2024 Chatham Regatta

Chatham Yacht Club 2024 Regatta
The Oldest and Largest Free Regatta on Cape Cod
A Celebration of Sailing and Friendship on Pleasant Bay

Thank you for registering for Chatham Regatta!

***Carefully Read Parking & Boat Launching Below***

Registration and Waivers

• Registration:
  • Each sailor - including crew - must complete a registration entry in ClubSpot.
  • The skipper enters, boat information and crew name(s) and email.
  • ClubSpot will send an email to the crew to complete their entry and waiver.
  • Please read the instructions in the “Click for registration help/notes” popup and the “See more” link for each class for important registration information

• Waivers:
  • A signed waiver is required for each sailor.
  • The system will email and text the waiver for e-signature to you (and your crew, if applicable) using the information entered for each sailor.
  • Your boat may not race unless each sailor has a completed waiver.
    
    
• Sailors under age: CYC requires that
  • A parent/guardian execute the waiver. This is done online before race day. 
  • ClubSpot will email and text the waiver to the parent/guardian contact information provided.
  • A designated responsible adult must be onsite. Information for this person is entered in the waiver.
    
    
• Crew:
  • Please see the Sailing Instructions for requirements and substitution rules.
  • All crew - including substitutes - must be reistered.
  • If you do not yet know your crew, you may leave this blank and update the information later.
  • Crew information and waivers must be complete by 5 PM ET Friday August 2.

Notice of Regatta

***A PDF of the following is also posted below.***

1. The following classes of boat are expected to compete (other classes may be given starts with at least three boats):
    
   • Inner Line:
     • Optimist (Green and Championship fleets)
     • Classic Boats (Baybirds, 14-Foot Catboats, Sand Pipers, and Beetle Cats)
   • Outer Line:
     • 420s
     • Lasers and Sunfish   

2. Regatta Schedule:

Saturday, August 3

7:00 am   Boat launching at Ryder’s Cove (trailer ramp) or Jackknife Harbor (from the beach)

8:30 am   Optimist and 420 Competitors Meeting

9:00 am   Optimist and 420 Harbor Start

12:00 pm Optimists and 420s return to shore/derig

1:00pm    Classic Boats and Lasers and Sunfish Competitors Meeting

1:15 pm   Classic Boats and Lasers and Sunfish Harbor Start

4:30 pm   Classic Boats and Lasers and Sunfish return to shore/derig

Sunday, August 4

8:00 am   Classic Boats and Lasers and Sunfish Harbor Start

10:30 am Classic Boats and Lasers and Sunfish return to shore/derig

11:30 am Optimist and 420 Harbor Start

2:00 pm   Optimist and 420 return to shore/derig

3:00 pm   Awards Ceremony for all classes          

3. Venue: The racing area will be Pleasant Bay which is a protected body of water bordered by the towns of Orleans, Harwich, Brewster, and Chatham.

4. Boat Launching: No boat launching is available on CYC property and no boats may be carried or towed over the hill at CYC. All boats must be launched at Ryder’s Cove (trailer ramp) or Jackknife Harbor (from the beach).  420s, Optimists, Lasers, and Sunfish should be launched at Jackknife Harbor and sailed or towed to CYC.

5. Mooring: Competitors and coaches should be prepared to moor boats in front of the Club using their own anchor with adequate anchor and line. The new cuts in Chatham’s North Beach have led to significantly higher tides in Pleasant Bay.  If leaving a boat on the beach at Jackknife Harbor or CYC (such as a 420, Sunfish, Laser, or Optimist), it is strongly suggested that they be secured to an anchor or tied to something on-shore.

6. Parking REVISED 2024: CYC is located on property leased from Eastward Ho! Country Club. Please respect the rights of Eastward Ho! members and golfers.  Eastward Ho! and CYC are located on Fox Hill Road in Chatham, MA.  There are NO parking spaces for available visiting teams, sailors, and parents in the Eastward Ho! parking lot. 
   
   
   • Most CYC members and all visitors will park at Monomy Middle School (425 Crowell Rd, Chatham, MA 02633). There will be a 14-person shuttle that will be running between Monomoy Middle and CYC on Saturday and Sunday at the following times:
     • 7:30AM - 9:30AM
     • 11:30AM - 1:30PM
     • 4:30PM - 6:30PM
   • Drivers can drop off sailors and equipment in the North parking lot at Eastward Ho! without parking.
   • People who violate the boat launching and parking regulations may be penalized during this regatta and banned from future CYC Regattas.

      

When walking from the parking area to CYC, walk through the loading zone fences near the front of the first tee.  STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN, giving right of way to golfers teeing off.  Then follow the path over the hill to the right of the Eastward Ho! clubhouse.  Please also pause quietly for golfers putting on the 9th green to the right of the clubhouse.  On the way back over the hill from CYC, STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN again at the end of the fence.  The use of cell phones is expressly prohibited on Eastward Ho! grounds and must either remain in your vehicle or be turned off while proceeding to CYC.  Cell phone use is permitted at CYC.

6. Tides:
   • Saturday, August 3: Low 8:39 am / High 1:54 pm / Low 8:41 pm
   • Sunday, August 4: Low 9:24 am / High 2:39 pm / Low 9:27 pm
     
     
7. Food: Bring your own lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Limited food and drink will be provided by volunteers both days.
   
   
8. T-shirts: Regatta T-shirts will be available for purchase.
   
   
9. Competitor Registration: All competitors must register in advance of their respective Competitors Meeting through ClubSpot: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/pOQ0h4sb5f
   • Please read the instructions in the “Click for registration help/notes” popup and the “See more” link for each class for important registration information.
   • Competitors must complete the waiver which the site will email to the sailor or their parent/guardian.
   • Competitors must also check in at the registration desk prior to their Competitors meeting.
     
     
10. Sailing Instructions: Sailing Instructions are posted below, and will be available through the CYC website and at the check-in desk at the regatta.
    
    
11. Questions? Contact Ted Dickson at 508-945-9475 or Marshall Bartlett at 617-548-050