2007 Laser Masters PCC’s
August 25-26, 2007
Tahoe Yacht Club, Tahoe City, California
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
(Click here for the entry form, the NOR, or the Course Descriptions.)
1. Rules
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2 The organizing authority is the Tahoe Yacht Club. This event will be held at the Tahoe Yacht Club, located at 700 N. Lake BLVD, Tahoe City, CA in the Marina Mall on the 2nd floor 530-581-4700.
1.3 The regatta is designated Category C in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20.
2. Eligibility and Entry
All competitors must meet the eligibility requirements as stated in the Notice of Race and have filed valid entries in accordance with the Notice of Race.
3. Notices To Competitors
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located at the Tahoe Yacht Club.
4. Changes In Sailing Instructions
Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted before 0900 on the day it will take effect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted before 2000 on the day before it will take effect.
5. Signals Made Ashore
No signals shall be made ashore.
6 Schedule of Races
6.1 Racing is scheduled as follows:
Saturday, August 25
Race 1 Warning signal 1400 hours
Race 2 Immediately following race 1
Race 3 Immediately following race 2
Sunday, August 26
Race 4 Warning Signal 1300
Race 5 Immediately Following Race 4
6.2 5 races are scheduled for this event. Race committee reserves the right to run more or fewer races than this number overall and/or on any given day.
6.3 On the final day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after 1700.
7. Racing Area
The racing area will be off Dollar Point in front of the USCG station.
8. Courses
8.1 The diagrams in Attachment A show the courses, 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. The course length will adjusted to target a race time of 45-60 minutes.
9. Marks
Marks 1, 3, 4 & 5 shall be orange/red inflatable marks. Marks 2s & 2p shall be round yellow inflatable marks. Mark 1a shall be an orange ball. If a course change is required, the race committee shall identify the new mark with a yellow conical inflatable mark or a black band.
10. The Start
10.1 Races will be started in accordance with RRS 26.
10.2 The Class Flag will be:
ALL Lasers ”A”.
10.3 The starting line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on the signal boat and a red/orange inflatable mark, or between staffs displaying orange flags on two race committee starting line mark boats.
10.4 No race shall be started unless there is a minimum consistent wind speed of 3 knots throughout the racing area.
10.5 A boat shall not start later than 5 minutes after her starting signal. Such boat will be scored DNS, this changes RRS A4.1.
11. The Finish
The finishing line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on a race committee finish mark boat and a red/orange inflatable buoy.
13. Abandonment & time limit
13.1 The time limit for a race will be 1.5 hours. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat finishes will be scored DNF or within the time limit. This changes RRS 35 and A4.1.
13.2 The Race Committee will abandon any race it judges not to be a fair test of sailing skill.
14. Measurement & Equipment
Each competitor is responsible for ensuring their equipment is in compliance with the ILCA rules. Failure to do so may result in disqualification from the regatta. Section 3 of the NOR will be enforced and other measurement and equipment checks may be done at any time during the regatta.
15. RRS 42 (propulsion) and other infringements
15.1 RRS Appendix P will be in effect; boats which are observed by a member of the Jury infringing RRS 42 may be protested on the water.
15.2 For other than Rule 42 infringements the Jury will observe racing.
When the Jury sees an infringement the Jury will make one sound signal. No sail number will be hailed. This means that the Jury has seen a protestable situation and one or more competitors should do penalty turns. If no penalty turns are done the Jury may protest one or more boats.
15.3 Action or no action by the Jury under this SI shall not be grounds for redress.
16. Protests
16.1 Competitors intending to protest shall inform the Race Committee immediately after finishing and before communicating with coaches or spectators. Boats should first sail to the non-course side of the Finish Boat and report to the Finish Boat. Boats that do not finish shall report their intent to protest to any Race Committee Boat at the first possible opportunity. This adds to RRS 61.1(a).
16.2 Protests should be lodged at Tahoe Yacht Club within 60 minutes of the time the Race Committee Finish Boat docks. The Race Committee will post the docking (beginning of protest) time on the official notice board as soon as practical after docking.
16.3 Protests will be heard in the approximate order of receipt. The time and place of protest hearings will be posted within 30 minutes after the end of the protest time. This is the notice required by RRS 63.2.
17. Scoring
17.1 The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2, will be used except as modified below.
17.2 A minimum of three races must be completed to constitute a regatta.
17.3 There will be one throw out when 5 or more races are sailed. When ten or more races are sailed there will be two throw outs.
17.4 NA Master handicap system will be in place. You add the following points to each race to find the overall series winner. - Apprentices - add 3 points - Masters - add 2 points - Grand Masters - add 1 point - Great Grand Masters - add 0 points The results are recalculated and the person with the lowest score wins, etc.
18. Safety
18.1 Life jackets shall be worn at all times while racing, failure to do so will result in disqualification. This changes RRS 40.
18.2 A competitor that withdraws from a race or intends not to start a race shall inform the nearest safety or race committee boat as soon as possible.
19. Disclaimer of Liability
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, prior to, during, or after the regatta.
20. Trophies
The following trophies will be presented:
1st Overall, 1st through 3rd Apprentice Master, 1st through 3rd Master, 1st through 3rd Grand Master, 1st through 3rd Great Grand Master.
ATTACHMENT A - COURSES
Download the course descriptions here.
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