OK DINGHY Rum Bucket Championship 25 & 26 October 2014 Narrowneck Beach, Devonport, Auckland. The Organising Authority is Wakatere Boating Club in conjunction with New Zealand OK Dinghy Association Incorporated SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Based on Yachting New Zealand - Standard Format 1.0 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the racing rules of sailing 2013-2016. 1.2 The Yachting New Zealand Safety Regulations Part 1 shall apply. 1.3 A boat shall not discharge rubbish in the water. 2.0 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS 2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located in Wakatere Boating Club. 3.0 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted before 0900 hours on the day it will take effect. 4.0 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on the Club Signal Mast located on the Eastern deck of the Clubhouse. 4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 20 minutes’ in race signal, AP. When flag AP over flag B is displayed boats shall not go afloat. 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 1 5.0 SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1 Seven races are scheduled. 5.2 The order of races may be varied by the committee boat. Date 25/10/14 26/10/14 Time of First Warning Signal 11.00am 11.00am Number of Races Up to 5 races back-to-back Up to 4 races back-to-back Course to be Sailed See Attachment A See Attachment A 5.3 The warning signal for a subsequent race where no lunch/break ashore is scheduled will be made as soon as practicable but not sooner than 3 minutes after the last boat finishes the previous race. 5.4 On day 1, racing may continue, while conditions suit and light allows, for up to 5 races. 5.5 On day 2, no race shall be started after 4.30pm. 6.0 CLASS FLAGS 6.1 Class flag will be the class insignia on a light coloured background. 7.0 RACING AREAS 7.1 The racing area is on the waters East and North-East (but not South) of Narrowneck Beach. 8.0 THE COURSES 8.1 The diagram in Attachment A shows 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. 8.2 No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display the approximate compass bearing from the race committee boat to Mark 1. 8.3 All marks are to be left to port except when there is a gate in which case rule 9.4 applies. 8.4 When there is a gate, boats shall sail between the gate marks from the direction of the previous mark and round either gate mark. 9.0 MARKS 9.1 Marks 1, 2, 3 and 3A will be Orange & Cylindrical in shape. 9.2 The start/finish mark will be Orange and Spherical. 9.3 A race committee boat signalling a change in course is a mark as provided in instruction 13.2. 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 2 10.0 AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS 10.1 The following areas are designated as obstructions : (a) Reefs to the southern and northern ends of Narrowneck Beach. (b) All shipping marks and other fixed navigational markers of any kind. 11.0 THE START 11.1 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the committee boat at the starboard end and the port-end starting mark. 11.2 A boat starting later than four minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start. This changes rule A4. 11.3 If flag U has been displayed as the preparatory signal, no part of a boat’s hull, crew, or equipment shall be in the triangle formed by the ends of the starting line and the first mark during the last minute before her starting signal. If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, she shall be disqualified without a hearing but not if the race is restarted or resailed or postponed or abandoned before the starting signal. This changes rule 26. When flag U has been displayed as the preparatory signal Rule 29.1 Individual Recall does not apply. The scoring abbreviation for a flag U penalty is UFD. This changes Rule 11 Scoring Abbreviations. 12.0 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 12.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will move the original mark (or the finishing line) to a new position 12.2 Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of next leg and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee boat to starboard. This changes rule 28.1. 13.0 THE FINISH 13.1 The finishing line will be between an orange flag on a staff on the committee boat and the finishing mark. 14.0 PENALTY SYSTEM 14.1 The penalties are as set out in rules 44.1 and 44.2. 14.2 A boat that has taken a penalty or retired under rule 31.2, or rule 44.1 shall complete an acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit. 14.3 Appendix P may apply 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 3 15.0 TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES 15.1 The time limits and target times in minutes for the first boat are as follows: Time Limit: 90mins Mark 1 Time Limit: 30 mins Target Time: 50mins 15.2 If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 time limit, the race will be abandoned. Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a). 15.3 Boats failing to finish within 15 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes rules 35 and A4.1. 16.0 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS 16.1 Immediately after finishing a boat intending to protest shall, in addition to the requirements of rule 61.1(a), inform the race committee boat at the finishing line of her intention to protest and the identify of the boat(s) protested against. The protesting boat must receive an acknowledgement from the race committee. This changes rule 61. 16.2 Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time limit. 16.3 The protest time limit is 90 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day. The same protest time limit applies to all protests by the race committee and protest committee and to requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2. Protest time limits will be posted. 16.4 Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties. Hearings will be held at Wakatere Boating Club or as advised by the race committee. 16.5 Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b). 16.6 A list of boats that, under instruction 15.4, have acknowledged breaking rule 42 or have been disqualified by the race committee will be posted before the protest time limit. 16.7 For the purpose of rule 64.3(b) the ‘authority responsible’ is the measurer appointed by the organising authority. 16.8 Breaches of instructions 1.6, 4.2, 12.3, 15.3, 19, 20.2, 23, 24 and 25 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat under rule 60.1(a). This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if the protest committee so decides. 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 4 16.9 On the last day of the regatta a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered: (a) within the protest time limit if the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on the previous day; (b) no later than 30 minutes after the party reopening was informed of the decision on that day. This changes rule 66. 16.10 Decisions of the protest committee will be final as provided in rule 70.4. 17.0 SCORING 17.1 The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply. 17.2 Two races are required to be completed to constitute a series. 17.3 When five or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. 17.4 The scoring abbreviation for a discretionary penalty given under instruction 17.9 will be DPI. 18.0 SAFETY REGULATIONS 18.1 All competing boats are required to sign in before going a float and sign off when coming ashore. Sign in and sign off sheets will be located inside the Wakatere clubhouse entrance facing the shore. 18.2 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible. 19.0 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT 19.1 Substitution of competitors will not be allowed without prior written approval of the race committee. 19.2 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless approved by the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the committee at the first reasonable opportunity. 20.0 EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS 20.1 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules and sailing instructions. On the water, a boat can be instructed by a race committee appointed measurer or representative to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection. 21.0 OFFICIAL BOATS 21.1 Official boats can be identified as follows : (a) Committee Boat: Wakatere will have a staff with an Orange Flag. (b) All other boats will be listed on the Roster Board in the Club House. 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 5 22.0 SUPPORT BOATS 22.1 Except when participating in rescue operations, team leaders, coaches, parents and other support personnel shall stay outside areas where boats are racing from the time of the preparatory signal for the first class to start until all boats have finished or the Race Committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment of all classes. The areas the boats are racing is defined as the area inside the course and within 100 meters of any mark, lay line, starting line, finishing line or any area where any boat that is racing is sailing or may sail. 22.2 The Race Committee or the Protest Committee may protest any boat whose support boat is in breach of Instruction 23.1 penalties imposed as a result of a protest under this rule will result in a penalty being imposed on the boat(s) supported by the support boat. 22.3 Support boats will be listed on the Roster Board in the Club House. 23.0 RADIO COMMUNICATION 23.1 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. 24.0 PRIZES 24.1 Prizes will be arranged by Wakatere Boating Club and the New Zealand OK Dinghy Association Incorporated. 25.0 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 25.1 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 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. 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 6 Attachment A – Start & Finish from Committee Boat Course 1 Start, 1, Gate, 1, 2, 3, 1, Finish Course 2 Start, 1, 2, 3, 1, Finish All marks are to be left to port except when there is a gate in which case rule 9.3 applies Target time for race – 50 mins 2014 Rum Bucket Championship Sailing Instructions 25-10-14 7
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