April 26th & 27st, 2025

NOTICE OF RACE – NOR (v1)

Welcome to the 70th Miami Key Largo Regatta! We hope you and your friends will join us for a weekend of fantastic long-distance racing on the bay, with the proceeds from the event benefiting the Miami Yacht Club Youth Sailing Foundation.

YES, this is the 70th edition. We ran the 64th edition in 2019, then 64 ½ in 2020, and 65th in 2021. Our numbers haven’t been right for a while – time to set the record straight.

ORGANIZING AUTHORITY

The organizing authority is the MYC Youth Sailing Foundation.

RULES

1. These Races will be governed by the 2025 - 2028 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) as adopted by the US Sailing Association except where changes by the sailing instructions.
2. The Class rules will be used except that RRS are changed to prohibit a boat from protesting another boat for an alleged breach of a class rule requiring class membership.
3. The requirements of RRS, Appendix G, ISAF markings on sails shall not apply
4. There are no PHRF crew restrictions on number or weight of crew.
5. All boats must have a towline available of at least 20 feet.
6. All competitors sailing on beach cats and open/non-cruising sailing boats, skiffs and dinghies must wear an US Coast Guard approved PFD while racing.

ENTRY

The Miami to Key Largo Regatta (MKL) is open to all boats 14ft & over that submit a completed entry form. Entries should be submitted here on ClubSpot. For any regatta participants under the age of 18, an additional waiver is required. Chase boats for youth racers are also required and will not be provided by the MYC.

CLASSES

1. The following classes are expected to participate; ORC, PHRF, ARC, Hobie 16, F18, F16, Nacra 15, Hobie 20, A-cat, SCHRS, MASF, J-24, J-70 and Flying Scots. Other classes may be added by sufficient participation of at least four boats.

4.2 ORC - a valid 2023 ORC rating certificate must be submitted with the online application at the time of registry. For more information visit www.orc.org. Any vessel that carries multiple handicap rating certificates must indicate which handicap class rule she will be sailing under at the time of registry.

  4.3 PHRF- a valid Southeast Florida 2023 PHRF rating certificate must be submitted with the online application. For more information visit www.phrfsef.com. Race Committee reserves the right to adjust rating for certificates outside the Southeast Florida Region. Any vessel that carries multiple handicap rating certificates must indicate which handicap class rule she will be sailing under at the time of registry. 

4.4 ARC (Assigned Rating Class) Entries without valid 2023 rating certificates will be assigned a rating and scored in the ARC fleet. Sufficient information about the vessel must be given to develop a rating. Ratings from previous races will be taken into consideration. If insufficient information is available to develop a rating, the boat will be scored in the “open” class with no handicap system in use. It is the skipper’s responsibility to provide sufficient information for rating (see entry form).

4.5 Multi-hulls not racing in MASF or One Design classes will be scored on the SCHRS handicap system.

4.7 Trapeze rigs are not allowed unless provided for in the class rules for the boat using trapeze.

4.8 Final scratch sheets will be available at the skippers’ meeting.

4.9 The fleets will be divided into Classes according to rating handicaps and other factors at the discretion of the Race Committee.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Draft Sailing Instructions for both races will be made available here on ClubSpot. Final versions will be available at Skippers’ meeting.

PARKING

1. Miami Yacht Club will be providing LIMITED onsite parking for autos and trailers on a first come first serve basis at $20 per day for the weekend.
2. Once management has made the determination that there is no longer room available on property, we will encourage participants to park on the grass outside property grounds for free. We’ve been advised that there will be security from Jungle Island watching the trailers. Your cars will also be permitted to park in the Jungle Island parking garage. Please email Jeff Simmons, gm@miamiyachtclub.com for more information.

BOAT STORAGE

1. Beach Catamarans and dinghies are allowed to stage and enter the water from the MYC. Miami Yacht Club will also be offering limited dockage at $1 per foot for the night before the race and dry storage available on a first come first serve basis.
2. We will have access to docking space for monohulls and multihulls at the Anchorage Resort & Yacht Club. The Anchorage has offered dock space at $4.00 per foot with 28ft min. Management at The Anchorage has advised that they want no more than 6 persons per vessel overnight (on the boat). Reserve dock space early!
3. Please reserve your own individual dock space at Gilbert’s Resort ahead of time.
4. Beach Cats will be able to pull out at the boat ramp and parking lot behind the Anchorage at a rate of $32.50 ea. 
• ROWELL’S WATERFRONT PARK WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR BEACH CATAMARANS
• Race Committee is investigating other options

ACCOMODATIONS

1. The Anchorage Resort will have hotel rooms available by special permission with a maximum of four guests per room. It is highly recommended that you book your rooms early.
2. Please book your own hotel room at Gilbert’s Resort ahead of time.

 ADVERTISING

As defined under RRS, Appendix 1 for Category A, unless modified by class rules to Category

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HOSPITALITY

10.1 Reservations and information concerning hotels, trailer storage facilities, marinas and local restaurants are the responsibility of the entrants and crews.

FEES

1. Miami Key Largo and the Key Largo Miami: $220 Early; $250 Late
2. Miami Key Largo Race: $190 Early; $220 Late
3. Key Largo Miami Race: $100 Early, $130 Late
4. Late fees will be assessed from April 10, 2025, thenceforth

PRIZES

1. Trophies for both races will be given out at the Awards ceremony. The Perpetual Trophies remain on display at the Miami Yacht Club.

1. Trophies for each race will be awarded to the top three to five finishers of each class depending on the number of entries per class. The following perpetual trophies that are kept by the Club will also be presented:

Miami Key Largo Race:

1. The Miami to Key Largo Race trophy – First to Finish Overall
2. Mark Albury Perpetual Trophy- First to Finish Beach Cat
3. Rodney Burdine’s Perpetual Trophy- First Overall ARC-Corrected Time
4. First Overall PHRF - Corrected Time
5. First Overall ORC - Corrected Time
6. The Commodore Jack Schuh Memorial Trophy - MASF Corrected Time

1. Hobie Trophy - First to Finish
2. A-Cat Trophy - First to Finish

12.2-10 Open Foiling Catamaran class - First to Finish

12.2-11 First to Finish - Youth Dinghy and Youth Multihull Key Largo Miami Race:

12.2.9 The Key Largo to Miami Race trophy - First to Finish Overall

1. The Key Largo to Miami Race Hobie trophy - first to finish
2. The Key Largo to Miami Race trophy - First Overall MASF - Corrected Time
3. First to Finish - Youth Dinghy and Youth Multihull MKLM Double Distance Race

1. MKLM Double Distance Race trophy - First to Finish Multihull
2. MKLM Wilfredo Paredes Memorial Trophy - First to Finish Monohull
3. MKLM Double Distance Race Beach Cat trophy - First to Finish Beach Cat
4. MKLM Double Distance Race trophy - First Overall MASF - Corrected Time
   

SCHEDULE

April 10, 2025 2359 - Deadline for early entries

April 21, 2025 2359 - Late entry deadline

April 24, 2025 

1200-1830 - Packet Pick-Up

1830-1930 - Skipper’s meeting

April 25, 2025  

1200 - Packet pick-up, available at the Miami Yacht Club Office

April 26, 2025 0800 - Start Miami Key Largo Race (0755 warning)

April 27, 2025 1000 - Start Key Largo Miami Race (0955 warning)

May 3rd, 2025

1800 - Awards party begins 

2000 - Awards ceremony

CONTACTS

1. Host Club: Miami Yacht Club 305-377-9877
2. Carol Ewing - PRO lightning@cofs.com 

14.4 RC Martin Langhoff - racecommittee@miamiyachclub.com 617.838.9503

1001 MacArthur Causeway

Miami, FL 33132

305-377-9877

www.miamiyachtclub.com