I have copy/pasted some important information from the V-Day NOR. Take note of the corresponding announcements as they effect the LYC Team Schedule. Link to the NOR can be found here, https://ssl4.westserver.net/usoda.org/site/uploaded_files/regattas_central/Files/Valentines/2013%20VALENTINE%27S%20DAY%20REGATTA/2013%20USODA%20Valentines%20Day%20NOR%20Final.pdf
Schedule:
Friday, February 1
1600-1900 Check in at St. Petersburg Sailing Center (SPSC)
1500-1730 (3-5:30PM) LYC Team Practice at SPSC
Saturday, February 2
0730-0830 Sailor Check in &Light Breakfast (SPSC)
0745 LYC Rigged and Ready / Team Meeting
0845 Skippers Meeting (Mandatory) (SPSC)
0900 Harbor Start for Gold Fleet
0930 Harbor Start for Silver Fleet
1000 First Warning of the day for Gold Fleet
1030 First warning of the day for Silver Fleet
Lunch on the water
1830 Dinner hosted by SPYC
Sunday, February 3
0700-0800 Sailor Breakfast (SPSC)
0730 LYC Rigged and Ready / Team Meeting
0800 Harbor Start for Gold Fleet
0830 Harbor Start for Silver Fleet
0900 First Warning of the day for Gold Fleet
0930 First warning of the day for Silver Fleet3
Lunch on the water
1400 No first Warning Signal after this time
After Racing Awards ceremony at SPSC
Measurement
7.1 Competitors are allowed to use only one hull, dagger board, rudder (with tiller and extension),
mast, boom, sprit and sail during the regatta. Substitution of such equipment shall occur only with
the Race Committee’s approval.
7.2 Each competitor will be required to sign a statement attesting that any previously measured or
stamped equipment and or sail has not been modified since the date it was measured. IODA Class
legal equipment that has not been measured and stamped may be used subject to individual or
random inspection by the Organizing Authority or Race Committee.
7.3 Each boat shall pass a safety check prior to launching on the first day and may be randomly
checked throughout the event.
Venue
9.1 Boats will be launched from the St. Petersburg Sailing Center on Demens Landing.
9.2 The racing area will be on Tampa Bay.
10 The Course
10.1 There will be separate race areas and courses for the Gold and Silver Fleets.
10.2 The course to be sailed will be included in the Sailing Instructions.
Qualification for Future Events
16.1 This regatta is a 2013 USODA Team Trials Qualifying event. The top 25% of team trials
eligible competitors, as defined by the USODA, based on the final results using the total 5
number of boats registered in both the Gold and Silver Fleets, may receive invitations to
compete in the 2013 USODA Team Trials.
