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MBYC 2007 WINTER RACE SERIES GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. RULES The regatta will be governed by
The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2005-2008 Edition, except as any
of these are changed by these sailing instructions. 2. ENTRIES Eligible boats may be entered by
completing the registration form found in the
Notice of Race as posted by MBYC 3. CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Sailors will be notified of any
changes to the sailing instructions by the Committee Boat on the day of
the race. 4. SCHEDULE OF RACES Races are scheduled as follows: Race No. 1 Warning for first class: 0950 hrs. Preparatory: 0955 hrs. Start: 1000 hrs. Each succeeding class will start on 5-minute intervals. Race Nos. 2 & 3 will have their warning signal approximately 5 minutes after the finish of the last boat of the preceding race.
SATURDAY, February 24, 2007 Race No. 1 Warning for first class: 0950 hrs. Preparatory: 0955 hrs. Start: 1000 hrs. Each succeeding class will start on 5-minute intervals. Race Nos. 2 & 3 will have their warning signal approximately 5 minutes after the finish of the last boat of the preceding race.
5. CLASS ASSIGNMENTS Yachts will be assigned to a class for the most effective level of handicapping, with Class A representing the flying headsail boats and Class B the non-flying headsail boats.
6. STARTING AREA The start line will be established in the area between Groat Point and the Medina City Hall depending on wind conditions.
Every effort will be made to establish a windward, gybing, leeward type triangular course using orange or yellow inflatable triangular marks. “W” will indicate the windward mark, “G” will indicate the gybing mark and “L” will indicate the leeward mark. Courses will be designated by letter cards on the reader board displayed on the Race Committee Boat. Direction of mark rounding will be noted on the reader board displayed on the Race Committee Boat
8. THE START Races will be started using Rule 26, System 2 with classes starting at 5-minute intervals. This system uses the following signals: Warning Yellow flag, 1 sound Preparatory Blue flag, 1 sound Starting Red flag, 1 sound
The starting line will be between an orange flag on the race committee boat at the starboard end of the line and a red ball at the port end of the line. Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and clear of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made. A boat shall not start later than 10 minutes after her starting signal.
9. THE FINISH The finish line will be between an orange flag on the race committee boat and the nearby red ball at the opposite end of the line.
10. PENALTY SYSTEM The 720 rule will apply where applicable.
11. TIME LIMIT The time limit for all yachts is 2 hours for each race.
12. PROTESTS Protests shall be written on forms available at the Yacht Club and delivered there within 1-½ hours after the last race of the day. Protests will be heard as soon as possible in approximately the order of receipt. Two copies of the protest form for each boat protested must be delivered to the Yacht Club marked “Attention Protest Chairman”. A $25.00 deposit must accompany all protests. This deposit will be returned if the protest is upheld
13. SCORING The low point system, Rule A2, will apply, modified so that each boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores, with her worst score discarded if 4 races have been completed. Four races are scheduled, of which 1 race shall be completed to constitute a series. Points shall be scored for each yacht recorded on the official race results as follows:
A)
1st
place, 3/4 point; B) Yachts recorded as DNF shall score N+1 points, where N equals the number of yachts finishing that race C) Yachts recorded as DSQ shall score N+2 points, where N equals the number of yachts starting that race. D) Yachts starting any valid race, but not starting a given race, will be recorded as DNS for each race missed. Each DNS will be scored as N+1, where N equals the number of yachts starting that race.
14. TIES When there is a tie in
series between two or more boats, the tie will be broken in favor of the
boat with the most first places, or, if the tie remains, the most second
places, or lower places if necessary, using only the scores for each
boat that count for her series score. When a tie still remains, it will
be broken in favor of the boat with the best score in the last race in
which the tied boats raced and scored differently, using only the scores
for each boat that count for her series score. 15. SAFETY REGULATIONS All boats shall comply with the PIYA Category IV requirements.
16. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS The finishing line shall always be crossed in the normal direction from the last mark. After correctly starting, a yacht may not cross a starting or finishing line unless she is: A) Finishing, or; B) Rounding the buoy at the end of the starting or finishing line when such a rounding is required by the course. Yachts may not correct this error. Any yacht which fails to observe the above restriction will be automatically disqualified. A yacht late for her start may use engine propulsion after her preparatory signal, but only to transverse a normal direct course from her mooring to the edge of the Starting Area and she shall not start until five minutes after turning off her engine.
17. RESPONSIBILITY All competitors in MBYC events participate at their own risk. It shall be the responsibility of the skipper to inform the crew of the risks of sailboat racing, to make sure that they understand and accept those risks, to decide whether the crew is competent and adequate for the event, and to decide whether to start or continue the event. It is a condition of entering Meydenbauer Bay Yacht Club races that the registered yacht is seaworthy and the requisite safety equipment is aboard and is in operable condition. Yachts may be picked at random for inspection of category requirements by the race committee before each race or the race committee may inform a yacht when finishing to report to an appropriate area for inspection. A yacht which is found not to comply will be scored with a DSQ. Starting a race constitutes acceptance of these Sailing Instructions. Boats entering any MBYC sail race agree to abide by MBYC Sailing Instructions and current official rules. Participation by all owners, skippers and crew constitutes an understanding and agreement by those individuals that MBYC and it’s race officials assume no responsibility for any actions that might result in damage, accident or injury. Each participating skipper acknowledges having advised all crew members of this paragraph.
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