Rev. 7/8/2015 ROCHESTER CANOE CLUB JY15 REGATTA JY15 FLEET 77 - ROCHESTER CANOE CLUB, ROCHESTER, NY 14622 JULY 18, 2015

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1 RULES

The regatta will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of US Sailing, and the rules of the JY-15 class, except as any of these are changed by these sailing instructions.

2 ENTRIES

Eligible boats may be entered by completing registration with the Rochester Canoe Club.

3 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official JY15 Fleet notice board located just inside the southeast door of the RCC clubhouse on the south wall.

4 CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 0900 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it will take effect.

5 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

Signals Made ashore will be displayed on the RCC race committee boat.

6 SCHEDULE OF RACES

Start of the first race on Saturday is scheduled for 1000. The number of races sailed will depend upon weather conditions. No warning signal will be made after 1530.

7 COURSE OPTIONS

The course options are depicted in the diagrams below. A sign indicating the course to be used for a race will be displayed on the side of the committee boat prior to the warning signal for that race. A “1” or “2” after M or MW indicates once or twice around respectively. A windward offset mark will be used for MW. In this case boats must round the windward and windward offset mark. All marks are rounded to port.

M MW MG MZ

W WO W W W

Start-W-G-L-Finish Start-W-WO-L-Finish Start-W-G-L-W-L-Finish Start-W-G-P-G-L-Finish

G G G P Start / Start / Start / Start / Finish Finish Finish Finish line line line line L L L L

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The marks W(indward), G(ybe), L(eeward), WO(windward offset) and Start/Finish mark will be yellow inflated tetrahedrons. The windward offset mark may be in place at all times, but can be ignored for the M, MG and MZ courses. All marks are rounded to port

1 THE START / FINISH

1.1 Races will be started using Appendix S – Sound-Signal Starting System.

1.2 The starting line and finishing line will be between a staff on the committee boat displaying a yellow flag at the starboard end and the port-end start/finish mark. Do not recross the finish line after finishing.

9.3 A boat shall not start later than five minutes after the starting signal.

10 PENALTY SYSTEM

Rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that only one turn, including one tack and one gybe, is required.

1 TIME LIMIT

The time limit for any race will be 1.5 hours. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat finishes or within the time limit, whichever is later, will be scored Did Not Finish.

2 PROTESTS

Protests shall be written on forms available in the RCC clubhouse and delivered to the Race Committee within one hour of the time the committee boat docks after racing that day. Protests will be heard in approximately the order of receipt as soon as possible.

3 SCORING

The low point scoring system will apply. A minimum of one race is required to be completed to constitute a series. If at least seven races are sailed, there will be one throw out.

4 SAFETY

Skippers and crew are required to wear coastguard approved personal flotation devices at all times while racing.

5 CHECK-IN

Competitors are required to check in with the race committee on the water before the first race of the day by sailing past the stern of the committee on starboard tack and hailing their number and hearing a response from the committee.

Failure to check-in will result in disqualification (DSQ) for the first race of the given day.

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