2023 Botany Bay Australia Day Regatta hosted by Cronulla Sailing Club
NAVIGATORS’ CUP 21st January 2022
2023 Botany Bay Australia Day Regatta hosted by Cronulla Sailing Club
NAVIGATORS’ CUP
Notice of Race - 2023
This, the 25th running of the Navigators Cup, is a unique offshore race commemorating Australia’s historical sailing links with Botany Bay – our first port.
It celebrates the outstanding achievements of those great navigators, Lieutenant James Cook and Le Compte Jean-François Galaup de La Perouse, both of whose remarkable explorations and navigational feats around the oceans of the world are epic sagas, and Captain Arthur Phillip. The latter brought out the First Fleet in 1788. All three and their ships entered Botany Bay. La Perouse and Phillip were coincidently there at the same time.
The race for divisions 1 & 2 yachts will start at the Bass and Flinders Monument at the Port Hacking Estuary.
Yachts in Div 1 offshore will race to the captain Cook Buoy, then to Wedding Cake Is, and to the finish in the Port hacking.
Yachts in Div 1 inshore and Multi Hulls will race to the captain Cook Buoy, then to Wave Rider on starboard to the finish in the Port hacking.
Yachts in Div 2 inshore and Cruising will race to the captain Cook Buoy and return to the finish in the Port hacking.
Echelle will race three sprint races as per CSC weekly race program
There will be great spectator viewing from the headlands of Cronulla and along the coast from Cronulla to Bondi, and return
Invitation
An invitation is extended to all yachts to compete in the Botany Bay Australia Day Navigators’ Cup to be hosted by the Cronulla Sailing Club. There will be a choice of four divisions for offshore yachts, Inshore yachts and the Etchell fleet.
Schedule of Event
Saturday 21st January 2023
Start time 1230 hrs Division 1 offshore and
1235 Inshore Divisions 1 & Cruising and Multi Hulls
1240 Inshore Div 2
1330 hrs for Etchells
Rules
The races will be governed by the 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions and special regulations of AS and the Sailing Instructions. The races will be designated as Category C of the ISAF Advertising Code.
Courses
Yachts in Div 1 offshore will race to the captain Cook Buoy, then to Wedding Cake Is, and to the finish in the Port hacking.
Yachts in Div 1 inshore will race to the captain Cook Buoy, then to Wave Rider on starboard to the finish in the Port hacking.
Yachts in Div 2 inshore will race to the captain Cook Buoy and return to the finish in the Port hacking.
Echelle will race three sprint races as per CSC weekly race program
(Exact course details will be included in the Sailing Instructions.)
- Finish Line
The Finish Line will be between the signal mast on the Race Committee Boat and a mark laid nearby to the north in the Estuary Port Hacking.
If there is no RCB on the station, the finishing line will be an extension of the transit line from the Bass and Flinders Obelisk to the starboard lateral marker pile below the monument. Boats shall finish on the southern side of the pile mark, leaving it to starboard. Boats should take their own GPS finish time and SMS the finish time to CSC 0425288650
The time limit will be officially sunset. If one boat finishes before the time limit, the time limit will be extended by thirty (30) minutes. Boats failing to finish before the time limit extension are scored “Did Not Finish”.
Safety – SA Special Regulations Part 1
Division 1 Offshore Category 4
Division 1 and 2 inshore Category 7+
A copy of the yacht’s safety compliance form shall be lodged with the entry form unless already held by CSC.
Eligibility
- Safety Certificate - Current season 2022-2023 safety certificate and provided a copy to the club before the race.
- Insurance - The owner or charterer of a boat entered in the Navigators Cup 2023 shall hold a marine legal liability insurance policy concerning the boat current when racing, with the sum insured of not less than A$10 million.
- Crew Safety Form -Each boat shall register on the ONBOARD section of the club website. I list all crew members providing details of the next of kin, including address and phone number. The form shall be submitted at least 1 hour before the start of the race.
All boats
Handicaps
The race results will be determined using a performance handicap System. Each yacht will be handicapped using Time Correction Factors as determined by the race committee or its nominee and will not be the subject of protest or redress.
Prizes
The Navigators’ Cup trophy will be awarded to the winning yacht on the corrected time in Division 1 Offshore.
Each Division winner will be awarded $200.00 cash on performance handicap results.
Prizes will be awarded to placegetters in each Division, subject to the number of entries.
Entry Fee
The entry fee for the event will be $40.00 per non-CSC boat.
Entries
Entries will open Monday, 9th January
Email: secretary@cronullasc.com
For further information:
Bronwyn 0425288650
COURSES
Courses shall start in the Port Hacking Estuary near the Bass and Flinders Monument. Consecutive starts for the Botany Bay courses shall proceed after the First Warning signal is scheduled for 1225 hours.
- NAVIGATORS CUP OFFSHORE DIV 1 AND CRUISING OFFSHORE
From the starting line, proceed to Botany Bay to the Captain Cook Transit Line (stbd
Transit Line: A line from the Flag Mast with yard arm at lat 34º 0.155’S; long. 151º 13.281’E through the Captain Cook Buoy (lat. 33º 59.9’S; long. 151º 13.2’E). Boats must pass north of Captain Cook Buoy. Proceed to Wedding Cake Island (lat. 33º 55.7’S; long. 151º 15.8’E), rounding the island to starboard, thence to Port Hacking to the finishing line.
74. NAVIGATORS CUP INSHORE DIV 1, CRUISING INSHORE AND MULTI HULLS
From the starting line, proceed to Botany Bay and turn to starboard after crossing the ‘Captain Cook Transit Line’, then to the Waverider buoy (stbd), and thence to the finishing line in Port Hacking.
Transit Line: A line from the Flag Mast with yard arm at lat 34º 0.155’S; long. 151º 13.281’E through the Captain Cook Buoy (lat. 33º 59.9’S; long. 151º 13.2’E). Boats must pass north of Captain Cook Buoy.
75 NAVIGATORS CUP INSHORE DIVISION 2 AND NON-SPINNAKER DIVISION
From the starting line, proceed to Botany Bay to the Captain Cook Transit Line (stbd)
Transit Line: A line from the Flag Mast with yard arm at lat 34º 0.155’S; long. 151º 13.281’E through the Captain Cook Buoy (lat. 33º 59.9’S; long. 151º 13.2’E). Boats must pass north of Captain Cook Buoy, to Port Hacking to the finishing line.
Etchells & Cruising Div2* Divisions (CSC Cat7+ or AS Cat5 min) First Warning signal is scheduled for 1325 hours.
Three sprint races shall be conducted near the Port Hacking estuary. *Cruising Div2 is non-spinnaker.
