Standard National SAS Sailing Instructions ver
31-08-02r1
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sponsor)
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includingLIPTON CHALLENGE CUP 2003
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NATIONAL CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS 200...
(REM : Detail below
any SAS Approved Selection Trials which will be included in the Class
Championship/s. If more than one class with different selections, add this
section below each class header. Note the year must be the year ending the next
30 June)
incorporating
SELECTION TRIALS
for the SA Sailing
Teams to the
ISAF World Sailing
Games 2002 (Single Handed Women)
Volvo ISAF World
Youth Championships 2002 (Single Handed Girls)
and
Masters, Veteran,
Women’s and Youth categories.
(REM : Include the
item below if there is a parallel racing
for other classes sharing the same notice, race committee, facilities,
etc)
Including
A non championship regatta for the
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POINT YACHT CLUB, DURBAN
4th TO 11TH JULY 2003
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
RULES
The regatta will be governed
by the ;
‘rules’ as defined in the 2001/2004 ISAF Racing Rules of
Sailing (RRS),
Rules of the L26 class as defined in the Notice of Race,
Notice of Contest, unless specifically amended by these
Sailing Instructions,
Sailing Instructions and any amendments thereof.
There shall be no change in
the Rules or Sailing Instructions in the event of any race continuing after
Sunset.
IDENTIFICATION
Bow Numbers
Boats will be required to
display an officially supplied adhesive bow number on each side of the hull.
The number shall be upright and parallel to the deck with the forward edge no
further than 300mm from the bow and the top edge no further than 50mm from the
bottom of the toe rail. The numerals of two digit numbers shall be no further
than 50mm apart. Should this number be lost or damaged the Contest Secretary
shall be informed on the day on which the loss or damage occurred so that a new
number can be provided for racing the following day. Failure to clearly display
the bow number in the required position may result in a penalty being imposed
by the Jury.
Leader identification
After each days racing,
boats lying in 1st, 2nd and 3rd position
overall are required to display “yellow”, “blue” or “red” discs, respectively,
on their mainsails throughout the following days racing. In the event of
protests being outstanding that may affect the first three positions overall,
the issue of discs for that day will be based on the provisional overall
positions at the time of issue.
The organisers will provide
“sticky back” discs not later than 09h30 on the day of each race. The discs
shall be applied centrally, 100mm – 200mm below the port side sail number, back
to back on both sides of the sail. For the first race of the Contest the
defending Club entry will display yellow disks.
NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located in the Anchorage at the Point Yacht Club.
CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any change to the sailing
instructions will be posted no later than 10h00 on the day it will take effect except that changes to the
schedule of races will be posted by 20h00 on the day before it will take
effect. Such posting shall constitute official notice to each competitor.
PERMISSION TO START THE RACE
Permission to start the race
on any day will be granted by the Sailing Committee and a notice to this effect
will be posted on the official notice board not later than 120 minutes before
the starting time.
SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
Signals made ashore will be
displayed at the mast located adjacent to the clubhouse.
Flag AP, with two sound
signals (one when lowered) means “The race is postponed”. The warning signal
will be made not less than 120 minutes after the Flag AP is lowered
Flag B, raised with one long
sound signal shall indicate the start of the Protest Period.
Flag B lowered to half mast
with one long sound signal shall indicate that 15 minutes remain before the
expiry of the Protest Period.
Flag B lowered completely
with one long sound signal shall indicate the expiry of the Protest Period.
SCHEDULE OF RACING
The scheduled time for the
warning signal for the First Race of the Contest is 11h55 on Sunday 6th
July 2003. There will be six days of racing over the courses specified between
Sunday 6th July 2003 and Friday 11th July 2003. The scheduled
time for the warning signal of the first race on each subsequent day is 11h55.
The number of races to be
sailed shall include the 3 (three) compulsory courses as described in the third
condition of the “Deed of Gift” together with a maximum of 4 (four) additional
races to be sailed over courses to be determined by the Sailing Committee. In
the event of each of the compulsory courses not having being sailed by Friday
11th July 2003, the Contest shall be abandoned.
Code Flag AP displayed on the Race Committee boat whilst on station at the finishing line while boats are finishing a race will signal that the next race will start shortly and competitors should proceed to the starting area.
On the last day of racing, no warning signal shall be made after 16h00.
CLASS FLAG
Code Flag W will be used as
a class flag for the purposes of RRS 26.
RACING AREA
Racing will take place
offshore Durban, approximately in the area as depicted on the chart displayed
on the Official Notice Board.
COURSES
The course to be sailed each day will be decided by the Principal Race Officer. All courses will be a minimum of 12 nautical miles in length.
The compulsory courses “R”, “S” and “T” may be sailed over one, two or three rounds at the discretion of the Principal Race Officer. In the event of any one of these races not being finished by at least one competitor on the attempted day, they shall be re-sailed during the next day or days following until they have each been finished.
Th course to be sailed and
the number of rounds will be displayed before the start on a board on the
Committee Boat marked with the letters “R”, “S” and “T” to indicate the course
and the numbers “1”, “2”or “3” to indicate the number of rounds
Where possible, the
approximate magnetic bearing from the start to the first mark of the course
will be displayed on a board on the Race Committee boat no later than the
warning signal for the start of the race.
If there is sufficient time
after sailing the prescribed courses on any day of racing, and after the three
compulsory courses have been sailed, the remaining race or races will be sailed
over Course “O”. Two races may be sailed on one day.
The course diagrams below
show courses set for a PORT rounding. Marks shall be rounded in the order shown
in the diagram. The Race Committee boat is a mark of the course only for boats
starting and finishing.
COURSE "R" : A rectangular (approximately) course
starting to windward and finishing on the same leg as the starting leg.
(Diagram not to scale)
COURSE "R"
COURSE
"S": Starting to Windward and return and finishing on the same leg as the
starting leg: (Diagram not to scale)
COURSE "S"
COURSE
"T":
An Equilateral (approximately) Triangle starting to windward and finishing on
the same leg as the starting leg: (Diagram not to scale)
COURSE "T"
COURSE "O": Will be sailed as set out in the diagram below, and will be indicated
on a board on the Race Committee boat displaying the letter "O".
(Diagram not to scale)
COURSE "O"
The angle 3.1.2. will be
approximately 45 degrees.
The angle 1.2.3. will be
approximately 90 degrees.
The angle 2.3.1. will be
approximately 45 degrees.
Marks must be rounded in the
order shown.
MARKS
Marks 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be
Yellow Cylindrical Marks.
THE START
Races will be started by
using rule 26.
The starting line will be
between a staff displaying an Orange flag on the Race Committee boat, flying
the Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club and Point Yacht Club burgees, at the starboard end
and the nearby mark of the course.
CHANGE OF THE POSITION OF THE NEXT MARK
To change the position of the next mark, the Race Committee will move
the original mark to a new position. The change will be signalled before the
leading boat has begun the leg, although the mark may not yet be in the new
position. Any mark to be rounded after
rounding the moved mark may be relocated without further signalling to maintain
the course configuration.
Rule 33 is changed so that,
instead of displaying the compass bearing, the Race Committee will display a
green flag / shape if the direction is changed to starboard or with a red flag /
shape if the direction is changed to port.
SHORTENING COURSE
Courses “R”, “S” and “T”
shall not be shortened. This changes RRS 32.
Course “O” may be shortened.
THE FINISH
The finishing line will be between staff displaying an Orange flag on the Race Committee boat, flying the Zeekoeivlei Yacht Club and Point Yacht Club burgees, at the starboard end and the nearby mark of the course.
TIME LIMITS
DECLARATIONS
The Skipper of a boat retiring from a race after finishing or one who
has completed penalty turns during a race shall sign the prescribed from of
declaration provided by the Sailing Committee, and available at the Contest
Secretary’s office, to the effect that
the boat has retired or completed penalty turns. Failure to do so before the
completion of the protest period for the day may entail disqualification. The
Sailing Committee shall have the power to extend this time.
PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR
REDRESS
Protest forms are available
at the Contest
Secretary’s office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time
limit.
The Protest Period shall be
of one hour duration, the commencement
of which will be signalled at the discretion of the Race Committee.
Protests will be heard in
approximately the order of receipt. Protests will be heard in the Committee
Room of the Point Yacht Club.
Notices of protests by the
Race Committee, Sailing Committee or Jury will be posted to inform boats under
rule 61.1(b).
Breaches of the “Durban
Offshore Committee Regulations” will not be grounds for protest by a boat. This
changes RRS 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification
if the Jury so decides.
On the last day of racing, a
party to a protest may ask for a reopening of a hearing no later than one hour
after being informed of the Jury’s decision.
MEASUREMENT PROTESTS
Any measurement protest
lodged after the time limit for lodging protests at the end of the first days
racing shall be refused, unless it is based on facts which in the opinion of
the Jury could not have been ascertained readily by the protestor prior to that
time and date. This changes RRS 61.3.
EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
A boat or equipment may be
inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules and sailing
instructions including crew weight. On the water, a boat can be instructed by a
Sailing Committee Measurer to proceed immediately to a designated area for
inspection.
HAULING OUT RESTRICTIONS
Boats shall not be hauled out after the scheduled starting time of the first race except in accordance with the terms of prior written permission of the Jury.
RADIO COMMUNICATION
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.
SCORING
The Low-Point Scoring System
as provided in the RRS A4.1 will apply.
ALL RACES SHALL COUNT AND NO RESULTS MAY BE DISCARDED.
ADVERTISING
In accordance with the
Notice of Contest, two advertising decals, if supplied by the organisers, shall
be displayed, one on each side of the hull for the duration of the Contest.
Replacement decals may be available from the Contest Secretary. Failure to
clearly display the advertising decal in the required position may result in a
penalty being imposed by the Jury. The upper edge of the decal is to be
positioned not more than 50mm from the bottom of the toe rail, and the leading
edge of the decal not more than 100mm aft of the bow number.
DURBAN OFFSHORE COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Check-in and check-out procedure
All boats shall sign out / in daily, as required by the regulations for sailing offshore Durban, in the register provided in the Contest Secretaries Office.
Radio procedure
All boats shall call “Durban Port Control” on Channel 9 requesting permission to leave and / or enter harbour unless directed otherwise.
Trash disposal
No boat shall dispose of any
trash into the waters of Durban Bay.
OFFICIAL BOATS
Official boats will display
yellow identification flags. Jury boats will also carry code flag “J”.
Media boats will display
blue identification flags.
SUPPORT & SPECTATOR BOATS
From the time of the
preparatory signal until all boats have finished or the Race Committee signals
a postponement or abandonment, support and spectator boats shall not be in the
Race Area unless directed by the Race Committee or when they are attending to a
boat in distress. The Race Area is defined as within 100 metres of a start or
finish line or within 100 metres of an area bounded by the course marks and /
or a boat racing. A support or spectator boat that fails to comply with these
requirements may be subject to action by the Jury. Such action may include
disqualification or otherwise penalising associated competitors.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in
this Contest entirely at their own risk. Refer RRS 4, Decision to Race. The
Organising Authority including all persons, organisations and their agents
concerned with the conduct of the regatta 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.
14 April 2003