VALCOUR SAILING CLUB

PO BOX 1362

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK   12901

www.valcoursailingclub.org

Officers, Committees, Liaisons 2005

 

Officers                       Name                   Tel #                         e-mail address                     

Commodore:                Phil Gorman          572-4115                  philip.gorman@charter.net

Vice-Commodore:        Brian Dowling       566-0868                  bmdreapp@westelcom.com

Rear Commodore:        Dan Inhelder         561-2745                  daninhelder@yahoo.com

Secretary:                     Amber Gorman     563-7033                  amber.gorman@charter.net

Treasurer:                     Brian White           561-2983                  brianewhite@yahoo.com

Member-at-Large:        Patrick Larkin       563-3585                  usa851@yahoo.com

LCPHRF Rater:           Chuck Surber       562-9388                  chuckdee@usadatanet.net                  

 

 

Committees                Chair                   Tel #                         Members                                         

Committee Boat:           Chris Duley           566-6017                  Ed Trombley

Finance:                        Brian White           561-2983                  Kevin Larkin, Tim McCormick

Membership:                Patrick Larkin       563-3585                 

Protest:                         Ed Trombley         561-0998                 

Race:                            Brian Dowling       566-0868                  Mike Parsons, Ed Trombley

Rating:                          Chuck Surber       562-9388                  Brian Dowling, Chris Duley

 

 

Liaisons                                                   Name                       Tel #                e-mail address         

Cumberland Bay Community Boating Center:     Chris Duley               566-6017         topher@westelcom.com

Clinton Community College Regatta:          Chris Duley               566-6017         topher@westelcom.com

Display Boards:                                         Amy Jordan               561-4125         amylynnejordan111@yahoo.com

Press Liaison:                                            Ty Kretser                 561-4152         tdkretser@yahoo.com

Soling Fleet Spokesperson:                       Ed Trombley             561-0998         usa833@hotmail.com

Sponsorship:                                             Tim McCormick        561-5863         PHISH1216@aol.com

Webmaster:                                              Brian White               561-2983         brianewhite@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

In the spring of 1966, Valcour Sailing Club was launched out of the desire for organized racing on a regularly scheduled basis.   At that time, racing was limited to weekends, one week the race was on Saturday, the second week, the race was on Sunday.   As the years passed, so has the scope of organized racing.   VSC now provides organized racing for two weekday series; Tuesday evening Soling races and Wednesday evening PHRF races as well as weekend Soling and PHRF Races. 

 

The PHRF Sunday Series consists of nine-cup races. 

                  

1.  COMMODORE'S CUP

First scheduled for the 1976 sailing season during the administration of Commodore Wayne Twining and has been scheduled each sailing season since.  It is dedicated to the office of the Commodore of VSC.  Its precursor was the Lighthouse Cup race, established by Peter Hornby and his crew in 1974, as the first race of the season.  The Commodore’s Cup was built and donated by Commodore Twining.  Due to a schedule conflict, this season the Commodore will host an after race reception/BBQ after the Kent Delord Race.

 

2.  ISLE ST. MICHEL Race

Named after Crab Island, known as Isle St. Michel by the colonial French.  The Isle St. Michel was first scheduled by VSC as part of the now defunct Lake Champlain Racing Conference race series between VSC, Mallets Bay Boat Club and Lake Champlain Yacht Club.  It was initially held in early September as a one-day race in the area of Valcour Island and Cumberland Bay. 

 

3.  KENT DELORD CUP

First run on July 6, 1986 in the vicinity of the war of 1812’s Battle of Plattsburgh (Cumberland Bay).  It kicked off the week of the Mayor’s Cup festivities and was a fundraiser for the Kent Delord House Museum located in Plattsburgh.  The course was originally designed as a Mayor’s Cup “warm up” race and used a modified Mayor’s Cup racecourse.  It no longer is a fundraiser, connected with the Mayor’s cup festivities or uses a Mayor’s cup race format.

 

4.  CRACKED POT

VSC has held a Fourth of July race since 1967, known alternatively as the 4th of July Race (1967), Independence Day Race (1968), Special Race (1969), Skippers Race (1971-1974), and the Standing Start Race (1975).  For many years the Cracked Pot race started with all boats at anchor and sails lowered.  Each boat would be given a different starting time based on its handicap rating with the slowest boat starting first, then the next slowest and so on until the entire fleet had started.  The winner would be the crew of the first boat to cross the finish line.  The winner would be required to drink beer from a full cracked bedpan (the original Cup).  Over the years, the Le Mans start fell out of favor and, with the advent of strict drinking laws, so did the quaffing.  The staggered handicap start has endured and will be used once again this season.

 

5.  VALCOUR RACE

Named after Valcour Island and the area south of Plattsburgh known as Valcour, where many of the founding members of VSC lived.  Like the Isle St. Michel, the Valcour Race was first scheduled by VSC as part of the now defunct Lake Champlain Racing Conference race series.  It was initially held in early June as two one-day races held on the same weekend.

 

6.  EISENGER CUP

Initiated in 1980 as a memorial to Dr. Peter Eisenger, a dedicated sailboat racer and beloved member of VSC, the Eisenger Cup first ran as one of three special events in the race schedule.  It evolved into a regatta, for a time consisting of three races in one day and now consisting of two races. 

 

7.  McDOWELL CUP

Dedicated to Dr. David McDowell, the first honorary lifetime member of VSC.  First scheduled in 1991, the McDowell Race would traditionally start and finish within view of Dr. McDowell’s residence located in Valcour.  After the race a “raft-up” of participating boats would be held.  In recent years interest in the raft-up has declined, and after race festivities are alternatively planned

 

8.  NAKED TURTLE RACE

Established in 2003, this race is a thank you to the Naked Turtle Restaurant, which has unselfishly supported VSC and provided VSC with an unofficial point of after race debriefing. 

 

9.  FALL CLASSIC

Established in 2002, this final race of the VSC season is dedicated to the coming of fall on Lake Champlain and the passing of another sailing season.

 

In addition to the nine PHRF series races, the VSC is proud to work with Clinton Community College Foundation by organizing the CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGATTA, held in conjunction with Clinton Community College’s Homecoming and Chew-Chew fest.  This Saturday regatta will be held at Bluff Point, where alumni and guests can enjoy picturesque scenery, while sampling local restaurants cuisine and listening to local musical talent.

 

Valcour Sailing Club

Lake Champlain PHRF

2005 Notice of Race

                                            

1        Organizing Authority

The organizing authority is the Valcour Sailing Club, Inc. (VSC).   This publication shall serve as Notice of Race for all VSC sponsored events, unless otherwise notified. 

 

2        Rules

All events will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2005-2008.  This Notice of Race will stand except as amended or altered by the Sailing Instructions, or properly posted amendments on the VSC website at valcoursailingclub.org. 

 

3        Advertising

All events will be category C events in accordance with RRS 79 and ISAF Advertising Code Regulation 20.

 

4        Eligibility and Entry

A boat must be sponsored by a regular member of the VSC.  A regular or associate member of the VSC must be on the boat while racing.  VSC guests are allowed to compete in individual races.  All boats must be in compliance with appropriate Federal and State safety laws, rules and regulations, and sign a VSC entry form.  Boats must have a valid PHRF certificate issued by Lake Champlain PHRF prior to competing.     

 

5        Classes

          PHRF boats are divided into two classes.  Class A is 149 and below.   Class B is 150 and above.  Class B competitors within 9 seconds of 150 may elect to race in Class A.  Boats should notify the Race Committee of their intention prior to the start of the season. 

 

6        Safety

6.1   A boat that retires from a race must notify the Race Committee as soon as possible.

 

6.2   The skipper is ultimately responsible for the safety of his boat and crew.

 

6.3   All boats must carry equipment required by the US Coast Guard and any applicable Federal, State, and local authorities. 

 

7        Remedies Not Specified

Any situation or event, for which a specific remedy cannot be found in these Sailing Instructions or the 2005 - 2008 Racing Rules of Sailing as adopted by the United States Sailing Association, shall be referred to a committee appointed by the Commodore and shall consist of three or more VSC members none of which shall be affected by the outcome of the remedy.

 

8        Liability

The owner of a boat, by his entry into an event, agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the VSC, its officers, and any person involved in running the regatta, for any claim arising out of participation in a VSC event, by any and all people on his boat.   

 

9        Racing Area

          All VSC events shall start on Cumberland Bay.  

 

10      Scoring

10.1  Handicap System.   The Time-On-Time method of PHRF corrected time calculation will be used for all PHRF races except the Cracked Pot race, which shall be Time-On-Distance.  Time-On-Time correction factors will be used in accordance with the average wind strength for each race.        

 

          Correction factors are as follows. 

 

          WIND                            TIME CORRECTION FACTOR

          0 - 6 knots                                672

                                                600 + Your PHRF

 

          6.1 – 15 knots                           622

                                                550 + Your PHRF

 

          15.1 + knots                             552

                                                480 + Your PHRF

 

The J-35, Obsession (PHRF 72), is the scratch boat used to figure the numerator of the TCF.  The numerator = 600 + 72 for 0 – 6 Knots; 550 + 72 for 6.1 – 15 knots; 480 + 72 for 15.1 + knots.

 

The average wind strength of the race shall be the average of the wind readings taken by the O.D. from the start of the race to the midpoint between the actual time of the first boat finishing the race and the last boat finishing the race.  For example, if the first boat finishes the race in two hours and the last boat finishes the race in three hours actual time, the average wind strength will be the average of the wind readings taken from the start of the race to 2.5 hours after the start of the race.  The O.D. shall take wind strength readings at the start of the race and at every thirty minute interval thereafter until the last boat finishes the race. 

 

10.2            Race Scoring.   The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2 of the RRS, will be used.

 

10.3            Series Scoring.  

          10.3.1   PHRF Wednesday Night A & B Series

         Each series will consist of 8 races with one throw out. 

          10.3.2   PHRF Sunday Series

          This series will consist of nine events with two throw outs. 

 

 

11.     AWARDS

11.1            PHRF Wednesday Night A & B Series

          Trophies will be awarded to first, second, and third place finishes in each series at the fall banquet.

 

11.2            PHRF Sunday Races

          A perpetual trophy will be awarded to the boat with the lowest corrected time after the race at the Naked Turtle.

 

11.3   PHRF Sunday Series

          Trophies will be awarded to first, second, and third place finishes in each series at the fall banquet. 

 

11.4.  BROACH OF THE YEAR:  This award is presented to the boat that has the most spectacular broach of the season.

 

11.5.  MOST IMPROVED BOAT:   This award is presented to the boat that has demonstrated the greatest degree of improvement from the previous season.

 

11.6   PHRF BOAT OF THE YEAR:  This award is presented to the boat with the lowest overall score of all PHRF series races combined (no throw-outs). 

12.                        Schedule of Events:

 

Wednesday Series

25-May-05   Wed. 1815  PHRF Tune Up

01-June-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A1   

08-June-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A2

15-June-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A3

22-June-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A4

29-June-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A5

06 Jully-05   Wed. 1830  PHRF A6

13-July-05    Wed. 1830  PHRF A7

20-July-05    Wed. 1830  PHRF A8

27-July-05    Wed. 1830  PHRF B1

03-Aug-05   Wed. 1800  PHRF B2

10-Aug-05   Wed. 1800  PHRF B3

17-Aug-05   Wed. 1800  PHRF B4

24-Aug-05   Wed. 1800  PHRF B5

31-Aug-05   Wed. 1800  PHRF B6

07-Sep-05    Wed. 1800  PHRF B7

14-Sep-05    Wed. 1800  PHRF B8

 

                             Sunday Series

05-June-05   Sun.   1000  Commodore’s Cup

12-June-05   Sun.   1000 Isle St. Michel

19-June-05   Sun.   1000  Kent Delord

26-June-05   Sun.   1000  Cracked Pot

10-July-05    Sun.   1000  Valcour Race

24-July-05    Sun.   1000  Eisenger Cup

07-Aug-05   Sun.   1000  McDowell Cup

28-Aug-05   Sun.   1000  Naked Turtle

25-Sep-05    Sun.   1000  Fall Classic

 

                             LCPHRF Series

11-June-05   Sat.    1030  Royal Savage                            MBBC

09-July-05    Sat.    1000  Mayor’s Cup                            Am Rotary

29-July-05    Fri.    2000  Lake Champlain Race               MBBC

30-July-05    Sat.             Lake Champlain Race               MBBC

06-Aug-05   Sat.    1100  Ladies Cup                               LCYC

10-Sep-05    Sat.    1100  Commodore Macdonough        LCYC

11-Sep-05    Sun.            Commodore Macdonough        LCYC

 

                             Other PHRF Races

03-Sep-05    Sat.    1000  Omnium

04-Sep-05    Sun.   1000  Omnium

08-Oct-05    Sat.    1100  Benedict Arnold

17-Sep-05    Sat.    1000  Clinton Community College Regatta

 

Valcour Sailing Club

Lake Champlain PHRF

2005 Sailing Instructions

1.       Courses

The Committee boat shall display the course number.  When courses 1 and 2 are selected the marks to be rounded for the first lap shall be displayed after the course number. 

 

          1.1     PHRF Wednesday Series Courses shall be selected from course numbers 1 - 2.

1.2     PHRF Sunday Series Courses shall be selected from racecourse numbers 1 – 30 except The Eisinger Cup Regatta and The Naked Turtle Cup.

 1.2.1  Eisenger Cup Regatta will consist of one race selected from course 1 and one race selected from course 2. 

1.2.2   The Naked Turtle Cup shall be selected from course numbers 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 14 - 18, 21, 23, 27 – 29.  These are located near Plattsburgh Boat Basin.

 

 

 

Courses 1 and 2 may be shortened at any mark.

2.         RACECOURSE NUMBERS 5 - 30

A.            (s) denotes that the mark is rounded to starboard; otherwise the mark is rounded to port.

B.            Start column shows the designated starting mark. 

C.            Description column denotes the marks in the order they are to be taken.  The last denotation is the finishing mark.

D.            Distance column is the sum of the point-to-point distances between marks.

E.            Wind column is the suggested use for a particular wind strength (knots) pre-start of the race.  Other considerations for course selection are weather and water conditions.

F.             No redress or protest will be heard based on course selection.

G.           Course may be shortened at any mark described on the course except islands.

H.            Chart graphics depicting each course may be viewed here

 

#

Wind

Start

Description  

Distance

South to South South West Wind (180º - 202.5º)

5.   

10-15+

GC1

CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, RN28, RN26, RN24, S, N, GC1

15.8

6

10-15

GC1

CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, GC3(s), RN2, CI(s), GC

13.9

7

6-10

NE

RN24(s), RN26(s), RN28, RN26, RN24, NE

11.8      

8

<6- 10

N

S, N, S, N

10.4

South to South South East Wind (180º - 157.5º)

9.    

10-15+

N

S(s), PI, CPI, PI(s), S, N

15.7