DSC SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Effective
1. RULES
All
races will be sailed under the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and RYA prescriptions, except as
amended by these sailing instructions.
2.
ENTRIES
Helmsman
shall print their name clearly on the signing-on sheet before their preparatory
signal. The OOD may accept an entry from a helmsman who has not done so,
providing that he otherwise starts correct and specifically asks the OOD to be
included in the result. Juniors sailing the 1 Lap Series must sign the special
consent form.
IMPORTANT: The helmsman or crew must sign off with 20 minutes
of finishing. They will be deemed to have signed a declaration of compliance
with the Rules. Failure to sign off may incur retirement points.
3.
NOTICE
TO COMPETITORS
Notice
to competitors will be displayed on the starters blackboard located inside the
club house and may be clarified by means of a hail.
4.
CHANGES
IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any temporary change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted at
least 30 minutes before the start of the race affected on the starters board
located inside the clubhouse. Any permanent changes to these Sailing
Instructions will be posted on the clubhouse notice board at least 7 days prior
to effective date of the change(s)
5.
SIGNALS MADE
ASHORE
Signals made ashore will be displayed above the OOD’s
box located between the clubhouse and the lake
Postponement: Flag “AP” will be raised with two
blasts to signal a postponement. When racing is to continue, Flag “AP” will be
lowered with one blast 1 minute before the appropriate Class Flag is raised
6.
SCHEDULE
OF RACES
The schedules
of races (on the Sailing Programme) and series
qualification requirements are posted on the clubhouse notice board.
7.
CLASS
FLAGS
The Class
Flags will be:
|
Optimist
Main Fleet |
Flag “O” |
|
Optimist
Regatta Fleet |
Flag “R” |
|
Topper |
Flag “T” |
|
Laser |
Flag “U” |
|
Mirror |
Flag “4” |
|
Solo |
Flag “1” |
|
Fast
Handicap |
Flag “3” |
|
Slow
Handicap |
Flag “A” |
|
General
Handicap |
Flag “2” |
8.
RACING AREA
The racing area is shown on the course blackboard located in the clubhouse.
9.
THE
COURSE
Instructions on the course, its start and finish lines, special marks, etc. will be displayed on the starter’s board located inside the club house at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
10. STARTING
AND FINISHING LINES
The start and
finish lines for each race will be displayed on the starter’s board. The lines
typically used are:
a)
Long and Short Club Lines
These are lines from the flagpole through the staffs on the
bank opposite the clubhouse, with the length of the lines indicated by the
Outer Distance Mark (ODM).
b)
Water Based Starts
These are lines through a buoy as an ODM and the mast of the
Committee Boat which will display an Orange Flag. An Inner Distance Mark (IDM)
may be used at the discretion of the OOD.
c)
Other Starts
Other start-lines may be prescribed by the OOD to suit the
prevailing conditions.
d) Juniors sailing the 1 Lap Series will
get a hoot after 1 Lap, no signal flags flown.
11. THE
START
Starting
signals will be used in accordance with Appendix N 11.1, “System 3”.
Flag |
Position (Sound) |
Title |
Minutes before start |
Comments |
|
“Class” |
Hoisted (1 Blast) |
Warning |
5 |
This is the only five-minute warning in a sequence of more
than one start |
|
“P” or “I” or “Z” or “Black” |
Hoisted (1 Blast) |
Preparatory |
4 |
Preparatory flag used will depend on the starting penalty
system adopted by the OOD |
|
“P” or “I” or “Z” or “Black” |
Lowered (1 Blast) |
Preparatory |
1 |
|
|
“Class” |
Lowered (1 Blast) |
Start |
0 |
Lowered simultaneously with hoisting of the next class and
preparatory flags if more than one start is required (see below) |
|
Next “Class” |
Hoisted |
Warning |
5 |
Hoisted simultaneously with the start of the previous race |
|
“P” or “I” or “Z” or “Black” |
Hoisted (1 Blast) |
Preparatory |
4 |
Preparatory flag used will depend on the starting penalty
system adopted by the OOD |
|
“P” or “I” or “Z” or “Black” |
Lowered (1 Blast) |
Preparatory |
1 |
|
|
Next “Class” |
Lowered (1 Blast) |
Start |
0 |
Lowered simultaneously with the hoisting of the next class
flag if more starts required |
PLEASE NOTE: Where there is a sequence of starts of different classes of
boats, later starters must keep clear of the start line until their 5-minute
signal has been given or risk disqualification.
12. CHANGE
OF COURSE AFTER THE START
A change of course after the start will be signalled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although the new mark may not then be in position. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the new mark may be relocated to maintain the original course configuration. When in a subsequent change of course a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced with an original mark.
13. TIME
LIMIT
A race will be
cancelled if the leading boat does not cross the finish line within 2 hours of
starting. In addition, a class race shall be deemed finished 20 minutes after
the leading boat crosses the line; boats finishing after this shall be deemed
to have retired. In a General Handicap race, boats still racing after a time
which exceeds the corrected time of the first boat to finish plus 20 minutes,
after the correction of the PYR of the slower boat, will be deemed to have
retired.
14. PROTESTS
Protests shall
be written on forms available from the OOD and returned within 30 minutes of
the last boat’s finish of the race.
15. SCORING
The Low Point
scoring system, rule A2, will apply. For the number of races in a series and
the qualifying requirements, please see the notice board inside the clubhouse
16. SHORTENING
COURSE
Shortening course shall be in accordance with the RRS except that the Shorten Course flag shall be displayed shortly before the first boat rounds a mark. To finish, the boats will proceed from this mark, taking a proper course to the Finish Line designated on the course blackboard.
The OOD may
choose to shorten the course further for Slow Handicap boats and this
shortening will be conducted simultaneously with Shortening for the rest of the
fleet. To indicate this, the “Class Flag” or “Numeral 2” will be flown below
the “S” Flag. If single start general handicap then the OOD
will calculate the results by factoring up the number of laps sailed by the
Slow Handicap boats to the number of laps sailed by the rest of the fleet.
If the start was made from a position other than the Finish Line, the OOD will
be responsible for ensuring that the factoring is made realistic so as not to
distort the results. This maybe accomplished by recording the average time
taken by the Slow handicap boats to complete the leg from the start to the
finish line and then deducting it, calculating the total lap time for the
required number of laps and adding the time taken for the leg from the Start to
the Finish Line to the total elapsed time.
17. RACE
COMMITTEE
The Race
Committee is appointed as follows:
Chairman: Dave
Ellins
Richard Sibly
Mike Hill
Dave Peat
Chris Greenough
The Race
Committee is responsible for conducting the racing in conformance to the RRS
and these sailing instructions and with the objective of providing enjoyable,
quality racing. The Officer of the Day will conduct the racing on the day of
his duty and will accept guidance from the Race Committee.
Dorchester Lagoon showing the racing marks