59 th Annual Red Flannels Rega a ILCANA Great Lakes Masters Championships September 26-27, 2020 Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club (OA) Montrose & Belmont Harbors, Chicago, IL, USA
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1 RULES 1.1 The r ega a will be g overned b y the Racing Rules of Sailing (RR S), the pr escrip ons of the United St ates Sailing Associa on, and b y these sailing ins truc ons. 1.2 Class Rules - Boa ts r acing in an appr oved One Design Sec on shall be subject t o their Class Rules. If there is a diff erence be tween a Class Rule, this No ce of Race (NOR) or the Sailing Ins truc ons (SI), the mor e r estric ve rule shall apply . 1.3 Class rules pr ohibi ng the use of marine band r adios and cellular t elephones will not apply. All k eelboats ar e r equired t o c arry an oper a ng VHF marine-band r adio while sailing in these e vents. This changes In terna onal E tchells Class Rules C.5.1(b). 1.4 Keelboat cr ews mus t c onsist of 2 or mor e per sons. This changes J/70 class rule C.3.1(a) and E tchells Class Rule C.2.1 (a). 1.5 For the purposes of Sec on 1.3, 1.4 and 21, K eelboats ar e de fined as T artan T en, J/70, Etchells, and Sonar s. 1.6 All applic able g overnmental r egula ons r egarding health, sa fety and in fec ous disease control shall be strictly f ollowed b y all c ompe tors, specific ally including an y cr ew limits and r equirements f or per sonal protec ve equipmen t (PPE). 1.7 Viola ons of Sec on 1.6 of the Sailing Ins truc ons shall not be pr otestable b y a compe tor but may be pr otested b y the Race Commi ee or Or ganizing Authority . This changes rule RR S 60.1.
2 NOTICES T O C OMPETITORS 2.1 No ces t o c ompe tors will be pos ted on the office no ce boar d online a t h ps://www.rega anetwork.com/event/21271. 2.2 Courtesy announcemen ts f or Race Ar ea A will use VHF Channel 72. Court esy announcements f or Race Ar ea B will use VHF Channel 73. Err ors and omissions in courtesy br oadcasts ar e not gr ounds f or a r equest f or r edress. This changes RR S 62.1(a).
3 CHANGES T O S AILING INS TRUCTIONS Changes t o the sailing ins truc ons will be pos ted on the Official No ce Boar d a t R ega a Network be fore 0900 on the da y the y will t ake e ffect.
4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1 Signals made ashor e f or Race Ar ea A will be displa yed on the CCY C y ardarm. 4.2 Signals made ashor e f or Race Ar ea B will be displa yed on the main flagpole loc ated a t the E ast end of the Chic ago Y acht Club Belmon t St a on clubhouse. 4.3 When the flag AP is displa yed ashor e, “1 minut e” will be r eplaced with “not less than 60 minutes” in the r ace signal AP . 4.4 As a c ourtesy, signals made ashor e ma y be dis tributed via R ega a Ne twork. Err ors and omissions in c ourtesy no fic a ons ar e not gr ounds f or a r equest f or r edress. This changes RR S 62.1(a).
5 SCHEDULE OF EVENT S 5.1 Saturday, Sep tember 26 1030 Harbor Gun @ Mon trose and Belmon t Harbor s 1130 First W arning
Sunday, Sep tember 27 1000 Harbor Gun 1100 First W arning 1400 No W arning a er this Time A er Racing Awards Pr esenta on, Skipper s Only Race Ar ea A - Chic ago Corin thian Y acht Club Race Ar ea B – Chic ago Y acht Club Belmon t St a on 5.2 The number of r aces each da y is a t the discr e on of the Race Commi ee. 5.3 Flag A displa yed, with no sound, while boa ts ar e finishing means, “No mor e r acing today”.
6 CLASS FLA GS Class flags will be:
Race Ar ea A: Laser/Laser Radial Laser Class Flag Vanguard 15 Vanguard Class Flag Rhodes 19 Rhodes 19 Class Flag Race Ar ea B: Tartan T en Code Flag Z ero J 70 J 70 Class Flag Etchells Code Flag E cho Sonar Sonar Class Flag
7 RACING ARE AS 7.1 Racing Ar ea A will be loc ated Northeas t of the harbor on Lak e Michig an in the g eneral area of CCY C Race ar ea. 7.2 Classes r acing on Race Ar ea A will be: Laser/Laser Radial Vanguard 15 Rhodes 19 7.3 Racing Ar ea B will be loc ated appr oximately 2 NM E ast of Belmon t Harbor on Lak e Michigan. 7.4 Fleets r acing on Race Ar ea B will be: Tartan T en J 70 Etchells Sonar
8 CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT 8.1 Each boa t shall check in b y sailing pas t the r ace c ommi ee signal boa t, hailing or displaying her sail number , and r eceiving an ackno wledgement fr om the r ace c ommi ee prior t o her fir st r ace on each da y of r acing. A boa t f ound t o ha ve br oken ins truc on 8.1 may r eceive a sc oring penalty f or her fir st r ace tha t da y equal t o 20 per cent of the number of c ompe tors r egistered in her class. 8.2 A boa t tha t r e res fr om a r ace shall no f y the r ace c ommi ee either be fore lea ving the course or , if tha t is impr ac cable, immedia tely a er arriving ashor e. A boa t f ound t o have br oken ins truc on 8.2 ma y r eceive a sc oring penalty in e very r ace tha t da y equal t o 20 per cent of the number of c ompe tors r egistered in her class. This changes RR S 63.1.
9 THE C OURSES 9.1 See Addendum A f or the c ourses f or each r ace ar ea. 9.2 The c ourses will be windw ard lee ward. The number of legs, along with the appr oximate compass heading t o the fir st mark will be displa yed fr om a c ourse boar d displa yed on the Race Commi ee boa t.
10 MARKS Race Ar ea A (10.1 - 10.4 Apply) 10.1 The s tart mark will be a y ellow MarkSe t Bot. 10.2 Original turning mark will be an or ange MarkSe t Bot. 10.3 Mark 2 will be a g ate with y ellow MarkSe t Bots. In the e vent tha t the g ate is not in place, the single lee ward Mark 2 shall be le t o port. 10.4 The finishing mark f or do wnwind finishes will be a y ellow MarkSe t Bot le t o port on the same of the signal boa t as the s tar ng line.
Race Ar ea B (10.5 - 10.9 Apply) 10.5 The s tart mark will be an or ange MarkSe t Bot. 10.6 Original turning mark s will be or ange shapes. 10.7 New mark s, as pr ovided in ins truc on 12.2, will be y ellow f or the fir st chang e. Subsequent chang es will alt ernate or ange and y ellow mark s. 10.8 Mark 2 will be a g ate using or ange MarkSe t Bots. In the e vent tha t the g ate is not in place, the single lee ward Mark 2 shall be le t o port. 10.9 The finishing mark f or do wnwind finishes will be a whit e shape le t o port on the opposite side of the signal boa t fr om the s tar ng line.
11 THE S TART 11.1 The s tar ng line will be be tween a s taff displa ying an or ange flag on the r ace c ommi ee signal boa t a t the s tarboard end and the c ourse side of the port -end s tar ng mark. 11.2 Race Ar ea A boa ts on the c ourse side a t the s tart ma y be c ourtesy hailed b y the r ace commi ee b y v oice or loud hailer . Race Ar ea B boa ts on the c ourse side a t the s tart ma y be c ourtesy hailed b y the r ace c ommi ee on the designa ted VHF channel. Err ors or omissions in c ourtesy br oadcasts or hails ar e not gr ounds f or a r equest or r edress. This changes rule 62.1(a). 11.3 Fleets shall s tart the fir st scheduled r ace of the da y in the or der sho wn in ins truc on 11.4. Any sub sequent r aces will be s tarted no less than fiv e minut es a er tha t flee t has finished a r ace. The r ace c ommi ee will alert boa ts prior t o the w arning signal f or subsequent s tarts via the designa ted VHF channel and/ or with short, r apid sound signals to dr aw the c ompe tor’s a en on. Err ors and omissions in the sound signals or the announcement ar e not gr ounds f or a r equest f or r edress. This changes rule 62.1(a). 11.4 The ini al s tar ng sequences on the fir st da y of the r ega a will be: Race Ar ea A 1. Laser/Laser Radial 2. Vanguard 15 3. Rhodes 19 Race Ar ea B 1. Tartan T en 2. J 70 3. Etchells 4. Sonar 11.5 The r ace c ommi ee ma y modif y the s tar ng sequence a er the fir st r ace of the r ega a for an y sub sequent r aces. 11.6 Change of Fir st Mark Be tween St arts - When signal flag C is displa yed on the signal boa t before the w arning signal acc ompanied b y r epe ve sounds mark will be a ne w mark as defined in ins truc on 12 and r evised bearing and dis tances will be displa yed. When in a subsequent chang e a ne w mark is r eplaced, it will be r eplaced b y an original mark. This changes RR S 27.1 and 33.
12 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LE G OF THE C OURSE Race Ar ea A 12.1 A c ourse chang e of 20 degr ees or less will not be signaled b y the r ace c ommi ee. The course chang e will c on nue t o use the ac v e mark. This changes RR S 33(a). Race Ar ea B 12.2 To change the next leg of the course, the race commi ee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as prac cable. When in a subsequent chang e a ne w mark is r eplaced, it will be r eplaced b y an original mark.
13 THE FINISH Race Ar ea A 13.1 The finishing line will be be tween a s taff displa ying an or ange flag on a r ace c ommi ee boat and a y ellow MarkSe t Bot t o be le t o s tarboard. Race Ar ea B 13.2 The finishing line will be be tween a s taff displa ying an blue flag on a r ace c ommi ee boat and a whit e mark t o be le t o port.
14 PENALTY S YSTEM 14.1 The fir st tw o sen tences of RR S 44.1 ar e chang ed t o “ A boa t ma y t ake a One-T urn penalty when she ma y ha ve br oken a rule of part 2 or rule 31 while racing . Ho wever, when she may ha ve br oken a rule of P art 2 while in the z one ar ound a mark other than a s tar ng mark , her penalty shall be a T wo-Turns P enalty.” This changes RR S 44.1. 14.2 Appendix T , Sec on B – P ost-Race P enal es shall apply f or this r ega a. 14.3 Appendix T , Sec on D – Arbitr a on shall apply f or this r ega a.
15 TIME LIMIT 15.1 The me limit will be 90 minut es f or the fir st y acht in each sec on. 15.2 Boats f ailing t o finish within 30 minut es a er the fir st boa t in their flee t sails the c ourse and finishes will be sc ored Time Limit Expir ed (TLE). TLE will be sc ored as 2 poin ts mor e than the las t boa t finishing within the me limit, not t o e xceed DNF . This changes rules 35, A4, A5, and A11.
16 PROTESTS AND RE QUESTS F OR REDRE SS 16.1 Protests and r equests f or r edress shall be filed with the r ace c ommi ee in the CCY C r ace commi ee office within the appr opriate me limit. 16.2 The pr otest me limit is 1 hour a er the docking me of the r ace c ommi ee finish boa t for tha t cir cle. Tha t me limit also applies t o r equests f or r edress. This changes rule 62.2. 16.3 The hearing schedule will be pos ted no la ter than 30 minut es a er the pr otest me limit. 16.4 No ces of pr otests b y the r ace c ommi ee or pr otest c ommi ee will be pos ted on the no ce boar d no la ter than 30 minut es a er the pr otest me limit. This changes rule 61.1(b). 16.5 Rou ne mo vement of aut onomous mark s will not be gr ounds f or r edress. This includes minor r eadjustments, mark s r eturning t o s ta on a er ha ving been pushed a way b y a compe tor, or c ollisions with mark s tha t ar e not an ac v e mark of the c ourse, pr esuming these c ollisions do not c ause damag e. This changes RR S 60.1(b).
17 SCORING 17.1 One c ompleted r ace will c ons tute a r ega a. 17.2 A boa t’s sc ore will be the t otal of her r ace sc ores. No r aces will be disc arded. This changes rule A2.
18 SAFETY RE GULATION 18.1 Approved per sonal flot a on de vice shall be w orn a t all mes while r acing on Race Ar ea A or if r acing in the Sonar class. This changes RR S 40. 18.2 A boa t tha t r e res fr om a r ace shall no f y the r ace c ommi ee as soon as possible.
19 RADIO C OMMUNICATION 19.1 Except in an emer gency, a boa t shall neither mak e nor r eceive r adio c ommunica ons not available t o all boa ts while in the r acing ar ea. This also applies t o mobile t elephones.
20 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Compe tors par cipate in the rega a en rely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunc on with or prior to, during, or a er the rega a.
21 INSURANCE Each par cipa ng k eelboat, as de fined in Sec on 1.5, shall be adequa tely insur ed with valid thir d-party liability insur ance tha t is appr opriate t aking in to acc ount the v alue of the boa ts r acing and the type of r acing.
22 FURTHER INF ORMATION: Mitch P olgar [email protected] 734.341.4406