Performance Nationals 2001

2001 Sailing Instructions

1.                   RULES

The regatta shall be governed by: the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules (RRS 2001-2004); the prescriptions of US Sailing; the individual class rules of the classes sailing (except as any are altered by these sailing instructions); the Notice of Race published for this event; and by these Sailing Instructions.

 

2.                   ADVERTISING AND EVENT CLASSIFICATION

Unless otherwise prescribed in the Notice of Race published for this event and in amended Sailing Instructions, this event shall be classified as Category C as described in Appendix 1, ISAF Code 20.

 

3.                   SAFETY  The following section supplements RRS 1.

GENERAL: Notwithstanding anything in these Sailing Instructions, it is the personal responsibility of each competitor to sail safely and to wear a life jacket, or Personal Flotation Device (PFD), or other personal buoyancy device approved by the National Authority having jurisdiction and adequate protective clothing as conditions warrant. If wind, wave, or water conditions make you doubtful of your ability to handle the conditions, retire from the race.

 

4.                   ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

4.1                ENTRY FORMS: Class members shall file a written registration entry form with the race organizer prior to racing.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted.  An entry is official when posted on the master scorecard.

 

4.2                ERRORS OR OMISSIONS: Incomplete or inaccurate entry information may result in disqualification during or following the regatta.

 

4.3                SAIL NUMBERS: Sail numbers shall match the entry form and be readable from both sides of the sail.

 

4.4                CLASS MINIMUM: 4 boats will be required to make a class; boats not making class may race in a Portsmouth fleet.

 

4.5                 PORTSMOUTH RATINGS: The ratings will be taken from the Table Of Portsmouth Numbers And Wind Dependent Handicaps (April 2001). The listed wind speed adjustments will be used as the basis for determining corrected time.     

 

5.                   CHANGES IN THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS / NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

 

5.1                LOCATION: The location of the Official Regatta Notice Board will be announced at the initial Skippers' Meeting.

 

5.2                CHANGES: Changes in the Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Regatta Notice Board one hour before the first race on the day the change takes effect.  Schedule changes will be posted by 8:00 p.m. the previous day.

 

5.3                NOTICES: All other notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Regatta Notice Board.

 

6.                   SCHEDULE OF RACES AND EVENTS

Sunday   Oct. 7

 12:00noon  Skipper’s meeting for practice races

   8:00pm    Initial Skipper’s meeting for National Championship Series

 

Monday   Oct. 8

11:00am    Warning Signal for first race, other races to follow

  8:00pm     Skipper’s meeting

 

Tuesday   Oct. 9 and Wednesday  Oct. 10

10:30am    Warning Signal for first race, other races to follow

  8:00pm     Skipper’s meeting

 

 

 

Thursday  Oct. 11

9:30am    Warning Signal for first race, other races to follow.

No race will be started after 1:00pm

6:00pm     Dinner and trophies  

 

7.                   DESCRIPTIONS OF MARKS

7.1                MARKS: The description of the marks to be used, including starting and finishing marks, will be described at the initial Skipper’s Meeting.

 

7.2                WEATHER MARKS: There may be two “A” marks set.  The first Mark nearer the Start Line will be for slower rated fleets, the second mark farthest from the Start Line will be for faster rated fleets.  Fleets will be assigned to a designated Mark at the Skipper’s Meeting.

 

7.3                "B" MARK LOCATION: "B" Mark, the reaching mark, may be located to either the windward or leeward end of the course.

 

7.4                BARGING BUOY: A barging buoy may be set behind the Race Committee signal boat as a warning to skippers to keep clear of the starting boat when starting or finishing a race.  A barging buoy and its tether is an extension of the starting boat or a mark of the course.

 

8.                   RACE STARTS AND STARTING SEQUENCE

 

8.1               STARTING SIGNALS: The starting signals shall be in accordance with RRS 26.

 

8.2               CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags (Numeral Pennants) designating a fleet’s warning signal will be assigned at the initial Skipper’s Meeting.

 

8.3                SMALL CLASSES: A class of less than 8 boats may be started with other classes.

 

8.4                START SEQUENCE: The Start sequence for the first start of each day will be announced at the Skipper’s Meeting.

 

8.5                RACE SEQUENCE: The display of Flag “H” (white and red vertical bars) at the finish of any race means “racing has ended for the day”.

 

8.6                SIGNALS MADE ASHORE:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

(a)                 When signals are made ashore they shall conform to RRS “Race Signals” and their location ashore will be announced at the initial Skippers' Meeting and posted on the Official Regatta Notice Board.

 

(b)                 “Postponement”  (Answering Pennant “AP”) with 2 sound signals (one when lowered) means the race is postponed. The Warning Signal will not be made less than 30 minutes after “AP” is lowered.                               .

 

8.7                Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose warning signal has been made.

 

8.8                A boat shall not start later than 6 minutes after her starting signal.

 

9.                   THE COURSE

9.1                RACE COURSE: US SAILING courses shall be used as follows:

Course No               Course                                          Finish              Options

1          (S)  A  C  A  (F)                         Downwind                      1 G

2          (S)  A  C  A  C  A  (F)                 Downwind                      2 G

3          (S)  A  C  A  B  C  (F)                 Upwind

4          (S)  A  B  C  A  C  (F)                 Upwind

5          (S)  A  C  (F)                             Upwind                           5 G

6          (S)  A  C  A  C  (F)                     Upwind                           6 G

7          (S)  A  C  A  B  C  A  C  (F)        Upwind

 

All marks left to port except Gates    Gates may be exited in either direction            

 

9.2                COURSE CALLED: The course to be sailed shall be displayed on the Race Committee signal boat before, or closely following, the display of the Warning Signal for each class.  This modifies RRS 27.1

 

9.3                GATE COURSES:  The Race Committee may set a gate at the leeward mark in lieu of a single C mark.  Boats shall sail between the two gate marks from the direction of the last mark, rounding to either port or starboard. The Race Committee is not required to post a G for courses that have the optional gate for windward/leeward courses.

 

10.                START/FINISH LINE OBSTRUCTION

(a)           The Start Line shall rank as an obstruction for fleets previously started while fleets are starting and in sequence until after the last fleet has successfully started.

 

(b)           The Finish Line shall rank as an obstruction when a Blue Flag is displayed on the Race Committee boat at the Finish Line for all boats not finishing.

 

11.                RETIRING FROM A RACE

NOTIFY THE RACE COMMITTEE: A boat, which retires from a race, shall notify the Race Committee either before leaving the course area or upon arriving at shore.  Failure to do so may lead to disqualification.

 

12.                ALTERNATE FINISHES, TIME LIMIT, AND RACE VALIDITY

12.1            SHORTENING OR ABANDONING AFTER THE START:

 

(a)                 Courses may be shortened or abandoned at the Race Committee's discretion in accordance with RRS 32 and 33.

 

(b)                 Code Flag “S” shall be displayed at a rounding or finishing mark.  Finish between the nearby mark and this flag.

 

(c)                 When Code Flag “S” is displayed over any class flag(s), the signal applies only to that class, or to those classes.

 

12.2            TIME LIMIT: No race time limit is scheduled. The Race Committee may abandon a race at its discretion in accordance with RRS 32.

 

12.3            FINISHING ON THE WATER: When approximately half of the boats in a race have rounded the last mark, the Race Committee may finish the balance of the boats at the last mark or on the course.  The Race Committee determines the method of finishing and the finish positions awarded each boat.

 

13.                PROTESTS

13.1            PROTEST TIME LIMIT: Protests shall be written on regatta supplied protest forms or reasonable equivalent. Protests shall be filed with the Race Committee or with the Protest Committee by 6:30pm of the day of the incident, except the last day or racing, when the protest must be filed by 3:00pm. The protest committee may extend the protest time at their discretion. This modifies RRS 61.3.

 

13.2            SIGNALING A PROTEST: A boat protesting another boat shall follow RRS 61.1 (a) with the following provisions and modifications:

 

(a)                 All boats, regardless of hull length shall hail ”Protest” and display a red flag.  This modifies RRS 61.1 (a)

 

(b)                 The definition of the "first reasonable opportunity" for displaying a protest flag is IMMEDIATELY upon achieving control of the boat.

 

(c)                 The definition of the "first reasonable opportunity" for hailing "Protest" is IMMEDIATELY following the incident.

 

(d)                 Notify the Race Committee signal boat of intent to protest when finishing. The Race Committee will acknowledge the protest flag only. If unable to finish, notify the Race Committee upon reaching shore that you did not finish and of your intent to protest.

 

 

14.                ALTERNATE PENALTIES

360-DEGREE RULE: (This modifies RRS rules 44.1 and 44.2.) A boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2 while racing may take a penalty at the time of the incident. Her penalty shall be one 360-degree Turns Penalty in either direction.

 

15.                SCORING

15.1            METHOD: Low Point Scoring System as written in RRS Appendix A2, except that a DNF will be scored the number of finishers in that fleet plus one.

 

15.2            THROWOUT RACES: Provided there are 8 or more races in a regatta, there will be one throwout race allowed in the scoring.

 

15.3            PENALTIES AND SCORING PENALTIES: As described in RRS Appendix A. 

 

15.4            All scoring penalties may be thrown out if a throwout race is allowed except DNE. This penalty may be awarded by the protest committee for equipment violations, unsportsmanlike conduct, abusive profanity, fouls causing injury, material prejudice, or serious damage. Awarding a DNE does not preclude the protest committee taking action under RRS Section C - Gross Misconduct, Rule 69. 

 

16.                SPECIAL NOTES

16.1            QUESTIONS: No questions will be answered by the Race Committee on the water.

 

16.2            OBSTRUCTIONS: Mark boats, rescue/chase boats, control boats, and line sighting boats shall rank as obstructions.

 

16.3            ASSISTANCE: Any boat receiving "hands on" assistance from rescue/chase boats will be scored DNF.  The Race Committee may decide when a boat or crew needs assistance.

 

16.4            EQUIPMENT:  Trapezes are permitted.  Modifies RRS 49.1