2017 SOTX Chapter Sailing Championship Organizing Authority, Houston Yacht Club, Shoreacres, TX September 30, 2017

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1 2017 SOTX Chapter Sailing Championship Organizing Authority, Houston Yacht Club, Shoreacres, TX September 30, 2017 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. RULES 1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing and the Special Olympics Sailing Rules Flying Scot class rules are not in effect. 2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located at the Houston Yacht Club (HYC) Race Information Board just outside the office. 3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 Any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1900 on the day before it will take effect. 3.2 Verbal changes to the sailing instructions may be made on the water and posted after that session of racing. 4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1. Signals made ashore will be displayed at the HYC main flag pole, located near the shore in harbor Then flag AP is displayed ashore, 1 minute is replaced with not less than 45 minutes in the race signal AP. This changes RRS race signals. 5. SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race of the day is 1000 following the 0900 Competitor Briefing Three races are planned for each Special Olympics level that competes. The time of the competition for each level will be announced at the Competitor Briefing To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange starting line flag will be displayed with one sound at least five minutes before a warning signal is made There will be a morning racing session followed by lunch and then an afternoon session. 6. CLASS FLAG The class flag will be a yellow flag. 7. RACING AREAS The racing area will be on North Galveston Bay just outside the HYC harbor, see Attachment A. 8. THE COURSES 8.1. The diagrams in Attachment B show the courses, including the approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will signal the course to be sailed. 9. MARKS 9.1. Original marks W and L will be yellow inflatable tetrahedrons New marks, as provided in instruction 11.1, will be orange inflatable tetrahedrons. 1

2 9.3. Starting marks will be an orange ball, mark or floating shape and RC boat displaying an orange flag or between two RC boats each displaying an orange flag The finishing marks will be an orange ball, mark or floating shape and a RC boat displaying an orange flag A race committee boat signalling a change of a leg of the course is a mark as provided in instruction If only one mark is present at a gate, leave that mark to port. 10. THE START The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee signal boat and either: The course side of the port end starting mark, or The staff displaying an orange flag on a race committee boat at the port end of the line A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes rule A The RC will attempt to hail the ID numbers of OCS boats and boats subject to rule 29.1 after the starting signal The failure of a boat to hear the hail, promptness of the hail, failure to hail all boats, or the order of hailing shall not be grounds for granting redress. This changes rules 41 and 62.1(a). 11. CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of the next leg and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee boat to starboard. This changes rule THE FINISH The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing boat and the course side of the nearby inflatable finishing mark. 13. PENALTY SYSTEM Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty. 14. TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES Target time for each race will be 40 minutes. Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for granting redress. This changes RRS 60.1(b) and 62.1(a) Boats still racing more than 10 minutes after the first boat to sail the course in accordance with RRS 28.1 finishes will be scored TLE (Time Limit Expired) without a hearing. A TLE score shall be two more points than the number of boats that have finished within the time limit. This changes rules 35, 63.1, A4 and A5. The RC will lower the blue flag with a long sound when the finishing window is closed. 15. PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS Protest forms are available at the protest committee desk located in the HYC office. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit The protest time limit is 45 minutes after the Race Committee signal boat enters the harbour at the end of the afternoon session. The same time limit applies to protests by the RC and protest committee about incidents they observe in the racing area and to requests for redress. This changes RRS 61.3 and

3 15.3. Notices will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses and the location of the hearing Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b) On the last scheduled day of racing a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed of the decision on the previous day; no later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed of the decision on that day. This changes rule On the last scheduled day of racing a request for redress based on a protest committee decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes rule If the RC posts a list of boats scored OCS, ZFP, UFD or BFD on the official notice board before the protest time limit, a request for redress based on such a posted score shall be made no later than one hour after the protest time limit. This changes RRS 62.2 (second sentence). 16. SCORING The Low Point System of Appendix A will apply One (1) race is required to be completed to constitute a series Three races are scheduled for each Level No scores will be excluded. 17. SAFETY REGULATIONS (DP) Boats that retire from a race shall notify the RC as soon as possible Boats that leave or return to the racing area between races shall notify the RC as soon as possible Before the warning signal of the first race each day, each boat shall sail on starboard tack past the stern of the race committee signal boat displaying flag L (LIMA) and hail her bow number until acknowledged by the race committee by repeating the boat's bow number. 18. PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES (US Sailing Regulation ) No participant or competitor shall use or possess, either on or off the water: 1. marijuana or any other substance if possession is illegal under state or federal law; or 2. any alcoholic beverages If a competitor is found to have breached this rule they shall be excluded from the remaining races of the series and, where practicable, removed from the regatta venue and sent home. The competitor s boat shall be disqualified from all races of the series. 19. REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorized by the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the committee at the first reasonable opportunity. 20. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the sailing instructions. On the water, a boat can be instructed by a race committee equipment inspector or measurer to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection. 21. TRASH DISPOSAL (DP) Trash must be placed aboard support or official boats. 3

4 22. PRIZES Special Olympics medals and ribbons will be awarded to competitors Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Organizing Authority. 23. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. 24. ID NUMBERS Boats shall display ID numbers provided by host club on the bow of the boats. It is each competitor s responsibility to maintain the visibility of the ID numbers. Loss of or damage to the ID numbers shall not be grounds for granting redress. This changes rule RACE OFFICIALS Race Committee PRO: Darren Rose Darren_Rose@sbcglobal.net Cell

5 ATTACHMENT A RACING AREA and HARBOR LOCATION Not to be used for navigation 5

6 ATTACHMENT B: COURSE DIAGRAMS COURSE 4 COURSE 5 6