ONE DESIGN DIVISION

GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1.   RULES

1.1       Races will be governed by these sailing instructions and by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the U. S. Sailing Association   (U. S. Sailing), the rules of the Class Associations of boats entered in a race, except as any of these are changed by these general sailing instructions.

2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS, CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS, AND SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

2.1       Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located inside the FBYC Main Clubhouse screen porch.

2.2       Any change to these sailing instructions will be posted by the end of the Skippersí Meeting on the day it will take effect or, on a day when there is no Skipperís Meeting, at least 60 minutes prior to the first warning signal.

2.3       Signals made ashore will be displayed on the Committee Boat at the FBYC Dock or on the flagpole on the Fishing Bay Dock.

2.4       Flag B fully hoisted with one sound signal means ìProtest time has begun.î  When lowered half way it means ìThere are less than 30 minutes remaining before protest time ends.î  When lowered it means ìProtest time has ended.î

3.   ENTRIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

3.1       Competitors are encouraged to be members of a recognized yacht club or sailing association.

3.2       Completed entry forms shall be in the hands of the Race Committee by the end of the Skippersí Meeting or, on a day when there is no Skippersí Meeting, before the Committee Boat leaves the dock.  A completed Entry Form or registration on the FBYC website (www.fbyc.net) is required for each event.  At the discretion of the Race Committee, competitors may register at the committee boat prior to the first warning signal if the Race Committee feels that circumstances warrant.

3.3       When an event is a part of a series, registration for the series will serve as registration for each event.  However this will necessitate competitors to check in with the Committee Boat each day before the first warning signal.  This will be done by sailing past the Committee Boat and receiving its acknowledgement.

3.4       A competitor who will not have reached his/her 19th birthday by December 31 of the current year, may race as a Junior by executing a Junior entry form.

3.5       Sail Numbers:  For any sanctioned event, a boat shall display either US SAILING sail numbers or the numbers listed in the CBYRA or the sail numbers listed the roster of sail numbers as maintained by her class. It is the responsibility of the entrant to clearly identify the boat and its class.  It is acceptable for a boat to race under sails which differ from that boatís proper sail number, so long as the skipper informs the race committee of the change prior to the first start of the day.

4.   SCHEDULE OF RACES

4.1       The current year schedule of events is printed in the 2008 Sailing Events book and is available at www.fbyc.net/Events/

4.2          The time of the first Warning Signal for the first race of each day shall be as designated in the Notice of Races for that event.

4.3          The Warning Signal for subsequent races each day shall follow the preceding race, unless otherwise stated in the applicable Notice of Race.

5.   JUNIORS AND CLASSES

5.1       All Juniors will start with their respective classes except as noted in the Notice of Race for an individual event.

6.   MARKS & COURSES

6.1       The rounding marks for all classes may be inflatable marks set by the Race Committee or government marks.

6.2       New Marks, as provided in RRS 33, (Changing Course After the Start) will be inflatable marks.

6.3       The starting and finishing marks may be inflatable cylindrical or tetrahedron shaped marks.

6.4       The diagrams printed in Appendix D show the course including the approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.  A numeral following course designation indicates the number of laps.

6.5       If the course letter is shown in red or black, the rounding marks are to be left to port. If the course letter is shown in green, the rounding marks are to be left to starboard.

6.6       The committee boat may or may not be moved for leeward finishes with courses ìWî and “G” depending upon conditions.  The finish is between the committee boat and the adjacent mark in either case.

6.7       For courses ìWî, ìTî, “G” and ìOî, the Start Line may be set to leeward of the Leeward Mark of the course to facilitate multiple fleets racing on the same course.  If this is used, the Leeward Mark will not be a mark of the course during the first leg of the course and, in the event of a downwind finish, during the last leg of the course.

6.8       For courses with a windward finish, the finish line may be set to windward of the windward mark to facilitate multiple fleets sailing on the same course.  If this is used, the windward mark will not be a mark of the course during the last leg of the course.

7.   ABANDONMENT OR CANCELLATION

7.1           The final decision to abandon or cancel may be made by the most senior present of the following: Race Chair, One Design Division Commander, Fleet Captain, or Vice Commodore.  This changes RRS 27.3 and 32.1.

7.2           If abandonment occurs before the Committee Boat leaves the dock, the Race Committee will give notification that the race is postponed or abandoned due to adverse weather by both:

a)     Posting a notice on Official Notice Board, and

b)    Making the appropriate signal on the Committee Boat at the dock.

7.3           In any race, except the last in a series, abandonment is preferred over cancellation.  An attempt will be made to notify skippers, and to post on the Notice Board at the main Clubhouse, the date to re-sail any abandoned race.

8.   START

8.1       The starting line will be between the staff from which a yellow or orange flag is displayed on the RC signal boat and the starting mark.

8.2       Boats starting later than four (4) minutes after their starting signal will be scored as ìDid Not Start.î

9.   TIME LIMIT

9.1       The time limit will be ninety (90) minutes unless stated otherwise in the Notice of Races.

9.2       Boats failing to finish within thirty (30) minutes after the first boat finishes or within the time limit, whichever is later, will be scored ìDid Not Finish.î

10.  THE FINISH

10.1     The finishing line will be between a yellow or orange flag on a committee boat and the designated finishing mark or, if none is specifically designated the pin end of the starting line.

11.  PROTESTS

11.1     RRS/US 61.1(a) is modified to require that notice of intent to protest and the number of the protested boat MUST be given to the Race Committee immediately after finishing by hail acknowledged by the Committee.

11.2     Written protests shall be lodged in accordance with the filing procedure as follows, unless different procedures are specified in the Special Sailing Instructions.

            A written protest must be filed with the Race Committee within one hour after the Committee Boat reaches the FBYC dock. In the event the race does not finish in close proximity to the FBYC dock, the protest must be filed as soon as practical after the conclusion of the race, or as otherwise provided in RRS/US 61.3. The Race Committee may give a sound signal upon its arrival at the dock. (See paragraph 2.4 for signals made ashore.)

11.3     The hearing of protests at FBYC is to be conducted as follows. The event protest committee:

   a) Will consist of the Race Committee or subcommittee and, upon invitation by the Race Chair, other individual(s) with good working knowledge of the racing rules.  The Race Chair, or his designate, will be the event protest committee chairman;

   b) Will hold a hearing as soon thereafter as an appropriate protest committee can be convened.

11.4     RRS F1.1 prescribes the appeals of a decision of a Protest Committee shall be sent to

Race Administration Director

U.S. Sailing Association

Box 1260

         Portsmouth, RI 02871

The CBYRA Rules and Appeals Committee is the designated Association Appeals Committee for any protest heard at FBYC.  Appeals forwarded by USSA to the CBYRA Rules and Appeals Committee will be handled in accordance with RRS Appendix F as modified or amplified by the CBYRA Greenbook provisions setting forth CBYRA Appellate Protocol.

11.5     Fees: As specified under RRS F1.1 and RRS F2.1 CBYRA prescribes that its fee shall be $100.  This fee will be reduced to $50 for members of (a) CBYRA, (b) another Yacht Racing Association, (c) USSA, (d) another national authority, or $25 if the appellant is both a member of a YRA and USSA or another National Authority if proof of membership or membership application in one or both of these organizations is submitted with the appeal.

12.  SCORING

12.1     The Low-Point scoring system, Appendix A2, RRS, will apply except for the Spring and Fall Series, Appendix A9, RRS, will apply.

12.2     Each skipperís total score will be the sum of his/her scores for all races, excluding her worst score if six or more races are sailed as specified in RRS/US 89.3.

12.3     When scoring overall results, Juniors and adults will be scored together.  Juniors will also be scored separately.

12.4     Current Portsmouth Yardstick D-PN Handicaps as found on the US Sailing web site will be used to score classes comprised of unlike boats.

12.5     In the Spring Series, and Fall Series only, if the Race Committee abandons a race pursuant to Rule 32.1 of the RRS after one or more boats has finished, the finished boats shall be scored according to their finishing places and the boats remaining on the course shall be scored one point more than the number of boats which finished the race prior to abandonment.  This changes RRS 32.1 and 35.

12.6     Results:  Every attempt will be made to announce and post on the official notice board at least provisional results, following conclusion of each dayís racing.  Visiting boats desiring a copy of the race results should find them at www.fbyc.net/Events or they can contact the Division Lt. Commander.

13.  AWARDS

13.1     Awards will be presented as follows:

                        One for three starters

                        Two for four starters

                        Three for five starters

                        Four for six or more starters

13.2     Awards or recognition will be given for each day of a series or multi-day event as well as for the overall series.  Every effort will be made to give out awards immediately after each event.

14.   EQUIPMENT

14.1     A boat shall carry all equipment required by her class rules. If not so specified, she shall also carry one USCG-approved PFD for each person on board.

14.2     A yacht requesting assistance should attempt to signal by waving an extended arm.

15.  RACING AREA

15.1     The racing area(s) will be in the Fishing Bay area and the mouth of the Piankatank River as shown in the chart in Appendix C. They are in the vicinity of the circles designated “A”, “B”, “C”  and ìDî on the chart.

16.  REFUSE

All refuse must be disposed of in a proper manner upon returning to shore. Discharging refuse overboard by contestants will be grounds for disqualification.

17.   RACE COMMITTEE

The Race Committee shall consist of the Race Chair for the event plus any other persons invited by the Race Chair.  The Race Committee will, subject to 7.1, have absolute authority to manage all of the races, to interpret the rules, General Sailing Instructions, and any Special Sailing Instructions, to act as the event protest committee in accordance with Paragraph 14 Protests; to inspect any boat either before or after a race for compliance with all applicable rules and instructions; and to reject the entry of any boat that in its opinion is un-seaworthy or does not comply with the letter or spirit of the rules, instructions, or conditions of the races.  The Race Committee will not respond to any requests for information that is covered in these General Sailing Instructions or any Special Sailing Instructions.

18.   CONDUCT OF PARTICIPANTS

18.1     The Skipper/Owner of each boat shall be responsible for all actions of his crew and guests.

18.2     In the event of a serious breach of conduct or sportsmanship, the destruction of property, or the failure to comply with a request of the Club Manager, a Club Officer, or a member of the FBYC Race Committee, the offending owner or crew member may be evicted from the club premises and the Skipper/Owner will be responsible for all damages and the Race Committee may rescind the boatís entry at any time during the regatta.

18.3     THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BY UNDERAGE CREW MEMBERS OR GUESTS WILL LEAD TO THE IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION OF A BOAT FROM THE EVENT.

19.  NOTICE TO VISITING BOATS

Fishing Bay Yacht Club extends club privileges to visiting boats and crews participating in the events listed in the Special Sailing Instructions. Boats desiring to layover, please contact the Operations Manager, Dixon Cole upon arrival H~(804) 776-0402 C~(804) 725-8497 or the One Design Division Commander, Tom OíConnell H~(804) 360-9516 W~(804) 520-5400.