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Revision 2.2 – July 13, 2017 2017 Change Log Section Topic Board Vote Effective Date 9 Reduction of wind limits for Class C and Class X 7/11/17 7/25/17 White Bear Yacht Club (WBYC) SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Table of Contents 1. Rules 10. Change of Course after the Start 2. Entries and Eligibility 11.Time Limit 3. Schedule 12. Personal Buoyancy 4. Postponement Procedure 13. Protests and Penalties 5. Courses 14. Scoring 6. The Start 15. Class X Series Special Rules 7. Individual Recalls 16. Racing Numbers 8. General Recalls 17. Sailing Courtesy 9. Cancellation – Weather/High Wind 18. Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations 1. Rules Except as modified by these sailing instructions and White Bear Yacht Club (WBYC) course diagrams, the races will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020, (Hereinafter referred to as “the RRS“), and the rules and scantlings of the following national sailing associations governing each class: Class A: National Class A Scow Association, except as amended by a majority vote of the WBYC Sailing Class A members, one vote per registered boat. Class E: National Class E Scow Association Class MC: MC Sailing Association Class C: National C Scow Sailing Association Class X: Inland Lakes Yachting Association Class Laser: International Laser Class Association Catamarans Shall conform to the scantlings of their builder’s one-design class rules. 2. Entries and Eligibility BY REGISTERING, YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THESE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS. No yacht will be scored in any races until it is properly registered. No yacht will be considered properly registered until her owner/skipper has: Completed the WBYC Online Registration Form, Submitted a printed copy of the Online Registration Form and all fees payable to the Registrar by mail, and Verified acceptance of the Registration on the WBYC Sailing website (see below). This applies to all members including Proprietary and Sailing members. Registration Forms and any applicable fees must be postmarked at least 7 Days before said yacht will be scored in subsequent races. New sailing members (not registered in prior years or other WBYC Classes) may register at any time with no late fees and be scored immediately. Late registration fee schedule can be found on the Online Registration Form. Once registration has been accepted and logged by the Registrar, properly registered yachts will appear in a listing online at: http://www.wbycsail.org/wp/roster It is the responsibility of the yacht’s owner/skipper to visit this web page to verify registration. If your registration does not appear in the Roster seven days after submitting your registration, please contact the Registrar. Lasers: Lasers not registered at WBYC must submit proof of registration with an affiliated race program in order to WBYC Sailing Committee 2017 Sailing Instructions – Rev. 2.2 Page 1 of 12 be scored in a WBYC Laser series. Laser registration information must be submitted to the WBYC Registrar at least 7 Days prior to a race in order to be scored in subsequent races. Professionals: Prohibitions against professional competition do not apply. E Scows: All E Scows must comply with NCESA membership rules and properly display a valid membership sticker for the current year or they will not be scored. All Participants: ALL WBYC SAILING PARTICIPANTS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SAILING IS AN ACTIVITY THAT HAS AN INHERENT RISK OF DAMAGE AND INJURY. COMPETITORS IN ALL WBYC RACES AND EVENTS ARE PARTICIPATING ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK. SEE THE RRS 4, DECISION TO RACE. THE RACE ORGANIZERS (ORGANIZING AUTHORITY, RACE COMMITTEE, PROTEST COMMITTEE, HOST CLUB, SPONSORS, OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION OR OFFICIAL) WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO ANY BOAT OR OTHER PROPERTY OR THE INJURY TO ANY COMPETITOR, INCLUDING DEATH, SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATION IN WBYC EVENTS. BY PARTICIPATING IN WBYC EVENTS, EACH COMPETITOR AGREES TO RELEASE THE WBYC RACE ORGANIZERS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH COMPETITOR’S PARTICIPATION IN WBYC EVENTS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 3. Racing Calendar The race schedule (races dates assigned to specific series and specified makeup dates) as approved by the WBYC Sailing Division Board at the beginning of the year cannot be altered without action by the Board. The final race schedule will be posted on the WBYC Sailing Division website prior to the opening day of registration. The days available for racing during the season will be determined by the Board. Class E, C, MC, X and Cats: The dates for Pre-Season, Twilight, August and Post Season Series will be the same for Class E, C, MC, X and Cat boats and will be determined by the Board. Class E, C, MC, X and Cat representative will notify the Fleet Manager of the dates for that fleet’s Championship, Championship Make Up, and Special Dates by Feb. 1. Class Laser and A: Class representatives will notify the Fleet Manager of the assignment of sailing dates to specific series, including makeup dates by Feb 1. All Classe: All makeup dates for a specific series must occur after the final regularly schedule date of that series. Any changes to race dates or assignment of dates to series must be posted to the WBYC Sailing web site at least two weeks before the dates of any of the affected races. All changes to the race schedule during the sailing season will be communicated to the sailing members via email. 4. Postponement Procedures In the following described postponement procedures in Sections 4, 4.1, and 4.2: A) a “race” refers to the group of races for different classes that all start in the same starting sequence (section 5); and B) the originally scheduled race time of the first (or only) race is “T1” and in the case of back-to-back races “T2” is the originally scheduled time of the second race. For sets of more than two back-to-back races, the subsequent races follow the same procedure as for the second race. There are two sets of postponement procedures, one for single races and another for back-to-back races. Back- to-back races are defined as a pair (or more) of races for which the scheduled starting time of the second or subsequent race is less than the time limit (see section 10) after the scheduled starting time of the first/previous race that day. The possible decisions of the Race Officer are listed in the tables below with the exception that the race(s) may be cancelled at any time by flying the N flag ( ) with 3 sounds. WBYC Sailing Committee 2017 Sailing Instructions – Rev. 2.2 Page 2 of 12 The Race Officer can end the postponement of Weeknight /Twilight race(s) at any time, but must give competitors a reasonable amount of time to gather in the starting area if the postponement is terminated prior to T1+59min. Decisions to end a postponement prior to T1+59min will be communicated to all competitors using flags with sounds and, as possible, phone & VHF messages. See section 5 for the latest times that a warning signal can be given for a Weeknight /Twilight race. Once a decision has been made to race and the fleets are on the lake, the Race Officer is permitted an additional thirty minutes beyond the times listed in the tables below to attempt a start of the first race or abandon the race. If the warning signal is given and subsequent recalls and/or line shifts cause a warning signal slightly later than T1 + 90 minutes, the races may be continued at the discretion of the Race Officer. Decisions made by the Race Officer during this period will be communicated to the fleets using flags and sounds. Phone and VHF messages are not required but may be used as a convenience for sailors and their families. Note: Please do not call the Race Information Phone Line in the minutes prior to a race decision (i.e.: T1-1 hour) as it can prevent the Race Officer from leaving a message. 4.1 Single Race Postponement Procedure Prior to the start of each racing session for a single race, the Race Officer will make decisions and take actions to communicate those decisions to the competitors as described in the following table. Decisions are in bold italics, actions are not. The originally scheduled race time is “T1”. Time Race Officer’s Decisions and Actions Prior to the Start of a Race Race Race as canceled scheduled Race postponed and will not start before Phone & VHF T1 - 1 hr. Phone & VHF T1 + 1hr message message Phone & VHF message announcing announcing announcing decision. Flag AP and 2 sounds* decision. decision Flag N and 3 sounds* Race canceled Phone & VHF Race at T1 + 1hr message Phone & VHF T1 Warning flag & announcing NA 1 sound message decision. announcing decision Flag N and 3 sounds* T1 + NA Flag AP down NA NA 59min & 1 sound T1 + 1hr. NA Warning flag & NA NA 1 sound *If the Race Officer is ashore at the yacht club, sound signals to draw attention to flags may be horns rather than guns. 4.2 Back-to-Back Race Postponement Procedure Prior to the start of a back-to-back racing session, the Race Officer will make decisions and take actions to communicate those decisions to the competitors as described in the following table. Decisions are in bold italics, actions are not. The originally scheduled race time of the first race is “T1” and “T2” is the originally scheduled time of the second race of the back-to-back set. The second race will start no sooner than T2, but when the races are postponed or the first race takes longer than the scheduled interval between the races (T2 – T1), then the second race will start as soon as possible after the WBYC Sailing Committee 2017 Sailing Instructions – Rev.