I believe those requirements were in place for this year's Newport - Bermuda race as well. On the boat we sailed I do not think the entire storm jib had to be orange but a good portion of it did - don't remember exactly.
Was a very expensive race for our skipper. On top of the other costs it required a month's vacation. Had to get the boat from Halifax to Newport and then back to Halifax from Bermuda. It was his third consecutive NB race and my first ... Mike -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 1:48 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List ISAF regs Saturday I attended a meeting about the 2014 Annapolis Bermuda race. Any delusions I had about sailing my boat were quashed. Besides the $900 entrance fee, life raft and epirb rental they now require that the storm job and try sail ( which I have and never have been used ) be fluorescent orange. An emergency tiller isn't enough. You need to be able to rig an emergency rudder too! I'll be looking to crew on a boat owned by someone willing to shell out for prepping their boat. The race organizers want more entries. The safety folks apparently want fewer. Joel Aronson _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
