Team Race Championship of Narragansett Bay
Ernest N. Swanson Trophy
Bay Cup Trophy
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Rules: The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) as altered by Appendix D – Team Racing Rules,, the Notice of Race, these Sailing Instructions, and any amendments thereto.
2. Eligibility: Eligible cruising class yachts may be entered by completing registration with the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association as described in the Swanson Cup / Bay Cup 2008 Regatta Notice of Race.
3. Notices: Notices to competitors and amendments to the sailing instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board located at the Barrington Yacht Club and will be broadcast over VHF channel 72 in the racing area at approximately ˝ hour before the Warning Signal. Any change in the Schedule of Races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it will take effect on both the Official Message Board and, if possible, on the NBYA web site, www.nbya.org. The Race Committee may also use code flag Lima to call attention to an announcement on the radio.
4. Signals: The Race Committee may, as courtesy, broadcast announcements on the radio concerning starting sequences, premature starters, course changes, abandonment, or any other topic.
5. Schedule of Races:
5.1. There are two scheduled races for each class on Sunday, September 20, 2009.
RACE DAY TIME OF FIRST WARNING SIGNAL
1200
The Swanson Cup teams will start first,The Bay Cup teams will start second The race committee may or may not elect to use rolling starts
The second race shall be started shortly after the completion of the prior race.
5.2. Code Flag "R" flown from the Race Committee Boat at the finish of a race indicates another race will be started. Code flags ”AP” over “A” or no code flag indicates that no more races will be started that day.
6. Racing Area – In the Vicinity of the Ohio Ledge Buoy, north of Prudence Island. To avoid grounding by deep draft competitors, the starting or finishing area may be moved. Competitors with a deep draft are invited to so inform the race committee when registering for the race.
7. Courses:
7.1. The Race Committee will display the course on a course board.
7.2. After starting, yachts shall not cross the start/finish line except when finishing complying with a rule, or if after finishing, re-finishing. The start/finish line is defined as an obstruction when not a mark of the course.
7.3. set-mark courses:
7.3.1. Course Configurations:
COURSE MARK ROUNDING ORDER
7.3.2. The
Race Committee will display the approximate distance and bearing to the first
mark, and the course length on a course board. The committee shall also display
the course designation as defined in 7.4.1. For example:
Class |
Course |
Bearing |
Range |
A |
W2 |
035 |
2mi |
B |
W1 |
035 |
2mi |
7.3.3. All marks shall be left to port.
7.3.4. Marks: Marks 1, 3, and the start/finish mark will be inflated orange marks. A new mark, in accordance with Paragraph 10, Changes in Course after the Start, will be an inflated yellow mark or an orange mark with a black band.
8. The Start:
8.1. Each yacht is requested to sail past the race committee boat's stern on starboard tack before the first warning signal and identify herself to the Race Committee and receive acknowledgment.
8.2. The start shall be in accordance with Racing Rule 26. The Class Flags are as follows:
|
Class |
Class Flag |
|
Swanson (Spinnaker) |
1 |
|
Bay Cup (Non Spin) |
2 |
8.3. The start/finish line will be between a staff displaying an orange, white, or yellow flag on the Race Committee signal boat and the start/finish mark. The Race Committee may deploy a "Keep Off" buoy tethered to the race committee boat. This buoy is to be regarded as an integral part of the committee boat.
8.4. After the first warning signal, yachts whose warning signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area.
8.5. A yacht starting more than ten minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS.
8.6. No race shall be started after 1500 hours.
9. Recalls:
9.1. Individual recalls will be made in accordance with Racing Rule 29.1.
10. Changes in Course after Start – Set Mark Courses:
10.1. In the event of a wind shift after the start the Race Committee may lay a new mark and lift the original mark as soon as practicable. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the new mark may be relocated to maintain the original course configuration.
10.2. A change of course will be signaled near the mark beginning the leg being changed, by a race committee boat that will display the bearing to the new mark on a course board with a periodic sound signal. The change will be signaled before the leading yacht has begun the leg, although the new mark may not yet be in position.
10.3. If a subsequent change of course occurs and the new mark is replaced, it will be replaced with an original mark.
11. Shortening or Abandoning After the Start
11.1. As per rule 32
12. The Finish: The finish line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on a Race Committee Boat and the start/finish mark. The keep-off buoy described in Paragraph 8.3 may be used at the finish as well. If the Race Committee sets a finish line separate from the starting line, then the finish mark will be a new mark as described in Paragraph 10.
13. Time Limit:
If no boat in a division has finished within 2 hours of its Start the race will be abandoned.
14. Protests:
14.1. In addition to the requirements of Rule 61, protesting yachts must notify the Race Committee of their intention to protest immediately after finishing the race in which the alleged infringement occurred, or as soon as practicable if the protesting yacht does not finish.
14.2. Protests shall be written and submitted to the Barrington Yacht Club by 7:00 pm on the Sunday of the event.
14.3 Written protests must be delivered to the HOST YACHT CLUB no later than 2000 hours on Monday following the race. The
protest hearing will be held at the Host Yacht Club at 2330 hours on the
Wednesday following the race.
15. Scoring: Scoring is as defined in the NBYA 2007 Team Race Championship Notice of Race.
16. Penalties: The Racing Rule 44.3, "Scoring Penalty" will apply. The rule is amended in that the penalty shall be a minimum of two places. In addition to the reporting requirements of Racing Rule 44.3, the infringing yacht shall notify the Race Committee of the infringement on the radio (See Paragraph 4) immediately after all yachts have finished the race, or by reporting to the Race Committee on the water, and the Race Committee shall broadcast such notice on the radio. This amends rules 44.3(a) and 44.3(c).
17. Prizes: Awards for each regatta will be presented at the NBYA Fall Awards Dinner.
18. Facilities: Please contact the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association at 401-289-2275 or the Host Yacht Club for information regarding moorings, dinghy dock, ice, etc. Some moorings (1st come, 1st served), slips, dinghy docks, launch service, and an anchorage may be available.
19. Disposal of Trash: Yachts discharging trash overboard shall be disqualified from all races on the day of discharge.
20. Notes:
20.1 Narragansett Bay and approaches to the Providence River are considered a "restricted channel" for commercial traffic and vessels in the navigation channel restricted in their ability to maneuver. Sailors must comply with the International COLREGS when in such proximity to commercial or privileged marine traffic. Yachts that obstruct the safe passage of commercial traffic are subject to protest under RRS. A violation under this instruction shall be considered a violation of Rule 2, (Fair Sailing). The Race Committee, upon the report of information, or observation of an incident SHALL protest a yacht. This is in addition to the requirements of RRS 60.2 and the Preamble to RRS Part 2.
20.2 All times herein are Eastern Daylight Savings Time, (UTC/GMT -4)).