Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Championship
September 25 & 26, 2021

It’s time to register for the Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Championships hosted by Newport Harbor Yacht Club. The $30 entry fee goes up to $35 after September 21, 2021. The Notice of Race has been posted here and you can register here.

Drinks and appetizers will be served at Newport Harbor Yacht Club immediately after racing on Sunday. No Saturday dinner is planned. Everyone in the Fleet is invited to the social gathering after racing on Sunday. The awards ceremony will commence one hour after the last race.

Please remember:

◦ Boats must be in the water for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.9).
◦ Skippers must have been owners for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.10).
◦ Boats must have a measurement certificate (class bylaw III.C.2) which can be verified by finding your member roster entry under “Members > Member Roster” in the menu above and then clicking on your sail number.
◦ A copy of the DMV registration must be on the boat and must list the skipper’s name.
◦ Crews must have sailed on the boat 12 times since the last fleet championships.
◦ Petitions (such as for a crew who doesn’t meet the 12-race requirement) must be submitted to the Fleet Measurer before the September 11 Board meeting.

Click here for the Notice of Race

Click here for the Sailing Instructions

Click here for the Course Chart

Click here to register

Posted on behalf of the Fleet 1 Board of Directors:

Questions and complaints fielded by the board this summer seem to indicate a confusion between two Fleet 1 bylaws. It is well known that evening races are “informal”. Informal races relax Fleet 1 ownership and Skipper Division rules allowing anyone to enter and/or drive the boat. This is codified in the following rule:

I.G.3 Evening series and other informal regattas are open to all participants and the rules requiring Fleet membership (Owner/ Skipper), and the Fleet Race Division rules do not apply. If non- Fleet races start A, B or C divisions, it is suggested, but not a requirement, that skippers race in the division for which they are a part of, if possible.

It would appear the term “informal” is being interpreted by some as relaxing other rules, such as Fleet 1 permitted sails which is codified in this rule:

III.C.7 The Fleet has appointed Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers as its sole permitted sail maker for new mainsails, and Ullman Sails as its sole permitted sail maker for new jibs. No other sail/sail maker combinations will be allowed. The Board may change this rule by a majority vote.

So, using other sails for an actual or perceived performance advantage, “testing”  sails for the same, or just using other sails to save permitted sails for High Point races is not allowed. The board offers this clarification in hopes of alleviating the problem while staying out of the protest room where no one wants to go.

The Fleet 1 board remains steadfast in  the belief that the incredible success of the Harbor 20 Class is attributable to the adherence of strict one-design racing as stated in the Class bylaws in rule II.A.2.

Harbor 20 Fleet 1 Championship – September 25-26

Important Reminders

• Boats must be in the water for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.9).

• Skippers must have been owners for 60 days before the event (bylaw I.F.10). 

So, this year those criteria must be met by July 26.

• Boats must have a measurement certificate (class bylaw III.C.2) which can be verified by clicking your sail number in the harbor20.org member roster.

• A copy of the registration must be on the boat and must list the skipper’s name. 

• Crews must have sailed on the boat 12 times since the last fleet championships. 

• Petitions (such as for a crew who doesn’t meet the 12-race requirement) must be submitted to the Fleet Measurer before the September 16 Board meeting.