1 Rules
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the rules of the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) and this Notice Of Race, except as any of these are changed by the Sailing Instructions or any appendices to the Sailing Instructions.

1.2 The organizing authority is the Clearwater Yacht Club (CYC). The event will be held at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center (CCSC), 1001 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater.  

1.3 The regatta is designated Category C in accordance with RRS Appendix 1, ISAF Regulation 20. 

2 Language
The official language for this regatta will be English. 

3 Eligibility and Entry
Members of the ILCA who qualify as "Masters" may enter by completing registration with the organizing authority.

4 Risk
It is the competitor's decision to enter the regatta and to start or continue any race. The competitors are ultimately responsible for the risks. The competitor will accept full responsibility for all his/her actions during any activity related to the event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.

5 Schedule of Events
5.1
Saturday, February 22
0800 Registration
0930 Skippers Meeting
1045 First Warning Signal, races to follow
Dinner served after racing

Sunday, February 23
1045 First Warning Signal, races to follow
Awards to follow ASAP after last race

5.2  No race shall start after 1500 on Sunday.

5.3  Seven (7) races are scheduled, of which a minimum of one race must be completed to constitute a regatta.

6 Advance Registration
Competitors may register by completing the attached registration form and sending it with the appropriate fees to:
Laser Master Midwinter's, Clearwater Yacht Club, 830 South Bayway Blvd, Clearwater Florida 33767.

7 Fees
7.1  Required Fees (checks should be made payable to Clearwater Yacht Club Youth Sailing):
The entry fee for each skipper is $65 US with a $10 late fee after February 15th, 2003.

7.2 The entry fee includes lunch for the competitors on each race day, a regatta banquet and regatta souvenir.

8 Sailing Instructions
The sailing instructions will be available at the time of registration.

9 Courses & Racing Area
9.1 The race committee will select courses based on conditions.

9.2 The racing area will be the Gulf of Mexico just south of the Clearwater Pass. The race committee reserves the right to race in Clearwater Harbor should conditions prohibit racing in the Gulf.

10 Scoring
The Low Point scoring system, RRS A2 will apply, except that if fewer than 5 races are completed, all races shall be included in the boats total score.

11 Administrative
Competitors will be welcome to arrive at the Clearwater Community Sailing Center during the afternoon of Friday, February 21st. Competitors wishing to arrive earlier may be subject to a nominal fee and should make the arrangements directly with the sailing center.

12 Further Information
For Regatta Information please contact:
Cassie Featherston (Event Chairperson) 7853 Lake Vista Drive Seminole, FL 33772
phone (727) 391-1430 or email feathrcp@msn.com

Clearwater Yacht Club 830 South Bayway Blvd Clearwater FL 33767
phone: (727) 447-6000 or email office@clwyc.org

Clearwater Community Sailing Center 1001 Gulf Blvd Clearwater, FL 33767
phone: (727) 517-7776 or email the director Dan Roeder roeder@tampabay.rr.com

Directions and a list of area hotels may be obtained from the Clearwater Yacht Club web site www.clwyc.org