WEEKEND RACING SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
2008
1 RULES: All races will be
governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008
(RRS); the prescriptions of U. S. Sailing; the current Performance Handicap
Racing Fleet Regulations as administered by the Yacht Racing Association of
Long Island Sound; the Minimum Equipment Recommendations of the YRALIS; the
rules of any fleet racing as a level or one design class; (except as any of
these are altered by the Notice of Race or these Sailing Instructions) and by
the Notice of Race and these Sailing Instructions. This is a category A event in accordance with
RRS 79 and RRS G.
2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS:
Notices
to competitors, class assignments and changes to the sailing instructions will
be posted on the Official Notice Board at the Norwalk Yacht Club. As a convenience to competitors we also
intend to post Sailing Instructions and Notices on the Norwalk Yacht Club web
site at www.norwalkyc.com. However, the
Official Notice Board posting governs and failure to post notices on the web
site is not a valid basis for protest.
3 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Any change to the sailing instructions or to
the class assignments will be posted before 0930 on the day it will take
effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000
on the day before it will take effect.
4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE: Signals
made ashore will be displayed from the yard arm at the Norwalk Yacht Club and
have the following meanings:
Code flag
“B” fully
hoisted with one sound means that the Protest Time has begun, when lowered half way it means that
there less than 30 minutes are remaining before Protest Time ends and when
lowered it means Protest Time has ended.
Code flag
“L” means
that a change to the sailing instructions has been posted.
Code flag
“N” over Code flag “A” means all races are abandoned.
Code flag
AP over Code flag H means all races are postponed and skippers should inquire at the
race office for instructions.
5 THESE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING RACES:
|
Race
No. |
Date |
Race |
Starting
Area |
Start Time |
|
|
1 |
June 7 |
Chanteyman
|
Greens Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
2 |
July 4 |
Firecracker
Race |
Greens
Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
3 |
July 12 |
Parade
of Sail |
Greens
Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
4 |
August 23 |
Rum Cup |
Greens
Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
5 |
September
6 |
Greens
Ledge |
Greens
Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
6 |
September
13 |
Women’s’
Yellow Rock Race |
Greens
Ledge |
11:00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 CLASSES AND CLASS FLAGS: Classes will be
announced by scratch sheets, which will be available at the Norwalk Yacht Club no
later than 09:30 on the day of the race.
Scratch sheets designating classes will also be available on the Race
Committee Boat(s). Class flags will be
designated in the scratch sheets but will normally be the Numeral Flag
corresponding to the Class designation in the scratch sheet. For example:
|
Class |
Flag |
|
Class 1 All Spinnakers |
Numeral 1 |
|
Class 2 All Non
Spinnakers |
Numeral 2 |
|
Class 3 Multi-hulls |
Numeral 3 |
|
Class 4 Single/Double-handed |
Numeral 4 |
6.1 The Race Committee reserves the
right to increase the number of classes in individual races if sufficient
applications are received. In such
cases, all applicants will be notified in advance and scratch sheets will be
available from the Committee Boat before the race, along with revised starting
instructions, as required.
7 RACING AREA: Area south of
8 THE COURSES:
8.1 Diagrams of the Courses are attached in Appendix
A.
The course chosen for
each fleet will be displayed by the Committee Boat and the course will be
comprised of inflatable marks or race committee boat(s) as indicated in 9.1 below. The Race Committee boat may
change an announced course at any time prior to, but no later than, the class
warning signal and during a postponement.
8.2
When only one course
is displayed, that is the course for the next class to start. When multiple
courses are displayed the following designations identify the class course
assignments:
|
Placard |
Course
is for: |
|
None |
All Classes or next class after warning
signal |
|
I |
All Spinnaker Classes |
|
II |
All Non Spinnaker Classes |
|
III |
Multi-hulls |
|
IV |
Single/Double-Handed |
8.3 Courses will normally be displayed
vertically and are read from top to bottom.
If for any reason a course is displayed horizontally, it shall be
displayed from forward to aft on the committee boat.
9 MARKS:
9.1 New marks, as provided in instruction 11.1, may be
designated by the race committee and may be a committee boat or an inflatable
mark.
9.2 All marks shall be rounded to port with the
exception of the Z course which has one midcourse rounding of the Starting
Mark/Pin to starboard (see diagram in Appendix A)
10 THE START
10.1 Races will be started by using rule 26 with the warning
signal given five minutes before the starting signal. The starting procedure is illustrated as
follows:
Starting
Sequence:
Class 1 Flag
and Sound
1100 Warning Class
flag; 1 sound
1101 Preparatory P, I, Z, Z with I, or black flag; 1
sound
1104 One-Minute Preparatory
flag removed; 1 long sound
1105 Start Class
flag removed; 1 sound.
Class 2
1105 Warning same
as above
1106 Preparatory
1109 One-Minute
1110 Start
Class 3
1110 Warning same
as above
1111 Preparatory
1114 One-Minute
1115 Start
Class 4 (Single/Double-handed)
1115 Warning same
as above
1116 Preparatory
1119 One-Minute
1120 Start
Other Signals
|
I code flag accompanied
by one sound - Rule 30.1 “Round an End Rule” is in effect. |
|
C code flag accompanied
by several sounds - Next mark changed |
|
N code flag accompanied
by three sounds – Abandonment |
|
S code flag with two
sounds - Shorten course. Finish between Committee Boat & nearby mark |
|
X code flag accompanied
by one sound - Individual Recall |
|
Y code flag accompanied
by one sound - Wear personal buoyancy |
|
Z code flag accompanied
by one sound - Rule 30.2 “20% Penalty” is in effect. |
|
Black
Flag accompanied
by one sound - Rule 30.3 is in effect. |
|
Answering
Pennant (AP) code flag with
two sounds - Postponement. |
|
First
Substitute (FS) code flag with two sounds - General recall for the class
starting. |
*When a
signal flag is displayed under a class flag, or class flags, it means that the
signal applies only to those
classes so indicated.
Visual
signals govern. The race committee’s
failure to execute a sound signal shall not be a valid basis for protest or
redress.
10.2 Recalls
and Restarts. Recalls will be
signaled in accord with Rule 29. The
committee may attempt to hail boat(s) recalled, but failure to hail will not
excuse a boat’s failure to return to the pre-start side of the starting
line. If a general recall or
postponement is signaled, the starting sequence will resume as follows: One
minute after the AP or FS code flag is lowered, the Warning Signal (5 Minute)
for recalled class will be made and starting sequence resumed. The starts for succeeding classes are
postponed accordingly.
10.3 The starting line will
be in the vicinity of Green’s Ledge Light between a special club mark and an
orange flag on the Committee Boat.
10.4 Boats whose warning signal has not been given
shall keep well clear of the starting area and of all boats whose warning
signal has been given.
11 CHANGE OF THE POSITION OF THE NEXT MARK (THIS MODIFIES
RULE 33)
11.1 Changes will be signaled before the leading boat has begun
the leg, although the mark may not yet be in the new position. To change the position of the next mark, the
race committee will display Code Flag “C” with repetitive sounds, and designate
the approximate compass course to the new mark.
Code flags, chalk boards, signs or hail may be used to designate the
approximate compass course to the new mark.
Any mark to be rounded after the new mark may be relocated without
further signaling to maintain the course configuration.
11.2 The race committee may also attempt to announce changes
using VHF Channel 78A, but failure to make such an announcement on Channel 78A
shall not be a basis for protest or redress.
12 THE FINISH The finish line will be in the vicinity of Green’s Ledge Light
between an inflatable mark and an orange flag on the Committee Boat unless the
course is shortened by the race committee as provided in Rule 32.
13 PENALTY ACKNOWLEDGMENT A boat that has taken a
penalty or retired under
Rule 31.2 or 44.1 shall
notify the race committee upon finishing and complete an acknowledgement form
at the race office within the protest time limit.
14 TIME LIMITS The finish of one boat in any class prior to 15:30 will constitute
a race for all classes. Any yacht not
finishing within 5 hours and 30 minutes of the start of the last class started
will be scored DNF.
15 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
15.1 Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the
protest time limit.
15.2 Protests shall be written on standard forms available at
the Norwalk YC race office and delivered there within the Protest Time, which
begins when the committee boat returns to the Norwalk Yacht Club after
finishing the racers and ends at 6:00 PM on the day of the race. (See SI 4 above). Protests will be heard at 2000 hours on
Mondays at the Norwalk Yacht Club. Protest notices will be posted at the
Norwalk Yacht Club on the day following the Protest Time expiration. Decisions will be posted at the NYC following
the hearing. This changes rules 61.3 and
62.2.
15.3 Code flag “B”, which is
displayed on the yard arm at the Norwalk Yacht Club, will be lowered to half
staff within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of the
timing of the expiration of the Protest Time Limit.
16 SCORING. Scoring
and awards will be in accord with the scoring provisions in each constituent
series’ Notice of Race.
17. Postponement and Abandonment. A formal policy for
postponement and abandonment has been adopted. See appendix B.
18. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors participate
in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authorities will not accept any
liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in
conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.