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MC Fleet 04 and the Lake Eustis Sailing Club cordially invite you to the
14th ANNUAL MC SCOW TRAIN WRECK REGATTA
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TRIPLE CROWN - EVENT #2
January 28, 29, 30, 2022
Notice of Race
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| Venue |
Regatta will be sailed on Lake Eustis. The Lake Eustis Sailing Club, the organizing authority, is located at 1310 CR 452, Eustis, Florida 32726 - about 40 miles north of Orlando. Mailing address is P.O. Box 1056, Eustis, FL 32727-1056. Club website is www.lescfl.com. |
| Sponsors |
Melges Performance Sailboats/Quantum Sails
TM Central Technologies – David Moring
Sonic - America’s Drive-In – Keven Briggs
Dept. of Sports Marketing, Lake County, Florida
SailZing, LLC – Al Haeger
Geoff Moehl, sailor
Luxe Realty – June Howells
Mount Dora Yacht Club
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Entries &
Eligibility |
This event is open to MC Scows whose skippers have completed online only registration at https://mcscow.org and paid the online invoice by 5 PM, Thursday, January 27, 2022.
Trophy age categories must be met before January 28, 2022.
This event is the second of three in the MC Triple Crown series. The other two events in the series are the Southeast Regional Championship (Nov 13-14, 2021) and the MCSA Midwinter Championship (Mar 17-19, 2022). Competing in all three events is required to be eligible for the Triple Crown.
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| Safety |
LESC encourages the use of mast head floats.
Bring masks. Mask use may be required (see rules for details). |
| Water Bottles |
No single use water bottles will be provided. A filtered-water fountain is available for refillable containers. |
| Rules |
The regatta will be governed by the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), and MC Class Association rules– except that Special COVID-19 Rules and the Sailing Instructions will take precedence in case of conflict. This changes RRS 63.7.
Sailing Instructions will be sent to your registration e-mail address on January 21. Changes to this NOR and the Sailing Instructions after Jan. 21 will be posted on the official notice board and sent to your registration e-mail address. The official notice board is at the south-west corner of the LESC Clubhouse.
SPECIAL COVID-19 RULES:
- Social distancing is mandatory. Based on CDC recommendations in effect at the time, masks may be required while in the clubhouse, on the dock, or in covered areas where social distancing is not possible.
- All participants shall have the ability to “self-shelter” (i.e., cars, rvs, etc.) on-premises in the event of inclement weather. Additional shelter will be provided but may be insufficient for conditions or social distancing.
- No crew /spectator boat(s) can be provided. competitors may bring crew but are responsible for their transportation to/from the race area.
- Camping is very limited and must be authorized (see lodging )
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Schedule
of
Events
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NOTE: All times below are tentative. Please check Official Notice Board for updates
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Event |
Monday
Jan 10
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Mid-
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Online early registration, online early payment, and all tee shirt orders close.
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Friday
Jan 21 |
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Sailing instructions sent to registrants email addresses |
Thursday
Jan 27 |
5 pm |
Online registration, payment , breakfasts & lunch orders close. |
Friday
Jan 28 |
0800 |
Continental breakfast at club. |
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0800 - 1030 |
Tee shirt pickup. No additional registration required. Report sail number changes to registration!
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1100 |
Skippers’ briefing via VHF channel 72.
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1115 |
Pickup lunch before leaving shore.
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1230 |
Warning signal for first race of the day.
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After Racing
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Post-race press conference.
Refreshments at socially-distanced locations.
Dinner on your own.
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Saturday
Jan 29 |
0800 |
Continental breakfast at club.
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TBA |
Pickup lunch before leaving shore.
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TBA |
Warning signal for first race of the day.
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After Racing |
Post-race press conference.
Refreshments at socially-distanced locations.
Dinner on your own.
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Sunday
Jan 30
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0800 |
Continental breakfast at club.
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TBA
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Warning signal for first race of the day.
Note: No warning signal after 1300 hrs. |
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After racing |
Lunch and awards
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| Registration |
NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION OR ON-SITE PAYMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED
All competitors must complete registration at www.mcscow.org by 5 pm Thursday, January 27.
Once registered, LESC will e-mail an invoice to you with payment instructions. Please follow these instructions and pay in full by 5 pm Thursday, January 27.
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Registration fee is $95. $10 more for competitors that are not members of the MC Scow Class Association. Registration after Monday, January 10 is $10.00 more.
Boat registration includes continental breakfast and lunch Friday, Saturday, Sunday for skipper only:
Boat registration also includes regatta tee shirt for skipper, only if registered before Tuesday, January 11. Tee shirt order goes in Jan 11. After the Early Registration time limit has passed, tee shirts cannot be included.
Additional tee shirts ($23) must be ordered and paid online during early registration before January 11.
Additional lunches ($8) and breakfasts ($5) must be ordered and paid online before registration closure at 5 pm, Thursday, January 27, 2022.
All amounts include Florida sales and use tax at current rate.
MCSA New Member Signup / Information
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| Scoring |
The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A will be used. Eight (8) races are scheduled. More may be sailed at the discretion of the PRO. A minimum of one race must be completed to constitute a regatta. If more than 5 races are completed, a boat’s highest excludable race score will excluded. This changes RRS A2
Scoring for the MC Triple Crown series will be as follows:
- First place finisher in the SER and in the Train Wreck Regattas will be awarded 60 points, second place finisher 59 points, third 58 points, etc.
- First place finisher in the Mid-Winters Regatta will be awarded 120 points, second place finisher 119 points, third place 118 points, etc.
- Total score for the series will be the sum of scores in all three regattas.
- The Sailor with the highest number of points will be awarded the “Triple Crown”
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| Trophies |
Keeper trophies (after top 5, category depth determined by registrations as of Jan. 11.)
Top five overall
Top Master(s)
Top Grand Master(s)
Top Mega Master(s)
Top Old Salt(s)
Top Female (min 2 required)
Top Youth (min 2 required)
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After signal flags, VHF radio channel 72 will be the auxiliary means used by the RC to communicate about activity on the race course; e.g., delays, recalls, weather related issues. For recalls, following the display of the Individual Recall flag, the RC will attempt to announce by VHR radio the sail numbers of all boats identified as being OCS. (This changes RRS 29.1). Such announcement is a courtesy and failure by the RC to make the announcement, or of the boats to hear or understand it shall not constitute grounds for redress.
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| Lodging |
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Due to COVID restrictions and practices, camping is restricted to 24 people total. Permission to camp (and the number of campers) must be requested via online request (click here to request) - You will not be authorized to camp except by a confirmation response from LESC.
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Camping is on the grounds of the Club to the north of clubhouse. The City of Eustis zoning regulations permit limited number of RVs up to 30 ft. in length to be on the premises only for the duration of the regatta.
Some area motels offer discounts to regatta attendees. Check http://www.lescfl.com/About/LocalAccomodations.aspx for current details. Website needs update
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS/INFORMATION:
Lake County: http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/ – then go to “Visitors”
Eustis: www.eustischamber.org
Mount Dora: https://ci.mount-dora.fl.us/ or https://www.whattodoinmtdora.com/
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| Questions |
Regatta Chair: Allan Haeger al@sailzing.com cell 815-347-2590
Regatta Co-Chair: Geoff Moehl gto65tri@bellsouth.net cell 407 608 8019
Registration: Jerry Beck laser173678@gmail.com cell 407-765-4714 |