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With lighthouses, trails, museums, festivals, shops and galleries, there’s always something to see, do and enjoy here on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Discover amazing
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While you are in the area, visit one of our nearby restaurants or attractions.
Restaurants
The Back Creek Bistro14415 Dowell Road410.326.9900
Boomerangs Original Ribs13820 H.G. Trueman Road410.326.6050
Calypso Bay Crab House120 Charles Street443.404.5125
Captain’s Table275 Lore Road410.326.2772
Catamarans Seafood & Steaks14470 Solomons Island Road410.326.8399
C.D. Café14350 Solomons Island Road410.326.3877
China Harbor Seafood Restaurant13958 H.G. Trueman Road410.326.6888
DiGiovanni’s Dock of the Bay14556 Solomons Island Road410.394.6400
For additional information, visit www.ecalvert.com
Dry Dock Restaurant245 C Street410.326.4817
Four Winds Café14755 Dowell Road410.394.6373
Great American Grill13100 Dowell Road410.326.0303
Isaac’s Restaurant & Pub155 Holiday Drive410.394.3618
Lotus Kitchen, LLC14614 Solomons Island Road410.326.8469
The Laughing Buddha13880 Solomons Island Road410.394.6858
The Naughty Gull Restaurant & Pub450 Lore Road, Spring Cove Marina410.326.4855
The Ruddy Duck13200 Dowell Road410.394.3825
Stoney’s Kingfishers14442 Solomons Island Road410.394.0236
Stoney’s Solomons Pier14575 Solomons Island Road410.326.2424
Attractions
Annmarie Garden 410.326.4640www.annmariegarden.org
Calvert Cliffs State Park301.743.7613www.dnr.state.md.us
Calvert Marine Museum410.326.2042www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Chesapeake Biological Lab410.326.7443www.cbl.umces.edu
Flag Ponds Nature Park410.586.1477www.calvertparks.org
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 410.586.8501
Calvert County ... Charm of the Chesapeake
January 17 – 21, 2011
For invited classes, planning details and Notice of Race, visit: www.Premiere-Racing.com
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Don’t miss North America’s number one regatta for One Design, IRC, PHRF and Multihull classes!
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4 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
The third week of every July, racing sailors descend upon Solomons from rivers near
and far—Middle, Corsica, Magothy, Severn, West, Tred Avon, Rappahanock, and Piankatank—and from multiple tributaries from Round to Broad Bays. Except for our hosts at the Southern Maryland SA (SMSA), most of the competitors have traveled great distances, taken vacation time from work, and coordinated hotel rooms, meals, and even carpools for multiple crew members. It’s not an easy task; it’s work to get here, especially for the many competitors who race overnight in Eastport YC’s popular distance race, the Solomons Island Invitational. After a full day of recovery and a post-race party, more than 110 boats will be on hand for the 18th running of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge July 18 to 20. Welcome back!
It’s a Bay racers’ reunion on the race course and on the dance floor. Race chair L.G. Raley rallies his troops to offer racer-friendly and highly professional race committee work on-the-water and an excellent, lighthearted social scene on shore. It’s a three-day party mixed with serious, competitive sailing, and the racers, race committee members, and
sponsors know it and keep coming back year after year.
The overall winner from 2009, Bert Carp’s Annapolis-based Donovan 27 Remedy crew is back in action defending its title. Pete Hunter’s Thompson 30 Wairere team will also be vying for another year at the top of PHRF A1 in 2010. Kevin McNeil’s Annapolis-based Farr 40 Nightshift crew and Sledd Shelhorse’s Norfolk-based Farr 36 Meridian II team will be in close competition as they were in 2009 in PHRF A0.
All three top 2009 finishers from the Beneteau 36.7 class—Peter Firey’s Pegasus (Pirates Cove RC), Keith Mayes’s Jubilee (Herrington Harbour), and Jim Kershaw’s Team Aegis—will be back in contention for a Screwpile win as well as the class’s Mid-Atlantic Championship title for the third year in a row. Beneteau 36.7 sailors are gearing up for the North American Championships in Annapolis in the fall. Fleet captain Mayes says, “I have always loved making the annual pilgrimage to Solomons for the Screwpile and am delighted that the fleet has again decided to support the regatta. SMSA does a great job on and off the water, and there is no better place to spend
The Challenge… Bring It On!Bay Sailors Reunite for the 18th Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge
three days of racing than Solomons.”Bruce Artman’s T-Bone (Herrington
Harbour) and Maury Niebur’s Bump in the Night (West River SC) crews will work to improve upon their 2009 second and third place finishes in the J/35 class. The purple boat of no name, John White and Tom Ballard’s Beneteau 33 which topped PHRF A2 is back on the scene, as is their tradition. More regatta regulars, Brian Jones and his Annapolis-based BC 27 crew on Problem Child, are working to sail their way to the top of the Sport Boat class again. Leo Wardrup (Broad Bay SA) and his Irwin 38-1 Black Widow team are back in action to defend the 2009 win in the non-spinnaker class.
Most of the event’s 100 volunteers are not only seasoned race committee members but Screwpile veterans. Annapolis-based Principal Race Officer (PRO) Taran Teague will run the North Course this year, and Hampton PROs John and Lin McCarthy the West. PRO Don Behrens of Solomons will lead the South Course.
Race committee volunteer Bobby Frey says, “I go every year because you can’t find a better venue, centrally positioned, to bring together racers from the entire Chesapeake Bay.
The race organization is top notch, and the committees strive to bring the best experience possibly to the competitors. It is one of my very favorite events of the year. I would not miss it!”
In her tenth year as PRO, Teague says, “The Screwpile Regatta offers three days of racing run by racers. Add SMSA hospitality, plus the cost effectiveness of being close to home, and that makes Screwpile a spectacular event. Regatta chair LG Raley brings in the best race officers and judges from the Chesapeake.” Organizers continue to “raise the bar” by bringing in more U.S. Sailing Certified race committee members, with more than a dozen certified PROs and four certified judges, two of them senior judges.
“When you’re certified, everyone speaks the same language,” says Teague. “So, it makes it easier for us to come together from so many different places and get the job done well.”
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEESCREWPILE CHALLENGE 2010
Don BehrensBruce BingmanBob FreyMary EwensonKeith JacobsOllie Kangas
Lin McCarthyJohn McCarthyClarke McKinneyMerrie Ruth RaleyL.G. RaleyHerb Reese
Ron SpicuzzaVeronica SpicuzzaMary SzczyglowskiMolly WinansTaran TeagueT.W. Grace
SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE CALVERT COUNTY TROPHY
BEST IN FLEET
1993 SMOOTH OPERATOR DAVID RALEY
1994 BAM GERRY SMERNOFF
1995 FATAL ATTRACTION GRAY KIEGER, JR.
1996 SCAT V ANDY SCHOETTLE
1997 JAKE SANDY MORSE
1998 JAVA GROOBEY/HRONEK
1999 SEA STAR VERNON EBERWINE
2000 OSPREY PREBEN OSTBERG
2001 CHECK SIX JOHN G. SCOTT
2002 KAHUNA SANFORD RICHARDSON
2003 LE CYGNE J WORLD RACING TEAM
2004 PROMISES LARRY & ANNE KUMINS
2005 COOL CHANGE RUSTY BURSHELL
2006 BLOW BOAT! ROB MARSH
2007 APP-ARENT TRIPP B. HARRISON & J. YEIGH
2008 STILL A GORILLA GORDON LATROBE
2009 REMEDY BERT CARP
SPONSORSAMEWAS, IncorporatedAnnapolis Performance SailingBoomerangsBudweiser, Bob Hall, LLCCalvert County Economic DevelopmentChesapeake Custom EmbroideryHoliday Inn, Solomons
Holly Property Mgmt. Co. LLC.Mount Gay RumNauticon Imaging SystemsNorth SailsQuantum SailsRegatta Ginger BeerSea\\TowSolomons Harbor MarinaSOMD Wireless
SpinSheet Magazine Spring Cove MarinaTeam HyundaiToyota of Southern MarylandWest MarineZahniser’s Yachting CenterZenetex, LLC
BATTLE OF THE CHESAPEAKE TROPHY
2004 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB2005 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB2006 HAMPTON YACHT CLUB
2007 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB2008 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB2009 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB
PROTEST COMMITTEE
Stovy BrownBarbara HerbigShawn StanleyDan TrammellJohn WeirBill WardAdam Werblow, Chair
RACE MANAGEMENT
Don Behrens, RM & P.R.O South Course Taran Teague, P.R.O. North CourseJohn McCarthy, P.R.O. West CourseJoe Ellis, Chief ScorerHerb Reese, Logistics
EVENT/ RACE CHAIRMAN
L.G. Raley
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8 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
2010 GENERAL INFORMATION1. Race Headquarters,
located at the Holiday Inn Select, (Mill Creek Room) Solomons, Maryland, will be open 2:00PM-5:00PM on Saturday, July 17 and from 8:00AM to 9:00AM and from the end of racing to 6:00PM on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, July 18 – 20. Registration will be in the Patuxent Concourse (Isaac’s Entrance) located in the Holiday Inn Select, Solomons.
2. All social events will take place at the Holiday Inn, Solomon’s in the courtyard area. A list of daily activities will be posted on the Official Notice Board
3. The legal drinking age in Maryland is 21. Minors will not be served and proof of age will be required. Intoxication or discourteous behavior will be grounds for expulsion from the events. Captains and owners will be
responsible for the actions of their crew. A BOAT IS SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION IF ANY OF ITS UNDER AGE CREW IS FOUND TO BE ILLEGALLY CONSUMING ALCOHOL.
4. Sail repair service will be available at the Quantum Sail Loft located at 243 “C” Street, Solomons Island, at Zahniser’s Yachting Center. Telephone (410) 326-2600
SCREWPILE CHALLENGE 2010 SCHEDULESATURDAY, JULY 17
•Registration 2:00PM to 5:00PM, located in the Patuxent Concourse (Isaac’s Entrance).
•Skippers Meeting 5:15PM main tent in courtyard.•Welcome party at the SMSA Clubhouse 5:30-7:30PM.
Skippers must pick up their Skippers Package with the Official Entry List, Sailing Instructions, and bow numbers at Race Headquarters, (2 to 5PM) in the Patuxent Concourse located in the Holiday Inn.
SUNDAY –TUESDAY,JULY 18 - 20
9:00AM ...............................Harbor Start9:45AM ...............................Rendezvous10:30AM ..............................Warning4:00PM (approx) ..............Protest Hearings ** (see below for locations)5:00PM - 6:00PM ...........Panel Discussion presented by North Sails (Sun&Mon)5:30PM - 7:45PM .............Beverage Ticket Sales 6:00PM - 8:00PM ............Tent Party with awards attentively scheduled at 7PM.
**The rooms assigned for the Protest hearings are the Mill Creek and Back Creek located off the Patuxent Concourse near the front.
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2010 SAILING INSTRUCTIONSSMSA is the Organizing Authority of this Regatta
1. RULES1.1 The regatta shall be governed by the
‘rules’ as defined in the 2009 - 2012 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2 The Notice of Regatta, the Official Entry Form, and USCG requirements shall apply.
1.3 These Sailing Instructions, including amendments, supersede and will take precedence in the case of conflict with any other rules, Notice of Regatta or Entry Form.
2. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS2.1 Official notices and numbered
addenda to these Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in the tent party area.
2.2 Any changes to these Sailing Instructions will be posted no later than 0830 hours on the day they are to take effect. Any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1800 on the day before it will take effect.
3. SIGNALS MADE ASHORESignals made ashore will be displayed
from the flag pole located on the front of the party/award tent.
3.1 One horn sound at 9:00AM by the Chief PRO will signal that races will start as scheduled for that day.
3.2 Postponement Signal ‘AP’ displayed ashore with two sound signals by 9:00AM indicates today’s start of racing is postponed. Postponement Signal ‘AP’ lowered ashore with one sound signal indicates either: An abandonment signal (as per SI 3.3) will immediately follow, OR the initial warning signal will be made in not less than 90 minutes. This modifies Race Signal “AP”.
3.3 Abandonment Signal; ‘N over A’ all races are abandoned for today.
3.4 The intention of the Race Committee, with regard to the start of racing, will be hailed on VHF channel 72 (South Fleet) , VHF channel 69 (North Fleet) and VHF channel 68 (West Fleet) at 0900.
4. RADIO USE4.1 The Race Committee will use VHF
channel 72 to communicate with the South Fleet, channel 69 to communicate with the North Fleet and channel 68 to communicate with the West Fleet.
4.2 The Race Committee will attempt to broadcast on VHF information such as location of RC Boat, sail/bow numbers of boats OCS, course type and range, bearing to windward mark, change of course, etc. Failure to broadcast this information or failure to receive or hear these broadcasts will not be grounds for redress. This modifies RRS 62.1.
4.3 The Race Committee will not respond to transmissions from competitors except to acknowledge retirements, notification of protests, acknowledgment of infringements, or requests for emergency assistance.
5. SAFETY5.1 A boat that retires from a race shall
notify the Race Committee as soon as possible.
5.2 RRS 40 (Personal Buoyancy) is replaced by: “It shall be the individual
responsibility of each competitor to wear adequate personal buoyancy when conditions warrant. US Sailing prescribes that every boat shall carry life-saving equipment conforming to government regulations.”
5.3 Boats shall not exercise right of way, cross in close proximity to, or interfere with the reasonable transit of the race area by a freighter, tug, or other commercial vessel. Competitors must take corrective action well in advance of any potentially dangerous situation. A boat protested under this rule has the burden of proof that she complied
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with this rule. RRS 60.2 is changed to add, “If the Race Committee receives a report of an incident where a boat or boats may have interfered with the commercial traffic, it may protest any boat involved.”
6. SCHEDULE OF RACES6.1 Racing is scheduled for each day from Sunday,
July 18 through Tuesday, July 20. There are no scheduled Lay Days.
6.2 It is the intention of the Race Committee to run two or more races on at least two days. The Race Committee will signal its intention to start another race by flying Flag “R” from the Signal Boat at the finish of a race. After finishing each race, competitors shall stand clear of the Finish Line, honoring the starting area boundaries as stated in Sailing Instruction 11.3 until a new starting sequence has commenced. Approximately one (1) minute before the Warning Signal for the first class of each subsequent race, multiple horn signals will be sounded from the Race Committee boat.
7. CLASS FLAGS7.1 The “Class Flag” will be the standard 2010
CBYRA Class Identification Flag or as listed on page 10.
7.2 The class flag shall be displayed on the stern (at least 5 feet up on the backstay, if possible.
7.3 Description of Flags and Pennants to be used…PHRF A0 Pennant Zero (0)---A1 Pennant Nine (9)---A2 Pennant Two (2)---B Pennant Six (6)--- C/D Pennant Seven (7)--- NS Pennant Five (5)--- J/105 Flag V--- Beneteau, 36.7 2nd Substitute--- J/35 Flag K---J/80 Flag J---Sport Boat Pennant One (1)
8. RACING AREAThere will be three separate racing areas, one for each
fleet. The South Fleet shall rendezvous in the vicinity of “1” PR at the mouth of the Patuxent River. The North Fleet shall rendezvous approximately 3 NM from FL.R 2.5 sec “4”, Drum Point at a bearing of 070. The West Fleet shall rendezvous in the vicinity of “3” in the Patuxent River.
All competitors are requested as a courtesy to check in with the Race Committee Signal Boat prior to the first Warning of the day.
9. COURSES9.1 Courses for each race will be selected by the Race
Committee from the courses outlined on the last page of these instructions.
Exhibit 1: Class Flags
A0 A1 A2 A3 B C/D N Up to 28 29-70 71-94 95-118 119-157 158+ Non Spin
J/105 J/30 J/30Beneteau 36.7 Sport Boat
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9.2 The windward-leeward courses chosen for each class will be displayed on the course board on the Race Committee Signal boat prior to the Warning Signal. In addition, the magnetic bearing and distance to the first mark from the Committee Boat and time limit will also be displayed on the course board before the Warning Signal. If course, bearing or distance is unchanged for the later class or classes, there shall be a blank rather than repetition on the course board.
10. MARKSThe windward and leeward marks will be
orange inflatable tetrahedrons. Initial change marks will be yellow inflatable balls. The port line starting mark will be a lime green cylinder or a Race Committee port line boat. Downwind finish mark will be a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on a starboard end Race Committee boat. Upwind finish mark will be a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on the on port Race Committee boat..
11. THE START11.1 RRS 26 will be used. An addendum
will be available at registration detailing fleet assignments.
11.2 The Starting Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the starboard-end Race Committee Signal boat and a lime green cylinder or staff displaying an orange flag on the port-end Race Committee Start/Finish Line boat. An inflatable buoy may be attached to the stern of the Race Committee Signal and Start/Finish Line boats and shall be considered part of the starting mark for the purpose of RRS 28.1 and 31.
11.3 The Starting Area is defined as the area extending 100 yards to each side of the starting line and enclosed by a 100-yard radius semicircle centered at both ends of the starting line. Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made. Boats failing to keep clear of this area will be subject to protest by the Race Committee.
Time limit for all classes is 3 hours
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All Classes sail course “4”
Magnetic bearing to the first mark for all classes is 300°
Approximate distance to the first mark forClasses 1-3 is 3 nm;Classes 4-6 is 2.5 nm
Course Board Explanation
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12. RECALLS12.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in
accordance with RRS 29.1.12.2 The Race Committee will attempt to
notify boats by broadcasting their sail/bow number or Boat Name over the designated VHF channel. Failure of a boat to see or hear her recall notification shall not relieve her of the obligation to start correctly.
12.3 General recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.2
13. COURSE CHANGEAFTER START
13.1 Course changes after the start will be made in accordance with RRS 33. The new mark will be a yellow inflatable ball for the first change. If a course that has been changed is changed again, the yellow inflatable ball will be replaced with an orange tetrahedron.
13.2 If during the signaling of a course Change, Flag “C” is flown over Flag “F”, then the change applies only to boats beginning their last leg to the finish. This changes RRS 33 and Race Signals.
14. THE FINISHThe finish line will be between a staff
displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee Finish boat and a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on a second nearby Race Committee boat. For downwind finishes, the finish line will be located to leeward of the downwind mark, unless there has been a change to the last leg of the course. For upwind finishes, the finish line will be located upwind of the weather mark, unless there has been a change to the last leg of the course.
15. TIME LIMIT15.1 Boats still racing that do not finish
within 45 minutes of the first boat finishing in her class will be scored the number of finishers plus two. Others will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35.
16. ALTERNATIVEPENALTIES
16.1 RRS 44.1 is modified by giving a boat the option of taking a Two-Turns Penalty, RRS 44.2 or a Scoring Penalty, RRS 44.3 as modified below.
16.2 RRS 44.3(a) is replaced by: A boat takes a Scoring Penalty by displaying a yellow flag or an “I” flag at the first reasonable opportunity after the incident.
16.3 The Scoring Penalty under 44.3 (c) shall be the whole number of places (rounding 0.5 upward) nearest to 20% of the number of boats entered in that class. The minimum penalty shall be two (2) places, except that in no case may the boat be scored worse than Did Not Finish. This changes 44.3 (c).
16.4 In addition, a boat that complies with some but not all the requirements of 16.2 and 16.3 above, or a boat that acknowledges an infringement of a rule of Part 2 prior to hearing, shall be penalized places nearest to 40% (rounding 0.5 upward) of the number of boats entered in that class. The minimum penalty shall be four (4) places, except that in no case may the boat be scored worse than Did Not Finish. No hearing is required, but a boat may request a hearing on having met the requirements of 16.2 above. This changes 44.3 (c).
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17. PROTESTS & REDRESS REQUESTS
17.1 Protests shall be written on forms available at the Committee Room and lodged there as soon as possible but not later than 90 minutes after the last boat in the protestor’s fleet has finished the last race of the day or 90 minutes after the abandonment or postponement of the remaining races of the day in the protester’s fleet.
17.2 Protesting boats shall notify the Race Committee of the incident and boat(s) involved immediately following the finish of the race in which the incident occurred. The notification to the Race Committee shall be completed when the Race Committee acknowledges the report by hail. This changes RRS 61.1(a).
17.3 Protest Hearing notices will be posted on the Official Notice Board as soon as possible after the protest time limit. The notice will inform competitors of where and when a hearing on a protest to which they may be a party is to be held. This constitutes notification of race committee or protest committee required under RRS 61.1(b). Protest hearings will be scheduled to start as soon as possible after the notices are posted. The Protest Committee will attempt to hear protests in the order of receipt. Representatives of boats who are parties to the protests shall remain on call
in the vicinity of the Protest Committee Office. Competitor’s attention is drawn to RRS 63.3(b) (Right to Be Present/failure to attend).
17.4 Decisions of the Protest Committee will be final for determining the award of prizes for this regatta.
18. ARBITRATION18.1 An arbitration meeting may be
scheduled for each protest involving a rule of Part 2 unless the arbitrator deems the protest inappropriate for arbitration. One representative from each party, who was on board at the time of the incident, will meet with the arbitrator. No witness will be permitted. After taking testimony from each representative, the arbitrator will render an opinion:
A. The protest is invalid or no boat broke a rule. If the protestor agrees, the arbitrator will allow the protest to be withdrawn. If the protestor disagrees, the protest committee will schedule a protest hearing.
B. One or both boats broke a rule. The boat(s) breaking a rule may accept a 40% Scoring Penalty and the arbitrator will allow the protest to be withdrawn. If not, the protest committee will schedule a protest hearing.
C. The arbitrator decides a protest hearing is required. The protest committee will schedule a protest hearing
18.2 The arbitrator may allow a protest withdrawn without the approval of the protest committee. This changes RRS 63.1
18.3 For the purposes of RRS 63.2, as needed, all parties shall be prepared for a protest hearing immediately following the arbitration.
18.4 The acceptance of an arbitration penalty cannot be grounds for redress nor can it be appealed nor may either party request a reopening of a hearing.
18.5 The arbitrator may sit in as an observer on the protest hearing of any unresolved arbitration meeting.
19. SERIES SCORING19.1 The regatta will be scored according
to the Low Point Scoring System, RRS Appendix A2, except each boat’s total score will be the sum of her scores for all races. One race constitutes a series. There shall be no throw outs, This changes RRS A2.
19.2 Handicap scoring will be as follows: PHRF classes will be scored using the current handicaps provided by PHRF of the Chesapeake on the first day of racing.
20. HAULOUT RESTRICTIONBoats shall remain in the water throughout
the regatta. A request to haul out a boat must be submitted in writing and approved by the Race Chairman.
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21. AWARDS21.1 Class awards for first, second and
third place will be presented daily. For multiple race days, class awards will be presented based on combined scores for the day.
21.2 Class awards for first, second and third positions in the regatta will be presented.
21.3 The Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2009 Overall Winner will be awarded the “Calvert County Trophy”. The overall winner will be that boat which wins the class with the closest, most competitive racing of the event. This is determined by adding the corrected time differential (elapsed time for one-design classes) between first and fifth place and dividing that total by the total miles raced for each class. The class winner competing in the class with the lowest average time differential between first and fifth (sec/mile) is the “Overall Winner”.
21.4 Special Awards for outstanding performance as determined by the Screwpile 2010 Committee may be presented during the awards ceremonies.
22. INSPECTIONSThe Race Committee reserves the right
to inspect a boat without prior notification at any time to assure compliance with class rules and safety requirements.
23. CONDUCTThe Skipper/Owner shall be responsible
for all actions of his crew and guests.In the event of a serious breach of
conduct, sportsmanship, destruction of property, or the failure to comply with the request of the Race Chairman, Race Officer, Committee Member or agent of Screwpile Challenge 2010, the, the Skipper/Owner will be responsible for all damages and the Screwpile 2010 Race Committee may rescind the boat’s entry at any time during the regatta.
24. BOW NUMBERS / EVENT STICKERS
Each boat entered in the regatta will be assigned a bow number. The Skipper’s Package will include removable bow numbers and event stickers. The bow numbers shall be displayed on both sides of the bow approximately 6” - 10” below deck level and
with the leading edge approximately 10”- 20” aft of the bow. Separate event stickers with the regatta name and sponsor shall be displayed approximately 10” aft of the bow number. Instructions will be included in the Skipper’s Package. The bow numbers/event stickers shall be attached to the boat’s hull at all times while racing; boats failing to display all bow stickers are subject to protest by the Race Committee.
25. MOVABLE BALLASTAs per PHRF Fleet Policies: “Canting keels
and center boards moved by the use of stored energy are allowed if the boat retains self righting ability with the keel or centerboard in any allowed position. This changes RRS 51 and RRS 52 to allow use of stored energy to move a swing or canting keel (dead weight) or centerboard for stability on a boat that has been designed for use of this appendage”
26. DISPOSAL OF REFUSE Boats shall not discharge trash into the
water. The penalty for breaking this rule will be at the discretion of the Protest Committee. This modifies RRS 64.1(a).
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SCREWPILE 2010 WINDWARD – LEEWARD COURSES
Marks are to be rounded to port. There may
be two windward marks used (differentiated on the course board by distance to the windward mark for specific classes). For all courses, the leeward mark
has no significance on the last leg of the course. For windward finishes, the windward mark(s) have no significance on the last leg of the course and the finish line will be located to weather of the windward mark(s). The course
designation will be equal to the number of legs to be sailed (Example: Course “4” is 4-legs, Course “5” is 5 legs, and Course “6” is 6 legs). Offset legs are not considered a leg of the course for designation purposes.
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16 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
Three Strange Days in 1995
So read the title of the Screwpile Regatta coverage
in SpinSheet’s premier edition in September 1995. The article, written by SpinSheet’s founding editor, Dave Gendell, was subtitled “Turnout and Thermometers Reach Century Mark at Screwpile Regatta.” The entire magazine—yellowed around the edges—is a wonderful trove of sailing history, but the Screwpile coverage in particular would bring smiles to the faces of longtime Bay sailors.
Snippets of the first paragraph: “The third edition of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge... has benefited enormously from the demise of Yachting Race Week at Solomons which consistently drew top Chesapeake talent. One hundred and three boats participated in the event which featured excellent seabreezes on Sunday and Monday and a frustrating slick calm Tuesday… The salt-tinged sea breeze filled from the south east about 10:30 a.m. While the eight to 12 knots provided
a fine platform for racing, it gave little relief to the sun-baked sailors pushing to conquer the intense heat and humidity which held the mid-Atlantic in an unforgiving grip throughout the long weekend.” (Déjà vu, anyone?)
Some other interesting
aspects of the first SpinSheet:
• Mount Gay Rum sponsored the Racing Beat section. Pettit is our current sponsor.
• Sobstad Sails (turned
Sailing Instructions and Information 17Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010
SpinSheet September 1995 cover photo by Noel White
Quantum) was the back cover advertiser, as is still the case.
• The SpinSheet Calendar was one page long. These days it is five or more pages long and is sponsored by the Boatyard Bar & Grill.
• There were race results for seven regattas in the first issue. These days, SpinSheet prints race results for big regattas, but we know readers can find what they need online well in advance of our print date.
• Ten writers contributed to the September 1995 issue. Nineteen writers (and 32 cruising club members) contributed to the July 2010 issue.
• We are thrilled to sponsor the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge and to bring you the Screwpile Daily News. We invite all competitors, spouses, and friends to join us on Sunday night near the party tent for cake and Mount Gay Rum drinks to celebrate SpinSheet’s 15-year anniversary!
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18 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
Preliminary Class Splits (as of 14 July 2010)Boat Name Skipper Sail No. Rate Boat Type Club
PHRF A0 (Below 40)Stray Dog Charles Engh USA8668 -45 B&C GP42 AYCSea Wolf MIDN Ralph Grossman USA 888 -6 Farr 40 NASSEndorphin Eric Wulff 40029 -6 Farr 40 HHSANightshift Kevin McNeil 40076 -6 Farr 40 AYCMeridian William S. Shelhorse USA 003 9 Farr 36 UCAS HYCKahuna Sandford & Alex Richardson 39521 30 Farr 395 AYCWairere Pete Hunter 51171 30 Thompson 30 SAYCAmadeus Jack Yaissle 38USA 36 IMX-40 TAYCJubilee Cal Huge US60077 39 Archambalt 40RC CBYRA
PHRF A1 (41-76)Minor Threat Mike Robinson 105 42 Henderson 30 CYCAmerican Flyer Dan Schneider 39519 48 Farr 395 SMSAPursuit Norm Dawley 23798 48 Custom 48 SMSALanikai David Kim 93368 48 Beneteau First 40.7 WRSCThe Jackal John DeFilippo 93460 48 Beneteau 40.7 CBYRARhumb Punch John & Linda Edwards USA 41 54 Farr 30 UC SMSASeabiscuit Gail Owings USA 40 54 Farr 30 CRYCEurotrash Girl Jeff Jordan 93081 54 J/120 NASSVoodoo 2 Lissenden-Birch -Krushelnisky 42449 57 Tripp 38 HYCWildfire Hedi & Dan Bay 50133 60 SR 33 WRSCTrue Wind Jonathan A. Cosin 63311 60 Dobroth 41 CBYRADouble Eagle Sam Mitchener USA 167 69 J-109 FBYCHero Squad Andrew & Peter Eyring 83170 69 Henderson SR 33 AYCWicked Patrick Seidel 46345 72 B-32 BCYALioness Terry L. Richardson 93272 75 J/109 CBYRAN
PHRF A2 (77-115)(No Name) J. White T. Ballard USA 999 81 Beneteau FC 10 AYCMolto Bene Richard Ewing 63320 84 Beneteau 42 EYCMountain Lion Eater George Prout 32245 90 Farr/Dickerson 37L’ Ooutrage Bruce Gardner 73456 90 Beneteau 10M AYCFlirt MIDN Evan Berthold NA 9 93 Navy 44 NASSValiant J.T. Baker 60177 93 T-P Navy 44 PRSCLady Grey Joe Laun USA 679 96 J/110 HHSAWindward Randy & Dot Watson 33987 96 Frers 36 WRSCBloody Hell Mike Perry 32717 99 Evelyn 32-B STCRemedy Bert Carp 93101 102 Donovan 27 AYCThe Riddler Clarke McKinney 63243 108 Olson 29 SMSAO’ Yeller Hathway / Mould / Roosenburg 30714 108 Olson 30 SMSAJolly Roger JR Johnson 43474 108 Olson 30 SMSA
PHRF B (116-154)Goin’ Dennis Hannick 83269 117 Tripp 26 DYCSlapshot Tom Freeman 83190 117 Tripp 26 PSSSIncognito Greg Robinson 30106 117 Andrews 30 EYCGabrielle Bob Dymond 93123 117 J/29 FROB ESSAFreestyle Doug Abbott 2213 123 Cal 40 TAYCBlue Bayou Andrew Dyer 33311 123 Tarten Ten WRSCArtemis II William Helf 22764 126 Tarten 10M GSAKrugerrand S.Southworth C. Hodan 53477 132 Morgan 366 SMSAWicked Good Mark Gyorgy 93121 132 Tartan Pride 27 SMSABlaze Star Pat & Amy Teeling 83348 135 Pearson Flyer NASSStill a Gorilla Gordon Latrobe 73051 135 S2 9.1 GSADulany Jay & Kim Addison 63091 135 S2 9.1 WRSCLiquid Limit II David Kozera 51128 135 S2 9.1 GSAMarogot D. Stocks S. Linke 42027 138 Tartan 42 DISCSmoky Richard Zantzinger 43103 138 Kirby 30 WRSCElvis Tony Moynagh 33510 138 Pearson Flyer PCRCMarigot D. Stocks S. Linke 42027 138 Tartan 42 DISCHurricane Kelley John Stefancik 53095 141 S2 9.1 RoBSAMooncusser Joseph M. Weaver 42064 141 Andrews 26 TAYC
PHRF C (155+)Easy Button David & Jacki Meiser 93084 159 Colgate 26 SMSABig Time Michael Rajacich 1769 159 Cal 33 TAYCTurbo’s Tub M.D. Riley 3250 162 Morgan 35 BBSASchiehallion Brad Miller 40189 168 Beneteau 30 FBYCCupacabra Robert Leary 63186 168 Beneteau 8M DISC
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Sailing Instructions and Information 19Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010
Preliminary Class Splits (as of 14 July 2010)Boat Name Skipper Sail No. Rate Boat Type Club
PHRF C (155+) continued...Lickety Split L. Griffith D. Maneely 43067 168 Pearson 32 SMSAPegasus David Kelsey USA 328 171 J-24 DYCSpinnster B. Dodge B. Miller 161 171 S2 7.9 SMSAFine Jonathan Phillips 43019 174 Kirby 25 SMSAAudrey Trevor Harney 764 174 Merit 25 CBYRABadger Carl Feusahrens 73304 180 Merit 25 SMSAAkoni John E. Kriz 93227 180 Tanzer 25 SMSANumber Two Brendan Drinkwater 95 180 Sonar 23 HYCBobinski Bob Hausmann 4811 189 Catalina 30 TR BBSAThe Hunter Justin L Morris 83413 198 Hunter 26.5 HYC
PHRF N (NS)Pilot Error Ken Houston 52465 72 C & C 110 NASSLakahi Jim & Kris Young 25260 72 Thomas 35 USSKolohe Anakalia Robert Yoho 93352 84 Beneteau 36.7 MRYCWhiskers James Whited 63063 90 Peterson 37 SMSACymru Robert Howell 88 96 Beneteau 44 BBSAThe Doghouse Dan Shannon 63199 111 J-29 MHOB SMSAMidnight Mistress Jake Brodersen 41231 123 C&C 35 HYCDogwood Bark Peter Jensen 32168 132 C & C 35 GRFToby Chris Eggert 142 141 C&C 36 SMSABlack Widow Leo Wardrup 3230 156 Irwin 38-1 BBSAT L Sea Tony Thornton 63105 168 Cal 31 PBCShermax Max Munger 2276 177 Catalina 30 SMSA
Beneteau 36.7Foxtrot Corpen Jim Keen 93266 0 Beneteau 36.7 SMSADreamboat Annie Chip Devine USA 203 0 Beneteau 36.7 AYCFirst Look Bruce Kissal 93186 0 Beneteau 36.7 HHSAPegasus Peter S. Firey Sr. 93367 0 Beneteau 36.7 PCRCTeam Aegis Jim Kershaw 93470 0 Beneteau 36.7 CBYRANJubilee Keith Mayes 52324 0 Beneteau 36.7 HHSAStardancer John & Beverly Blais 53670 0 Beneteau 36.7 HYC
J/105Jester Hugh Bethell US 43 0 J/105 BCYABreakaway Richard Hinds 251 0 J/105 AYCTuition Glenn Byus USA 346 0 J/105 NASSRum Puppy Jack Biddle USA 321 0 J/105 AYCCorryvreckan David B. Clark 83438 0 J/105 FBYCVeloce M. Hubiltz E.Hornick USA 23 0 J/105 SRYCZephyr Walter L. Nuschke 252 0 J/105 NASSDreadnought Jason Carminati USA 586 0 J/105 NASSRum Puppy Jack Biddle USA 321 0 J/105 AYC
J/35T-Bone Bruce Artman 41870 0 J/35 HHSAWindependent Masci - McGonigle 53427 0 J/35 AYCBzing Ken & Lisa Karsten 33761 0 J/35 AYCRebel Yell Joel W. Hamburger 73425 0 J/35 CRYCBad Company Barry Moss 40248 0 J/35 AYCBump In The Night Maury Niebur 32339 0 J/35 WRSC
J/30Bump... Pam Morris 33450 0 J/30 EYCMary Lou Mike & Kathleen McGill 221 0 J/30 AYCAvita George Watson 63300 0 J/30 NYCCannonball Doug Wallop 387 0 J/30 AYCInsatiable Ron Anderson 63242 0 J/30 AYCBetter Mousetrap Grealy Putnam 83060 0 J/30 AYC
Sport BoatX-Esse Gerry Taylor Chuck O’Malley SUI-49 75 Esse 850 CBYRAProblem Child Brian Jones 53600 78 BC 27 YCCSCUltra Violet Dave & Donna Prucnal USA 9 84 Antrim 27 MRSALittle Latitudes Jeff Moore 50921 84 Antrim 27 SMSA(No Name) RDRT Syndicate 28829 84 Antrim 27 SCC(No Name) APY Syndicate FRA-5 87 K650 AYCE de C Byron Marchant USA 660 99 Melges 24 AYC(No Name) Catharine Evans 12 99 Melges 24 EYCGremlin Greg Cutter 83278 111 Elliott 7.7 HYC
20 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
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TIDAL CURRENT PREDICTIONS FOR SUNDAY JULY 18
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Screwpile Current Charts • Sunday, July 18, 2010
Current charts courtesy of Nolan Associates. For currents for Governor’s Cup and other Chesapeake Bay regattas, go to NolanAssociates.net or visit your local marine retailer.
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Nolan Associates 2010
TIDAL CURRENT PREDICTIONS FOR SUNDAY JULY 18
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Screwpile Current Charts • Sunday, July 18, 2010
The predictions on these charts are based on Spring tides. For a more accurate predicted current speed at each point, multiply the numbrs on the chart by the speed factors “c” on each chart.
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22 Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2010 Sailing Instructions and Information
Explore Solomons
Adventure Center rents
bikes—including tandem
bikes—kayaks, and stand-
up paddleboards. Call
(410) 394-2770 or visit
paxadventurecenter.com.
• Keep on Wining. Solomons
Island Winery offers an
award-winning selection
of white and red wines
and is open for tours and
tastings from 12 – 5 p.m.
on weekends and during
the week by appointment.
Closed on Monday. Call
(410) 394-1933 or visit
solomonsislandwinery.com.
• Chill Out in the
Museum. Visiting the
screwpile-style Drum
Point Lighthouse, which
is restored and furnished
with early 20th century
furnishings permanently
exhibited at Calvert
Marine Museum, is
an easy walk and an
appropriate side-trip for
Screwpile Lighthouse
Challenge sailors.
calvertmarinemuseum.com
• Rent a Boat. Solomons Boat
Rental offers rental options
ranging from a 15-foot
center console powerboat
to a pontoon boat. boat-
rent.net
• Hit the Links. Chesapeake
Hills Golf Club is a
public, 18-hole course,
located seven and a half
miles from Solomons.
chesapeakehillsgolfclub.com
• Walk It Off. Wooded trails,
a fishing pier, and a broad
public beach popular among
sharks teeth hunters await
you at Flag Ponds Nature
Park, which is just up the
road from Calvert Cliffs.
calvert-county.com/flagpond.
htm
• Bask in the Garden. Visit
Annmarie Garden, a
sculpture park and arts
center, on a 30-acre
property with walking
trails and activities for kids,
two and a half miles from
Screwpile regatta central.
annmariegarden.org
• Mansion Hop. The Sotterley
Plantation, a national
historic landmark—older
than Monticello and
Mount Vernon—and the
only tidewater plantation
in Maryland open to the
public. The plantation is
less than 10 miles from
Solomons. sotterley.org
• Drive Down. Have you been
to St. Mary’s City lately?
Maryland’s first capital is
only about a 30 minute
drive. Click on stmaryscity.
org. Beyond it is Point
Lookout State Park, rumored
to be well worth the trek.
dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/
southern/pointlookout.html
• Eat, Drink, Be Merry. A
number of restaurants are
staying open on Monday
just for visiting racers.
See our Screwpile Daily
for restaurants and phone
numbers.
N38° 19’ 22”
W076° 27’ 30”
For sailors and
spouses seeking a break from
the Screwpile Regatta racing
and tent party madness,
Solomons has more to offer
than its quaint and quiet
waterfront suggests. Especially
for visitors willing to drive a
few miles or rent a boat, bike,
or paddleboard, there’s a good
week’s worth of activities to
keep even non-sailing visitors
busy and happy.
• Cliff Walk. Last summer,
MSNBC voted Calvert Cliffs
State Park as one of the top
10 shelling beaches in the
country. Although you can’t
climb on the cliffs anymore,
you can hunt for fossils on
the beach of the 1400-acre
state park with plentiful
hiking trails—only a few
miles away from regatta
headquarters. dnr.state.
md.us/baylinks/15.html
• ‘SUP, Dude. Within walking
distance of the Holiday
Inn Select, Patuxent
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