The regatta is open to Sonar Class boats. Entry is per each boat. Skippers must complete and sign the regatta entry waiver/release form and submit it with payment prior to sailing their first race. The form will also be available on the Boston Yacht Club website, under racing/frostbiting.

The sailing program will consist of three seasons of 5 racing dates per season from November 11, 2007 thru March 16, 2008, every Sunday contained therein with the following exceptions: November 25, 2007; and December 30, 2007. Racing Sundays begin with the warning signal for the first race of the day at 12 noon, subsequent races will follow with the intention to run as many races as possible each racing Sunday. It is the responsibility of each skipper to ready their boat and the surrounding area in preparation of launching their boat (this includes snow removal). Two dates (December 9^th and January 27^th) within the racing season will be scored separately and organized as Team Racing days.

The fee for registration, received by November 11, 2007 shall be $1200 for members of the Boston Yacht Club in good standing, or $1500 for non-Boston Yacht Club members. The fee includes winter storage for the boat and it’s trailer. Qualified BYC members may charter one of the BYC Sonars at a cost of $1200 per entire program year, plus security deposit of $750. Any boat participating in less than or equal to 40% of the race dates for a season (eg: only sailing 2 Sundays out of 5 sailed), will be removed from the BYC dry sailing area; and stored off-site at the registerer’s cost.

Measurement is not required, no valid measurement certificate is required.

The Sailing Instructions will be available at the Skipper’s Meeting on November 11, 2007 at 1100 in the Yardarm building, as well as on the BYC Winter Sailing (Frostbiting) web site after November 11, 2007.

Regatta headquarters will be the Boston Yacht Club. The racing area will be in the waters of Marblehead Harbor. Courses will be windward-leeward or other as specified in the Sailing Instructions .

Life jackets or other personal buoyancy shall be worn by all racing personnel while on the BYC floats and while sailing. Wet suits and dry suits are not adequate personal buoyancy. This replaces Rule 40.

We will sail as many races as conditions permit. One race shall constitute a regatta. There is no minimum course length.

The Low-Point Scoring System (Appendix A2 of the Racing Rules of Sailing) will apply, except the winning yacht of each race will be scored as .75 points. There will be no throw-outs.

All boats will be dry-sailed and launched from the BYC premises. Skippers are responsible for preparing their boats for launching each racing Sunday.