Sailing Instructions 11 to 17 December 2017 The Organising Authority is The Host Club is Woollahra Sailing Club. With support from NSW Partner Clubs - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Drummoyne Sailing Club Sailing Instructions [DP] denotes a rule for which the penalty is at the discretion of the Jury. This changes RRS 64.1 [NP] denotes that a breach of this rule will not be grounds for protest by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a). [SP] denotes a rule for which a standard penalty may be applied by the race committee without a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1, Appendix A4 and A5. 1. Rules 1.1 The Regatta will be governed by: a) The ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). b) The prescriptions of Australian Sailing. c) The Australian Sailing Special Regulations., Part 2 for Off the Beach Boats. d) RRS Appendix P, Special Procedures for Rule 42. e) Harbour control regulations laid down by NSW Maritime and detailed in Instruction 27. 1.2 Separate Sailing Instructions are to be issued for the Optimist Green Fleet. 2. Notices to Competitors 2.1 The Official Notice Board includes the Notice Board located in the foyer of Woollahra Sailing Club (WSC) and the Sail Sydney website www.sailsydney.org.au . 2.2 Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board. 2.3 It is the responsibility of all sailors at all venues or launching at other sites to be aware of Notices posted on the Official Notice Board. 3. Changes to Sailing Instructions Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board at WSC and to the Sail Sydney website www.sailsydney.org.au before 0900 on the day it will take effect, except that any change in the Schedule of Races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it will take effect. 4. Signals made Ashore 4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed from the signal flag mast located in the centre of the rigging area at WSC. It shall be the responsibility of any boat launching from other sites to be aware of signals displayed. 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 5.1 Races are scheduled in accordance with Attachment 1. The Race Committee may start up to a maximum of 4 races for any class in any racing session. 5.2 The scheduled time of the first warning signal for each session on each racing area each day is detailed in Attachment 1. The Warning Signals for subsequent races will be made as soon as practicable after the finish of the previous race. 5.3 To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange starting line flag will be displayed with one sound for at least five minutes before a warning signal is made. 5.4 On the last day of racing no warning signal will be made after 17:00. Sail Sydney 2017 - Sailing Instructions Page 1 5.5 Competitor briefings are to be conducted at WSC for classes starting on Monday 11th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th of December at 10:00. 6. Class Flags Each Class Flag will be a flag showing the class insignia. Class Class Insignia Background Colour International 470 470 White Finn Finn Light Blue Laser Standard Laser White Laser Radial (open) Laser Green 49er/ 49ER Light Blue 49er FX/Open FX White RSX (9.5m2) & (8.5m2) RSX Light Blue Nacra 17 Nacra White Laser 4.7 Laser Yellow International 29er 29er Red Nacra 15 Nacra White Optimist (open) Optimist White Optimist (intermediate) Optimist Blue Open Bic (open) Open Bic White Bic Techno Bic Techno White Pacer Pacer White Tasar Tasar White International Cadet Cadet White Flying 11 Flying 11 White Manly Jnr Manly Jnr. White Sabot Sabot White 7. Course Areas 7.1 Attachment 4 shows the approximate location of the racing areas. 7.2 The Committee Vessel on Course Area A will display a light blue flag with a black “A”. 7.3 The Committee Vessel on Course Area B will display a red flag with a black “B”. 7.4 The Committee Vessel on Course Area C will display a pink flag with a black “C”. 7.5 The Committee Vessel on Course Area D or the Sound will display a green flag with a black “D”. 8. Courses 8.1 The courses to be sailed, including the course designations, the order in which marks are to be passed and the side to which each mark is to be left are shown in Attachment 3. 8.2 The course to be sailed will be signaled by displaying the course designation detailed in Attachment 3 from the committee boat. 9. Marks The Marks are described in Attachment 2. 10. The Start 10.1 Class fleets may be started in any order, and some Class fleets may be started together. 10.2 The Starting Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee Start Vessel at the starboard end and the Start Mark at the port end. 10.3 [DP] Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area, unless finishing. 10.4 [NP] The Race Committee Vessels may hold position by using their engines. Any effects will not be grounds for granting redress. Sail Sydney 2017 - Sailing Instructions Page 2 10.5 [SP] A boat starting later than 4 minutes after her Starting Signal will be scored DNS without a hearing. 12. Change of the Next Leg of the Course 12.1 To change the position of the next mark, 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. The Finish 13.1.1 The Finishing Line will be between a staff displaying a blue flag on a Race Committee Vessel and the Finish Mark at the other end. 13.1.2 [DP] Boats finishing shall keep clear of boats about to start where reasonably practical. 14. Penalty System 14.1 For the 29er, 49er, 49er FX, Nacra 17 and Nacra 15 classes, RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two Turns penalty is replaced by the One Turn Penalty. 14.2 RRS Appendix P will apply as changed by Instructions 14.1 and 14.3. 14.3 RRS P2.3 will not apply and RRS P2.2 is changed so that it will apply to any penalty after the first penalty. 15. Time Limits 15.1 The Time Limit for the first boat for each race is shown in Table 1. 15.2 If no boat has rounded the first mark within the Mark 1 Time Limit the race shall be abandoned. 15.3 [SP] Any boat failing to finish within the time specified in Table 1. Finish Window (time after the first boat to finish in its race) will be scored DNF. This alters RRS 35, A4 and A5. 15.4 Table 1 – Class Time Limits Class Time Limit Mark 1 Time Limit Finish Window Target Time 470, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 70 20 15 50 4.7, Finn, 420, Flying 11, Cadet, Pacer, Tasar, Manly Jnr. 49er, 49er FX, Nacra17, 29er, 50 20 10 30 Nacra15, Optimist, Open Bic, Sabot RSX, Bic Techno 45 20 10 20 - 25 16. Protests 16.1 An International Jury has been appointed. In accordance with RRS 70.5 there is no appeal from the decisions of the International Jury. 16.2 Protests shall be lodged at the Regatta Office at Woollahra Sailing Club before the end of Protest Time. Forms will be available from the Regatta Office. 16.3 Boats from other venues intending to protest may telephone the Regatta Office, before the end of Protest Time, and provide the protest information (as specified in RRS 61.2) verbally. A completed protest form shall be submitted before the hearing. 16.4 The Protest Hearings will be heard in the Jury Room at Woollahra Sailing Club unless otherwise scheduled by the International Jury. Sail Sydney 2017 - Sailing Instructions Page 3 16.5 The Protest Time Limit for a boat will be 60 minutes after the finish of the last boat in the last race for each class each day. This changes RRS 61.3. The same protest time limit applies to requests for redress. 16.6 The protest time limit for all protests by the race committee, technical committee or protest committee will be 60 minutes after the finish of the last boat in the last race to be held on the relevant course area. This changes RRS 61.3. The Protest Time for each class will be posted on the Official Notice Board. 16.7 A Hearing Schedule will be posted on the Official Notice Board as soon as possible after a protest has been lodged, but not later than 30 minutes after the end of Protest Time to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Protests will be heard in the order specified on the Hearing Schedule. Parties and witnesses are required to be in the vicinity of the Jury Room at Woollahra Sailing Club at the time stated on the Hearing Schedule. It is the responsibility of each party to ensure their witnesses are present.