SW NOODS 020 all classes”;Flag “AP” over oneormore means “races have beenpostponed for Clubs. Flag“AP” withtwo soundsignals the Corinthian,Eastern, andBostonYacht displayed from theflagpoleyardarm at 4. SIGNALS MADEASHORE 2000 ontheday before take itwill effect. in theschedule be postedby ofraces will takewill effect except that any change bepostedbeforewill 0900ontheday it INSTRUCTIONS CHANGES3. INSAILING for any amendmentsorothernotices. petitor tochecktheOfficialNoticeBoard mary.cfm?eid=6038 yachtscoring.com/notice_board_sum located ontherace website athttps:// posted ontheOfficialNoticeBoard 2. NOTICETOCOMPETITORS New EnglandChampionship. RRS 40. may display Flag“Y”inaccordance with should beaware thattherace committee as required by classrules.Competitors 63.2, and63.4shallnotapply. spinnaker only) advertising. for thisregatta: Allow limited(boomand the following changes totheirclassrules This addstotheNOR. RULES SectionI:I.3andI.4shallapply. (RRS).of the rulesasdefinedby theRacing Rules 1. RULES ­COMMITTEE, BELESS THAN DISQUALIFICATION. RULE MAY, AT THE DISCRETIONOF THE PROTEST THAT THE PENALTY FOR A BREACH OF THAT THE NOTATION ‘ ­MANAGEMENT. AUTHORITIES. MRA WILL PROVIDE RACE ­ASSOCIATION SAILING WORLD AND MARBLEHEAD­ JULY 25-28, 2019•MARBLEHEAD, MA & Mount Gay Rum Presented by 4.1 Signalsmadeashore be will Any change instructions inthesailing ofeachcom 2.2 Itistheresponsibility be2.1 Noticestocompetitorswill 1.6 Theregatta serve will asthe2019 1.5 Personal flotationshallbeworn Prescriptions1.4 TheUSSailing toRRS, 1.3 TheJ/105Classhasauthorized 1.2 For theJ70Class:Part III-EVENT 1.1 Thisregatta shallbegoverned by Sailing World ( MRA [ DP ) ] R TE CO-­ORGANIZING THE ARE ’ IN A RULEIN THE SIMEANS 2019 HELLY HANSENNOODREGATTA AT MARBLEHEADRACE WEEK

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- - ­ be thesamecolor asMark 1.Anoffset toport. boats shallround theexisting leeward rack oftherace committeesignalboat. bedisplayedmark toMark 1will intheaft nal boat.Thedistancefrom theleeward forward rack oftherace committeesig bedisplayeddesignated coursewill inthe from thesignalboattoMark 1,andthe mark istobeleft. to bepassed,andthesideonwhicheach A, includingtheorder inwhichmarks are 7. COURSES race officerfor eachracing line. orders beatthediscretion will ofthe belistedin Addendumwill 1. bedefinedin SIAddendumwill 1. starting order, anddescription ofmarks STARTING SIGNALS ANDMARKS 6. DIVISIONS, CLASS FLAGS, pending finalentries. race SaturdaySkud 18will andSunday. through Sunday. and AlerionExpressrace Friday 28will RS 21,J70,Finns,Stars,Vanguard 15, J/105, J/30,J/80,J24,Viper640,, race Thursday thruSunday 2019. after 1430hoursEDT onSunday, July 28, hours EDT. signal for eachday ofracing is1200 regatta. day uptoamaximum of12races for the as many races aspractical oneachrace authority andtherace committeetorun 5. SCHEDULEOFRACES less than60minutes’inRRS Race Signals. ashore, ‘1minute’isreplaced with‘not the indicatedClass(es)”. means “races have beenpostponedfor Class Flagswithtwo soundsignals 7.4 Offsetmark: Theoffsetmarkwill 7.3 Gates:Ifagate isnotinplace, 7.2 Theapproximate compassbearing 7.1 Coursesare shown inIllustration 6.3 Any and all subsequentstarting 6.2 Warning/Class flagsfor eachclass 6.1 Divisionsplits,racing areas, initial 5.7 Thisschedule issubjecttochange 5.6 , 2.4Metre, Megabyte, and 5.5 Town Class,Comets,Etchells, 5.4 TheIODandRhodes19classeswill 5.3 Nowarning bemade signalwill 5.2 Thescheduled timeofthewarning 5.1 Itistheintentoforganizing 4.2 WhentheAPflagisdisplayed - mark. course sideoftheport-endstarting race committeesignalvessel andthe a staffdisplaying anorange flagonthe start eachday. with race committeebefore theirfirst 8. THESTART and race signals). Mark 1by thisclass.” (changes RRS 27.1 be green. Thisappliestoeachrounding of “Mark 1for theclassabouttostartwill five minutesbefore thestartmeans of course mark may notbesetifthere isachange The signaled fleet will sail tothechange sail The signaledfleet will remain displayed thestartingsignal. until played withnumerous soundsignals,and preparatory bedis signal,flagCwill of coursefor aclassasfollows: At the the race committeemay signalachange during aseriesofstartingsequences, BETWEEN STARTS 10. CHANGEOFCOURSE original mark. mark isreplaced,bereplaced itwill by an When inasubsequentchange anew the originalmarkassoonpracticable. (or move thefinishingline)andremove setanewthe race committeewill mark WHILERACINGTHE COURSE 9. CHANGEOFTHENEXT LEG OF designated VHFchannel. shall attempttoidentifyheronthe she isidentified,therace committee starting lineathersignaland equipment isonthecoursesideof mark. are allpartofthestartingorfinishing vessel, andtherace committeevessel line attachingittotherace committee When present, thisstand-offbuoy, the finishing vessel may setastand-offbuoy. warning signalhasbeenmade.[DP] theirthe firstlegofcourseuntil shall keep clearofthestartingarea and the startinglineanditsextensions. Boats of thestartinglineand150yards behind extending 100yards beyond eachend 8.2 The starting line will bebetween8.2 Thestartinglinewill 8.1 Boatsare requested tocheckin 7.5 Agreen flagflown nolaterthan If there isasignificant windshift To change thenext legofthecourse, 8.5 Ifany partofaboat’shull,crew or 8.4 Arace committeestartingor 8.3 Thestartingarea isdefinedas - Appendix T (Arbitration) will apply.Appendix T(Arbitration) will apply.the Incident)will Prescription V1(Penalty attheTimeof 12. PENALTY SYSTEM after comingashore. front desk(781)631-3100immediately to theBostonYacht Clubby callingthe do so,competitorsretiring shallreport the racing area ifpracticable. Ifunableto to therace committeebefore leaving side oppositethatofthestartingmark. beplacedonthethe finishingmarkwill courses designatingadownwind finish, the coursesideofnearby mark.For from whichablueflagisdisplayed and a staff on the race committee signal boat THEFINISH 11. mark. Thischanges RRS 33. racing arequest for redress based on 66. decision onthatday. Thischanges RRS the requesting party was informed ofthe day; or(b)nolaterthan30minutesafter informed ofthedecisiononprevious time limitiftherequesting partywas shall bedelivered (a)withintheprotest racing arequest for reopening ahearing Official NoticeBoard the partiesinvolved bepostedonthe will Yacht Club. signal boatfor theapplicableline. after thedockingofrace committee the appropriate timelimit. reopening shallbedelivered there within Protests andrequests for redress or protest deskattheBostonYacht Club. FOR REDRESS 14. PROTESTS ANDREQUESTS and A5. class plus2.Thischanges RRS 35,A4 equal tothenumberoffinishersinher bescoredwill TimeLimitExpired (TLE), within 30minutesoffirstboattofinish class istwo hours.Boatsfailing tofinish The timelimitfor thefirstboatineach TIMELIMIT 13. 12.2 Penalties afterracing: RRS 12.1 Penalties racing: USSailing while 11.2 Competitorsretiring shallreport bebetween11.1 Thefinishinglinewill 14.6 Onthelast scheduled day of 14.5 Onthelastscheduled day of 14.4 Thetimesofprotest hearingsand 14.3 Protestsbeheard will atBoston 14.2 Theprotest timelimitisonehour 14.1 Protest forms are available atthe 2019 HELLY HANSENNOODREGATTA AT MARBLEHEADRACE WEEK SAILING INSTRUCTIONS one ormore races. rule may result indisqualification from area.sailing Failure tocomply withthis suitable anchorandlinefor theclassand proved visualsignalfor daytime use,and a working VHFradio, CoastGuard ap and classassociationsafety equipment, ing equipment:prescribed CoastGuard AND EQUIPMENT 19. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS boat’s hull.[DP] and shallbeplacedonbothsidesofthe classes. Ifrequired, they beprovided will numbers may alsoberequired for some racing. [DP] atalltimeswhile be attachedtobothsidesoftheboat’s provided intheSkipper’spackage shall event. the primaryandsupportsponsorsof or products competingwiththoseof displaying advertisements for businesses 18. ADVERTISING the protest committee.[DP] the termsofpriorwrittenpermission the regatta except with,andaccording to classes shallnotbehauledoutduring Stars may behauledeachday. Allother 15s, Lasers, Megabytes, Skud18s,and 17. HAUL OUTRESTRICTIONS Notice ofRace. ThischangesClass winneriseligible. the Regatta atMarblehead Race Week. Each World for the2019Helly HansenNOOD awarded atthediscretion ofSailing class. 16. PRIZES constituteaseries.will sum ofherscores for allraces. Onerace 15. SCORING as practicable. review its records andrespond assoon receives ascoring inquiryform, itwill RRS 62.2. the decisionwas posted.Thischanges delivered nolaterthan30minutesafter a protest committeedecisionshallbe 19.2. Aboatmay notprotest another 19.1 Each boatshallcarrythefollow 18.3 At thediscretion oftheOA, bow 18.2 Easily removable boomstickers 18.1 Boatsare urged torefrain from Comets, Finns,Viper640s,Vanguard 16.2 ACaribbean Challenger be will 16.1 Regatta prizes beawarded will by Each boat’sseriesscore bethe will 14.7 Whentherace committee - - Channel (9). Yacht monitorVHF ClubDockmasterswill Channel (68).TheEastern andCorinthian monitorVHFClub Dockmasterwill on VHFChannel(16).TheBostonYacht contact theMarblehead HarborMaster Boats inneedofassistancecanalso on theassignedfrequency for itsline. reported directly totherace committee AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS RADIOCOMMUNICATION20. This changes RRS 60. racing.the carryingofVHFradios while boat for breaking aclassruleprohibiting event orthe equivalent. with aminimum cover of$500,000 per with valid third-party insurance liability 24. INSURANCE prior to,during,oraftertheregatta. death sustainedinconjunction withor material damage orpersonalinjury notacceptany forauthority will liability rule 4,DecisiontoRace. Theorganizing regatta entirely attheirown risk.See DISCLAIMER23. OFLIABILITY or tobeusedinpress information. either editorialoradvertising purposes, published inany mediawhatsoever, for are duringtheevent, sailing tobe taken ofthemselves ortheyacht they for any photograph andvideofootage permission totheOrganizing Authority 22. MEDIAANDTELEVISION appropriate cases. to invoke thisInstructionandRRS 69in It istheProtest Committee’sintention by theProtest Committee underRRS 69. be disqualifiedand/orsubjecttoprotest the boatwhosecrew was atfault may the race committee,OA, orYacht Clubs, to comply withareasonable request by ship, destructionofproperty orfailure breach ofgood mannersorsportsman race committeeconsiderstobeagross after racing. Incaseofconductthatthe conduct ofthecrew before, duringand 21. COMPETITORS’ CONDUCT Outside LineVHF78 20.2 DivisionChannelsare asfollows: 20.1 Emergency conditionsshallbe Each participating boat shall be insured Competitors participateinthe Competitors give absoluterightand The skippershallberesponsiblefor the Halfway Rock LineVHF72 Tinkers LineVHF71 -

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