Bone Island Regatta Preliminary Notice of Race May 17 -20 2023
1.RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) (2017-2020), the WFPHRF Organization Class Rules and the National One-Design Rules.
2.1 Open to any single hulled, self-righting, enclosed cabin sailing boat that hold a current, valid, WFPHRF rating and to all offshore multi-hull yachts that have a current, valid WFPHRF rating. All boats mustmeet the WFPHRF Category One (1) Safety, Crew and Equipment Requirements.
2.2 All boats must be seaworthy and carry all safety equipment required by the U.S. Coast Guard.
2.3 Owner and/or skipper shall be a member of a yacht club, sailing club or sailing association affiliatedwith the US Sailing Association. The term “skipper” means the person, whether or the owner of theboat, who is designated on the entry form as “skipper”, who is in charge of the boat and will beresponsible for its handling and safety, the conduct of its crew while ashore as a guest of any hostyacht club, sailing association, sailing club or any participating commercial facilities, and shall beresponsible for compliance with the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions.
2.4 All boats shall carry a workable VHF radio capable of receiving and transmitting on channels 16 and 72, and receiving weather broadcasts.
2.5 The Minimum crew, including skipper, shall be two (2) persons.
2.6 True Cruiser entrants intending to use a “cruising spinnaker” under the provisions of the WFPHRF Class Rules shall notify the race committee in writing of their intention, On or before May 12, 2023. If no notification is received, the entered boat will be in the True Cruising Class with no spinnaker, there will be no change to this after midnight May 12, 2023. There will be no adjustments at the skippers meeting. Also there will be no Class change after this date and time.
3 ENTRIES AND FEES
3.1 Entries shall be made by completing the Official Entry form, accompanied by an exact copy of the boat’s valid WFPHRF rating Certificate along with the entry fee.
3.2 The entry fee for Sarasota is One hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) to April 15, 2023 this includes one t-shirt, your choice of size. Effective April 16, 2023, the entry fee is Two hundred ten dollars ($210.00).
3.3 Entry fees are refundable until April 15, 2023, and then they become non-refundable. Deadline for entry is 5 p.m. May 6, 2022.
3.4 For rating information, contact West Florida PHRF, Phone (727) 462-0450 or [email protected]
3.5 Award tickets must be purchased by everyone, including the skipper. Award dinner is May 20, 2023, the awards dinner will be at “Salty Frogs” the dinner ticket price is $36.00 per person, cash bar. These tickets may be purchased when you enter, or later on the web site, or the last opportunity will be at the skippers meeting. They will not be available in Key West.
4 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 The applicable Sailing Instructions will be available at the Skippers Meetings.
5 REGISTRATION, CREW LIST, FLOAT PLAN, "SPOT", AND SKIPPERS MEEETING
5.1 Participants in the Sarasota to Key West competition may register on-line or via mail to BONE ISLAND REGATTA, 4737 Oak Run Dr., FL 34243
5.2 The Skippers Meeting for the Sarasota to Key West Race will be on May 15, 2023, Check in at 6:00p.m. Skippers meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Location TBD
5.3 An accurate and complete crew list shall be provided at or before the Skippers Meeting.
5.4 A completed “Float Plan” must be provided in writing to the Organizing Authority at or before the Skippers Meeting.
5.5 A Valid "WFPHRF Certificate" must be presented to the Organizing Authority at or before the Skippers meeting. All certificates must be valid and there will be no certificates printed at the Skippers Meetings.
5.6 All vessels are required to use a SPOT tracking device or Garmin or Delorme for the duration of the race and be activated on our URL. The skipper is required to provide all necessary tracking data no later than midnight, May 7, 2022. This information should be provided to Hobart Collins cell number 502-541-2421.
6 CLASSES AND DIVISIONS
6.1 Minimum of three (3) boats makes a class.
6.2 Classes are: WFPHRF Spinnaker, WFPHRF Non-Spinnaker, WFPHRF True Cruising, and WFPHRF Multi-hull as defined in the WFPHRF Class Rules. There will also be a lighthouse class.
7 START
7.1 Sarasota - There will be one start on May 17, 2023, start time to be determined, see sailing instructions for further details. This start will actually be in Venice, just outside the Venice Jetties.
7.2 The Lighthouse class will start at the same time.
7.3 Tampa – There will not be a Tampa start in 2023.
8 COURSES
8.1 The Sarasota to Key West Race shall begin West of the South Venice Jetties. Leave all coastalgovernment marks including Smith Shoal Light to port, thence to Key West Northwest Channel sea buoy “1” FL G 2.5sec bell, leaving it to port, then along the Northwest Channel to the finish line in thevicinity of the Key West Bight Channel as more fully described in the sailing instructions. Rated coursedistance is 158 nautical miles.
8.2 The Lighthouse Class will follow the same instructions as above until they reach Smith Shoal. They will be given a Lat and Long and when they reach that they are to text Alice Petrat their finish time. Be sure you receive an acknowledgment that your time has been recorded.
9 SCORING
9.1 Corrected times will be calculated using time on distance on the boats WFPHRF “OWC” rating.
10 TIME LIMITS
10.1 To be determined
PRIZES
10.1 Trophies will be awarded based on the number of entries in each division as follows: Three entries, one trophy. Four entries, two trophies. Five or more entries, three trophies. Specialty prizes may also be given. First over the line trophy will be given to the first monohull over the line for each start. Lighthouse Class will not be included in this award.
11. DOCKAGE
11.1 Sarasota: You may contact Marina Jack, or Sarasota Sailing Squadron. There is dockage at Sarasota Yacht Club, you may have to raft up, it is on a first come, first serve basis. Also in Venice, there is Venice Yacht Club and Crows Nest Marina.
11.2 Key West: Early reservations are recommended. Conch Harbor Marina (305) 294-2933, A&BMarina 305-294-2535, Key West Bight Marina (305) 809-3984, and Galleon Marina 305-292-1292 Conch Harbour Marina 305-294-2933
12 OTHER INFORMATION
12.1 Competitors compete in the regatta at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. Theorganizing authority, host clubs, sponsors, their associates and appointees will not accept anyliability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to,during or after the regatta.