2020 Championship – Harbor 20 Fleet 5

2020 Harbor 20 Class Championship

Fleet 5 Annapolis is honored to be the host for the 2020 Harbor 20 Class Championship.

The Championship will be held as a part of the 2020 Helly Hansen NOOD Regattas in Annapolis MD from May 15-17, 2020. There will be three (3) days of racing (May 15, 16, and 17) with more detailed information provided in the Notice of Race and/or the Sailing Instructions as well as any Harbor 20 Championship Appendices. Note that Thursday, May 14 is a practice day; details to be provided separately. See the Notice of Race here. See specific Rules Deviation for the Championship here.

You can get quick access to a summary of information about the Championship here.

Participation

Open to all Association Members to participate as a Helmsman, provided he/she meets the requirements to sail in his or her Fleet Championship. If the Fleet does not have established requirements or the Helmsman is not aligned to a Fleet, the Helmsman must be an Owner Member is in good standing in the Class Association for at least 60 days prior to the event. The crew for the Class Championship must be a person who meets the basic principles and intent of Section II.A.4 of the Association By-Laws, and who is an Owner, Skipper or Associate Member of the Class, and who has sailed in at least twelve (12) Fleet or Class Races in the twelve months starting May 1, 2019. See Class Ruled Deviation for the Championship for changes to the By-Laws for this event. Note: The Skipper/Helmsman must be a member of U.S. Sailing to meet the participation requirements for the Helly Hansen NOOD Regattas. To join call 1-800-877-2451 or go online to www.ussailing.org.

Registration

Entries shall be submitted online at the Annapolis NOOD page of the Yacht Scoring website here. Crew lists and waivers of liability also must be submitted by on-line registration. In order to complete the waiver online, skippers must complete the Crew List in the “Owner’s Corner” during the entry process. Subsequently, individual crew members will be notified by email of their boat’s entry and those crew members must follow up when notified in order to complete the waiver.

Registration Fees

The Championship registration fees shall be consistent with the NOOD registration fees; $203 per boat. Entries submitted after 1700 on Wednesday, May 1st shall pay a $75 late fee. NOOD social tickets can be purchased by the Skipper, Crew, and Guests for $48 each and guests to attend NOOD parties and awards. Fleet 5 is hosting the Harbor 20 parties and events at no cost to participants.

Boats for Charter

Boats will be available for charter for 4 days (including practice day). Note: if a participant wishes to charter the boat for additional days, they should address that with the owner; the charter agreement will between the owner and the competitor. We are estimating the cost to be < $100 per day. The boat being chartered may include local sails for use during the Championship – this is a matter to be addressed between the owner and the competitor. Charter boats will be inspected and confirmed to be in good working order by Garth Hichens and/or Marino diMarzo from Fleet 5. However, it is the responsibility of the owner and competitor to assess the safety of the boat. Competitors may bring their own sails as long as the meet the measurement requirements and have a signature from their Fleet measurer as being Fleet and Class legal. We are exploring the possibility for the Fleet 5 sailmaker (North) to have brand new sails available for lease to competitors – specifics TBD based on sufficient competitor interest.