So far, six boats will be racing.
Touché, If... , Whistle Jacket, Jitterbug, Reveille, Aura.
Please reply to essasailing38@gmail.com if you will be racing.
We are still looking for a committee boat just to start the race. (Racers will record their own finishing times.)
~~~~~~~/)~~~~/)~~~ ~~~~/)~~~~~
~~ ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
Notice of Race and
Sailing Instructions
2019 ESSA CHOPTANK CUP RACE INSTRUCTIONS
Saturday, October 12th, 2019 (bad weather date, Saturday,
Oct 19)
www.essasailing.com
http://essasailing.blogspot.com/
GOVERNING RULES
The racing rules and regulations of US Sailing shall govern
except as modified by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association, the ESSA
2018 Yearbook and these Race Instructions.
As always the most important rule is to AVOID COLLISIONS.
PARTICIPATION
Any member or non-member who has paid their $10.00 racing
fee and is sailing a boat that has received a rating from ESSA or a valid PHRF
certificate of the Chesapeake may enter a race.
All boats must check in with the Race Committee boat at least 5 minutes
before the start of the race. Boats not
acknowledged by the Committee Boat within the time frame will be scored DNS.
TIMEKEEPING
Committee Boat
will start the race and then retire due to other obligations. All participants must individually record
their GPS finish time and report it by email. (Or Text 443-521-9920) to the
Choptank Fleet Scorekeeper George Breig (essasailing38@gmail.com) by Sunday,
October 13, 2018. The time of day should be reported: hour, minute, and
seconds. Example 3: 22: 35 PM. Use GPS time, please.
SKIPPERS’ MEETING
A skippers’ meeting will be held at the Cambridge Yacht
Basin Gazebo at 08:30. The $10.00 race fee will be collected at that time.
Any final notices before the race will be made on Channel 72
which is not wattage limited. Channel 72 will be monitored after the race
begins.
START LINE
Between the Race Committee boat and ESSA "I –G
25".
FINISH LINE & SHORTENED COURSE
The finish line will be abeam of, and within six boat
lengths of, the starting course mark (e.g. ESSA “I – G-25) or in case of a
shortened course when abeam of a course mark, listed below. The course can be shortened by finishing at a
course mark or by turning around at the mark and finishing at the starting
line. The position of the lead boat will be used to decide if the course is to
be shortened.
The finish line is where a boat passes abeam of the finish
mark within six boat lengths on the heading between the last two marks.
STARTING SIGNALS
Race will start promptly at 9:30 hours GPS time:
TIME SOUNDS
Courtesy Warning 6
min 09:24 5 Short blasts
Starting 5
min 09:25 1 Long horn blast
Sequence 4
min 09:26 1 Horn blast
1
min 09:29 1 Horn Blast
Start 09:30 1
Long Horn Blast
DELAYED STARTS, RACE ABANDONMENT, TIME LIMIT
Barring special circumstances, three boats must enter before
a race will be held. Any postponement
will be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.
Time Limit –The first boat must finish by 17:00 hrs (5:00
pm). All boats not finishing by 18:00
(6:00 pm) shall be scored DNF
CLASSES / EQUIPMENT
There will be a Spin and Non-Spin class as long as there are
at least 3 boats registered in each class. If there are not enough entries for
two classes all boats will race non-spin.
COMMUNICATION
There will be no radio communications unless an emergency
exists, the race is being abandoned, shortened or a boat is abandoning a race
or other communication from the Acting Committee Boat. The Acting Committee Boat shall monitor
Channel 72 during the race for emergencies.
Telephone calls usually work better: Trevor Carouge (443) 786-1051 (or
George Breig: (443)521-9920)
PROTESTS
Any yacht
protesting another yacht must follow US Sailing Rules with the following
provisions and exceptions:
1) Any yacht
may exonerate herself for the infraction of a Rule in Part 2 of “The Racing
Rules of Sailing” by getting clear of other boats as soon as possible &
promptly completing one 360 degree turn including one tack and one jibe.
2) Present a
written protest on a standard protest form to the Acting Committee Boat within
one hour after the Acting Committee Boat has docked. Protesting vessels must
fly a red flag.
EQUIPMENT
All equipment for Race Category 6P as outlined by PHRF of
the Chesapeake Bay is required, and failure to comply is basis for
disqualification.
http://www.phrfchesbay.com/eastdscert.pdf
These are the minimum requirements recommended by PHRF of
the Chesapeake, Inc., for short races in protected (rivers and creeks) waters.
Note:
If the course must be shortened, it will be at one of the
marks of the course, unless changed by the race committee.
Outbound
I -25 PORT -
START
G-19A STARBOARD
R-16 PORT
R-14 PORT
Choptank Light STARBOARD
R-12 PORT
R-10 PORT
Sharps Island Light PORT
Inbound
R-10 STARBOARD
R-12 STARBOARD
Choptank Light PORT
R-14 STARBOARD
R-16 STARBOARD
G-19A PORT
I -25 Starboard
FINISH
Course Distance 31.90 Nautical Miles
SCORING
All scoring will be on corrected time utilizing the PHRF
(TOT) Time-Over-Time method with a low point scoring system (first place = 1pnt
etc.) DNF will be scored last place +1.
Shortened course options:
G25>>>R12 port>>>G25 = 22.40 NM
G25>>>Choptank
Light starboard>>>G25 = 14.6 NM
G25>>>R14 port>>>G25 = 13.00 NM
G25>>>G19 starboard>>>G25 = 7.00 NM
No comments:
Post a Comment