Junior
BBYRA Sailing Instructions
Downbay Interclubs 2008
- Rules: The Races will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). Supplemental Instructions used for each series shall rank as rules. Class Rules will apply.
- Notice to Competitors: Notices to competitors will be posted on the Junior BBYRA Official Notice Board (ONB) located at each host club.
- Changes in Sailing Instructions: Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted on the ONB at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start time on the day it will take effect.
- Schedule of Races:
Date Location Skippers MTG 1st Warning Signal
7/1/2008 SPYC 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. A & B Fleets only
7/8/2008 BYC None 10:00 a.m. A & B Fleets only Awards from 7/1 after lunch
7/15/2007 IHYC None 10:00 a.m. A & B Fleets only Awards from 7/8 after lunch
8/5/2007 TRYC 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. C Fleets only Awards after scoring
8/12/2007 PBYC None 10:00 a.m. A & B Fleets only Awards from 7/15 after lunch
5. Class Flags: Class Flags will be:
Class Flag
Opti A White Field w/ Black Opti Symbol
Opti B White Field w/ Red Opti Symbol
Opti C White Field w/ Green Opti Symbol
Sunfish A White Field w/ Black Fish Symbol
Sunfish B White Field w/ Red Fish Symbol
Sunfish C White Field w/ Black Fish Symbol
Laser Radial White Field w/ Red Starburst and Blue R
420 White Field w/420 Symbol
The class flags will be posted on the ONB at least one (1) hour before the scheduled start
time.
- Racing Area: The racing area will be shown on the ONB.
- The Course: The race committee will post on the ONB if the gate is open or closed.
Combinations in the courses listed can be made at the discretion of the Race Committee
COURSE INFORMATION
W/L # (P) means Windward/Leeward, Number of Legs, Port roundings.
T # (P) means Triangle, Number of Legs, Port roundings.
T # (P)+W/L # (P) means Triangle, Number of Legs, Port roundings plus Windward/Leeward, Number of Legs, Port roundings.
- Marks: Portable marks will be used and they will be orange, yellow or any other highly visible color and will be inflatable marks.
- The Start:
· Races will start by a dinghy starting sequence: Three minutes, two minutes, one minute, thirty seconds, twenty seconds, ten seconds, starting horn. This changes Appendix Q.
· The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag or shape on the race committee boat and the starting mark.
· Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats in the starting area whose warning signal has been made.
10. Recalls
· Individual recall will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.2. In addition, the race committee will attempt to hail each boat that has not started correctly. Failure to make or hear such hail will not be grounds for redress.
· General recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.3.
11. The Finish: The finish line will be between a staff flying an orange flag or shape on a race committee boat and the finishing mark.
12. Time Limit: The time limit shall not exceed one (1) hour for each race. No races will start after 1:00 p.m. Any changes to time limits will be posted on the ONB.
13. Penalties, Protests, and Request for Redress:
· Penalties: Rule 44.2 will be amended to “One Turn Penalty,” a complete turn including one tack and one gybe in the same direction.
· The requirement to display a red protest flag is waived. However, haling “Protest” to the violator is still required, as is informing the race committee at the finish.
· Protest forms are available at the host clubhouse. Protests shall be delivered there within sixty (60) minutes after the time the race committee docks. The same protest time limit applies to any protest by the race committee or request for redress. However, the race committee may accept protests submitted later at their own discretion.
· Protest notices will be posted within ten (10) minutes after the protest time limit has expired or earlier to inform where and when there is a hearing in which they are parties to a protest or named as witnesses.
14. Scoring:
· The low-scoring system, Appendix A, will apply.
· DNF and DNS will be scored as last place plus one (1) place and can be dropped.
· DSQ will be scored as last place plus 1 (1).
· A DSQ, resultant from a failed equipment inspection, shall not be excluded for any reason regardless of the number of races completed. This changes RRS 88.3b.
· Scoring will be based on the number of registered for each Interclub.
· One race constitutes a regatta.
15. Safety Equipment:
· The race committee reserves the right to call for an inspection at any time.
· Each racing yacht shall have the following equipment on board:
i. Life jackets and whistles shall be worn by all competitors at all times.
ii. All yachts shall have their sail number on both sides of their sail.
iii. All Optis are required to have on board standard equipment as per USODA regulations.
iv. All other classes are required to have a painter (tow line) readily available at all times. It should be at least thirty (30’) feet long and of sufficient strength to tow a swamped boat.
16. Withdrawal from Race: The race committee must be notified of withdrawal from the race. The committee will endeavor to account for all entered boats. If a boat does not start or fails to finish, the skipper shall report to the Race committee or Patrol boat before leaving the course. Any boat withdrawing from the race without proper notice is subject to protest by the race committee and as a result thereof may be ineligible to compete for the next two (2) races.
17. Equipment and Measurement Checks: A boat or equipment may 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 member to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection. Code flag “L” displayed at the finish indicates a mandatory inspection. Boats whose class flag(s) have been displayed are required to respond by checking in with a patrol boat or a committee boat for inspection.
18 .Prizes:
* To be awarded at the conclusion of each interclub
Opti A Fleet: 5 Awards
Opti B Fleet: 5 Awards
Opti C Fleet: 5 Awards
Sunfish A Fleet: 5 Awards
Sunfish B Fleet: 5 Awards
Sunfish C Fleet: 5 Awards
Laser Radial Fleet: 5 Awards
Club 420 Fleet: 3 Awards – Skipper AND 1 Award – Crew (Total: 6)
Perpetual Trophies: The downbay interclub perpetual trophies will be awarded according to
the following scheduled:
July 8, 2008 @ BYC: Sunfish A & Sunfish B fleets
July 15, 2008 @ IHYC: Laser Radial fleet
August 12, 2008 @ PBYC: Opti C & Sunfish C fleets
Each recipient of a BBYRA Downbay Interclub Perpetual Trophy shall be required to sign a receipt which clearly states their home club, address and phone number (both summer and winter where applicable). It is the responsibility of any recipient of a BBYRA Downbay Interclub Perpetual Trophy to have his/her name engraved on the trophy. BBYRA will not assume any responsibility to have a name engraved on any trophy. The perpetual trophy must be returned to the Head Instructor from the home club of the perpetual trophy winner or the BBYRA Jr. Sailing Coordinator by the first Friday of Sailing Program 2008.
19. Disclaimer of Liability: Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after any race, regatta or series.
For more information, please contact the host club contact person:
IHYC: Carrie Wightman: 973-202-9516
BYC: Tina Mooney: 908-910-0250
PYBC: Michael/Robbie Poole: 732-473-9678
TRYC: Jennifer/George Demand: 732-269-2573
SPYC: Peter/Terri Sayia: 973-902-7276