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2005 Blue Jay Race Week July 25th and 26th, 2005 |
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by The 2004-2007Racing Rules of Sailing, the
prescriptions
of US Sailing, the rules of the JSA of LIS, the rules of the Blue Jay
class,
except as changed by the Sailing Instructions
2. ELIGIBILITY
2.1 This regatta is open to
competitors who are members of the JSA.
2.2 This regatta is for boats
of the Blue Jay Class.
2.3 The Head Instructor or
Program Head of the Junior Sailing Program at their club or
organization
shall certify all competitors competent for this event.
2.4 This regatta is for Blue
Jay sailors and novice Blue Jay sailors.
2.5 Eligible competitors may be
entered by submitting to the Port Washington Yacht
Club all appropriate
forms and fees before the deadline as described in the Notice
of
Race.
2.6 This event is a
qualifying event for the 2005 JSA Blue Jay Championship.
3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
On shore notices to
competitors or changes in the sailing instructions will be
posted
on the official regatta notice board located at the Club House and Dock
House.
4. CHANGES IN THE SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS
Any changes in sailing
instructions will be made and posted on the official regatta
notice
board no less than 30 minutes before the Harbor Start on the day the changes
take
effect.
5. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed from
the Dock House flag pole..
5.2 At 0930 on July 25th
and 0900 on July 26th,
the Race Committee will signal
the
Harbor Start with one gun and depart the harbor. Postponement or abandonment
may be
signaled instead of Harbor Start.
6. SCHEDULE
6.1 The Race Committee
will run as many races as are reasonably possible.
No warning signal will
be made after 1500 on July 26th.
Sunday, July 24
Event
Time_______
Registration/Arrival of Tows 1500-1800
Dinner 1800
Host
Pick-Up 2000
Curfew for housed contestants 2100
Monday, July 25
Event Time_______
Instructor’s Meeting 0900
Contestant’s Meeting 0930
Harbor Start 1015
Lunch on the Water TBD
Marlinspike Contest 1700
Navigation Contest 1700
Dinner and Pool Party 1800
Host Pick-Up 2030
Curfew for all housed contestants 2030
Tuesday,
July 26
Event Time_______
Instructor’s Meeting 0830
Harbor Start 0900
Lunch on Water
TBD
Presentation of Awards
(approx) 1530
7. RACING
AREA
The racing area will be in Manhasset Bay
8. CHECK IN ON THE WATER
All competitors must
check in with the Race Committee each day after the Race
Committee has anchored
and is on station for the start and before the first Warning
Signal.
9. THE COURSE
9.1 The diagram below shows
the course, including the approximate angle between
legs,
the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark
is
to be left.
10.
THE START
10.1 Each Division
will be started separately using Rule 26 with the warning
signal
given 5 minutes before the starting signal, as follows:
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Warning |
Class Flags Displayed |
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5 Minutes |
|
Preparatory |
Flag P |
|
4 Minutes |
|
One Minute |
Flag P Removed |
|
1 Minute |
|
Start |
Class Flag Removed |
|
0 |
|
Division |
Streamer |
Class Flag |
Flag |
|
I |
Black |
Numeral
Pennant One |
|
|
II |
White |
Numeral
Pennant Two |
|
|
III |
Red |
Numeral
Pennant Three |
|
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IV |
Blue |
Numeral
Pennant Four |
|
10.2 A boat starting later
than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not
Start.
10.3 The starting/finishing
line will be between a white or orange flag on the Race
Committee Start boat
and the starting mark.
10.4 Boats whose preparatory
signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting
area
and of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made. Failure to keep
clear
may result in disqualification.
11. RECALLS
11.1 When individual recall is signaled, the Race
Committee will attempt to hail the
boat’s
sail number.
11.2 After a General Recall,
the preparatory signal for the recalled division will be
made
one minute after the general recall signal (flag First Substitute) is lowered.
The Race Committee
will make a sound signal when lowering the general recall
signal.
12. CHANGE OF COURSE
AFTER THE START
12.1 A change of course after
the start will be signaled before the leading boat has
begun
the leg, although the new mark may not then be in position. Any mark to be
rounded
after rounding the new mark may be relocated to maintain the original
course
configuration. When in a subsequent change of course a new mark is
replaced,
it will be replaced with an original mark.
13. THE FINISH
The finishing line
will be between a staff displaying and orange flag on a Race
Committee
boat and the nearby mark.
14. TIME LIMIT
14.1 The time limit for the
first boat to finish will be 90 minutes.
14.2 Boats failing to finish
within 20 minutes after the first boat finishes will be scored
the
number of finishers plus one. This modifies Racing Rule of Sailing 35 and
Appendix
A2.2.
14.3 If a boat in last place
in a race is delaying the next start, the Race Committee may
order
the race terminated and score the boat points equal to the number of finishers
plus one.
15. RETIREMENT
15.1 A boat that retires from
a race shall notify a Race Committee boat before leaving
the
race area. If this is impossible, then the competitor shall notify a regatta
representative
immediately after arriving ashore.
16. TAKING A PENALTY
16.1 A boat that has taken a
720-degree penalty or a 360-degree penalty shall report
that
fact to the Protest Boat (located near the Race Committee Boat and
flying
a red flag) immediately after finishing. This modifies Racing Rules of
Sailing
31.2 and 44.2. If the Protest Boat is not being used or is not on
station,
penalties
shall be reported to the Race Committee Boat on the finishing line.
17. PROTESTS
17.1 Rules 61.1(a) and 61.3
are changed by the following instructions
17.2 A boat that intends to
protest shall hail the word “Protest” as soon as possible and,
if
possible, the identity of the boat or person being protested.
17.3 A protesting boat does
not need to display a protest flag.
17.4 As soon as possible after
finishing, the protesting boat shall report her protest to
the
Protest Boat (located near the Race Committee Boat and flying a red flag). If
the
Protest Boat is not being used or is not on station, protests shall be reported
to
the
Race Committee Boat on the finishing line.
17.5 Protests shall be written
on forms available at the Club House and delivered to the
Protest Committee in
the clubhouse within 1 hour after the Race Committee boat
docks.
18. ARBITRATION
18.1 Rule 63 is changed by the
following instructions.
18.2 For protests involving an
alleged breach of a Part 2 rule, a short arbitration hearing
shall
be held prior to a protest hearing.
18.3 After the written protest
form is properly lodged, one representative from each
boat
will meet with the arbitrator; no witnesses will be allowed. Protests not
resolved
by arbitration will be lodged with the protest committee.
18.4 Arbitration hearings may
be held on the water at the discretion of the Race
Committee
and the arbitrator.
18.5 The arbitrator is neither
the Race Committee nor the Protest Committee; therefore
decisions
of the arbitrator cannot be grounds for redress or be appealed.
19. SCORING
19.1 The Low Point Scoring
System, Appendix A of The 2004-2007Racing
Rules of
Sailing, will apply. If six or more races are
completed, the worse score for each
competitor
will be discarded.
19.2 A boat that accepts fault
at a arbitration hearing shall receive a scoring
penalty of
40% of the number of
boats entered (rounding 0.5 upward) added to her finishing
position,
except that she shall not be scored worse than DSQ. The scores of the
other
boats in the fleet shall not be changed; therefore two boats may receive the
same
score.
20. DISCIPLINE
20.1 The Race Committee or
organizing authority may disqualify and send home any
participant
or instructor for the consumption of alcoholic beverages or any
controlled
substance, for the destruction of property or for other unseemly
conduct.
21. SPECTATORS AND
SUPPORT CRAFT
21.1 Any club entering three
(3) or more boats shall supply a support craft equipped
with
a VHF radio, an anchor and a first aid kit. The adult who shall be driving the
support
craft will check with the Race Committee about safety patrol assignments
and
responsibilities. Spectator boats will stay clear of the race area at all
times.
22. PRIZES
22.1 Equal prizes will be
awarded to helmsman and crew.
22.2 Division prizes will be
awarded for first to fifth places.
22.3 A sportsmanship trophy
may be awarded at the discretion of the Race Committee.
23. RESPONSIBILITY FOR
SAFETY
23.1 As a condition of the
participation of any boat in any race or related activity
sponsored
or undertaken by the Port Washington Yacht Club: the owner,
helmsman
and each crew member agree that the safety of the boat and the crew
and
the decision whether or not to start or continue to race is solely their
responsibility,
and each of them waives all claims which he or she, or any heir,
representative,
successor or assignee, may have against the Port Washington Yacht
Club and the
JSA, and either of their officers, Governors, members, committees,
employees
or agents, arising out of or in any way connected with participation in
such
race or activity. Responsibility for evaluating wind, sea and weather
conditions
rests with each competitor, as does the responsibility for the safe
condition
and operation of the boat including safety equipment and rigging and for
wearing
a life jacket. Assistance from the Race Committee, patrol boats, or other
support boats and from personnel manning them is at the risk of the participant.