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Sailing Instructions: Part I and Part II
Please note: These Sailing Instructions are provided for preliminary information. The official copies will be provided to skippers at registration and copies will be available at Race Headquarters.
Addendums / Amendments: Addendum 1 Posted January 8, 2001
Yachting Key West Race Week 2001
Sailing Instructions Part I
A Premiere Racing Event January 15-19, 2001 in Key West, Florida USA
1. Race Week Headquarters, located in the Historic Seaport (Greene and Elizabeth Streets), will be open from 0800 to 1900 daily, January
13-19, 2001.
2. Admission to Yachting Key West Race Week parties and special events will be with Identification Card only. Cards may be purchased at
the Race Week tent beginning on Sunday at 1400 during registration. Lost or stolen cards will not be replaced.
3. Daily seminars, panel discussions and sponsor demonstrations will take place from 1715-1815 daily under the Race Week tent in the
Historic Seaport (Caroline and William Streets). Race Week Identification Cards are required.
4. The Race Committee reserves the right to inspect a boat without prior notification at any time to assure compliance with class rules and
safety requirements.
5. All competitors shall stay outside the Main Ship Channel unless absolutely necessary when transiting to and from the race course each
day. The channel is narrow, particularly in some turns, making safety an issue for Navy Vessels, Cruise Ships and other vessels restricted
due to draft. Competitors are directed not to cross just ahead of ships in the channel and are asked to operate prudently while transiting in
the vicinity of the channel. Boats which do not abide by this instruction will be subject to disqualification from the regatta.
6. The Skipper/Owner shall be responsible for all actions of his or her crew and guests. In the event of a serious breach of conduct,
sportsmanship, destruction of property or failure to comply with the request of any Race Officer, Committee Member or agent of Race
Week, the Skipper/ Owner will be held responsible and the boat or competitor may be subject to disqualification from the regatta.
7. The legal drinking age in Florida is 21. Minors will not be served and proof of age will be required. Intoxication or discourteous
behavior may be grounds for expulsion from the event. Skippers and Owners will be held responsible for their crew. A boat is subject to
disqualification from the regatta if any of its under age crew are found to be consuming alcohol.
8. Any commercial or editorial reference to this event must use the regatta's copyrighted name, which is Yachting Key West Race Week.
Any commercial video of the event must be licensed by Yachting Magazine and Premiere Racing.
Sailing Instructions Part II
1. RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 1997-2000, the 2001 International Measurement System (IMS)
Rule, the 2000 IMS Regulations (except as noted in paragraph 1.2), the PHRF Rules and Regulations as adopted and amended by the Key
West Race Week PHRF Consortium, the Class Rules for eligible One-Design classes (except as any of these are altered by the Amended
Official Notice and Conditions of Race and these Sailing Instructions) and by these Sailing Instructions.
1.2 An IMS Cruiser/Racer may compete in an IMS Racing class. The US SAILING Dynamic and Age Allowance (DAA) will apply to
scoring for IMS Cruiser/Racers competing in all categories.
1.3 Yachting Key West Race Week is classified as a Category B event for the purposes of Appendix G of the 1997-2000 RRS. Boats
which intend to display advertising in accordance with Category B must so indicate on their entry forms and pay the entry fee for this
category.
1.4 Boats shall conform with the 2000-2001 Offshore Racing Council (ORC) Special Regulations for Category 4 as amended by Premiere
Racing for this event (posted on the Race Week Web Page). In the event that class rules for an eligible one design class conflict with the
Special Regulations for this event, then the class rules will take precedence.
1.4.1 Melges 24 skippers and crews shall wear Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) at all times while racing.
2. CREW LIMITS
2.1 Crew minimum shall be four for each boat.
2.2 For all PHRF entries, boats shall be rated within the following Base Crew Weight Limitations. There will be no crew weigh-ins for
PHRF entries. The Crew Weight Limitation is based on the honor system:
Up to Base Weight Approximate
LOA (ft) - Limit (lbs) - Crew Number
25 ---- 900
----- 5
27 ---- 1,080
----- 6
30 ---- 1,260
----- 7
33 ---- 1,440
----- 8
35 ---- 1,620
----- 9
38 ---- 1,800
----- 10
40 ---- 1,980
----- 11
43 ---- 2,160
----- 12
45 ---- 2,340
----- 13
50 ---- 2,520
----- 14
55 ---- 2,700
----- 15
60 ---- 2,880
----- 16
65 ---- 3,060
----- 17
70 ---- 3,240
----- 18
70+ Additional 180 pounds for each 5 feet of LOA over 70 feet
A boat's LOA is to be rounded to the nearest foot. For example, a 25.49 foot boat is rounded to 25 feet LOA and is allowed a base crew
weight of 900 pounds. A 25.5 foot boat is rounded to 26 feet LOA and is allowed a base crew weight of 1,080 pounds.
2.3 One-Design crew limits designated by the respective class rules will be in effect. Those One-Design classes that have an established
crew weight limit and require weigh-ins must have their crews weighed-in by 1800 Sunday, January 14.
2.4 Entrants in the IMS classes must have their crews weighed-in by 1800 Sunday, January 14.
2.5 Crew substitutions are allowed in all classes. In classes that require crew weigh-ins, entrants desiring to substitute crew must have
substitute crew members weighed-in prior to 0800 on race day (Tuesday-Friday) at Race Week Headquarters. A crew substitution card,
with the name of the substitute (who meets all One-Design or IMS class requirements) and crew member replaced, must be submitted when
being weighed-in and signed by a designated Race Committee official. Crew substitution cards are available at Race Week Headquarters.
2.6 A cameraman, approved by Premiere Racing for video taping aboard a yacht while racing, will not be counted against the crew weight
limits or maximum crew limits for the yacht. This modifies class rules pertaining to crew weight limits.
3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
3.1 Official notices and addenda to these Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board adjacent to Race Week
Headquarters.
4. CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Any changes to these Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board no later than 0800 on the day of the
scheduled race for which the changes will apply. Any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 1800 on the day before it
will take effect. Copies of changes will be available at Race Week Headquarters.
5. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed from a Race Committee Boat moored at Race Week Headquarters in the Historic Seaport.
5.2 One gun fired at 0830 will signal that races will start as scheduled for at least one of the three divisions.
5.3 Code Flag "AP" with two guns means "The race is postponed". Code Flag "AP" over the appropriate numeral pennant(s) with two
guns means "The race is postponed for those specific divisions". The Warning Signal for postponed divisions will be made not less than 90
minutes after "AP" is lowered with one gun. This modifies Race Signals flag AP.
5.4 The Race Committee will broadcast its intent to the three divisions on VHF Channels 68, 69 and 72 at 0830.
6. SCHEDULE OF RACES
6.1 Racing is scheduled each day from Monday, January 15 through Friday, January 19. There are no scheduled Lay Days. Eight races are
scheduled of which four must be completed to constitute a series.
6.2 The Warning Signal for the start of the first race each day is scheduled for 1000.
6.3 It is the intention of the Race Committee to run two races on three days. They will signal this intent by flying Pennant 2 from the
Signal Boat at the finish of the first race. After finishing the first race, competitors shall stand clear of the Finish Line and observe the
starting area boundaries as stated in Sailing Instruction 11.1.3 and 11.2.3 until a new starting sequence has commenced. Approximately one
minute before the Warning Signal of the second race, multiple horn signals will be sounded from the Signal boat. The Race Committee will
also attempt to broadcast its intentions over the appropriate VHF channel.
7. CLASS FLAGS/BOW STICKERS
7.1 Boats will be separated into three divisions and individual classes within each division based on entries received. A list of boats by
division and class will be posted on the Official Notice Board along with the flag color for each class. Class flags furnished to Divisions 1
and 2 shall be flown in the aft part of the boat, at least four feet above deck, at all times while the boat is racing.
7.2 Bow stickers shall be attached to both sides of the boat's hull at all times while racing. The stickers are to be mounted approximately
6"-10" below deck level and between 10"-20" aft of the bow. Instructions will be included in the Skipper's package. Boats failing to
display bow stickers may be subject to protest by the Race Committee.
8. RACING AREA
8.1 There will be three separate racing areas, one for each Division. Rendezvous locations for each Division will be posted on the Official
Notice Board and available at registration.
9. COURSES
9.1 Courses for each race will be selected by the Race Committee from those outlined in these instructions. The windward marks are to be
rounded to port. Two windward marks may be laid (differentiated on the course board by distance to the windward mark for specific classes).
9.2 The course for each class, with the magnetic bearing and distance to the windward mark from the Signal Boat, will be displayed on the
starboard side of the Signal boat before the warning signal. If course, bearing or distance are unchanged for the succeeding class(es), there
will be a blank space rather than repetition on the course board (see example
below).
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9.3 A leeward gate (two marks) will be used for all divisions. The gate will be located approximately 0.2NM to windward of the starting
line. Boats shall sail between mark 2S and 2P from the direction of the last mark and round mark 2S to starboard or mark 2P to port. For all
courses, the leeward gate has no significance on the first leg of the course. For leeward finishes, the leeward gate has no significance on the
last leg of the course.
9.4 For windward finishes, the finish line will be located approximately 0.2NM up-wind of the weather-most windward mark. For
windward finishes, the windward mark(s) have no significance on the last leg of the course.
9.5 For Divisions 1 and 3 only, a windward offset mark(s) will be laid to port of the windward mark(s), approximately perpendicular to the
course axis and approximately 150-200 feet distant. The windward offset mark(s) are to be rounded to port and have no significance on the
last leg of a course for windward finishes (not depicted in the course
diagrams).
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10. MARKS
10.1 Marks 1, 2S and 2P will be orange inflatable tetrahedrons.
10.2 For Divisions 1 and 3 only, the windward offset marks will be orange balls.
11. THE START
11.1 THE START (DIVISIONS 1 & 2 ONLY)
11.1.1 Races will be started in accordance with RRS 26.1, System 2 with the following modifications: The preparatory signal for each
class will be its designated International Code Flag. The intervals between classes will be five (5) minutes. The starting signal for each
class will be the International Code Flag for the succeeding class or a green flag for the last class starting.
An addendum will be available at registration detailing division breaks, class breaks and class flags.
11.1.2 The Starting Line will be between staffs displaying orange flags on two Race Committee boats. An orange inflatable may be
tethered to the stern of the committee boat(s) and shall be considered part of the starting mark for the purpose of RRS 28 and 31.
11.1.3 The Starting Area will extend 100 yards perpendicularly (to windward & leeward) from the starting line and radially from its ends.
Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall stand clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal
has been made. Boats which fail to abide by these restrictions may be subject to protest by the Race Committee.
DIVISIONS 1 & 2 Starting Sequence
TIME ---- MEANING ---------- SIGNAL
1000 ---- WARNING CLASS A YELLOW FLAG
1005 ---- PREP CLASS A
ALPHA FLAG
1010 ---- START CLASS A
BRAVO FLAG
1015 ---- START CLASS B
CHARLIE FLAG
1020 ---- START CLASS C
DELTA FLAG
1025 ---- START CLASS D
GREEN FLAG*
(or flag of first recalled class)
* Providing there are four classes (A-D)
11.2 THE START (DIVISION 3 ONLY)
11.2.1 Races will be started in accordance with RRS 26.1, System 2 with the following modifications. The preparatory signal for each
class will be its designated International Code Flag. The intervals between classes will be ten (10) minutes. The starting signal for each
class will be a Green Flag.
An addendum will be available at registration detailing division and class breaks.
11.2.2 The Starting Line will consist of three committee boats; starboard end line, mid-line and port end line. The starting line for the Farr
40, Mumm 30 and Melges 24 classes will be between staffs displaying orange flags on the starboard line boat and the mid-line boat and
between staffs displaying orange flags on the mid-line boat and the port line boat (not depicted in course diagrams). The mid-line boat
might not be on a straight line between the starboard line boat and the port line boat. An orange inflatable may be attached to the stern of
the line boats and shall be considered part of the starting mark for the purpose of RRS 28 and 31.
11.2.3 The Starting Area will extend 100 yards perpendicularly (to windward and leeward) from the starting line and radially from its
ends. Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal has
been made. Boats which fail to abide by these restrictions may be subject to protest by the Race Committee.
11.2.4 RRS 30.1 (I Flag Rule) will be in effect for all starts. Boats subject to this rule shall sail to the pre-start side of the line around either
end, or around the mid-line boat, leaving it to port, before starting. This modifies RRS 30.1.
DIVISION 3 Starting Sequence
TIME ------ MEANING -------- SIGNAL
1000 ------ WARNING CLASS A YELLOW FLAG
1005 ------ PREP CLASS A
ALPHA FLAG
1010 ------ START CLASS A GREEN FLAG
1015 ------ PREP CLASS B
BRAVO FLAG
1020 ------ START CLASS B
GREEN FLAG
1025 ------ Prep Class C
CHARLIE FLAG
1030 ------ START CLASS C
GREEN FLAG*
* Providing there are three classes (A-C)
12. RECALLS
12.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS 29.2.
12.2 The Race Committee will attempt to identify recalled boats by broadcast over the designated VHF channel. Failure of a boat to see or
hear her recall notification shall not be grounds for redress.
12.3 General Recalls for Divisions 1 and 2 only: The following replaces RRS 29.3.
12.3.1 When at the starting signal several unidentified boats are on the course side of the starting line or there has been an error in starting
procedure, the Race Committee may signal a general recall (flag First Substitute). That class will start after the last class in the starting
sequence. If more than one class has a general recall, classes recalled will be restarted in the order recalled. General recalls will extend the
prescribed sequence of the time intervals and flags. The start of the first recalled class shall be five minutes after the last scheduled start,
and additional recalled classes shall follow at five minute intervals in their proper sequence.
12.4 General Recalls for Division 3 only will be in accordance with RRS 29.3.
13. COURSE CHANGE AFTER START
The following replaces RRS 33.
13.1 A change of course will be signaled near the mark(s) beginning the leg being changed by a Race Committee boat that will display
Code Flag "C", a signal board with the letters for the classes for which the change of course applies, and the approximate compass bearing
to the new mark and will make a sound signal periodically. The change will be signaled before the leading boat of a class has begun the leg,
although the new mark may not be in position. The new mark will be a yellow inflatable tetrahedron for the first change unless the first
change is for the final leg. When a subsequent change of course is signaled, the yellow mark will be replaced with an orange mark.
13.2 A course change for the final leg of a race will be signaled by a Race Committee Boat in the vicinity of the last rounding mark(s). It
will display code flags "C" over "Q", a signal board with the approximate compass bearing to the finish line and make a sound signal
periodically. This signal ("C" over "Q") applies only to boats sailing their final (finishing) leg. The change will be signaled before the
leading boat of a class has begun the leg, although the finish line may not be in position.
14. THE FINISH
14.1 For downwind finishes, the Finish Line will be either between a staff displaying an orange flag on a committee boat and an orange
tetrahedron or between staffs displaying orange flags from two committee boats. The Finish Line will be located to leeward of the leeward
gate.
14.2 For windward finishes, the Finish Line will be either between a staff displaying an orange flag on a committee boat and an orange
tetrahedron or between staffs displaying orange flags from two committee boats. The Finish Line will be located to windward of the
weather mark(s).
14.3 In the interest of starting a second race in a timely fashion on two-race days, the Race Committee may assign a finish position to the
last finisher(s) in a division provided that the position(s) can be determined in a reasonable manner.
15. WITHDRAWAL
15.1 A boat that retires from a race or does not intend to start a scheduled race shall promptly report this to the Race Committee on station
via hailing or the designated VHF channel. If this is not possible she shall promptly report her actions to Race Headquarters on shore.
16. PENALTY SYSTEMS
16.1 A boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2 while racing may take a penalty at the time of the incident by promptly making a 720°
Turn after the incident in compliance with RRS 44.2 or by taking a Scoring Penalty in compliance with RRS 44.3 as amended by Sailing
Instruction 16.1.1.
16.1.1 The 20% penalty shall not be less than two places.
16.1.2 RRS 44.1 is modified to allow a boat to take a Scoring Penalty for a breach of a rule of Part 2 after the incident but prior to the
protest hearing by acknowledging the infringement before arbitration or by accepting the opinion of an arbitrator. This scoring penalty shall
be 40% of the number of boats entered (rounding 0.5 upward), but shall not be less than four places, added to her actual finish position.
However, she shall not be scored worse than Did Not Finish.
16.2 If a breach of Class Rules is found in a one design class, penalties shall be at the discretion of the Jury, in consultation with the Class
Management Group or a non-competing Class Representative.
17. PROTESTS
17.1 Protest forms are available at the Protest Desk. Completed protests shall be delivered to the Protest Desk as soon as possible but not
later than one hour after the Division Signal Boat docks. The Protest Time Limit for each Division will be posted.
17.2 Protest notices will be posted as soon as possible after the protest time limit expires to inform competitors where and when there is a
hearing in which they are party. Protest hearings will be scheduled to start as soon as possible after the notices are posted. The jury will
attempt to hear protests in the order of receipt. Representatives of boats who are parties to hearings shall remain on call in the vicinity of
the Protest Desk.
17.3 It is each boat's sole responsibility to check the Protest Notices at the end of the protest filing time to see if she is cited in a protest.
Failure of any boat to appear when called for a hearing will be considered by the protest committee as grounds for proceeding under RRS
63.3 (b).
17.4 RRS 63.5 is changed by adding: "A protest involving contact may be heard by the Jury even though the requirements of RRS 61.1 (a)
and 61.3 have not been fulfilled."
17.5 Decisions of the International Jury will be final in accordance with RRS 70.4.
18. ARBITRATION
18.1 For protests involving an alleged breach of a rule of Part 2, a short arbitration hearing will be held prior to a protest hearing.
18.2 After a written protest form is delivered to the Protest Desk, one representative from each boat will meet with the arbitrator unless the
protestor requests that the protest be withdrawn. No witnesses will be allowed. Protests not resolved by arbitration will be forwarded to the
protest committee.
18.3 A boat that accepts the arbitrator's opinion that she broke a rule of Part 2 shall receive a penalty score of 40% as detailed in Sailing
Instruction 16.1.2.
18.4 The acceptance of an arbitration penalty cannot be grounds for redress or be appealed.
19. SCORING
19.1 The low point scoring system of Appendix A2.2 of the RRS will apply except that each boat's total score will be the sum of her
scores for all races.
19.2 If Appendix A2.2 results in a series tie, then the tie will be broken in favor of the boat with the most number of first places, or if the
tie remains, the most number of second places, or lower places if necessary. When a tie still remains, it will be broken in favor of the boat
whose adjusted finish position is better than the adjusted finish position of the other boat(s) in the greatest number of races. If this method
does not break the tie, the tie will be broken in favor of the boat whose adjusted position was better in the last race. If these methods do not
break the tie, the final result shall be a tie.
19.3 Handicap scoring will be performed as follows:
19.3.1 IMS Classes will be scored using the Velocity Prediction Program and Performance Curve Scoring (Implied Wind System). The
actual course, distance and configuration will be used.
19.3.2 PHRF classes will be scored using the handicaps provided by the Key West Race Week PHRF Consortium. The actual course
distances will be used.
19.4 International Team Competition scoring will be based on the lowest cumulative points scored by each team for the entire series. For
the purpose of team scoring, the individual boats on each team will be scored only against other boats on teams within their individual
classes.
20. RADIO COMMUNICATION
20.1 The Race Committee will not respond to transmissions from competitors except to acknowledge retirements, protests, penalties
reported, or requests for emergency assistance. The Race Committee will use the following VHF Channels for communication:
Division 1 - Channel 68
Division 2 - Channel 69
Division 3 - Channel 72
21. PRIZES
21.1 Class awards for first, second and third place will be presented daily. On multiple race days, class awards will be presented based on
combined scores for the day. A "Boat of the Day" award will be presented to the class winner in the class with the closest, most
competitive racing each day.
21.2 Class awards for first, second and third place in the series will be presented on Friday, January 19, 2001.
21.3 The Yachting Magazine Trophy, awarded to the "Boat of the Week", will be presented to the class winner whose class featured the
closest, most competitive racing for the series.
21.4 "The International Team Trophy" will be awarded to the three-boat team which wins the International Team Competition.
21.5 The Key West Trophy, awarded to the "PHRF Boat of the Week", will be presented to the PHRF class winner whose class featured
the closest, most competitive racing for the series.
21.5 The Lewmar Marine Trophy will be awarded to the top IMS Owner/Driver racing under the IMS Rule.
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