact the Rear Commodore, [email protected], for
advice on funding criteria and guidance on preparing an application. Grants are
limited to $1000 or less per event.
Many of you have contributed to this fund and its endeavours over the
years and we welcome your continuing donations and gifts in memoriam.
Unfortunately because adult as well as youth sailors receive Corinthian Fund
grants, the CRA does not allow you a tax deduction.
The word “Corinthian” is taken in the sailing world to mean “amateur” and
is derived from the Corinthian games in ancient Greece. It was adopted by the
sailing community in the late 19th Century – “A Corinthian sailor, we take it, is
one capable of managing a craft either single-handed (if she is small enough) or
with the assistance of other amateurs, if she is from 5 to 30 tons.” F. Cowper,
Sailing Tours Part l: The Coasts of Essex and Suffolk 1892
Special Awards Nominations
One of the privileges you enjoy as a member of ABYC is to nominate your
fellow members to receive special Awards. The following Awards are available
for member nominations:
Al Clinker Memorial Trophy - for the unsung hero
Alice Patterson Memorial Trophy - for service to yacht racing
Don Davis Trophy - for contribution by a dinghy sailor
Hartley Trophy - for family contribution
Keen Crew Award - for crew performance
Leo Cotey Trophy - for the woman who has contributed most to ABYC
Michael Stuart Trophy - for an outstanding act of sportsmanship
Stacy Trophy - for the member making the greatest contribution
to developing a lifelong love of sailing in young sailors
Further information on these Trophies appears on pages 41 and 42.
Nominations are accepted and encouraged throughout the sailing season
for these trophies. Nominations must be received by the Rear Commodore
([email protected])no later than 6 pm the Sunday of Haulout weekend.
Please include a digital photo of your nominee.
Attention All Skippers and Crews
Remember it is your responsibility to submit the results of all non-club events
if you wish them to be considered for the Ashbridge and Stapleton Trophies.
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Glossary
AHMEN .. Alexandra, Harbour City, Mimico, Etobibcoke, National, Clubs
ASP .. Assigned Speed Potential. PHRF-LO assigned rating.
BFD .. Disqualified under rule 30.3
DFL .. Did not Finish in Lead
DNC .. Did not come to the starting area
DNE*.. Disqualification not excludable under rule 88.3 (b)
DNF .. Did not finish
DNS .. Did not start (other than OCS and DNC)
DPI* .. Discretionary Penalty Imposed
DSQ* .. Disqualified
IRC .. a handicap rating system
ISAF .. International Sailing Federation
JaM .. Jib and Main
JoD .. Judge on Duty
LORC .. Lake Ontario Racing Council
LOCCA .. Lake Ontario Club Cruising Association
LOSHRS .. Lake Ontario Short Handed Racing Series
LYRA .. Lake Yacht Racing Association
NFS .. Non Flying Sails a PHRF-LO term for JaM
NM .. Nautical Mile
NOR .. Notice of Race
NP .. Numeral Pennant
OCS .. On course side of the starting line and failed to comply with rules 29.1 or 30.1
OSA .. Ontario Sailing Association
PFD .. Personal Floatation Device
PHRF-LO .. Performance Handicap Racing Fleet-Lake Ontario
RC .. Race Committee
RDG* .. Redress given
RET .. Retired
RRS .. Racing Rules of Sailing
SCP .. Scoring penalty under rule 44.3 or SI 14.
SI .. Sailing Instructions
SRS* .. Scores removed from series
TELDS .. Toronto East Long Distance Series
ZFP .. Z flag penalty
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