Sailboat Racing

2019 FWBC PHRF FLEET SERIES NOTICE OF RACE

(Rev. January 2019)

INVITATION

You are cordially invited to compete in the 2019 FWBC PHRF Fleet Series. The Fort Worth Boat Club (FWBC) is the host club and the organizing authority.

RULES

The races in each series shall be governed by the rules as defined in the 2017-2020 edition of US SAILING The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the FWBC Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) Rules and Regulations. Sailing Instructions will be posted on the race committee notice board and published on the Fort Worth Boat Club website.

ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

To register, complete the PHRF Fleet application form available in the FWBC office and submit the form along with a $120 registration fee to the office. An FWBC PHRF Rating Form (available from the FWBC office or website) must also be on file in order to assign a handicap and be scored. You are not required to be a member of FWBC to be eligible to race.

SCHEDULE OF RACES

The schedule of races will be posted on the race committee notice board and website and published in the Fort Worth Boat Club Log. There will be seven (7) series of races (Marigail, Roadie, Hub Isaacks, Rolling Time, Summer, Paki and Blue Moon). All of the series races will be on Sunday afternoons (warning signal at 2:00PM), except the Summer series races that will be on Saturday mornings (warning signal at 10:00AM).

CLASSES: The series races are open to all keelboats. The class divisions will be as follows:

All fleets included in the same class will start together and sail the same course.

Class PHRF Included Fleets Class Flag

Spinnaker I 0-96 Spin I PHRF, J/105 Numeral Pennant 1

Spinnaker II 97-145 Spin II PHRF, J/80, J/70 Numeral Pennant 2

Spinnaker III 146+ Spin III PHRF, J/24, J/22, C22 Numeral Pennant 3

Genoa I / 0-140. Genoa I PHRF Numeral Pennant 4

Genoa II / 141-190 Genoa II PHRF Numeral Pennant 5

Genoa III / 191+ Genoa III PHRF Numeral Pennant 6

SCORING

Six races are scheduled for each series. One race is required to complete a series.

1) When fewer than four races have been completed, a boat’s series score shall be the total of her race scores.

2) When four or five races have been completed, a boat’s series score shall be the total of her scores excluding her worst score.

3) When six races have been completed, a boat’s series score shall be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores.

PRIZES

Trophies will be awarded in each series based on the number of boats participating in each class. At least three boats must start at least 50% of the races in a series to be awarded trophies for a one-design or PHRF fleet separate from the Spinnaker I, II or III, or Genoa I, II, III or IV divisions.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the PHRF Fleet races entirely at their own risk. See RRS rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after any race or series.

EQUIPMENT

All boats must be equipped with an anchor and line.

10000 BOAT CLUB ROAD-FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76179

PHONE - 817-236-8393 FAX 817-236-2800

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