Wednesday Night Racing Series 2013 Brockport Yacht Club Sandy ...

Wednesday Night Racing Series 2013 Brockport Yacht Club Sandy Harbor Dr Hamlin NY Sailing Instructions 1.

RULES 1.1.

2.

NOTICES TO COMPETITORS 2.1.

3.

5.

6.

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located on the porch at the Brockport Yacht Club .

CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1.

4.

The race series will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing

All Changes to the Sailing instructions will be posted by 4:00pm on the day of the race.

SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1.

All signals made ashore will be on the BYC flagpole in front of the clubhouse

4.2.

When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes' until the warning signal. This changes RRS Signals

SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1.

The schedule of race days will be on the BYC Racing Website

5.2.

The scheduled warning time shall be 6:30pm until and including August 15 th ; no warning signal will be made after 7:30

5.3.

The scheduled warning time after August 15th will be 6:00; no warning signal will be made after 6:45

5.4.

Changes to the schedule may be made with Notice on the BYC Racing Website and Racing Bulletin Board.

DIVISIONS

6.1. 7.

8.

CLASS FLAGS 7.1.

The Class flag for all number divisions shall be Green

7.2.

The class flag for all letter divisions shall be Yellow

RACING AREAS 8.1.

9.

See Appendix D

All Starts will take place within a 2 mile radius of the mouth of Sandy Creek

COURSES 9.1.

The diagrams in “Course diagram” show the course configurations [BYC Racing Website]

9.2.

The Race committee may convey course information via Radio. Such information will be broadcast approximately 5 minutes prior to the warning signal. All boats should monitor VHF channel 68 for this information. Failure to receive such information shall not be grounds for redress.

10. MARKS 10.1.

Marks will consist of Inflatable Tetrahedrons, inflatable tall “barrel” cylinders, “stubbys” (low barrel cylinders), and buoy balls. These marks may vary as equipment and conditions dictate.

11. STARTS 11.1.

Starts will be made under RRS 26.

11.2.

Pre-Start announcements and Course designation will be made via Radio on Channel 68. Multiple horn blasts will be made prior to the commencement of these announcements. This is not an official signal and should not be regarded as such.

11.3.

Race “Attention” Signal will be made approximately 1 minute before the warning. The Race committee flag will be taken down and the orange line flag displayed. This is not an official signal and should not be treated as such.

11.4.

Starting lines will be between the orange flag on the committee boat and nearby starting buoy course side edge.

11.5.

Boats starting later than 15 min after their scheduled start will be scored DNS.

12. CHANGES OF COURSE 12.1.

Changes to the race course either direction or length will be made via VHF radio channel 68. No signals or sounds will be made other than radio transmission. This changes RRS 33

13. FINISH 13.1.

Finishes shall be between an orange flag on the committee boat and a nearby mark.

13.2.

In the event the race Committee is absent boats shall finish as close to the finishing mark as possible and record their time via GPS; or cell phone, and note any other racing boats in the vicinity.

14. PENALTY SYSTEM 14.1.

Appendix T RRS will apply.

14.2.

For Division D Only; Any OCS boat may take an optional scoring penalty of 20% or 2 scoring positions, whichever is less, so long as the boat is no more than 1 boat length over the starting line. Any boat greater that one boat length will be scored OCS unless they return to the pre start side of the line and start correctly.

15. TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES 15.1.

The time limit for all divisions shall be 2 hours OR 20 minutes before sunset whichever is earlier.

15.2.

Time to reach the first mark is 45 minutes.

15.3.

Boats not finishing within 30 minutes of the first boat in their division to finish may be required to take their own time.

15.4.

Division D boats not finishing within 60 minutes of the first boat will be scored TLE (time limit expired) which shall be 2 points higher than the number of boats that did finish.

15.5.

The target time for each race is 70 minutes based on Division 2

a) The race committee will change course based on target time, this changes RRS(32.1) 16. PROTEST TIME LIMITS 16.1.

Protest time limit is 1 hour after the committee boat docks.

17. SCORING 17.1.

Scoring will be based on PHRF-LO Time on Time

17.2.

Inter-divisional overall championships will be scored based on CHIPs High Point Scoring System

17.3.

Divisional series based on Low point scoring system Appendix A

17.4.

Spring Series will consist of 7 races and Summer Series will consist of 7 races. Each with 2 discards. Each abandonment will reduce the series by 1. 7 races 2 discard; 6 races 1 discard; 5 races 0 discard).

17.5.

Division D Season will consist of 14 races 6 discards

17.6.

Overall Prizes will consist of Spring and Summer Series races with 4 discards spread throughout the entire season.

18. SAFETY 18.1.

Boats retiring from the race shall notify the Race Committee as soon as possible.

18.2.

Boats will conform to the Equipment Rules of Sailing for inshore/ coastal racing. As well as the laws and guidelines of local state and municipalities

19. RADIO COMMUNICATION 19.1.

All boats shall have radios that are able to communicate on channel 9, 16, 68, 71, and 72.

19.2.

All boats shall monitor VHS Channel 68 and 16 during the race.

19.3.

Except in an emergency boats shall neither transmit nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This includes cell phones, and all mobile devices.

19.4.

The Race Committee will use VHF channel 68 to communicate to the fleet, including countdown to the start, location of the starting area, OCS, general recalls and postponements. In addition changes in the length and direction of the leg of the race course will be made via radio. (this changes RRS 33). Failure to make such broadcasts or failure to hear them shall not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1 (Redress)

20. PRIZES 20.1.

See Appendix P for trophies and prizes.

21. INSURANCE 21.1.

All boats shall be insured with a valid 3rd party liability insurance as required by Brockport Yacht Club

22. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 22.1.

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority 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.

Appendix B Divisions Division 1: PHRF-LO 217 or higher Division 2: PHRF-LO 208-216 Division 3: PHRF-LO 207 and Lower Division D: Open to all boats not participating in #Division Division D Fleet 1 Racer Cruisers (based on boats participating) Division D Fleet 2 Full Cruising Boats (based on boats participating) Divisional Placements may be adjusted by the ROC

Appendix C Course Diagrams See BYC Racing Website Wednesday Course Diagrams

Appendix D Summary of Changes is SI for Division D

Appendix P Prizes All Prizes comprise 1st; 2nd; 3rd Spring Flag Series (Divisional) Summer Flag Series (Divisional) Fall Flag Series (Divisional) Donovan Plaque – Pearson Season Combined Heinrich Cup – Division 1 Overall Nichols Trophy – Division 2 Overall Jewett Trophy – Division 3 Overall Davie Cup – Wed Night Overall (High Point Scoring) Sheldon Tophy Overall D Slug Trophy Division D Fleet 2

Appendix S Schedule See BYC Racing Website Wednesday Night Schedule