mudeford sailing club

MUDEFORD SAILING CLUB OPTIMIST OPEN 18 AUGUST 2012 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
 

FUNDAMENTAL RULES

Racing will take place under the current Racing Rules for Sailing, these Sailing Instructions (SI) and the Notice of Race (NR), if issued for the race in question.

CONDITIONS

Before commencing to race, all competitors shall have paid the required entry fee and signed on for the event. All sailors shall possess third party insurance to a minimum value of £1m and may be require to declare the name of their insurance company on entering. In a class regatta, all boats shall have a valid class certificate.

The safety of the boat and its entire management including insurance shall be the responsibility of the competitor, who must ensure that he and his equipment are properly prepared to face the conditions that may arise in the course of the competition. Neither this SI, nor an inspection of the boat under this SI, reduces the responsibility of the competitor for himself and his equipment.  Mudeford Sailing Club and any event sponsors shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, personal injury or death, however caused, as a result of competitors taking part in a race or races.

IDENTIFICATION AND ADVERTISING

Each competitor shall display his sail number on his mainsail. Competitors may be required to display an advertising sticker on their hull or sail if provided by an event sponsor.

NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

Notices to competitors will be published on an official notice board in the clubhouse. Changes to this SI may be made by the race officer at the pre-race briefing or be published at least one hour before the first scheduled race of the day, accompanied by the appropriate signal.

PERSONAL BUOYANCY AND CLOTHING

Competitors shall wear personal buoyancy at all times when racing. It shall take the form of at least a waistcoat type buoyancy aid.

RACE INSTRUCTIONS

A meeting will be held before racing begins at which competitors will be briefed on the courses to be sailed, the start sequence and the procedure for individual and general recall.  Alterations may be notified at briefings, or on a board on the committee boat, when an L flag shall be flown.

FLEETS

Competitors may be divided into Main and Regatta fleets before racing begins.  If there is a division, the Fleets may race on the same course. Both groups will be briefed by their race officers prior to racing.

TIMINGS

Briefings from 0915, First possible start 1000.  Subsequent timings are approximate only: second race starts 1045, break from 1130 – 1200, 3^rd race starts 1200, Prizegiving immediately after racing.

COURSE

Racing will take place in Christchurch Harbour.  The Main Fleet will race over 2 laps of a square course with outer loop.  Races will last approximately 35 – 40 minutes for the leading boats.

O  Mark 2                                                                                                O Mark 1

• The course will be marked with orange inflatables marked 1-4 and “ODM”

O Mark 3                                                                                                   O Mark 4 and finish mark (placed after the start)   
                                                                                                                   |      
                                                                                                                   | Finish

                                       ODM (removed after the start) O ----------------Committee
                                                                                                 Start       Boat

One lap = Start, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4 all marks to port

NOTE.  If conditions require it a Starboard Hand course may be set.  If so, this will be indicated on a board on the Committee boat.

START SEQUENCE AND RACING

If fleets are divided, the Main Fleet start signal will be the 5 minutes signal for the Regatta Fleet. If the Main Fleet is recalled, the sequence will start again.

Two races will be held back to back followed by a break at the Clubhouse.  After the break a further 2 races will be held if time and tide allow.

DISCARDS

If 4 races are held there will be one discard.

PROTESTS

A competitor intending to protest shall inform the race committee (afloat or ashore) after he finishes the race in question. On going ashore he must complete a protest form and hand it to the race officer or committee member within 60 minutes of the last competitor finishing that race or the last race in a back to back series.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

The racing area is Christchurch Harbour unless indicated in the briefing for the day.  At all times, competitors must give way to vessels that are limited in their ability to manoeuvre.  This principally applies to vessels in the marked channels, in particular ferries and other commercial craft.  There is a prohibited area (a nature reserve) to the SW of the Club. Landing is not permitted except in an emergency.

OBSTRUCTIONS

All moored boats in the harbour are Obstructions as defined by RSS.  When boats on the same tack opt to sail to one side of a moored boat, a boat with an inside overlap shall be given room.  When boats on opposite tacks are sailing towards an obstruction, the port tack boat may call for water to tack to avoid the obstruction.

Buoys, of whatever sort, are not Obstructions.

SIGNING OFF

Helms need only sign off if they retire from the race or series in question.

MIKE ROACH, SAILING SECRETARY, APRIL 2012

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