Objective- To promote participation in
yacht racing in the Mid-Atlantic region, the New Jersey
Ocean Racing Conference was established to provide awards
for yachts that compete in multiple regattas throughout the
season.
Eligibility- Competing yachts must have a
valid 2009 PHRF-MA certificate or be in a sanctioned One
Design Class. Yachts racing One Design must register with
PHRF-MA and pay a $30 fee to be eligible, unless they also
hold a current 2009 PHRF-MA certificate.
Trophies- Trophies will be awarded for
first, second, and third place in the following divisions:
· Sport Boat – Yachts that are designated as sport boats by
the PHRF-MA committee
· PHRF A – Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 84 or less
· PHRF B – Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 85 to 110
· PHRF C – Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 111 to 135
· PHRF D - Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 136 and greater
· PHRF N1 – Non-Spinnaker Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 156
or less
· PHRF N2 – Non-Spinnaker Yachts with PHRF-MA rating of 157
and greater
Please note that these division breaks are for NJORC
Championship Trophy scoring only. While PHRF-MA encourages
the race committees of the qualifying regattas to attempt
to follow these divisional breakdowns, as it will enhance
competition throughout the season, the race committee of
each qualifying regatta will determine the actual fleet
splits used in that regatta.
PHRF-MA reserves the rights to add, subtract, or amalgamate
division based on participation.
Qualifying- To qualify for the NJORC
Season Championship trophies a yacht must sail in at least
four (4) of the ten (10) regattas that have been designated
as NJORC Qualifying Regattas with the following NEW
exception :
Southern
Area yachts traveling to a Raritan / Sandy Hook NJORC event
and Northern Areas yachts traveling to a Manasquan/Barnegat
Bay area NJORC event may count the results of the regatta
they traveled to twice for NJORC Series standings.
This rule will allow a yacht to race two races in
their area and one outside of their area and still qualify
as having raced the minimum 4 events for NJORC Series
scoring purposes. If a yacht participates in more than one
“out of area” event, the event providing the yacht’s best
score will be calculated as the “double scoring” event for
that yacht. Boats traveling to an out of area NJORC
event via a trailer, do not qualify for the out of area
double score rule.
· Bill Volk Memorial Regatta; Keyport Yacht Club; June
13-14
· AHYC Ocean Race; Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club; July 11
· McCray Cup, Manasquan River Yacht Club; July 12
· 62nd Red Grant Regatta; Raritan Yacht Club; July 18-19
· Heinrich Race; Manasquan River Yacht Club; July 26
· Squan Tri-Sail Regatta; BHYC, MRYC, MCYC; Aug. 1-2 (2009
PHRF of the Mid-Atlantic Championships)
· Blue Water Regatta; Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club; Aug.
8-9
· Sailfest; PHRF-MA; Sept. 12
· Poco Loco Race; Richmond County Yacht Club; Sept. 26
· RYC Fall Regatta; Raritan Yacht Club; Oct. 10-11
Scoring- Yachts will be scored using the
final place awarded in the division sailed in each
qualifying regatta.
NJORC Scoring for each regatta will be calculated as a
percentage, determined as the number of boats beaten in the
division sailed plus one, divided by the number of boats in
that division
NJORC Season Championship scoring for each yacht will be
the sum of its best four (4) percentage scores.
If the race committee of a qualifying regatta scores a
yacht without a valid PHRF-MA certificate in a NJORC
qualifying division, NJORC will not use the scores for that
division at that regatta for the Season Championship
trophies.
Ties will be decided in favor of the yacht that competed in
more NJORC regattas.
Awards- NJORC Season Championship trophies
will be awarded at the annual awards dinner.