NOTICE OF RACE

64st Annual

LIGHTNING FRIGID DIGIT

October 17-18, 2015

Severn Sailing Association

311 First Street, Annapolis MD

(410) 268-8744

Schedule:

Friday, Oct 16th

Boat Drop Off – SSA clubhouse

1730-1930 Munchies and beer

Saturday, Oct 17th

0800-0930 Registration & Breakfast

0930 Skipper’s Meeting

1100 Warning Signal for first race of the day; others to follow

Note: VHF radio will be used to call OCS boats

1700 Hors d’Oeuvres, Beer, Wine

1730 Racing summary by Geoff Becker, 2015 Lightning World Champion

1830 Dinner

Sunday, Oct 18th

0830 Breakfast

1000 Warning Signal for first race of the day; others to follow

1500 Final race start deadline

Awards immediately following harbor return

Entry/Registration: $110 if paid in advance; $120 on Saturday morning. Includes beer and wine, hors d’oeuvres, dinner for 3, light breakfast Sat/Sun, trophies. Extra dinners available for $20 each. All registration is on-line at https://severnsa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=87&club_id=549086&item_id=400962 and pre-registration and pre-payment are highly recommended.

Lunches: Available from the SSA snack bar. Pre-ordering is encouraged; contact John Miller 410-212-6921 or order in the morning at the snack bar.

Web Site: Please visit the web site to add your name to the Competitor’s List to help us plan a better regatta: http://lightningclass.org/racing/calendar/eventWhoscoming.asp?ID=881&event=64th+Annual+Frigid+Digit

The SSA web site http://severnsailing.org/ also includes weather information and directions to SSA via the “Resources” link.

Housing: Limited housing is available with fleet members. Please contact Joan Hurban at or (410) 923-2497 for availability or other information.

For easy access to B&Bs try http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/annapolis-maryland.html

The following is a list of available hotels:

Extended Stay Studio and Suites, 120 Admiral Cochran Dr, Annapolis, MD – (410) 571-6600; Approx 15 min from the club

Annapolis Courtyard by Marriott, 2559 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD – (410) 266-1555

Approx 15 min from the club

Double Tree Hotel, Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD – (410) 224-3150; Approx 15 min from the club

Country Inn Suites, 2600 Housley Rd, Annapolis, MD – (410) 571-6700

Approx 15 min from club

For further information about the regatta, contact the regatta chair Jamie Brickell, ; (410) 404-5421