WARPAINT
TWILIGHT SERIES 2011 - 2012
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 keel yachts,
multihulls, trailer yachts and ballasted open boats registered with and
affiliated to YNZ, and complying with YNZ Safety Regulations 2009 - 2012 Part
II, Category 5 (keel yachts and multihulls), or Part V, Category B (trailer
yachts), or Part I (ballasted open boats).
4. CLASSES
Boats will race in three
classes. Handicapping will be in
accordance with the WBC handicapping system.
Extras may be flown. All boats
shall display their class flag. There
shall be a minimum of 4 series entrants required to form a division. Should there be insufficient entries to form
a division, the boats will be incorporated into another division.
WHITE DIVISION (White class flag) Faster yachts
GOLD DIVISION (Yellow class flag) Slower yachts
PURPLE DIVISION (Purple class flag) Trailer yachts & small keel yachts
5. ENTRIES
Entry forms shall be completed in full and
sent with entry fees to the Club Manager, P.O. Box 207 Whangaparaoa, or placed
in the entry box in the Clubhouse by 2nd October 2011. Individual race entries/payments must be
received before the start of each race. Fees are $90 for Series or $15 per race. Only series entrants will be eligible for
series points. Entry forms are available
at the Clubhouse or from the “forms” page of the WBC website.
6.
SCHEDULE OF RACES
|
RACE |
DATE |
START |
TIDE |
HEIGHT |
|
|
Race 1 |
Wednesday |
12 October 2011 |
1830 |
2041 |
3.0 |
|
Race 2 |
Wednesday |
26
October 2011 |
1830 |
1933 |
3.3 |
|
Race 3 |
Wednesday |
09
November 2011 |
1830 |
1928 |
2.9 |
|
Race 4 |
Friday |
25 November 2011 |
1830 |
2007 |
3.3 |
|
Race 5 |
Friday |
09
December 2011 |
1830 |
1938 |
2.8 |
|
Race 6 |
Wednesday |
25
January 2012 |
1930 |
2208 |
3.2 |
|
Race 7 |
Wednesday |
08
February 2012 |
1900 |
2059 |
3.1 |
|
Race 8 |
Wednesday |
22
February 2012 |
1900 |
2100 |
3.1 |
|
Race 9 |
Wednesday |
07
March 2012 |
1830 |
1941 |
3.1 |
|
Race 10 |
Wednesday |
21
March 2012 |
1830 |
1950 |
3.0 |
7.
COURSES
Courses will be Olympic, around buoys laid as shown on
diagram, except that PURPLE division shall sail the first 4 legs only. Direction will be displayed on the Start
Boat.
8.
THE START
The starting line will be between the start
boat and the leeward mark of the course.
(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 |
The warning signal for each succeeding class
will be made with or after the starting signal of the preceding class. Boats whose warning signal has not been made
shall avoid the starting area.
9.
THE FINISH
The finishing line will be between the
Committee boat and the nearby buoy.
(Vertical red marks on “Weiti Patrol” rocket launcher indicate
position where line is measured from).
All boats finishing in darkness must illuminate their sail number.
10.
TIME LIMIT
The time limit will be 3 hours. Any boats failing to finish within the time
limit will be scored D.N.F. This changes
Rule 35.
11. SCORING
Low Points Scoring
System with one discard as defined in the
R.R.S. Appendix 2 will be used. Series
results will be displayed at the Clubhouse.and on the WBC website.
12.
INSPECTIONS
Boats may be inspected for compliance with Safety
Standards at the discretion of the Sailing Committee.
13.
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 Club Info Line ph 424-4452 and on noticeboard at Clubhouse.
14. 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 and a fee of $10.00 shall be
lodged with the WBC Sailing Committee no later than 2 hours after the last boat
finishes the race. Mailing address: WBC,
P.O. Box 207, Whangaparaoa.
15. 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
66. When Code Flag L is displayed, boats should approach for oral instructions
or call on Ch 66.
16.
DISCLAIMER
The Weiti Boating Club Inc. and its 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.
17.
AFTER-RACE FUNCTION
Hot food and refreshments will be available
at the Clubhouse after each race.
18. PRIZES and PRIZEGIVING
Day
Prizes will be awarded provisionally for each division. All entrants are eligible for day
prizes. Only series entrants are
eligible for series prizes.
|
Series Prizes include: |
Twilight Cup |
1st overall White division |
|
|
Twilight Cup |
1st overall Gold division |
|
|
Lockwood Cup |
1st overall Purple division |
The
series prizegiving will be held at the Clubhouse on 26 May 2012.
Prizes
sponsored by WARPAINT.