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General Sailing Instructions Cork Ocr 2011 GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS CORK OCR 2011 1 RULES 5.3 No warning signal will be made after 1730, 10.5 If any part of a boat‟s hull, crew or equip- except on the final day of each series when no ment is on the course side of the starting line 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules warning signal will be made after 1430. during the two minutes before her starting as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing and signal, the race committee may display flag V. the appropriate Appendices of these Sailing 6 CLASS and RACE AREA FLAGS It will be displayed until all boats have sailed Instructions. 6.1 Class flags will be as noted in the completely to the pre-start side, but not after appropriate Appendix. the starting signal. Failure of the race 1.2 RRS Appendix P may apply except that the committee to display the flag will not be provisions of RRS, Appendix P 2.2 and 2.3 6.2 Racing area flags will be as follows: grounds for redress. This changes rule 60.1(b) shall NOT apply. Therefore, the only Penalty Alpha Yellow given under P1 will be the provisions of P2.1. Bravo Red 11 THE FINISH 2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Charlie Blue The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange triangle on the RC vessel Notices to competitors will be posted on the Echo Green and White and the finishing mark. official notice board located in the Portsmouth Golf Green and Yellow Olympic Harbour building. Mike Green 12 PENALTY SYSTEM 12.1 Rule 44.1 will apply as written. 3 CHANGES TO SAILING 7 RACING AREAS INSTRUCTIONS The racing areas will be in Kingston Harbour. 13 TIME LIMITS Any change to the sailing instructions will be A map of the course areas will be posted on 13.1 Time limits are as described in the posted before 0900 on the day it will take the official notice board. appropriate Appendix. effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 on the day 8 THE COURSES 13.2 Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes before it will take effect. 8.1 Specific course information is given in the will be scored the average of the remaining appropriate Appendix. 4 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS places. This changes rules 35 and A4. 8.2 When there is a gate, boats shall sail 4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on 13.3 When it is in the best interest of the fleet between the gate marks from the direction of the Official Flagpole located at mid-harbour at and its competitors, the race committee may the previous mark and round either gate mark. Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. award finishing places to boats which are 4.2 When flag AP is displayed, „1 minute‟ is 9 MARKS delaying the finish of the race. replaced by 45 minutes. When displayed over 9.1 The course marks will be as described in 13.4 In response to course conditions, the race a class flag, this signal applies to that class the appropriate Appendix. committee may move one or the other gate only. 9.2 The starting and finishing marks will be a mark without signal. 4.3 When the Black flag is displayed it means float with an orange flag unless otherwise 14 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR “Do not launch.” noted in the appropriate Appendix. REDRESS 4.4 Race area flags will be flown for the last 9.3 Any floating object attached to the RC 14.1 Protest and Request for Redress Forms hour of protest time. Separate flags will be vessel at the start or finish shall be regarded as are available at the Jury Desk located in the raised for each race area. If a class sails fewer part of the mark. Boats shall not pass between main lobby at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. races than another class on its race area, to it and the RC vessel. Protests and Requests for Redress, legibly signal its protest time a class flag may be used. 9.4 On any course where a mark is shown as a written on the appropriate form, shall be A sound signal will be made when raising gate, if there is only one mark in place of a delivered there. Protests must be delivered these flags. gate, competitors shall round it to port. within the protest time limit. This changes rule 62.2. 5 SCHEDULE OF RACES 10 THE START 14.2 For each racing area, the protest time 5.1 The schedule of races is contained in the 10.1 The starting line will be between a staff appropriate Appendix. limit is 90 minutes after the last boat has displaying an orange triangle on the RC Signal finished the last race of the day. 5.2 To alert boats that a race or sequence of Vessel and the starting mark. races will begin soon, a series of short whistle 14.3a Notices will be posted promptly after the 10.2 A “mid-line” mark may be used to assist receipt of a protest or a request for redress to sounds may be made approximately 30 with the starts. It is not a mark of the course seconds before a Warning signal is displayed. inform competitors of hearings in which they and may not be positioned on the “start line”. are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings 10.3 Boats whose warning signal has not been will be held in approximately the order of made shall avoid the starting area. receipt beginning as soon as possible in the 10.4 A boat starting later than four minutes room indicated on the white board located at after her starting signal will be scored Did Not the Jury Desk. Start. This changes rule A4. 14.3b Protests lodged during the OCR will be 16.2 All boats shall return directly to harbour Results will be posted on the Official Notice heard by International Jury Panels. The after completing their last race of the day Board and copies will be made available as decisions of these Panels, but not the facts 16.3 A boat that retires from a race shall notify soon as practicable. found, may be appealed to the full the race committee as soon as possible. International Jury but no further. Appeals must 23 PRIZES be lodged within two hours of the Panel 17 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR CORK/Sail Kingston medals and prizes will be decision. EQUIPMENT awarded based upon the following: 14.4 Notices of protests by the Race 17.1 Substitution of competitors will not be 3 entries = one, 4 – 5 entries = two, 6 or more Committee or Jury will be posted to inform allowed without prior written approval of the entries = three. In classes where numbers boats under rule 61.1(b). chief judge. warrant, other prizes may be given. Class trophies may be awarded in accordance with 14.5 Breaches of instructions 10.3, 16, 17.2, 17.2 Substitution of damaged or lost event Class Association requirements. Other 20, 21, and 26 will not be grounds for a protest measured equipment will not be allowed trophies may be awarded. by a boat. This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties unless approved by the Event Chair or his for these breaches may be less than delegate. Requests for substitution shall be 24 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY disqualification if the Jury so decides. made in writing at the first reasonable Competitors participate in the regatta entirely 14.6 On the last day of racing a request for opportunity. at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. reopening a hearing shall be delivered 18 EQUIPMENT and MEASUREMENT The organizing authority will not accept any (a) Within the protest time limit if the party CHECKS liability for material damage or personal injury requesting reopening was informed of the A boat or equipment may be inspected at any or death sustained in conjunction with or prior decision on the previous day; time for compliance with the class rules and to, during, or after the regatta. (b) no later than 20 minutes after the party sailing instructions. On the water, a boat can 25 HARBOUR AND SITE requesting reopening was informed of the be instructed by the race committee to proceed REGULATIONS decision on that day. This changes rule 66. immediately to a designated area for 25.1 All boats shall be launched and hauled inspection. 14.7 On the last day of racing, requests for out as directed by a Cork/Sail Kingston redress and scoring enquiries shall be delivered 19 SAFETY BOATS Launch Official. At the sole discretion of the within protest time or within 30 minutes of the Launch Official, dollies and trailers with Safety boats will be identified with a protrusions may be prohibited from the launch incident or the information being posted, distinctive yellow and red flag. whichever is later. area. 14.8 A boat may not protest a boat for a 20 SUPPORT BOATS (coach and spectator 25.2 No boat, except those on assigned crewmember allegedly failing to meet the boats) moorings, shall be left unattended in the water. membership requirements of ISAF Regulation 20.1 Support boats shall register with the 25.3 Automobiles and other vehicles must be 19.2(b). For the purpose of this SI, a CORK/Sail Kingston Office prior to the first parked only in accordance with Portsmouth crewmember is defined as a competitor other scheduled race.
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