Southport Sailing Club

National Junior 12 Hour Race

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The following information is a brief extract from the 'Notice of Race' and the 'Sailing Instructions' and the general organisation of previous SSC Junior 12 Hour Race events containing information about the race, trophies,short duration races, under eighteen awards, under fourteen awards, general information, Race Countdown,

This information is subject to change and should not be regarded as prescriptive since the Sailing Instructions for the 2009 event are currently being prepared, and will be available within the next few weeks. These may vary from the information provided below.

THE RACE

1. The Race will be sailed under the International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the RYA, the appropriate Class Rules and the Junior 12 Hour Race Sailing Instructions.

2. Clubs may enter one or two or three teams. Two clubs may enter a joint team. Competitors shall be under the age of twenty years on the day of the race for an Under Twenty team and Under eighteen on the day of the race for an Under Eighteen team, however, non-sailing members of a team may be of any age.

3. The date and time of the Race is as follows:-
SATURDAY JUNE 27th 2009. 0800 hrs - 2000 hrs.
The Race will take place on the Marine Lake. Southport. Merseyside.

4. The safety of the boat entered and her entire management including insurance shall be the sole responsibility of the owner/competitor racing the boat. Each team must have a named Team Manager who is a responsible adult approved by the Club or Organisation entering the team. The Team Manager must be familiar with his/her Club's or Organisation's Child Protection Policy. The Team Manager must also have a sound knowledge of sailing and be capable of making decisions regarding safety on behalf of the team and its members during the course of the event. The Southport Sailing Club, its officers and members, do not accept any liability for any injury or damage of any kind arising out of this event.

5. Classes will be restricted to International Enterprise, G.P.14 and Bosun dinghies. The race will be conducted as a combined class race, with the following handicaps. GP14 - 1121. Enterprise - 1121 and Bosun - 1198.

6. The minimum number in a team is four, however there is no upper limit to the number in a team.

7. Only one boat from each team may race, though entrants may hold a reserve boat of the same class, reserve sails and gear.

8. The course will be triangular; a chart of which will appear on the Sailing Notices Board on the day of the race. The course is approximately 1.5 kilometres long and comprises five marks. Marks A, B and C are orange buoys that shall be rounded in the order A, B, C and left to port. A fourth mark, D, is a white buoy bearing a black identification letter. D Mark shall be passed and left to starboard after rounding C mark unless acknowledging an infringement, in which case it shall be left to port.

9. The winner will be the team with the shortest average lap time. Timing of all boats will start at their flight starting signal and will continue until they finish. The total time will be divided by the number of laps properly sailed (adjusted for any penalties) to arrive at an average lap time.

10. Lifejackets or other Adequate Personal Buoyancy shall be worn by all competitors when afloat.

11. Protest flags will be required for this event.

12. Clubs and Organisations are advised to contact parents/guardians/carers of team members in order to:

  1. obtain consent to take part in the event.
  2. ascertain details of any known medical conditions that may effect team members during the event and obtain parental permission for the organisers to take their child to hospital and receive any required treatment in accordance with a hospital's diagnosis, should the need arise.

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TROPHIES.

The SSC Junior 12 Hour Race Championship Trophy. Presented by Southport SC. For the overall winner.
The McDonald Cup. Presented by McDonald's Hamburgers Ltd. For the second position.
The Lake Licensee's Cup. Presented by Southport Watersports Ltd. For the third position.
The McDonald Plate. Presented by McDonald's Hamburgers Ltd. For the fourth position.
The Southport Lake Trophy. Presented by James Leisure Ltd. For the first Enterprise.
The Southport S.C. Junior Trophy. Presented by SSC. For the first GP14.
The Simon Dawkins Trophy. Presented by Merchant Taylors' School. For the first Bosun.
The Jolly Roger Cup. Presented by Rogersons Ltd. For the best aggregate over three years.

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SHORT DURATION RACES.

The West Wind Cup. Presented by Mr J.L.West for the fastest first two laps of the race.
The North West Sailboat Centre Trophy. Presented by NW Sailboat Centre for the fastest lap starting next after 12 noon.
The McDonald Ladies Trophy. Presented by McDonald's Hamburgers Ltd. For the Lady Helm sailing the fastest lap starting next after 1600 hrs.
The Final Fling Trophy. Presented by Jack Carr Excavations Ltd. For the fastest last two laps of the race.

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UNDER EIGHTEEN AWARDS.

The Booker Trophy. Presented by Booker Ltd. For the first placed under-eighteen team.
Crusoe's Cup. Presented by Mr D & Mrs D.M. Blackburn. For the second placed under-eighteen team.
The Anderson Cannon. Presented by Helen Anderson Ltd. For the third placed under-eighteen team.
The Rogerson Trophy. Presented by Rogersons Ltd. For the boat sailing the fastest first two laps of the race crewed by under-eighteens.
The Sandgrounder Trophy. Presented by SSC. For the boat sailing the fastest lap starting next after 12 noon crewed by under-eighteens.
The SSC Last Gasp Trophy. Presented by SSC. For the boat sailing the fastest last two laps of the race crewed by under-eighteens.

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UNDER FOURTEEN AWARDS.

Under 14 Trophy. For the boat sailing the fastest lap starting next after 1800 hrs by a helm under 14 years of age on the day with a crew under 20 years of age on the day. Presented by Southport Sailing Club.

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General Information

Teams are welcome from 5pm on the Friday evening before the race to claim tent and caravan pitches, also to register from 7pm onwards.
The Galley will be open throughout the event.
The 2007 event will be the twentysecond time that the event has been held.
Access is via Marine Drive.

Postal address is:
Southport Sailing Club.
Marine Drive.
Southport.
Merseyside.
PR8 1RY.

Follow the link for PREVIOUS 12 HOUR RACE RESULTS

Follow the link for a full RACE REPORT and IMAGES 2008of the Junior 12 Hour Race that took place on Saturday 28th June 2008.

Follow the link for a full RACE REPORT and IMAGES 2007of the Junior 12 Hour Race that took place on Saturday 30th June 2007.

Follow the link for a full RACE REPORT and IMAGES 2006of the Junior 12 Hour Race that took place on Saturday 24th June 2006.

Follow the link for a full RACE REPORT and IMAGES 2005of the Junior 12 Hour Race that took place on Saturday 25th June 2005.

Follow the link for a full RACE REPORT and IMAGES 2004of the Junior 12 Hour Race that took place on Saturday 26th June 2004.

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