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"Gold Rush 2006" Sailing Instructions |
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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS (SI)
June 5, 2006
1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the 2005-2008 Racing
Rules of Sailing (RRS), the Notice of Race dated 10-31-05, the Catalina
22 One design Class Rules, and these Sailing Instructions.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located
at the GCYC Headquarters. Any changes in the SI or NOR will be posted before
0900 hours on the day it will take effect.
3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
Competitors may enter by delivering a completed entry form and paying the
entry fee stated in the NOR. Entries are limited to skippers/helmsmen and
immediate family members who are owners of Catalina 22 yachts and who are
members of the Catalina 22 National Association prior to April 19th, 2006.
4. BOW NUMBERS
Each yacht shall display the bow numbers assigned and provided at registration
at the Gold Country Yacht Club (GCYC) Headquarters. Numbers shall be displayed
on the bow below the yachts registration numbers, be a minimum of 10 inches
high and are subject to approval by the Race Committee (RC).
5. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
Each boat shall produce a valid measurement certificate. The Catalina 22
NSA Chief Measurer or his designee shall measure all sails prior to the
close of registration. A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time
for compliance with the most current class rules and sailing instructions.
6. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flagpole located at the
GCYC Headquarters. If a postponement is signaled ashore, the warning signal
will be made not less than thirty minutes (30 min.) after AP is lowered.
7. SCHEDULE OF RACES
For the first race each day, classes will start at 1100 in the following
order: Gold, Silver. Subsequent races each day will be held as soon as
possible after the end of the previous race. The Spinnaker Fleet will race
after the Gold and Silver Fleet finish racing for each day.
8. CHECK IN AND WITHDRAWING
Before the warning signal for the first race each day, each yacht shall
sail by the GCYC RC Barge on starboard tack, hail her assigned bow number,
and get a response from the RC. Any yacht that retires from a race shall
notify the RC as soon as possible, if not on the water, as soon as reaching
shore. With the exception of RRS 62 Redress, yachts failing to check in
properly before the first race each day will be scored a 20% penalty for
each race sailed that day. With the exception of RRS 62 Redress, yachts
failing to notify the RC of retirement during a race will be scored a score
not greater than DSQ.
9. CLASS FLAGS
The class flag for the Gold Fleet is gold with a C22 emblem, for the Silver
Fleet it is silver with a C22 emblem and for the Spinnaker Fleet it is
a solid green flag.
10. RACING AREA
The racing area will be Scotts Flat Lake as described on Exhibit "A".
11. AREAS THAT ARE RESTRICTED
The following are designated as Restricted Areas: (a) the floating buoy
line and the area behind it in front of the dam. (b) The floating buoy
line at swim areas and the area behind it where marked by lake management.
(c) The marina area inside the outer most buoy ball line with moored yachts.
The penalty for entering a restricted area during racing will be DSQ
12. COURSE
The course will be windward/leeward, with a windward offset mark rounded
to port and leeward gate. The course letter will be designated on a wooden
board hanging from the GCYC RC Barge. A number following the course letter
will indicate the number of complete laps around the course. Additional
courses ma be added to the SI and will be posted on the competitor's bulletin
board at ht e GCYC Headquarters no later than 0900 on the day they are
to take effect.
13. MARKS
All marks will be large yellow inflatable balls, with the offset mark being
a smaller yellow inflatable tetrahedron. If the course is shortened, the
new finishing line will be represented by an orange flag on the RC boat
with flag "S" and the nearest mark located to the port of the
RC boat. Exhibit "A" shows the course, course designations, the
marks in order and the rounding direction of each mark.
14. STARTING SYSTEM
RRS 26 will be used for starting all races. A boat starting later than
five minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start. This
changes rule A4. The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be
made one (1) minute after the starting signal of the preceding class. For
the second race of the day, multiple horn or whistle signals will be sounded
1 minute before a start sequence. This modifies RRS 26. Boats whose warning
signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area.
15. STARTING AND FINISHING LINES
The starting and finishing lines will be between an orange flag and pole
on the stern of the GCYC RC Barge and an orange flag and pole on a buoy
set off the port side of the GCYC RC Barge near the center of the course.
The start/finish line is restricted during a race. After the start, a yacht
may only cross the start/finish line to finish the race. This changes RRS
28.1 The penalty will be DSQ.
16. TIME LIMIT
The time limit for the first yacht to finish will be one and one-half (1
½) hours. Yachts not finishing thirty (30) minutes after the first
yacht to finish will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35 and A5.
17. PROTESTS
A protesting yacht shall notify the RC of its intent to protest at the
conclusion of the race in which the incident occurred unless unable to
do so because of damage. This modifies RRS 61. Protests shall be delivered
to the official notice board located at the GCYC Headquarters, within forty-five
(45) minutes after the GCYC RC Barge docks and sounds one long signal.
The protest time limit and a list of protests received will be posted on
the official notice board at the GCYC Headquarters. Hearings will be held
as soon as possible after racing each day at the GCYC Headquarters.
18. SCORING
The Low Point System of Appendix A of the racing rules will apply. No score
will be excluded. Seven races are scheduled. Four races constitute a series.
19. TROPHIES
Trophies will be awarded to classes that have five or more registered yachts.
The Betty Gay Clements perpetual trophy will be awarded to the highest
placing woman skipper in accordance with its deed.
