The TGIF Series will consist of eight races. The dates of the races are listed in Section XII. The start is staggered, based on the handicap starting time provided in Attachment #1. Three classes are anticipated, Non-Spinnaker, Shorthanded with Spinnaker and Spinnaker. Shorthanded is defined as a crew of no more than two.
The intent of TGIF Series is fun, informal racing. No entry fee or form is required to participate. The races are governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008, with the following exceptions. NO LUFFING is allowed. Luffing shall be defined as changing course to windward after another has approached within two boat lengths from any direction. A boat passing to windward or leeward must maintain at least two boat lengths to either side until no overlap exists. Formal provision for processing protests has not been established. Skippers are requested to discuss any infractions and resolve them the best Corinthian fashion. The "720 Rule" is in effect. The race chairmen may disqualify any boat that starts early or who was in violation of any other rules.
The Starting line will be between Clear Lake Entrance Marker #1 and Marker # 2, located in Galveston Bay. The finish line for Spinnaker class will be between Clear Lake Entrance Markers #1 and #2. The finish line for the Non Spinnaker and Shorthanded classes will be between Clear Lake Entrance Markers #2 and #4 for the Standard course, and between markers #1 and #3 for the Reverse course. See Section V for course descriptions.
"J", a large platform located approximately N29 31.353' W94 54.424'
"E", the Low Range Marker (Upper Range "A") in Galveston Bay. The mark is an
orange and white structure near Houston Ship Channel Marker #73, at approximately N29 35.787' W94 56.935' (0.23 nm NNW of the old low range)
The starting times are listed in Attachment #1 . Participating yachts may obtain the correct time on any WWV frequency or by calling 1-303-499-7111, or from a GPS. The start times in Attachment #1 are based on a course length of 13.3 nautical miles, and are computed so that a yacht with a rating of 284 will start at 5:44:00pm. If you do not find your rating in Attachment #1, you may compute your start time as follows:
Let R be the yacht's PHRF rating and Seconds be the starting time adjustment in seconds.
Seconds = 13.3 x (284-R)
Starting Time = 5:44:00 PM + Seconds
Two courses will be used for the TGIF. The schedule of races in Section XII gives the course to be used in each race.
Standard Course: Start between Clear Lake Channel Markers #1 and #2 and sail to "J" Mark leaving it to port. Sail from Mark "J" to Mark "E" leaving it to port. Sail from Mark "E" to Clear Lake Channel Marker #2 and finish as outlined in Section II.
Reverse Course: Start between Clear Lake Channel Markers #1 and #2 and sail to "E" Mark leaving it to starboard. Sail from Mark "E" to Mark "J" leaving it to starboard. Sail from Mark "J" to Clear Lake Channel Marker #1 and finish as outlined in Section II.
Boats shall not enter the Houston Ship Channel. The Houston Ship Channel shall rank as an obstruction.
The total course length is 13.3 nautical miles
Standard Course:
#2 to "J" approximately 4.8 nm bearing approximately 108
"J" to "E" approximately 5.0 nm bearing approximately 330
"E" to #2 approximately 3.5 nm bearing approximately 216
Reverse Course:
#2 to "E" approximately 3.5 nm bearing approximately 36
"E" to "J" approximately 5.0 nm bearing approximately 150
"J" to #2 approximately 4.8 nm bearing approximately 288
Handicaps are those shown on each yacht's 2007 PHRF-GB rating certificate. Yachts sailing in the spinnaker and shorthanded classes use their normal rating. Yachts sailing in the non-spinnaker class use their non-spinnaker rating directly, without further adjustment. Yacht may not take adjustments for different headsail sizes on a per race basis. Yachts may elect to race in any class on a per race basis. Points earned in one class will not be transferred to the other. Skippers who do not have a valid PHRF certificate may obtain a provisional rating from the race chairman, Duane Bez, duanebez{AT}hotmail{DOT}com.
Boats finishing after 10:00 PM will not be scored.
Yachts racing in the TGIF Series shall display their class flag(s) from the backstay throughout the race. The Spinnaker class flag is white. The Non-spinnaker class flag is dark. The Shorthanded class will display a white flag over a dark flag.
In the event that the Race Chairman determines that the weather is too severe to race, the Race Chairman may cancel the race by announcing on the VHF, Channel 68, that the race is officially canceled. This announcement will be made at approximately 5:00 PM.
The first yacht in each class to cross the finish line will be the winner of the class and be required to record the next 4 places by recording the boat name and or sail numbers. The finishing information then must be presented to the race chairman at the social event following the race. Remember, to score a first place, a yacht must both cross the finish line first and record the next four finishers.
Shareable "Liquid" trophies in the form of rum will be awarded in each race, usually to the top three boats in the spinnaker class and the top two boats in the non-spinnaker and shorthanded classes. A minimum of three boats must finish the race for the class to earn a trophy, unless decided otherwise by the Race Chairman. The award is forfeited if not claimed at the social following the race. Points will be given for the series as follows:
1st Place 5 Points
2nd Place 4 Points
3rd Place 3 Points
4th Place 2 Point
5th Place 1 Point
Socials will be held at the Seabrook Shipyard clubhouse adjacent to the GBCA office following each race, unless otherwise posted at the GBCA office by 8:00 AM the day of the race. Changes to the Race Schedule will be posted at the GBCA Office one week before the affected race.
Trophies for the series will be awarded to the top three eligible yachts in each class based on points awarded per race. Yachts must be owned by a GBCA senior member and have a valid 2007 PHRF-GB certificate as of the date of the last race in the series to be eligible for series awards.
Ties at the end of the series will be resolved according to RRS rule AA4.
Scheduled race dates for the 2007 TGIF Series:
June 9, Standard Course
June 16, Reverse Course
July 21, Standard Course
July 28, Reverse Course
August 11, Standard Course
August 25, Reverse Course
September 1, Standard Course
September 15, Reverse Course
| PHRF # | Start Time | PHRF # | Start Time | PHRF # | Start Time | PHRF # | Start Time | PHRF # | Start Time | PHRF # | Start Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284 | 5:44:00 | 239 | 5:53:59 | 194 | 6:03:57 | 149 | 6:13:55 | 104 | 6:23:54 | 59 | 6:33:53 |
| 283 | 5:44:13 | 238 | 5:54:12 | 193 | 6:04:10 | 148 | 6:14:09 | 103 | 6:24:07 | 58 | 6:34:06 |
| 282 | 5:44:27 | 237 | 5:54:25 | 192 | 6:04:24 | 147 | 6:14:22 | 102 | 6:24:21 | 57 | 6:34:19 |
| 281 | 5:44:40 | 236 | 5:54:38 | 191 | 6:04:37 | 146 | 6:14:35 | 101 | 6:24:34 | 56 | 6:34:32 |
| 280 | 5:44:53 | 235 | 5:54:52 | 190 | 6:04:50 | 145 | 6:14:49 | 100 | 6:24:47 | 55 | 6:34:46 |
| 279 | 5:45:07 | 234 | 5:55:05 | 189 | 6:05:03 | 144 | 6:15:02 | 99 | 6:25:00 | 54 | 6:34:59 |
| 278 | 5:45:20 | 233 | 5:55:18 | 188 | 6:05:17 | 143 | 6:15:15 | 98 | 6:25:14 | 53 | 6:35:12 |
| 277 | 5:45:33 | 232 | 5:55:32 | 187 | 6:05:30 | 142 | 6:15:29 | 97 | 6:25:27 | 52 | 6:35:26 |
| 276 | 5:45:46 | 231 | 5:55:45 | 186 | 6:05:43 | 141 | 6:15:42 | 96 | 6:25:40 | 51 | 6:35:39 |
| 275 | 5:46:00 | 230 | 5:55:58 | 185 | 6:05:57 | 140 | 6:15:55 | 95 | 6:25:54 | 50 | 6:35:52 |
| 274 | 5:46:13 | 229 | 5:56:11 | 184 | 6:06:10 | 139 | 6:16:08 | 94 | 6:26:07 | 49 | 6:36:05 |
| 273 | 5:46:26 | 228 | 5:56:25 | 183 | 6:06:23 | 138 | 6:16:22 | 93 | 6:26:20 | 48 | 6:36:19 |
| 272 | 5:46:40 | 227 | 5:56:38 | 182 | 6:06:37 | 137 | 6:16:35 | 92 | 6:26:34 | 47 | 6:36:32 |
| 271 | 5:46:53 | 226 | 5:56:51 | 181 | 6:06:50 | 136 | 6:16:48 | 91 | 6:26:47 | 46 | 6:36:45 |
| 270 | 5:47:06 | 225 | 5:57:05 | 180 | 6:07:03 | 135 | 6:17:02 | 90 | 6:27:00 | 45 | 6:36:59 |
| 269 | 5:47:20 | 224 | 5:57:18 | 179 | 6:07:17 | 134 | 6:17:15 | 89 | 6:27:13 | 44 | 6:37:12 |
| 268 | 5:47:33 | 223 | 5:57:31 | 178 | 6:07:30 | 133 | 6:17:28 | 88 | 6:27:27 | 43 | 6:37:25 |
| 267 | 5:47:46 | 222 | 5:57:45 | 177 | 6:07:43 | 132 | 6:17:42 | 87 | 6:27:40 | 42 | 6:37:39 |
| 266 | 5:47:59 | 221 | 5:57:58 | 176 | 6:07:56 | 131 | 6:17:55 | 86 | 6:27:53 | 41 | 6:37:52 |
| 265 | 5:48:13 | 220 | 5:58:11 | 175 | 6:08:10 | 130 | 6:18:08 | 85 | 6:28:07 | 40 | 6:38:05 |
| 264 | 5:48:26 | 219 | 5:58:25 | 174 | 6:08:23 | 129 | 6:18:21 | 84 | 6:28:20 | 39 | 6:38:18 |
| 263 | 5:48:39 | 218 | 5:58:38 | 173 | 6:08:36 | 128 | 6:18:35 | 83 | 6:28:33 | 38 | 6:38:32 |
| 262 | 5:48:53 | 217 | 5:58:51 | 172 | 6:08:50 | 127 | 6:18:48 | 82 | 6:28:47 | 37 | 6:38:45 |
| 261 | 5:49:06 | 216 | 5:59:04 | 171 | 6:09:03 | 126 | 6:19:01 | 81 | 6:29:00 | 36 | 6:38:58 |
| 260 | 5:49:19 | 215 | 5:59:18 | 170 | 6:09:16 | 125 | 6:19:15 | 80 | 6:29:13 | 35 | 6:39:12 |
| 259 | 5:49:33 | 214 | 5:59:31 | 169 | 6:09:29 | 124 | 6:19:28 | 79 | 6:29:26 | 34 | 6:39:25 |
| 258 | 5:49:46 | 213 | 5:59:44 | 168 | 6:09:43 | 123 | 6:19:41 | 78 | 6:29:40 | 33 | 6:39:38 |
| 257 | 5:49:59 | 212 | 5:59:58 | 167 | 6:09:56 | 122 | 6:19:55 | 77 | 6:29:53 | 32 | 6:39:52 |
| 256 | 5:50:12 | 211 | 6:00:11 | 166 | 6:10:09 | 121 | 6:20:08 | 76 | 6:30:06 | 31 | 6:40:05 |
| 255 | 5:50:26 | 210 | 6:00:24 | 165 | 6:10:23 | 120 | 6:20:21 | 75 | 6:30:20 | 30 | 6:40:18 |
| 254 | 5:50:39 | 209 | 6:00:37 | 164 | 6:10:36 | 119 | 6:20:34 | 74 | 6:30:33 | 29 | 6:40:31 |
| 253 | 5:50:52 | 208 | 6:00:51 | 163 | 6:10:49 | 118 | 6:20:48 | 73 | 6:30:46 | 28 | 6:40:45 |
| 252 | 5:51:06 | 207 | 6:01:04 | 162 | 6:11:03 | 117 | 6:21:01 | 72 | 6:31:00 | 27 | 6:40:58 |
| 251 | 5:51:19 | 206 | 6:01:17 | 161 | 6:11:16 | 116 | 6:21:14 | 71 | 6:31:13 | 26 | 6:41:11 |
| 250 | 5:51:32 | 205 | 6:01:31 | 160 | 6:11:29 | 115 | 6:21:28 | 70 | 6:31:26 | 25 | 6:41:25 |
| 249 | 5:51:45 | 204 | 6:01:44 | 159 | 6:11:42 | 114 | 6:21:41 | 69 | 6:31:39 | 24 | 6:41:38 |
| 248 | 5:51:59 | 203 | 6:01:57 | 158 | 6:11:56 | 113 | 6:21:54 | 68 | 6:31:53 | 23 | 6:41:51 |
| 247 | 5:52:12 | 202 | 6:02:11 | 157 | 6:12:09 | 112 | 6:22:08 | 67 | 6:32:06 | 22 | 6:42:05 |
| 246 | 5:52:25 | 201 | 6:02:24 | 156 | 6:12:22 | 111 | 6:22:21 | 66 | 6:32:19 | 21 | 6:42:18 |
| 245 | 5:52:39 | 200 | 6:02:37 | 155 | 6:12:36 | 110 | 6:22:34 | 65 | 6:32:33 | 20 | 6:42:31 |
| 244 | 5:52:52 | 199 | 6:02:50 | 154 | 6:12:49 | 109 | 6:22:47 | 64 | 6:32:46 | 19 | 6:42:44 |
| 243 | 5:53:05 | 198 | 6:03:04 | 153 | 6:13:02 | 108 | 6:23:01 | 63 | 6:32:59 | 18 | 6:42:58 |
| 242 | 5:53:19 | 197 | 6:03:17 | 152 | 6:13:16 | 107 | 6:23:14 | 62 | 6:33:13 | 17 | 6:43:11 |
| 241 | 5:53:32 | 196 | 6:03:30 | 151 | 6:13:29 | 106 | 6:23:27 | 61 | 6:33:26 | 16 | 6:43:24 |
| 240 | 5:53:45 | 195 | 6:03:44 | 150 | 6:13:42 | 105 | 6:23:41 | 60 | 6:33:39 | 15 | 6:43:38 |