SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

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1 48 TH INTERNATIONAL KNARR CHAMPIONSHIP September 2 September 10, 2016 Organizing Authority (OA): The St. Francis Yacht Club and the San Francisco Bay Knarr Association San Francisco, USA SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1 RULES The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the International Knarr Championship Deed of Trust (DoT). 1.2 The following US SAILING prescriptions to the RRS will apply, and can be found in Addendum B of these sailing instructions: 40, 61.4, 67, 70.5(a), 76.1, and Appendix R. All other US Sailing prescriptions shall not apply. 1.3 Appendix T, Section A, T1: PENALTIES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT will apply: The 2 COMMUNICATION WITH COMPETITORS except that any change to sailing instruction 3, Schedule, will be posted by 1900 hours on the 24 IKC 2016

2 2.5 Questions regarding the sailing instructions may be submitted in writing to the race committee. 3 SCHEDULE 1300hrs First Warning Signal (Practice Race) 1700hrs Opening Ceremony 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled) 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled) 1200hrs First Warning Signal (1 race scheduled) Wednesday, Sept. 7 Lay day (no races scheduled) 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled) 1200hrs First Warning Signa (2 races scheduled) 1200hrs First Warning Signal (1 race scheduled) 3.3 If racing is scheduled for the City Front racing area, no boats may leave the harbor prior to 1 IKC

3 warning signal. 3.4 No provided boats may be sailed at any time other than that stated in the SI 3.1 and SI On the last day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after In the case of one or more general recalls, when the initial warning signal was made prior to 1430, the race commit 4 CLASS FLAG 5 RACING AREAS the racing may alternate between different course locations within Central San Francisco Bay. on each scheduled day of racing. 6 THE COURSES 6.2 No later than the warning signal the race committee signal boat will signal the course to be sailed with a number placard. committee on a digital board. 7 MARKS 8 DRAW OF BOATS scheduled boat assignment for the following day. place a new boat into service according to the predetermined schedule of replacement boats. 26 IKC 2016

4 9 AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS For safety reasons, each of the lines bounded by the following two points is an obstruction: (a) The northern end of the SF Marina entrance wave attenuator and the closest point ashore. (b) The southern end of the SF Marina entrance wave attenuator and the closest point ashore. closest point ashore. (e) The Green/Red Bell Buoy off the west end of Alcatraz Island and Alcatraz Island. 10 THE START 10.4 A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1, A4 and A5. of a boat to hear the broadcast, or the order in which the sail numbers are hailed shall not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a). 11 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 12 THE FINISH IKC

5 13 PENALTY SYSTEM 14 TIME LIMITS 14.1 The time limit for each race shall be 120 minutes. period of at least 10 minutes, the race shall be abandoned. scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5. 15 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS delivered there within the appropriate time limit. soon as practical after the boats return to harbor. The protest time limit will also be posted on the ges RRS 61.3 and Notices will be posted within 30 minutes after the protest time limit ends to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b). protest. Failure of any competitor to appear when called for a hearing will be considered by the Jury as grounds for proceeding under RRS 63.3(b) Breaches of sailing instructions 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches and class rule breaches may on the previous day; on that day. This changes RRS 66. shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes RRS BREAKDOWNS 28 IKC 2016

6 17 SCORING 17.1 Ten (10) races are scheduled The Low Point scoring system of RRS Appendix A, as changed below, shall apply. will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. This changes rule A2. 18 SAFETY REGULATIONS (a) As stated in the RRS preamble to the Part 2 rules, when a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, she shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing replace the rules of Part 2. extended up to two days after the conclusion of the regatta. This changes RRS 60.2(a) and (c) A race committee boat may signal a boat to alter course to avoid impeding the passage of the boat. The signaled boat shall promptly comply with the signal unless compliance would create an unsafe condition. If a boat fails to comply with such a signal, the race Committee not have created an unsafe condition, and the protested boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise. IKC

7 19 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT 19.1 The crew number and members must be the same in all races. No member of the crew shall be substituted unless a written permission is obtained from the race committee the day before the race, or in case of acute illness or extenuating circumstances, as soon as possible. the Technical Committee. 20 EQUIPMENT Competitors may furnish their own electronic compass that displays only heading and timer data while racing. 21 LOG BOOK tative immediately after securing the boat ashore and Technical Committee representative immediately after returning to the harbor. 22 ADVERTISING 23 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS 23.1 Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with, and according to, the terms of prior written permission by the organizing authority. The technical committee may haul boats to faci litate repairs as needed All participating boats will be bottom cleaned prior to the regatta by the technical committee. Additional bottom cleaning by any means shall not be conducted or arranged by competitors or crew for the duration of the event. 24 RADIO COMMUNICATION racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones. 30 IKC 2016

8 these broadcasts or failure to hear them shall not constitute grounds for granting redress. This changes RRS PRIZES petual Trophy, which may be retained until the next championship Other awards may be presented. 26 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 27 INSURANCE incident, regardless of fault, shall have their damage deposit (insurance deductible) reduced in the amount of $300 USD per occurrence. If a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by be permitted to continue in the event. In the case where a party to a protest is found to be at fault and whose actions are found to have contributed to an incident resulting in damage, they shall also be obliged to pay the above deductible. Damage deposits are payable to the San Francisco IKC

9 ADDENDUM A OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF MARKS AND COURSES 32 IKC 2016

10 Mark Description (p) indicates mark shall be left to port. (s) indicates mark shall be left to starboard. Course Rounding Order IKC

11 Addendum B US Sailing Prescriptions in Effect to the 2016 International Knarr Championships Sailing Instructions The following US SAILING prescriptions to RRS will apply: Rule 40 Change rule 40 title to: LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT After rule 40 add US Sailing prescribes that every boat shall carry life-saving equipment conforming to government regulations that apply in the racing area. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the PFD link for more information. Rule 61.4 Add rule Fees for Protests and Requests for Redress US Sailing prescribes that no fees shall be charged for protests or requests for redress. Rule 67 After rule 67 add US Sailing prescribes that: (a) A boat that retires from a race or accepts a penalty does not, by that action alone, admit liability for damages. only in compliance with the rules. No protest committee or US Sailing appeal authority shall adjudicate any claim for damages. Such a claim is subject to thejurisdiction of the courts. (c) A basic purpose of the rules is to prevent contact between boats. By participating in an event governed by the rules, a boat agrees that responsibility for damages arising from any breach of the rules shall be based on fault as determined by application of the rules, and that she shall not be governed by the legal doctrine of assumption of risk for monetary damages resulting from contact with other boats. Rule 70.5(a) After rule 70.5(a) add US Sailing prescribes that its approval is required. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the No Appeal link for more information or to obtain approval. Rule 76.1 After rule 76.1 add US Sailing prescribes that an organizing authority or race committee shall not reject or cancel the entry of a boat or exclude a competitor eligible under the notice of race and sailing instructions for an arbitrary or capricious reason or for reason of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or age. Replace ISAF Appendix R with Appendix R This appendix is a US Sailing prescription. See rules 70 and 71. This appendix replaces Appendix R as adopted by the International Sailing Federation for the purpose of creating a two-level appeals system. The US Sailing Appeals Committee acts as the national authority under rule 71. An association appeals committee may act as permitted by rule 71.2 and shall act as required by rule 71.3, subject to further appeal as provided in rule R7.1(a). Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the appeals system and their answers, including advice on how to prepare an appeal, can be found on the US Sailing website. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the Appeals FAQ link. R1 WHERE TO SEND AN APPEAL OR REQUEST R1.1 Administration Director at US Sailing, at either P.O. Box 1260 to RaceAdmin@ussailing.org. R1.2 Except as provided in rule R1.4, the director will forward decision to the association appeals committee for the place in arising from an event conducted under the procedural rules of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association or the Interscholastic Sailing Association will be forwarded to the association appeals committee for the ICSA and ISSA. R1.3 The director will forward an appeal of a decision of an 34 IKC 2016

12 Appeals Committee. R1.4 The director will forward an appeal of a decision of a protest committee acting under rule 69.1, an appeal of a decision of a protest committee of a US Sailing national championship, correction of its decision to the US Sailing Appeals Committee. R2 TO APPEAL OR MAKE A REQUEST R2.1 To appeal, (a) no later than 15 days after receiving the written decision to reopen a hearing, the appellant shall send an appeal and a copy of the decision to US Sailing. The appeal shall procedures were incorrect; delivered, the appellant shall, within a further 15 days, send an correspondence. The appeals committee to which the appeal is forwarded shall extend the time if there is good reason to do so; or (c) when the protest committee fails to comply with rule 65, the appellant shall, within a reasonable time after the hearing, not available, the appellant shall instead send a statement of its substance. R2.2 The appellant shall also send, with the appeal or as soon as possible thereafter, all of the following documents and information available: (b) if the appeal is from a decision of an association appeals committee, the written decision of the protest committee and the appeal to the association appeals committee; (c) a diagram, prepared or endorsed by the protest committee, that shows (1) the positions of all boats involved at relevant times, and (3) the speed and direction of the wind; (5) if relevant, the depth of the water and the speed and direction of any current; (d) the notice of race, sailing instructions, any other documents governing the event, and any changes to them; parties to the hearing, the chairman of the protest committee and, if relevant, the chairman of the association appeals committee; and (f) any other relevant documents. R2.3 protest committee or association appeals committee shall send to US Sailing a copy of its decision and all relevant documents and comments (see rule R2.2). R2.4 Sailing. R3 FEES R3.1 appeals committee (see rule R1.2), US Sailing charges no fee appeals committee may charge a fee, in which case the association appeals committee will send a notice to the appellant whom the fee is payable, and the address to which the fee must be sent. R3.2 If the appeal is being made to the US Sailing Appeals Committee (see rules R1.3 and R1.4) by a member of US Sailing or another national authority, US Sailing charges a fee of $25. The fee is $75 for all others. R3.3 its decision. R3.4 or electronically as described in the Appeals FAQ. R4 NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE WHOSE DECISION IS BEING APPEALED Upon receipt of an appeal, the appeals committee shall send a copy of the appeal to the committee whose decision is being supplied by the appellant. R5 COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES A protest committee whose decision is being appealed shall IKC

13 by the appeals committee, it shall conduct a hearing, or reopen hearing to consider redress. (a) The association appeals committee shall send to all parties to the hearing, and to the committee whose decision is being appealed or reviewed, copies of all relevant documents, supplied by that party or committee. (b) The association appeals committee shall send its decision in writing to all parties to the hearing and the protest committee. (c) An association appeals committee shall consider an appeal it has refused to decide if directed to do so by the US Sailing Appeals Committee. The US Sailing Appeals Committee shall send to all parties to the hearing, to the protest committee and to the association appeals committee whose decision is being appealed or reviewed, copies of all relevant documents, comments and or committee. R5. additional facts or other information, or to reopen the hearing shall promptly do so. R6 COMMENTS The parties to the hearing, the protest committee and, if relevant, Comments shall be sent in writing to the appeals committee no later than 15 days after the party or committee receives the document. The appeals committee need not consider comments sent after that time or comments on comments. R7 PROVISIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE OF RULES 70 AND 71 (a) A party to a hearing may appeal an association appeals decision. (b) An association or correction of its decision (see rule R2.3). ( Committee. (b) An appeals committee may direct a protest committee to conduct a hearing to consider redress for an appellant or other boats. (c) The US Sailing Appeals Committee may direct an association appeals committee to consider an appeal it has refused to decide. governing the event from organizations that are not parties to the hearing. R8 EXPEDITED APPEALS An expedited appeals system, which can only be used at US Sailing Protected Competitions (see US Sailing Regulation 12.03), can be found on the US Sailing website. Go to ussailing. Appendix T After Appendix R add Appendix T APPENDIX T ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION This appendix is a US Sailing prescription. One or more sections of this appendix apply only if the sailing instructions so state. The rules in this appendix are intended to improve compliance with the Basic Principle, Sportsmanship and the events. Sections A and B provide alternative penalties that individually. SECTION A PENALTIES WHILE RACING If Section A applies, rule T1 shall be included in the sailing instructions. T1 PENALTIES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT Part 2 or rule 31 while racing. However, when she may have 36 IKC 2016

14 Addendum C Venue and Race Areas to the 2016 International Knarr Championships Sailing Instructions The venue and racing locations are illustrated below. Alternate Race Area Alternate Race Area Primary Race Area St. Francis Yacht Club 99 Yacht Road San Francisco, CA USA IKC