Committees

Protest Herb Dickert

Race Committee Rose Steele/Dan Murphy

Junior Program Bob Krahulik

Official Crash Boat Skipper: Dennis Moeller

Past Commodores

Feron D. Moore 1934-1936 *Edgar W. Tompkins 1937-1939

*Walter G. Pilcer 1940 *Edgar W. Tompkins 1941-1945

*John C. Baker 1946 Scriven S. Evans 1947-1948

Vincent Scofield 1949 David Palma 1950-1951

*Walter G. Pilcer 1952-1958 John Sengstacken 1959

Dr. Bill Horton 1960-1961 Robert Hamburger 1962-1963

Dr. Bill Horton 1964 * Royal Sengstacken 1965-1966

Hans Holterhoff 1967-1968 Chester A. Howell 1969-1970

*H. Whitney Cutler 1971-1972 John C. Gehrig 1973-1974

John Sengstacken 1974-1976 Walter J. Hunziker, Jr. 1977-1978

George T. Vurno, Jr. 1979-1980 Peter R. Pilcer 1981-Rsgn

Richard C. Poole 1981-1985 Richard Andrese 1986

Karl-Erik Karlsson 1987-1988 Richard Burgess 1989-1990

*Hallock Adler 1991-1992 Robert Sengstacken 1993-1994

Herbert Dickert 1995-1996 *Christopher Norton 1996-1997

Bob Krahulik 1997-1999 Tony Solana 1999-2002

Jack Schuchardt 2003-2006

Courses

Class Starting Order Buoys Distance (miles) Time Limit (minutes)

Rebel Course #1 S-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-S 2.4 140

Rebel Course #2 S-2-3-4-1-3-S or S-4-3-2-1-2-S 3.5 140

Rebel Course #3 S-2-3-4-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-4-3-2-S 4.8 140

Rebel Course #4 S-5-2-S or S-2-5-S 5.1 145

Rebel Course #5 S-8-5-2-S or S-2-5-8-S 6.2 150

Rebel Course #W West Wind * S-3-4-2-S or S-3-4-2-3-4-2-S 2.4 / 4.8 140

· All marks rounded to Starboard except the starting and finishing mark which will be taken to port

· West course is marked by Arrow Placard pointing straight up; “2” Placard=twice around west course

Star Course #3 S-2-8-7-8-S or S-8-7-8-2-S 6.2 150

Star Course #3 West Wind S-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-4-3-2-S 150

Star Course #2 S-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-4-S or S-4-3-2-4-3-2-1-2-S 5.1 150

Star Course #1 S-2-3-4-1-4-S or S-4-3-2-1-2-S 4.8 150

Lightning Course #3 S-2-5-S or S-5-2-S 5.1 145

Lightning Course #2 S-2-3-4-2-3-S or S-4-3-2-3-2-S 4.2 145

Lightning Course #1 S-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-S 2.4 145

Catalina Course #3 S-2-3-4-2-4-S or S-4-3-2-4-2-S 4.2 135

Catalina Course #2 S-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-S 2.4 135

Catalina Course #1 S-2-3-S or S-3-2-S 1.9 135

Sunfish Course #3 S-2-3-4-1-3-4-S or S-4-3-1-4-3-2-S 3.5 130

Sunfish Course #2 S-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-S 2.4 130

Sunfish Course #1 S-2-3-S or S-3-2-S 1.9 130

Portsmouth Course #3 S-2-3-4-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-4-3-2-S 4.8 120

Portsmouth Course #1 S-2-3-4-S or S-4-3-2-S 2.4 120

Race Time & Signals

Signal Sat. Races Sun. Races Evening Flags

Warning 10:15 10:15 18:15 White

Preparatory 10:18 10:18 18:18 Blue

Start 10:21 10:21 18:21 Red

Double Race Day Warnings: 10:15 & immediately following first race Labor Day Warning: 10:15

Start = Start of first class with other classes starting at five minute intervals thereafter, in sequence designated by class placards, reading left to right, as displayed by Race Committee from boat house.

Special Signals

Starting directions – Designated by Black Chevron on yellow placard

Course numbers – Number 1,2,3,4 or 5 on placard

Premature Starter – One horn, Code Flag “X” and yachts hailed by number

General Recall – Two guns and First Substitute

Race Postponed – One blast of horn and Answering Pendant

Race Cancelled – Three guns and Code Flag “N” over First Substitute

Race Shortened – Two guns and Code Flag “S”

Yacht’s Finish – One blast of horn and hailing of yacht’s number

Local Racing Rules

1. Racing Rules of U.S. SAILING and all respective classes shall be used except as specified below.

2. Starting signal for one class is Preparatory signal for next class, and the order of start is governed by class insignias displayed by the Race Committee.

3. Unpaid member boats will be called off the course. If not called off the course, said yacht shall not be scored. Visiting skippers are entitled to two free races.

4. Starting and finishing line is an imaginary straight line from Buoy S to starting signal and all yachts starting and finishing must pass between Buoy S and 6

5. Boats shall stay clear of the starting line area until the preparatory for your class. Violators will be subject to protest and disqualification.

6. During a race no yacht may cross the Start-Finish line except when starting or finishing. Violators of this rule must “unwind” themselves and pass to the outside of the Start-Finish line or the Race Committee without protest or hearing will immediately disqualify them.

7. After finishing, do no recross the Start-Finish line by any means without the express permission of the Race Committee. Violation of this rule will result in immediate disqualification by the Race Committee. This rule is in effect until all boats in all classes have finished.

8. Leave all buoys on the same side as buoy S at outer end of Starting Line, except for the rounding of buoy 8 and the West Course.

9. Turning marks are orange cylinders, cones or balls.

10. Protest Committee may disqualify for any violation of Rules or Instructions.

11. The Committee requires strict observance of Rule 23 – i.e., carry suitable anchor with line; and Rule 24 – i.e., proper number of life preservers on each yacht.

12. A yacht may be towed , paddled, or motor to reach the proximity of the Starting Line even after its Preparatory or Starting signal; but must then subsequently be headed directly away from the line or its prolongation prior to starting.

13. All yachts are to keep clear of swimming area at all times.

14. Violation of any local rules may result in disqualification by protest.

15. All protests will be made and filed in accordance with U.S. SAILING Rules within two hours of the protesting yacht’s finish.

16. IYRU Junior sailor is defined as 18 years or younger by 12-31-2008.

17. Payment of dues entitles skipper to sail in as many classes as skipper chooses.

18. After a general recall, the fleet will go to the end of the sequence.

Scoring

The following scoring rules apply to all fleets for the Secretary, Rear Commodore, Vice Commodore, Commodore and Fleet Championships.

1. Only races sponsored by Awosting Yacht Squadron may be scored.

2. All series shall be scored as skipper series (including the “Jake Series” as of the 2010 season)

3. Low Point Scoring shall be used:

1^st. -- ¾ DNF -- No. of yachts starting

2^nd. -- 2 DNS -- No. of yachts starting + 1

3^rd. -- 3 etc. DSQ -- No. of yachts starting + 1

4. Fleet Championships scored by counting the best 50% of the schedule. In case of an odd number of qualifying races, the 50% figure will be rounded down. (new for 2010 season)

5. Fleet Series winner scored as follows:

If 5 or 6 races completed, count 4 races

If 4 races completed, count 3 races

If only 2 or 3 races are completed, count 2 races

One race does not constitute a series

6. A minimum of two boats of a fleet must start to constitute a race.

7. In case of a tie in a Series or Fleet Championship, break by:

(1) By the skipper with the most 1^st, 2^nds, 3^rds, etc.

(2) By the skipper who has defeated the other skipper more times, counting only races in which the affected yachts scored

(3) By the results of the first race of the next Series or by a sail-off for the Commodore Series and the Fleet Championship

(4) Throw-out races do not count toward determining who beat whom the most

8. Score for serving on Race Committee shall not include throw-out races

9. Yachts co-skippered must report to the Race Committee to be scored

10. See the By-Laws for all other squadron rules