War Memorial at St. Mary's College of MD
Oct 31-Nov 1, 2009
[Reminder Saturday night we return to Eastern Standard Time ("Fall Back")]
Final Draft of Sailing Instructions are attached in word document and listed
below.
Boats:
18 2005 420's / 18 2009 FJ's
Courses:
W (3,4 or 5) with offset
Gold Cup
Judges:
Stovy Brown
Barbara Herbig
Chris Petracco
PRO:
William J. Ward
Regatta Chair:
Adam L. Werblow
War Memorial
St. Mary¹s College of MD
Sailing Instructions
October 31-November 1, 2009
1. RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing
(RRS) 2009-2012, and the prescriptions of US SAILING, the ICSA Procedural
Rules and Class Rules 2009-2012 (PR) (except as any of these are modified by
these sailing instructions), and by these Sailing Instructions.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
2.1 Notices to competitors, including boat rotations and courses,
will be posted on the official regatta notice board located on the lower
deck of the James P. Mudoon River Center.
3. CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Any changes in the sailing instructions will be announced
orally and posted by the Race Committee before the first race in which they
are to take effect.
4. BOATS AND EQUIPMENT
4.1 Boats will be provided for all competitors, who shall not
modify any boat or cause them to be modified in any way, except that
competitors may adjust lines and controls normally adjustable.
4.2 The standing rigging shall not be adjusted.
4.3 Mainsheet may be rigged with a 3:1 or 4:1 purchase.
4.4 The penalty for infringing the above instructions will be
disqualification from all races sailed in contravention of these sailing
instructions.
4.5 Competitors shall report any damage or loss of equipment,
however slight, to the boat repair committee immediately after arriving
ashore or to the Race Committee on the water. The penalty for infringing
this instruction, unless the Jury is satisfied that the competitor made a
determined effort to comply, will be disqualification from the race most
recently sailed.
5. FORMAT
5.1 The regatta format will be a single round robin as per ICSA
PR.
6. ROTATION
6.1 The rotation of boats will be in accordance with the
provided rotation sheet available at the competitors' meeting. Boat
exchanges will occur on the floating docks or on the water.
7. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday 0900 Report Time
0910 Competitors' Meeting
0930 First Warning
Sunday 0900 Report Time
0920 First Warning
1600 No Starting Signal After
8. RACING AREA
8.1 The St. Mary¹s River: North or South of Church Point
9. WIND STRENGTH MINIMUM
9.1 It is the intention of the race committee that races should
not be started unless the the wind strength in the starting area, and on the
rest of the course, is in excess of an average of three knots (3.45 mph) for
a reasonable period before the start as measured using instrumentation and
while not moving over the bottom or anchored.
10. THE COURSE
10.1 The courses will be shown on the official notice
board.
10.2 Rounding marks will be red balls.
11. START/FINISH
11.1 Races will be started in accordance with PR
Appendix C.
11.2 The start line will be between a
staff displaying a red flag on the Race Committee Boat and a yellow ball to
port.
11.3 The finish line will be between a staff displaying a red
flag on the Race Committee Boat and a yellow ball to port on upwind
finishes.
11.4 The finish line will be between a staff displaying a red
flag on the Race Committee Boat and a yellow ball to starboard on downwind
finishes.
11.5 If a boat is delaying the finish of a race, or the rotation,
the Race Committee may end the race and score the boat in its current
position.
12. RECALLS
12.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with PR 18
b) ii. The Race Committee will attempt to hail the boat(s) sail number(s);
however, it is the responsibility of each boat to make a proper start.
Failure to hear a hail is insufficient cause for granting redress.
13. CHANGES OF COURSE AFTER THE START
13.1 Any mark of the course may be moved in accordance with PR 18
c) i.
14. ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES
14.1 Penalties for breaking a rule of RRS Part 2 will be in
accordance with PR 31.
15. PROTESTS
15.1 In addition to complying with PR 29, protests shall be filed
within 20 minutes of reaching the shore after the race (or set of races) in
which the incident occurred.
16. COACHING
16.1 If in accordance with PR 19 a coach boat(s) is provided,
competitors shall not allow their boat to come in direct contact with the
coach boat at any time.
17. SAFETY
17.1 A boat requesting assistance from support boats should
signal by waving hands overhead.
17.2 A capsized boat may be righted and sailed by its crew,
unless, in the sole judgment of the Race Committee, safety or the progress
of the regatta would be affected, in which case the crew shall accept
assistance, and the boat will be scored 'DNF.'
17.3 Starts may not be delayed to accommodate capsized boats.
17.4 A boat that retires is asked to notify the Race Committee either
before leaving the
course area, or immediately upon arriving ashore.
17.5 If the safety of the boat, and or crew is in jeopardy, or the
progress of the regatta is
affected, the race committee may require that assistance be
accepted. A boat that
refuses such assistance will be disqualified.
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