2016 michigan state laser single handed championships ... · october 23, 2016 sailing instructions...
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2016MichiganStateLaserSingleHandedChampionshipsHostedBy:GrossePointeSouthHighSchool
AtGrossePointeYachtClub–GrossePointeShores,MichiganOctober23,2016
SAILINGINSTRUCTIONS1. RULES:
1.1TheregattawillbegovernedbytherulesasdefinedinTheRacingRulesofSailing(RRS)2013-2016,theprescriptionsoftheUnitedStatesSailingAssociation,theInterscholasticSailingAssociation(ISSA)ProceduralRules,theInternationalLaserClassRules,theNoticeofRace,andtheseSailingInstructions.IntheeventofaconflictbetweenthegoverningdocumentsandtheSailingInstructions,theSailingInstructionswilltakeprecedence.
1.2TheLaserStandardandLaserRadialshallbesailedsinglehanded.ThismodifiesLaserClassRule7(a).
1.3TheRRSarechangedasfollows: (a)TheUnitedStatesSailingAssociationprescriptiontoRRS63.4willnotapply.
(b)RaceSignals–FlagAPischangedinSI3.2(c)RRS29and30.1–arechangedinSI10(d)RRSAppendixPwillapplyasdescribedbyISSAProcedural14(c)inSI12(e)RRS66–ischangedinSI14.6(f)ThepreambletoRRSPart4andRRS40arechangedinSI17perISSAProcedural2.
2. NOTICESTOCOMPETITORS2.1OfficialNoticestoCompetitorsincludingchangestotheSailingInstructionswillbeposted
ontheOfficialNoticeBoardinsidetheGrossePointeYachtClubclubhouseintheFo’c’sleRoom.
2.1ChangestotheSailingInstructionsshallbeapprovedbytheprotestcommitteeandpostednolaterthan30minutesbeforethefirstscheduledwarningsignalonthedayitwilltakeeffect.
3. SIGNALSMADEASHORE3.1. SignalsmadeashorewillbedisplayedontheflagpoleadjacenttotheHarborMasteroffice.3.2WhenFlagAPisdisplayedashore,“1minute”isreplacedby“thirtyminutes”.Thischanges
RRSSignalAP.4. SCHEDULE
Sunday,October23rd 0900 Registration&Boatset-upatGPYC
0930 MandatoryCompetitorsMeeting 0945 Launch
1015 Startingtimeforfirstrace,subsequentracestofollow. (changestothethistimemaybeannouncedatCompetitorsMeeting). 1500 Nowarningsignalafter1500(3pm)
Theawardspresentationwillstartassoonafterthelastracecommitteeboatdocksattheyachtclubaspracticalallowingforscoringinquiriesandprotests.
5. CLASSFLAGS
LaserFull:whiteflagwithredLaserlogowillbedisplayedduringstartsequenceLaserRadial:redflagwithwhiteLaserlogowillbedisplayedduringstartsequence
6. RACINGAREATheRacingAreawillbethewatersofLakeStClair.
7. COURSES7.1CourseswillbeselectedfromdiagramsshowninAddendumAandAddendumB.7.2CourseselectionwillbedisplayedontheSignalBoatpriortoorwiththefirstwarningsignal
foreachrace.Displaywillbealargenumeral“1”ornumeral“2”.8. MARKS
Allmarkswillbelargeorangeinflatablecylinders,smallerorangeinflatableballsorwhiterubberballsasdescribedinAddendumAandAddendumB.
9. THESTART9.1. Raceswillbestartedusingthree-minutesequencesaccordingtoRRSAppendixS.9.2. Thestartlineshallbebetweenastaffdisplayinganorangeflagonthesignalboatonthe
starboardendandthecoursesideofthestartingmarkattheportend.SeeAddendumAandAddendumBforlocationofstartingline.
10. INDIVIDUAL/GENERALRECALLS10.1 IndividualrecallswillbemadeinaccordancewithRRSAppendixS6.10.2 RRSAppendixS7shallapply.TheRCwillattempttohailOCSboatsvialoudhailer.The
followingarenotgroundsforredress:failureoftheRCtohailanyorallboats,failureofRCtoaccuratelyhailoneormoreboats,failureofaboattohearitshail,timelinessofthehail,ortheorderofboatswithinthehail.
10.3 GeneralRecallswillbesignaledbyaseriesofshortwhistlesorhorns.AfteraGeneralRecall,the“Round-the-EndsRule”RRS30.1shallapplyexceptthatCodeflag“I”neednotbedisplayedinaccordancewithISSAProceduralRule7.8(b).ThischangesRRS29and30.1.
11. THEFINISH11.1 Thefinishlinewillbebetweenastaffdisplayingablueflagonthesignalboatanda
nearbyfinishmarkasdescribedinAddendumAandAddendumB.12. PENALTYSYSTEM
12.1. RRSAppendixPwillapplyasprescribedinISSAProceduralRule14(c).12.2. JudgeswillbeonthewaterduringallraceslookingforandsignalingRule42violations
withayellowflag.12.3. TheTwo-TurnspenaltyasdescribedinRRS44.1and44.2shallapplyforRule42
violations.13. TIMELIMITS
13.1. Thetimelimitforanyracewillbesixty(60)minutesforthefirstboattofinish.13.2. Boatsnotfinishingwithinfifteen(15)minutesofthefirstboattofinishwillbescoredDid
NotFinish(DNF)asprescribedinRRSAppendixA.
14.PROTESTSANDREQUESTSFORREDRESS14.1ProtestsprocedurewillbeinaccordancewithISSAProceduralRulesPartVI.14.2 PerISSAProceduralRule8(b),competitorsshallnotcommunicatewithacoachbefore
reportingtotheRaceCommitteetheirintenttoprotest.14.3ProtestformswillbeavailableinsidetheGrossePointeYachtClubclubhouseinthe
Fo’c’sleRoomneartheNoticeofRaceboardandshallbedeliveredtherewithintheprotesttimelimit.
14.4Theprotesttimelimitisthirty(30)minutesaftertheRCboatdocks.Thistimewillbepostedontheofficialnoticeboard.
14.5Noticeswillbepostedwithinthirty(30)minutesoftheprotesttimelimittoinformcompetitorsofhearingsinwhichtheyarepartiesornamedaswitnessesandofthelocationofthehearings.
14.6Onthelastdayoftheregatta,arequestforreopeningahearingshallbedeliverednolaterthanthirty(30)minutesafterthepartyrequestingreopeningwasinformedofthedecision.ThischangesRRS66.
15. COACHING15.1 AllcoachesmustberegisteredinaccordancewithMISSABy-Laws,Section3“Registration
Coaches.”15.2 ContactwithcompetitorsshallbelimitedtoanareadesignatedbytheRC.TheRace
Committeeshalldesignatethearea,whichmaybeonshoreorfromaboat,wherecompetitorsmayreceivecoaching,assistanceorsustenance,providedatleastonecoachfromeachteamhasequalaccesstothearea.
15.3 Itistheresponsibilityofthecoachestoknowthelimitsoftheircompetitors,andthuspullsaidcompetitorfromracingifconditionsexceedtheirlimitations.
16.SCORING16.1 ScoringwillbeaccordingtoRRSAppendixAasmodifiedbyISSAProceduralRule9.16.2 Aboat’sseriesscorewillbethetotalofherracescores.ThischangesRRSAppendixA2.16.3 Oneraceisrequiredtobecompletedtoconstitutearegatta.
17.SAFETY17.1 Competitors,coachesandallpeopleonthewaterarerequiredtowearUSCoastGuard
personalflotationdevicesasprescribedinISSAProceduralRule2.ThischangesthepreambletoRRSPart4andRRS40.
17.2 AllstudentathletescompetinginMISSA/ISSAregattasshallwearauniformdesignatingtheirhighschool.TeamuniformsforTeamIdentification,shallbeworn,properly,byallcompetitorswhileonthewater.
17.3 Sailorsareaskedtocheck-inbeforethefirstwarningsignaleachdaybysailingpastthesternoftheRCSignalBoatandhailingtheirsail#.Therewillbenopenaltyfornotcheckingin.
17.4 AboatthatretiresfromaraceorleavestheracingareaisrequestedtonotifytheRCeitheronthewaterorashore.AboatthatsubsequentlyreturnstotheracingareaisaskedtocheckinwiththeRCSignalBoatasin18.3.Therewillbenopenaltyfornotcheckingoutorbackin.
18. PRIZESPrizeswillbeawardedto1st,2nd,and3rdoverallineachclass.
REGATTACONTACTS:RegattaChairperson:[email protected](313)300-0346PRO:ScottCorder,USSailingCertifiedRegionalRaceOfficerCHIEFJUDGE:EdTheisen