SAILING INSTRUCTIONS[JP1] 

 

1

RULES

 

1.1*

The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.

 

1.2*

_____[JP2]  will apply.

 

1.3

The prescriptions of the _____[JP3]  national authority will not apply.

 

1.4

Rule(s) _____ of the _____ class rules [will not apply] [is (are) changed as follows: _____].[JP4] 

 

1.5

If there is a conflict between languages the English text will prevail.

 

2

NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

 

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located at _____.[JP5] 

 

3

CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 0900 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it will take effect.[JP6] 

 

4

SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

 

4.1

Signals made ashore will be displayed at _____.[JP7] 

 

4.2

When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than _____ minutes’ in race signal AP.

 

(OR)

 

 

4.2

Flag D with a sound signal means ‘The warning signal will be made not less than _____ minutes after flag D is displayed. [Boats are requested not to leave the harbour until this signal is made.]’

 

4.3

When flag Y is displayed ashore, rule 40 applies at all times while afloat. This changes the Part 4 preamble.[JP8] 

 

5

SCHEDULE OF RACES

 

5.1*

Racing is scheduled as follows:[JP9] 

 

Date                     Class ____           Class ____

 

_____                  racing                    racing

 

_____                  racing                    reserve day

 

_____                  reserve day           racing

 

_____                  racing                    racing

 

_____                  racing                    racing

                     

5.2*

The numbers of races scheduled is as follows:

 

Class                    Number of           Races per day

                                races

 

_____                  _____                   _____

 

_____                  _____                   _____[JP10] 

 

 

(a)      Reserve days may be used if races are not completed as scheduled or if the race committee considers it unlikely that races will be completed as scheduled.

 

(b)      One extra race per day may be sailed, provided that no class becomes more than one race ahead of schedule.

 

5.3*

The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race each day is _____.[JP11] 

 

5.4

When more than one race (or sequence of races, for two or more classes) will be held on the same day, the warning signal for each succeeding race will be made as soon as practicable. To alert boats that another race or sequence of races will begin soon, the postponement signal will be displayed for at least four minutes before a warning signal is displayed.

 

5.5

On the last day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after _____.[JP12] 

 

6

CLASS FLAGS

 

Class flags will be:

 

Class                          Flag

 

_____                        _____

 

_____                        _____

 

_____                        _____[JP13] 

 

7

RACING AREAS

 

Attachment _____ [JP14] shows the location of racing areas.

 

8

THE COURSES

 

8.1*

The diagrams in Attachment _____ 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. [The approximate course length will be _____ ].[JP15] 

 

8.2

No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display the approximate compass bearing from _____ to Mark 1.[JP16] 

 

8.3

When there is a gate, boats shall sail between the gate marks from the direction of the previous mark and round either gate mark.

 

8.4

Courses will not be shortened. This changes rule 32.

 

9

MARKS

 

9.1*

 

(OR)

 

9.1*

Marks 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be _____.

 

 

 

Marks 1, 2, 3, 4S and 4P will be _____.[JP17] 

 

9.2

New marks, as provided in instruction 11.1, will be _____.[JP18] 

 

9.3*

The starting and finishing marks will be _____.[JP19] 

 

9.4

A race committee boat signalling a change of course is a mark as provided in instruction 11.3.

 

10

THE START

 

10.1

Races will be started by using rule 26 with the warning signal given _____ minutes [JP20] before the starting signal.

 

(OR)

 

 

10.1

Races will be started as follows:  _____.[JP21] 

 

10.2*

The starting line will be between staffs displaying orange flags on the starting marks.

 

(OR)

 

 

10.2*

The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the starting mark at the starboard end and the port-end starting mark.

 

(OR)

 

 

10.2*

The starting line will be _____.[JP22] 

 

10.3

Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area.

 

10.4

A boat starting later than _____ minutes [JP23] after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start. This changes rule A4.1.

 

11

CHANGE OF THE POSITION OF THE NEXT MARK

 

11.1

To change the position of the next mark, the race committee will move the original mark (or the finishing line) to a new position. The change will be signalled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although the mark may not yet be in the new position. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the moved mark may be relocated without further signalling to maintain the course configuration.

 

(OR)

 

 

11.1

To change the position of the next mark, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. The change will be signalled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although the new mark may not yet be in position. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the new mark may be relocated without further signalling to maintain the course configuration. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.

 

11.2

For the _____ class(es), [JP24] rule 33 is changed so that, instead of displaying a compass bearing, the race committee will display a green [triangular] [board] [flag] if the direction is changed to starboard or a red [rectangular] [board] [flag] if the direction is changed to port.

 

11.3

Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of course and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee boat to starboard. This changes rule 28.1.[JP25] 

 

12

THE FINISH

 

12.1*

The finishing line will be between staffs displaying orange flags on the finishing marks.

 

(OR)

 

 


 

12.1*

The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing mark at the starboard end and the port-end finishing mark.

 

(OR)

 

 

12.1*

The finishing line will be _____.[JP26] 

 

12.2

When the course is shortened at a gate, a race committee boat near the gate will display flag S and boats shall finish by sailing through the gate from the direction of the previous mark. The finishing line will be between the gate marks. This changes race signal S.

 

13

PENALTY SYSTEM

 

13.1

The Scoring Penalty, rule 44.3, will apply. The penalty will be _____ places[JP27] .

 

(OR)

 

 

13.1

The penalties are as follows: _____.

 

13.2

For the _____ class(es) [JP28] rule 44.2 is changed so that the 720º turn is replaced by a 360º turn.

 

13.3

A boat that has taken a penalty or retired under rule 31.2 or 44.1 shall complete an acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit.

 

13.4

As provided in rule 67, the [protest committee] [jury] may, without a hearing, penalize a boat that has broken rule 42.

 

(OR)

 

 

13.4

Appendix N will apply [as changed by instruction 13.2].

 

14

TIME LIMITS

 

14.1*

Time limits are as follows:

 

Class                    Time limit            Mark 1

                                                         time limit

_____                  _____                   _____

 

_____                  _____                   _____

 

_____                  _____                   _____[JP29] 

 

If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 time limit the race will be abandoned.

 

14.2

Boats failing to finish within _____ after [JP30] the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes rules 35 and A4.1.

 

15

PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

 

15.1

Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time limit.

 

15.2

For each class, 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] [jury] and to requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2.][JP31] 

 

15.3

Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the [jury office] beginning at _____.[JP32] 

 

15.4

Notices of protests by the race committee or [protest committee] [jury] will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).

 

15.5

A list of boats that, under instruction 13.4, have acknowledged breaking rule 42 or have been disqualified by the [protest committee] [jury] will be posted before the protest time limit.

 

15.6

For the purpose of rule 64.3(b) the ‘authority responsible’ is the measurer appointed by the organizing authority.

 

15.7

Breaches of instructions 10.3, 13.3, 17, 18.2, 21, 22 and 23 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if the [protest committee] [jury] so decides.

 

15.8

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 requesting reopening was informed of the decision on that day.[JP33] 

 

 

This changes rule 66.

 

15.9

Decisions of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.4.[JP34] 

 

16

SCORING

 

16.1*

The [Low Point] [Bonus Point] scoring system of Appendix A will apply.

 

(OR)

 

 

16.1*

The scoring system is as follows: _____.[JP35] 

 

16.2*

_____ [JP36] races are required to be completed to constitute a series.

 

16.3

(a)      When fewer than _____ races [JP37] have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.

 

(b)      When from _____ to _____ races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

 

(c)      When _____ or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores.

 

17

SAFETY REGULATIONS

 

17.1

Check-in and check-out: _____.[JP38] 

 

17.2

A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.

 

18

REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT

 

18.1

Substitution of competitors will not be allowed without prior written approval of the [race committee] [protest committee] [jury].

 

18.2

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.

 

19

EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS

 

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 measurer to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection.

 

20

OFFICIAL BOATS

 

Official boats will be marked as follows: _____.[JP39] 

 

21

SUPPORT BOATS

 

21.1

Team leaders, coaches 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.

 

21.2

Support boats shall be marked with _____.[JP40] 

 

22

HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS

 

Keel boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee.

 

23

DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS

 

Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around keel boats between the starting signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.

 

24

RADIO COMMUNICATION

 

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.

 

25

PRIZES

 

Prizes will be given as follows: _____.[JP41] 

 

26

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

 

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing 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.

 

27

INSURANCE

 

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of _____[CJ42]  per event or the equivalent.

 


Addendum A – Illustrating the Course

 

Shown here are examples of course illustrations. Any course can be similarly shown. When there is more than one course, prepare a separate diagram for each course and state how each will be signalled.

 

 

A Windward-Leeward Course

                            

Start – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – Finish

 

 

 

 

          Options for use with this course include

(1)   increasing or decreasing the number of laps,

(2)   deleting the final windward leg,

(3)   using a gate instead of a leeward mark,

(4)   using an offset mark at the windward mark, and

(5)   using the leeward and windward marks as starting and finishing marks.

 

 

A Windward-Leeward-Triangle Course

 

Start – 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 3 – Finish

 

          Options for use with this course include

(1)   varying the interior angles of the triangle (45º–90º–45º and 60º–60º–60º are common),

(2)   deleting the last windward leg,

(3)   using a gate instead of a leeward mark for downwind legs (but not  reaches),

(4)   using an offset mark at the beginning of downwind legs (but not reaches), and

(5)   using the leeward and windward marks as starting and finishing marks.

 

Be sure to specify the interior angle at each mark.

 

 


Trapezoid Courses

 

Start – 1 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 3 – Finish                        Start – 1 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – Finish

 

                        

Options for use with this course include

(1)   adding additional legs,

(2)   using gates instead of leeward marks for downwind legs (but not reaches),

(3)   varying the interior angles of the reaching legs,

(4)   using an offset mark at the beginning of downwind legs (but not reaches), and

(5)   finishing boats upwind rather than on a reach.

 

Be sure to specify the interior angle of each reaching leg. It is recommended that Mark 4 be different from the starting mark.

 

 

 

 [JP1]On separate lines, insert the full name of the regatta, the inclusive dates from measurement or the practice race until the final race or closing ceremony, the name of the organizing authority, and the city and country.

 

 [JP2]List by name any other documents that govern the event; for example, the Equipment Rules of Sailing, to the extent that they apply.

 

 [JP3]Include only if the prescriptions will not apply.  Insert the name

 

 [JP4]Insert the rule number(s) and class name. Make a separate statement for the rules of each class.

 

 [JP5]Insert the location(s).

 

 [JP6]Change the times if different.

 

 [JP7]Insert the location.

 

 [JP8]Delete if a class rule applies.

 

 [JP9]Revise as desired and insert the dates.

 

 [JP10]Insert the classes and numbers.

 

 [JP11]Insert the time.

 

 [JP12]Insert the time.

 

 [JP13]Insert  the classes and names or descriptions of the flags.

 

 [JP14]Insert a number or letter.

 

 [JP15]Insert a number or letter.

 

A method of illustrating various courses is shown in Addendum A.

 

 [JP16]Insert either ‘Mark _____’ with the number of the leeward mark or ‘the midpoint of the starting line’.

 

 [JP17]Change the mark numbers as needed and insert the descriptions of the marks. Use the second alternative when Marks 4S and 4P form a gate, with Mark 4S to be left to starboard and Mark 4P to port

 

 [JP18]Insert the descriptions of the marks.

 

 [JP19]Describe the starting and finishing marks: for example, the race committee signal boat at the starboard end and a buoy at the port end. Instruction 10.2 will describe the starting line and instruction 12.1 the finishing line.

 

 [JP20]Include only if the asterisked option in rule 26 will be used. Insert the number of minutes.

 

 [JP21]Describe any starting system other than that stated in rule 26.

 

 [JP22]Insert the description.

 

 [JP23]Insert the number of minutes.

 

 [JP24]Insert the class(es).

 

 [JP25]Reverse ‘port’ and ‘starboard’ when the mark is to be left to starboard.

 

 [JP26]Insert the description.

 

 [JP27]Include instruction 13.1 only when the 720º Turns Penalty will not be used.  Insert the number of places or describe the penalties.

 

 [JP28]Insert the class(es).

 

 [JP29]Insert the classes and times. Omit the Mark 1 time limit if inapplicable.

 

 [JP30]Insert the time (or different times for different classes).

 

 [JP31]Change the time if different.

 

 [JP32]Change the time if different. 

Insert the location and time

 

 [JP33]Change the time if different.

 

 [JP34]Include if the protest committee is an international jury or another provision of rule 70.4 applies.

 

 [JP35]Describe the system.

 

 [JP36]Insert the number.

 

 [JP37]Insert the numbers throughout.

 

 [JP38]Insert the procedure for check-in and check-out.

 

 [JP39]Insert the descriptions. If appropriate, use different identification markings for boats performing different duties.

 

 [JP40]Insert the identification markings. National flags are suitable at international events

 

 [JP41]When perpetual trophies will be awarded state their complete names.

 

 [CJ42]Enter minimum required amount of liability insurance.