Offshore - Lake Ontario 300

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The look of shock and the glorious shades of color
The 2011 LOSHRS
on the American’s face were overshadowed by
the bloodcurdling howl made by the poor fellow
Notice of Race
as he managed to regain his breath. Sympathetic
persons from miles around rushed to the house
to assist the poor man in such obvious agony and
of course to satisfy their curiosity as to what was
going on. Among the first to arrive was a garrulous
old American sergeant who pounded on the door
and demanded “What the cripes was that ungodly
screech?”
The taciturn Newf who had answered the door replied
simply, “The screech?” ‘Tis the rum, me son.”
Thus was born a legend. As word of the incident
was passed around, the soldiers determined to try
this mysterious “screech” and finding its effects as
devastating as the name implies, adopted it as their
favorite.
The liquor board immediately pounced on the
name and reputation and began labeling Famous
Newfoundland Screech. Over the years, the alcohol
content of Screech has been toned down and
the flavor mellowed, so that in 2003, Screech Rum
won a gold medal for excellent taste at the International
Rum Festival. Today, Screech remains a
Newfoundland favorite.
The Notice of Race is a formal description of
the race, and outlines key dates, safety requirements,
and the obligations that the skipper must
accept in order to participate. It is imperative
that all skippers, and ideally all competitors
read and understand the Notice of Race before
they accept the responsibility of competing in
any of the LOSHRS races.
1. RULES
1.1 The race will be governed by the rules as
defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
1.2 The prescriptions of the Canada Yachting Association (CYA) apply for
the entire race; including in US waters, see
www.sailing.ca/files/racing/rules/CYAPrescriptions2009-12.pdf
1.3 Applicable Class Rules
Sailboats racing in PHRF, the PHRF-LO rules shall apply.
1.4 The Lake Ontario Short-Handed Series is governed by the following-
LOSHRS Equipment and Safety Regulations available at www.loshrs.
com and the Port Credit Yacht Club Visiting Yacht Policy available at
www.pcyc.net
1.5 Racing rule(s) will be changed as follows:
The provisions of Appendix Q (CYA Prescription) of the Racing Rules
of Sailing shall apply to the period between 2000hrs and 0600hrs.
Rule 41 – “Outside Help” is modified herein to allow all forms of communication.
Each yacht may communicate with any person, competitor,
sailboat or outside source of information available using any means
available throughout the race.
The changes will appear in full in the Sailing Instructions. The Sailing
Instructions may also change other racing rules.
1.6 In case of differences between this Notice of Race and the Sailing
Instructions, the Sailing Instructions shall apply
2. ADVERTISING
Sailboats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied
by the organizing authority.