CARDIFF BAY YACHT CLUB REGATTA 2006

CRUISER SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

  1. RULES

    1. Racing will take place under the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS 2005-2008).

    2. The prescription of the R.Y.A.

    3. The Notice of Race

    4. These sailing instructions.

1.5. CBYC Resolutions and Recommendations, except as amended by these sailing instructions

  1. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

    1. The safety of a yacht and her entire management including the insurance shall be the owner / competitor (and parent / guardian if under sixteen years) racing the yacht must ensure that the yacht & crew are adequate to face conditions that may arise in the course of the race. Neither the establishment of these sailing instructions nor the inspection of the yacht under these conditions any limits or reduces the absolute responsibility of the owner / competitor for the crew, yacht and the management thereof. The Race Organisers shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury howsoever caused to the owner / competitor, skipper or crew, as a result of their taking part in the race or races. Moreover, every owner / competitor warrants the suitability of the yacht for the race or races.

    1. Each yacht, or helmsman who sails her, shall be covered by third party insurance to a minimum value of £2,000,000.00 and yachts shall comply with the BCYC safety and minimum equipment regulations and recommendations

2.3. All yachts must display sail numbers or sail number boards

2.4 Handicaps and Classes

IRC entrants will be required to hold a current certificate. Sportsboat entrants will be required to hold

a current Class Measurement Certificate. For P.Y. race entrants should hold a current BCYC

Certificate, CBCF handicap or accept a handicap given by the race committee.

2.5 Any yachts failing to comply with any of the above will be considered not racing and no results will

be given

2.6 Eligibility – open to all.

3.0 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

    1. Notices to all competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board, which is located at CBYC.

    1. CHANGE OF SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

    2. Any changes in the sailing instructions (SI) will be posted 1hr before the advertised starting times of the races concerned.

    3. Changes in the SI's will be indicated by displaying the IC Flag 'L' from the mast on the Committee boat. When no further changes have been made IC Flag 'L' will be lowered after the start of the race

 

 

    1. SIGNALS MADE

    2. Signals made will be hoisted on the flagpole, the location of which is on the Committee boat.

    3. When flag ‘AP’ is displayed, there will be 1 minute after lowering (one Sound Signal) before the next warning signal.

    4. When flag ‘Y ‘is displayed Rule 40 applies at all times while afloat. This changes the Part 4 preamble

5.4 Communications will boats on the water will also be via VHF Channel 37 (M) It is mandatory that

each boat shall carry a radio capable of two way communication on this channel

    1. SCHEDULE OF RACES

    2. The schedule of races will be as per the Notice of Race.

    3. The number of races to be sailed will be as per the Notice of Race.

    4. The times of warning signals will be as per the Notice of Race.

    1. CLASS SIGNALS

    2. The class flags will be

Fleet One Sportsboats Flag ‘T’

Fleet Two IRC Flag ‘I’

Fleet Three PY Flag ‘F

  1. COURSE AREAS

    1. The Regatta will take place within Barry/Cardiff Roads and approaches and the Cardiff Bay Enclosure.

8.2 The course areas, marks, rounding order and number of laps will be announced over the V.H.F. Channel 37 (M)

9.0 MARKS

9.1 Course marks will be of the inflatable type and/or navigational buoys if found necessary.

10.0 THE START

10.1 Races will start as follows. this changes rule 26.1 and 30 (Appendix 'N' of the RRS).

-5 minutes Warning Class flag up 1 Sound Signal

-4 minutes Preparatory Flag 'P' up 1 Sound Signal

-1 minute Flag 'P' down 1 Sound Signal

0 minutes Start Class flag down 1 Sound Signal

10.2 The Succeeding Fleets Warning signal will be the Previous Fleets Start signal.

10.3 The starting line is defined as the line between a mast displaying an Orange Flag on the Committee Boat and a mark as shown on the course diagram.

10.4 All boats whose warning signal has not been made, shall keep clear of the start area.

10.5 All boats not starting within 15 minutes of their fleets will be scored as ‘DNS’.

 

 

11.0 POSTPONEMENT

11.1 Any postponement will be broadcast on the VHF Channel 37 (M)

12.0 SHORTENED COURSE

12.1 In the event of the course being shortened a boat will display IC Flag ‘S’ and the nearby rounding mark will be the finishing line, it may also be notified by VHF Channel 37 (M)

13.0 RECALLS

13.1 If, at the starting signal, any part of a yacht or her crew are on the course side of the starting line flag ‘X’ will be displayed and a single sound signal shall be made. Individual yachts starting prematurely may also be notified by VHF Channel 37 (M)

14.0 GENERAL RECALLS

14.1 If there are a number of unidentified premature starters or an error in the starting procedure a general recall will be made by displaying Flag ‘First Substitute’ with a double sound signal. The fleet may also be notified by VHF Channel 37 (M)

15.0. NEW START AFTER GENERAL RECALL

15.1. The starting sequence will recommence as soon as possible after the general recall has been observed

16.0 FINISH

16.1 The finishing line will be between the mast bearing the Orange Flag aboard the committee boat and the finishing mark

17.0 TIME LIMITS

17.1 There will be a time limit of 4 hours for each race.

18.0 SCORING

18.1 The Low Points scoring system will apply (RRS Appendix 'A' 4.1)

18.2 Each boat's series score will be the total of her race scores, discarding her worst score if all 4 races are completed, otherwise all races to count, except when prohibited in rule ‘A’ 3.1. The lowest score wins.

18.3 Ties will be decided by using RRS Appendix 'A' A8.

19.0 PROTESTS

19.1 Protests will be written on forms available from the race office. Boats intending to protest must, if practicable, inform the Race Officer at the earliest opportunity. The time limit for protests will be 45 minutes after the time of the last boat coming ashore. Protest forms must be delivered to the Race Office within this time and be accompanied with a fee of £10.00. The protests will be heard at a convenient time after the time limit for protests, but in any event before the presentation.

20.0 PENALTY

20.1 A boat that may have broken a rule will take a 360° turn penalty , this amends

(Rules 44.1 and 44.2)

 

 

21.0 PRIZES

21.1 Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places overall in each fleet for the weekend .

21.2 If 3 boats entered then only a first prize will be awarded.

21.3 If 4 boats entered then a second prize will also be awarded.