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Sailing Instructions
1. RULES
1.1. All races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 (RRS),
the prescriptions and safety regulations of Yachting Australia (YA), except
as any of these that are changed by these sailing instructions. All races are
designated as Category A events.
1.2. All boats should comply with their Class Rules; any infringement may result
in disqualification for the race or races affected.
2. ENTRIES
2.1. Eligible boats may be entered by writing the boat's sail number, name,
names of skipper and crew on the sign-on sheet for its class, made available
in the Clubhouse. Eligibility requirements for monohull boats are that they
be less than 4.86 metres in overall length (multihulls less than 4.31 metres
in overall length), and comply with the YA safety regulations. Eligibility for
all boats are that they are insured for a minimum $5 million Public Liability.
Eligibility requirements for competitors are that they are sailing members of
the Concord and Ryde Sailing Club Inc. (CRSC) or pay the visitors fee. All
entrants agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing.
2.2. Entry to the Cadet Class is restricted to persons under the age of sixteen as
at 1 September 2011.
2.3. Entry to the Junior Heron Class is restricted to persons under the age of
eighteen as at 1 September 2011.
2.4. Entry to Spiral and Intermediate Spiral Class events in Club owned Spirals
is restricted to skippers who are over the age of fourteen as at 1 September
2011 and, in the Race Committee's opinion, are of sufficient build to skipper
a Spiral.
2.5. The CRSC Inc. reserves the right to refuse the entry of a competitor.
3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
3.1. Any notices to competitors will be posted on the Club notice board and
adjacent to the sign-on sheets.
4. CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1. Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 1330 hours on
the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will
be posted by the day before it will take effect.
4.2. Change to the sailing instructions may also be made by being communicated
to each boat on the water before its warning signal.
5. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
5.1. Signals made ashore will be displayed on the Club's flagpole.
5.2. Flag AP with two sound signals (one when lowered) means "The race is
postponed. The warning signal will be made not less than 15 minutes after
the AP is lowered."
6. SCHEDULE OF RACES
6.1. Races are scheduled as set out in the program annexed to these sailing
instructions. The time of the warning signal on each race day shall be
at 1405 hours, except for:
6.1.1. Junior, Cadet and Intermediate races whose warning signal shall be at
1215 hours with the first starting signal at 1220 hours.
6.1.2. Short Course races whose warning signal shall be at 1405 hours. The second
race on a day for each class will commence after the last boat for that class has
crossed the finish line or withdrawn.
6.2. All Club races, except Junior, Cadet and Intermediate races, Festive series and
any winter series, shall be heats of the Ryde Bi-centennial Trophy.
7. CLASS FLAGS
7.1. Class Association flags shall be used unless otherwise notified on the Clubhouse notice board.
8. RACING AREA
8.1. A map, not to scale, of the racing area is annexed to these sailing instructions.
9. THE COURSE
9.1. The schedule of courses annexed to these sailing instructions show the courses,
the order in which marks are to be rounded or passed and the side on which
each mark is to be left. Boats shall not pass between the channel marks and the
adjacent shore.
9.2. Boats shall not sail among craft on permanent NSW Maritime moorings.
9.3. Boats shall not collide with, or cause collisions with, moored craft.
10. MARKS
10.1. All marks will be orange buoys bearing flags as below:
No. 1 Reynolds - All boats Code O and Q
No. 6 Walkers - All boats Code O and Q
No. 2 Majors - Monohull boats Code O/Multihull boats Code Q
No. 3 Fishers - Monohull boats Code O/Multihull boats Code Q
No. 4 Bridge - Monohull boats Code O/Multihull boats Code Q
No. 5 Brays - Monohull boats Code O/Multihull boats Code Q
No. 7 Pre-finish - All boats Code F
Finishing - All boats Code L
10.2. All marks shall be laid in the proximity of the places shown on the schedule
of courses at the discretion of the Principal Race Officer based on his/her
assessment of weather conditions and tide.
10.3. When the Marathon is sailed the P.R.O. may place an additional mark to be
rounded prior to the first mark shown on the course map to provide for the
race to start on a work. Competitors will be notified of the additional mark
when briefed on-shore prior to the start.
11. THE START
11.1. Races will be started from the Committee boat.
11.2. Scratch starts
11.2.1. The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made with the starting
signal of the preceding class.
11.2.2. The order of class' starts shall be: Catamaran, Tasar, Spiral, Heron, NS14 and
A Division. For junior and intermediate races Heron, Intermediate Spirals
and Cadet.
11.2.3. In the event of a general recall the fall of the class flag of the abandoned start
shall be the preparatory signal for the new start. After two general recalls for
one class Rule 11.2.2 may change so that the offending class shall start last.
This changes RRS 29.2.
11.2.4. After the preparatory signal for the first class to start, no boat shall sail
within 10 metres of the starting line until the preparatory signal for its
class has been made.
11.3. Handicap starts. This changes RRS rule 26.
11.3.1. Five minutes before the start of the first boats the warning signal shall be
made. The signal shall be the flying of the CRSC Inc. Club flag. A sound
signal may also be made. One minute before the start of each boat, her
preparatory signal shall be made. This signal shall be the display of a
numeral board bearing the boat's handicap. The fall or removal of that
numeral board shall constitute the starting signal for that yacht.
11.3.2. After the warning signal has been made no boat shall maneuver within
10 metres of the starting line until her preparatory signal has been made.
11.4. The starting line shall be between the mast of the Committee boat and the
monohull mark of the course indicated as the start on the Schedule of Courses.
11.5. The course may be notified by the PRO prior to the Committee boat leaving
the shore, but the course number flag will be displayed on the Committee
boat when it is on station at the starting line.
11.6. If the on water wind velocity is in excess of 25 knots for a 30 second period a
start may be abandoned or postponed or otherwise at the Race Committee's
discretion.
12. SHORTENED COURSE
12.1. The course may be shortened by flying Code Flag S from the Committee
Vessel or other craft designated by the Principal Race Officer and each
competitor being informed of the course before the first boat crosses
the finishing line. This changes RRS Rule 32.2
13. THE FINISH
13.1. The finishing line shall be between the designated point on the western side
of the Clubhouse and the finishing mark.
13.2. Boats shall only pass between Mark No. 7 and the Clubhouse or between the
finishing mark and the Clubhouse when approaching the finishing line to finish.
13.3. Boats not completing the course must indicate that on the sign-on sheet.
Writing D.N.F. or D.N.S. is sufficient. Failure to do this will cause the boat to
score points for D.N.C. This changes RRS A9.
13.4. Boats that sign-on but do not leave the shore should record D.N.C. on the
sign-on sheet as soon as possible after they reach the decision not to sail.
This is a safety issue for other Club members.
14. TIME LIMITS
14.1. For scratch starts the time limit will be two and a half hours for each class.
Boats finishing more than 30 minutes after the first boat finishes or after the
time limit, whichever is the later, will be scored D.N.F.
14.2. For handicap starts the time limit will be two and a half hours from the starting
signal for the scratch boats. Boats finishing more than 30 minutes after the first
boat finishes or after the time limit, whichever is the later, will be scored D.N.F.
15. PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
15.1. Protests shall be written on the forms available at the Clubhouse and lodged
there with a member of the race committee within 30 minutes of the finish of
the protesting boat or, should she not finish, within 30 minutes of her return to
the rigging area. In addition, the finisher shall be notified of the existence of a
protest within the same period.
