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152nd ANNUAL CRUISE
August 1-9, 2008
New York Yacht Club
Harbour Court, Newport, RI
GENERAL FORMAT
The 152nd NYYC Annual Cruise will start and finish in Newport and sail to ports in southern New England, including a lay day in Nantucket.
Classes will be offered in IRC spinnaker, IRC non-spinnaker, NYYC CR (non-spinnaker), CRF (Classics) and NYYC Swan 42. Certain limitations apply to non-spinnaker classes. See the Notice of Race.
The Queen's Cup will be competed for on Saturday, August 2nd on Rhode Island Sound off Newport and is open to all IRC spinnaker class yachts with an IRC rating of 1.07 or higher.
Schedule of Events:
| Day/Date |
Anchorage |
Activity |
Course |
Social Event |
| Friday Aug. 1 |
Newport |
Captains' Meeting |
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Opening Reception at HC |
| Saturday Aug. 2 |
Dutch Harbor |
Queen's Cup |
R.I. Sound |
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| Sunday Aug. 3 |
Block Island |
Astor Cup |
R.I. Sound |
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| Monday Aug. 4 |
Cuttyhunk |
SR #1 |
Block Island to Cuttyhunk (34 nm) |
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| Tuesday Aug. 5 |
Edgartown |
SR #2 |
Cuttyhunk to Edgartown (18.9 nm) |
Flag Officers’ Cocktail Party |
| Wednesday Aug. 6 |
Nantucket |
SR #3 |
Edgartown to Nantucket (20.3 nm) |
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| Thursday Aug. 7 |
Nantucket |
lay day |
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Cruise Dinner |
| Friday Aug. 8 |
Hadley Harbor |
SR #4 |
Nantucket to Hadley Harbor (28 nm) |
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| Saturday Aug. 9 |
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SR #5 |
Hadley Harbor toward Newport (24 nm) |
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Race Documents:
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions
Entry Form (will be posted soon)
Scratch Sheet
Handicap Information:
NYYC CR - New York Yacht Club Cruising Rule (non-spinnaker):
2008 Application
Directions
Description, Rule & Restrictions
IRC (spinnaker & non-spinnaker)
US SAILING IRC Rating Rule (Overview, Application, 2008 IRC Rule, etc.)
US-IRC web page
CRF - Classics
2008 CRF Rating Form
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