Whitsunday Sailing Club. Off Shore Sailing Guide 2016 For the latest updates on Off Shore Racing go to:

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1 Whitsunday Sailing Club Off Shore Sailing Guide 2016 For the latest updates on Off Shore Racing go to:

2 2016 RACING GUIDE OFFSHORE RACE CALENDAR Legend WSC Event DATE JANUARY Twilight Races January 6, 13, 20, Jan 26 Jan FEBRUARY Tue 11:00 Montes Resort Race 11:00 Dan Kane Memorial Twilight Races February 3, 10, 17, 24 6 Feb 21 Feb Sun 27&28 Feb MARCH Twilight Races March 2, 9, 16, 23, Crews Race March 30 5 & 6 Mar 19, 20 Mar, Sun Mar, Sun APRIL Twilight Races April 6, 13, 20, 27 9 Apr 17 Apr Apr - Sun 13:00 Hamilton Cup Regatta (CYCHI) TBC Apr - Mon 10:00 ANZAC Weekend Cruise 30 Apr MAY Twilight races May 4, 11, 18, May Sun 14 May 29 May JUNE Sun 13:00 Challengers Cup Twilight races June 1, 8, 15, 22, Crews Race June June 18 Jun 25&26 Jun Sun Re-sail Postponed Races JULY Twilight Races July 6, 13, 20, 27 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 17 Jul DAY - Sun 13:00 Sun Sun TIME EVENT 09:00 Offshore Race 13:00 Challengers Cup 10:00 Weekend Cruise Marlin Marine Series (Offshore & 2 x Bay Races) Warri Cup (APYC) Bowen Easter Regatta (NQCYC) 10:00 Crusing Division Race 13:00 Challengers Cup 16:30 Sunset Bay Race (Spinnakers) Coral Coast Race/Rally (APYC) 09:00 Long Offshore or Resort Race 10:00 Cruising Division Race 17:00 Full Moon Offshore Night Race 09:00 Series (Round Whitsundays) Cock of Gloucester - (NQCYC) 11:00 Series (Short Offshore) 13:00 Series (Bay Race) CLUB CH'SHIP SUMMER SERIES WINTER SERIES OFFSHORE SERIES CHALLENGERS CUP Cruising Division 3 Other Club Event 2016 Racing Guide - 1

3 2016 RACING GUIDE DATE DAY TIME EVENT CLUB CH'SHIP SUMMER SERIES WINTER SERIES OFFSHORE SERIES CHALLENGERS CUP Cruising Division AUGUST Twilight Races August 3, 10, 24, 31 7 Aug Sun 13:00 Challengers Cup Aug Thu - Thu Airlie Beach Race Week 20 Aug Sun 11:00 Great Whitsundays Fun Race Aug Hamilton Island Race Week - (HIYC) Aug Thurs- Sun SEPTEMBER Twilight Races September 7, 14, 21, 28 Shagg Island Cruising Yacht Club rendezvous 2 6 Sep Thu - Tue Magnetic Island Race Week (TCYC) 10 Sep 10:00 Cruising Division Race 18 Sep Sun 13:00 Challengers Cup Sep Fri - Sun 11:00 2 Handed Series 3 Races OCTOBER Twilight Races October 5, 12, 19, Oct - Mon W.O.Y.R.C. Series 1 3 Oct - Mon 10:00 Weekend Cruise 16 Oct Sun 11:00 Offshore Race 29& 30 Oct 11:00 Lady Skippers Series NOVEMBER Twilight Races November 2, 9, 16, 23, Crews Race November 30 6 Nov Sun 13:00 Challengers Cup 19 Nov 13:00 Junior Skippers Series 2 Races 27 Nov Sun 11:00 Offshore Race DECEMBER Twilight Races December 7, 14, 21, 3 & 4 Dec - Sun TBA Christmas Cruise Commodore s Ball & Presentation 10 Dec TBA Night CLUB RACE SERIES Club Championship Series: Offshore Series: Challengers Cup Series: Summer and Winter Series Club Twilight Series All other Series Up to 19 races, with 4 drops Up to 10 races, with 2 drops Up to 6 bay races, with 1 drop Up to 10 races, with 2 drops Up to 50 races, with 10 drops All races to count 2016 Racing Guide - 2

4 2016 RACING GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Offshore Race Calendar... 1 Table of Contents... 3 Welcome... 4 Contacts... 4 NOTICE OF RACE... 5 Sailing Instructions... 7 Montes Reef Resort Race January 24th Montes Reef Resort Race January 24th Sponsors Racing Guide - 3

5 WELCOME Welcome to the 2016 sailing season. We hope you enjoy the new sailing calendar, incorporating a variety of races and cruising events to suit a broad range of sailing tastes. Come and join us on the water and help to make our sailing program even more enjoyable and successful. This year sees the reintroduction of Cruising Races (at member s request) & a series has been entered in the calendar with quite a few events this year. I have also introduced progressive twilight racing results posted on the board at the club so you can see how you re going over the series month by month. If you have any questions or constructive suggestions, or want to discuss any issues, please contact the Secretary at the Club, & she will pass on your inquiry. Remember they are volunteers working to provide a quality and challenging sailing experience to all of our members. I welcome all our Sponsors & thank them for their patronage. Hope to see you in the Club for a Q.L.D. & on the water. Stuart Harris - Commodore CONTACTS Stuart Harris Kev Fogarty Luke Mairs Ross Chisholm Johanna Winstanley Ross Winterbourn SAILING COMMITTEE Commodore Rear Commodore Offshore Rear Commodore Off-Beach Sailing Officer Committee Member Committee Member PROTEST COMMITTEE Rob Davis Kev Fogarty Jim Hayes Tim Parker Ross Chisholm MARINE AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS Whitsunday Sailing Club VHF Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) VHF 16, 67, 81, AMSA Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) Water Police General Contact Urgent Matters Bureau of Meteorology Coastal Marine Warnings Racing Guide - 4

6 NOTICE OF RACE 1 RULES The Organising Authority is Whitsunday Sailing Club Limited All Races will be governed by the current versions of: The rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing The prescriptions of Yachting Australia (YA) Yachting Australia Special Regulations (Part 1 for Racing Boats ( )) Boats shall NOT carry anchors protruding from the bow whilst racing Racing rules (RRS) will be changed as follows: Between the hours of sunset and sunrise, as defined in the Queensland tide tables, part 2 of the RRS will be replaced by the International Rules for the Prevention of Collision at Sea For Two-Handed Series races only, the use of autopilots/self-steering systems is permitted during hoisting and retrieving spinnakers and in emergency situations. This changes RRS Spinnakers are not permitted for Lady Skippers races, Junior Skippers races or Twilight races Competitors are reminded of the provisions of Fundamental Rule 4 - DECISION TO RACE which states The responsibility for a boat s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone. 2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 2.1. Applicable events are all events marked as WSC club event in the calendar in the 2016 Racing Guide and to Twilight Races. Separate Notice of Race will be provided for other events All club races in the Offshore Sailing Calendar and all Twilight Races are classified as Category 5 races. Any boat racing after official sunset shall comply with Category 5N By lodging an entry, the owner/charterer agrees to be bound by all the rules and conditions of the race Entries may be accepted from eligible boats until 1900 hours the day preceding a race. Entry shall be by lodgement of a completed entry form, available at the club, and the payment of race entry fee as applicable. Boats pre-registered with the club for online entry may enter by phone or internet To be eligible to enter a race a boat shall lodge or have held on file at WSC the following documentation: A completed YA Special Regulations compliance form appropriate to Category 5 for daytime, 5N for racing after sunset; and A copy of current insurance policy endorsed for racing and having a minimum Public Liability cover of $10 million; and For any crew under the age of 18 years, written permission from their parent or guardian. 3 DIVISIONS There may be three divisions (1, 2, and 3), subject to the number of entries DIVISION FLAG CLASS 1 White Flag Multihulls 2 Purple Flag Faster Monohulls 3 Pink Flag Slower Monohulls Boats will be allocated to a division at the discretion of the Sailing Committee. Divisions may be combined at the discretion of the Race Committee. If fewer than six entries are accepted the race may be abandoned Racing Guide - 5

7 4 SCHEDULE OF RACES The Offshore Racing Calendar as published in the Whitsunday Sailing Club Off Shore Sailing Guide 2016, will define the schedule of races. Any change to the schedule will be treated as a Change to Sailing Instructions. Twilight races will be conducted every Wednesday from 2-Dec-2015 to 30-Nov-2016 except 30-Dec-2015 and 17-Aug RACING AREA Racing will be conducted within the areas defined on charts AUS 825 & COURSES 6.1. Courses will be: 6.2. Twilight Races Trianglular or Trapezoidal courses within Pioneer Bay 6.3. Short Offshore Races A range of coastal and island courses as described in the Sailing Instructions 6.4. Long Offshore Races - A range of coastal and island courses as described in the Sailing Instructions 6.5. Bay Races Windward / Leeward courses conducted within Pioneer Bay as described in the Sailing Instructions 7 TIME LIMIT The time limit for each category of course is defined in the Sailing Instructions. 8 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Radio Communication between the Race Committee and competitors will be via VHF radio, channels 73 (primary), 72, 81 and 82. Boats should monitor VHF Channel 73 while racing. 9 HANDICAPS Handicaps are based on the Performance Handicap System (PHS) calculated and tabulated by the TOP YACHT computer system. The club reserves the right to adjust handicaps. Any alteration to handicaps will not be grounds for a request for redress. 10 SCORING The Low Point Scoring System, RRS A4 will apply To qualify for the Club Championship Series, boats must start a minimum of (5) races defined in the offshore calendar as Club Championship races To qualify for the Club Twilight Championship, boats must start a minimum of (5) Club Twilight races A Monthly Twilight Point score will include the first four races for that month A boat s best results in a series excluding the number of drops indicated in the Offshore Racing Calendar will be used to determine a series score. 11 PROTESTS For all races other than Long Offshore races, Protests shall be submitted to the WSC office and received within two (2) hours after the last boat in the division finishes the last race of the day. Protests shall comply with RRS Protest forms are available at the WSC office. For Long Offshore races only, the protest time limit is 12 noon of the day following the race. This changes RRS PRESENTATION Where possible, the presentation of prizes will be as soon as practicable after the finish of the race, unless otherwise notified on the official notice board. 13 LIABILITY Competitors participate in a race entirely at their own risk and are responsible for the seaworthiness of a boat whose entry is accepted and for the sufficiency and adequacy of its equipment. Neither the Whitsunday Sailing Club Ltd, their servants nor volunteers shall accept liability or responsibility whatsoever for death or any personal or material damage sustained by participants before, during or after a race, see RRS 4, Decision to race Racing Guide - 6

8 14 RULES SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The Organising Authority is Whitsunday Sailing Club Limited. All Races will be governed by the current versions of: The rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the Yachting Australia (YA) Prescriptions thereto Yachting Australia Special Regulations ( ) The notice of race and these sailing instructions, as required by rule 89.2 and Between the hours of sunset and sunrise, as defined in the Queensland tide tables, part 2 of the RRS will be replaced by the International Rules for the Prevention of Collision at Sea Competitors are reminded of the provisions of Fundamental Rule 4 - DECISION TO RACE which states The responsibility for a boat s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone These sailing instructions apply to all events marked as WSC club event in the calendar in the 2016 Racing Guide and to Twilight Races. Separate sailing instructions will be provided for other events Boats shall NOT carry anchors protruding from the bow whilst racing. 15 CATEGORY OF EVENTS All club races in the Offshore Sailing Calendar and all Twilight Races are classified as Category 5 races. Any boat racing after official sunset shall comply with Category 5N The Race Committee may at any time inspect a boat s equipment to verify compliance with the YA Special Regulations. 16 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the official noticeboard located in the Clubhouse. 17 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Changes to the sailing instructions will be posted not less than two hours before taking effect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 1900 hours on the day before it will take effect. 18 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE Signals made ashore will be displayed on the flagstaff located on the balcony of the Sailing Club. Repeats of these signals may be displayed on the race committee boat. 19 SCHEDULE OF RACES 20 ENTRIES The Offshore Racing Calendar printed on pages 1 and 2 will define the schedule of races. Any change to the schedule will be a Change to Sailing Instructions, refer SI 17 Twilight races will be conducted every Wednesday from 2-Dec-2015 to 30-Nov-2016 except 30-Dec-2015 and 17-Aug By lodging an entry, the owner/charterer agrees to be bound by all the rules and conditions of the race Entries may be accepted from eligible boats until 1900 hours the day preceding a race. Entry shall be by lodgement of a completed entry form, available at the club. Boats pre-registered with the club for online entry may enter by phone or internet To be eligible to enter a race a boat shall lodge or have held on file at WSC the following documentation: A completed YA Special Regulations compliance form appropriate to Category 5 for daytime, 5N for racing after sunset; and A copy of current insurance policy endorsed for racing and having a minimum Public Liability cover of $10 million; and For any crew under the age of 18 years, written permission from their parent or guardian; A boat failing to comply with SI 20.1 and SI 20.2 starting a race may be scored DNC without a hearing. This changes RRS A The Race Committee will post a list of handicaps, prior to the start of a race Racing Guide - 7

9 21 DIVISIONS There may be three divisions (1, 2, and 3) dependent upon the number of entries DIVISION FLAG CLASS 1 White Flag Multihulls 2 Purple Flag Faster Monohulls 3 Pink Flag Slower Monohulls Divisions may be combined at the discretion of the Race Committee. If fewer than six entries are accepted the race may be abandoned. 22 RACING AREA Racing will be conducted within the areas defined on charts AUS 825 & COURSES Courses are described in Appendix A : TWILIGHT COURSES; SHORT OFFSHORE COURSES; LONG OFFSHORE COURSES; and BAY COURSES. The notes provided in each of the course descriptions published in Appendix A are deemed to be included as part of these sailing instructions and apply when the relevant course is in operation. Long and Short Offshore Courses may be sailed in reverse. The Committee Boat shall display code flag R to indicate that all boats should Go to Windward Mark (if listed), then all other marks in reverse order and All other marks indicated as rounded to starboard will be rounded to port and vice versa Twilight races will be one of Twilight Courses. Short Offshore races will be one of Short Offshore Courses Long Offshore races will be one of either Short Offshore or Long Offshore courses. Marlin Marine Series races will be one of either Short Offshore or Long Offshore courses and two Bay Courses. Challengers Cup races will each be one of Bay Courses. Series races will be one each of Short Offshore, Long Offshore Courses and Bay Courses. Lady Skippers races will be one of either Bay courses or Short Offshore Courses. Two-Handed races will be one of either Bay courses or Short Offshore Courses The course to be sailed will be displayed on a course board on the committee vessel with or prior to a division s warning signal. 24 MARKS The start, finish and windward marks will be orange or yellow inflatable buoys, other marks may be islands or navigation aids. An inner limit mark, being a yellow pencil buoy with its own ground tackle, may be laid in the vicinity of the committee vessel. The inner limit mark shall be considered as an extension of the committee vessel and left to starboard. 25 THE START The start and finish will be located in Pioneer Bay in the vicinity of Whitsunday Sailing Club For Short Offshore and Long Offshore races a boat shall, before the first warning signal, report to the committee vessel on VHF 73 and advise intention to race and count of persons on board (POB) The start sequence will be conducted in accordance with RRS 26, except designated Sternchaser races In the event of a general recall, recalled divisions will be re-started after the last division start The Starting line will be an imaginary line between the Flag mast on the committee vessel displaying a club burgee and a buoy set at approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the first mark The committee vessel will be located at the starboard end of the starting line The committee vessel may display a red or green flag to indicate the rounding direction of a windward mark or the orientation of the course as defined in the relevant course notes. A red flag indicates port, and a green flag indicates starboard The first warning signal for Twilight races will not be before 16:25 hrs. For other races the scheduled start time is as indicated in the Offshore Race Calendar Racing Guide - 8

10 25.9. A boat shall keep clear of the start line area after the first warning signal and until her warning signal has been made For Twilight Races, a Sternchaser race may be declared seven days prior to the start. Boats will be allocated a starting time according to their Twilight handicap. Individual start times for existing competitors in the series will be posted on the official notice board and website and may be ed to all skippers. Boats starting in the series for the first time must be entered by noon on the day of the race and their start time will be advised by text or radio from the Race Committee. Boats will start at their designated start time using GPS time. To assist time keeping, the start boat will hoist White flag at 16.25hrs, this will be lowered and purple flag raised at 16.30hrs, purple flag will be lowered and pink flag raised at 16.35hrs. Radio signals will also be given during the start sequence to assist boats timing. Boats starting closest to their scheduled start time will be awarded Best Start. 26 THE FINISH The committee vessel will display a club burgee and a blue On station flag For Bay and Twilight Races the Finish is shown in Appendix A For Short or Long Offshore Races the Race Committee will determine whether the committee vessel will be on station and will attempt to notify all boats prior to the start or by radio during the race COMMITTEE VESSEL ON STATION The finish will be an imaginary line between the flag mast on the committee vessel and the adjacent orange or yellow inflatable buoy. The committee vessel will be on the starboard end of the finishing line. Between official sunset and sunrise, the committee vessel may display a blue flashing light COMMITTEE VESSEL NOT ON STATION 27 TIME LIMIT The finish will be an imaginary line between an orange or yellow inflatable buoy and the flagstaff on the balcony of the club. Finishers may be acknowledged by radio on VHF 73. If not so acknowledged a boat shall record its own finish time and lodge a declaration. The finishing line shall be crossed from the course side (see RRS definition finish). Between official sunset and sunrise, the finish mark may display a blue flashing light The time limit for each category of course is defined in the appropriate Courses section of Appendix A A boat not finishing within the time limit will be scored DNF. 28 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS For races outside the bay in progress after 1730 hours, the WSC will conduct a radio schedule at 1735 hours on VHF Channels 73, 72, 81 and 82, and then at (4) hourly intervals until all boats have finished or returned to port. When called, a boat shall provide its latitude and longitude and any other information requested When entering Pioneer Bay (crossing an imaginary line between Pioneer Point and Grimstone Point) a boat shall advise the committee vessel on VHF Channel In the event of a boat being unable to contact WSC on the stated channels, the boat shall use all available means to contact WSC, including radio relay or mobile phone A 2% time penalty may be applied to any vessel not complying with this SI or pre-race reporting (SI 25.2). This changes RRS A5. 29 HANDICAPS Handicaps are based on the Performance Handicap System (PHS) calculated and tabulated by the TOP YACHT computer system. The club reserves the right to adjust handicaps. Any alteration to handicaps will not be grounds for a request for redress. 30 SCORING The Low Point Scoring System, RRS A4 will apply To qualify for the Club Championship Series, boats must start a minimum of (5) races defined in the offshore calendar as Club Championship races To qualify for the Club Twilight Championship, boats must start a minimum of (5) Club Twilight races A Monthly Twilight Point score will include the first four races for that month Racing Guide - 9

11 30.5. A boat s best results in a series excluding the number of drops indicated in the Offshore Racing Calendar will be used to determine a series score. 31 PROTESTS For all races other than Long Offshore races, Protests shall be submitted to the WSC office and received within two (2) hours after the last boat in the division finishes the last race of the day. Protests shall comply with RRS Protest forms are available at the WSC office. For Long Offshore races only, the protest time limit is 12 noon of the day following the race. This changes RRS PRESENTATION Where possible, the presentation of prizes will be as soon as practicable after the finish of the race, unless otherwise notified on the official notice board. 33 LIABILITY Competitors participate in a race entirely at their own risk and are responsible for the seaworthiness of a boat whose entry is accepted and for the sufficiency and adequacy of its equipment. Neither the Whitsunday Sailing Club Ltd, their servants nor volunteers shall accept liability or responsibility whatsoever for death or any personal or material damage sustained by participants before, during or after a race, see RRS 4, Decision to race. 34 INCIDENT REPORTS A skipper involved in an incident involving significant injury, grounding or collision is required to lodge an incident report with the club and Maritime Safety Queensland. 35 RETIREMENTS Any boat retiring from a race shall use all available means to promptly advise the WSC race committee of such retirement. 36 AUTOPILOTS For Two-Handed Series races only, the use of autopilots/self-steering systems is permitted during hoisting and retrieving spinnakers and in emergency situations. 37 SPINNAKERS Spinnakers are not permitted for Lady Skippers races, Junior Skippers races or Twilight races Racing Guide - 10

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14 2016 RACING GUIDE SPONSORS The Whitsunday Sailing Club would like to thank all of our sponsors for their generous support of the 2016 sailing program. Lion Nathan () Bendigo Bank Marlin Marine Doyle Sails Whitsunday Ocean Services Ray White Whitsunday Airlie Sails Swim, Swim, Swim Embroidery Plus Whitsunday Industrial Services + Whitsunday Industrial Sewing Charter Yachts Australia Edge s Boatyard Monte s Reef Resort Advanced Alarms Whitsunday Escape Cumberland Charter Yachts 2016 Racing Guide - 13