1.ORGANIZING AUTHORITY
1.1.The Organizing Authority (OA) will be the Columbia Yacht Club, 111 NorthLake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA.
2.RULES
2.1.This event will be governed by the rules as defined in the 2009-2012 RacingRules of Sailing (RRS), Appendix C (Match Racing Rules), except as these arechanged by this Notice of Race (NOR) and by the Sailing Instructions (SI).2.2.If any conflicts arise between the Sailing Instructions and the Notice of Race,the Sailing Instructions shall prevail. This changes RRS 63.7.2.3.Beneteau First 36.7 North American One-Design Class Rules 2009 shall apply. There will be no crew weight-in for this event. It is the sole responsibility of the Owner(s) of each boat to ensure that their crew weight is in compliancewith Section 7.1 of the Class Rules2.4.Boats competing must meet all class safety regulations. All boats enteredmust meet US Coast Guard safety requirements and comply with ISAFCategory 5 safety requirements.
3.ADVERTISING
3.1.This event is classified as a Category C event in accordance with Rule 80,Advertising, and ISAF Regulation 20, Advertising Code. Competitors may berequired to carry advertising for event sponsors.
4.ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1.Applications for entry will be accepted from individual teams beginning April1 2009. Payment of entry fee is not required at application. Eligible teamsmay apply by completing the attached form and sending it to the OA or byemail tokurt@colyc.com. Applicants are not required to include names of individual team members. Invited teams will be advised of their entry statusno later than June 12, 2009.4.2.The number of participants will be limited to six (6) teams. In the event of more applicants than the limit being received, the Organizing Authority willselect the successful applicants based on results in the 2009 COLORSRegatta.4.3.If there are 6 or fewer applications, all applicants will be accepted.4.4.Invited teams shall confirm acceptance in writing (email is acceptable)before June 20.
5.BOATS AND SAILS
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