SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS
QUEEN
MARY REGATTA
July 10, 2010
Rules
This race will be governed by the
ISAF Racing
Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012, and the PHRF requirements for category
4 races,
except as altered by the NOR and these instructions, which shall govern
in case
of conflict.
Racing yachts shall not interfere
with
commercial and/or deep draft vessels or their tows within the
Changes in Sailing
Instructions
These instructions may be changed by
the Race
Committee. To denote that a change has been made the code flag "L"
(Come within Hail) will be displayed on the Race Committee Boat before
the
first warning. Oral instructions may be originated by the Principal
Race
Officer from the Race Committee Boat. Changes may also be posted on the
notice
board at the RBYC three hours prior to the first start.
Entering and Classes
Entries
shall be
submitted to Shoreline Yacht Club on or before July 8th. Late
entries shall be submitted to Redondo Beach Yacht Club by 0900
July 10th.
Entries will be divided into classes:
Multi-hulls, Non-spinnaker Cruising, and PHRF (multiple classes).
For PHRF boats, PHRF RLC ratings will
be used
and NO area adjustments shall be
applied.
Classes
will be
established after the final entry deadline (0900 July 10), and will be
displayed at RBYC and from the Race Committee Boat. Determine
your start
time at either of these locations.
PHRF
boats are
encouraged to fly these class number pennants:
PHRF A:
number
pennant 1
PHRF B:
number
pennant 2
PHRF C:
number
pennant 3
The
Course
Start at King Harbor "S" mark, a
yellow spar buoy located approximately one mile north of the
The
Start
All yachts must check in and be acknowledged by the Race Committee on station near "S" mark by 11:45 or be penalized 10 minutes.
Classes
will be
started in accordance with Racing Rule 26 System 2 using 5-minute
intervals as
follows:
11:54 one
minute
warning (wake–up) to start of flag sequence; multiple horn blasts
11:55
Multi-hull
Class Flag Up; horn
11:56 "P"
Flag Up; horn
11:59 "P"
Flag Down; long horn
12:00 Multi-hull Class Flag Down
Multi-hull
Start; horn
12:00
Cruising (Non-spin)
Class Flags Up; horn
12:01 "P"
Flag Up; horn
12:04 "P"
Flag Down; long horn
12:05 Cruising Class Flags Down, All
Cruising
Classes Start; horn
12:05
PHRF C Class
Flag Up
12:06 "P"
Flag Up; horn
12:09 "P"
Flag Down; long horn
12:10 PHRF C Class Flag Down PHRF C
Start; horn
12:10
PHRF B Class
Flag Up
12:11 "P"
Flag Up; horn
12:14 "P"
Flag Down; long horn
12:15 PHRF B Class Flag Down PHRF B
Start; horn
12:15
PHRF A Class
Flag Up
12:16 "P"
Flag Up; horn
12:19 "P"
Flag Down; long horn
12:20 PHRF A Class Flag Down PHRF A
Start; horn
CLASS
FLAGS DISPLAYED BY COMMITTEE BOAT IN STARTING ORDER
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CRUISING
CLASSES
12:05 START
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The Start (continued)
The starting line will be between a
yellow
spar buoy “S” and an orange flag on the Race Committee boat.
Yachts whose preparatory signal has
not been
made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all yachts whose
preparatory
signal has been made.
Recalls
Individual recalls will be signaled
in
accordance with Racing Rule 29.1, which states that the Race Committee
will
display the "X" flag (blue cross on white) with one sound signal
after the start. The sail number and/or the name of the recalled
yacht(s) WILL
NOT be hailed; it is the sole
responsibility
of each yacht to ensure that she has made a proper start. A general
recall will
be signaled by displaying the 1st repeater (blue and yellow pennant)
with two
sound signals after the start. After a general recall of your start,
start at
the next scheduled or next 5 minute start time (changes Rule 29.2). The
start
for succeeding classes will be postponed accordingly.
The Finish
Finish between the orange inflatable
mark mid
channel adjacent to the stern of the Queen
Mary and an orange/white pin across channel on the mole to
starboard. The
finish deadline is 1800 Saturday, July 10, 2010. Yachts finishing
after
1800 will be scored DNF.
Retirement
A yacht which retires from the race
or fails
to finish by 1800 must notify the race committee by 1830 on Marine VHF
channel
68, or notify the Shoreline Yacht Club by telephone at (562) 435-4093.
Equipment/Crew
All PHRF yachts and Multi-hulls must
be
equipped in accordance with PHRF category 4 requirements.
In the Non-spinnaker
Cruising Fleet,
yachts must be equipped with an adequate engine and fuel, and Marine
VHF
channels with 16 and 68. Whisker poles may not be more than 40%
longer
than the foredeck. Double headsails with a pole (one pole) may be used.
Gennakers or MPS are not allowed in the cruising fleet.
For PHRF or Cruising Fleet equipment
violations: DSQ
For Cruising Fleet yachts without a
current
valid PHRF RLC rating, the assigned rating made by the Race Committee
will be
based on a headsail with an LP of 155% of J or less, and a whisker pole
not
longer than 1.4 times J. If you plan to use a headsail LARGER than 155%
and do
not have a current valid PHRF RLC rating, you MUST
notify the Race
Committee prior to race day or notify the Committee Boat when checking
in, and
your handicap will be adjusted accordingly. All handicaps will be based
upon
the base PHRF RLC ratings with NO area adjustments.
Scoring
All
scoring will be based upon corrected elapsed time.
Protests
A yacht intending to protest shall do
so in
accordance with Racing Rule 61 and shall notify the Committee of her
intent to
protest promptly after finishing and hail the sail number or name of
the yacht
being protested. Competitors may not protest for a breach of RRS 75.2,
this
changes RRS 60.1. Protests shall be written on standard protest forms
(available at the SYC bar) and filed with a member of the Race Committee. Protests must be filed
within
60 minutes of finishing. No protests will be accepted after 1900
Saturday, July
10th, 2010. Protests will be heard
as
soon
as
possible after filing.
Notice of
protest(s) will be posted on the regatta notice board located in the
bar area
of the Shoreline Yacht Club.
Awards
The trophy presentation will be as
soon as
practical (depending on protests, finish times, etc.) on Saturday
evening.
1 trophy for 3 starters
2 trophies for 4 to 6 starters
3 trophies for 7
or more
starters.
All trophies are based on corrected
elapsed
times. Perpetual trophies will be presented for both the PHRF and
Non-spinnaker
Cruising Fleet for overall best-corrected elapsed times. Perpetual
trophies
will remain at the host clubs.