Sailing Instructions

Contents

1.0 Purpose
2.0 Scope
3.0 Sailing Instructions
3.1 Rules
3.2 Measurement
3.3 Race Start Times
3.4 Divisions
3.5 Courses
3.6 Changes to Sailing Instructions
3.7 Entry Procedure
3.8 Start Procedure
3.9 Recalls
3.10 Shortened Course
3.11 Finish
3.12 Postponement, Abandonment and Cancellation
3.13 Signing Off
3.14 Alternative Penalties
3.15 Protests
3.16 Points Score
3.17 Race Committee
3.18 Trophies
Appendix A - Points Scoring System
Document Control

1.0 Purpose

The purpose of this instruction is to state the rules by which racing will be conducted.

2.0 Scope

This document covers racing and should be read in conjunction with the Standing Instructions which apply in all activities. These Sailing Instructions are to be considered a sub set of the Standing Instructions.

3.0 Sailing Instructions

3.1 Rules

All races conducted by Sugarloaf Sailing and Boating Club Inc. are governed by the International Sailing Federation, ISAF rules and the prescriptions of Yachting Australia as modified by these Sailing Instructions here in.

3.2 Measurement

Boats wishing to be identified as belonging to a particular class shall conform to the measurement requirements of that class. Measurement certificates may be required at the discretion of the (race) committee.

3.3 Race Start Times

Race series dates and times are as shown in the Sailing Calendar. Alterations may be displayed on the general notice board.

3.4 Divisions

All boats shall be divided into divisions as determined by the Executive Committee upon consideration of the Sailing Committee's recommendation.

3.5 Courses

The marks for the courses will be determined on the day by the Race Controller.
Except if otherwise notified (paragraphs "Changes to Sailing Instructions" or "Shortened Course"), the normal course for each boat shall be:

Yardstick	Typical Classes (Check Yardsticks)	Triangles	Starting Division	Pennant
67.49 and below	Tornado post 2002	6	2
67.5 to 69.99	Tornado pre 2002, Taipan 5.7 with Spin	6	1
70 to 72.49	Taipan 4.9 Sloop one Up, A Class, F16	5	3
72.5 to 79.49	Taipan 4.9 Sloop, Taipan 4.9 Cat, F14	5	2
79.5 to 84.49	Mosquito with Spin, Mosquito, Cobra, Hobie 16, Hobie 17, 49er	5	1
84.5 to 90.49	49er, Dolphin, Hydra, Prindle 18, Alpha Omega	4	3
90.5 to 99.99	Windrush 14 Sloop, Arrow, Paper Tiger, Maricat, Javelin	4	2
100 to 108.99	Cherub,Contender, NS14, Fireball, 470	4	1
109 to 120.99	Laser, Finn, Arafura, Corsair	3	3
121 to 131.99	Laser 4.7, Laser M, Sabre, Pacer, Miracle	3	2
132 to 152.99	Flying Ant, Eclipse, Mirror, Savage Dolphin, Sparrow	3	1
153 to 174.99	Sabot, Minnow	2	3
175 and above	Access 2.3 Dinghy, Access 2.3 Servo	2	2

Numeral pennants 1 to 3 will identify Starting Divisions.

A red flag on the start boat at the start line means "leave all marks to Port", and a green flag means "leave all marks to Starboard". All boats shall round the marks in the correct order and on the proper hand and finish in the vicinity of the Race Control Area in accordance with Paragraph "Finish Line".

3.6 Changes to Sailing Instructions

3.6.1 Changes in Sailing Instructions shall be displayed on the Course Board and will be signalled by flying the Code Flag L (black and yellow squares) at the Race Control Area at least one hour before the scheduled start of the race.

3.7 Race Entry Procedure

Competitors shall enter by:

a) A club member registering their boat(s) with the Club

b) And by paying the required entry fee. Payment of an annual entry fee shall apply to a particular boat/s sailed by a nominated skipper and is not transferable. The entry fee applies to one of the nominated boats per series.

c) And by entering the skippers name and crew's name if applicable, boat class and class type if the boat is a variation within that class and sail number on the Registration Sheet.

3.7.2 Non Club members who are members of a Yachting Victoria affiliated club may be granted reciprocal rights for up to six races per season and be accepted as a starter in a race upon payment of the required entry fee but their placing will not be calculated in Club aggregate results.

3.7.3 Unless approval (in exceptional circumstances) is sought by a skipper in writing and granted in writing before a race or races in a series by the Sailing Committee, hulls, sails and configuration shall remain the same throughout a series. If there are any changes to the boat/crew configuration during a series she shall be recorded in the results for that series as a separate entry for that particular configuration.

3.8 Start Procedure

3.8.1 The start line shall be a line between a leeward mark and the start boat. The start boat will be positioned at the starboard end of the start line.

3.8.2 All start signals will be made from the start boat. Times shall be taken from the visual signals and a failure or mistiming of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Five minutes prior to the first start a Warning Signal, being the respective numeral flag(s) of the boats sailing the first course(s) to start, will be hoisted and may be accompanied by one short sound.

Four minutes prior to the first start the Preparatory Signal, code flag P, (white square surrounded by blue), will be hoisted indicating four minutes to the first start and may be accompanied by one short sound.

One minute prior to the first start, the One Minute Signal code flag P, will be lowered and may be accompanied by one long sound.

The Start Signal for the first start will be the lowering of the respective course(s) flag(s) and may be accompanied by one short sound. At the same time the respective numeral flag(s) for the boats sailing the next course(s) to start will be hoisted, indicating five minutes to the start for that course(s).

The process is repeated until boats sailing all courses have started.

3.8.3 A boat shall not start later than 10 minutes after her start signal.

3.9 Recalls

3.9 Individual Recall
If at the start signal, any part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the start line, either:

a) Code flag X (white with blue cross) will be flown on the start boat and may be accompanied by a single sound signal, or

b) Code flag X will be flown on the start boat and may be accompanied by a single sound signal and the infringing boat's sail number may be hailed from the start boat, indicating that the infringing boat has been identified

The onus is then on the infringing boat to return and start correctly. An infringing boat failing to return and start correctly will be disqualified.

Code Flag X will remain displayed for four minutes, or until all infringing boats have returned to the pre-start side of the of the start line, whichever is the sooner.

3.9.2 General Recall

If after the start signal, the First Substitute flag, (yellow triangle within a blue triangle), is flown (two sound signals may be made), all boats sailing that course are recalled for a new start and shall revert to last in the starting sequence.

If the boats sailing a particular course are recalled and are the last in the start sequence, a new Preparatory signal will be made one minute after the First Substitute flag is lowered and a single accompanying sound signal may be made.

If, after a General Recall, a Black flag is flown with, or before, the new Preparatory Signal and any part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the start line during the final minute before the new start, that boat shall be disqualified. Lowering of the BLACK flag indicates the start of the final minute. A single sound signal may be made with the raising or lowering of signals.

3.10 Shortened Course

3.10.1 The Race Committee may shorten courses in accordance wih ISAF rule 32.

3.10.2 Any course may be shortened at the common mark after the leading boat(s) have rounded.

3.11 Finish Line

Except as indicated for a shortened course, the finish shall be an imaginary line drawn from the control tower through the common mark. The common mark must be passed on the proper hand of the course.

3.12 Postponement, Abandonment and Cancellation

3.12.1 The Race Controller may Postpone races not started, due to unsuitable weather conditions, or for any other reason and will signal the postponement by hoisting the Answering Pendant on the start boat. The Warning Signal will be made one minute after the Answering Pendant is lowered, or the race may be re-sailed at a later date.

3.12.2 The Race Controller may, due to unsuitable weather conditions, or for any other reason, abandon before completion, races that have started and will signal the abandonment by hailing all competing boats from the start, or rescue boat(s). An abandoned race may be re-sailed shortly thereafter, or at a later date.

3.12.13 Members will be advised of details of subsequent re-sails, however the Sailing Committee may, in meeting, elect to Cancel any races that have been postponed, or abandoned, unless those races have already been re-sailed.

3.13 Signing Off

3.13.1 All boats that have completed the designated course or have retired from the race are to sign-off as soon as practicable after coming ashore.

3.13.2 Any boat retiring from the race, or any boat not completing the designated course correctly, is to mark "DNF" alongside their signature. Any boat signing on but not starting is to sign-off and mark "DNC" alongside their signature.

3.13.3 Boats failing to sign-off before thirty minutes after the last boat finishes shall be given a DNF (without protest).

3.14 Alternative Penalties

The 360 degree & 720 degree turn penalty shall apply for an infringement in accordance with the respective ISAF Rules of Racing as amended by the AYF.

3.15 Protests

3.15.1 A boat intending to protest shall always inform the other boat at the first reasonable opportunity and, when in the racing area, shall hail "protest" and if she has a hull length over 6 metres, fly code flag B (red) in accordance with the ISAF, rules as amended by the AYF and shall so inform the Race Controller within thirty minutes of the last boat finishing.

3.15.2 A protest is required to:

a) Be in writing using the official protest form,

b) Include such particulars as required by ISAF rules and be lodged with the Race Controller within one hour of the Race Controller being informed.

3.15.3 Protest hearings will be conducted in accordance with ISAF rules by a committee appointed by two or more members of the Sailing Committee.
(It should be noted that the Race Controller may disqualify a boat, without a hearing, for failing to start correctly, or penalise a boat (DNF) for failing to sail the correct course or finish correctly).

3.16 Points Score

3.16.1 Placings will be calculated using Class Yardstick and Club Handicaps. Points will be scored on those placings in accordance with the "Low Point Scoring System" as modified by the Sailing Committee.

3.16.2 Points will be awarded to a particular skipper/crew sailing a nominated boat in the same configuration throughout the series. The Point Scoring System is detailed in Appendix A of the Sailing Instructions.

3.17 Race Committee

The Race Committee will be the Sailing Committee, which may delegate the authority for the conduct of a race to the particular Race Controller nominated for that purpose.

3.18 Trophies

Trophies will be awarded as determined by the Executive Committee upon consideration of the Sailing Committee's recommendation.

Appendix A - Points Scoring System

Minimum Races
A competitor shall start fifty percent (50%) of the number of races that count plus one race (rounded down) in a series to be eligible for a trophy.
For a result in a series, there shall be a minimum number of races of which all points shall count. The points resulting from any disqualification for infringement of the rules in any race in a series shall be included in the final score for that series as per the AYF rules.
The number of races to be counted in a series are:

Duty Points

Members on Duty have the option of being awarded their average points as calculated over the Series when they are on duty by "signing on" as if racing refer to "Race Entry Procedure".
Members on Duty must mark "OD" (On Duty) alongside their signature. If the Member on Duty does not follow this procedure, DNC points shall apply.
Members designated "OD" are considered to have effectively raced. This means that the minimum number of races that must be sailed for an individual to be included in the competition can be achieved by including duty days.
The Sailing Committee may revoke a member's Duty Points if, in the opinion of the Sailing Committee, duty days are being used to distort the points system and the recognition of sailing ability.

Document Contol

Contact for Enquiries and Proposed Changes

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Revision History

Updated:8/10/2008  sugarloafsc@hotmail.com