NOR/SI Templates & RM Award Information

The GYA Race Management Committee has published the GYA Standard Capdevielle / Opening Regatta Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions on the GYA Website (https://www.gya.org).  The Documents can be found under Committees | Capdevielle and Committees | Race Management.  They have been reviewed by both Race Management Committee Members and the GYA Judges.  If you are hosting a Capdevielle event, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU USE THESE TEMPLATES.

Also, the guidelines for competing for the Race Management Excellence Trohpy are published in the Race Management Committee Page.

If you have any questions, please email race.management@gya.org

Thank you.

Robbie Schmidt

GYA Race Management Committee Chair

Viper Bow Numbers

To order bow numbers for your Viper, you will need to go through the Viper web site.  https://v6ca.wildapricot.org/event-3987541

BOW NUMBER MUST MATCH HULL NUMBER – not GYA sail number!!

There are 4 options:

1)   Order a set of black bow numbers (do this if you have a light color hull)
2)   Order a set of white bow numbers (if you have a dark hull)
3)   Order black bow numbers and state ID – light hull (if your state requires your viper to be registered)
4)   Order white bow numbers and state ID – dark hull

Decide which option is right for you, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Register. (You aren’t actually registering for an event; you’ll be taken to the pages for ordering bow numbers.)

Also, when ordering was set up through the Viper site, it was geared toward one-boat owners. There are several clubs and/or individuals who have more than 1 boat so, unfortunately, you’ll need to separately go through the ordering process and submit payment for each boat.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Cathy Cromartie

VP South, Viper 640 Class
251-895-0993
cathy.cromartie@gmail.com

Sail Button Purchase and How to Register Sails – Viper 640 International Class Association

Please familiarize yourselves with this information:  https://www.viper640.org/class/sail-button-purchase-and-how-to-register-sails/ . There were several Vipers at the Jr. Lipton Challenge that did not have the proper sail registration buttons on their sails. This could potentially be an issue for this weekend’s Knost Regatta and Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge.

Shan Kirk
Commodore
Gulf Yachting Association

 

SAFETY AT SEA VIDEOS

The Safety at Sea videos, produced by the Storm Trysail Foundation and narrated by Storm Trysail Club member Gary Jobson, vary in length and cover subjects from Man Overboard Recovery, safety equipment, understanding weather and more.

For a one-time fee of $40 US, you receive lifetime access to the full library to view over and over. You and your shipmates will be better prepared in the case of an emergency whether you’re racing or cruising, in coastal waters or off shore, under sail or power. And, as Storm Trysail adds more videos to its library, you will have access to the full collection.

The GYA ExCom and the Safety Advisory Committee encourages all GYA Clubs, Jr. Programs and individuals to purchase a subscription to the STF Safety At Sea videos. The videos are not intended to replace a Safety at Sea seminar such as the one being hosted at Pensacola Yacht Club in March. Anyone seeking Off Shore certification would need to attend a seminar. But, we recognize that there are many local/coastal sailors who are not seeking off-shore certification so will most likely never attend a seminar. We also recognize that sailing accidents can happen on a beer can race, a sanctioned event or just out cruising for the day.

The first ten videos cover:
 Practical Man Overboard Recovery (24 mins.)
 Understanding Weather (23 mins.)
 Understanding Offshore Weather (24 mins.)
 Flares and Pyrotechnic Devices (6 mins.)
 Storm Sails (12 mins.)
 Shipboard Firefighting Strategies (4 mins.)
 Fighting Shipboard Fires (7 mins.)
 Personal Safety Equipment (27 mins.)
 Cold water survival & Life Rafts (3 min.)
 Deploying a Life Raft (6 mins.)

$40 is a very small cost to pay if even just one life is saved because you watched the video and know how to recover a man overboard, or if one boat is saved because you know how to properly extinguish a blaze.

Payment may be made through PayPal. The GYA will reimburse any GYA club who purchases a subscription to the library. Simply purchase your subscription and send a copy of your receipt to sectreasurer@gya.org

Sailors can visit the link below and order their subscription to the Storm Trysail Foundation’s complete Safety-at-Sea Video Library.
https://stormtrysailfoundation.org/safety-videos

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