SAILUTIONS

SHORT HANDED SERIES 2009 - 2010

1. ORGANISING AUTHORITY

All races shall be under the control of the Weiti Boating Club Sailing Committee, and its appointed Race Officers.

2. RULES

The races will be governed by the I.S.A.F. Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of Yachting New Zealand, and these sailing instructions.

3. ELIGIBILITY

Races are open to all keelyachts, multihulls registered with and affiliated to YNZ, and complying with YNZ Safety Regulations 2009-2012 Part II, Category 4 (Keelyachts and Multihulls), In addition, all boats must be equipped with a VHF and carry a GPS. Crewing requirements: Race 1 - Two Persons, Race 2 - One Person, Race 3 - Two Persons; One Male & One Female, Race 4 - One Person, Race 5 - Two Persons.

4. CLASSES

Boats will race in one class. Handicapping will be in accordance with the WBC handicapping system. Extras may be flown. All boats must display a white class flag.

5. ENTRIES

Entry forms shall be completed in full and sent with entry fee of $10 per race or $50 per series to The Secretary, P.O. Box 207 Whangaparaoa, or placed in the entry box in the Clubhouse by 3 October 2009. Individual race entries/payments must be received before the start of each race. Entry forms are available at the Clubhouse or from the “forms” page of the WBC website. Only series entrants will be eligible for series points.

6. SCHEDULE OF RACES and COURSES

DATE EVENT START TIDE HEIGHT

10 October 2009 RACE 1 Weiti 2 Man Trophy - 2 handed

Start Arkles Bay 1000 1231 3.1

Course Navy Buoy(P) Saddle Island(S) Motuora(S) Navy Buoy(S)

Finish Arkles Bay between boat ramp and buoy.

7 November 2009 RACE 2 Ann Jacobsen Memorial Cup - single handed.

Start Arkles Bay 0930 1128 3.3

Course Haystack(S), A Buoy(S)

Finish Arkles Bay between boat ramp and buoy.

20 February 2010 RACE 3 Contessa Cup - male/female 2 handed

Start Arkles Bay 1000 1228 3.0

Course Rangitoto/Motutapu – either direction, you choose

Finish Arkles Bay between boat ramp and buoy.

6 March 2010 RACE 4 McGuire Family Trophy - single handed

Start Arkles Bay 1000 1242 3.2

Course Navy Buoy(S), Haystack(S).

Finish Arkles Bay between boat ramp and buoy.

20 March 2010 RACE 5 WBC 2 Handed Cup - 2 handed

Start Start Boat 0930 1122 3.1

Course Olympic Course

Finish Between buoys at top of windward leg 3.

10 April 2010 Spare

Start 1400 1634 2.7

Course To be advised

7. THE START

The starting line will be in the vicinity of Arkles Bay between the start boat and a buoy laid for the purpose. (Vertical red marks on Weiti Patrol rocket launcher indicate position where line is measured from) Races will be started by using the following signals. Times will be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Signal	Flag	Sound	Mins before starting signal
Warning	Class flag	1 sound	5
Preparatory	P flag	1 sound	4
1 minute	Preparatory flag removed	1 long sound	1
Starting	Class flag removed	1 sound	0

8. THE FINISH

The finishing line will be at Arkles Bay, between the boat ramp and the nearby buoy, except in race 5. Entrants shall record their own finish time with a GPS, and then station themselves to take the finish time of the boat behind them. Please take the times accurately in hours, minutes & seconds. Text times immediately afterwards to 0211036222.

9. SCORING

Low Points Scoring System with one discard as defined in the R.R.S. Appendix A will be used. Results will be displayed at the WBC Clubhouse and on the WBC website.

10. INSPECTIONS

Boats may be inspected for compliance with safety standards at the discretion of the Sailing Committee of WBC.

11. CHANGE OF SAILING INSTRUCTIONS/CANCELLATIONS

Any change to the Sailing Instructions e.g. cancellations, will be posted 2 hours before the start of the scheduled race on the WBC Info Line ph 424-4452 and on the notice board of the WBC clubhouse.

12. PROTEST PROCEDURE

For protests where only a rule of Part 2 is alleged to have been broken, an arbitration hearing will be offered prior to any formal hearing. Otherwise protests shall be as per RRS 2009 - 2012. Protests shall be lodged on forms available from the Clubhouse. Completed forms & a fee of $10.00 shall be lodged with the WBC Sailing Committee no later than the end of the first business day following the race. Mailing address: WBC, P.O. Box 207, Whangaparaoa.

13. COMMUNICATIONS

Boats must approach the start boat and inform of their intention to race. Any boat withdrawing after starting shall inform the Race Officer, either directly or via another racing boat. The start boat “Weiti Patrol” will use VHF Ch 77. When Code Flag L is displayed, boats should approach for oral instructions or call on Ch 77. For safety reasons boats may communicate amongst themselves during the race, using Ch 77.

14. DISCLAIMER

The Weiti Boating Club (Inc), and their sponsors disclaim any and every responsibility for damage that might occur to persons and property both on shore and at sea as a consequence of participating in any way in these races. The decision to start or continue to participate in a race shall be the sole responsibility of the skipper concerned. RRS Fundamental Rule 4 shall be borne in mind at all times.

15. AFTER-RACE FUNCTIONS

Hot food and refreshments will be available at the WBC Clubhouse after each race.

16. PRIZEGIVING

The series prizegiving will be held at the Clubhouse on 22 May 2010.

Series Overall Trophy – Blithe Spirit Trophy.

Prizes for this series are sponsored by SAILUTIONS.

Rum prizes sponsored by www.crew.org.nz