2025 Memorial Day Regatta

Updated Notice of Race Posted
Support Vessel Fee is now $1 until Entry Deadline
Join us for the Summer Kick-Off Party

Join us for ABYC's Summer Kick-Off Party on Saturday evening from 5-9 PM

• Traditional BBQ dinner on the patio and a live band.
• $10 for Children (5-10), $25 ages 11 and up. Tax included
• For more information & to purchase tickets, go to Summer Kick-Off Party.
  
  

HOSPITALITY

• The hospitality of ABYC is extended to all participants.
• Club hours are Wed-Sun 8:30am-5pm except Fridays until 9pm.
• The galley will be open each day. Breakfast, bag lunches & adult beverages are available.
• The club bar will be open starting at 1PM on Saturday, after racing on Sunday.
• ABYC yard rules do not allow dogs, other than service dogs, onto the property or in the boat yard.

PARKING AND STORAGE

• Due to space limitations, vehicle parking on ABYC grounds is restricted.
• Off‐street metered parking is available across the street in municipal lots.
• Street parking is available. Street sweeping occurs on Thursday and Friday, check the signs when parking as the parking tickets are expensive.
• Parking of unattached trailers on public streets is prohibited.

BOAT LAUNCHING

• Your entry includes launching, recovery, and storage for visiting competing boats as outlined in the NoR.
• Boats or trailers arriving before or leaving after the specified times must complete an application for ABYC Temporary Yard Storage.
  The application must be approved, the fee paid, and the waiver completed before arrival.
• Visiting competitors arriving outside club hours must make arrangements with the regatta chair.
• Any boat or trailer arriving early or staying later without paying ABYC yard storage fees will be subject to impound and applicable fees.
• There are two hoists available to launch boats. Boats shall provide their own internal lifting sling to use the hoists.
• ABYC members who store their boats in the yard should submit a Vessel Underway Form.

LEAVING AND RETURNING TO OCEAN COURSES

• The centerline “Keep Right” buoys from the edge of the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club basin to the end of the Alamitos Bay jetty (including A mark at the end of the jetty) are a continuous obstruction.
  Boats entering or leaving Alamitos Bay must take these buoys to port.
• The AquaLink ferry to downtown Long Beach uses this channel and you are required to keep clear of them at all times.

COMMUNICATION WITH RACE OFFICIALS

• HEARING REQUESTS – GENERAL INFORMATION
  
  • Hearing requests can be filed from your smart phone using the US Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing-App and emailed to [email protected].
    • Download the US Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing-App from the App Store or Google Play. Click on the link for information about the US Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing-App.
      
      
  • Alternatively, use the US Sailing Hearing Request Form (Fill out form; save it; email it to [email protected]; add diagram to email or bring one hearing.)
    • Users of iOS (Apple) devices will need to download Adobe Reader from the App Store in order to be able to fill in the form on their devices. Adobe Reader is free.
      
      
  • Or just send an email to [email protected] and identify
    
    • (a) the protestor and protestee;
    • (b) the incident;
    • (c) where and when the incident occurred
      
      
• SCORING INQUIRY – GENERAL INFORMATION
  
  • Scoring Review Request can be submitted by email to [email protected]. Click the link below and provide the requested information & send the email.
    • Scoring Review Request
      
      
• After filing the inquiry form, be sure to report to the Race Office at ABYC to discuss your inquiry with the race committee and find out the response to your inquiry.

For further information email [email protected] or call +1 (562) 434-9955

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