Sunset Seminar CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB APRIL 21, 2021

Sunset
             Seminar
CALIFORNIA YACHT CLUB
        APRIL 21, 2021

Agenda
 • Before Sunset - Info, Dates
 • Sunset Series Dates
 • Class Splits, Start Times, Weather Marks
 • Cruising Division - assignments, ratings, spinnakers, Cruising Championship
 • Registration, Scoring, Protests, Results
 • Safety and Abandonment
 • Awards, Hospitality, Crewing up
 • Women on Water, Other CYC Regattas

BEFORE SUNSET
(SEPARATE MAY REGATTA)
    • The new Before Sunset regatta is open to both the Racing and Cruising
      Division classes. This regatta is an opportunity for teams to warm up
      before the Sunset Series starts, with three individual Wednesday night
      races that precede the start of the Sunset Series. The race course and rules
      will be the same as the Sunset Series. Join in for one or two races, or all
      three!
    • Three individual races (not a series)
    • Dates: May 5, 12, 19
    • Racing Class Splits – same as Sunset Series
    • Cruising Assignments - posted April 28
    • Start Times - same as Sunset Series

SUNSET SERIES DATES

• Wednesdays
       May 26 through September 8
• No Racing August 11
• King of the Hill /Cruising Championship
       Sept 15

CLASS SPLITS, FLAGS, START TIMES
YOU MUST DISPLAY YOUR CLASS FLAG

RACE COURSE

Center, vertical marks will be used as
weather marks, unless and until
other marks come on station
Mark T is missing. Boats sent to this
weather mark shall round a virtual
mark in the position 33º 56.464’ N,
118º 31.549’ W.

CRUISING DIVISION CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
  • Class splits will be posted on the CYC website one week prior to the first race
                                               – MAKE SURE YOU CHECK!
      http://www.calyachtclub.com/regattas

            Cruising A                                             Cruising B

  •

            Questions or concerns:
                    •    Contact :
                    •    Chris Gorog - Cruising Division Coordinator
                            • chris@gorog.net

CRUISING DIVISION RATINGS

• If competing in the Cruising Division, you must have a valid 2021 PHRF SoCal Rating
• The Cruising Division will include only those boats whose Performance Factor (PF) is
  ≤ 2. A boat with a performance factor greater than 2 may petition for inclusion
• RC reserves the right to re-assign boats from the Cruising Division to the
  Performance Division

              Cruising Division Coordinator: chris@gorog.net

CRUISING DIVISION-SPINNAKERS

  • Spinnakers may be used in both
               Cruising A and Cruising B
  • Spin Adjustments:
         Cruising A + 7 secs/mi
             Cruising B + 9 secs/mi
                 (Sunset Series does not use PHRF spin adjustments)

  • Must notify RC before racing. May change status once!
   Cruising skippers – remember to notify us at cyc-sunset-series@cycfleet.com if you’re non-spin!

INTRODUCING – THE CRUISING CHAMPIONSHIP

 • The Cruising Division now has its own “King of the Hill” style race; the
   Cruising Championship!
 • Sept 15
 • Top four boats in Cruising A and Cruising B qualify for the
   Championship race
 • Inverted start - First boat home wins the Cruising Championship!
 • See Cruising Championship NOR at: http://www.calyachtclub.com/regattas
 • Millard Rosing perpetual trophy re-dedicated to Cruising
   Championship

2021 REGISTRATION

• Go to the CYC website, On the Water, Regattas, [Regatta Name], click Online Registration.
  Complete all the necessary information and pay the fee prior to 17:30 on race day.
• Fees – Season $120 US Sailing Members, $144 non-members. Race by race is $10 for US
  Sailing and $12 for non members.
• Registration and payment must be done online. No manual entries or payments will be
  accepted.
• Pay individual races on Regattaman.com by 17:30 day of race or entry will be deleted.
• Renew or apply for your rating immediately. The registration system will download and
  match what is on the PHRF website. If the rating is not there it will be Invalid.

REFUNDS FROM ABANDONMENT?

• If a race is abandoned due to weather, those with weekly entries,
  not season, will be moved to the next week’s race. You can go into
  Regattaman.com and uncheck that race and move it to another
  one. No refunds!
• Must use Sail Number officially assigned and on PHRF Cert.

SCORING

 • Handicap boats will be scored using their valid PHRF SoCal Area B W/L ratings.
   Boats from outside Area B will have Area B adjustments applied as available. A
   boat that has multiple PHRF SoCal Rating Certificates shall be considered a
   different boat for each Certificate under which she competes.
 • Non-spinnaker offsets will be used in the Cruising Division only.
 • Series scoring will use the “Sunset Scoring System”, a weighted, modified high-
   point system that factors in the size of classes, which will be described in detail in
   the SI. A boat’s series score for both Class and Division scoring will be the total of
   her race scores excluding her worst scores as follows: after 6-11 races, exclude 1
   score; after 12 races, exclude 2 scores.

POSTING RESULTS

• The official notice board for results is the Before Sunset or Sunset Series page
  of the CYC website (calyachtclub.com/regattas)

PROTESTS

• We will be using the Racing Rules of Sailing protest management system

• Protesting competitor will have 1 hour after finish time to file protest, using links on the Before Sunset
  or Sunset Series page of the CYC website.

• Protestee will be notified immediately by email.

• Both parties will be contacted about a hearing date, which may be held via Zoom or in person.

AWARDS AND POST-RACE HOSPITALITY

• BEFORE SUNSET - Digital Certificates will be issued to the top placing boats. Hospitality will not be
  available for Before Sunset

• SUNSET SERIES – Hospitality will be offered as soon as Governmental guidelines allow. Physical trophies
  will be awarded and held until they can be presented when the customary Sunset Series awards
  ceremony/after party can begin
• Winners should not go to front desk to pick up trophies

CREWING UP!

• If you’re a skipper looking for crew, or crew looking for a
  boat:

• South Bay Yacht Racers Resource Center – www.yrrc.com

• Greg Rutter can assist– grrutter@gmail

Safety above all

 • Skipper is responsible for the safety of the crew
 • Orient your crew; fire extinguishers, VHF radio, MOB
   procedures, first aid kit, etc.
 • NEVER endanger other boats regardless of the rules
 • The Corinthian Spirit of Sailboat Racing:
 The “Corinthian Spirit,” may be best expressed by the statement that you sail by the rules even when no
 one is looking. It also means, no yelling or swearing and no bullying your fellow sailors. When the one
 with the loudest voice wins – we all lose.

CODE OF CONDUCT

•   Each race entrant and skipper is responsible for ensuring that all members of their crew, support personnel and their guests
    abide by the laws, public health orders, and guidance from government authorities and/or CYC applicable to sailing and/or shore
    side activities in effect during the event to minimize potential exposure to or transmission of the COVID-19 virus.

•   A link to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health guidelines for recreational boating and public gatherings will be
    posted on the Official Notice Board when it applies to the event.

•   Failure to comply with NoR 4.1 may be misconduct.

•   Reasonable actions by event officials and CYC to implement COVID-19 guidance, protocols or legislation, even if they later prove
    to have been unnecessary, are not improper actions or omissions.

RACE ABANDONMENT/WEATHER

• Please do not call the club. RC will notify the Sunset Series email list immediately upon making the
  decision to cancel. If boats are already on the water the RC boat will also broadcast abandonment
  on VHF as well as fly the Abandonment flags.
• The race can be called at anytime but the RC will endeavor to make the decision as soon as
  reasonably possible. RC’s goal is to always race unless conditions are judged to be un-safe,
  therefore, the RC may make the decision late in the day to continue observing conditions.

WOMEN ON WATER – “WOW”
• 4 Sunset Series races
• Top-placing eligible female driver in each class gets
  a trophy.
• Any woman who helms the ENTIRE race, has signed
                                                          • June 9
  up for WOW Wednesdays and has driven a boat
  that has been officially entered in that evening’s
  Sunset Series race is eligible
                                                          • July 7
• Sign up by emailing cyc-sunset-
  series@cycfleet.com. Provide (1) the name of the
                                                          • August 4
  woman at the helm (2) the name of the boat (3)
  the class in which the boat is racing (4) the boat’s
  sail number. You may sign up after the race is over     • September 1
  but must have signed up by 9pm on the evening of
  a WOW Wednesday.

OTHER UP-COMING CYC REGATTAS - DATES

• Spring One Design Invitational
  May 1,2

• Pacific Deepwater Series May 16, July 11, Sept 12

• Cal Race Week
  June 5, 6

SPRING ONE DESIGN – MAY 1, 2

• Martin 242
• J-70
• Star Class

VB

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CAL RACE WEEK
 JUNE 5-6

• PHRF SoCal Championships
• Two Divisions:
    •   Performance
    •   Racer-Cruiser
• $55 entry until 23 May
    •   Increases $25 after 23 May
    •   $5 US Sailing discount
• Awards to top Junior in each class (see form on-
  line!)