Fremantle Sailing Club (Inc.) 2019-20 Dinghy Racing Summer Season SAILING INSTRUCTIONS [DP] denotes a rule for which the penalty is at the discretion of the protest committee. 1 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 The Australian Sailing Special Regulation Part 2 Off the Beach Boats will apply. [DP] 1.3 Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with Appendix T. 2 ADVERTISING Boat names and any advertising shall not be in conflict with the club’s sponsors and shall be in accordance with acceptable public standard. Advertising shall be in accordance with the Code in ISAF Regulation 20.2.4 3 ELIGIBILITY 3.1 All participating boats shall have completed a current Special Regulations Part 2 Off the beach boats Equipment Audit Form. 3.2 Competitors must be financial members of a yacht or sailing club that is affiliated with a National Authority recognised by World Sailing. 4 ENTRIES 4.1 Eligible boats may enter by completing the online registration form available HERE 5 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located inside the Dinghy Clubhouse. 6 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted no less than 90 minutes before the first scheduled race start of the day, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1800 on the day before it will take effect. 7 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 7.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the Dinghy Section flag mast 7.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes’ in the race signal AP. 8 SCHEDULE OF RACES 8.1 The schedule of races will be as described in the 2019-20 on-water calendar. 8.2 The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race each day is 1400. 9 CLASS FLAGS Class Flag Description Optimist Silver Optimist Logo on Pink Background Optimist Gold: Optimist Logo on White Background Flying Ant Flying Ant Class Flag Laser 4.7: Laser Logo on Green Background Laser Radial: Laser Logo on Yellow Background Laser Standard: Laser Logo on White Background 420 420 Class Flag 29er: 29er Class Flag Musto Skiff: Musto Skiff Class Flag 505 505 Class Flag SB20: SB20 Class Flag Etchell Etchell Class Flag 10 RACING AREA Racing will be conducted in the area between Success Harbour, South Beach and Fish Rocks. Approximate Racing Area illustrated in Appendix B 11 THE COURSE 11.1 The diagrams in Appendix A – Dinghy Racing Courses show the courses, including the approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left. 11.2 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal vessel will display the course to be sailed on a course board. 12 THE MARKS Mark Description Fleet 1a Orange Pimple Buoy Optimist Silver, Optimist Gold, Flying Ant 1b Yellow Cylindrical Inflatable Buoy 420, Laser 4.7, Radial, Standard 1c Red Cylindrical Inflatable Buoy 505, 29er, Musto Skiff, SB20, Etchell 2, 5 Yellow Cylindrical Inflatable Buoy 3s/3p Orange Pimple Buoy 4s/4p Orange Pimple Buoy 13 THE START 13.1 Races will be started in a 3 minute starting sequence as described below, this changes RRS 26. Minutes before Visual Signal Sound Signal Meaning starting signal 3 Class Flag One Warning 2 P,I,U, Black One Preparatory 1 Prep removed One long One minute 0 Class removed One Starting signal 13.2 The start line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee signal vessel at the starboard end and pin mark on the port end. 13.3 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the starting sequence for other races. [DP] 13.4 A boat that does not start within 3 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5. 14 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 14.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will move the original mark (or the finishing line) to a new position. 15 THE FINISH 15.1 The start line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee signal vessel at the starboard end and pin mark on the port end. (Except when SI 15.2 Applies). 15.2 To assist with timely race management the RO may decide to utilize a finish line on the opposite side of the committee boat. When the flag “F” is displayed under the course flag, the finishing line will be between a mast displaying an orange flag on the committee boat at the port end of the line and a buoy and a mast displaying an orange flag at the starboard end of the line. 15.3 Except when finishing, boats sailing through a finish line in either direction, while the committee boat is displaying a blue on station flag, will incur a 3 point scoring penalty without a hearing. This changes Rule A3 and A5. 16 PENALTY SYSTEM 16.1 RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One- Turn Penalty. 17 TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES Boats failing to finish within 15 mins after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5. 18 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS 18.1 Protest forms are available at the race office [, located inside the Dinghy Clubhouse]. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit. 18.2 The protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later. 18.3 Notices will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the protest room, located inside the Dinghy Clubhouse Office. 19 SCORING 19.1 The low point scoring system, Appendix A.4.1 shall apply. 19.2 4 races are required to be completed to constitute a series. 19.3 a) When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. b) When from 5 to 7 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. c) When 8-11 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. d) When 12 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. 20 SAFETY REGULATIONS 20.1 Boats shall sign on the sheet provided prior to going afloat for racing. 20.2 Boats shall sign off the sheet provided within 45 minutes of completing racing for that session or later at the discretion of the race committee. 20.3 Boats failing to sign on or off within prescribed time shall receive a scoring penalty in the race closest to the indiscretion equal to three points (places) across the line positions. No boat will be scored worse than a DSQ. 21 PRIZES Prizes will be awarded as described in Appendix C – Dinghy Section Prizes 22 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILTY Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. 23 INSURANCE Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of AUD $10,000,000 per incident or the equivalent. Appendix A – Dinghy Racing Courses Appendix A – Dinghy Racing Courses Appendix A – Dinghy Racing Courses Appendix C – Dinghy Racing Prizes Prizes Award Trophy Determined By Championship Series Championship Results Club Series Club Series Results Most Improved Skipper Dragon Perpetual Trophy Dinghy Committee Most Improved Crew G&G Hickling Trophy Dinghy Committee Junior Sportsmanship Award Schwepps Trophy Dinghy Committee Encouragement Award Margaret Cook Award Dinghy Committee Most Promising Peter Wainwright Dinghy Committee Volunteer of the Year Centenary Trophy Dinghy Committee Club Person of the Year Noel Sweetman Dinghy Committee Costa Concordia Centreboard Dinghy Committee Journeyman Journeyman Dinghy Committee Wild West Challenge Rudder Dinghy Committee Novice Skipper Award Peter Winter Dinghy Committee Additional awards may be presented as the Dinghy Committee deems suitable .