Zongo All-Stars

Calling all ocean going people! It's time once again for the biggest & best offshore boating event on the Central Coast: The 10th Annual Zongo Yachting Cup! Check it out: Also : Spectator concert at the Point San Luis Lighthouse with Zongo All-Stars on race day! Details and limited tickets here: https://my805tix.com/events/concerts-at-the-lighthouse-zongo-all-stars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTICE OF RACE: AUGUST 11, 2018 Boating race / cruise from Morro Bay to Avila Beach, CA Classes: PHRF (So Cal.), Cruising, Multihull, and Stand Up Paddle (SUP) The Organizing Authority for the 2016 Challenge Cup Series will be: Morro Bay Yacht Club, 541 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442. 1 - RULES This race will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), applicable rules for One Design and PHRF classes, the US Safety Equipment Requirements “Near Shore” for PHRF classes, and this Notice of Race. 2 - ELIGIBILITY Open to all seaworthy craft. All vessels will race in their respective classes, and simultaneously in the Cruising Class. This is a 20 mile offshore race and all competitors should be seaworthy and capable. 3 - ENTRY & FEE $30 per vessel in advance or $40 day of race. Register online at www.mbyc.net/zongo-yachting-cup or complete the entry form included in this document and mail with your check payable to “Morro Bay Yacht Club” to: Rear Commodore, Morro Bay Yacht Club, 541 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, CA 93442. 4- CLASS RULES PHRF SAILING – Monohull sailboats will use PHRF So. Cal ratings for their class. If you do not have a current PHRF certificate, you may use the number by manufacturer. http://www.phrfsocal.org/phrf-ratings/ Please contact the race PRO if you have difficulty determining your rating. No local ratings adjustments will be honored. MULTIHULL – All multihulls will compete in the same class with no time corrections. Any boat type with at least 3 of the same boat will establish their own class. with no time corrections. 4- CLASS RULES (cont’d.) STAND UP PADDLE - All SUP will compete the the same class with no time corrections. Depending on weather conditions, this class may have an adjusted start time and location, to be determined by the Race PRO no later than 8:00PM Friday, 8/10/18. CRUISING CLASS – All vessels, regardless of class, will also compete in the cruising class. This includes powerboats, sailboats, and all human powered craft. First to finish wins 1st Place, everyone else finishing by 5:00PM ties for 2nd Place. 5 - SAILING INSTRUCTIONS & COURSE • START at 11:00 (all classes) southbound between MB buoy and the light tower on the north jetty at the Morro Bay Harbor Entrance. If fog obscures the light, start on a line within 130’ and perpendicular to “MB” while on proper course. • PASS R”16” (Pt. Buchon Buoy) to Port • MAINTAIN DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 1 NM radius around Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Failure to comply will result in race disqualification and potential legal action. • PASS G”1” to PORT (Westdahl Rock Buoy) • FINISH between G”3” and end of PSL Breakwall Rock. Must finish by 5:00 PM or DNF. • MUST TEXT Boat name & finish time to Race PRO by 5:00 to qualify. 6 - EVENT TIMELINE • FRIDAY, 8/10 • All day: - Boats arriving in Morro Bay and checking in with Race PRO • 6:00 - Happy Hour at Morro Bay Yacht Club • 7:45 - Reception party at Morro Bay Yacht Club featuring a performance by TERRY LAWLESS (U2’s keyboardist / programmer!) This is a private event for race participants and crews. • SATURDAY, 8/11 • 8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast & Check-in – MBYC • 9:00 AM - Skippers Meeting - Morro Bay Yacht Club • 10:00 AM - Boats underway • 11:00 AM - Start • 5:00 PM - Last chance to finish • 3:30 - Late: Reception Party at San Luis Yacht Club • 6 :00 PM - AWARDS CEREMONY - San Luis Yacht Club 7 - WATER LOGISTICS MOORING IN MORRO BAY MBYC has dock space and 6 guest moorings for visiting yachts. You may raft 3 boats deep at the dock. First come / first served. Info: www.mbyc.net/visiting-yachts/ If MBYC dock /moorings are full, please use the anchorage area north of the mooring field. MOORING IN AVILA BEACH / PORT SAN LUIS There are a couple of options for mooring in Avila. PLEASE NOTE: The Avila Pier is closed and the Port San Luis Harbor District warns that landing on the Avila Pier may result in citations being issued for trespassing. Anchor in the anchorage between Cal Poly Pier and the Avila Beach Pier. Free for up to 7 nights. Guest Moorings in Port San Luis: All guest moorings are available on a first come first serve basis. Moorings for vessels up to 35’ are located near shore and are the first two rows of moorings with white buoys directly east of the boat launch area. Moorings for vessels up to 55’ are available year round and are the outermost moorings/white buoys on the west side behind the break wall and moorings up to 85’ are outermost moorings/white buoys on the east side of the channel entrance. All daily rental moorings are $17.00 per day. Contact the Port San Luis Water Taxi Operator at 805-305-4796 or Harbor Patrol using Marine Channel 12. WATER TRANSPORTATION Morro Bay: We don’t have a water taxi or any dedicated water transport. Many of you will be able to tie up at the MBYC dock. Check with your fellow boaters & I’m sure we can get your crew to shore. MBYC has a Whaler in the water - many members can access it. Avila Beach: Options are limited but we’ve got you covered: San Luis Yacht Club: Bob Cazier (805) 550-3372 will be standing by to offer shore service with the San Luis Yacht Club launch. He has pledged to give free rides ashore & back - even late night and on Sunday morning. Port San Luis Water Taxi: The Port San Luis water taxi provides free rides to and from boats moored in the harbor between the Cal Poly Pier and the Port San Luis breakwater (NO SERVICE TO THE ANCHORAGE), 7 days a week (weather permitting), with scheduled runs at: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. WATER TRANSPORTATION - Port San Luis Water Taxi (Cont’d). An additional 6:00 p.m. Water Taxi run is available on Saturdays & Sundays by Reservation Only, made no later than 4:30 p.m. For water taxi service, contact the Port San Luis Water Taxi Operator at (805) 305-4796 or VHF Radio channel 12. The District reserves the right to limit the number of rides per day. 8 - GROUND TRANSPORTATION You are responsible for arranging all ground transportation between Avila Beach and Morro Bay for yourself and crew. Mary Matakovich of the San Luis Yacht Club has offered to shuttle racers from Port San Luis to the San Luis Yacht Club with her van. She may be reached at (805) 602-2137. IMPORTANT CONTACTS: Paul Irving: Race Director - (805) 441-3344 Race PRO: TBA Bob Cazier: San Luis Yacht Club /Water Taxi: (805) 238-7046 Mary Matakovich - San Luis Yacht Club: (805) 602-2137 PSL Water Taxi / Moorings: (805) 305-4796 / VHF Channel 12 Port San Luis Harbor Patrol: VHF Channel 12 REGISTER HERE: https://my805tix.com/events/zongocup