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Ostend Rally
WIVENHOE SAILING CLUB
BRIGHTLINGSEA -
OSTEND CRUISER RALLY 30th July 2010 Entry Fee £60-00
including berthing fees at RYCO on 30th & 31st July Sponsors: Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners, EasternYachts.com Grapevine Recruitment Consultants, Heron Yacht Services Friday 30th
July 2010 HW Brightlingsea:- 03.20 Rally
Start:- Bateman’s Tower, 04.00 Pre Rally Briefing:-
Colne Yacht Club at 2000 on Thursday 29th July Meals will be available at CYC
on Thursday Evening. Please book early with CYC. Tel 01206 302594. The Presentation of
Prizes will take place at a Reception at 1700 local time on Saturday 31st
July at the Royal Yacht Club of Ostend.
The aim of the Ostend Rally is to encourage yachtsmen of varying experience to make a North Sea crossing in company. It is hoped the Rally will be sailed with the enjoyment and safety of the participant’s paramount. It is expected that those of a competitive nature will sail keenly and in a sportsmanlike manner. The Course* shall be:- Start Batemans Tower Line then:- Colne Bar to Port Wallet No 2 to Starboard Long Sand Head to Starboard Finish Binnenstroom Bank Buoy to Port bearing 270°T *In the event of light winds at the start, all participants are encouraged to make sufficient speed (even if that means using the engine!) to ensure passing the Long Sand Head before the turn of the tide. In all circumstances
the entrant’s time of passing the Long Sand Head Buoy must be recorded and
declared in case it proves advisable in the view of the Rally Committee to
consider that time as the starting time of the Rally for that vessel. All use of engines should be timed, logged, and entered on the declaration form. The generous prizes presented by the sponsors will be allocated, entries permitting as follows:- · First over the line · First on Handicap · First in Slow Handicap · First on Fast Handicap. · Engine Assisted No vessel shall win more than one major prize. Novelty prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Committee, second and third prizes are dependent on number of entries. In view of the objectives of the rally, the Committee decisions on handicaps etc. are not open to question and no ‘protests’ will be considered. The prize giving will be held at 1700 on Saturday 31st July
at RYCO and a dinner has been booked for 2000 at the Vossenhol
at Stene (same as last year) (See
separate booking form for details). Forms are available
from and should be returned with payment to: Bernie
Hetherington, The Harbour Office, 4 Copperas Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0AP Tel 01206
302200 Cheques should be
made payable to Wivenhoe Sailing Club. Last Date for entries to be received – 23rd July 2010 Click here for Entry forms, Declaration, Agreement, Rally Dinner
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