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9 MARKS
9.1 Marks 1, 2S and 2P will be orange inflatable tetrahedrons. The
Corsair 28R leeward mark will be a white 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 1 and 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 Swan 45, Farr 40, 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 Mumm 30 and J/80 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.
10.2.4 RRS 30.1 Round-an-End Rule will be in effect for the Swan
45, Farr 40, Melges 24, J/105 and J/80 Classes. 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).
10.3 The Start (Divisions 2 and 4 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 port end line boat.
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 Swan 45, Farr 40,
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. 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. 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, Mumm 30, Swan 45 and
Transpac 52 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, Mumm 30, Swan 45 and Transpac 52 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. RRS 44.3, Scoring Penalty,
shall not apply.
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.
5.2 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 as soon as possible after they
are delivered to the Jury Desk 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, J/105, Mumm 30, Swan 45 and Transpac 52
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 PHRF classes will be scored using the handicaps provided by
the Event PHRF Consortium. The actual course distances will be used.
17.2.2 IRC Classes will be scored using IRC Time Correction Factor
using time on time scoring.
17.2.3 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.”
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 Safety Requirements
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 Safety Requirements 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 of
Premiere Racing’s Safety Requirements for Acura Key West 2006
posted on the event web site
and available from Premiere Racing).
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 Acura Race Headquarters on shore.
19 CREW WEIGH-IN / REPLACEMENT OF CREW
19.1 PHRF and IRC 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 for a
PHRF boat must stay within the boat’s Base Crew Weight Limitations.
19.2 Entrants in the One-Design Classes that have an established
crew weight limit and require weigh-ins must have their crews
weighed-in by 1800 Sunday, January 15.
19.3 Crew substitutions are allowed in all one-design 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 Acura Race Headquarters. A crew
substitution card, with the name of the substitute (who meets all
One-Design 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 Acura
Race Headquarters.
19.4 A cameraman, approved by Premiere Racing and the class, for
video taping aboard a boat while racing, will not be counted against
the crew weight limits or maximum crew limits. This modifies 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, Safety Requirements, 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
awards. On multiple race days, class awards will be presented based
on combined scores for the day.
24.2 A “Boat of the Day” award will be presented to the class
winner in the class with the closest, most competitive racing each
day.
24.3 Class awards for first, second and third place in the series
will be presented on Friday, January 20, 2006.
24.4 The following championships trophies will be awarded to the
class winners on Friday, January 20, 2006:
* Mumm 30 2005 North American Championship
* J/109 Mid Winter Championship
* J/105 Mid-Winter Championship
* Melges 24 Mid Winter Championship
* C&C 99 Mid Winter Championship
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.
24.6 The Nautica Trophy will be awarded to the team that wins the
International Team Competition.
24.7 The 2006 Swan 45 Gold Cup will be presented to the winner of
the Swan 45 Class for its championship series.
24.8 The Acura 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.
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.
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