RS End of Season Championships

8th & 9th November 2014

Organised by the RS Class Association in conjunction with Datchet Water Club

Queen Mother Reservoir Horton Road, Horton Berkshire SL3 9NT

Telephone +44 (O) 1753 683872

www.dwsc.co.uk

EVENT APPENDIX to the RS RACING CIRCUIT SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 Attention is drawn to the local rules described in the Notice of Race and to the RYA Racing Charter. 1.3 The 2014 RS Racing Circuit Sailing Instructions will apply except where changed by this Event Appendix. If there is a conflict between any documents, this Event Appendix will apply. 2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS 2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located by the lift in the wet bar of the clubhouse. 3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted on the official notice board at least one hour before the advertised warning signal of the race or races concerned, and signalled by displaying flag L ashore (SI 4). However, any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 19:00 hours on the day before it will take effect. 4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on the masts outside the race hut situated on the club balcony at the South end of the clubhouse 4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes’ in the race signal AP. 5. SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1 The event will take place on two courses, with fleets of fewer than ten boats joining as a combined start. The format, along with race schedules, may be modified during the event in a fair and practical way as solely determined by the race committee taking into account the entries, weather conditions, time constraints and any other relevant factors. The planned race schedule is shown in the table below. It is anticipated that Course A will consist of RS 200, RS Feva and RS Tera classes. All other classes will be on Course B this will be confirmed at the Competitor briefing

Saturday: 10:30 Registration 11:30 Competitor briefing 12:30 First warning – 3 races back to back Sunday: 10:15 First warning – 3 races back to back

5.2 Except in the case of a general recall there will be no start after 13.45hrs on Sunday 9th Nov. 5.3 No sound Signals will be made for 1 minute at 11.00hrs on Sunday 9th (Remembrance Sunday) boats finishing at this point will still be recorded. 5.4 A boat in a given class (i.e. RS100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,Vareo,Feva,Tera PRO and Tera SPORT) will only be in competition with other boats in that class: there will be winners in each class but no “overall winner” for the regatta. 6. CLASS FLAGS 6.1 Class flags will where needed be used in accordance with the RS Racing Circuit SI’s. However class starts will be signalled using flags as listed in 8.5. 7. RACING AREA 7.1 The racing area will be the Queen Mother Reservoir. 8. THE MARKS 8.1 Start and Finish Marks on both courses will be small Orange Pillar Buoys. 8.2 Course A will use yellow marks (Feva marks) for buoys 1 – 4. Committee boat will be Osmo blue and white. 8.3 Course B will use large orange cylindrical marks for buoys 1 – 4. Committee boat will be Lilybet which is white.

8.4 COURSE DIAGRAM

1

2

4

3

START

8.5 ORDER OF ROUNDING Lap 1 Lap2 Lap 3 Outer Loop – Start 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3 on rounding mark 3 the number of times indicated on the back of the committee boat at the start, proceed directly to the finish mark 4 is not a mark of the course.

Inner Loop - Start 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, on rounding mark 4 the number of times indicated on the back of the committee boat at the start, proceed to the finish via 1, 2, 3, leaving all marks to port and crossing the finish line from the direction of mark 3.

The number of laps will be displayed on the rear of the committee boat at the immediately after the start warning signal has been made.

8.6 START SEQUENCE / COURSE/ START FLAG This is subject to amendment at the competitor briefing subject to final entry numbers.

Course A – Start 1 – RS 200 sailing the outer loop – RS200 class flag Start 2 – Feva sailing the inner loop – RS Feva class flag Start 3 - RS Tera sailing the inner loop- RS Tera PRO and SPORT flags Course B – Start 1 - RS 100, RS500, RS300, RS 600, RS 700 sailing outer loop – RS600 class flag Start 2 – RS 800 sailing inner loop – RS 800 class flag Start 3 – RS 400 sailing inner loop – RS 400 class flag

The RO may alter the start sequence as he sees fit.

9.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS 9.1 All boats shall give way to patrol boats and race management craft at all times. 9.2 A boat shall not interfere with, nor try to pass between a patrol boat and a boat that is capsized or otherwise needing assistance or persons in the water. Competitors racing and contravening this requirement may be disqualified without a hearing. This changes rule 63.1. 9.3 All competitors must wear adequate personal flotation devices at all times while racing. Neither a wetsuit or a drysuit constitute adequate personal flotation devices. In addition from November 1st until April 30th the following minimum clothing requirements are mandatory – Dinghy sailors must wear a full wetsuit or drysuit with appropriate thermal undergarments. A short sleeve wetsuit is acceptable provided that all areas of the body (except head) are covered. This changes RS SI 2012 – 19.2

10.0 Rubbish 10.1 Boats shall not put rubbish in the dinghy park or the water. When afloat rubbish may be placed aboard support and race committee boats. This changes RS SI 2012 – 24.

11.0 ENTRY FEE 11.1 Entry online prior to midnight on 5th Nov - £27 Entry after 5th November will be accepted at registration - £37, cash payments only