Mike Harvey Memorial Race

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1 Mike Harvey Memorial Race Fremantle Sailing Club to Hillarys Yacht Club Saturday 28 th January 2017 Supplementary Sailing Instructions 1 RULES 1.1 The Fremantle Sailing Club Sailing Handbook ( Red Book ) inshore sailing instructions shall apply, with the following amendments: (a) Delete FSC Inshore SIs 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24 & 25. (b) Courses & Marks shall be as per Appendix 1 & 2 attached hereto 1.2 Boats entering either Obstruction (see 5 & 6) will be subject to protest by the Race Committee. The penalty shall be disqualification without a hearing. 2 STARTING AND FINISHING 2.1 The starting line will be situated at FSC Mark L 2.2 The Schedule of racing: The Scheduled time for the warning signal for each division is; Division Division Division JAM 1210 Cruising Finishing All yachts to announce their sail number by radio ASAP after crossing the Finish line to the HYC Tower. This will ensure they have your sail number on the results. 2.4 The Finish Line will be an imaginary line between the green marker on the Northern end of the Southern breakwater at Hillarys Boat Harbour and the outermost (i.e. Westernmost) Port Channel Mark. Ref attached Appendix 2. (Note that the Port Channel marker, green marker and the Lighthouse lie in a straight line). 3 TIME LIMITS 3.1 The time limit for the first boat to finish taken from the start time of that division/race is as set out below. 3.2 Hillarys Race 5 hours 3.3 Boats failing to finish within 120 minutes after the first boat of their division sails the course and finishes or within the time limit, whichever is the later will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF). This changes RRS ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS Will take place in the Hillarys Yacht Club Sailors Bar at approximately 18:00 hours. 5 FREMANTLE HARBOUR ENTRANCE RESTRICTED AREA Boats while racing shall not enter an area bounded by straight lines joining Green No. 1 Harbour Entrance Buoy. Red A Harbour Entrance Buoy. Red C Harbour Entrance Beacon. Green No 3 Harbour Entrance Beacon (cont )

2 (cont ) For the purpose of the RRS the restricted area is an Obstruction. Fremantle Harbour Entrance Buoys Red A Entrance Buoy (FH red A) ' ' Green No 1 Entrance Buoy (FH green 1) ' ' 6 SWANBOURNE MILITARY EXERCISE AREA It is an area of chart AUS 112 and shown by Yellow Markers. For area limits and details see Appendix 3. For the purpose of the RRS the restricted area is an Obstruction. 7 HILLARYS SHOALS Particular care should be taken on approach to Hillarys Boat Harbour Positioned at approximately S E S E S E 8 PRIZES Prizes will be awarded to the first 3 boats in each Division based on FSC Performance Handicap. The overall winner will be the boat who has the highest Performance Percentage. 9 SAFETY 9.1 This is a Safety Category 6 event, with specific reference to Red Book Rule 1.6. FSC Boat Success will be maintaining an escort to the fleet until all have passed the Centaur Reef Mark. From there, a watch will be maintained by HYC Tower. 9.2 All yachts to maintain a constant listening watch on VHF Logging On log on by radio by calling Success stating POB, prior to Yachts not doing so will be considered DNS. 9.2 Logging Off This will be done by crossing the finish line, see Retiring boats that retire from the race shall contact Success, or if past Centaur Reef Mark, HYC Tower of their intent and also where they intend to return i.e. FSC, or on to HYC. 9.4 Contact numbers should radio contact fail. FSC Chief Race Officer (on Success) Colin McDougall HYC Chris Kelly FSC Inshore Captain Connor Moran

3 APPENDIX 1 COURSE 1 = Numeral Pendant 1 Division 1 2 JaM LEAVE TO Start FSC L L L To FSC W N N STBD HALL BANK HALL BANK HALL BANK STBD BURNELL PORT CAMPBELL* CAMPBELL* CAMPBELL* PORT HYC BEACH HYC BEACH HYC BEACH PORT Finish at HYC Line HYC Line HYC Line NM COURSE 3 = Numeral Pendant 3 Division 1 2 JaM LEAVE TO Start FSC L L L To FSC Y Y PORT To FSC H S N STBD To FSC W W W STBD HALL BANK HALL BANK HALL BANK STBD BURNELL PORT CAMPBELL* CAMPBELL* CAMPBELL* PORT HYC BEACH HYC BEACH HYC BEACH PORT Finish at HYC Line HYC Line HYC Line NM * DO NOT shortcut through SWANBOURNE MILITARY EXERCISE AREA NON-FSC PERMANENT MARK POSITIONS: Hall Bank S E Campbell Buoy S E (Corrected 13/02/14) Burnell Buoy ' S 'E HYC Beach ' S 'E

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5 APPENDIX 2 Hillarys Yacht Club Finishing Line Between FL(4) R 12s 7m 2M and FL G 3s 5m 1M All boats to announce their approach to finish - to HYC Tower. NOTES: 1. FSC Official boat Success will escort the fleet (refer to Section 9), but in case of emergency follow procedures as in the FSC Sailing Handbook. 2. Recommended Charts: AUS 112 Approaches to Fremantle DMH 150 TRIGG [= inc Hillarys boat harbour chart] 3. On arrival in the Hillarys Marina, you will be guided to your allocated pen by a Hillarys arrival boat flying the HYC Burgee and operating on radio VHF 72.

6 APPENDIX 3 Exclusion Zone Exclusion Zone An area bounded by several marks as indicated on the Paper and electronic charts. The most important Points are the North West and South West marks The zone is True north of the south Mark at and due east on a line at South 31 degrees.58.9 Min. The zone is True south of the north Mark at and due east on a line at South 31 degrees.56.6 Min North West Exclusion Zone Buoy S E South West Exclusion Zone Buoy S E