2. Entry.  To enter this regatta, yachts must complete a registration form and be accepted by the Regatta Organizers.

4. Changes in Sailing Instructions.  Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Area before 1000 of the day they take effect.

5. Signals Made Ashore.  Any signals made ashore will be displayed from the Race Manager's HBI called "Greyhound."  Code Flag "AP" with two horn signals means "Racing is postponed."  No Warning Signal shall be made less than 45 minutes following the lowering of AP ashore.

6. Schedule of Competition
Wednesday, October 3, 207, 1200 - Introduction to the Harbor Race
Thursday, October 4, 2007, 1200 - Corporate Regatta
Thursday, October 4, 2007 - 1700 - Concours d'Elegance Judging
Friday, October 5, 2007, 1200 - Skyline Race
Saturday, October 6, 2007, 1200 - Statue of Liberty Race

7. Racing Area.  The racing area will be in the lower Hudson River and Upper Bay of New York Harbor.

8. Start & Finish Lines.  All races will start and finish from the Honorable William Wall, the Manhattan Sailing Club floating clubhouse which is moored in the cove north of Ellis Island.  The starting line will be between an orange flag on the Honorable William Wall and an orange inflatable buoy dropped by the race committee in the Hudson River.  All races will start in a southerly direction and finish in a northerly direction.

9. Clubhouse Stand Off Buoy.  A white stand off buoy is anchored on the north end of the Clubhouse.  Boats shall not pass between the buoy and the Clubhouse.

10. Security Zones.  There are security zones established around Ellis Island and Liberty Island.  The zones are indicated by white buoys which are placed at far intervals.   Drawing an imaginary line between these buoys indicates the boundary of the security zone.  No boat is allowed to sail inside the security zones.  Breaking the boundary of the imaginary line between two security zone buoys means you have entered the zone and you will be disqualified from the race. 

11. Courses.  The courses will be around government buoys as determined by the course sheet.   The Race Committee will announce the course for each class over VHF CH 69 before the warning signal.

12. Starting Signals.  The Starting Sequence shall begin at 12 noon and be as follows:

The Tall Ships Division will start first at 12 noon.  The raising of the Yellow flag with 1 long sound blast will signal the start of the Tall Ships Division.  There will be no preliminary signals before the start of the Tall Ships Division.

When the Yellow flag raised with 1 long sound signal, it will also signal 10 minutes to start of Classic Division
Yellow flag lowered at 6 minutes before start.

Blue flag raised with 1 long sound signal - [Preparatory Signal]  5 minutes to start of Classic Division
Blue flag lowered at 1 minute before start.

Red flag raised with 1 long sound signal - Start of Classic Division - and 5 minutes to start of Sandbagger Division
Red flag lowered at 1 minute before start.

Green flag raised with 1 long sound signal - Start of Sandbagger Division - and 5 minutes to start of 12 Meter Division
Green flag lowered at 1 minute before start.

Yellow flag raised with 1 long sound signal - Start of 12 Meter Division - and 5 minutes to start of Spirit of Tradition Class
Yellow flag lowered at 1 minute before start.

Blue flag raised with 1 long sound signal - Start of Spirit of Tradition Class

14. Shortening Course After the Start.  The Race Committee reserves the right to shorten the course by finishing the race at any mark.  When the race will be shortened, the Race Committee will signal with two horns blasts and fly Code flag "S."   The Race Committee will also announce the change over VHF CH 69.  Yachts shall finish at the designated mark by passing the mark on the course designated and between a race committee boat.

15. Cancellation of Race in Progress.  The Race Committee has the authority to cancel any race at any time.

16. Time Limit, Weather, etc.  The Race Committee shall use use common sense and has the authority to end any race at any time for circumstances such as increasing current, approaching weather, etc.  If a race is ended after one or more boats finish, those having finished will be scored in order of finish.  Yachts not finished shall all be scored one more than the number of finishers.

17. Retirement.  A yacht that retires from a race is asked to notify the race committee before leaving the race area. 

18. Communication & Assistance from Race Committee.  The Race Committee will monitor VHF CH 69.  The Race Committee is allowed to respond to any questions from sailors even after the race has started and any such answers from the race committee will not be considered outside assistance.   However, sailors are responsible for knowing the rules and incorrect or misinterpreted information from the race committee on the water is not grounds for protest and does not circumvent the sailing instructions.

19. Right of Way for Commercial Traffic.  The USCG Permit for Marine Event states, "The sponsor shall ensure that the participants in your event understand that they are sibject to the Inland Navigation Rules, specifically Rule 9(b), which prohibits sailing vessels from crossing ahead or otherwise impeding the passage of commercial vessels which can only safely navigate within the channel."  All commercial vessels shall have right of way over all racing sailboats. The race committee may disqualify a yacht at its discretion without a hearing for any interference with commercial vessels.

20. Protests.  Protests are not encouraged in the spirit of classic racing.  We request yachts use sportsmanship to communicate and decide situations among themselves without the need of a third party.  However, if a yacht  wishes to file a protest, the race committee must be notified in the proper manner.

21. Ratings.  The Classic Rating Formula will be used to adjust times and determine winners.  This formula will be used to calculate time-on-time corrections as opposed to time-on-distance.  In race areas like New York Harbor which have varying amounts of current, time-on-time delivers more accurate results than time-on-distance because actual distances sailed by each yacht will vary depending on current. 

22. Prizes.  Prizes will be awarded for each race.  In addition to the daily prizes and the Concours d'Elegance prizes, there will be one "Overall Regatta Prize" voted by the regatta participants.  A special gathering of owners and one representative of each boat will be held on Saturday evening.  Each boat is invited to cast a ballot for the "Overall Regatta Prize."  This prize is for spirit, enthusiasm or whatever else participants feel should be recognized and applauded.  The Overall Regatta Prize will be announced at the Mount Gay Rum party on the Pride of Baltimore II on Saturday evening.