Brick, New Jersey 08723

Registration Instructions for the BBYRA Championship Series 2008

April 15, 2008

Dear BBYRA Sailor,

Welcome to the 2008 season! This letter outlines registration information for our Season Championship Series. The 2008 schedule has been tailored to accommodate the wishes of our fleets. Please note the following with regard to the registration forms, information, and process:

Throughout our forms and documents, the use of the word “Skipper” means “person in charge” who must be on board while racing as required (RRS 46).
One Upper Bay and one Lower Bay Tyvek Course Sheet is included with each season registration. Extra sets of Tyvek Course Sheets may be purchased at $4.00 per set while supplies last.
Provisional classes are not eligible for Championship awards but are eligible for daily awards.
Crew awards will be given with trophies for applicable classes.
Morning races will be conducted on two venues. Please refer to the paragraphs 5.1and 5.2 in the Notice of Race as well as the 2008 Sailing Schedule attached to the Notice.
Competitors should review the 2008 BBYRA Championship Sailing Instructions, current Regulations of the BBYRA Championship Series, and the 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing as part of their pre-race preparation.

Race schedule additions and other changes have occurred in 2008 for several classes. The 2008 BBYRA Championship Sailing Instructions and current BBYRA Regulations will be available in our Annual Yearbook, on the BBYRA Web page at http://www.bbyra.org/sailing.shtml, and at Regatta Headquarters each week. Changes to the Sailing Instructions and BBYRA Regulations will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in the vicinity of the registration desk at each week’s regatta headquarters. If you have any further questions, please direct them to Vice Commodore Richard Proko at 609-213-5461 or

e-mail to: RPROKO@TYCO.com.

Regarding how to register for the season, the registration form is available on our website at http://www.bbyra.org/reg_form.htm and will be mailed to 2008 season registrants. You may return the completed registration form along with your check payable to "BBYRA Season Registration" by mail postmarked on or before June 10, 2008. Boats sailing on the “Primary Course” may also register in person at the weekly regatta headquarters. Boats sailing on the “Appendix Q Course” may also register in person at either the weekly regatta headquarters, or prior to 0830 hours at: LYC on Upper Bay race days; or TRYC on Lower Bay race days. As in past, Season Registration will not be accepted, "…on the water….”

With regard to the 2008 registration and qualification requirements, a boat may register for the season, as described in the preceding section, or may register as a “Daily” Registrant at the prescribed fee. Regardless of how a boat registers, it will be scored and eligible for season awards. However, if a boat sails any portion of the season as a “Daily” registrant and then registers for the season, those daily fees paid up to that time will not be credited toward its Season Registration fee.

In order to qualify for the championship a boat must come to the starting area on at least 50% of race days scheduled for her class.

BBYRA Dues are $10.00 per skipper and are payable through your yacht club prior to the first race of the season (June 21, 2008).

Below is the Season Registration information presented in a table format. Please note that the Registration Fees posted here do not include the optional lunches.

Class	Pre-Season Registration Fee (on or before 6/10 /08)	Seasonal Registration Fee (after 6/10/08)	# Weeks Scheduled

E Sloop (AM or PM Only)	$105.00	$130.00		7
E Sloop (Both)	$210.00	$235.00		7
M Sloop	$65.00	$90.00		8
Laser	$55.00	$80.00		8
Laser Radial	$55.00	$80.00		8
Sunfish (AM or PM Only)	$55.00	$80.00		6
Sunfish (Both)	$110.00	$135.00		6
Sneakbox	$65.00	$90.00		9
Sandpiper	$65.00	$90.00		8
Collegiate 420^*	$65.00	$90.00		7
Sanderling	$80.00	$105.00		9
A-Cat ^*	$125.00	$150.00		9
Lightning	$80.00	$105.00		6
Flying Scot	$80.00	$105.00		9
Ensign	$80.00	$105.00		7

NOTES: 1) A Cat may register for the two morning special non-scored races by adding $20.00 (two Daily entries) to their registration.

2) Collegiate 420 is a Club 420 sailed in collegiate mode (non spinnaker without trapeze).

With regard to Daily Registration, boats sailing on the “primary course” may register for a single day’s races at the weekly regatta headquarters or on the water at a "Late Registration" boat.

Boats sailing on the “Appendix Q course” may register for a single day’s races at: the weekly regatta headquarters; or prior to 0830 hours at LYC on Upper Bay race days or at TRYC on Lower Bay race days and Seaside Park on their race day; or on the water at the “Appendix Q Course” start boat.

The Daily Registration fee is $10.00 per scheduled race, except for the Collegiate 420, AM Sunfish and the Sneakbox which is $10.00 per scheduled race day.

With regard to ordering lunches, competitors may order lunch when registering by mail on or before June 10, 2008. The lunch cost is $5.00 per person per week, for the number of weeks scheduled for each class as indicated in the registration table above and is only available at the weekly host club. After June 10, 2008 competitors must make their own arrangements with the weekly host club. Boats sailing on the “Appendix Q course” may also purchase lunch from the LYC kitchen on Upper Bay race days.

The BBYRA has a long and proud tradition of sailing and racing on Barnegat Bay. I look forward to all of us continuing that tradition in 2008. I wish you all a great sailing season and success on the race course!

Yours in Sailing,

Bob Morrow

Robert T. Morrow,

Commodore