WESTPOINT REGATTA June 22 2019 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. RULES: 1.1 This regatta will be governed by the rules as defined by The Racing Rules of Sailing. *The J 105 Class will be sailing under the J 105 Fleet #1 class rules. 1.2 RRS 40 is changed as follows: All competitors are required to wear life jackets that are USCG or ISO approved. Belt Packs are not allowed. The “Y” flag will not be displayed. 1.3 RRS 52 is changed as follows: autopilots are permitted in the short-handed division (Single and Doublehanded). 1.4 Non Spinnaker Division yachts may fly only one headsail at a time from the headstay regardless of the point of sail. Non-Spinnaker Division yachts with headfoils or double forestays shall drop their in-use jib to the deck prior to raising a new one. 2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS: Notices to competitors and changes to the sailing instructions will be posted on the YRA web site http://www.yra.org and the Westpoint Regatta Notice Board found on Jibeset.net: https://www.jibeset.net/YRA000.php?RG=T003423497 3. CHANGES TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted before 1000 on Friday, June 21st. 4. CLASS FLAGS: 4.1 See attachment 1 for Division/Class Flags (Attachment 1 will be posted on the YRA website and on Jibeset.net on Friday, June 21st) 4.2 Class Flags are NOT required to be flown for the Westpoint Regatta. 5. THE COURSE AND MARKS: 5.1 Round marks as indicated: START MARK MARK FINISH DISTANCE YRA 10 YRA 17 - P G “11” B - P SeqYC Temporary Mark 28.7 nm 6. DESCRIPTION OF MARKS 6.1 YRA 10: Temporary YC Buoy (inflatable orange cone) approx. 0.6 nm WSW of west end of Berkeley Pier ruins 6.2 YRA 17: RG “HR” Fl (2+1) R6s Harding Rock 37° 50.28 N 122° 26.76 W ** 6.3 “11” (Sequoia YC Mark B): Green navigational buoy, Govt. Mark #11, located at south entrance to San Mateo Bridge channel. 37° 34.97 N 122° 14.89 W ** 6.4 Seq YC Temporary Mark: Inflatable Orange cone, approximately 2 nm south of the San Mateo Bridge. 37° 34.105 N 122° 12.090 W ** ** Note: GPS Locations are approximate. 7. THE START: 7.1 Between an orange panel/flag on the committee boat and a temporary mark, YRA 10, between the northeast end of Treasure Island and the end of the Berkeley Pier. (It is the intention of the race committee to use the Kadey-Frogen 54’, “Stillwater” as the start line committee boat.) The approximate location of the start line is shown in Attachment 2. The first warning is at 1125 hours. Divisions will be listed in the Devision/Class Assignment Attachment, posted in accordance with Section 4.1 above. 8. THE FINISH: 8.1 Between a temporary orange, conical, inflatable mark and an orange panel/flag on the committee boat stationed at the port end of the finish line as shown in Attachment 4. (It is the intention of the race committee to use the Sea Scouts Ship, “Gryphon,” as the finish line committee boat (Refer to photo in Attachment 5). 9. TIME LIMIT: 9.1 All yachts not finishing by 1700 hours shall be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35. 10. RESTRICTED AREAS, HAZARDS, ETC: 10.1 STARTING LINE: Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of any boat whose preparatory signal has been made. Boats shall not cross the Start line except when preparing to start or starting. Boats observed by the race committee to be in violation of this instruction will be scored DNF without a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1. 10.2 START LIMITING BUOY: 10.2.1 A temporary limiting buoy may be trailed astern of the Committee Boat and is to be considered an extension of the Committee Boat. Boats shall not attempt to pass between the limiting buoy and the Committee Boat. 10.2.2 Any physical contact with the Committee Boat and its extensions SHALL NOT be exonerated. This changes RRS 31.2 10.3 OBSTRUCTIONS: For safety, each of the lines bounded by the following two points is an obstruction: 10.3.1 The buoy (G “3”) south of Point Blunt on Angel Island and the closest point ashore 10.3.2 The bell buoy (GR Bell) off the West end of Alcatraz Island and the closest point ashore 10.3.3 The red day Mark 8A south of Coyote Point and the closest point ashore 10.3.4 The red day mark 12 south of the San Mateo Bridge and the closest point ashore 10.4 Competitors are also cautioned that there is insufficient depth for keel boats in the vicinity of the San Bruno Shoal. (Refer to Attachment 3.) 11. COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC, SAFETY: 11.1 Boats shall not impede the passage of commercial vessels and shall comply with USCG Navigation Rules. If a commercial vessel has sounded five blasts, and the vessel or the Coast Guard identified the boat by sail number, the Race Committee shall protest the boat, in which case the Protest Committee shall assume that the identified boat has impeded passage or violated USCG Navigation Rules, and the identified boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise. In the case of a complaint by VTS or the Coast Guard, the protest time limit shall be extended up to two days after the conclusion of the regatta. This changes RRS61.3. Compliance with RRS 60.2(a) shall not be required. 11.2 A Race Committee boat may signal a boat to alter course to avoid impeding the passage of commercial vessels by making a sound signal (horn or whistle) and pointing Code Flag V (a white square with a red X) at the offending boat. The signaled boat shall comply with the signal unless compliance would create an unsafe condition. If a boat fails to comply with such a signal, the Race Committee shall protest the boat, in which case the Protest Committee shall assume that the course alteration would not have created an unsafe condition, and the protested boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise. 11.3 A boat may be penalized under SI 11.1 even if it does not violate SI 11.2, and a boat may be penalized under SI 11.2 even if it does not violate 11.1. A violation of any part of SI 11 may not be exonerated by a Scoring Penalty. A disqualification under any part of SI 11 shall not be excludable under RRS A2 for boats sailing a YRA series. The Sequoia YC will cooperate with and provide information relevant to any investigations of impeding passage or violation of USCG Navigation Rules by the Coast Guard or other governmental authority. 12. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS: 12.1 The Race Committee will use VHF channel 69 for race related communications. All competitors are expected to monitor this channel while racing 12.2 The Race Committee will attempt to hail boats for OCS and other pertinent information on VHF Channel 69. The inability of a competitor to hear a hail for OCS or any other information shall not relieve her of her responsibility to start in accordance with the rules, nor shall it be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 25.3 and 63.1. 12.3 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones Westpoint Regatta Page 2 of 9 Revised 6/16/2019 12.4 After racing, upon entrance into Redwood City Harbor Channel, boats shall use VHF Channel 72 to contact the Sequoia YC Harbor Master. 13. SAFETY REGULATIONS 13.1 Check in is required. The preferred method for check in is to sail within hail of the stern of the committee boat before 1115 hours. 13.2 Boats retiring from the race or not finishing within the time limit must notify the race committee on VHF channel 69 (or VHF 16 if no response on the race channel) to notify them of their withdrawal. It is the obligation of the skipper to receive acknowledgement from the Race Committee that the boat has retired. If not able to report while underway, telephone contact shall be made by calling the Sequoia Yacht Club finish line RC cell phone at 510-459-5566 immediately after coming ashore. 13.3 Boats are also encouraged to monitor VHF Channel 14 for updates on large vessel traffic. 14. PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS: 14.1 Protests and requests for redress under RRS 61.1 shall be submitted in writing in accordance with RRS 61.2 and emailed or faxed to the YRA of San Francisco Bay, no later than midnight July 10, 2019. Once a protest is received by the YRA, the YRA shall contact the sponsoring Yacht Club and a protest committee shall be formed. Copies of the protest, as well as notification of the time & date of the protest will be sent to the involved parties. 14.2 Verbal notification of the intent to protest must be given within 1 hour of the finish line committee boat’s return to dock. 15. SCORING: 15.1 PHRF Time-on-Time calculations will be used for handicapping. The following formulas and parameters will be used to calculate the Corrected Time for each boat: 15.1.1 Corrected Time = (Time Correction Factor) x (Elapsed Time) 15.1.2 The Time Correction Factor, (TCF) = 650 / (550 + PHRF rating) 15.2 The Race Committee reminds participants it is their responsibility to note their finish times, other boats finishing near them and the order of finish to assist in the event of omission or error in recording.