Pre -WORLD O PEN CUP 205 Training and Regatta 8 th December 205 20 th December 205 Organising Authority Safety Beach Sailing Club Inc. Venue Safety Beach Sailing Club Marine Parade, Safety Beach, Victoria, 3936 Australia Sailing Instruction
RULES. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing..2 RRS Appendix P, Immediate Penalties for breaking RRS 42, will apply..3 Class Rule C5.(i) is amended to make the carrying of a tow rope mandatory. The tow rope shall be a minimum diameter of 7mm and 5 metres in length with a 50mm loop in the end. It is to be affixed to the mast and bow handle and stowed such that it is ready for towing..4 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence. 2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located in the regatta office and the corridor outside the change rooms downstairs. 3 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 0800 hrs on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 hrs on the day before it will take effect. 4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4. Signals made ashore will be displayed on the main flagpole in the North yard of the Safety Beach Sailing Club. When a signal is displayed over a Division or fleet flag it applies to that fleet or flight only. 4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, minute is replaced with not less than 30 minutes in the race signal AP. This changes Race Signals. 5 SCHEDULE OF RACES 5. Number of races: Division Total Races Max Races per Day U3 8 5 U6 8 5 U9 8 5 This alters the Notice of Race. 5.2 The daily race schedule and the scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race are as follows: Day and Date Warning Time Event Friday 8 th December 205 000 hrs Training TBA Friday 8 th December 205 730 hrs Practice Trophy Race Friday 8 th December 205 930 hrs Dinner at the Club and Presentation Saturday9 th December 205 0900 hrs Training Session Saturday9 th December 205 00 hrs Racing Session Saturday9 th December 205 330 hrs Racing Session Sunday 20 th December 205 0900 hrs Racing Session Sunday 20 th December 205 300 hrs Racing Session Sunday 20 th December 205 730 hrs Prize Giving 5.3 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. 5.4 On the last day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after 600 hrs unless as the result of a General Recall. Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page -
6 CLASS FLAGS Class Division flags will be: Division Flag U3 Pink flag with class insignia U6 Light Blue flag with class insignia U9 White flag with class insignia 7 RACING AREAS 7. Attachment B shows the location of the racing area. 8 THE COURSES 8. The diagrams in Attachment A show the courses, including the course signals, approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left. 8.2 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat may display the approximate compass bearing of the first leg. 8.3 In the absence of one of the Gate marks the remaining mark shall be taken to port. 9 MARKS 9. Marks are described in Attachment A. 9.3 New marks, as provided in instruction 4., will be yellow conical marks. 9.4 The starting and finishing marks will be as described in Attachment A. 9.5 A race committee boat signalling a change of a leg of the course is a mark as provided in instruction 2.2. 0 AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS The Mussel Farm directly off the Safety Beach Sailing Club is designated as an obstruction. THE START. Races will be started by using rule 26..2 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee vessel at the starboard end and either: (a) the course side of the port-end inflatable starting mark, or (b) a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee vessel at the port end..3 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the starting sequence for other races..4 A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes rules A4 and A5..5 If flag U has been displayed as the preparatory signal, no part of a boat s hull, crew or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the starting line and the first mark during the last minute before her starting signal. If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, she shall be disqualified without a hearing but not if the race is restarted or re-sailed or postponed or abandoned. This changes rule 26 Starting Races. When flag U is used as the preparatory signal rule 29. Individual recall does not apply. The scoring abbreviation for a flag U penalty is UFD. This changes A Scoring Abbreviations. Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 2
2 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 2. 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. 2.2 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 28.. 3 THE FINISH 3. The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee vessel and either: (a) the course side of the nearby inflatable finishing mark, or (b) a staff displaying an orange flag on the nearby race committee vessel. 4 TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES 4. Time limits and target times are as follows: Class Time Limit Mark Time Limit Target Time O pen Bic 60 min 5min 35 min If no boat has passed Mark within the Mark time limit the race will be abandoned. Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.(a). 4.2 Boats failing to finish within 0 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes rules 35, A4 and A5. 5 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS 5. No protest or request for redress will be accepted unless the protesting boat notifies (and receives acknowledgement from) the finish boat on the water, immediately after finishing. The protesting boat shall declare her intention to protest or seek redress and identify the boat(s) being protested or the redress being sought. The only exemption from this clause is for boats that retire from the race. This changes rule 63.. 5.2 Protest forms are available at the race office located beside the kiosk. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit. 5.3 For each division, the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat in the division has finished the last race of the day, after instruction 4.2 has been applied to that race, or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later. 5.4 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. Hearings will be held in the protest room, located downstairs at the Safety Beach Sailing Club, beginning at the time posted. 5.5 Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under rule 6.(b). 5.6 Breaches of class rules, instructions.3, 8, 2, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 60.(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if the protest committee so decides. 5.7 On the last scheduled day of racing a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered (a) within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed of the decision on the previous day; (b) no later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed of the decision on that day. This changes rule 66. 5.8 On the last scheduled day of racing a request for redress from a protest committee decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes rule 62.2. Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 3
6 ARBITRATION 6. An arbitration hearing may be conducted for all protests lodged within the time limit and in accordance with 5., which allege an infringement of a rule of Part 2, or rule 3. Hearings will be held as soon as possible after lodgement with the agreement of both parties. 6.2 The appointed Arbitrator shall decide the time and place of the hearing and such advice may be given verbally to the parties. A representative who was aboard each boat shall attend the hearing. No witnesses shall be called, nor outside observers permitted at the hearing. The Arbitrator shall decide the manner in which testimony is given. 6.3 Rule 44. is changed to also permit a boat that has broken a rule of part 2 or rule 3 to take a penalty after racing but prior to a protest hearing. Her penalty shall be a scoring penalty equal to 30% of the difference between the boats finishing score and the score for DSQ, rounded up to the next whole number. The penalty for a boat that has caused injury, serious damage or gained a significant advantage from her breach shall be to retire. The scores of other boats shall not be changed; therefore, two boats may receive the same score. 6.4 After considering the testimony from both parties the Arbitrator shall make one of the following decisions; (a) The protest does not comply with the requirements rule 6.2 and the protestor may withdraw the protest, unless the incident may have involved injury or serious damage. (b) No rule was broken and the protestor may withdraw the protest. (c) Either of the parties may have broken a rule in which case the infringing party may accept a penalty which shall be less than disqualification as stated in 6.3. (d) The protest is complex, and cannot be decided without witnesses and will be forwarded to the Protest Committee for a hearing. 6.5 An Arbitration hearing shall not be re-opened. Arbitration decisions shall not be subject to appeal or be grounds for redress. 6.6 Should the protest proceed to a protest hearing the Arbitrator may be a member of the protest committee. Any evidence given by an Arbitrator shall be given as a witness in the presence of the parties to the hearing only. 6.7 This changes RRS 63.. 7 SCORING 7. The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A will apply. 7.2 3 races are required to be completed to constitute a series. 7.3 When fewer than 4 races have been completed, a boat s series score will be the total of her race scores. 7.4 When from 4 to 8 races have been completed, a boat s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 4
8 SAFETY REGULATIONS 8. Check-Out and Check-In Procedures: For each race session each boat intending to race shall sign-on at the sign-on/off point located on the bench in the corridor outside change rooms no later than 30 minutes prior to the st warning signal of a racing session. Failure to comply shall result in a boat being penalised 5 places for the first race in the session, though not worse than DNF, without a hearing. This changes Rule 63.. All boats shall sign-off at the sign-on/off point located on the bench in the corridor outside the change rooms upon returning to shore, no later than 30 minutes after the last boat reaches the beach at the end of the session. Failure to comply shall result in the boat being penalised 5 places for the last race in that session, though not worse than DNF, without a hearing. This changes Rule 63.. 8.2 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible. The boat shall complete a retirement declaration form at the sign-on/off area on returning ashore. 8.3 Approved personal buoyancy shall be worn by all competitors at all times while afloat except briefly when changing clothes. Wet or dry suits do not constitute approved personal buoyancy. Flag Y will not be displayed. This alters RRS 40 and race signal Y. 9 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT 9. Substitution of competitors will not be allowed. 9.2 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 class rules and 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. 2 EVENT ADVERTISING There will be no event advertising for the regatta. 22 OFFICIAL BOATS 22. Official boats will be marked as follows: Category Identification Judges and Umpires White Flag with letter J or word JURY Media Race Committee Rescue Flag with letters M or Media Flag with letter B Flag with letter B 22.2 Actions by official boats or helicopters shall not be grounds for requesting redress by a boat. This changes RRS 60.(b). Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 5
23 SUPPORT BOATS 23. All support and coach boats shall be registered with the Organising Authority. All boats shall be marked with a numbered flag available at the Race Office upon completion of support/coach boat registration. The flag must be clearly displayed by all boats at all times whilst afloat. 23.2 Each coach/support boat is required to have a working VHF radio. 23.3 All coach/support boats shall sign on and off with the SBSC tower and declare the number of persons on board. 23.4 Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay at least 00m outside the course area defined by the rounding marks, the start/finish areas and areas where boats are racing from the time of the preparatory signal for the first division to start until all boats have finished or retired or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment. 24 TRASH DISPOSAL Trash may be placed aboard support or official boats. The penalty for breaking rule 55, Trash Disposal, is at the discretion of the protest committee (DPI) and may be less than disqualification. 25 BERTHING Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park. 26 RADIO COMMUNICATION Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones. 27 PRIZES Prizes will be awarded to the first 3 boats per division. Other prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the organising authority. 28 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 or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. It is recommended that competitors should consider wearing helmets as protection against head strikes from the boom. 29 INSURANCE Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $AUD 0,000,000.00 per incident or the equivalent. Proof of insurance must be shown, in English clearly indicating the person, the amount and the period of coverage, at registration. 30 RIGHTS TO USE NAME AND LIKENESS By participating in this event, competitors automatically grant to the organizing authority and the event sponsors the right, in perpetuity, to make, use, and show, at their discretion, any photography, audio and video recordings, and other reproductions of them made at the venue or on the water from the time of their arrival at the venue, until their final departure, without compensation. Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 6
Attachment A Course Illustration Trapezoid with beat to finish signal boat for start/finish IW OW 60-70 60-70 2 0-20 2 0-20 Wind Wind 4s 4p 4s 4p 3s 0-20 3p S P F P Start Finish S S 3s 3p 0-20 S P F P Start Finish S S 5 5 Course: Inner Trapezoid with beat to finish Signal Mark Rounding Order IW IW2 IW3 IW4 Start 2 3p 5 Finish Start 4s/4p 2 3p 5 Finish Start 4s/4p 4s/4p 2 3p 5 Finish Start 4s/4p 4s/4p 4s/4p 2 3p 5 Finish Course: Outer Trapezoid with beat to finish Signal Mark Rounding Order 0W2 0W3 0W4 Start 2 3s/3p 2 3p 5 Finish Start 2 3s/3p 2 3s/3p 2 3p 5 Finish Start 2 3s/3p 2 3s/3p 2 3s/3p 2 3p 5 Finish Mark 2 3s 3p 4s 4p 5 S S S P F P Starting mark starboard end Starting mark port end Finishing mark starboard end Finishing mark port end Description Large Orange Conical mark with Bulls Horns Large Yellow Conical marks Large Orange Conical Forward Sailing marks Large Yellow Conical mark Race Committee boat Race Committee boat or small Orange inflatable mark Race Committee boat Race Committee boat or small Orange inflatable mark Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 7
Attachment A Course Illustrations Windward Leeward with offset LA WA F P Finish a 90 0 a 90 0 Wind Wind 4s 4p 4s 4p S P Start Finish S S F P S P S S Start Course: Leeward finish Signal Mark Rounding Order LA2 LA3 LA4 Start a 4s/4p a Finish Start a 4s/4p a 4s/4p a Finish Start a 4s/4p a 4s/4p a 4s/4p a Finish Course: Windward Finish Signal WA2 WA3 WA4 Mark Rounding Order Start a 4s/4p Finish Start a 4s/4p a 4s/4p Finish Start a 4s/4p a 4s/4p a 4s/4p Finish Mark a 4s 4p S S S P F P Starting mark starboard end Starting mark port end Description Large Orange Conical mark with Bulls Horns Large Yellow Conical mark Large Yellow Conical marks Race Committee boat Race Committee boat or small Orange inflatable mark Finishing mark starboard end Small Orange mark Race Committee boat Finishing mark port end Race Committee Boat Small Red mark LA WA Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 8
Attachment B Course Area Pre WOC Sailing Instructions v.2 Page - 9