2021 Lopez Cup Classic Yacht Race

10th Annual
Sponsored by the Lopez Island Yacht Club
and the Lopez Islander Resort

Saturday, September 11th, 2021

NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Rules:
The race will be governed by these sailing instructions and the International Navigation Rules of the Road applicable to the San Juan Islands.

Divisions:
All yachts will be divided into two classes based on their handicap. Class B will be the higher rating yachts. Class A the lower rated yachts. Final determination of classes will be assigned by e-mail notification prior to the race and based on number of entrants and handicaps. Yachts may sail with a spinnaker or without. Handicaps will be adjusted accordingly.

If you have not raced your boat in this race before and have not been assigned a PHRF rating you must contact me by phone or e-mail in order to calculate your start time. Previous entries are on page 2 with their start times.

Communication and Check-in:
The race committee boat will monitor channel 72 VHF prior to and during the race. All entrants must check in prior to 12:45 PM with boat name, make of boat, and sail number, either via radio on channel 72 or by sailing past the committee boat and hailing. Any changes to these Sailing Instructions will be announced on VHF channel 72 and repeated at 12:45, following the time-check.

Time Check:
At 12:55 PM Race Committee will announce on Channel 72 that a time check will be at 1 PM. At precisely 1 PM a horn will be sounded by the committee boat to co-ordinate times for all boats. Each entrant should start their stop watch at this time. A horn will be blown for the start of each successive start thereafter. All horn signals will be preceded by an announcement on Channel 72 VHF.

The Course:
The starting line will be at the red day marker at the entrance of Fisherman’s Bay Channel to a Coast Guard mooring buoy located in a cove at the very south east end of San Juan Island near Cattle Pass. The co-ordinates of the buoy are: 48 degrees, 28 minutes N and 122 degrees, 58.7 minutes W. From the Coast Guard buoy return to the starting line at the red day marker at the entrance to Fisherman’s Bay channel. Finish between the red day marker to starboard and orange buoy to port (or the committee boat). The total distance of the course is 8.6 miles. All yachts are warned to change course as soon as you finish and avoid the shallow water to the east of the starting line.

The Start:

A Pursuit Style race start will be utilized with the highest PH rating boats starting first and the scratch boat starting last. The start will be between the channel entrance day marker and an orange buoy (or a committee boat). The start sequence will be announced at the skippers meeting. However, it will be similar to last year for the following boats:

Cape Dory – start 1300 hrs.
Ranger 20 – start 1305 hrs 10 seconds
Folkboat 26 – start 1308 hrs 36 seconds
San Juan 23 – start 1312 hrs 02 seconds
San Juan 24 – (NFS) start 1311 hrs 11 seconds, (FS) 1312 hrs 55 seconds
Alberg 35 – 1313 hrs 29 seconds (non-flying sails)
Bayfield 29 – start 1315 hrs 54 seconds
Swiftsure 24 – start 1316 hrs 20 seconds
Tashiba 31 – start 1317 hrs 55 seconds
Raven 24 -1320 hrs 13 seconds
Ranger 29 (NFS)– 1320 hrs 47 seconds
Catalina 34 – 1320 hrs 47 seconds
Olson 25 – 1324 hrs 13 seconds
Colgate 26 – 1324 hrs, 30 seconds
Alerion Express – 1324 hrs 30 seconds (non-flying sails)
Moore 24 – 1325 hrs 21 seconds
5.5 meter – 1325 hrs 47 seconds
Martin 242 – 1325 hrs 47 seconds
23’ day sailor, Slipper – 1325 hrs 47 seconds
Pyramid 660 – 1327 hrs 31 seconds
Catalina 320 – 1327 hrs 57 seconds
Erickson 34T – 1328 hrs 29 seconds
Etchells – 1329 hrs 23 seconds (non-flying sails)
J/70 – 1330 hrs 06 seconds
Etchells – 1332 hrs 15 seconds
Left Coast Dart – 1333 hrs 07 seconds
Olson 30 – 1333 hrs 41 seconds (non-flying sails)
Davidson 29, 1333 hrs 58 seconds
Melges 24 – 1335 hrs 15 seconds
J/111 – 1342 hrs 34 seconds

The Finish:
The finish line will be between the red day marker at the Fisherman’s Bay entrance channel to starboard and an orange float (or a committee boat) to port.

Time-Limit:
The time limit for finishing the course will be 1800 hrs.

Protests:
There will be no format for a formal protest or a protest committee. We are operating on the honor system. (just like golf) If you foul another yacht, take your 360 penalty turn and continue racing.

Skippers Meeting:
There will be no skippers meeting for this event. You must notify Russ Johnson of your intent to race along with the name of your boat, the make, and phrf rating. Any questions you might have please call Russ Johnson at 425 418-9487. Or e-mail captainrussj@gmail.com.

I will notify each entrant of their start time by e-mail prior to the race. Also, the race committee will have the list of start times.

Entry Fee:
There will be a $15 entry fee for Lopez Yacht Club members and $30 for all others. $15 will be subtracted from the initiation fee of the club should any non members choose to join the club at a later date. Please send your entry fees (checks only) by mail. Or you may make payment to the committee boat prior to the start. The committee boat will have a fish net to snag your checks or money.

Checks payable to: LIYC
Mail to: Russ Johnson
465 Davis Bay Road
Lopez Island WA 98261

Awards and after race party:

Our gracious host Bill Diller is still providing the following prizes:

1^st Place each class – Dinner for two and a bottle of wine

2^nd Place each class – Islander happy hour drinks and appetizers for two. (2 drinks, 3 apps)

3^rd Place each class – Islander happy hour drinks and appetizers for two. (2 drinks, 3 apps)

There will be trophies awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place for each class. The trophies and the dinner/appetizer vouchers may be picked up at the Lopez Island Resort front desk anytime after the race. If you are joining from San Juan or Orcas Island just hang around the committee boat after you finish if you think you have placed and they will fish net your trophy over. Additionally the overall winner will have his name engraved on the Lopez Island Cup, a perpetual trophy that will reside in the LIYC room at the Lopez Islander Resort.

~ Russ Johnson

Russ Johnson
LIYC Race Committee Chair
captainruss@gmail.com

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

2020 Lopez Cup Results > Commodore’s Corner (Sept 2020)

1st Class A – J/111, Raku, Cristina & Justin Wolfe
2nd Class A – Melges 24, Speedster, Russ Johnson
3rd Class A – 23′ Daysailer, Chris Maas & Todd Twigg
1st Class B – Moore 24, Hummingbird, Anderson
2nd Class B – Colgate 26, Cassandra, Rhoades
3rd Class B – Etchells 27, Wailau, David Welker

2019 Lopez Cup Results > Oct 2019 Newsline

1st Class A – Melges 24, Speedster, Russ Johnson
2nd Class A – Left Coat Dart, Freya, Mike Kamiskas, Christine Carpenter
3rd Class A – Etchells, Wailau, Dave & Judy Welker
1st Class B – Raven 24, Shillelagh, Ray Pingree
2nd Class B – Harbor 20, Joy Ride, Tom Patty
3rd Class B – Olson 25, Devine Wind, Bill Lotz

2018 Lopez Cup Results > Sept 2018 Newsline

1st Class A – Melges 24, Speedster, Russ Johnson, Duane Bordvick, Rob McNeil, Lynn Silva
2nd Class A – Pyramid 660, Mike Kamiskas, Skipper
1st Class B – Raven 24, Shillelagh, Ray Pingree
2nd Class B – Ranger 26, David Bill, Skipper
3rd Class B – Olson 25, Richard Lotz, Skipper
4th Class B – Alerion Express 28, At Last, George LeBoutillier, Skipper