Rules:

Races are governed by the current International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) as modified by Appendix E, the prescriptions of US SAILING when they apply, and the rules of the VICTORIA CLASS and the "Sailing Instructions".

• All Skippers must be members in good standing (current) of the AMYA.
• All boats must be registered with the Victoria Class Secretary.
• All boats will be subject to Weigh-In and Visual Inspection.
• All boats will/must comply with all Victoria Class Rules (Jan ’07 edition) regarding equipment/performance criteria.
• Local Rules that non-performance items will not be protestable will be in effect.
• Local Yacht Club's experienced racers will be on hand as Jury and Judges
  
  

Schedule: (Tentative)

Friday    October 10th, 2008
             2:00 PM - 5:00 PM            Practice Racing
             7:00 PM - 10:00 PM          Registration/Inspection , Class
                                                           Association Welcome Reception
                                                           @ Host Hotel

 Saturday October 11th, 2008     
             8:00 AM - 9:30 AM           Late Check-in/Registration/Coffee
                                                           & Juice
             10:00 AM                           Skippers Meeting 
             10:30 AM                           National Championship Racing
                                                           Begins
             12:00 PM (Approx.)           Lunch Break (1 Hr)
              ? - 5:00 PM                       Racing no later than...
              7:00 PM                            Nationals Dinner (RSVP)

The Overview: 

WOODLAWN LAKE PARK is a City of San Antonio Park that consists of the 38 acre Lake with the park surrounding it.  A 1.33 mile asphalt walking trail, for roller blading, walking/jogging goes around the park.  Basketball, Tennis, and playgrounds are also part of the park.  

Upon arrival you will be parking in a private parking lot for WSC members.  We will have someone out at the gate greeting you and directing you in for the first few hours, or at least till the Skippers Meeting.  The clubhouse is easy to see next to the flagpole that will be flying the colors of the club.  Next to the clubhouse will be a 40X20 foot rigging tent for all skippers to rig and repair boats, there will be electrical power if needed (limited).  Our club house patio, 30X18 feet will be shaded as well.  Our club house which is approximately 30X18 brick building with a modest little kitchen area and we also have our own restroom facilities.  All registered skippers will receive an event T-Shirt with there registration, as well as lunches.  We will also have a Continental type Breakfast set up for you.  (Coffee/Juice/Pastries) in the morning when you arrive.

We have our own launching docks and rescue boats, so wadding in the water is not necessary.  For the regatta we will have two (2) rescue boats for boat rescues and quick mark relocation, in the need of a wind shift.  Both these boats will be manned by experienced R/C sailors that will know how to handle a boat in the case of a rescue.  These people are all serious racers in other classes, so they know racing and will know where to stay out of the skipper’s paths while racing.  We will also have for the event a Race Director that is a US SAILING certified Race Officer. Racing will run till approximately noon and then break for lunch (provided).  Our well qualified "Home Grown San Antonio" cooks will be cooking up Mexican Fajitas with all the fixings, San Antonio style on Saturday. We will also be serving lunch on Sunday; this will more than likely be a Texas type BBQ spread. We will have beer, sodas, and water for all racers during the day. Extra Meal Tickets will be available for purchase for additional family or guest at a minimal charge. Racing will resume soon after lunch and run till approximately 5:00PM (Sat.) and 3:30PM (Sun.).  Trophy's to follow on Sunday.

So as you can see we are trying to simulate a big boat regatta in every way.  Our club doesn't know how to do it any other way.  We welcome you and your family to this event.  Our location offers a great viewing area from the clubhouse, and family and guest are encouraged to come enjoy.  Temps in October are generally mild and cool when the occasional cold front would hit this time a year. But mainly still warm with a gentle South breeze at 10-15mph.

As you may of notice, this event is being held on Columbus Day Weekend for a reason. It is our intention that we would hope that most people traveling would use the extra day off as a leisurely travel day to go home. Use Sunday evening as a chance to take your family down to our beautiful River Walk for a nice dinner and enjoy what San Antonio has to offer.

So on behalf of the WOODLAWN SAILING CLUB, I invite all to enjoy our event that we will be hosting for you and please feel free to contact me directly if any additional or specific info is needed.  

Entry Fee:

Qualification/Registration Process  Electronic Entry Only

Preface: This event will be limited to the first 40 skippers/boats that Qualify using the following methods. At the discretion of the Woodlawn Sailing Club Regatta Chairman and with approval by the Victoria Class Association Class Secretary, Entry limit may be increased if need be.

Priority Qualified Skippers:

“Stage 1” (July 1^st – July 31st, 2008) (8:00PM …Central Standard Time)…….……       Only Entries from Skippers whose names appear on the accompanying “Priority Invitation List” (PIL), Category “A – G”, will be accepted during “Stage 1”.  The criteria for establishing this “PIL” are enumerated on the Victoria Resource Centers website at www.victoriarc.org/NatsPriority.htm  with modification listed below.  Skippers from the “PIL” must submit their entries, via on-line registration form, between July 1^st and July 31^st, 2008, in order to be considered for acceptance under “Stage 1”.  Category “G” will be modified to read: “Top 10 ranked skippers of the top 50 Nationally Ranked Skippers not qualified thru Category A – F.   Skippers falling into Category G, spots G11 – G36 will be notified via e-mail on 8/1/08 whether their entry has been accepted or dismissed.   Dismissed applicants may try and register again during Stage 2.”

“Stage 2” (August 6^th – September 26^th, 2008) (8:00PM …Central Standard Time)……. If fewer than 30 entries are process during the “Stage 1” time limit, those entry positions will open and fall under the “Stage 2” process. At the beginning of “Stage 2” entries may be received from all other eligible skippers, including those on the “PIL” who failed to meet the July 31^st deadline.  This “Stage 2” registration period will be open to all skippers on a “first come-first serve” basis with entries being processed in order of “Time Stamp” submission using the on-line registration form.

“Stand-By List”: ........ In case all 40 National Championship Entry positions are filled, additional skippers will be placed on a “Stand-By” list in the order of their “Time Stamped” receipt thru the on-line registration process.  Such Skippers will be notified immediately by e-mail that such action has been taken.  If and when an Entry position becomes available due to withdrawals of a previously entered Skipper, we (WSC) will attempt to notify you as soon as possible.

Frequency/Channel Assignment: The racing format being used cannot tolerate frequency conflicts. Frequency/Channel will be reserved/assigned on a “first come- first serve” basis in order of “Time Stamp” on the “On-Line“ registration form.  Skippers are requested to list additional available channels (as applicable) during their “On-Line” registration process, and bring listed channel crystals with them to the Regatta.

 

Gold Package:
$80 – Price Includes:

Event Check-In & Measurement/Inspection* Opens Friday October 10^th at 7:00 PM during Welcome/Victoria Class Reception Party at Host Hotel and will close at 10:00 PM. Race Day Check-In & Measurement/Inspection* will open at 8:00 AM October 11th and close at 9:30 AM. Any measurement may be checked any time after visual inspection at the discretion of the “Official Measurer”.

Racings:

Minimum Races: 3 races (Weather Permitting) Constitutes National Championship. (Heats A&B will make up 1 race)

Last Race: Saturday 11th,      No Race To Start After 5:00 PM
                 Sunday   12th,      No Race To Start After 3:30 PM

1^st through 5^th (Minimum) places if over 15 boats are registered.

 

Promotion/Relegation also known as Modified Heat Management Racing System will be used unless there are less than 17 skippers on day of race.

Location:

Woodlawn Sailing Club (AMYA #112) in Woodlawn Lake Park, San Antonio, TX

The address of the sailing site is: 2501 West Ashby , San Antonio, TX  78201  (Not a mailing address, use for map searching only! )

  GPS Coordinates for Sailing Venue:    29 degrees 27’ 08.62” N
                                                            98 degrees 32’ 03.41” W

Food, Beverages, Event T-Shirts

Note:  It is appreciated that during the On-Line Registration process that any “extra meals and/or T-shirts be purchased at this time so we can better plan and assure that your needs are taken care of. Be sure to list extra shirts by size on the On-Line Form!

Extra Lunch/Drinks Tickets can be purchased for $7.00/day, Drinks will be available all day at Clubhouse during event.

I can't even begin to explain our Venue and it's layout. But check out some of the pictures in our WSC Gallery from past events and you can get an idea on what a great site this is. We have already hosted some Major Events, such as the 2002 Star 45 Nationals, 2002 & 2003 Region 5 IOM Championships, 2007 Region 5 Victoria Championship, and the 2003 Victoria National Championship (1^st Victoria Nationals to cap-out at 38 skippers and have “Live” TV Coverage). The number of spectators will be like nothing you have ever seen for this City Park. It has been said by some of the Who'-Who's of the R/C Sailing World that this could be one of the top 5 Sailing Sites in the USA for R/C Sailing. Bring the Family!!!!
 

If Any Additional Information Is Needed Please E-Mail Ray Seta, Regatta Chairman:                           vicnationals2008@yahoo.com
 

Quote from AMYA President Pete Maxson at the 2nd Annual Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta: "First time I've been in Texas and it is nice!  I'm very very impressed and this venue is unbelievable!  If we could take a picture of this and put it in the dictionary of what a venue should look like, this is it."