ÅF Offshore Race Classic June 6 July Sailing Instructions

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1 ÅF Offshore Race Classic June 6 July 2016 Sailing Instructions ÅF Offshore Race Classic is open to Classic Boats according to Swedish Rating System table 2017 or SRS measurement certificate dated 2017, with SRS rating not less than 0, Rules 1.1 (a) The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) (b) RRS Part 2 is replaced by the right-of-way rules of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) between 23:00 and 03:00. (c) The prescriptions of the Swedish Sailing Federation will not apply. 1.2 The SRS rule will apply for the Classic class. 1.3 World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) category 3 will apply with the following amendments: (a) One fire extinguisher must be reachable from cockpit. (b) Emergency navigation lights, according to OSR paragraph , do not have to comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea concerning light angles (2.03.3). (c) One (1) suitable anchor with suitable combination of chain and rope or weighted line, ready for immediate use. Boats of 8.5 m (28 ) LH or larger shall also carry a second anchor ready for immediate use but without requirements on chain / weighted line. (changes OSR 4.06). (d) Inflatable life jackets must have been inspected after by the person in charge and the auto inflation devices expiry dates must be in accordance with the manufacturer s specifications. (e) All boats shall carry either a storm trysail as defined in OSR 1

2 (f) (g) c), or mainsail with reefing to reduce the luff. (changes OSR d). The requirement for training according to OSR when there are only two crewmembers, will not apply. Appendix 2 - Other Race Info to Sailing Instructions defines the starting area, with instructions on how to leave the dock and enter starting area. Appendix 2 also describes alternative starting area in Sandhamn with instructions. 1.4 RRS 52 will not apply. 1.5 The penalty for breaking rule 55 will be at the discretion of the protest Committee (DPI) and rule 36 will not apply. 1.6 All boats shall be equipped with AIS and have it in active mode (transmitting and receiving) at all times when racing. 1.7 In the area for the race Stockholm - Sandhamn heavy commercial traffic will appear. A boat shall not impede the passage of commercial shipping see COLREGS rule All boats shall monitor VHF radio channel 16 and whenever possible VHF radio channel 72. Messages from the Race Committee over the VHF radio will be read in English language only. Any actions or non-actions by the Race Committee concerning calls on the VHF radio will not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a). 2. Eligibility requirements 2.1 A crew shall consist of a minimum of two persons. 2.2 A crewmember may not be substituted without a written permission from the Race Committee. 2.3 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules and the Sailing Instructions. On the water, a boat can be instructed by a race committee measurer to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection. 2.4 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless approved by the Race Committee. 2.5 Classic Yachts are defined as boats launched before the 1st of January 1968, and remained mainly conformal to her original plans, with a hull made of steel or wood. Alternatively, a replica built anytime, which is built in conformity with or is a copy of an existing boat, or according to an original one-off design before the 1st of January The Race Committee decides if a boat can enter as a Classic Yacht. 2

3 3. Notices to competitors 3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board at the ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. Copies of official notices may be presented outside the Race Office in Stockholm on Skeppsholmen and in Sandhamn outside the KSSS Race Office. Messages to competitors may also be transmitted via SMS and, while racing, on VHF radio. See Appendix 2 - Other Race Info. 4. Changes to Sailing Instructions 4.1 Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted on the official notice board not later than Saturday, July 1st, 2017 at Signals made ashore 5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed in Stockholm at the flagpole outside the Race Office at Skeppsholmen, and in Sandhamn at the flagpole outside the KSSS Club House. 5.2 When flag AP over a numeral pennant 1-3 is displayed ashore, the start is postponed 1 3 hours from the scheduled starting time. 5.3 When the race start in Stockholm is cancelled flags N over S will be on the signal pole outside race office in Stockholm further instructions will be in Appendix 2 - Other Race Info. 6. Time schedule Thursday June 29 th 09:00 Harbour in Stockholm open for mooring 12:00 20:00 Race Office open 12:00 20:00 Registration and safety inspection 18:30 Opening Ceremony Friday June 30 th 10:00 20:00 Race Office open for registration and safety inspection 16:00 Latest time for mooring (for all participating boats) Saturday July 1 st 09:00 20:00 Race Office open 09:00-15:00 Registration 09:00-14:30 Safety inspection 18:00 Skippers meeting 3

4 Sunday July 2 nd 08:00 Race Office open 10:55 Time of the first warning signal 20:30 Possible restart in Sandhamn depending on weather conditions Wednesday July 5 th 18:15 Prize-giving ceremony in front of the Race Office in Sandhamn followed by regatta dinner or race party. Thursday July 6 th Reserve day for the prize-giving ceremony. 7. Class flags 7.1 See description Starting Order on ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. 8. Racing Area 8.1 The Racing Area will be between Stockholm City and the island Gotland in the Baltic Sea, including the waters west of Gotland. The Starting Area is situated in Stockholm inner harbour close to Kastellholmen. Special conditions apply for the Starting Area, see Appendix 1 - Starting Areas. Note area F restricted areas. 9. The course 9.1 Positions in latitude and longitude are approximate. 9.2 Starting line south of Kastellholmen 59 19N 18 05E Björnsgrundet lighthouse Iso WRG 4s, to starboard 59 22N 18 19E Bergholmen, to port 59.22N 18.23E Hästholmen tower beacon, to port 59 22N 18 27E Through Oxdjupet Tisterögrundet light house Fl(3) WRG 4s, to starboard 59 26N 18 23E Muskholmen beacon, to starboard 59 26N 18 24E Viggsö to port 59 24N 18 32E Kalvö light house Fl(2) WRG, to port 59 22N 18 37E N Kanholmen light house Q R, to starboard 59 22N 18 45E Hasselkobben, to port 59 19N 18 50E Getholmen lighthouse Fl(2)WRG 6s, to port 59 18N 18 52E Björkö tower beacon, to starboard 59 17,7N 18 57,6E Korsöhalsen lateral mark, to starboard 59 17N 18 59E 4

5 In case of a restart, the starting line will be NW of Svängen light house Almagrundet light house, to starboard 59 09,3N 19 07,6E Red inflatable mark app. 0,2 NM west of Visby, to port 57 38,6N 18 17,0E Almagrundet lighthouse, to port 59 09,3N 19 07,6E Finishing line between two white buoys SW of Skanskobb, est. position ,9N 18 56,22E ,7N 18 56'13,5E The length of the course is app. 247 NM 9.3 While racing, boats shall not enter areas that local government or other regulations say are forbidden to enter, forbidden to pass or otherwise. These areas are obstructions as defined in the RRS. 10. Entering the Starting Area 10.1 Starting Area in Stockholm (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The starting area is located between Kastellholmen and Stadsgården quay. The location, design and details of the starting area are shown in Appendix 1 - Starting Areas. Departure from the mooring place (not earlier than starting time K minus 40 minutes) and entering the starting area must be made under engine operation. Before entering the starting area, all competing boats shall check in by passing a gate outside Skeppsholmen (earliest- K minus 30 minutes). The banner with the boat's reporting number shall be visible from Skeppsholmen. The location and design of the gate is shown in the Appendix 1 - Starting Areas. A boat shall enter the starting area (D) via waiting area (C) not earlier than starting time K minus 10 minutes. A boat s starting time K will be found in Starting Order on ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. The starting area is prohibited for all boats except participating boats. During the starting procedure and after the start, participating boats are not allowed to enter areas F (designated obstruction as defined in the RRS). No part of a boat may pass between any buoys marking areas F Starting area in Sandhamn, only if so decided by the Race Committee (a) (b) (c) The location and design of the gate is shown in the Appendix 1 - Starting Areas. The starting area is located east of Sandhamn north of Svängen lighthouse. The location of the starting area is shown in the Appendix 1 - Starting Areas. Between 18:00 and 20:30 on Sunday 2 July all participating boats shall check in by passing a gate located next to Skanskobb (see 9.2 Finishing line") before entering the starting area. The gate will be between two Orange buoys 2x2m in line with a flagpole with KSSS pennant hoisted at 5

6 Skanskobb. The banner with the boat's reporting number shall be visible from Skanskobb. 11. The start 11.1 The starting line is between starboard end and port end white cylindrical buoys (approx 3x3 m) If any part of a boat s hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line at her starting signal and she is identified, the Race Committee will in addition to RRS 29 as a service, if possible call her sail number on VHF channel A boat that does not start within 10 minutes after the last starting signal of the day will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A Competitors are not allowed to call the Race Committee or otherwise transmit on VHF channel 72 during any starting sequence. For urgent matters the Race Committee will monitor channel After a general recall, subsequent starts will proceed in accordance with the Starting Order that is published on ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. Any restart(s) will be made after the last scheduled start After a general recall in Stockholm, the recalled boats shall lower their sails and return under engine to area C in accordance with Appendix 1 - Starting Areas (passing south of the starting line). SI 10.1(f) still applies When flag N over flag S and/or flag AP over S is hoisted, the archipelago part of the race is abandoned. All boats should then proceed in a parade in accordance with the Appendix 1 Starting Areas and reassemble for restart east of Sandhamn close to Svängen lighthouse in accordance with SI 10.2 and Appendix 1- Starting Areas. 12. The finish 12.1 The finishing line will be between two white buoys (approx. 3x3m) in line with a flagpole with KSSS pennant hoisted at Skanskobb. The banner with the boat's re-porting number shall be visible from Skanskobb A boat approaching the finishing line shall, from 0.5 NM before until 100 m beyond the finishing line, have the reporting number banner visible from Skanskobb, for example tied to the pulpit on the boat's starboard side. When finishing at night, the banner and the sail number must be illuminated When a boat finishes, she shall note her finishing time in the Time Report. 6

7 13. Penalty system 13.1 In addition to RRS 64.1(a), a boat may be penalized with an addition of up to 10 % of her elapsed time as decided by the Protest Committee RRS, Appendix T1 will apply. After finishing, but before a protest hearing starts, a boat may acknowledge breaking RRS part 2, RRS 31, SI 10.1 or SI 11.6 by accepting a 0,5 % addition to her sailed time. The boat shall inform the protest committee in writing ( to jury.afor@ksss.se) stating the reporting number, the skippers name, rule that has been broken, time and place for the incident RRS, Appendix T2 Arbitration will apply. 14. Protests and requests for redress 14.1 When the display of a red flag is required for a valid protest, the flag need not continue to be displayed after the protesting boat has notified or tried to notify the other boat. This changes RRS 61.1(a) RRS 61.1(a)(1) is changed so that a boat shall also try to inform the other boat of her intention to protest by VHF radio channel Protests or requests for redress shall be written on the protest form available on the official notice board and ed to jury.afor@ksss.se within two hours after the boat has finished or retired. If the finish occurs between 20:00 and 07:00, the finishing time will be counted as 07: Protests received will be published on the official notice board (event site race.ksss.se). The time and place for hearings will be ed to the parties and posted on the official notice board and in accordance with SI 3.1 as follows: Tuesday July 4 th, 16:00 Wednesday July 5 th, 10:00, 13:00, 16:00 Thursday July 6 th, 10:00, 13:00 It is the responsibility of each boat to read the official notice board at these times and comply with any call for a protest hearing Protests received after 13:00 on Thursday July 6 th will be heard at a later date. Call for such hearings will be ed to the parties. 15. Scoring 15.1 RRS Appendix A4 does not apply. The boat with the shortest calculated time will win and others will be ranked accordingly. Boats recorded as DNS, DNF, RET, DNE or DSQ will not be ranked. 7

8 15.2 For SRS, Time on Time will be used. Rating is shown in the Starting Order on ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. 16. Safety regulations 16.1 Identification flag(s), two bow stickers and a banner with the reporting number will be handed out at the Race Office after safety inspection and submitting of the crew list (see also SI 20) In the area for the race Stockholm - Sandhamn heavy commercial traffic will appear. A boat shall not impede the passage of commercial shipping see IRP- CAS rule 9. If in an immediate risk of collision with a commercial vessel, a boat may use her engine to keep clear (see RRS 42.3(i)). If she does so, she shall note the time and place of the incident and the time the engine was used. A boat or the Race Committee may protest her if she may have gained a significant advantage in the race The person in charge of the boat decides when personal flotation devices shall be worn (KSSS implementation of Swedish Racing Regulations) The person in charge of a boat retiring from the race is obliged to notify the Race Control upon retirement (telephone number +46 (0) ) No person on board shall intentionally leave, except when ill or injured, or to help a person or vessel in danger, or to swim. A person leaving the boat by accident or to swim shall be back on board before the boat continues racing. A Crew Member having left when ill or injured, shall not return or be replaced during the race. The Boat must come to a complete stop before an intentional departure. The departure of the Crew Member shall be immediately reported to race control. This changes RRS Reporting 17.1 A boat finishing or retiring shall as soon as possible submit the Time Report together with the banner to the Race Office in Sandhamn or to the KSSS Office in Saltsjöbaden, Box 118, S Saltsjöbaden A boat shall in the Time Report note the times of starting and finishing, and the following roundings/passings: - passing Korsöhalsen lateral mark - rounding the special mark app. 0,2 NM northwest of Visby - passing Almagrundet lighthouse A boat shall via SMS (mobile text message), report passings and roundings as listed in SI to +46 (0) (note the longer number) and a confirmation SMS will be returned. 8

9 17.4 Reporting via SMS shall be in accordance with the attachment Appendix 2- Other Race Info. The reporting number shall be used when reporting Reporting when approaching finish shall be made on VHF channel 67 to KSSS Race Control when passing lighthouse Revengegrundet approx. 3 NM from the finishing line at Skanskobb. 18 Boats not starting 18.1 A boat not starting shall inform the Race Office without delay and return the banner to the Race Office. The entry fee is not refundable. 19 Results 19.1 Results will be posted on ÅF Offshore Race event site race.ksss.se. 20 Advertising 20.1 While racing, boats shall display: (a) stickers supplied by the KSSS, one on each side of the bow as close to the stem as possible, (b) identification flag(s) supplied by the KSSS from the backstay Boats with delicate hull surface may be granted an exemption by sending a written application to the Race Committee. Royal Swedish Yacht Club - June 20 th