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Sailing Instructions May 3-5, 2019 Sailing Instructions May 3-5, 2019 1. RULES 2. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS 1.1. All racing will be governed by the rules as defined 2.1. A competitor meeting for 3‐day Yachting Cup in the current Racing Rules of Sailing. racers (Farr 40 / Pac52 sub) will be held at 0930 1.2. Rules regarding Handicaps, Certificates, Rating on Friday, May 3, on the Sail Wash Lawn. Authorities, Class Rules and MIRs will be as stated 2.2. A competitor meeting for the Ton Cup only will in the NOR. be held at 1400 on Friday, May 3, on the Sail 1.3. Competitors encountering non‐racing craft shall Wash Lawn. conform to the Inland Rules of the Road. No 2.3. A competitor meeting for the 2‐day Yachting racing boat has rights of way over a large Cup racers will be held at 0930 on Saturday, commercial/naval deep draft ship. RRS 60.2, May 4, on the Sail Wash Lawn. 63.1 and A5 are modified to add that the Race 2.4. Notice to competitors will be posted on the Committee (R/C) may initiate a hearing against Official Regatta Notice Board located on the east a boat infringing this instruction. wall (facing the water) of the Sailing Center. 1.4. NAVAL PROTECTION ZONE: The Naval Protection 2.5. The Protest Hearing Notice Board will be outside Zone is a 500 yard regulated area of water the Dockside Room on the east side of the surrounding all US Naval Vessels of 100’ or more. Sailing Center. All boats within 500 yards of a US Naval Vessel shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to 3. CHANGES TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTION maintain safe course and speed and shall 3.1. Any changes to these sailing instructions will be proceed as directed by any official patrol. NO posted on the Official Regatta Notice Board not BOAT IS ALLOWED WITHIN 100 YARDS OF A US later than 1000 each day. At the same time, NAVAL VESSEL. code flag ‘L’ will announce that an amendment 1.5. US SAILING Prescriptions to RRS 63.2 and 63.4 to the sailing instructions is available. If more will not apply. than (1) amendment has been made, the Race 1.6. Rule 55 is modified to add: “However, materials Committee will display code flag ‘L’ over a used for the banding of sails must be of bio‐ numeral pennant (2, 3, 4, etc.) indicating the degradable nature (ie wool, cotton, etc) and number of the latest amendment. These flags may be discarded.” will be accompanied by a sound signal. 1.7. San Diego Yacht Club is the Organizing Authority. www.yachtingcup.com Sailing Instructions – SDYC Yachting Cup – May 3‐5, 2019 4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 6.2. Boats not involved in a starting sequence shall 4.1. Signals made ashore will be displayed from the keep clear of the starting area and those boats SDYC flagpole. preparing to start. See RRS 24. 6.3. There will be a minimum of 1 min between the 5. SIGNALS MADE AFLOAT start signal for a fleet and the warning signal for 5.1. When a visual signal is displayed over a class the next fleet. flag, the signal applies only to that class. In the absence of any class flags, the signal applies to 7. SCHEDULE OF RACES: all classes. (See RRS Race Signals) 7.1. Friday, May 4: 5.2. In accordance with RRS 90.2 (c), oral changes to 0800‐0900 Registration for 3‐Day the Sailing Instructions may be made on the [Farr40/Pac52sub] only, water. A change is in effect when the R/C Signal 0930 3‐Day Skippers’ Brief, Boat displays code flag ‘L’ over ‘A’ with one 1130 3‐Day first warning, sound signal. This means “come within hail” of Three races are scheduled; the R/C Signal Boat to receive oral changes to 1000‐1700 Registration Yachting Cup 2‐Day and the Sailing Instructions. The Race Committee Ton Cup. may give oral changes to the Sailing Instructions 1400 Ton Cup Skippers only Brief, to each boat by VHF or loud hailer and require 1530 Ton Cup Warning. One race is scheduled; acknowledgement. Reception to follow. 5.3. Official communications for the different venues 7.2. Saturday, May 5 – NORTH SAILS RACE DAY: will be made on the following VHF Channels: 0830 – 0930 Yachting Cup Registration, Ton Cup – Ch 69 0930 Skippers Brief, Near Ocean – Ch 69 1130 First Warning. Far Ocean – Ch 72 Four races are scheduled; Reception to follow. 7.3. Sunday, May 6: 1130 First Warning, Three races are scheduled; 6. CLASS FLAGS AND STARTING ORDER Awards following racing approx 1700. 6.1. Ton Cup (San Diego Bay): Starting Order and Class Flags are as follows: Race Committee reserves the right to have more or Note: Friday Groups may be different than Sat/Sun fewer races each day to accomplish the races scheduled. Div Breaks. PHRF A (# 1 pennant), PHRF B (# 2 pennant), PHRF C (# 3 pennant) 8. STARTING AREA Yachting Cup: 8.1. Ton Cup Venue will be in the vicinity of the east Initial starting Order/Class Flags are as follows: end of Harbor Island. Near Ocean: 8.2. Near Ocean Venue will be approximately 1.8 Schock 35 (# 1 pennant),J/105 (# 2 pennant), Ben NM from light “Z” on Zuniga Jetty, heading at o 36.7 (# 3 pennant), J/70 (# 4 pennant), PH C (#5 100 mag. pennant) 8.3. Far Roads Venue will be approximately 3.5 NM o Far Ocean: from light “Z” on Zuniga Jetty, heading at 130 ORR/Pac52 (# 1 pennant), PHRF A (# 2 pennant), Farr mag. 40 (# 3 pennant), Flying Tiger (#4 pennant), PHRF B (#5 pennant), Ben 40.7 (#6 pennant) Competitors are not required to display class designator pennant (but it helps if you do). www.yachtingcup.com Sailing Instructions – SDYC Yachting Cup – May 3‐5, 2019 9. CHECK IN 11.3. Far Ocean marks will be as follows: 9.1. Prior to the warning for the first race each day, W Mark 1a (outer) will a yellow cone each yacht shall check‐in with, and be WM 1a change = orange tet w black cap recognized by, the Race Committee boat near W Mark 1 (inner) will be a red cone the starting area and displaying the code flag ‘L’, WM 1 change = yellow tet by passing close aboard, on starboard tack and L Mark will be red cone(s) (see 10.3) hailing her sail number. When a yacht has been Mark S will be a white cylinder recognized, the R/C will hail the yachts sail Mark F will be an orange tetrahedron number. Yachts failing to check‐in properly may not be scored. CHECK‐IN VIA RADIO NOT 12. THE START ALLOWED. 12.1. The starting line will be between a staff with an orange flag displayed on the R/C Signal Boat at 10. THE COURSE the starboard end of the starting line and Mark 10.1. The course will be selected from the attached “S” on the port end. Course Chart. This illustration shows the 12.2. If there is a significant wind shift during the start courses, the order in which the marks are to be sequence, a new windward mark may be set for rounded and passed and the side on which each classes NOT YET STARTED. This change will be mark is to be left. signaled by displaying code flag ‘C’ over each of 10.2. Course signals from the R/C boat at the the affected classes’ class flags during their start starboard end of the starting line for each class sequence. The new Mark 1 or Mark 1a will be as are as follows: described in SI 11. When, in subsequent changes The number of the course to be sailed will be of course, a new mark is replaced, it will be signaled using single digits. replaced with an original mark. The approximate bearing to the weather mark will be signaled using three consecutive digits. 13. RECALLS The approximate distance from the start line to 13.1. As a courtesy, the Race Committee will attempt the corresponding weather mark (1 or 1A) will to hail boats "On Course Side" (OCS) as soon as be signaled using x.x (nm) digit format. possible after the start. Boats will be hailed as 10.3. In the event Mark 2 is replaced by a leeward such on the corresponding VHF radio channel. gate, boats shall pass through the two gate See SI 5.3. marks from the direction of the previous mark Failure of electronic equipment, failure to hear a before proceeding on to the next leg of the hail, order of hail, or delay in hailing will not be course. grounds for redress. This modifies RRS 62.1 (a). 11. MARKS 14. CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 11.1. Ton Cup Bay Race marks will be as follows: 14.1. To change the next leg of the course, the Race Mark S will be a white cylinder. Committee will lay a new mark (or move the Mark X will be a yellow tetrahedron. finishing line) and remove the original mark as Other marks of the course will be San Diego soon a practicable. When in a subsequent Channel markers. change a new mark is replaced, it will be 11.2. Near Ocean marks will be as follows: replaced by an original mark. W Mark (outer) 1a will a red cone/ WM 1a change = yellow tet w black cap.
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