Like last year’s NOOD, the Texas J/24 Circuit will be joining a major HYC regatta for our HYC Circuit Stop. Billed as “Beasley Cup at the Elissa Regatta,” our participation will help boost HYC’s recovery from their recent Hurricane Ike devastation by ensuring that the event has a big turnout, as well as a high level of competition on the water (well at least for the J/24 Class!).  

Unlike the NOOD, we will register for this stop using our ‘normal’ website and forms; however to get to the registration link you will need to go to the J/24 addendum to the base Elissa NOR. The Elissa NOR is available on the HYC website at http://www.houstonyachtclub.com/documents/NOR_Elissa_10.pdf. Be sure to scroll down on that page to get to the J/24 NOR Addendum. This addendum provides updates and changes to the base NOR for our Class that bring the event up to our normal circuit standards and procedures.

Note you should NOT register using the Elissa Regatta registration link in the base NOR, rather use the one provided in the J/24 NOR Addendum. You can get to the registration form here. However it is strongly suggested that you also view the base NOR as it has the Schedule and other logistical planning info. 

One item you might notice in the base NOR Schedule is that each registered boat gets 2 dinner tickets for Saturday evening. This dinner event is part of a larger Elissa support group fund raiser. If you plan on attending and need more than the 2 tickets that are part of your registration, it seems you will need to purchase them at the regatta registration, as the base Elissa registration form that is on-line does not have any way (currently) to just order additional tickets without also registering your boat on that site (which you don't want to do unless you want to pay twice for the same regatta!). The same seems to be true (at least for now) as far as ordering Regatta gear on-line (in spite of what the base NOR says about this!). 

One last item, be sure to go to the J/24 table when you show up at the regatta to finish registration. That is where the crew weigh-in scale will be as well as extra I-Flag forms, the J/24 Addendum to the SIs, etc. This is also where you would pay by check if you registered on-line but did not pay via credit card, late registration will also be available at this table...which will be next to the standard Elissa Regatta registration tables in the HYC clubhouse.  

See the J/24 Addendum to the NOR for contact info if you have questions.