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MC Fleet 04 and the Lake Eustis Sailing Club cordially invite you to the
13th ANNUAL MC SCOW TRAIN WRECK REGATTA
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TRIPLE CROWN - EVENT #2
January 29, 30, 31, 2021
Notice of Race
Rules may be added, removed, or changed due to federal, state, and local requirements. Please check this NOR often.
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| Venue |
Lake Eustis Sailing Club is located at 1310 CR 452, Eustis, Florida 32726-about 40 miles north of Orlando. The Club's mailing address: P.O. Box 1056, Eustis, FL 32727-1056. www.lescfl.com |
| Sponsors |
Quantum - Melges Sponsor Link
At the 2021 MC Midwinters, Melges/Quantum will be giving a SAIL to a competitor who sailed in at least 2 of this season's Triple Crown regattas.
Keven Briggs -Sonic - America’s Drive-In
Dept. of Sports Marketing Lake County, Florida
Mount Dora Yacht Club
City of Eustis, Florida
Mari Johnson - http://regattagirlphotography.com/
June Howells – Luxe Real Estate Co.
June Howells will be giving a 2022 MC Midwinters Registration Fee paid for a competitor who sailed in at least 2 of this season's Triple Crown regattas.
John Cole Photography
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Entries &
Eligibility |
This event is open to MC Scows whose skippers have completed online only registration at https://mcscow.org and paid the LESC emailed invoice by 5PM, Thursday, January 28, 2021.
Trophy age categories must be met before January 29.
This event is the second of three in the MC Triple Crown series. The other two events in the series are the Southeast Regional Championship (Nov 14-15, 2020) and the MCSA Midwinter Championship (Mar 11-13, 2021). Competing in all three events is required to be eligible for the Triple Crown.
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| Safety |
LESC encourages the use of mast head floats.
BRING MASKS. MASK USE REQUIRED. |
| Ecology |
No single use water bottles will be provided. A filtered-water fountain is available for refillable containers. |
| Rules |
The regatta will be governed by the Notice of Race, The 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and of the MC Class Association – except that Special COVID-19 Rules AND the Sailing Instructions will take precedence in case of conflict. This changes RRS 63.7.
Sailing Instructions will be sent to your registration e-mail address on January 22. Changes after Jan. 22 will be posted on the official notice board and sent to your registration email address.
SPECIAL COVID-19 RULES:
- Social distancing is mandatory. masks are absolutely required while on the dock, in clubhouse or other covered area where social distancing is not possible.
- All participants shall have the ability to “self-shelter” (i.e., cars, rvs, etc.) on-premises in the event of inclement weather. additional shelter will be provided but may be insufficient for conditions or social distancing.
- No crew /spectator boat(s) can be provided. competitors may bring crew but are responsible for their transportation to/from the race area.
- Camping is very limited and must be authorized (see lodging - CLICK HERE TO REQUEST.
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Schedule
of
Events
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NOTE: All times below are tentative. Please check Official Notice Board at the south-west corner of the LESC Clubhouse for updates
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Event |
Date
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Time |
Event |
Monday Jan 11
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Mid-night |
Online early registration, early payment using invoice emailed by LESC, and Tee shirt orders close. |
Date
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Time |
Event |
| Friday Jan 22 |
5PM |
Sailing instructions sent to registrants email addresses |
Date
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Time |
Event |
| Thursday Jan 28 |
5PM |
Online registration, payment using invoice emailed by LESC, lunch orders close. No on-site registration or payment will be accepted. |
Date
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Time |
Event |
| Friday, Jan 29 |
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0800 - 1030 |
Tee shirt pickup. Trailer tongue stickers pickup. No additional registration required. Report sail number changes to registration!
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1100 |
Skippers’ Briefing via VHF (channel 72).
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1115 |
Pickup lunch before leave shore.
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1230 |
Warning signal for first race of the day.
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After Racing
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Refreshments at socially-distanced outside locations. Post-Race Press Conference including covid safe VHF use, channel 72, hosted by Melges Quantum.
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Time |
Event |
| Saturday, Jan 30 |
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TBA |
Pickup Lunch
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TBA |
Warning signal for first race of the day.
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After Racing |
Post-Race Press Conference including covid safe VHF use, channel 72 hosted by Melges Quantum. Refreshments at socially-distanced locations.
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Time |
Event |
Sunday, Jan 31
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TBA
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Warning signal for first race of the day.
Note: No warning signal after 1300 hrs. |
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After racing |
Pickup lunch and awards
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| Registration |
NO ONSITE REGISTRATION OR ONSITE PAYMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.
All competitors must register at www.mcscow.org by 5PM, Thursday, January 28.
Once registered, LESC will e-mail an invoice to you with payment instructions. Please follow his instructions and pay in full by 5 pm, Thursday, January 28, 2021
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Registration fee is $85. MC Scow Class Association non-membership $10.00 more
Registration after Monday, January 11, is $10.00 more.
Boat registration includes lunch Friday, Saturday, Sunday for skipper only.
Boat registration also includes regatta tee shirt for skipper, only if registered before Tuesday, January 12. Tee shirt order goes in Jan 12.
After the Early Registration time limit has passed, Tee shirts cannot be included.
Additional Tee shirts ($20) must be ordered and paid online during early registration before January 12.
Included or additional Tee shirts 2XL are $2.00 more, Tee shirts 3XL are $3.00 more.
Additional lunches ($8) must be ordered and paid online before registration closure at 5pm, Thursday, January 28, 2021.
All amounts include Florida sales and use tax at current rate
MCSA New Member Signup / Information
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| Scoring |
The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A will be used. Eight (8) races are scheduled. More may be sailed at the discretion of the PRO. A minimum of one race must be completed to constitute a regatta. If less than 6 races are completed a boats score will be the total of all its race scores. This changes RRS A2
Scoring for the MC Triple Crown series will be as follows:
- First place finisher in the SER and in the Train Wreck Regattas will be awarded 60 points, second place finisher 59 points, third 58 points, etc.
- First place finisher in the Mid-Winters Regatta will be awarded 120 points, second place finisher 119 points, third place 118 points, etc.
- Total score for the series will be the sum of scores in all three regattas.
- The Sailor with the highest number of points will be awarded the “Triple Crown”
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| Trophies |
Keeper trophies –MC (Final number determined by number of registrants as of Jan 12)
- Top Five
- Top Master
- Top Grand Master
- Top Mega Master
- Top Female (min 2 required)
- Top Youth (min 2 required)
- Old Salt
X Sail Award for X sail use in a race. Contact Co-Chair for questions.
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| VHF Radio |
After signal flags, VHF radio channel 72 will be the auxiliary means used by the RC to communicate about activity on the race course; e.g., delays, recalls, weather related issues. For recalls, following the display of the Individual Recall flag, the RC will attempt to announce by VHR radio the sail numbers of all boats identified as being OCS. (This changes RRS 29.1). Such announcement is a courtesy and failure by the RC to make the announcement, or of the boats to hear or understand it shall not constitute grounds for redress.
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| Lodging |
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DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS AND PRACTICES, CAMPING IS RESTRICTED TO 24 PEOPLE TOTAL. PERMISSION TO CAMP (AND THE NUMBER OF CAMPERS) MUST BE REQUESTED VIA ONLINE REQUEST (CLICK HERE TO REQUEST) - YOU WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO CAMP EXCEPT BY A CONFIRMATION RESPONSE FROM LESC.
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If a Camper is authorized, camping is on the grounds of the Club to the north of clubhouse - the City of Eustis zoning regulations permit limited number of RVs up the 30 ft. in length to be on the premises only for the duration of the regatta.
For motels in the area which offer discount to regatta attendees, check www.lescfl.com, then About, then Local Accommodations. Find Promo code at bottom of page.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS/INFORMATION:
Lake County: http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/ – then go to “Visitors”
Eustis: www.eustischamber.org
Mount Dora: https://ci.mount-dora.fl.us/ or https://www.whattodoinmtdora.com/
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MC Boat
Storage |
LESC has a Boat Storage Program for sailors who want to keep their boats here between the regattas. This keeps your MC here at LESC between the Train Wreck and Zenda U/ MCSA Midwinter Championship Regatta. Fill out a regatta membership form (Available at www.LESCFL.COM). Select About. Select Membership. Scroll down to select Regatta Membership Application, fill out and submit online.
Put your surname on left side of trailer tongue (stickers available registration desk). |
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