Screwpile Program 2010 by SpinSheet Publishing Company

2010

SCREWPILE

LIGHTHOUSE

CHALLENGE SOLOMONS ISL AND, MD SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

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Calvert County ...

Charm of the Chesapeake

With lighthouses, trails, museums, festivals, shops and galleries, there’s always something to see, do and enjoy here on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Discover amazing adventure and unspoiled beauty in Calvert County. While you are in the area, visit one of our nearby restaurants or attractions.

Restaurants The Back Creek Bistro 14415 Dowell Road 410.326.9900 Boomerangs Original Ribs 13820 H.G. Trueman Road 410.326.6050 Calypso Bay Crab House 120 Charles Street 443.404.5125 Captain’s Table 275 Lore Road 410.326.2772 Catamarans Seafood & Steaks 14470 Solomons Island Road 410.326.8399 C.D. Café 14350 Solomons Island Road 410.326.3877 China Harbor Seafood Restaurant 13958 H.G. Trueman Road 410.326.6888 DiGiovanni’s Dock of the Bay 14556 Solomons Island Road 410.394.6400

Dry Dock Restaurant 245 C Street 410.326.4817

Stoney’s Kingfishers 14442 Solomons Island Road 410.394.0236

Four Winds Café 14755 Dowell Road 410.394.6373

Stoney’s Solomons Pier 14575 Solomons Island Road 410.326.2424

Great American Grill 13100 Dowell Road 410.326.0303

Attractions

Isaac’s Restaurant & Pub 155 Holiday Drive 410.394.3618 Lotus Kitchen, LLC 14614 Solomons Island Road 410.326.8469 The Laughing Buddha 13880 Solomons Island Road 410.394.6858 The Naughty Gull Restaurant & Pub 450 Lore Road, Spring Cove Marina 410.326.4855 The Ruddy Duck 13200 Dowell Road 410.394.3825

Annmarie Garden 410.326.4640 www.annmariegarden.org Calvert Cliffs State Park 301.743.7613 www.dnr.state.md.us Calvert Marine Museum 410.326.2042 www.calvertmarinemuseum.com Chesapeake Biological Lab 410.326.7443 www.cbl.umces.edu Flag Ponds Nature Park 410.586.1477 www.calvertparks.org Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum 410.586.8501

For additional information, visit www.ecalvert.com

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Bay Sailors Reunite for the 18th Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge

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he third week of every July, racing sailors descend upon Solomons from rivers near and far—Middle, Corsica, Magothy, Severn, West, Tred Avon, Rappahanock, and Piankatank—and from multiple tributaries from Round to Broad Bays. Except for our hosts at the Southern Maryland SA (SMSA), most of the competitors have traveled great distances, taken vacation time from work, and coordinated hotel rooms, meals, and even carpools for multiple crew members. It’s not an easy task; it’s work to get here, especially for the many competitors who race overnight in Eastport YC’s popular distance race, the Solomons Island Invitational. After a full day of recovery and a post-race party, more than 110 boats will be on hand for the 18th running of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge July 18 to 20. Welcome back! It’s a Bay racers’ reunion on the race course and on the dance floor. Race chair L.G. Raley rallies his troops to offer racer-friendly and highly professional race committee work on-the-water and an excellent, lighthearted social scene on shore. It’s a three-day party mixed with serious, competitive sailing, and the racers, race committee members, and

sponsors know it and keep coming back year after year. The overall winner from 2009, Bert Carp’s Annapolis-based Donovan 27 Remedy crew is back in action defending its title. Pete Hunter’s Thompson 30 Wairere team will also be vying for another year at the top of PHRF A1 in 2010. Kevin McNeil’s Annapolisbased Farr 40 Nightshift crew and Sledd Shelhorse’s Norfolk-based Farr 36 Meridian II team will be in close competition as they were in 2009 in PHRF A0. All three top 2009 finishers from the Beneteau 36.7 class—Peter Firey’s Pegasus (Pirates Cove RC), Keith Mayes’s Jubilee (Herrington Harbour), and Jim Kershaw’s Team Aegis—will be back in contention for a Screwpile win as well as the class’s Mid-Atlantic Championship title for the third year in a row. Beneteau 36.7 sailors are gearing up for the North American Championships in Annapolis in the fall. Fleet captain Mayes says, “I have always loved making the annual pilgrimage to Solomons for the Screwpile and am delighted that the fleet has again decided to support the regatta. SMSA does a great job on and off the water, and there is no better place to spend

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three days of racing than Solomons.” Bruce Artman’s T-Bone (Herrington Harbour) and Maury Niebur’s Bump in the Night (West River SC) crews will work to improve upon their 2009 second and third place finishes in the J/35 class. The purple boat of no name, John White and Tom Ballard’s Beneteau 33 which topped PHRF A2 is back on the scene, as is their tradition. More regatta regulars, Brian Jones and his Annapolis-based BC 27 crew on Problem Child, are working to sail their way to the top of the Sport Boat class again. Leo Wardrup (Broad Bay SA) and his Irwin 38-1 Black Widow team are back in action to defend the 2009 win in the non-spinnaker class. Most of the event’s 100 volunteers are not only seasoned race committee members but Screwpile veterans. Annapolis-based Principal Race Officer (PRO) Taran Teague will run the North Course this year, and Hampton PROs John and Lin McCarthy the West. PRO Don Behrens of Solomons will lead the South Course. Race committee volunteer Bobby Frey says, “I go every year because you can’t find a better venue, centrally positioned, to bring together racers from the entire Chesapeake Bay.

The race organization is top notch, and the committees strive to bring the best experience possibly to the competitors. It is one of my very favorite events of the year. I would not miss it!” In her tenth year as PRO, Teague says, “The Screwpile Regatta offers three days of racing run by racers. Add SMSA hospitality, plus the cost effectiveness of being close to home, and that makes Screwpile a spectacular event. Regatta chair LG Raley brings in the best race officers and judges from the Chesapeake.” Organizers continue to “raise the bar” by bringing in more U.S. Sailing Certified race committee members, with more than a dozen certified PROs and four certified judges, two of them senior judges. “When you’re certified, everyone speaks the same language,” says Teague. “So, it makes it easier for us to come together from so many different places and get the job done well.”

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SCREWPILE CHALLENGE 2010 Don Behrens Bruce Bingman Bob Frey Mary Ewenson Keith Jacobs Ollie Kangas

Lin McCarthy John McCarthy Clarke McKinney Merrie Ruth Raley L.G. Raley Herb Reese

Ron Spicuzza Veronica Spicuzza Mary Szczyglowski Molly Winans Taran Teague T.W. Grace

SPONSORS AMEWAS, Incorporated Annapolis Performance Sailing Boomerangs Budweiser, Bob Hall, LLC Calvert County Economic Development Chesapeake Custom Embroidery Holiday Inn, Solomons

Holly Property Mgmt. Co. LLC. Mount Gay Rum Nauticon Imaging Systems North Sails Quantum Sails Regatta Ginger Beer Sea\\Tow Solomons Harbor Marina SOMD Wireless

PROTEST COMMITTEE Stovy Brown Barbara Herbig Shawn Stanley Dan Trammell John Weir Bill Ward Adam Werblow, Chair

RACE MANAGEMENT Don Behrens, RM & P.R.O South Course Taran Teague, P.R.O. North Course John McCarthy, P.R.O. West Course Joe Ellis, Chief Scorer Herb Reese, Logistics

EVENT/ RACE CHAIRMAN L.G. Raley

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SCREWPILE LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE CALVERT COUNTY TROPHY BEST IN FLEET 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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BATTLE OF THE CHESAPEAKE TROPHY 2004 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB 2005 ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB 2006 HAMPTON YACHT CLUB

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2010 GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Race Headquarters, located at the Holiday Inn Select, (Mill Creek Room) Solomons, Maryland, will be open 2:00PM5:00PM on Saturday, July 17 and from 8:00AM to 9:00AM and from the end of racing to 6:00PM on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, July 18 – 20. Registration will be in the Patuxent Concourse (Isaac’s Entrance) located in the Holiday Inn Select, Solomons.

2. All social events will take place at the Holiday Inn, Solomon’s in the courtyard area. A list of daily activities will be posted on the Official Notice Board 3. The legal drinking age in Maryland is 21. Minors will not be served and proof of age will be required. Intoxication or discourteous behavior will be grounds for expulsion from the events. Captains and owners will be

responsible for the actions of their crew. A BOAT IS SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION IF ANY OF ITS UNDER AGE CREW IS FOUND TO BE ILLEGALLY CONSUMING ALCOHOL. 4. Sail repair service will be available at the Quantum Sail Loft located at 243 “C” Street, Solomons Island, at Zahniser’s Yachting Center. Telephone (410) 326-2600

SCREWPILE CHALLENGE 2010 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, JULY 17 • Registration 2:00PM to 5:00PM, located in the Patuxent Concourse (Isaac’s Entrance). • Skippers Meeting 5:15PM main tent in courtyard. • Welcome party at the SMSA Clubhouse 5:30-7:30PM. Skippers must pick up their Skippers Package with the Official Entry List, Sailing Instructions, and bow numbers at Race Headquarters, (2 to 5PM) in the Patuxent Concourse located in the Holiday Inn. SUNDAY –TUESDAY, JULY 18 - 20 9:00AM................................Harbor Start 9:45AM................................Rendezvous 10:30AM...............................Warning 4:00PM (approx)...............Protest Hearings ** (see below for locations) 5:00PM - 6:00PM ............Panel Discussion presented by North Sails (Sun&Mon) 5:30PM - 7:45PM..............Beverage Ticket Sales 6:00PM - 8:00PM.............Tent Party with awards attentively scheduled at 7PM. **The rooms assigned for the Protest hearings are the Mill Creek and Back Creek located off the Patuxent Concourse near the front.

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2010 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS SMSA is the Organizing Authority of this Regatta 1. RULES 1.1 The regatta shall be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the 2009 - 2012 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). 1.2 The Notice of Regatta, the Official Entry Form, and USCG requirements shall apply. 1.3 These Sailing Instructions, including amendments, supersede and will take precedence in the case of conflict with any other rules, Notice of Regatta or Entry Form.

2. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS

4.3 The Race Committee will not respond to transmissions from competitors except to acknowledge retirements, notification of protests, acknowledgment of infringements, or requests for emergency assistance.

5. SAFETY 5.1 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the Race Committee as soon as possible. 5.2 RRS 40 (Personal Buoyancy) is replaced by: “It shall be the individual

responsibility of each competitor to wear adequate personal buoyancy when conditions warrant. US Sailing prescribes that every boat shall carry life-saving equipment conforming to government regulations.” 5.3 Boats shall not exercise right of way, cross in close proximity to, or interfere with the reasonable transit of the race area by a freighter, tug, or other commercial vessel. Competitors must take corrective action well in advance of any potentially dangerous situation. A boat protested under this rule has the burden of proof that she complied

2.1 Official notices and numbered addenda to these Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in the tent party area. 2.2 Any changes to these Sailing Instructions will be posted no later than 0830 hours on the day they are to take effect. Any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1800 on the day before it will take effect.

3. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flag pole located on the front of the party/award tent. 3.1 One horn sound at 9:00AM by the Chief PRO will signal that races will start as scheduled for that day. 3.2 Postponement Signal ‘AP’ displayed ashore with two sound signals by 9:00AM indicates today’s start of racing is postponed. Postponement Signal ‘AP’ lowered ashore with one sound signal indicates either: An abandonment signal (as per SI 3.3) will immediately follow, OR the initial warning signal will be made in not less than 90 minutes. This modifies Race Signal “AP”. 3.3 Abandonment Signal; ‘N over A’ all races are abandoned for today. 3.4 The intention of the Race Committee, with regard to the start of racing, will be hailed on VHF channel 72 (South Fleet) , VHF channel 69 (North Fleet) and VHF channel 68 (West Fleet) at 0900.

4. RADIO USE 4.1 The Race Committee will use VHF channel 72 to communicate with the South Fleet, channel 69 to communicate with the North Fleet and channel 68 to communicate with the West Fleet. 4.2 The Race Committee will attempt to broadcast on VHF information such as location of RC Boat, sail/bow numbers of boats OCS, course type and range, bearing to windward mark, change of course, etc. Failure to broadcast this information or failure to receive or hear these broadcasts will not be grounds for redress. This modifies RRS 62.1.

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with this rule. RRS 60.2 is changed to add, “If the Race Committee receives a report of an incident where a boat or boats may have interfered with the commercial traffic, it may protest any boat involved.”

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6. SCHEDULE OF RACES 6.1 Racing is scheduled for each day from Sunday, July 18 through Tuesday, July 20. There are no scheduled Lay Days. 6.2 It is the intention of the Race Committee to run two or more races on at least two days. The Race Committee will signal its intention to start another race by flying Flag “R” from the Signal Boat at the finish of a race. After finishing each race, competitors shall stand clear of the Finish Line, honoring the starting area boundaries as stated in Sailing Instruction 11.3 until a new starting sequence has commenced. Approximately one (1) minute before the Warning Signal for the first class of each subsequent race, multiple horn signals will be sounded from the Race Committee boat.

7.2 The class flag shall be displayed on the stern (at least 5 feet up on the backstay, if possible. 7.3 Description of Flags and Pennants to be used… PHRF A0 Pennant Zero (0)---A1 Pennant Nine (9)---A2 Pennant Two (2)---B Pennant Six (6)--- C/D Pennant Seven (7)--- NS Pennant Five (5)--- J/105 Flag V--Beneteau, 36.7 2nd Substitute--- J/35 Flag K---J/80 Flag J---Sport Boat Pennant One (1)

8. RACING AREA There will be three separate racing areas, one for each fleet. The South Fleet shall rendezvous in the vicinity of “1” PR at the mouth of the Patuxent River. The North Fleet shall rendezvous approximately 3 NM from FL.R 2.5 sec “4”, Drum Point at a bearing of 070. The West Fleet shall rendezvous in the vicinity of “3” in the Patuxent River. All competitors are requested as a courtesy to check in with the Race Committee Signal Boat prior to the first Warning of the day.

7. CLASS FLAGS

9. COURSES

7.1 The “Class Flag” will be the standard 2010 CBYRA Class Identification Flag or as listed on page 10.

9.1 Courses for each race will be selected by the Race Committee from the courses outlined on the last page of these instructions.

Exhibit 1: Class Flags

A0 Up to 28

A1 29-70

J/105

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A2 71-94

J/30

A3 95-118

Beneteau 36.7

B 119-157

J/30

C/D 158+

N Non Spin

Sport Boat

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9.2 The windward-leeward courses chosen for each class will be displayed on the course board on the Race Committee Signal boat prior to the Warning Signal. In addition, the magnetic bearing and distance to the first mark from the Committee Boat and time limit will also be displayed on the course board before the Warning Signal. If course, bearing or distance is unchanged for the later class or classes, there shall be a blank rather than repetition on the course board.

Course Board Explanation

1-3

4-6

All Classes sail course “4”

Magnetic bearing to the first mark for all classes is 300°

300 3 3

Classes

2.5

Approximate distance to the first mark for Classes 1-3 is 3 nm; Classes 4-6 is 2.5 nm Time limit for all classes is 3 hours

10. MARKS The windward and leeward marks will be orange inflatable tetrahedrons. Initial change marks will be yellow inflatable balls. The port line starting mark will be a lime green cylinder or a Race Committee port line boat. Downwind finish mark will be a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on a starboard end Race Committee boat. Upwind finish mark will be a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on the on port Race Committee boat..

11. THE START 11.1 RRS 26 will be used. An addendum will be available at registration detailing fleet assignments. 11.2 The Starting Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the starboard-end Race Committee Signal boat and a lime green cylinder or staff displaying an orange flag on the port-end Race Committee Start/Finish Line boat. An inflatable buoy may be attached to the stern of the Race Committee Signal and Start/ Finish Line boats and shall be considered part of the starting mark for the purpose of RRS 28.1 and 31. 11.3 The Starting Area is defined as the area extending 100 yards to each side of the starting line and enclosed by a 100-yard radius semicircle centered at both ends of the starting line. Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made. Boats failing to keep clear of this area will be subject to protest by the Race Committee.

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12. RECALLS

14. THE FINISH

12.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.1. 12.2 The Race Committee will attempt to notify boats by broadcasting their sail/bow number or Boat Name over the designated VHF channel. Failure of a boat to see or hear her recall notification shall not relieve her of the obligation to start correctly. 12.3 General recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.2

The finish line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee Finish boat and a lime green cylinder or a staff displaying an orange flag on a second nearby Race Committee boat. For downwind finishes, the finish line will be located to leeward of the downwind mark, unless there has been a change to the last leg of the course. For upwind finishes, the finish line will be located upwind of the weather mark, unless there has been a change to the last leg of the course.

13. COURSE CHANGE AFTER START 13.1 Course changes after the start will be made in accordance with RRS 33. The new mark will be a yellow inflatable ball for the first change. If a course that has been changed is changed again, the yellow inflatable ball will be replaced with an orange tetrahedron. 13.2 If during the signaling of a course Change, Flag “C” is flown over Flag “F”, then the change applies only to boats beginning their last leg to the finish. This changes RRS 33 and Race Signals.

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15. TIME LIMIT 15.1 Boats still racing that do not finish within 45 minutes of the first boat finishing in her class will be scored the number of finishers plus two. Others will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35.

16. ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES 16.1 RRS 44.1 is modified by giving a boat the option of taking a Two-Turns Penalty, RRS 44.2 or a Scoring Penalty, RRS 44.3 as modified below.

16.2 RRS 44.3(a) is replaced by: A boat takes a Scoring Penalty by displaying a yellow flag or an “I” flag at the first reasonable opportunity after the incident. 16.3 The Scoring Penalty under 44.3 (c) shall be the whole number of places (rounding 0.5 upward) nearest to 20% of the number of boats entered in that class. The minimum penalty shall be two (2) places, except that in no case may the boat be scored worse than Did Not Finish. This changes 44.3 (c). 16.4 In addition, a boat that complies with some but not all the requirements of 16.2 and 16.3 above, or a boat that acknowledges an infringement of a rule of Part 2 prior to hearing, shall be penalized places nearest to 40% (rounding 0.5 upward) of the number of boats entered in that class. The minimum penalty shall be four (4) places, except that in no case may the boat be scored worse than Did Not Finish. No hearing is required, but a boat may request a hearing on having met the requirements of 16.2 above. This changes 44.3 (c).

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17. PROTESTS & REDRESS REQUESTS 17.1 Protests shall be written on forms available at the Committee Room and lodged there as soon as possible but not later than 90 minutes after the last boat in the protestor’s fleet has finished the last race of the day or 90 minutes after the abandonment or postponement of the remaining races of the day in the protester’s fleet. 17.2 Protesting boats shall notify the Race Committee of the incident and boat(s) involved immediately following the finish of the race in which the incident occurred. The notification to the Race Committee shall be completed when the Race Committee acknowledges the report by hail. This changes RRS 61.1(a). 17.3 Protest Hearing notices will be posted on the Official Notice Board as soon as possible after the protest time limit. The notice will inform competitors of where and when a hearing on a protest to which they may be a party is to be held. This constitutes notification of race committee or protest committee required under RRS 61.1(b). Protest hearings will be scheduled to start as soon as possible after the notices are posted. The Protest Committee will attempt to hear protests in the order of receipt. Representatives of boats who are parties to the protests shall remain on call

in the vicinity of the Protest Committee Office. Competitor’s attention is drawn to RRS 63.3(b) (Right to Be Present/failure to attend). 17.4 Decisions of the Protest Committee will be final for determining the award of prizes for this regatta.

18. ARBITRATION 18.1 An arbitration meeting may be scheduled for each protest involving a rule of Part 2 unless the arbitrator deems the protest inappropriate for arbitration. One representative from each party, who was on board at the time of the incident, will meet with the arbitrator. No witness will be permitted. After taking testimony from each representative, the arbitrator will render an opinion: A. The protest is invalid or no boat broke a rule. If the protestor agrees, the arbitrator will allow the protest to be withdrawn. If the protestor disagrees, the protest committee will schedule a protest hearing. B. One or both boats broke a rule. The boat(s) breaking a rule may accept a 40% Scoring Penalty and the arbitrator will allow the protest to be withdrawn. If not, the protest committee will schedule a protest hearing. C. The arbitrator decides a protest hearing is required. The protest committee will schedule a protest hearing

18.2 The arbitrator may allow a protest withdrawn without the approval of the protest committee. This changes RRS 63.1 18.3 For the purposes of RRS 63.2, as needed, all parties shall be prepared for a protest hearing immediately following the arbitration. 18.4 The acceptance of an arbitration penalty cannot be grounds for redress nor can it be appealed nor may either party request a reopening of a hearing. 18.5 The arbitrator may sit in as an observer on the protest hearing of any unresolved arbitration meeting.

19. SERIES SCORING 19.1 The regatta will be scored according to the Low Point Scoring System, RRS Appendix A2, except each boat’s total score will be the sum of her scores for all races. One race constitutes a series. There shall be no throw outs, This changes RRS A2. 19.2 Handicap scoring will be as follows: PHRF classes will be scored using the current handicaps provided by PHRF of the Chesapeake on the first day of racing.

20. HAULOUT RESTRICTION Boats shall remain in the water throughout the regatta. A request to haul out a boat must be submitted in writing and approved by the Race Chairman.

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21. AWARDS 21.1 Class awards for first, second and third place will be presented daily. For multiple race days, class awards will be presented based on combined scores for the day. 21.2 Class awards for first, second and third positions in the regatta will be presented. 21.3 The Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge 2009 Overall Winner will be awarded the “Calvert County Trophy”. The overall winner will be that boat which wins the class with the closest, most competitive racing of the event. This is determined by adding the corrected time differential (elapsed time for one-design classes) between first and fifth place and dividing that total by the total miles raced for each class. The class winner competing in the class with the lowest average time differential between first and fifth (sec/mile) is the “Overall Winner”. 21.4 Special Awards for outstanding performance as determined by the Screwpile 2010 Committee may be presented during the awards ceremonies.

22. INSPECTIONS The Race Committee reserves the right to inspect a boat without prior notification at any time to assure compliance with class rules and safety requirements.

23. CONDUCT The Skipper/Owner shall be responsible for all actions of his crew and guests. In the event of a serious breach of conduct, sportsmanship, destruction of property, or the failure to comply with the request of the Race Chairman, Race Officer, Committee Member or agent of Screwpile Challenge 2010, the, the Skipper/Owner will be responsible for all damages and the Screwpile 2010 Race Committee may rescind the boat’s entry at any time during the regatta.

24. BOW NUMBERS / EVENT STICKERS Each boat entered in the regatta will be assigned a bow number. The Skipper’s Package will include removable bow numbers and event stickers. The bow numbers shall be displayed on both sides of the bow approximately 6” - 10” below deck level and

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with the leading edge approximately 10”20” aft of the bow. Separate event stickers with the regatta name and sponsor shall be displayed approximately 10” aft of the bow number. Instructions will be included in the Skipper’s Package. The bow numbers/event stickers shall be attached to the boat’s hull at all times while racing; boats failing to display all bow stickers are subject to protest by the Race Committee.

25. MOVABLE BALLAST As per PHRF Fleet Policies: “Canting keels and center boards moved by the use of stored energy are allowed if the boat retains self righting ability with the keel or centerboard in any allowed position. This changes RRS 51 and RRS 52 to allow use of stored energy to move a swing or canting keel (dead weight) or centerboard for stability on a boat that has been designed for use of this appendage”

26. DISPOSAL OF REFUSE Boats shall not discharge trash into the water. The penalty for breaking this rule will be at the discretion of the Protest Committee. This modifies RRS 64.1(a).

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arks are to be rounded to port. There may be two windward marks used (differentiated on the course board by distance to the windward mark for specific classes). For all courses, the leeward mark

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has no significance on the last leg of the course. For windward finishes, the windward mark(s) have no significance on the last leg of the course and the finish line will be located to weather of the windward mark(s). The course

designation will be equal to the number of legs to be sailed (Example: Course “4” is 4-legs, Course “5” is 5 legs, and Course “6” is 6 legs). Offset legs are not considered a leg of the course for designation purposes.

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Three Strange Days in 1995

o read the title of the Screwpile Regatta coverage in SpinSheet’s premier edition in September 1995. The article, written by SpinSheet’s founding editor, Dave Gendell, was subtitled “Turnout and Thermometers Reach Century Mark at Screwpile Regatta.” The entire magazine—yellowed around the edges—is a wonderful trove of sailing history, but the Screwpile coverage in particular would bring smiles to the faces of longtime Bay sailors.

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Snippets of the first paragraph: “The third edition of the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge... has benefited enormously from the demise of Yachting Race Week at Solomons which consistently drew top Chesapeake talent. One hundred and three boats participated in the event which featured excellent seabreezes on Sunday and Monday and a frustrating slick calm Tuesday… The salt-tinged sea breeze filled from the south east about 10:30 a.m. While the eight to 12 knots provided

a fine platform for racing, it gave little relief to the sun-baked sailors pushing to conquer the intense heat and humidity which held the mid-Atlantic in an unforgiving grip throughout the long weekend.” (Déjà vu, anyone?)

Some other interesting aspects of the first SpinSheet: • Mount Gay Rum sponsored the Racing Beat section. Pettit is our current sponsor. • Sobstad Sails (turned

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Quantum) was the back cover advertiser, as is still the case. • The SpinSheet Calendar was one page long. These days it is five or more pages long and is sponsored by the Boatyard Bar & Grill. • There were race results for seven regattas in the first issue. These days, SpinSheet prints race results for big regattas, but we know readers can find what they need online well in advance of our print date.

• Ten writers contributed to the September 1995 issue. Nineteen writers (and 32 cruising club members) contributed to the July 2010 issue. • We are thrilled to sponsor the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge and to bring you the Screwpile Daily News. We invite all competitors, spouses, and friends to join us on Sunday night near the party tent for cake and Mount Gay Rum drinks to celebrate SpinSheet’s 15-year anniversary! SpinSheet September 1995 cover photo by Noel White

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Preliminary Class Splits

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Boat Name Stray Dog Sea Wolf Endorphin Nightshift Meridian Kahuna Wairere Amadeus Jubilee Minor Threat American Flyer Pursuit Lanikai The Jackal Rhumb Punch Seabiscuit Eurotrash Girl Voodoo 2 Wildfire True Wind Double Eagle Hero Squad Wicked Lioness (No Name) Molto Bene Mountain Lion Eater L’ Ooutrage Flirt Valiant Lady Grey Windward Bloody Hell Remedy The Riddler O’ Yeller Jolly Roger Goin’ Slapshot Incognito Gabrielle Freestyle Blue Bayou Artemis II Krugerrand Wicked Good Blaze Star Still a Gorilla Dulany Liquid Limit II Marogot Smoky Elvis Marigot Hurricane Kelley Mooncusser Easy Button Big Time Turbo’s Tub Schiehallion Cupacabra

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Skipper

Sail No. PHRF A0 (Below 40) Charles Engh USA8668 MIDN Ralph Grossman USA 888 Eric Wulff 40029 Kevin McNeil 40076 William S. Shelhorse USA 003 Sandford & Alex Richardson 39521 Pete Hunter 51171 Jack Yaissle 38USA Cal Huge US60077 PHRF A1 (41-76) Mike Robinson 105 Dan Schneider 39519 Norm Dawley 23798 David Kim 93368 John DeFilippo 93460 John & Linda Edwards USA 41 Gail Owings USA 40 Jeff Jordan 93081 Lissenden-Birch -Krushelnisky 42449 Hedi & Dan Bay 50133 Jonathan A. Cosin 63311 Sam Mitchener USA 167 Andrew & Peter Eyring 83170 Patrick Seidel 46345 Terry L. Richardson 93272 PHRF A2 (77-115) J. White T. Ballard USA 999 Richard Ewing 63320 George Prout 32245 Bruce Gardner 73456 MIDN Evan Berthold NA 9 J.T. Baker 60177 Joe Laun USA 679 Randy & Dot Watson 33987 Mike Perry 32717 Bert Carp 93101 Clarke McKinney 63243 Hathway / Mould / Roosenburg 30714 JR Johnson 43474 PHRF B (116-154) Dennis Hannick 83269 Tom Freeman 83190 Greg Robinson 30106 Bob Dymond 93123 Doug Abbott 2213 Andrew Dyer 33311 William Helf 22764 S.Southworth C. Hodan 53477 Mark Gyorgy 93121 Pat & Amy Teeling 83348 Gordon Latrobe 73051 Jay & Kim Addison 63091 David Kozera 51128 D. Stocks S. Linke 42027 Richard Zantzinger 43103 Tony Moynagh 33510 D. Stocks S. Linke 42027 John Stefancik 53095 Joseph M. Weaver 42064 PHRF C (155+) David & Jacki Meiser 93084 Michael Rajacich 1769 M.D. Riley 3250 Brad Miller 40189 Robert Leary 63186

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B&C GP42 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 36 UCAS Farr 395 Thompson 30 IMX-40 Archambalt 40RC

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42 48 48 48 48 54 54 54 57 60 60 69 69 72 75

Henderson 30 Farr 395 Custom 48 Beneteau First 40.7 Beneteau 40.7 Farr 30 UC Farr 30 J/120 Tripp 38 SR 33 Dobroth 41 J-109 Henderson SR 33 B-32 J/109

CYC SMSA SMSA WRSC CBYRA SMSA CRYC NASS HYC WRSC CBYRA FBYC AYC BCYA CBYRAN

81 84 90 90 93 93 96 96 99 102 108 108 108

Beneteau FC 10 Beneteau 42 Farr/Dickerson 37 Beneteau 10M Navy 44 T-P Navy 44 J/110 Frers 36 Evelyn 32-B Donovan 27 Olson 29 Olson 30 Olson 30

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117 117 117 117 123 123 126 132 132 135 135 135 135 138 138 138 138 141 141

Tripp 26 Tripp 26 Andrews 30 J/29 FROB Cal 40 Tarten Ten Tarten 10M Morgan 366 Tartan Pride 27 Pearson Flyer S2 9.1 S2 9.1 S2 9.1 Tartan 42 Kirby 30 Pearson Flyer Tartan 42 S2 9.1 Andrews 26

DYC PSSS EYC ESSA TAYC WRSC GSA SMSA SMSA NASS GSA WRSC GSA DISC WRSC PCRC DISC RoBSA TAYC

159 159 162 168 168

Colgate 26 Cal 33 Morgan 35 Beneteau 30 Beneteau 8M

SMSA TAYC BBSA FBYC DISC

AYC NASS PRSC HHSA WRSC STC AYC SMSA SMSA SMSA

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Boat Name Lickety Split Pegasus Spinnster Fine Audrey Badger Akoni Number Two Bobinski The Hunter Pilot Error Lakahi Kolohe Anakalia Whiskers Cymru The Doghouse Midnight Mistress Dogwood Bark Toby Black Widow T L Sea Shermax Foxtrot Corpen Dreamboat Annie First Look Pegasus Team Aegis Jubilee Stardancer Jester Breakaway Tuition Rum Puppy Corryvreckan Veloce Zephyr Dreadnought Rum Puppy T-Bone Windependent Bzing Rebel Yell Bad Company Bump In The Night Bump... Mary Lou Avita Cannonball Insatiable Better Mousetrap X-Esse Problem Child Ultra Violet Little Latitudes (No Name) (No Name) E de C (No Name) Gremlin

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Skipper Sail No. Rate PHRF C (155+) continued... L. Griffith D. Maneely 43067 168 David Kelsey USA 328 171 B. Dodge B. Miller 161 171 Jonathan Phillips 43019 174 Trevor Harney 764 174 Carl Feusahrens 73304 180 John E. Kriz 93227 180 Brendan Drinkwater 95 180 Bob Hausmann 4811 189 Justin L Morris 83413 198 PHRF N (NS) Ken Houston 52465 72 Jim & Kris Young 25260 72 Robert Yoho 93352 84 James Whited 63063 90 Robert Howell 88 96 Dan Shannon 63199 111 Jake Brodersen 41231 123 Peter Jensen 32168 132 Chris Eggert 142 141 Leo Wardrup 3230 156 Tony Thornton 63105 168 Max Munger 2276 177 Beneteau 36.7 Jim Keen 93266 0 Chip Devine USA 203 0 Bruce Kissal 93186 0 Peter S. Firey Sr. 93367 0 Jim Kershaw 93470 0 Keith Mayes 52324 0 John & Beverly Blais 53670 0 J/105 Hugh Bethell US 43 0 Richard Hinds 251 0 Glenn Byus USA 346 0 Jack Biddle USA 321 0 David B. Clark 83438 0 M. Hubiltz E.Hornick USA 23 0 Walter L. Nuschke 252 0 Jason Carminati USA 586 0 Jack Biddle USA 321 0 J/35 Bruce Artman 41870 0 Masci - McGonigle 53427 0 Ken & Lisa Karsten 33761 0 Joel W. Hamburger 73425 0 0 Barry Moss 40248 Maury Niebur 32339 0 J/30 Pam Morris 33450 0 Mike & Kathleen McGill 221 0 George Watson 63300 0 Doug Wallop 387 0 Ron Anderson 63242 0 Grealy Putnam 83060 0 Sport Boat Gerry Taylor Chuck Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley SUI-49 75 Brian Jones 53600 78 Dave & Donna Prucnal USA 9 84 Jeff Moore 50921 84 RDRT Syndicate 28829 84 APY Syndicate FRA-5 87 Byron Marchant USA 660 99 Catharine Evans 12 99 Greg Cutter 83278 111

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Club

Pearson 32 J-24 S2 7.9 Kirby 25 Merit 25 Merit 25 Tanzer 25 Sonar 23 Catalina 30 TR Hunter 26.5

SMSA DYC SMSA SMSA CBYRA SMSA SMSA HYC BBSA HYC

C & C 110 Thomas 35 Beneteau 36.7 Peterson 37 Beneteau 44 J-29 MHOB C&C 35 C & C 35 C&C 36 Irwin 38-1 Cal 31 Catalina 30

NASS USS MRYC SMSA BBSA SMSA HYC GRF SMSA BBSA PBC SMSA

Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7 Beneteau 36.7

SMSA AYC HHSA PCRC CBYRAN HHSA HYC

J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105 J/105

BCYA AYC NASS AYC FBYC SRYC NASS NASS AYC

J/35 J/35 J/35 J/35 J/35 J/35

HHSA AYC AYC CRYC AYC WRSC

J/30 J/30 J/30 J/30 J/30 J/30

EYC AYC NYC AYC AYC AYC

Esse 850 BC 27 Antrim 27 Antrim 27 Antrim 27 K650 Melges 24 Melges 24 Elliott 7.7

CBYRA YCCSC MRSA SMSA SCC AYC AYC EYC HYC

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4 TIDAL CURRENT PREDICTIONS JULYJuly 18 Screwpile Current ChartsFOR • SUNDAY Sunday, 18, 2010

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predictions these charts based Spring tides. For more accurate predicted current TheThe predictions on on these charts areare based on on spring tides. For aa more accurate predicted current speed at each point, multiply the numbrs on the chart by the speed factors “c” on each chart. speed at each point, multiply the numbers on the chart by the speed factors “C” on each chart. Nolan Associates 2010

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Explore Solomons

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38° 19’ 22” W076° 27’ 30” For sailors and spouses seeking a break from the Screwpile Regatta racing and tent party madness, Solomons has more to offer than its quaint and quiet waterfront suggests. Especially for visitors willing to drive a few miles or rent a boat, bike, or paddleboard, there’s a good week’s worth of activities to keep even non-sailing visitors busy and happy.

• Cliff Walk. Last summer, MSNBC voted Calvert Cliffs State Park as one of the top 10 shelling beaches in the country. Although you can’t climb on the cliffs anymore, you can hunt for fossils on the beach of the 1400-acre state park with plentiful hiking trails—only a few miles away from regatta headquarters. dnr.state. md.us/baylinks/15.html • ‘SUP, Dude. Within walking distance of the Holiday Inn Select, Patuxent

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Adventure Center rents bikes—including tandem bikes—kayaks, and standup paddleboards. Call (410) 394-2770 or visit paxadventurecenter.com. Keep on Wining. Solomons Island Winery offers an award-winning selection of white and red wines and is open for tours and tastings from 12 – 5 p.m. on weekends and during the week by appointment. Closed on Monday. Call (410) 394-1933 or visit solomonsislandwinery.com. • Chill Out in the Museum. Visiting the screwpile-style Drum Point Lighthouse, which is restored and furnished with early 20th century furnishings permanently exhibited at Calvert Marine Museum, is an easy walk and an appropriate side-trip for Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge sailors. calvertmarinemuseum.com Rent a Boat. Solomons Boat Rental offers rental options ranging from a 15-foot center console powerboat to a pontoon boat. boatrent.net Hit the Links. Chesapeake Hills Golf Club is a public, 18-hole course, located seven and a half miles from Solomons. chesapeakehillsgolfclub.com Walk It Off. Wooded trails, a fishing pier, and a broad

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public beach popular among sharks teeth hunters await you at Flag Ponds Nature Park, which is just up the road from Calvert Cliffs. calvert-county.com/flagpond. htm Bask in the Garden. Visit Annmarie Garden, a sculpture park and arts center, on a 30-acre property with walking trails and activities for kids, two and a half miles from Screwpile regatta central. annmariegarden.org Mansion Hop. The Sotterley Plantation, a national historic landmark—older than Monticello and Mount Vernon—and the only tidewater plantation in Maryland open to the public. The plantation is less than 10 miles from Solomons. sotterley.org Drive Down. Have you been to St. Mary’s City lately? Maryland’s first capital is only about a 30 minute drive. Click on stmaryscity. org. Beyond it is Point Lookout State Park, rumored to be well worth the trek. dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ southern/pointlookout.html Eat, Drink, Be Merry. A number of restaurants are staying open on Monday just for visiting racers. See our Screwpile Daily for restaurants and phone numbers.

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