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8. COURSES
8.1 Courses for each race will be selected by the Race
Committee from those outlined in Exhibit 2 (see
exhibits). 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).
8.2 The course for each class, with the magnetic bearing and
distance to the windward mark from the middle of the starting line,
will be displayed on the starboard side of the starboard end 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
sample board, Exhibit 3). The Race Committee will attempt to
broadcast the courses on the designated VHF channel prior to the
Warning Signal for the first class.
8.3 Leeward Mark, Gate, Windward Offset Mark
8.3.1 For all classes except the Corsair 28R class, a leeward
gate (two marks) will be used. The gate will be located
approximately 600 feet to windward of the starting line. Boats shall
sail between the gate marks from the direction of the previous mark
and round either gate mark. If one of the leeward gate marks is
missing, boats shall round the one existing leeward mark to port.
8.3.2 For the Corsair 28R class only, a leeward mark located
approximately 400 feet to leeward of the leeward gate will be used.
The leeward mark is to be rounded to port. With the exception of the
first leg, boats of the Corsair 28R class shall not sail between the
leeward gate marks on any leg of the course.
8.3.3 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 (not
depicted in the course diagrams).
9. MARKS
9.1 Marks 1, 2S and 2P will be orange inflatable
tetrahedrons. The Corsair 28R leeward mark will be a white
inflatable cylinder.
9.2 For Divisions 1 and 3 only, the windward offset marks
will be orange balls.
10. THE START
10.1 Races will be started by using Rule 26 with the
following modification: Flag F (Attention Signal) will be displayed
with one sound 5 minutes before the initial Warning Signal for the
first class to start. Flag F will be lowered with one sound one
minute before the initial Warning Signal is made.
10.1.1 The timing of the Warning Signal for each succeeding
class will vary by Division depending on the number of classes in
the Division, wind conditions, the sailing characteristics of the
boats racing and/or the need to adjust the starting line. The Race
Committee will attempt to broadcast its intentions over the
designated VHF channel.
10.1.2 An inflatable buoy may be tethered to the stern of the
committee boat(s). Any boat touching this buoy will have broken RRS
31.1 and shall act in accordance with RRS 31.2.
10.1.3 The Starting Area will extend 300 feet perpendicularly
(to windward and 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 only.
10.2 The Start (Division 3 only)
10.2.1 The Starting Line will consist of three committee
boats; starboard end Signal Boat, mid-line boat and port end line
boat. The mid-line boat might not be on a straight line between the
starboard end Signal Boat and the port end line boat.
10.2.2 For the Melges 24, and J/105 classes only, the
Starting Line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on
the starboard end Signal Boat and a staff displaying an orange flag
on the mid-line boat and between staffs displaying orange flags on
the mid-line boat and the port end line boat (not depicted in course
diagrams).
10.2.3 For the J/80 class only, the Starting Line will be
between a staff displaying an orange flag on the starboard end
Signal Boat and a staff displaying an orange flag on the mid-line
boat.
10.2.4 RRS 30.1 Round-an-End Rule will be in effect for all
starts in Division 3. 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 as if it were the port end of the starting
line, before starting. This modifies RRS 30.1. (See diagram below).
10.3 The Start (Divisions 1, 2 and 4 only)
10.3.1 The Starting Line will be between a staff displaying
an orange flag on the starboard end Signal Boat and a staff
displaying an orange flag on the port end line boat.
10.3.2 For the Farr 40 class, RRS 30.1 Round-an-End Rule will
be in effect for all starts.
11. RECALLS
11.1 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 and the timing and order
of such hails will not be grounds for redress. For the Melges 24 and
J/105 classes only, Flag X will be displayed from both the starboard
end Signal Boat and the port end line boat to signal that boats are
OCS.
11.2 For those classes with bow numbers, the race committee
will attempt to hail each boat by her bow number.
12. CHANGE OF THE POSITION OF THE NEXT MARK
12.1 RRS 33 is amended by adding the following:
12.1.1 A signal board with the letters for the classes for
which the change of course applies will be used. The new mark(s) may
not be in position at the time the change is signaled. If the change
is for the windward leg, the new mark will be a yellow inflatable
tetrahedron for the first change unless the first change is for the
final leg. When subsequent changes of course are signaled, the
yellow and orange marks will be alternated. If the change is for a
leeward leg, the original gate marks, and original leeward mark for
the Corsair 28R class, will be moved into the new position, unless
the change is for the final leg.
12.1.2 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, and a signal
board with the direction and/or leg length change 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 finishing line may not yet be in position.
12.2 The Race Committee will attempt to broadcast any course
changes over the appropriate VHF channel.
13. THE FINISH
13.1 For downwind finishes, the Finishing Line will be either
between a staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing line boat
and a nearby tetrahedron or between a staff displaying an orange
flag on the finishing line boat and a staff displaying an orange
flag on a nearby race committee boat. The Finishing Line will be
located beyond the leeward gate.
13.2 For windward finishes, the Finishing Line will be either
between a staff displaying an orange flag on the finishing line boat
and a nearby tetrahedron or between a staff displaying an orange
flag on the finishing line boat and a staff displaying an orange
flag on a nearby committee boat. The Finishing Line will be located
approximately 600 feet beyond the weather-most windward mark.
13.3 In the interest of starting another race in a timely
fashion on multiple-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.
13.4 When the course is shortened at a leeward gate, the race
committee boat near the gate will display Flag S and boats, except
the Corsair 28Rs, shall finish by sailing through the gate from the
direction of the previous mark. The Finishing Line will be between
the gate marks as provided in rule 32.2(c). Boats that have finished
shall stay clear of the Corsair leeward mark located approximately
400 feet to leeward of the gate.
13.5 When the course is shortened at the end of a leeward leg
for the Corsair 28Rs, they shall finish between the Corsair leeward
rounding mark and a nearby Race Committee boat.
14. PENALTY SYSTEMS
14.1.1 For all classes except the Farr 40, 1D35, Mumm 30, and
Swan 45 classes, a boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2 while
racing may take a penalty by making Two Turns in compliance with RRS
44.2 or by taking a 20% Scoring Penalty in compliance with RRS 44.3
as changed by sailing instruction 14.1.3 However, if a boat breaks a
rule of Part 2 within the two-length zone of any rounding or
finishing marks, RRS 44.3, Scoring Penalty, shall not apply.
14.1.2 For the Farr 40, 1D35, Mumm 30, and Swan 45 classes
only, a boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2 while racing may
take a penalty by making One Turn including one tack and one gybe
that, in all other respects, complies with RRS 44.2. However, if a
boat breaks a rule of Part 2 within the two-length zone of any
rounding or finishing marks, her penalty shall be a Two-Turns
Penalty in compliance with RRS 44.2.
14.1.3 The 20% Scoring Penalty shall be not less than 2
places. All boats that have taken a Scoring Penalty in accordance
with RRS 44.3 shall submit a written declaration on a form at the
Jury Desk prior to the end of Protest Time. Submitting a written
declaration within the Protest Time Limit shall satisfy the
requirement of RRS 44.3(a) to inform the race committee at the
finishing line. This changes RRS 44.3(a), Scoring Penalty.
14.2 RRS 44.1 is modified to allow a boat to take an
Arbitration Penalty for a breach of a rule of Part 2 after the
incident but prior to the protest hearing by acknowledging the
breach before arbitration or by accepting the opinion of an
arbitrator. This Scoring Penalty shall be 40% of the number of boats
entered as calculated in RRS 44.3 (c) but shall not be less than
four places.
14.3 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.
15. PROTESTS
15.1 A boat intending to protest is requested to notify the
finishing line boat of its intention and the identity of the
protested boat(s) as soon as possible after finishing.
15.2 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, except for those boats moored at Stock Island, for which the
Protest Time Limit will be 90 minutes after the Division Signal Boat
docks. The Protest Time Limit for each Division will be posted on
the Jury Notice Board.
15.3 Protest notices will be posted on the Jury Notice Board
as soon as possible after the Protest Time Limit expires to inform
competitors where and when there is a hearing to 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 and their witnesses shall remain on call in the
vicinity of the Protest Desk.
15.4 It is each boat’s sole responsibility to check the Jury
Notice Board 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 Jury as grounds for proceeding
under RRS 63.3(b).
15.5 An International Jury will be appointed in accordance
with rule 90(b) and Appendix N. The Jury will comprise 9 members and
may be split into panels as envisaged by rule N1.4(b). The time
limit for filing a written request for a hearing under rule N1.4(b)
is one hour after the decision is announced. Decisions of the
International Jury will be final in accordance with rule 70.4
16. ARBITRATION
16.1 For protests involving an alleged breach of a rule of
Part 2, a short arbitration hearing will be held prior to a protest
hearing. This changes Part 5, Section B of the RRS.
16.2 After a written protest 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 Jury.
16.3 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 14.2.
16.4 The acceptance of an arbitrator’s opinion cannot be
grounds for redress or be appealed.
16.5 The arbitrator will not be a member of the Jury that
hears the protest but will be permitted to observe the testimony
given to the Jury and offer testimony. This changes rule 63.3(a).
17. SCORING
17.1 The low point scoring system of Appendix A will apply
modified as follows: For the Farr 40, 1D35, Mumm 30 and Swan 45
classes only, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race
scores without exclusion. For all other classes, a boat’s worst
score will be excluded from her series score if seven or more races
have been completed subject to rule 89.3(b).
17.2 Handicap scoring will be performed as follows:
17.2.1 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.
17.2.2 PHRF classes will be scored using the handicaps
provided by the Event PHRF Consortium. The actual course distances
will be used.
17.2.3 IRC Classes will be scored using IRC Time Correction
Factor using time on time scoring.
17.2.4 The last sentence of rule A3 is replaced with,
“However, a boat’s finish position in PHRF will be determined by her
corrected time calculated in seconds to two decimal places and in
IMS by her ‘implied wind speed’ calculated to four decimal places.”
17.3 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.
18. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
18.1 Boats shall comply with Premiere Racing’s Special
Equipment and Safety Regulations for this event (posted on the Event
Web Site and available from Premiere Racing). In the event that
Class Rules for an eligible One Design class conflict with the
Special Equipment and Safety Regulations for this event, then the
Class Rules will take precedence.
18.2 All persons in the Melges 24 and Corsair 28R classes
shall wear Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) while racing.
18.3 The “Quick-Stop” man-overboard procedure (see Appendix D
in the 2004-2005 ISAF Special Regulations) shall be practiced aboard
each boat at least once by the crew racing in the regatta prior to
the first race of the series. A dated record of such practice should
be signed by participating crew members and kept aboard the boat
(Section 5.02 of Premiere Racing’s
Special Equipment and Safety
Regulations for Key West 2005 found at www.premiere-racing.com).
18.4 Retiring. 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
and receive acknowledgement. If this is not possible she shall
promptly report her actions to Race Headquarters on shore.
19. CREW WEIGH-IN / REPLACEMENT OF CREW
19.1 PHRF boats shall sail with the same crew in all races
unless written permission to change crew has been granted by the
Race Chairman. Any request for changes in crew or crew numbers must
be submitted to the Race Chairman in writing prior to the race in
which the change is to take place. Any approved crew change must
stay within the boat’s Base Crew Weight Limitations.
19.2 Entrants in the IMS classes and One-Design classes that
have an established crew weight limit and require weigh-ins must
have their crews weighed-in by 1800 Sunday, January 16.
19.3 Crew substitutions are allowed in all one-design and IMS
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 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 Headquarters.
19.4 A cameraman, approved by Premiere Racing for video
taping aboard a boat while racing, will not be counted against the
crew weight limits or maximum crew limits for the boat. This
modifies class rules pertaining to crew weight limits.
20. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with
Class Rules, Special Equipment and Safety Regulations, submitted
PHRF handicap information (if applicable) or the Sailing
Instructions. On the water a boat can be instructed by the Race
Committee to proceed immediately to a designated area for
inspection.
21. SUPPORT BOATS
Skippers/Owners are responsible for the actions of their support
boats. Media, support, and spectator boats shall stay clear of the
starting area and shall not interfere in any way with boats racing
or with the Race Committee. Media, support, and spectator boats
shall comply with this instruction and with the oral directives of
the Race Committee on the water. Failure to comply may result in the
protest and disqualification of a racing boat associated with any
offending ancillary boat.
22. HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS
There are no haul-out restrictions for the Melges 24, Corsair 28R or
PHRF classes.
23. RADIO COMMUNICATION
23.1 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 69
Division 2 - Channel 72
Division 3 - Channel 73
Division 4 - Channel 74
23.2 Race Committee broadcasts concerning its intentions, the
course to be sailed, starting times, course changes, etc. are a
courtesy only. Failure of the Race Committee to make a broadcast,
the timing of a broadcast, or the failure of a boat to hear a
broadcast shall not be grounds for redress under RRS 62.1(a).
23.3 Competitors shall not use any electronic device
(including scanners) which can receive UHF frequencies from 0830
until racing has concluded on the five race days. See rule 41. The
Skipper/Owner shall be responsible for all communications activity
aboard his/her boat. Boats that do not comply with this instruction
will be subject to disqualification from the regatta.
24. PRIZES
24.1 Class awards for first, second and third place will be
presented daily. Smaller classes will receive first and second place
trophies. 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.
24.2 Class awards for first, second and third place in the
series will be presented on Friday, January 21, 2005.
24.3 The Boat of the Week Trophy will be presented to
the class winner whose class featured the closest, most competitive
racing for the series.
24.4 The Nautica Trophy will be awarded to the team
which wins the International Team Competition.
24.5 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.
25. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk.
See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not
accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death
sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the
regatta.
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 1 - Racing Areas diagram |
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Exhibit 2 - Course diagrams
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Exhibit 3 - Sample Course Board diagram |
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