PART A

BEWL VALLEY SAILING CLUB

WANDERER OPEN 6/7 0CTOBER 2007 - SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Rules

Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the Royal Yachting Association and Class Associations, as appropriate, except as any of these are changed by these sailing instructions.

1.1 Racing rules 1.2, 27.1, 29.3, 35, 40, A4 and Racing signal "Y" will be changed as described below.

2. Entries

Eligible boats, as defined in the Notice of Race, may be entered by completing registration with BVSC.

3. Notices to Competitors

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located at the eastern end of the Clubhouse.

4. Changes to Sailing Instructions

Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted a minimum of 30 minutes before the race to which it first applies.

5. Signals Made Ashore

Signals made ashore will be displayed on the mast at the Race Box.

6. Schedule of Races

The schedule of races is advertised in the Notice of Race for the event.

7. Format of Races

7.1 Depending on the number of entries, competing boats may be divided into fleets for ease of race management.

7.2 Fleets will be started at five minute intervals in the order indicated on the official notice board.

7.3 The classes in each fleet will be indicated on the official notice board

7.4 Overall positions may be calculated using the average lap times procedure detailed in RYA publication YR2.

8. Fleet Flags

8.1 Fleet flags will be drawn from the following as appropriate:

· Wanderer Wanderer Flag

9. Racing Area

The racing area will be shown on the official notice board.

10. The Course

10.1 The intended course will be displayed on the official notice board.

10.2 A revised course may be indicated on the Committee Boat by the display of predefined mark identities.

11. Marks

Marks, other than starting and finishing marks, will be orange inflatable buoys or buoys displaying an orange flag.

12. The Start

12.1 Races will be started in accordance with Rule 26

12.2 When a series of fleets is to be started:

a) The first start in each sequence will be for the fleet so indicated on the official Notice Board.

b) Subsequent fleets will be started at 5-minute intervals by displaying the warning signal of that fleet at the starting signal of the preceding fleet.

12.3 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee boat at the starboard end and a staff displaying an orange or white flag on a buoy or boat at the port end.

12.4 In the event that there is a general recall for any fleet in a sequence of fleets to be started, that fleet will be re-started after the final fleet in the sequence or any previously recalled fleet. This changes Rule 29.3

13. The finish

13.1 The finish will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on a race committee boat and, at the port end, a nearby mark or a buoy displaying a white flag.

13.2 When the shortened course signal (Flag S or Flag S with a Fleet Flag) is displayed all signalled boats will be finished on the next occasion that they cross the finishing line.

14. Declarations

14.1 Within 30 minutes of the last boat in a fleet to finish each race, or the last race of a sequence of races sailed `back to back', for each sailed race the helm shall indicate and sign for all penalties taken on the declaration sheet.

14.2 Competitors who have retired, both before (DNF) or after finishing (RAF), are requested to mark and sign the declaration sheet accordingly.

15. Protests

15.1 Protests shall be written on forms available at the race box and shall be delivered there within 30 minutes after the time of the last boat's finish in the race concerned or the last race of a sequence of races sailed back to back containing the race concerned.

15.2 Protest notices will be posted on the official notice board as soon as possible after the protest time limit to inform competitors where and when there is a hearing in which they are parties to a hearing or named as witnesses.

16. Scoring

The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A for a SHORT series will apply. Each boat's series score will be the total of her race scores. Discards may be applied in accordance with the Notice of Race or the Club Programme.

17. Support Boats

17.1 No support boats are to be used with the exception of those directly under the control of BVSC.

17.2 The crews of all support boats and committee boats are designated members of the Race Committee.

18. Personal Buoyancy

Adequate personal buoyancy to a minimum of 50 Newtons shall be worn at all times when afloat. Flag "Y" will not be flown. This changes Race Signals 'Y' and Rules 1.2, 27.1 and 40.