Georgian Bay
Midland, ON

MD Marine Insurance and Dock Links Presents the Georgian Bay Blast in benefit of the Georgian Collage Marine Tech Scholarship fund

Friday July 12th

• 3:00 pm Boat begin to arrive at Midland Harbour, launching at Central Marine, trailer parking at the Quality Inn Midland
• 7:00 pm Driver check in, cocktails and eats at Boathouse Eatery midland town docks

Agenda – Saturday July 13th

• 8: 30 am – Driver check in at Midland town docks under the pavilion
• 10: 00 am – Mandatory roll call, drivers meeting and safety brief
• 10: 30 am – Boats depart Midland harbor and onward to 1st checkpoint Penetanguishene Town docks
• 11: 00 am – Depart Penetanguishene Town docks to checkpoint #2 Minnicognashene Island.
• We will regroup as pace boat will lead us from Minnicognashene island onto Fin City in Honey Harbor for lunch.

This section of passage will be run under pace boat, single file and a max speed of 50mph until clear of whaleback channel. Pay close attention to your charts near Hotchkiss Rock where there is a dogleg intersection between the two channels and again at whaleback channel.

• 11: 30 pm – Arrive at checkpoint #3 Fin City Fish & Chips Honey Harbor for lunch
• 1: 00 pm – Depart Honey Harbor head south past picnic island and out to turning rock enroute to check point #4 Beckwith island.
• 2: 00 pm – Arrive Checkpoint 4 Beckwith island** for raft up and Photoshoot Run is officially completed.
• 5: 00 pm – Depart Beckwith Island and return to Midland town docks.
• 7: 00 pm – Dinner, auction and awards ceremony at the Quality Inn Midland.

** Please have consideration while mooring at Beckwith island and access the beach head respecting BFN wishes to not access the beach without a permit.

Meet up Friday night 7 pm at The Boathouse Eatery for driver check-in and cocktails.  Boats depart midland town docks at 10:30am heading out on the Bay Saturday morning. We’ll make our way to Finn City Fish and Chips in Honey Harbor for lunch, then stop by the Westerns and Beckwith Island on the way back.

Saturday morning Mandatory Roll call and drivers meeting will also be at the Midland town dock.

The awards dinner and auction will be held at the Quality Inn Midland at 7pm.

Sponsors

• Dock Links
• MD Marine Insurance
• Birchpoint Performance
• Hull Life Insurance
• Double R Performance
• Edwards Mazda
• Central Marine
• Darana Hybrid
• Nordic Auto Group
• Fisher Excavating
• WB White Insurance
• Canadian Waste Management
• Tire Craft
• Livorsi Marine
• Quality Inn Midland
• Fin City Fish and Chips
• The Boathouse Eatery

> Navigational Notes

Note: Drivers Kits will be given only to those attending the Drivers Meeting, have signed the waivers and provided proof of insurance. Boats with chart/numbers will be the only boats that run in the event. Authorities may detain “Tag along Boats” as they are a liability to the event and others.

Boats must be insured during the time frame of the event. A certificate of insurance is mandatory for event registration.

*Avoid Card Loss or Disqualification * by following these very important instructions.

> Rules and Regulations

Instructions for staging and starting each leg of the run; this will be the method of starting at all locations:
Boats waiting to start must follow the pace boat. The official paceboat will fly a green flag. The pace boat will move to the front of the start line and, upon approval, will start to run on plane with the green  flag up. When it is approved with safety, the green flag will be lowered. You may then proceed on course. No boats may pass the pace boat until the green flag has been lowered. Look before you change your course and speed.

> Checkpoints

Approach to checkpoints slow down. Arms up to signal to other boats to slow down approach.

All participating boats must be equipped with standard safety equipment and kits and must have Canadian Coast Guard Approved life jackets onboard and be compliant with Coast Guard regulations and Transport Canada noise statement laws.

All Poker Run boats are subject to safety checks for the necessary equipment. Life jackets must be inherently buoyant and be worn while boat is running. Your boat must be equipped with kill switches and these must be engaged while running.

ZERO Tolerance on Alcohol – NO consumption of alcohol by anybody on board during the time frame of the Poker Run. Obey the rules of the waterway. We share the lake, not own it. Use channels marked by the course map reference to avoid running close to public viewing areas at starts and stops. Caution areas are at all starts and stops.

Remember the media and public are watching our sportsmanship and safety presentation.

> Recommendations

* Wear secure eye protection.
* Remove loose jewellery around neck and head.
* Use hand signals provided/recommended to communicate to crew and other boats. Brief all the members of your crew on all aspects of these rules and regulations.
* VHF and/or cellular communications must be on during the event.
*Monitor channel 11 VHF for event information.