COAST INTERNATIONAL ETCHELLS CLASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LINE 7 NEW ZEALAND WOMENS NATIONAL KEELBOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 Coast International Etchells Class National Championships & 2017 Line 7 New Zealand Women’s National Keelboat Championships Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron 1st April-2nd April The Organising Authority (OA) is the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) 181 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, 1011 PO Box 46 182 Herne Bay Auckland Telephone: 360 6800 Fax: 360 6816 Email: [email protected] www.rnzys.org.nz In conjunction with the New Zealand International Etchells Class Association Inc. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1.0 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2017- 2020. 1.2 The International Etchells Class Association Rules shall apply, for Etchells. 1.3 The Farr MRX Yachting Rules and Addendum C, Handling the Yachts as attached, shall apply, for MRX Ladies. 1.4 For the purposes of Rule 49.1, crew using the mounted safety rail to position their bodies upwind shall keep their waists inside the rail. However sitting on the rail temporarily whilst manoeuvring, is permitted. By way of clarification, working sheets (mainsheet, jib sheet) will not be considered hiking devices, but lazy sheets and tails (halyards, backstay, vang & outhaul) will be, for MRX Ladies. 1.5 For the MRX Ladies sailing crews shall consist of seven including the skipper. 1.6 Before the starting signal the Race Committee may postpone, when in their opinion, on any part of the course area the wind is too variable, or too light, or a constant 23 knots or greater, or the sea is too rough to reasonably conduct a race. 1.7 Attention is drawn to Rule 75.2 where Yachting New Zealand prescribes that for National Championships all crew members shall be members of a Yacht Club recognised by the National Authority. 1.8 If there is any conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions (SIs) then these SIs shall prevail. This changes Rule 63.7. 1.9 Appendix T (Arbitration), and the Appendix T penalty (30%), shall apply. This changes rule 44.3(c). 2017 Etchells Class Championships & Line 7 Women’s Keelboat Nationals - Sailing Instructions 2 2.0 NOTICE TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located in the RNZYS foyer. Also on the Etchell New Zealand Website. 3.0 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted before 0830 hours on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1800 hours on the day before it will take effect. 4.0 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE Signals made ashore will be displayed on the main flag pole at the RNZYS Clubrooms. 5.0 SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1 Dates of racing: Date Etchells MRX Ladies Saturday 1st April Racing Racing Sunday 2nd April Racing Rcaing 5.2 Number of races: Class Number Number per day Etchells 8 5 MRX Ladies 8 5 5.3 The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race each day is 1025. 5.4 To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange starting line flag will be displayed with one sound at least five minutes before a warning signal is made. 5.5 No race shall start after 1500 hours on Sunday 2nd April 2017. 6.0 CLASS FLAG Class flags will be: Class Flag Etchells Etchells class flag MRX Ladies Green/Black 2017 Etchells Class Championships & Line 7 Women’s Keelboat Nationals - Sailing Instructions 3 7.0 ELIGIBILITY and ENTRY For the MRX Ladies division 7.1 To remain eligible the skipper shall have paid the entry fee of NZ$1000 by 1700hrs Friday 24th March 2017. Late entries may be accepted by the OA until 1200hrs Friday 31st March 2017. 7.2 When a registered skipper is unable to continue in the event, the OA may authorise an original crew member to substitute. 7.3 When a registered crew member is unable to continue in the event, the OA may authorise a substitute, a temporary substitute or other adjustment. 7.4 DAMAGE DEPOSIT: a) The skipper shall pay the Damage Deposit of NZ$1000 on Friday 31st March 2017 to the RNZYS Sailing Office between 0900hrs and 1800hrs unless extended by the OA. b) An at fault skipper(s) limit of liability in each incident is the sum of $1000 per boat involved in the incident. c) In the event that a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by the OA it will require that the deposit be reinstated to its original amount before the skipper will be permitted to continue in the event. d) Any deposit remaining after the event will be refunded within 10 days of the finish of the event. 8.0 RACING AREAS 8.1 Addendum D shows the location of the racing area, which will be in the Waitemata Harbour in the area centred around Northern Leading. 8.2 Should conditions not be favourable the Race Officer may choose another area nearby. This change will be notified by displaying Code Flag L from the Committee boat. 8.3 Before the starting signal the Race Committee may postpone, when in their opinion, on any part of the course area the wind is too variable, or too light, or a constant 23 knots or greater, or the sea is too rough to reasonably conduct a race. 9.0 THE COURSES 9.1 The diagrams in Attachment A show the courses. The approximate course length will be 1 nautical mile. 9.2 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal vessel will display the approximate compass bearing of the first leg. 2017 Etchells Class Championships & Line 7 Women’s Keelboat Nationals - Sailing Instructions 4 10.0 BOATS & SAILS For the MRX Ladies division 10.1 The regatta will be sailed in the Farr MRX Yachts allocated by ballot at a briefing to be held at RNZYS Friday 31st March at 1800hrs. Competitors shall not make any alterations to the boats and may only use the equipment and sails as supplied by MRX Yachting. 10.2 The sail combination to be used will be signalled from the RC boat with or before the attention signal. The signals shall have the following meanings: (a) Signal Sail Combination to be used (b) NO FLAG Mainsail, Genoa #1, Spinnaker (c) Flag R Mainsail, Jib #2, Spinnaker (d) Flag Z Mainsail, Jib #2. 10.3 V flag may be displayed on the signal boat at windward Mark 1 during a race and will be accompanied by a repetitive sound signal. No spinnakers are to be hoisted on the next downwind leg. 11.0 MARKS 11.1 Marks are shown in Attachment A. 112 New Marks, as provided in SI 12.1, will be a GREEN inflatable buoy. 11.3 A race committee vessel signalling a change of a leg of the course is a mark as provided in SI 12.2. 12.0 THE START 12.1 Races will be started by using Rule 26 with the warning signal made 5 minutes before the starting signal. 12.2 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an ORANGE flag on the committee boat at the starboard end and the RED mark port end. 12.3 The warning signal for a subsequent race on the same day will be made as soon as practicable after the finish of the last boat in the preceding race. 12.4 A boat that does not start within 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5. 12.5 If any part of a boat’s hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line during the two minutes before her starting signal and she is identified, the race committee will attempt to broadcast her sail number on VHF channel 17. Failure to make a broadcast or to time it accurately will not be grounds for a request for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a). 2017 Etchells Class Championships & Line 7 Women’s Keelboat Nationals - Sailing Instructions 5 13.0 CHANGE THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 13.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark. 13.2 Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee vessel signalling the change of the next leg and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee vessel to starboard. This changes RRS 28. 14.0 THE FINISH 14.1 The finishing line will be between a mast displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee boat at the one end and the finishing mark at the other end. 14.0 PENALTY SYSTEM For the Etchells and MRX Ladies classes RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty. 15.0 TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES 15.1 Time limits and target times in minutes for the first boat are as follows: Class Time Limit Mark 1 Time Target Time Limit Course 1 Etchells & 120 mins 30 mins 90 mins MRX Ladies Course 2 Etchells & 120 mins 30 mins 90 mins MRX Ladies Course 3 Etchells & 120 mins 30 mins 90 mins MRX Ladies 15.2 If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 time limit, the race will be abandoned.