:: kick off the New Year - Lucian style :: 

The organizing committee announces the 11th annual St. Lucia Regatta to be held fromJanuary 15-18, 2004, at Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia,West Indies. This program is an overview of the event; and as such the contents are for promotional purposes. The final race courses, sailing instructions and detail schedules will be presented in a separate document.

 
Notice of Race

The regatta:
Saint Lucia Regatta
RodneyBaySaint Lucia W.I.
January 15 to 18 2004

Organising authority:
Saint Lucia Regatta committee

Rules
The sailing series will be governed by the international sailing federation (ISAF) racing rules of sailing for 2001-2004, hereafter referred to as racing rules, the prescriptions of Saint Lucia Regatta (SLR) and the issued sailing instructions. The regatta is classified as a category C event, racing rules appendix 1. Racing rules 30, starting penalties, shall not apply. The proposed classes are as follows

Racing (spinnaker)
Cruising I
Cruising II

Note

Definition of spinnaker shall be as specified in the present Caribbean sailing association (CSA) rating rules book

Handicaps
The Current CSA Rating Rule will apply to Racing and Cruising I classes. Cruising II will race under the simplified CSA rating rule. All boats must fill in the supplied measurement at registration form or present valid measurement certificates* upon entry.
*(Measurers will be on hand to assess boats for CSA rating and issue certificates.)

Class splits
The race committee may split a class depending on the number of entries. Also the race committee shall decide in which class a boat shall race. The decision of the race committee is final

Entries

Eligible boats may be entered by sending the completed registration form bye-mail, fax, post, or by hand accompanying it with the appropriate fee. Forms are available from SLR committee Saint Lucia (tel: 458 2083), s/v Clara on C dock at Rodney Bay Marina Saint Lucia, and Saint Lucia Yacht Club (tel: 452 8350) on RodneyBay, and online at www.slucia.com/regatta, or email us at regatta@slucia.com

Entries will be accepted right up to the race briefing. Late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the committee.

Briefingis at 1830hThursday 15 January 2004 at the Saint Lucia Yacht Club on RodneyBay.

Fees: All classes US$100.00(early entrants by 14.01.04 enjoy a reduction to US$75.00), Yachts associated with SLSC/SLYC US$75.00. Entries must be received by 1830 on Thurs. Jan. 15th. Faxed or e-mailed entries will be accepted, provided the original documentation and entry fees are received by the entry deadline. Entries received thereafter may be accepted at the discretion of the Organizing Authority

Schedule of races

 Races are scheduled as follows

 Race 1 Friday January 16 2004 first warning signal 0955h

 Race 2 Friday January 16 2004 first warning signal 45 minutes after last boat finishes race 1 

 Race 3 Saturday January 17 2004 first warning signal 0955h

 Race 4 Saturday January 17 2004 first warning signal 45 minutes after last boat finishes race 1

 Race 5 Sunday January 18 2004 first warning signal 0955h

Penalties for breaking rules of part 2
The scoring penalty racing rules 44.3 will apply

SCORE
The low point scoring system racing rules appendix ‘A7' will apply except that all races shall count and a boats total score will be the sum of scores for all the races.

 Programme

Thursday January 15
1600h Registration for all classes, opening ceremony and skippers briefing at the Saint Lucia Yacht Club, Rodney Bay

**BOATS WILL BE GIVEN FREE BERTH AT RODNEY BAY MARINA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY**

Friday January 16 | Race day 1
Races 1&2
Daily prize giving, after hours entertainment at the regatta village, Rodney Bay Marina - tba.

Saturday January 17 | Race day 2
Races 3&4
Daily prize giving, after hours entertainment at the regatta village, Rodney Bay Marina - tba.

Sunday January 18 | Race day 3
Race5
"Funday Sunday" Beach Party, layday beach games, barbeque and fun races followed by Prize giving and closing concert at Saint Lucia Yacht Club,RodneyBay.

General
The SL Regatta committee and the Saint Lucia Sailing Club welcomes all sailors to the 11th running of the SL Regatta, the first event in the 2004 Southern Caribbeanracing season!

Please contact the race committee at Saint Lucia Yacht Club, or at SLSC office Saint Luciafor any additional information you may need.
SLYC:  (+1 758) 4528350 /
SLSC:  (+1 758) 4582083
Marina: s/v Clara, Rodney Bay Marina
email:  regatta@slucia.com