Regatta Chairman- Jack Albanese,    Co- Chairman- Pete Capitain

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1            RULES

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

2            NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

              Notices to competitors will be posted on the Regatta Notice Board located on the BYC porch

3            CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

3.1         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.

3.2         Changes may be made orally on the water.

4            SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

4.1         Signals made ashore will be displayed at the flagpole.

5            SCHEDULE OF RACES

5.1         Racing is scheduled as follows:

Date	Division	Class	Time
Saturday (July 5)	1	PHRF	1 PM
		Narrasketuck, Flying Scott, Handicap	10:30 AM & 2:30 PM
	2	JY 15, 420, Laser/Radial	10:00 AM
	3	Sunfish, Mercury, Bluejay	10:00 AM
	4	Optimist Red, Blue, White, Green	10:00 AM & 1:00 PM
Sunday (July 6)	1	PHRF	12:00 PM
		Narrasketuck, Flying Scott, Handicap	12:30 PM
	2	JY 15, 420, Laser/Radial	12:00 PM
	3	Sunfish, Mercury, Bluejay	12:00 PM
	4	Optimist Red, Blue, White, Green	12:00 PM

 

5.2         Starting sequences are defined in Addendum B for Division 1 and Addendum C for Divisions 2, 3, & 4.

5.3         All classes not listed shall start with the Handicap class. Handicap classes include all non-listed One-Designs and other boats not eligible for PHRF class status.  Classes with three or more entrants will be scored separately, and may be instructed to start with another class — check the Regatta Notice Board

6            CLASS FLAGS

6.1         Division 1 Class flags will be: rectangular shapes.

6.1.1      Class                     Flag              Streamer

              Spinnaker               Red             Red

              Non-Spin               Blue             Blue

              Corinthian               Yellow         Yellow

6.2         Sunfish Open will fly red streamers and Sunfish Youth will fly yellow streamers from the after-most part of the boom to indicate their class association.

7            THE COURSES

7.1         The general racing areas are illustrated in Addendum A.

7.2         The courses are defined in Addendum B for Division 1 and Addendum C for Divisions 2, 3, & 4.  All marks shall be left to port. Boats must observe all rules of the road regarding non-racing craft, and should not assume privileged rights simply because they are racing.

7.3         Division 1 Narrasketuck, Flying Scott, and Handicap courses may be defined orally.

7.4       Boats sailing a designated course shall not interfere with those sailing another racecourse.

8            MARKS

8.1         Division 1 marks will be government marks as well as large orange inflatable buoys for the non-PHRF classes..

8.2                 Division 2 marks 1,2, & 3 will be medium orange inflatable buoys

8.3                 Division 3 marks 1, 2, & 3 will be medium yellow Tetrahedron buoys.

8.4                 Division 4 marks 1, 2, & 3 will be small orange inflatable buoys.

8.5                 A race committee boat signalling a change of course is a mark.

9            THE START

9.1         Division 1 will be started by using Rule 26 with the Attention signal given one minute before the Warning signal.  Thereafter, the sequence will be rolled until all classes have started.

9.2                   Division 1 PHRF and non-PHRF classes have separate start times for their respective sequences.

9.3                   Division 2, 3, & 4 will be started using Appendix Q. 

9.4         The starting line will be between a staff displaying a white flag on the Committee Boat and the “X” buoy.    

9.5         Boats failing to keep clear of the starting area prior to their preparatory signal are subject to disqualification

9.6         After starting, boats may not cross the start and finish line in either direction except when finishing but may pass it on either hand during the windward and leeward legs. This changes Rule 28.2.  The penalty is disqualification, and the boat may not correct its error

9.7         The Race Committee may elect to use an anti-barging mark.  This mark does not alter the starting line, but boats shall not touch the mark, nor pass between it and the Committee Boat at any time while starting or during the race.  The penalty for infringement is a 360-degree turn at the earliest reasonable opportunity.

9.8         Division 1: A boat starting later than 30 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start.
Divisions 2, 3, &4: A boat starting later than 15 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start.
This changes rule A4.1.

10          INDIVIDUAL AND GENERAL RECALLS

10.1       Individual recalls will be signalled by displaying Code Flag "X" (blue cross on white field), accompanied by one blast of a horn, in accordance with rule 29.2.

10.2       The race committee will attempt to hail the sail number(s) of boats being recalled.

10.3       Failure to hear or heed a recall does not relieve a boat of her obligation to start correctly.

10.4       A general recall will be signaled by displaying flag "First Substitute" (yellow triangle on blue field), accompanied by two guns (one blast of a horn when lowered).

10.5       The preparatory signal for the recalled class will be made one minute after this signal is lowered; this changes Rule 29.3.

10.6       All subsequent classes, and the shape color sequence, will follow the same order as listed herein

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.    

12          THE FINISH

12.1       The finish will be between a staff displaying a white flag on the Committee Boat and the "X" buoy.  Finishes off the BYC dock will be between the Reviewing Stand Flagpole and the "X" buoy; and be signalled by Flag "V".

12.2       After finishing and clearing the finish line, boats are requested to not re-cross the finish line, but round either the Committee Boat or the "X" buoy.

13          TIME LIMITS

13.1       Division1

13.1.1    Time limits and target times are as follows:

              Course Distance                          Time limit

              Less than 6.7 n.m.                         3 hours

              6.1 to 11.0 n.m                             4 hours

              Greater than 11n.m                       5 hours

13.1.2    Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat finishes, or after the time limit, whichever is greater, will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes rules 35 and A4.1.

13.2       Divisions 2, 3, & 4

13.2.1    The time limit for Division 1 classes is two hours.  The time limit for Division 2, 3, & 4 classes is one hour.  The finish of one boat within the time limit constitutes a race for that class.

13.2.2    Boats failing to finish within 20 minutes after the first boat in the class finishes, or after the time limit, whichever is greater, will be scored "Did Not Finish". This changes Rule 35.

14          PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

14.1       Protests shall be in accordance with Part 5 of the racing rules.

14.2       Protest forms are available from the Protest Committee. Protests shall be delivered to the Protest Committee within the protest time limit.                    

14.3       For each class, the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the Race Committee boat has returned to the BYC dock. The same protest time limit applies to all protests by the race committee, protest committee, and requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2.

14.4       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.

14.5       Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted on the Regatta Notice Board to inform boats in accordance with Rule 61.1(b).

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

14.7       For the purpose of rule 64.3(b) the ‘authority responsible’ is the measurer appointed by the Babylon Yacht Club Regatta Chairman.

14.8       The hearings may not, at the discretion of the protest committee chairperson, be postponed if the involved parties are late or do not appear for the hearing.

14.9       Protest decision appeals should be filed with the Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association.

15          SCORING

15.1       The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply.

15.2       One race shall be completed to constitute a series.

15.3       Boats without proper class identification, sail numbers, or streamers, or with an incomplete or improper entry will not be scored.

15.4       If more than one boat of the same class carries the same sail number, no boat carrying that number will be scored.

15.5       Boats not carrying legible sail numbers (minimum 6" high, dark colors, not back to back) on both sides of the sail will not be scored.

15.6             If a person registers as skipper/helmsman of more than one boat, neither boat will be scored

16          SAFETY REGULATIONS

16.1       Competitors, except PHRF classes, must wear Coast Guard-approved life jackets at all times while racing.

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

17          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.

18          DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

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

ADDENDUM A - RACING AREAS

Division 2

Division  3

Division 4

Division 1

 

 

 

Addendum D - Race Signals
Pennant ‘AP’  (vertical red & white stripes) with two guns  (one gun when lowered)	when made afloat:	All races not started are postponed for intervals of 15 minutes.  The warning or other signal will be made 1 minute after removal.  The shape color sequence will be maintained as listed
	when made ashore:	The race is postponed.  The warning signal will be made not less than 30 minutes after "AP" is lowered.
Pennant ‘AP’ over Flag ‘A’ (blue & white vertical striped swallowtail) with two guns	Races not started are postponed.  No more racing today.  See Regatta Notice Board for further instructions.
Flag ‘N’ (blue & white checks)  with three guns (one gun when lowered)	All races are abandoned.  Return to the starting area. The warning or other signal will be made one minute after removal.  If the race is to be re-started, the shape color sequence will be maintained as listed.
Flag ‘N’ over Flag ‘A’ with three guns	All races are abandoned.  No more racing today.
Flag ‘X’  (blue cross on white field)  with a single horn blast	Individual recall
‘First Substitute’ (yellow & blue pennant) with two guns	General recall
Pennant ‘1’ (red oval on white field)	Only one start for this event.
Flag ‘L’ (yellow & blue checks)	when flown ashore:	A notice to competitors has been posted
	When flown afloat:	Come within hail, or follow this boat.
Flag ‘M’ (white X on blue field)	The object displaying this signal replaces a missing mark.
Flag ‘R’ (yellow cross on red field)	Reverse course, leaving all marks on the opposite hand.
Flag ‘S’ (blue square on white field) with two guns	no later than the warning signal:	Sail the short course.
	When flown at a rounding or finishing mark:	Finish between the nearby mark and this boat
Flag ‘T’ (red, white & blue vertical stripes)	Sail the designated course twice around (the "X" mark is a mark of the course the second time around, and is left on the same side as the next mark of the course).
Flag ‘V’ (red X on white field)	Finish at the Babylon Yacht Club dock