Printable copy of the Choptank Cup NORSI
2020 ESSA CHOPTANK CUP -
NORSI
Saturday, October 10th, 2020 (bad weather date, Saturday,
Oct 17)
GOVERNING RULES
The racing
rules and regulations of US Sailing shall govern except as modified by the
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association, the ESSA 2019 Yearbook and these Race
Instructions. As always the most important rule is to avoid collisions. Sail at
your own risk.
PARTICIPATION
Any ESSA 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 the race. All boats must check in
with the Race Committee or designate boat at least 5 minutes before the starting
sequence. Boats not acknowledged by the Committee Boat within the time
frame will be scored DNS.
TIME KEEPING
When a
committee boat or land crew is available, they will handle starting the race as
per normal operating procedures for ESSA Wednesday nights. In the event of no
committee boat or land crew, a designated competitor (typically the fleet
captain) can carry Ollie along and broadcast the start sequence via radio. All
participants must individually record their GPS finish time and report
it by email (essasailing38@gmail.com), or text 443-521-9920 to the
Choptank Fleet Scorekeeper George
Breig by 8pm the day of the race. 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 CYC Gazebo at 08:00 hours. The $10.00 race fee can be collected at
that time. Any final notices before the race will be made on Channel 72. Channel 72 will be monitored after the race
begins.
START LINE
Between ESSA
"I –G 25" and the race committee boat or the following; a drop mark, the
lighthouse or the CYC flag pole. The above being dependent on race day
conditions and availability of volunteers. To be determined at skippers meeting
by fleet captain or designate.
FINISH LINE &
SHORTENED COURSE
The finish
line will be the same as the start line unless there is need for a
shortened course. In the case of
a shortened course, the finish line is where a boat passes abeam of the new
finish mark within six boat lengths on the heading between the last two marks,
and on the channel side.
If
conditions change drastically after the race begins, the course may be
shortened to a designated race mark. The course can be shortened by finishing
at a course mark or by turning around at a designated mark and finishing at “I”.
It is encouraged that a race be shortened prior to beginning if at all
possible. Always finish on the channel side of the mark.
STARTING SIGNALS
The 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
Any
postponement will be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting. Three boats are
required to race.
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 racing in
each class. If there are not enough entries for two classes then all boats will
race non-spin (unless all participants are spinnaker boats).
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 Committee Boat or
designate. The Acting Committee Boat shall monitor Channel 72 during the race for emergencies.
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) Notify
the Race Committee or designate promptly within one hour of the Committee boat
or designate docking. Protestor should provide a written protest on a standard
protest form to the Acting Committee Boat as soon as possible. Protesting
vessels must fly a red flag.
EQUIPMENT
It is
strongly encouraged that skippers consult US Sailing to review safety
requirements for near shore racing. These are the minimum requirements
recommended by PHRF of the Chesapeake, Inc., for short races in protected
(rivers and creeks) waters.
COURSE
Note: If
the course must be shortened, it will be at one of the marks of the course, unless
changed by the race committee prior to start, and discussed at the skippers
meeting.
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Outbound
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Inbound
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I-25 Starboard (Start)
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R-10 Starboard
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G-19A Starboard
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R-12 Starboard
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R-16 Port
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Choptank Light Port
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R-14 Port
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R-14 Starboard
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Choptank Light Starboard
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R-16 Starboard
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R-12 Port
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G-19A Port
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R-10 Port
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I-25 Port (Finish)
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Sharps Island Port
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COURSE DISTANCE 31.90 NAUTICAL MILES
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SCORING
All scoring
will be on corrected time utilizing the PHRF (TOT) Time-Over-Time method with a
low point scoring system (first place = 1 pnt etc.) DNF will be scored last
place +1. Yachts will be scored according to the PHRF/ESSA handicap rating
System.
The recipient
of the Choptank Cup will be determined by the best performance in class on
corrected time in the following fashion. The time of each class winner will be
compared to the average time of the 2nd and 3rd place boats in that class. The
class winner with the greatest time differential over the class average will
receive the Choptank Cup.
ALTERNATE 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
