2008 IFDS Qingdao International Regatta

8-15 May 2008

Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre, China

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. RULES
1.1. The regatta will be governed by

! The rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (2005-2008);

! IFDS Functional Classification System 2005-2008 (updated November

2006);

! IFDS Race Management Manual 2005-2008 (updated November 2007);

and
! The Sonar, SKUD and International 2.4mR Class Rules as changed by the
following.
– Appendix B (Alternative Rules of the Sonar Class) shall apply,
– SKUD 18 Class Rules C.2.1 shall apply. Two centre line seats shall
be fitted, and
– Appendix K of the International 2.4mR Class Rules shall apply.
1.2. No national authority prescriptions will apply.

2. IDENTIFICATION
2.1. Each day while racing, boats ranking first, second and third in series scores at
the beginning of the day shall display stickers of yellow, blue and red
respectively. The Organizing Authority will supply the stickers and instructions
for their use at the team leaders’ meeting.
2.2. The Organising Authority shall have the power to cause logos, flags,
identification marks and the like to be applied to any part of any boat. Nothing
caused to be applied may be changed or removed during the regatta without
written approval of the Organising Authority.
2.3. Athletes may be required to wear bibs provided by the Organizing Authority.

3. CAMERAS & ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Boats may be required to carry cameras, sound equipment and positioning
equipment as specified by the Organizing Authority.

4. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located in front
of the Administration Centre in the Venue.

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5. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted before 09.00 on the day that it
will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by
20.00 on the day before it will take effect.

6. 6. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

6.1. Signals made ashore will be displayed on the official flagpole(s) in front of the
boat park. A signal displayed over a class flag applies only to the area or event
so indicated.
6.2. When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30
minutes’ for the racing area.
6.3. When flag Y is displayed ashore, rule 40.1 applies at all times while afloat. This
changes the Part 4 preamble.

7. FORMAT
The regatta will be fleet racing for each event.

8. SCHEDULE OF RACES
8.1. Two races per day are scheduled in each event, except on 15 May when there
will be one race in each event.
8.2. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race each day is 13.00.
8.3. To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, an orange flag
will be displayed and a single sound signal made at least four minutes before a
warning signal is displayed.
8.4. On 15 May no warning signal will be made after 16.00.

9. EVENT FLAGS
Flags will be as follows:

Event Class Flag

Three-person Sonar Class Insignia on a white background

Two-person SKUD Class Insignia on a white background

One-person 2.4mR Class Insignia on a white background

10. RACING AREA

10.1. Attachment 1 shows which events are assigned to which racing areas.
10.2. Attachment 2 shows the location of the racing area.

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 10.3. The racing area will be within an exclusion zone described in Attachment
2. While a boat is racing, no part of her shall cross the boundary of the
exclusion zone. The boundary ranks as an obstruction.

11. COURSES
11.1. One trapezoid course will be used for the three events.
11.2. Attachment 3 shows courses, course signals, approximate angles
between legs, order in which marks are to be passed, and side on which
each mark is to be left.
11.3. SKUD 18s will sail on the outer legs of the trapezoid.
11.4. Sonars will sail on a long windward-leeward course on the inner leg of
the trapezoid.
11.5. International 2.4mRs will sail on a short windward-leeward course on the
inner leg of the Trapezoid.

12. MARKS
12.1. Marks will be inflated cylindrical buoys; marks S1, S2 and S3 will be red.
12.2. New marks, as provided in instruction 14.1, will be of the same shape
and colour as the original marks.
12.3. The starting marks will be the masts of boats flying orange flags bearing
the word ‘START’.
12.4. The finishing marks will be the masts of boats flying orange flags bearing
the word ‘FINISH’.
12.5. A race committee boat signalling a change in course is a mark as
provided in instruction 14.2.

13. START
13.1. Races will be started by using rule 26.
13.2. The starting line will be between the starting marks.
13.3. Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall keep out of the
starting area.
13.4. A boat starting later than four minutes after her starting signal will be
scored ‘Did Not Start’ without a hearing. This changes rules A4 and A5.
13.5. If a boat fails to start or breaks rule 30.3, the Race Committee will point
flag X at her, make a sound signal and display her sail number. The boat
shall immediately retire from the race. If she fails to do so she will be
disqualified without a hearing and her score will not be counted. This
changes rule A5.

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14. CHANGE OF LEG OF COURSE
14.1. To change a leg of a course, the Race Committee will, as soon as
practicable, lay a new mark and remove the original mark, or move the
finishing line.
14.2. Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the Race Committee boat
signalling a change of leg and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port
and the Race Committee boat to starboard. This changes rule 28.1.

15. FINISH
The finishing line will be between the finishing marks.

16. PENALTY SYSTEM

16.1. For SKUDs, rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that only one turn,
including one tack and one gybe, is required.
16.2. Appendix P will apply.

17. TARGETS & TIME LIMITS

17.1. The target length for each race will be 50 minutes. The time limit for each
race will be 90 minutes.
17.2. Any boat failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat has sailed
the course and finished will be scored ‘Did Not Finish’ without a hearing.
This changes rules 35, A4 and A5.

18. PROTESTS & REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

18.1. No boat need display a red flag. This changes rule 61.1(a).
18.2. Protest forms will be available at the protest desk located in the
Administration Centre. Protests shall be delivered thereto within the
protest time limit.
18.3. For each class, the protest time limit is 90 minutes after the last boat has
finished the last race of the day.
18.4. Notices will be posted about hearings in which competitors are named as
parties or witnesses. Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the
protest time limit. Hearings will be held in the offices of the Protest
Committee.
18.5. Notices of protests by the Race Committee or Protest Committee will be
posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
18.6. Breaches of instructions 2, 3, 10.3, 13.3, 20, 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 22, 23, 24,
25, and 26 will not be grounds for protest by a boat. This changes rule
60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if
the Protest Committee so decides.
18.7. On the last day of the series, a request to reopen a hearing shall be
delivered

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 18.7.1 within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed
of the decision on the previous day, or
18.7.2 no later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed
of the decision on the day. This changes rule 66.
18.8. On the last day of the series, a request for redress for a Protest
Committee decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the
decision was posted. This changes rule 62.2.

19. SCORING
19.1. Rule B8 shall not apply.
19.2. Four races shall constitute a series.
19.3. When fewer than five races have been completed, a boat’s series score
will be the total of her race scores.
19.4. When five or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will
be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
19.5. To request correction of an alleged error in posted race or series results,
a boat shall complete a scoring enquiry form available at the protest
desk.

20. SAFETY REGULATIONS

20.1. Each boat shall communicate her arrival at the racing area by passing
close to the Race Committee signal boat on port tack. Boats not leaving
the harbour for any of the day’s racing shall so inform the race office.
20.2. A boat that retires from a race shall notify the Race Committee as soon
as possible. The boat shall complete a retirement declaration form at the
protest desk on return ashore.

21. OFFICIAL BOATS

Official boats will be marked as follows:
Category Flag
Protest Committee white flag with black ‘IJ’
Race Committee white flag with blue ‘RC’
IFDS white flag with blue ‘IFDS’
VIP white flag with blue ‘VIP’
Rescue red flag with white ‘RESCUE’
First aid white flag with red cross
Press, photo green flag with white ‘MEDIA’
Technical Delegate white flag with blue ‘TD’ or ‘TECHNICAL
DELEGATE’

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 Competition Manager white flag with blue ‘CM‘ or ‘COMPETITION
MANAGER’
Harbour management blue flag with white ‘HARBOUR’

22. SUPPORT BOATS

Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall comply with the Notice
of Race.

23. TRASH DISPOSAL

Boats shall not put trash in the water. Trash may be deposited with support and
Race Committee boats.

24. BERTHING
Boats shall be kept at assigned places in the boat park or harbour.

25. HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS

There are no haul-out restrictions.

26. DIVING EQUIPMENT & PLASTIC POOLS

Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be
used around keel boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the
end of the regatta.

27. RADIO COMMUNICATION

While on the water, a boat shall not carry equipment capable of making radio
transmissions or receiving radio communications, except for equipment provided
by the Organizing Authority. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

28. PRIZES
Prizes will be given to the first, second and third boats in each event.

29. DISCLAIMER
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision
to Race. The Organizing Authority will not be liable for material damage or
personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the
regatta.

30. INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with
a minimum cover of €500,000 per event or equivalent.

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 Attachment 1 – Schedule of Races
Date
2.4 mR SKUD18 Sonar
(May)
TUE 6 Container bump-in
WED 7 ! Container bump-in to the venue, Security check
THU 8 Venue opens, Registration, Measurement, Welcome party
FRI 9 Registration, Measurement
SAT 10 Registration, Measurement, Practice Race
SUN 11 Races 1, 2
MON 12 Races 3, 4
TUE 13 Races 5, 6
WED 14 Races 7, 8
THU 15 Race 9, Medal Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
FRI 16 Pack-up, Container bump-out
SAT 17 Pack-up, Container bump-out
SUN 18 Venue closes

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 Attachment 2 – Racing Area

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 Attachment 3 – Course Diagrams

(a) Trapezoid Outer (SKUD 18)

Course Mark rounding order

signal
O1 START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
O2 START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
O3 START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
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 (b) Windward-Leeward (Sonar and 2.4mR)

There will be an offset mark, Mark 1a.

Course Mark rounding order

signal
W2 START – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – FINISH
W3 START – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – FINISH
W4 START – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – 4s/4p – 1 – (1a) – FINISH

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