2009 Fall Series Sailing Instructions
Centerboard Yacht Club
2009 Fall Series
Sailing Instructions
| Race Schedule | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 |
There will NOT be a Skippers Meeting
Score: 6 races.
Scoring System: Time on Time, Best 6 races score Starting sequence begins at 18:00 on 9/2 and 9/9, 17:45 on 9/16, 23, 30 and 10/7
Starting Sequence:
Races shall be started by using the following signals. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.
Signal | Flag and sound | Minutes before starting signal |
Warning | Class flag; 1 sound | 5 |
Preparatory | P, I, Z, Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound | 4 |
One-minute | Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound | 1 |
Starting | Class flag removed; 1 sound | 0 |
The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made with or after the starting signal of the preceding class.
· If the wind speed/ sea conditions reach or exceed Beaufort Scale “5” follow PFD requirements
· The races will start at either buoy “X”, “A”, “H”, or “F” dependent on weather conditions (see CYC chart)
· Races will be held under the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 – 2012 including US SAILING Prescriptions.
· Protests will be in accordance with RRS 61 except as follows:
A Protest is merely the means of bringing an incident in which a boat may have broken a rule to a hearing after the race were it can be reviewed to clarify how the rules apply. When you think another sailor has broken a rule, display your protest flag, and tell them - right then - that you are protesting them. Be sure to say the word "Protest" and clearly identify who you are protesting, When you finish, tell the race committee who you are protesting. When you get ashore, fill out the Protest Form and hand it in or mail, fax or email within the time limit. If your protest involves a right-of-way situation (Part 2, Racing Rules of Sailing), it will go first to a quick Arbitration meeting. If the protest isn't resolved by Arbitration (and most will be!), it will then go to a normal protest hearing. If it is found that you broke a rule, that sailor will have a 40% scoring penalty added to their score. No sailor will be disqualified; and all of us will learn more about the rules!
Protests must be in writing and mailed, faxed or emailed to:
CYC Protest Committee
C/o Mark Donahue
593 Preble St.
S. Portland, ME 04106
Protest Time Limit: All protests shall be postmarked no later then the day after the incident.
Upon receipt of a valid protest, the interested parties will be contacted to schedule a hearing.
· The two turns penalty as defined in RRS Rule 44.2 will apply to infringements of Part 2.
· The one turn penalty as defined in RRS Rule 31.2 will apply to touching a mark.
· These races are held under a permit granted by the U. S. Coast Guard. Please be mindful that we share the harbor with commercial & military traffic. If a boat’s failure to follow the rules of safe navigation results in a complaint from the United States Coast Guard or the Harbor Master, the violating boat will be disqualified for that race.
Supplemental rules
| 1
| Races with no finisher by 2030 will be abandoned and will not count toward overall results. Three guns at 2030 will signal an abandoned race. | |
| 2
| The course may be shortened at the discretion of the person picking the course who will notify the committee boat to move to the appropriate mark. | |
| 3 | The Race Committee will monitor VHF channel 68. Please DO NOT call the RC with questions during the start sequence. It is up to the discretion of the RC whether or not any other questions will be answered in accordance with Rule 41 | ||
| 4 | Whisker poles attached to the mast may be used to “pole out” a headsail. | |
| 5 | There will be three Classes: | |
Cruising class 1. 155% headsail maximum 2. PHRF certificates not required, cruising rating will be assigned 3. No spinnakers 4. Class Flag: White background with blue letters "CR"
| Racing class 1. PHRF certificates preferred but not required. 2. Spinnakers allowed. 3. All J boats & boats designated by race committee 4. If no PHRF Certificate, race rating will be assigned 5. Flag: White background with blue letter "A" | ||
| 6 | Only boats that are registered at the time a race is held will be scored. Only boats that are registered will be included in the final results. The only exception will be boats which race in the first race will be scored if they have registered by the second race.
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posted by Mark at 9:48 PM
