Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association
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Sailing Instructions

Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association

Winnipesaukee Yacht Club

Gilford, New Hampshire

1999 Sailing Season

1. Rules

The regatta will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing , the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association, the rules of the applicable One-Design Classes or the PHRF New England bylaws, except as any of these are altered by these Sailing Instructions, and by these Sailing Instructions. The regatta is designated Category A.

2. Entries

Eligible boats may be entered by completing registration with the organizing authority.

3. Notices to Competitors

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board of the host club, the LWSA board is located on the main dock at Fay's Boat Yard and the WYC board is on the porch at their clubhouse.

4. Changes in Sailing Instructions

Any change in the Sailing Instructions will be posted before 9:30 A.M. on the day it will take effect.

5. Signals Made Ashore

Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flagpole at the host venue. (Fay's Boat Yard for LWSA sponsored events and WYC for WYC sponsored events.)

5.1 Code Flag 'AP' raised with two sound signals means ‘the race is postponed. Do not leave the harbor.’ The warning signal will be made not less than 45 minutes after 'AP' is lowered with one sound signal.

5.2 Code Flag 'B' fully hoisted with one sound signal means ‘Protest time has begun.’ When lowered half way, it means ‘There are less than 30 minutes remaining before protest time ends.’ When lowered, it means ‘Protest time has ended.’

6. Schedule of Races

The schedule of races will be as defined in the Notice of Race.

7. Racing Area

The location of races will be as defined in the Notice of Race.

7.1 Prior to racing, each competitor shall sail past the stern of the Race Committee signal boat on starboard tack and hail her sail numbers until acknowledged by the Race Committee. Any boat failing to check-in will be scored DNS.

7.2 A boat, which withdraws after checking in, shall notify the Race Committee before leaving the racing area or when that is impossible, immediately upon arriving ashore.

8. The Course

The courses will be displayed on course boards hung from the Race Committee signal boat, by class. Courses may be "Island" or "Buoy" courses and will be described as follows:

8.1 Island Courses -. Islands and/or navigational marks will be listed as marks in the order that they are to be passed. All marks are to be left to port except those that are circled which are to be left to starboard. Each course list will begin with an S or the word START and end with an F or the word FINISH. A buoy may be used as the first mark of an island course. Such a mark will be designated as W when set to windward or as L when set to leeward. Middle Ground Shoal may be abbreviated as MGS.

8.2 Buoy courses - The diagrams in Addendum A 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.

8.3 The starting and finishing marks are marks of the course and a boat shall not pass between them except when starting or finishing.

8.4 All government navigation marks must be honored.

8.5 Lockes Island Channel is restricted. Boats may not pass between Lockes Island and Varney Point while racing.

9. Marks

Buoy marks will normally be Orange inflatable cylinders.

9.1 An orange ball may be set behind the Race Committee signal boat; a boat may not pass between this mark and the Race Committee signal boat.

9.2 The starting and finishing marks are described in instruction 10, The Start, and 13, The Finish.

10. The Start

Races will be started using rule 26, System 2, with classes starting at five-minute intervals in the order as posted on the Committee Boat. The foremost class board on the Committee Boat shall indicate which class is to start first with the classes following in the order of the boards.

10.1 The Race Committee signal boat may sound multiple sound signals approximately one minute prior to the warning signal for the first class. Failure to do so will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).

10.2 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee boat at the starboard end and an orange ball or flag at the port end.

10.3 Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made.

11. Recalls

Recalls will be signaled in accordance with rule 29. In the case of individual recalls, the Race Committee will attempt to hail the boat's sail number and announce the sail number on VHF radio, however, any delay or failure to do so will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).

11.1 When a general recall has been signaled, the starts for succeeding classes will be continued accordingly and the recalled class will start at the end of the sequence. The next class in sequence will start at the next start signal. This changes rule 29.3.

12. Change of Course after the Start

When changing the course after the start, the Race Committee will lay a new mark and will lift the original mark as soon as practicable. The replacement mark will be an orange cylinder with a black band. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the new mark may be relocated to maintain the original course configuration.

12.1 A change in course will be signaled near the mark beginning the leg being changed by a mark boat that will display Code Flag 'C' and sound a horn periodically. The change will be signaled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although the new mark may not yet be in position.

12.2 When, in a subsequent change of course, a new mark is placed, it will be replaced with an original mark.

13. The Finish

The finishing line will be between a staff displaying a green flag on a Race Committee boat and a pin end finishing mark located on the same side of the Race Committee boat as the green flag.

14. Time Limit

The time limit for the first boat to finish will be as defined in the Notice of Race.

14.1 Boats failing to finish within time limit specified in the notice of race after the first boat finishes will be scored "Did not finish". This changes rule 35.

14.2 If a boat in last place in a race is delaying the next start, the Race Committee may order the race terminated and score the boat points equal to the number of finishers plus one.

15. Protests

Racing rule 61.1(a) is modified in that a boat shall also attempt to notify the finish line committee boat of her intent to protest and the number of the protested boat.

15.1 Protests must be submitted on official US Sailing forms available at the sponsor's official notice board or from the Race Committee's representative at that site and be lodged there within the protest time. (See 5.3).

15.2 The protest committee may ask the parties to a protest to attend a pre-hearing at which the parties may describe the incident to a single, disinterested party. At the time of the pre-hearing, either party may elect to accept a 40% scoring penalty to settle the protest.

15.3 The jury or protest committee will hear protests in approximately the order of receipt as soon as possible.

15.4 Protest notices will be posted to inform competitors where and when there is a hearing in which they are parties to a protest or named as witnesses.

16. Scoring

The low-point scoring system, Appendix A2 of the racing rules, will apply.

17. Radio Communication

The Race Committee will attempt to keep the boats informed of all changes of race conditions by VHF radio. Announcements may be made as a courtesy on VHF channel 72, however, visual signals shall prevail and any errors or omissions will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a). The Race Committee will not answer questions or hails except in the case of an emergency.

18. Prizes

Prizes will be awarded as defined in the Notice of Race.

19. PHRF Certificates

Each Owner must possess and have on board a current PHRF Certificate or have given the application and fee to the PHRF Governor or Fleet Handicapper prior to entering a series or a race, if the subject boat is to be scored in a PHRF class.