OPEN EVENTS – NORFOLK PUNT CLUB

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

BARTON BUNNY – 19th APRIL 2025

The 2025 Barton Bunny Pursuit Race

The Norfolk Punt Club hosts the race on Barton Broad on 19^th April

The Norfolk Punt Club is looking forward to welcoming club and visiting boats to Barton

for an afternoon of spring racing

Notice of Race

Event Information
The briefing will be at 12 noon on the NPC pontoon, Barton Broad
The first signal will be at 12.20pm with the first start at 12.30pm
Tow outs from the NPC moorings, Barton Turf, will be available at 11.30am
Entries will cost £10 for single-handers and £15 for double (or more)-handers with all proceeds going to the NPC Centenary Fund
Entries to be made via Webcollect https://webcollect.org.uk/npc until Friday 18^thApril 2025 at 8am or on the day in cash on the pontoon by 11am
Tea and cake will be served from 1pm at normal NPC prices

Eligibility
Open to any class of dinghy with a Portsmouth Yardstick less than or equal to that of a Bittern (1381)
Also open to Broads One Design keelboats (e.g. YBODs, BODs, Yarmouths etc.) and River Cruisers
Non-members welcome

Rules
The race will be approximately 1.5-hour pursuit race, beginning with the slowest class
Classes will be given start times on the day and these will be published beforehand on the pontoon
The race will be sailed in accordance with the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing
No boat will sail between the Dolphin mark and its nearest bank
No boat will sail in the exclusion zone until the sound signal for the previous start
All boats will finish at the sound signal 1.5hrs after the first start. Final positions will be as at that time. Full details to be given at the briefing
Protests must be lodged within 15 minutes of the final boat finishing
All visiting competitors will be deemed temporary members of the Norfolk Punt Club during the event and as such shall abide by the club’s rules

Prize Giving
Prize giving will commence at 2.45pm subject to the completion of any protest hearings
Prizes will be awarded to
- 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd placed boats overall
- 1^st Junior helm (aged under 18 on the day)
- 1^st Junior crew
- 1^st boats in classes with more than 4 entries
Overall results will be published inside the Kon-Tiki hut at the end of prize giving and will also be available for viewing on the Norfolk Punt Club website