2025 Spring Summer and Fall Racing
Newport Yacht Club
695 Seneca Rd, Rochester NY 14622
May 2024-October 2024
Organizing Authority: Newport Yacht Club
N O T I C E O F R A C E
1. RACES This Notice of Race covers NYC’s club racing series for the 2025 season, including the Thursday Night, Saturday and Sunday races.
2. RULES Racing shall be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025 – 2028 including the prescriptions of US Sailing and the PHRF-Lake Ontario handicapping system as modified by the NYC shall apply.
3. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The Sailing Instructions and equipment requirements for each class will be posted on the official notice board.
4. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
1. Eligibility Entry in NYC club races is limited to boats owned or chartered by NYC members in good standing. Each boat shall have a member on board to be eligible to compete.
2. Fees The registered skipper/owner/charterer shall have paid, during their consecutive membership, the applicable NYC boat registration fee and any NYC Class Dues or event Entry Fee which may be in effect.
5. SCHEDULE Race Calendar Race events are published on the NYC website Calendar. Racing begins in June.
1. Saturday Lake Racing starts May 24th, race start time 11am either on the Lake, or Bay, weather dependent.
2. Thursday Night Racing, starts May29th, race start time 6:00pm for all Thursday Night Races, followed by Potluck Dinner with Burgers and Hots at Clubhouse.
3. Sunday Racing, starts June 7th, race start time 1:00pm for all Sunday Races.
6. VENUE The racing areas for Thursday/Sunday Bay racing will be Irondequoit Bay, generally north of the 104 bridge. Saturday lake racing will be on Lake Ontario, north of the inlet to Irondequoit Bay, or on the bay, depending on weather.
7. RISK STATEMENT A boat’s decision to race or to continue to race is theirs alone. By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks, including the risks of permanent, catastrophic injury or death.
8. SCORING All scoring will be handled by each fleet, as determined by the Fleet Captain and Race Chair.
8. PRIZES Prizes for fleet series and season championships will be awarded at Cups and Flags, Saturday, November 8th, 2025. Such prizes will be determined and provided by the individual fleets and there are no overall NYC awarded prizes for racing.
9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information contact:
1. Race Chairman – Jeff Heidman
2. Cruising Fleet Captain – Bill LaBine
3. Catalina 22 Fleet Captain – Lynn Bluett
4. Laser Fleet Captain – Landy Atkinson
5. Snipe Fleet Captain – John Dentinger