Version 5 February 2003

NOTICE OF RACE

The Tennessean Cruiser Regatta=

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>1. INVITATION - Harbor Island Yacht= Club cordially invites you and your crew to attend the Tennessean Cruiser Regatta, April 12-13, 2008 on Old Hickory La= ke in Old Hickory, TN.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>2. HISTORY - In 1954 a handful o= f Penguins converged on a small lake in north Nashville to compete in the first Tennes= sean Regatta sponsored jointly by the Nashville Sailing Association and Nashvill= e's morning newspaper, The Tennessean. The winner of that regatta won = the first challenge trophy established by the publisher of The Tennessean, the late Silliman Evans, Jr., a yachting enthusiast.After holding the regat= ta on Kentucky Lake for a short time, HIYC brought it home to Old Hickory Lake where it cranks up each year in early Spring under the chairmanship of the = Vice Commodore.HIYC's most important and popular regatta, The Tennessean, often draws over 100 boats to compete in the two-weekend competition. Cruising cl= ass boats participate on the first weekend of racing, competing for the Harbor = Island Cup. The Harbor Island Cup is an overall trophy established in 1968. On the Open Class weekend, competitors race for the Silliman Evans Trophy. Both of these rotating trophies are among the most coveted silver awarded by Harbor Island. The original Harbor Island Yacht Club Challenge Trophy established in 1969 was retired in 1983.The Tennessean Regatta has changed = from a large open dinghy competition with a formal Ball to a two-weekend series = that tries to cover all potential classes in both dinghies and cruising boats. W= hile the festivities are somewhat less formal, the racing is still top notch with great competition on both weekends.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>3.      RULES

3.1.     The regatta will be gove= rned by the rules as defined by The Rac= ing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

3.2.     Changes to the following= RRS sections will be made for this regatta: 29.1 (Individual Recall), 32.2 (Shortening of Course after the Start), 35 (Time Limit and Scores), 62.1(a) (Redress), A2 (Series Scores), A4.2 (Low Point Scoring System), Race Signal= AP (Postponement).

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-l= anguage: EN-GB'>4.      SAILING INSTRUCTIONS - The Sailing Instructions will be available at registration. A draft = is available at www.hiyc.org.

= 5.      CLASSES - The following classes are anticipated for this event.

5.1.=      Light handicap class: displacement below 5500 and PHRF of 185 or less.

5.2.=      Heavy handicap class A: displacement above 5500, PHRF ratings of 150 or less.

5.3.=      Heavy handicap class B: displacement above 5500, PHRF ratings greater than 150 or displacement below 5500 and PHRF greater than 185.

5.4.=      One-design keel boat classes with 4 or more participants. (J-22 and Catalina 22 anticipated).

5.5.=      The Regatta Committee may combine or split classes at its sole discretion.

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-l= anguage: EN-GB'>6.      ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY=

6.1.     The regatta will be open= to all cruiser or racer/cruiser boats properly registered with HIYC. Participa= nts may enter the race by completing registration at the table in the HIYC club= house before the skippers' meeting.

6.2.     Each boat sailing in a handicap class must have an established PHRF rating that has been assigned = by the HIYC-PHRF Committee. If your boat is not listed on the HIYC Ratings Lis= t, please submit a HIYC Rating Application prior to the regatta. To obtain a P= HRF rating, please contact Paul Latour, PHRF Chairman, at (615) 336-7900 or email: paullat@com= cast.net or Barbara Ward 615-665-0335 or wa= rdb@mail.belmont.edu

<= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-ansi-l= anguage: EN-GB'>7.      FEES - The Regatta registration fee is $25.00

8.&n= bsp;     SCHEDULE

8.1.=      SATURDAY APRIL 12, 2008
8:00 am: Registration, Coffee and Donuts
9:30 am: Skippers’ Meeting
10:55 am: Warning Signal for the first start

8.2.=      SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2008
8:00 am: Coffee and Donuts
9:50 am: Warning Signal for First Distance Race
3:00 pm: Trophy Presentation

9.&n= bsp;     LAUNCHING & ACCESS - Launching, docking and hauling may be = done at Harbor Island Yacht Club free of charge. Access to the club is through a security gate. Non-HIYC members may scroll down to and dial CLUB on the gat= e control panel and ask that it be opened.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>10. RACING

10.1.<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> The racing will consist of Cumberland River distance courses for all classes, except approximate windward - leeward buoy courses will be considered for any one-design of 4 = or more boats.

10.2. One race will constitute= a series, but two or more are planned for the first day.

10.3. No races will be started= in less than three (3) knots of sustained wind as determined by the Race Committee.

10.4. No races will be started after 1:00 on Sunday.

10.5. A boat starting later th= an 15 minutes after her starting signal will be scored as DNS. This changes RRS A= 4.1.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>11. THE SITE, RACING ARE= A AND COURSE

11.1. Harbor Island Yacht Club<= /a> will be the site of all shore-side activities.

11.2. The racing area is between mile Cumberland River 216.5 and mile 227 = on = Old Hickory Lake. The Distance Course will begin at a starting line between mile 220 and mile 225. The course will be further described in the Sailing Instructions.

11.3. The course,= set on Old Hickory Lake, may intersect= the navigational channel. Commercial traffic (barges) and deep-draft craft in t= he channel have right-of-way over sailboats and must be treated with utmost respect. When a boat= sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, the rules of Part 2 (When Boa= ts Meet) are replaced by the Inland Navigation Rules. Any boat impeding, or threa= tening to impede, the passage of a right-o= f-way vessel is subject to disqualification from the R= egatta by the race committee and disqualification is not subject to protest by the competitor.

12.&= nbsp; ON-THE-WATER COMMUNICATIONS –= ; VHF radio channel 68 will be used by the Race Committee for warnings and communicatio= ns to the competitors while on the water.

13.&= nbsp; SCORING

13.1. Each boat's total score will be the su= m of her scores for all races. This changes rule A2.

13.2. Wind dependent HIYC-PHRF handicaps and Time-on-Time adjustment factors will be used for handicap classes. Time Correction Formula (TCF) =3D 700/(f+PHRF) where f =3D 650 for light air, 55= 0 for moderate air, and 450 for heavy air as assessed by the Race Committee.=

13.3. A boat that did not start (DNC, DNS an= d OCS), did not finish (DNF), or retires after finishing (RAF) will be scored points for the finishing place equal to one more than the number of boats in the c= lass that entered the regatta.

13.4. A boat that was disqualified (BFD, DSQ= , DNE and DGM) will be scored points for the finishing place equal to two more th= an the number of boats in the class that entered the regatta. This changes RRS A4.2.

13.5. All other boats will be scored in acco= rdance with RRS A4.1 and A4.2.

14.&= nbsp; PRIZES - Trophies will be awarded for all classes to the top three (3) finishers.

15.&= nbsp; WAIVER - Competitors in this event are participating entire= ly at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. Competitors agree that the = race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host c= lub, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, inclu= ding death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. As an induceme= nt to the race organizers to produce the regatta, each competitor agrees that = by participating in this event each competitor is deemed to have waived all cl= aims against and released the race organizers from any and all liability associa= ted with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest ext= ent permitted by law and is deemed to have warranted that he has obtained this = same release of the race organizers by each crew member.

16.&= nbsp; INSURANCE - Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance.

17.&= nbsp; FURTHER INFORMATION - For further information please contact Barbara Ward wa= rdb@mail.belmont.edu.