Sailing Instructions

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Tawara Sailing Regatta

Welcome to our tenth annual sailing regatta. We aim to provide a fun, enjoyable and safe event but, as with all sporting activities, there is a risk to
anyone taking part. A full risk assessment has been carried out and will be displayed in the registration area. We take your safety very seriously.
Competitors agree to compete in compliance with the rules defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing. Any boat that infringes these rules may be
disqualified. Notices to competitors will be posted on the noticeboard in the clubhouse. Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted there no
later than 08:30 each day. Course details will be advised during the skippers’ briefing on opening day of the regatta.
sail numbers must be in a suitable contrast to the sail so they can be
Schedule easily read. Courses will be windward-leeward with a race target time
Registration and boat inspection will take place on Thursday 4 August of 90 minutes. The Low Points Scoring System will apply. Boats will
at the clubhouse and marina, from 09:00 to 13:00 hours. All skippers score points equal to their finishing position in the race and those not
must register to confirm arrival and to receive the up to date regatta finishing will be scored 1 greater than the number of boats in the race.
documents. Late registrations will not receive free promotional All boats will race with a handicap; those without a handicap will be
materials. The racing schedule is as follows: given one by the race committee.
09:00 Registration and boat inspection
Racing Schedule

14:00 Practice races, warning signal

4 August
17:00 Opening ceremony
At the start of each race a warning signal will be given
19:30 Skippers’ briefing
5 minutes before the start time. The orange flag
5 August 10:00 Race 1
‘attention signal’ will be displayed on the starting line
6 August 10:00 Race 2 and competitors should get ready to race. The starting
7 August 10:00 Race 3 line will be between the orange flag displayed on the
8 August 11:00 Race 4 committee boat and a green outer buoy. An inner
distance marker will be placed off the committee boat. Any boat
Other social events include: welcome party, dock party, owners’ party, passing between this mark and the committee boat will be
music night, parade of classics, prize giving, cream teas and more. disqualified. If any part of the boat’s hull, crew or equipment is on the
course side of the starting line the race committee will promptly
Racing display flag X with one sound. The flag will be displayed until the
All boats must clearly display their sail numbers and class flags. The offending boats have returned to the pre-start side of the starting line.

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Boats must use only the wind and water to increase, maintain or
decrease their speed. They must not receive help from any outside
source except in an emergency. The crew may adjust the trim of sails
and hull, but must not move their bodies to propel the boat. Under
normal circumstances pumping, rocking, ooching, sculling and
repeated tacks or gybes unrelated to changes in the wind are
prohibited actions. This may change during the race if the wind speed
changes. Boats must avoid contact with another boat if reasonably
possible. The course marking buoys must be passed on the correct
side and not be touched at any time. Any boat retiring from a race
must inform the race committee as soon as possible.
The finishing line will be the same as the starting line for all races.
After finishing, all boats must clear the line and not interfere with
others that are still racing. All races have a time limit of 2 hours unless
otherwise notified. Boats awaiting the start of the next race must stay
clear of the start/finish area.
Safety
All boats must carry sufficient personal flotation devices for each crew
member. These must be worn at all times whilst racing. Wet or dry
suits are not acceptable as substitutes. Competitors must not wear or
carry clothing or equipment for the purpose of increasing their weight.
The maximum weight for clothing and equipment is 8 kilograms. The
race committee can inspect any boat or personal equipment at any
time for compliance with the sailing instructions and class rules.
First aid facilities are located at the clubhouse. In the event of an
incident that involves personal injury or severe illness, or where the
boat is in danger and needs assistance, crews should contact the race
committee on VHF Channel 16. They will initiate the appropriate
action.
Prizes
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Prizes will be awarded to the top three placings in each race. Class
trophies will be awarded to:
 overall team with the lowest score
 top female team
 top junior team (must all be born in 2003 or later).
All prizes will be awarded at the closing ceremony at 16:00 on the final
day.
On-The-Water Penalties
Sailing is a self-policing sport and relies on the good faith of
competitors to do the right thing by completing penalty turns if they
interfere with another boat. Those that deliberately take unfair
advantage of this, or behave in an inappropriate manner either on or
off the water, can expect official action to be taken against them.
Whilst the benefit of doubt remains with the competitor, once the
umpires are sure of an infringement, they will act promptly to protect
the fairness of the competition. A boat that acknowledges and
enforces their own penalty for breaking a rule must get well clear of
other boats as soon after the incident as possible, make one turn,
including one tack and one gybe. A boat that is penalised by an
umpire must promptly get clear of other boats and then make two
turns in the same direction, including two tacks and two gybes. A boat
that is penalised by an umpire, but fails to take a penalty when
instructed, may be required to make one or more additional penalty
turns, or may be black flagged from the race.
Protests
Boats that break a rule must take a penalty on the water. If they do
not, the boats that were fouled can protest. To make a valid protest
against another boat you must promptly hail ‘Protest!’ and fly a red
protest flag at the other boat involved. The other boat must be in no
doubt about your protest and have the chance to acknowledge and
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exonerate the error by taking a penalty. If your protest is disputed or minutes after the protest time limit to inform the parties involved, and
ignored, then you can formally protest at the end of the race. those named as witnesses, when and where the hearing will be heard.
A boat that is found to have broken a rule will receive a penalty of 40%
Requests for redress must be given in writing and delivered to the
of their race score with a minimum of 3 points. However, if the boat
race officer within the 60 minutes protest time at the end of a race.
caused injury or serious damage, or gained a significant advantage by
Protests will be heard by the protest committee as soon as possible in
her breach, the penalty will be retirement. Decisions of the protest
the order they were received. Protest notifications will be posted 30
committee are final.
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. Tawara Sailing Club will not accept any liability for material damage, personal injury or
death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. Each participating boat must be insured with valid third-party liability
insurance with a value of not less than £3,000,000. Failure to comply with this instruction will lead to disqualification from all races.