End of Season Small boat sailing Regatta

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Great Bay Yacht Club End-of-Season Small Boat Sailing Regatta Rain Date 9/13/2026 GBYC & Hilton State Park, Dover, NH Registration at GBYC starting at 9:00 am, Skippers Meeting at 10:30 am 1. RULES: The Racing Rules of Sailing 2025 - 2028 (RRS), this Notice of Race (NOR), and the Sailing Instructions (SI) as issued at the Skippers’ Meeting. 2. Merry Macs, Oyster River Cats, Handy Cats, Nutshell Prams, any and all small sailing boats and dinghies are more than welcome. While Merry Macs are featured, should enough other boats enter, additional starts and courses may be used. 3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all ages. 4. SCHEDULE: Registrations: 9:00 am Great Bay Yacht Club Skipper’s Meeting: 10:30 First Warning: 12:00 NOON +/- Races to follow No starts after 14:30 PM +/- Awards, BBQ, Stories and FUN at Great Bay Yacht Club on Wentworth Terrace following the last race 5. ENTRY: Registration officials will be on site at Hilton Park for your convenience by registration time, 11:00 am, and the Skippers Meeting will be held following, also at the park. The entry fee of $40 can be paid in cash or by check. Please make sure you register BEFORE the Skippers Meeting. 6. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Available at the Skippers’ Meeting 7. SCORING: Low Point Scoring as per RRS Appendix A. There will be one discard after 5 completed races. 8. RACING AREA: Launch at the State of NH ramp at Hilton Park and sail upstream to the designated area off the Club. 9. COURSES: Windward-leeward & triangle, or a combination of the two. 10. AWARDS: First through Fifth 11. INFORMATION: Please text RC Tom Brown at 603-978-4765 12. LOCATION: From Portsmouth NH: Take Exit 6 and follow the map below to get to Boston Harbor/ Dover Point Road, which parallels the highway on the south side, and drive under the highway to get to Hilton Park. Use the designated Parking area and grass lawns. From west and north of Dover, take a route that will get you on Boston Harbor and Dover Point Road