12th Biennial
West Marine Pacific Cup
Table of Contents
1. Rules
2. Management
3. Divisions
4. Eligibility
5. Measurements and Certificates
6. Skipper and Crew
7. Structural and Equipment Requirements
8. Inspections
9. Course
10. Starting and Finishing
11. Time Limit
12. Awards
13. Skipper's Meeting
14. Schedule of Events
15. Entries
1. RULES
- the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2001-2004 (RRS), including the USSailing Prescriptions, excluding RRS 44 [see Sailing Instructions (SI) to be published in May, 2002];
- the January 2000 – December 2001 Offshore Racing Council Special Regulations for Category 1 Races (ORC) including its US Sailing Prescriptions;
- the 2002 Northern California Performance Handicap Racing Fleet Rules and Guidelines (PHRF), except as any of these are altered by this Notice of Race (NOR);
- this NOR, including any amendments;
- the SI, including any amendments;
- the associated One-Design Class Rules that apply to a yacht that submits a PHRF ODR (One-Design Rating).
The West Marine Pacific Cup is a 2070 nm race from San Francisco, CA to Kaneohe, HI.
This invitational race is designated Advertising Category "A".
The race will be governed by:
Some of the above documents may be available on the Internet. (USSailing Prescriptions to ORC are not on-line.) In case of discrepancies, the official printed document
will take precedence.
Associated abbreviations are given above in parenthesis. RRS refers to Racing Rules of Sailing for 2001-2004, NOR refers to this Notice of Race and SI refers to the
Sailing Instructions.
2. MANAGEMENT
The race will be managed by the Pacific Cup Race Committee, a standing committee of the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. This Committee shall have the power to interpret the rules and to decide protests and eligibility.
3. DIVISIONS
Divisions will be offered for fully crewed and double-handed entries.
All entries will compete using the PHRF-based Pacific Cup Ratings (PCR). The entries will be divided into divisions according to composition of the fleet.
Division assignments will be announced after the deadline for entries.
Double-handed yachts will compete with crewed yachts for overall trophies.
4.1. Type of Vessel
To be eligible, a yacht must be single-hulled,
seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage from San Francisco to Hawaii and return. Additionally, the skipper
and crew must certify that they are prepared and committed to handle serious breakdowns (e.g., loss of rudder or mast)
without outside assistance. The Race Committee will scrutinize (and may exclude, under NOR 4.3, below) entries from
yachts (or skippers) that in the past have required outside assistance to complete an offshore race (especially a previous
West Marine Pacific Cup Race).
Note that there is no upper limit on yacht size. However, any yachts with a LOA exceeding 40 feet and/or draft exceeding
6.5 feet, should be prepared to anchor-out at Kaneohe. (See Sec. 7.1.12 and 8.4.)
Each yacht shall have a current Northern California PHRF rating valid through July 26, 2002, an overall length (not including
overhanging spars) of 24 feet or more, and a limit of positive stability of at least 105 degrees. Documentation of stability
required for individual boats at the discretion of the Race Committee, and may take the form of a stability calculation from
or IMS rating certificate, an analysis and certification from a naval architect, or demonstration.
4.2. All yachts shall be equipped as minimally specified in Section 7.
4.3. The Race Committee reserves the right to require additional documentation from a naval architect that the yacht
seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage from San Francisco to Hawaii and return. The Race Committee reserves the
right to refuse the entry of any skipper and/or yacht for any reason that, in the opinion of the Committee or its advisers, is not
suitable for the race.
4.4 A yacht must sail under the burgee of a yacht club affiliated with US Sailing or other appropriate national authority.
4.5. Yachts shall exhibit a negligible port or starboard list when in measurement trim (i.e. with no crew, sails, life rafts,
provisions, gear or personal gear aboard).
4.6. RRS 50 (Setting and Sheeting Sails) and RRS 51 (Movable Ballast) will be enforced, regardless of a PHRF certificate's
permission to the contrary. Thus, entrants are notified that despite the fact that a given design feature for a yacht (such as a canting keel
or water ballasting capability) is identified on her Rating Certificate, such an identification does not ipso facto allow for its use during the
race if this use violates RRS 50 or RRS 51. Moreover, such a feature may incur a rating penalty for its inclusion on the Rating Certificate.
Since said feature may not be used during the race, its inclusion is not recommended. Skippers of such yachts will be required to certify
the non-usage of said features.
5. MEASUREMENTS AND CERTIFICATES
As per NOR 15.4, all entrants shall submit with their
entry a copy of a current PHRF Rating Certificate issued by the Northern California PHRF Committee valid through July 26th,
2002. Note that time is of the essence for submitting Certificates to PCYC, since they are required to create division breaks
which determine starting dates for the fleet as a whole. Also note that all Certificates must be signed by the yacht's owner to
be valid. Entrants are requested to sign and submit Certificates to PCYC immediately upon their receipt from the Northern
California Yacht Racing Association. In addition to mailing a printed copy of her signed Certificate to the address specified
in NOR 15.3, each yacht is requested to FAX a signed copy to 1-925-906-9282.
Each entrant shall submit to the PCYC, postmarked no later than May 1, 2002, either a valid Northern California PHRF certificate
for the yacht or a late-fee payment of $500. If neither is received by this date, a yacht shall be summarily dropped as an entrant.
This deadline also applies to yachts that are wait-listed. An entrant that opts for the late fee shall submit a valid Northern
California PHRF Certificate to the PCYC no later than July 1st, 2002.
Following the timely submission of her PHRF Certificate, a yacht may (without penalty) modify her configuration and submit an
amended Certificate that reflects said modification. She may do so, however, only if (1) her first Certificate is timely filed by
May 1st, (2) it is accompanied by a brief description of the intended modifications, and (3) her amended Certificate is submitted
no later than July 1st, 2002. If, for some unforeseen reason, the intended modification is subsequently abandoned, [i.e. if (1) and
(2) are fulfilled but no amended Certificate is forthcoming by July 1], then the yacht shall immediately notify the PCYC of this fact,
and the yacht may then race under the configuration specified by her originally submitted Certificate.
In all cases, a yacht shall race only in the configuration specified by her last-accepted Certificate. Note that a yacht that submits
a PHRF ODR (One-Design Rating) is bound by her associated One-Design Class Rules, and shall carry onboard all equipment,
furniture, crew-weight, and so on as required by those Rules.
Not withstanding, the PCYC will not accept any Certificate whose application to the Northern California PHRF Committee is not
received by the YRA office in time to be considered by the PHRF Committee's last meeting in June 2002. An entrant that has not
applied for a Certificate prior to this last meeting's date will be summarily dropped from the race.
Requests for a rating application form should be sent directly to: YRA, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123. In order to
allow sufficient processing time, entrants are advised to file an application for a PHRF rating Certificate with the San Francisco
YRA office as early as possible.
For production yachts whose performance is well understood by the PHRF Committee (e.g. Cal 40), the application should be
filed no later than March 1, 2002. For yachts whose performance might be poorly understood by the PHRF Committee (e.g.
custom yachts or yachts not typically raced in San Francisco Bay) the PHRF Committee will need more time as described below.
Such yachts must apply for a PHRF Certificate no later than February 1, 2002.
Please keep in mind that the Northern California PHRF and Pacific Cup Race Committees are 100% volunteer organizations.
As such, they deserve the utmost support, respect and consideration by all entrants. Rating the wide variety of vessels that enter
the West Marine Pacific Cup is not easy. If an entrant is not satisfied with his/her vessel's rating, we request that the utmost
courtesy and professionalism be used when appealing the vessel's rating to the Northern California PHRF Committee for PHRF
rating appeals or to the Pacific Cup Race Committee for PCR rating appeals.
Entrants that are found by the Pacific Cup Race Committee to be discourteous or unprofessional when dealing
with either the Northern California PHRF or Pacific Cup Race Committees may be disqualified from the race.
5.1 If, in the opinion of the Northern California PHRF Committee, sufficient data on a yacht's performance are unavailable,
the Committee may require the submission of additional design, measurement or race result data, or may require that yacht to have
raced at least three PHRF races sponsored by the yacht's local yacht racing association. The responsibility for making a timely
inquiry to the PHRF Committee, allowing this Committee time to assess whether sufficient performance data is available, and
allowing the entrant time to submit additional data, rests entirely with the entrant.
5.2 The time allowance for the race will be computed for a distance of 1950 miles based on a Pacific Cup Rating (PCR).
This rating is computed from the Northern California PHRF rating with a modification for length, and displacement/length ratio as
follows:
Effective Length: L= LWL+0.35*(LOA-LWL)
Displacement/Length Ratio: DLR= (Disp/2240)/((L/100)^3)
Displacement/Length Factor (DLF):
For DLR less than 75, DLF = 0
For DLR from 75 to 150, DLF= (DLR-75)/3
For DLR from 150 to 200, DLF= 25+(DLR-150)*0.10
For DLR greater than 200, DLF = 30;
DLF is rounded up to the next larger integer.
Length Factor (LF):
LF = 0.5 * (345 – (3600/(1.34 * sqrt(L))) + PHRF)
If LF<0 then LF = 0
LF is rounded up to the next greater integer.
Note: The above equations use standard arithmetic notation. Operations inside parenthesis are performed first, starting with the innermost pair. Within the parenthesis, the operation hierarchy is sqrt (square root), the "^" (power), followed by "*" (multiply) and "/" (divide), then by "+" and "-".
In the equations above, "LOA" represents overall length, without any overhanging spars (such as a bowsprit); "LWL" is the specified waterline length, and "Disp" is the specified displacement.
In determining PCR's, the length and
displacement data used will not necessarily be those appearing on a yacht's PHRF Certificate. Instead, they
may be taken from data in the following order, as such are available: (1) a yacht's own IMS Certificate; (2) the
average IMS displacement for sister ships given in the IMS master file; (3) a yacht's actual weighing, if reasonable
accuracy is documented, and if appropriate deductions are made for gear on board at time of weighing; (4) the "brochure"
weight for the yacht, or (5) the Technical Committee's best guess (made at its own discretion). If (1), (2) and/or (3)
are not available for a yacht, it is the entrant's responsibility to provide sufficient data to the Technical Committee
so that (4) or (5) may be determined. Also, if two or more yachts of the same design are entered, and no significant
differences among them are evidenced, the Technical Committee will endeavor to adjust (average) the submitted
displacement numbers to equalize the ratings between said yachts. A yacht's entry will be deemed incomplete until
such data have been provided by the entrant. Note that a yacht's "IMS displacement" is defined by the
IMS for a yacht in "measurement trim," with no sails, life rafts, provisions, or personal gear aboard,
and is to be taken with tanks empty.
Explanation: The Northern California PHRF rating is intended to predict a boat's performance in typical summer
conditions in San Francisco Bay for a windward/leeward course. The Displacement/Length Factor adds a rating
credit for boats with less capability to surf downwind in the ocean. The above formulae for DLR were revised
in 1996 in light of experience with the 1992 and 1994 fleet compositions. The Length Factor adds a rating
penalty for boats whose theoretical hull speed is faster than their rating indicates by comparison to a
reference boat with a hull speed of 498 seconds per mile and a rating of 153.
6.1. Each yacht shall designate a Skipper and Navigator;
nothing precludes these from being the same person.
6.2. The Navigator is to be qualified and competent at both celestial navigation and coastal piloting, by traditional methods as
well as with any electronic means that are available to him or her, and the Skipper shall certify to that effect.
6.3. Yachts in a Double-Handed division shall have two persons on board; yachts in other divisions shall have three or more
persons on board (except as limited by any rules of her class). The minimum number of crew is two persons on board.
6.4. RRS Appendix P (Definitions for Competitor Classification) applies to this event. All
classifications in any composition are eligible to race.
6.5. Within the five years before the start of the race, at least 30% of a yacht's crew including the skipper must have undertaken
training in the subjects listed in ORC Section 6.
7. STRUCTURAL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
7.1. Additions to the ORC requirements:
Except as provided below, all yachts shall meet the 2000-2001 Offshore Racing Council Special Regulations for Category 1 Races (ORC).
7.1.1. Scantlings (ORC 3.01.3): The requirements of ORC 3.01.3
are waived except that the Race Committee reserves the right to require that the architect for a yacht to which this Section would apply provide a
certification that the yacht was designed in accordance with the requirements of ORC 3.01.3.
7.1.2. Water Tanks and Drinking Water (ORC 3.16): ORC 3.16 is amended to read "Each yacht shall start with at least 15 gallons of
potable water for each person on board, at least two-thirds of which must be stored in two or more properly installed tanks, arranged in such a
way that a failure of any component (tank, hose, pump, etc.) will not cause the loss of more that one-half of the total supply. The remaining water
may be stored only in heavy gauge containers that are capable of surviving being stepped on by a human being without their bursting or leaking."
The water required by ORC 3.16(e) (amended below) may be included in the 15 gallon total per person. Whether or not there is an onboard water
maker, each yacht shall consume its potable water in a prudent and timely fashion, and shall not rely on a water maker as an alternative supply of
potable water, except in emergencies
7.1.3. Emergency Water (ORC 3.16(b)): ORC 3.16(b) is amended to read "For emergency use, at least one gallon of potable water per
crew member in sealed containers is required, to be available for inspection at the end of the race." This water is for emergency use only, and if
used, the yacht must withdraw from the race for noncompliance with this section, or be subject to disqualification or protest. Note that water stored
in a "grab bag" will be counted towards this requirement, but that any water packed in the life raft will not be counted.
7.1.4. Halyards (ORC 3.20): ORC 3.20 is amended to require, in addition, that each vessel shall have a halyard that may be led to a winch
and still be of sufficient length to reach the vessel's waterline. The strength of this halyard and winch shall be more than sufficient to safely hoist the
heaviest crewmember in water-soaked clothing aboard the vessel.
7.1.5. Emergency Navigation Lights and Power Source (ORC 3.22): A masthead tricolor is recommended for the primary navigation lights
offshore due to its superior visibility by ships. When used in this manner, the normal bow and stern lights will suffice for emergency navigation lights if
of suitable power and if coupled with more than one battery and separate wiring. The common battery selection switch does not disqualify this arrangement.
7.1.6. Engine and Fuel (ORC 3.23): ORC 3.23 is amended to read, "An engine sufficient to power the boat in moderate wind and sea conditions
is required. A yacht may be equipped with an inboard or outboard engine, but no fuel may be carried in other than a properly installed and ventilated tank,
except that a sealed portable container may be carried above the working deck or in a vented locker such that there is no possibility of leakage into the
bilge's or interior of the yacht."
7.1.7. Battery (ORC 3.23(c)): If an inboard engine (with a separate starting battery per ORC 3.23(c) is not provided, then a separate battery
(fully charged) of at least 50 amp hours capacity shall be provided, the primary purpose of which is to act as a reserve for the SSB marine radio. If an
inboard engine is fitted, then there must be a provision for powering the SSB radio from the separate battery required by ORC 3.23(c). Note that
a robust electrical system and radio installation is advisable because there is a severe penalty for every failure to report at daily roll call.
7.1.8. Waterproof Handheld VHF Radio (ORC 3.24(c)): The requirement for a waterproof handheld VHF radio may be met by a conventional
handheld VHF that is packaged in a special waterproof bag made for the purpose.
7.1.9. Marine Radio: (ORC 3.24) ORC 3.24 is amended to require, in addition, the following: Each yacht shall be equipped with two radio
transceivers, one VHF-FM and one HF-SSB.
7.1.10. Antennae: (ORC 3.24) ORC 3.24 is amended to require, in addition, the following: Each yacht shall carry a second antenna for
emergency use with the SSB transceiver. Additionally, the VHF antenna installation shall be at the masthead.
7.1.11. Sail Numbers (ORC 4.01): The requirements for sail numbers described in ORC 4.01 and in RRS Rule 77 and RRS Appendix G
are amended to require as a minimum, that each yacht must have a number of the specified size (but not necessarily style) on her mainsail. In the
event that no numbered sail is set, then the alternative numbers required by ORC. 4.01 must be displayed. The required number does not need
to be an officially assigned sail number but shall be unique within the Pacific Cup fleet. In the event of duplicate numbers, priority will be given to (1)
officially assigned numbers, and (2) the earliest entry. A subsequent entry with duplicate numbers will be required to change. Also, class insignia and
nationality letters (as per RRS G1.1, G1.3) are not required. Contravening nationality letters (as per RRS G3) are allowed.
7.1.12. Anchors (ORC 4.05): ORC 4.05 is amended to require, in addition, that the anchors be capable of anchoring the yacht safely in
Kaneohe Bay, should that be necessary. The Kaneohe Bay anchorage is a soft mud bottom in 20 to 30 feet of water.
7.1.13. Charts (ORC 4.10): ORC 4.10 is amended to require, in addition, that each yacht shall carry on board a current copy of
Chart No. 19359 for Kaneohe Bay.
7.1.14. Emergency Steering (ORC 4.14): ORC 4.14 is amended to require, in addition, that a yacht's skipper and crew shall test the
alternative method of steering under sail in no less than 10 knots of wind and demonstrate the ability of the method to steer the vessel both upwind
and downwind. In such test, the vessel's main rudder shall be left unsecured and free to swing on its own. Following a successful test and prior to
starting the race, the skipper shall submit to the committee a written statement that such a test was performed successfully.
7.1.15. Tools and Spare Parts (ORC 4.15): ORC 4.15 is amended to require, in addition, that each yacht shall carry on board a banding
tool capable of applying a steel band. Each yacht shall also carry bolt cutters capable of cutting the vessel's heaviest stay or a minimum of two (2)
hacksaws with carbide blades.
7.1.16. EPIRB (ORC 4.18): The EPIRB required by ORC 4.18 may not be packed inside a life raft, and must be accessible without opening
a life raft canister or valise. If an EPIRB is packed with a life raft, then an additional unit will be required to meet this section.
7.1.17. Life rafts (ORC 4.19, ORC Appendix A3.0): ORC Appendix A3.0, Sect. 3.0 is amended to allow identification attached to the raft (or
painter) and container, for example, by a label written on waterproof tape, with no size requirements, provided that the portable sail numbers are packed
with a grab bag containing the rest of the abandon-ship gear (such as flares, water, EPIRB, etc).
7.1.18. Wearing of Personal Flotation and Safety Harnesses. PCYC strongly urges all competitors to comply with recommendations of
ORC 5.01 and 5.02 regarding the wearing of personal flotation devices and harnesses. Note also that not less than 150 N buoyancy (as per ORC
5.01) means not less than 33.72 lbs (i.e. 22 lb buoyancy PFD's do not qualify).
7.2. Optional Permitted Equipment and Other Provision
7.2.1. Self-Steering Devices: No restriction is placed on the use
of self-steering devices.
7.2.2. Cruising Spinnakers: The Pacific Cup will follow the Northern California PHRF Committee's restrictions regarding
the use of asymmetric or "cruising" spinnakers. The use of asymmetric spinnakers, and of any associated pole is permitted,
only to the extent that this use is allowed and documented on a yacht's PHRF Certificate.
7.2.3. Powered Winches: No restriction is placed on the use of powered winches, powered hydraulics, or powered furling devices (amends RRS 52).
7.2.4. Asymmetric Loading Limit: Upon departure to start the Race, a yacht shall exhibit at the dock in sheltered water, fully loaded, fueled and provisioned
but with no crew aboard, no more than a 2-degree list (see also NOR 4.5). The resulting list shall be measured and logged via the use of an inclinometer and certified
by the skipper.
7.2.5. A yacht may receive publicly scheduled transmissions of weather data. However a yacht that requests and receives weather information transmissions
during the race, and/or receives a privately prearranged weather information transmission during the race will be considered to have violated RRS 41. Thus, a yacht may
subscribe for a private weather forecast; however, any such forecast must be obtained in its entirety by the yacht prior to her start. Access of Internet weather information
during the race is to be considered a "request" for such information, and is therefore disallowed.
8. INSPECTIONS
8.1. A yacht must be inspected before the race for compliance with the minimum equipment
requirements of Section 7 and any amendments. A yacht may also be inspected after the race.
8.2. Arrangements for inspection, including place and date, must be made prior to June 1, 2002. A yacht's inspector normally will require that her inspection be
performed on or before June 10, 2002, but may demand a $500 late fee for an inspection requested to be performed after that date. The most convenient appointments
will invariably be available only to those making the earliest arrangements.
8.3. A yacht inspected before the race and found not to comply with the minimum equipment requirements shall complete the required corrections, including
verification by the inspector, if required, no later than the Skipper's meeting (Saturday, July 6, 2002).
8.4. A yacht that fails to complete her inspection will be scored as not having started the race (DNS). A yacht that is inspected after finishing, and found not to
comply with the minimum equipment requirements, may be disqualified, otherwise penalized, or excluded from future West Marine Pacific Cup participation.
8.5. Prior to her inspection, each yacht shall have tested her SSB and VHF radio installations and her bilge pumps, verified their functionality, and be prepared
to demonstrate their operation to her inspector. Additionally, a yacht may be required to demonstrate a hoisted trysail and storm-jib, and her emergency rudder
installation at her inspection.
9. COURSE
10. STARTING AND FINISHING
10.1. The Starting Line will be located in San Francisco Bay, at or near the St.
Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco
10.2. A start for each division will be provided during the period of July 8, 2002 through July 12, 2002. All boats in a division will start together,
and more than one division may start on the same day.
10.3. The starting date and time for each yacht will be announced with the announcement of division assignments, to be published as soon as
administratively possible after the close of entries. The slowest-rated yachts may anticipate starting on Monday July 8, 2002, while the fastest-rated
yachts should anticipate starting on Friday July 12, 2002.
10.4. The finish line will be located outside Kaneohe Bay in Oahu, Hawaii.
10.5. The exact locations and descriptions of the start and finish lines will be defined in the Sailing Instructions.
The time limit for the finish of the race is 1500 HST, Friday July 26, 2002. Yachts finishing after this time will be scored DNF (did not finish).
Awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet scheduled for July 26, 2002.
The distribution of awards at the Awards Banquet is final. The principal awards are as follows:
12.1. The Pacific Cup, a bronze cup awarded as a perpetual trophy for first place on corrected time among all PCR rating divisions.
12.2. Fastest Passage Trophy, a Steuben glass sculpture awarded as a perpetual trophy for the shortest elapsed time without time allowance.
12.3. For a new record passage, the "Merlin" half-model awarded as a perpetual trophy for the fastest passage on record from
San Francisco to Hawaii. The time to beat is Pyewacket's 6 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes and 20 seconds set in 1998 by Roy Disney.
12.4. For each division, first, second and third place trophies (depending on the number of entries in each division).
12.5. The West Marine Navigator's Award, presented to the navigator who demonstrates the highest level of skill at the art of navigation by classical
as well as modern methods. The winner will be chosen based on logs and charts submitted to the Race Committee, as well as on the finish position of the yacht.
12.6. The George R. Barrett Memorial Trophy, a teak sailboat awarded as a perpetual trophy to an individual, chosen by the PCYC Commodore, who has
exhibited outstanding seamanship as well as distinguished service, dedication and enthusiasm for the West Marine Pacific Cup Yacht Race.
12.7. The Doug Vann Memorial Trophy, five silver dolphins leaping over a cresting sea awarded as a perpetual trophy to an individual chosen by Kaneohe
Yacht Club, who through their enthusiasm and dedication best exemplifies the spirit of the "Fun Race to Hawaii".
12.8. For Each Yacht Finishing, a significant and useful merchandise prize, awarded for notable performance in one of a variety of special categories, some just
for fun and some for serious accomplishments during the race. The awards and the special categories are at the discretion of the committee, and will be announced at
the awards presentation.
13. SKIPPER'S MEETING
A mandatory Skipper's Meeting will be held the afternoon of Saturday, July 6, 2002, at a time and place to be announced in the Sailing Instructions. The Skipper and Navigator of each yacht, or their representatives, must be present.
14. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
The following calendar is preliminary and does not take precedence over other information presented elsewhere.
Nov 1, 2001
Last day for full refund for withdrawal of an entry.
Feb 1, 2002
Last day to withdraw an entry and obtain a partial refund ($600). There is no refund for withdrawals after this date
Yachts whose performance is poorly understood should apply for their Northern California PHRF Certificate.
March 1
Entry Fee becomes $950 (from $800).
Yachts whose performance is well understood should apply for their Northern California PHRF Certificate.
April 1
Entry deadline (Part One with check for entry fee).
Note that the race has reached full capacity as early as November the year before (November 2001) so don't delay submitting your entry.
May 1
Deadline for completion of entries which includes submittal of either a valid rating certificate or a $500 late fee.
May 20
Earliest date for the publication of the Sailing Instructions.
June 1
Last day to make an inspection appointment.
June 10
Last day for inspection without a $500 late fee.
July 1
Last day to submit an amended rating Certificate.
July 6
Skipper's and Navigator's Meeting
Last day to submit certification of correction of deficiencies found during inspection.
Last day to submit certifications of successful Emergency Rudder Test and of Man Overboard Drill.
Last day to submit certifications of compliance with ORC 6.
Bon Voyage Party.
July 8
First Race Start (slowest yachts)
July 12
Last Race Start (fastest yachts).
July 26
Awards Dinner and Trophy presentations
at Kaneohe Yacht Club.
15. ENTRIES
15.1. Due to limited facilities at Kaneohe Yacht
Club, it is necessary to limit the number of entries that can be accepted. Priority will be given to the earliest entries received that
consist of at least Part One of the entry form, and the entry fee. Any complete entries received after the entry limit is reached will
have the option of remaining on a waiting list in the order of receipt. In the past, there has been significant turnover on the waiting
list, thus, wait-listed yachts have a very good chance of participating in the race.
15.2. The race entry is made by the Owner/Charterer named in Part One of the Entry Form, the entrant, for the yacht
named in that form. Entries are not transferable. The entrant need not be the skipper, but must sail on the yacht. An organization,
rather than an individual, may be named as the Owner/Charterer, provided that a member of the organization sails on the yacht.
A change to either the named Owner/Charterer, or the named yacht, will only be accepted with the approval of the Race Committee,
which will not be unreasonably withheld. An entry received without a named yacht will be accepted only subject to the same
restrictions.
15.3. All entries and inquiries should be addressed to:
- The West Marine Pacific Cup Race
- Pacific Cup Yacht Club
- 2269 Chestnut St., PMB 111
- San Francisco, CA 94123
- Pacific Cup Yacht Club
- Completed and signed Entry Form and Waiver, Part One.
- Completed Entry Form, Part Two (supplemental information).
- Completed and signed Entry Form, Part Three, for each crew member (Crew Info and Waiver).
- Signed copy of PHRF rating Certificate, valid through July 26, 2002 or $500 late fee.
- One photograph of the yacht.
- Entry fee of $800 ($950 after March 1, 2002) made payable to The Pacific Cup Yacht Club.
- An additional entry fee of $50 is required for any yacht whose skipper is not a member of U.S. SAILING.
- Additionally, note that the following items also must be completed prior to each yacht's start:
- Life-raft Certificate (as per ORC 4.19, copy to be submitted to inspector).
- Certificate of Man-Overboard Drill (copy to be submitted to inspector).
- Inspection completed (as per NOR 8).
- Certification of correction of deficiencies found during inspection (if necessary)
- Certification of successful emergency rudder test (as per NOR 7.1.14, copy to be submitted to inspector).
- Certification of compliance of ORC Sec. 6, training requirements (as per NOR 6.5).
- Late-fee(s) (if required under NOR 5 and/or NOR 8)
15.4. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2002.
A minimum entry consists of Part One of the Entry Form and the entry fee ($800 until March 1, 2002). The balance of the entry,
including a Northern California PHRF rating certificate valid through July 26, 2002, may be submitted separately, but not later
than May 1, 2002 (without a $500 late fee, see NOR 5). We do need your yacht's photograph earlier - by February 1, 2002 - or
risk the publication in the race guide of a particularly unflattering caricature of the yacht, rendered in crayon by a very young but
possibly gifted artist.
15.5. Entry fees for yachts withdrawing from the race after November 1, 2001 will be refunded less $200; entry fees for
yachts withdrawing from the race after February 1, 2002, will not be refunded. Entry fees will be refunded if an entry cannot be
accepted.
15.6. To be complete, an entry must consist of the following items: