SUMMER BRIGHT LAGER 2018 Australian 16ft Skiff Sprint Championship Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Lake Macquarie, NSW Saturday 3rd February
Racing Format 1. Boats will be divided into four colour coded Groups of approximately nine (12) boats each for the Qualification Series. The list of groups will be available at Registration at 10.00am on Saturday 3 rd February 2018. Boats will be required to affix a colour dot to each side of the bow indicating their group. Race 1 Black group Race 7 Yellow group Race 2 Pink group Race 8 Orange group Race 3 Yellow group Race 9 Black group Race 4 Orange group Race 10 Pink group Race 5 Black group Race 11 Yellow group Race 6 Pink group Race 12 Orange group 2. After completing three (3) races in the Qualification Series, the five (5) boats with the lowest overall point score in each Group will qualify for the Semi Finals. 3. Twenty (20) boats will be divided into two Semi Finals of ten (10) boats each as per the enclosed draw. Each Semi Final will sail three (3) races as follows: Race 13 Semi Final 1 Race 16 Semi Final 2 Race 14 Semi Final 2 Race 17 Semi Final 1 Race 15 Semi Final 1 Race 18 Semi Final 2 4. After completing three (3) races, the first five (5) boats with the lowest overall point score in each Semi Final will qualify for the Finals. 5. Ten (10) boats will race in the Finals. The final will consist of three (3) races Race 19, 20 & 21. 6. Courses and starting procedure are as detailed in Appendix A. 7. The Low Point Score scoring system will be used. 8. Any boat that fails to finish the course within 10 minutes of the first boat will be scored DNF (TIME). A boat scored DNF (TIME) will be scored the position equal to the last boat that is scored as finishing the race plus one 9. i) Ties in the Qualification & Semi Final Series - If there is a tie between two or more boats, each boat s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat with the best score (i.e. Most number of firsts, most number of seconds etc). Should the tie remain then a toss of the coin will be held to decide the winner. ii) Ties in the Finals Series - In the event of a tie for first place, it will be decided by a sail-off between the boats that are tied. The sail-off will comprise of one race over the same course as used for the previous heats of the Final. 10. There will be no protests or requests for redress. This changes rule 60.1.
Starting Sequence (Appendix A) 3 minutes 1 sound signal 3 red flags displayed 2 minutes 1 red flag lowered 1 minute 1 long sound signal 1 red flag lowered No boat shall be on the course side of the starting line in the final minute or they get disqualified! Start 1 sound signal Final red flag lowered Individual Recall 1 sound signal immediately after start signal. Code Flag X displayed Boats over the line must round the ends of line to restart correctly. General Recall 2 sound signals immediately after start signal First Substitute flag displayed New starting sequence to commence 1 minute after the First Substitute flag is lowered.
Sprint Course & Marks START (in the vicinity of Mark 2) - 1-2 - 1 - FINISH (in front of the B16ftSC clubhouse) Course identification flags will be displayed on the Start Boat: - A red flag will indicate marks are to rounded to Port - A green flag will indicate marks are to be rounded to Starboard Group identification colour flags will be displayed on the Start Boat Marks of the Course - Marks 1 & 2 will be large yellow cylindrical inflatable buoys - Start Mark will be an orange buoy - Finish Mark will be a black & white chequered inflatable buoy - Finish Boat will fly a black & white chequered Finish Flag
Low Point Score System (Appendix B) 1 st - 1 points 2 nd - 2 points 3 rd - 3 points 4 th - 4 points 5 th - 5 points 6 th - 6 points 7 th - 7 points 8 th - 8 points 9th 9 points 10th 10 points Each place after - Add 1 point OTHER SCORING PENALITIES Did Not Finish (DNF) - Number of Boats in Group +1 Did Not Start (DNS) - Number of Boats in Group +1 Sailing Clubs Represented B16ftSC BSS DPSS DSC IYC M16ftSSC MH16ftSC SGSC Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, Lake Macquarie, NSW Brisbane Sailing Squadron, Brisbane QLD Darling Point Sailing Squadron, Manly, QLD Drummoyne Sailing Club, Sydney, NSW Illawarra Yacht Club, Wollongong, NSW Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club, Sydney NSW Middle Harbour 16ft Skiff Club, Sydney, NSW St George Sailing Club
QUALIFICATION SERIES SCORE SHEET SKIFF SKIPPER CLUB RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL QUALIFICATION SERIES BLACK GROUP Manly Surf & Slide David O Connor M16ftSSC Southern Beaches Rugby Rod Carter B16ftSC Insight Building Services Adam Kelty B16ftSC Compass Global Markets Tom Crockett B16ftSC Energy Australia Phil Bower IYC RW Retail Alex Watson DPSS Blacksmiths Meats Grant Sheldon B16ftSC TTR Civil Dante Olivieri IYC Hahn Super Dry Trevor Fay B16ftSC KOFM Jordan Makin B16ftSC Wild Goat Lachlan Steel SGSC Delloite Touche Tohmatsu Greta Quealy DSC SKIFF SKIPPER CLUB RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL QUALIFICATION SERIES PINK GROUP TJS Henry Makin B16ftSC Minder Ben Bruniges B16ftSC Fire Stopping Richard Howard B16ftS Piper Planning Adam Piper B16ftSC Ross Bell Electrical Ross Bell M16ftSSC Waterways Construction David Mitchell DSC Toogara Luke Booth SGSC Weathertex Jason Marsh B16ftSC Dunno Sam Fetherston IYC XXXX Gold Neale Jones B16ftSC Lakeview Constructions Ross Massey IYC Edena [TAS Reality Sail Ensign] Matilda Lang DSC
QUALIFICATION SERIES SCORE SHEET SKIFF SKIPPER CLUB RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL QUALIFICATION SERIES YELLOW GROUP Fluid Clint Bowen M16ftSSC Redicrete Danny Anderson B16ftSC Empty Jets Rob Flanagan B16ftSC Newcastle Herald Graham McKellar B16ftSC First State Lending Josh Tasker SGSC C-Side Surveyors Jessica Iles M16ftSSC Andrews Meat Craig Corke B16ftSC Newcastle Psychiatry Bethany Sherry B16ftSC BGN Lily Geck BSS Lion Graeme Talbot B16ftSC BAMM Matt Lucas BSS James & Co Joel Rose SGSC ATA Geoff Hawgood BSS SKIFF SKIPPER CLUB RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL QUALIFICATION SERIES ORANGE GROUP Brydens Lee Knapton SGSC East Coast Marine & Sail Matt Rhys Jones B16ftSC Erics Storage Harry Lawson MH16ftSC Lee Sails Sarah Lee M16ftSSC Pepsi Max Ross Stuchbury B16ftSC Aristocrat Vardon Robson B16ftSC Gill Damon Zemanek M16ftSSC Tooheys Extra Dry Caitlin Cooper B16ftSC Schweppes Thomas Steenson B16ftSC IGT Don Cross B16ftSC Loose Cannon Jamieson Bennetts SGSC Vaikobi Peter Warner Manly16SC
Black 1 st SEMI FINAL 1 RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL Pink 2 nd Black 3 rd Pink 4 th Yellow 1 st Orange 2 nd Yellow 3 rd Orange 4 th Black 5 th Yellow 5 th Pink 1 st SEMI FINAL 2 RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL Black 2 nd Pink 3 rd Black 4 th Orange 1 st Yellow 2 nd Orange 3 rd Yellow 4 th Pink 5 th Orange 5 th
2018 SUMMER BRIGHT LAGER Australian 16ft Skiff Sprint Championship Semi Final 1 1 st FINAL SERIES RACE & PROGRESS TOTAL Semi Final 1 2 nd Semi Final 1 3 rd Semi Final 1 4 th Semi Final 2 1 st Semi Final 2 2 nd Semi Final 2 3 rd Semi Final 2 4 th Semi Final 1 5 th Semi Final 2 5 th 2018 Sprint Champion