TCYC Dinghy Sailing Instructions

Teign Corinthian Yacht Club

Dinghy Racing 2022

General Sailing instructions.

1

RULES

1.1

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

1.2

Racing rule(s) 26, 33, 35, A4 and A5 will be changed.

2*

NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

Notices to competitors will be posted on the club web site

3

CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted no later than 2000 on the day before it will take effect.

4

SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

4.1

Signals made ashore will be displayed at ?.

5

SCHEDULE OF RACES

5.1

Dates of racing:

Will be published on the club website.

5.2

The number of races to be sailed each day will be briefed by the Race Officer

6

CLASS FLAGS

Class flags will be:

Class Flag

Handicap Fleet - Flag H

Solo Fleet - No. 1 Pennant

7

RACING AREAS

Are in the river Teign in the vicinity of the Coombe Cellars club house.

8

THE COURSES

8.1*

The Course to be used will be announced at the Race officers briefing on the day of the race

8.2

Legs of the course will not be changed after the preparatory signal. This changes RRS 33.

9

MARKS

9.1*

Will be described at the Race Officers briefing

9.2

Line starts. The default start line is between the centreline of the Race Officer window and the designated outer distance mark (as briefed at the RO briefing).

If the race is started using flags on land then the start line is the centre of the flagpole and the outer distance mark.

Water based start lines are denoted by the location of the orange flag on the committee boat and the outer distance mark.

9.3

The finish line will be described in the RO briefing and will be between:

the centreline of the Race Officers window and the outer distance mark

or

the flagpole at the club site and the outer distance mark

or

the mast of a committee boat displaying a blue flag and the outer distance mark

the mast of a committee boat displaying a blue flag and the mast of an assistant committee boat also displaying a blue flag,

10

AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS

The following areas will be described at the RO briefing

11

THE START

11.1

Committee boat starts and starts from a flag pole ashore will be in accordance with RRS 26

Races started from the club house will use a light system as described in Addendum A, This changes RRS 26.

11.2

Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the starting sequence for other races. [DP]

11.3

A boat that does not start within 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

12

CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE

12.1

Changes to the briefed course will not be made

13

THE FINISH

13.1

The finishing line will described at the RO briefing be

the centreline of the Race Officers window and a designated buoy

or

the flagpole at the club site and a designated buoy

or

a transit line specified at the briefing,

or

the mast of a committee boat displaying a blue flag and the mast of an assistant committee boat also displaying a blue flag,

or;

the mast of the committee boat a designated marker buoy

13.2

Exceptionally for a one design fleet boats may be allocated a finish based on their position on the course at a specific time.

14

TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES

14.1

The time limit for each race will be 75 minutes.

14.2

Boats failing to finish within 15 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

15

PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

15.1*

Protest forms are available at the office. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit.

15.2

For each class, the protest time limit is 30 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later.

15.3

Notices will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the protest room, located

15.4

Notices of protests by the race committee, technical committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b).

15.5

Measurement protests, lodged after the end of any race, will be refused if they are based on facts reasonably available before the start time.

16

SCORING

16.1

The number of races for each series will be published on the club web site

17

SAFETY REGULATIONS

17.1

A yacht is deemed as intending to race only when a competitor has 'signed on' to the relevant TCYC Race Record Form before leaving shore to commence racing. [DP]

17.2

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

18

REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT

18.1

No substitution of helmsman shall be allowed.

19

PRIZES

Details of prizes will be published on the schedule of races

20

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 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.

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INSURANCE

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third- party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £3,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.