Notice of Race

NOTICE OF RACE

THE 2008 TENNESSEAN JUNI= OR REGATTA

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>1. INVITATION - Harbor Island Yacht= Club cordially invites you to attend the 2008 Tennessean JuniorRegatta , April 20 = on Old Hickory Lake in Old Hickory, TN.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>2. HISTORY - In 1954 a handful of Penguins converged on a small lake in north Nashville to compete in the first Tennessean Regatta sponsored jointly by t= he Nashville Sailing Association and Nashville'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 regatta on Kentucky Lake for a short time, HIYC brou= ght 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, T= he Tennessean, often draws over 100 boats to compete in the two-weekend competition. Cruising class boats participate on the first weekend of racin= g, competing for the Harbor Island Cup. The Harbor Island Cup is an overall tr= ophy established in 1968. On the Open Class weekend, competitors race for the Si= lliman Evans Trophy. Both of these rotating trophies are among the most covet= ed silver awarded by Harbor<= /st1:PlaceType> Island. The original Harbor Island Yacht Club Challenge Trophy established in 1969 was retired in 1983.

The Tennessean Regatta has changed from a la= rge open dinghy competition with a formal Ball to a two-weekend series that tri= es to cover all potential classes in both dinghies and cruising boats. While t= he festivities are somewhat less formal, the racing is still top notch with gr= eat competition on both weekends.

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>3. RULES-The regatta will = be governed by the rules as define= d by The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)=

<= 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. Three boats of the same = kind will constitute a class.

5.2. Handicap classes will be comprised of all other entries and will compete under the DIYRA/US Sailing Portsmouth Number System using wind-range (Beaufort number) specific values= .

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

6.&n= bsp; ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY= - The regatta will be open to dinghy boats properly registered with HI= YC. Participants may enter the race by completing registration at the table in = the HIYC clubhouse before the skippers' meeting.

7. FEES-The registration fee is $10.00 for Junior Regatta.

8.&n= bsp; SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY APRIL 20, 2008

1:00 pm: Registration

1:30 pm: Warning Signal for First Race

ASAP: Trophy Presentation and refreshments

9.&n= bsp; USE OF HIYC BOATS-To reserve a boat contact Bill Killebrew: 615-665-2722, billkillebrew@= bellcouth.net

10.&= nbsp; LAUNCHING & ACCESS - Launch= ing, 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 gate control panel and ask that it be opened.<= /o:p>

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>11. RACING

11.1.<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> The racing will consist of buoy courses for all classes.

11.2. One race will constitute= a series.

11.3. A boat starting later th= an 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored as DNS. =

<= span lang=3DFI style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>12. THE SITE, RACING ARE= A AND COURSE

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

12.2.<= span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> The racing area is between mile Cumberland River 216.5 and mile 227 = on = Old Hickory Lake.

12.2.1. T= he "Lower Course" is just west of the harbor entrance, between the m= outh of Shute's Branch and the mouth of Drake's Creek.

12.2.2. T= he “Harbor Course” is inside the harbor, north of HIYC.=

12.3. The Lower C= ourses, set on Old Hickory Lake, may intersect the navigational channel. Commercial traffic (barges) and deep-draft craft in the channel have right-of-way over sailboats and must be treated with utmost respect. When a boat sailing under these rules meets a vess= el that is not, the rules of Part 2 (When Boats Meet) are replaced by the Inland Navigation Rules. Any boat impeding the passage of a right-of-way vesse= l is subject to protest by the race committee or the protest committee.

13.&= nbsp; SCORING-Each boat's total score will be the s= um of her scores for all races, excluding her worst score if six or more races are completed.

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; FURTHER INFORMATION- Barbara Ward at (615) 665-0335, wa= rdb@mail.belmont.edu