RISR STANDING RACE RULES

The following are standing race rules governing the course of, and the vessels, persons and engines competing in the RISR:

Course
1.  Unless otherwise decided by the Race Committe, the course for the RISR shall be 36.5 nautical miles in length and shall ordinarily consist of a complete circumnavigation of the Bermuda Archipelago, passing seawards of the Mains Islands (Bermuda I., St.George's I., St. David's I., Somerset I.,Boaz I., and Ireland I.

2.  The Race Committee will postpone the RISR, or shorten or vary the course of the RISR where wind gusts over 18kts have been forecast by the Bermuda Weather Service.  For local weather

3. No vessel participating in the RISR shall navigate any body of water that is spanned by a bridge, provided that where a course has been shortened or varied by the Race Committee, such  navigation may be permitted.

4.  Portage of vessels either on dry land or within the inter-tidal zone is at all times forbidden.

Vessels and Engines
5.  Vessels shall employ one or more British Seagull Outboard Motors (6hp maximum) as the sole motive force.  Sailing of vessels by any means is forbidden.

6.  Vessels shall conform with Bermuda law wih regard to minimum standards for equipment and life saving gear and with regard to the 'rules of the road'.

7.  Vessels shall be 10ft or greater in length overall.

Fuel
8.  At the start of the RISR, vessels under 16ft in length must carry at least 7 USgallons of fuel and vessels over 16ft must carry at least 5 USgallons of fuel.

Crew 
9.  The crew of each vesel shall consist of no less than two persons (if a crewmember is less than 18 years of age, tat person must have the written permission of a parent/legal guardian and shall be accompanied in their vessel by an adult).

Inspections
10.  All vessels are subject to inspection at any time on the race day for compliance with these rules by any member of the Race Committee or the Captain of any crash boat, and will comply with any direction given to them for the purposes of inspection.

Class A - Under 16ft / Old engine / Stock

Class B - Over 16ft / Old engine / Stock

Class C - Under 16 / New engine / Stock

Class D - Over 16 / New engine / Stock

Class E - Traditional Dinghy / Old OR new engine/ Stock

Class F - Any boat / Old OR new engine/ Unlimited (not stock)

Class G - Any boat / Sport engine / Stock

Class H - Multi-hull / Any engine

Class I - Any boat / Multi-engine / Any engine
Class Structure
Restrictions:

All lengths are L.O.A. (excluding bowsprits)

For the purposes of determining boat class, a stock engine is defined as an engine that has only genuine Seagull parts (including carburetors) above the waterline, and must not exceed 102cc (bore and stroke 57mmX40mm).

Please note that some race trophies are not attached to class descriptions or engine classification.  For trophy list and description

New engines include 5R, Kingfisher, Osprey, 125 and 170 engines.  All other engines including the Curlew are classed as old engines.

Classes A through H may only use one Seagull engine as a means of propulsion.

Race must be completed with same crew and engine.