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Blossom Time Regatta 2014
Program
Of Events
Friday, May 16th:
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· Panama Red Rum sponsored by Liber
Group Inc.
Live Music for the evening!
Saturday, May 17th:
· Registration 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
· Breakfast buffet (for purchase): 8:00
to 9:00 a.m.
· Skipper’s Meeting 09:00 a.m.
· Racing. First flag at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday May, 18th:
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· Breakfast buffet (for purchase) 8:00
a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
· Racing. First flag at 09:30 a.m.,
last race started at 1:30 p.m.
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Awards/presentations
3:00 p.m. (approx).
Weekend pass $80.00 per boat! + HST
(**late registration after May 14th will be $100.00 per boat
so register online early)
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May 16 – 18th, 2014
Organized by: The Kelowna Yacht Club
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will
be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, (2013-2016),
the prescriptions of the Canadian Yachting Association where they apply, these
Sailing Instructions.
2 SPONSORSHIP
2.1 Advertising on
boats will be allowed as long as it meets ISAF Regulation 20 as stated in The
Rule of Sailing.
3 ELIGIBILITY
3.1 The Blossom Time
Regatta is limited to keelboats. Boats should have a current PHRF certificate.
Any boat not holding a valid BC Sailing PHRF Certificate will be issued a
rating by the Blossom Time Race Committee.
4 NOTICES TO
COMPETITORS
4.1 Notices to
competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located in the lower
salon of the Clubhouse.
5 CHANGES TO SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS
5.1 Any change to the
sailing instructions will be posted before 9:00 am, or immediately after a
skipper’s meeting (whichever is later) on the day it will take effect, except
that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 8:00 pm on the day
before it will take effect.
6 SKIPPER’S MEETING
6.1 A skipper’s
meeting will be held at the flagpole on the front lawn of the clubhouse at 9:00
am Saturday morning.
7 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
7.1 Signals made
ashore will be displayed at the flagpole on the front lawn of the clubhouse.
7.2 When flag AP is
displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 20 minutes’ in the
race signal AP.
8 SCHEDULE OF RACES
8.1 Races are scheduled as
follows:
Saturday,
17 May 2013 and Sunday, 18 May 2014.
8.2 Number of races:
The number of races will be dependent on the wind
conditions and courses selected by the race committee.
8.3 The scheduled time of the
warning signal for the first race on Saturday is 10:00.
The scheduled time
of the warning signal for the first race on Sunday is 9:30 .
8.4 On Sunday, no warning
signal will be made after 2:00 pm
9 CLASS FLAGS
9.1 The following is
a preliminary guide, subject to registration, of classes. Upon review at the close of registration, the
Committee reserves the right to modify, delete, or add classes.
Class Flag Approximate
PHRF
Santana 525 525 ---
PHRF 1 TBA PHRF ≤ 165
PHRF 2 TBA PHRF 166 - 199
PHRF 3 TBA PHRF ≥ 200
Class
Flags will be handed out at the skipper’s meeting on Saturday.
9.2 All boats shall display
their class flag while racing.
10 RACING AREAS
10.1 The racing area
will be to the north of the Okanagan Lake Floating bridge. See attachment “Race Area” for approximate
location of race area and marks.
11 THE COURSES
11.1 Courses will be
posted on the Committee Boat prior to the preparatory signal of each class
start. This changes rule 27.1. The diagram in Attachment “Course Diagram”
shows the courses, including the order in which marks are to be passed, and the
side on which each mark is to be left.
12 MARKS
12.1 Marks A, B, D, E, F
and G will be yellow can buoys located approximately as indicated in attachment
“Race Area”.
12.2 The starting marks
will be the RC Boat, displaying the RC flag and Mark S (green inflatable
triangle). The finishing marks will be the RC boat displaying the RC flag and
Mark X (red inflatable triangle). Approximate location of the starting and
finishing marks is indicated in attachment “Race Area”.
13 THE START
13.1 Races will be
started by using rule 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before the
starting signal.
13.2 No later than the
preparatory signal, the race committee shall signal or otherwise designate the
course to be sailed. This changes Rule
27.1.
13.3 The starting line
will be between the shroud with a yellow cover on the RC boat and Mark S.
13.4 Boats whose warning signal
has not been made shall avoid the starting area.
13.5 A boat starting
later than 10 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start.
This changes rule A4.
13.6 Boats racing shall not pass through the
start line or finish line unless they are starting or finishing.
14 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG
OF THE COURSE
14.1 To change the next
leg of the course, the race committee will signal the change before the leading
boat in a class has begun the leg.
14.2 When a RC boat
shall signal a “C” flag and a Class Flag, boats in that class shall round the
nearby mark as described by the course number indicated at their start, and
then proceed directly to the finish line and finish.
15 THE FINISH
15.1 The finishing line
will be between the shroud with a yellow cover on the RC boat and Mark X.
16 PENALTY
SYSTEM
16.1 The Two-Turns Penalty, rule
44.2, shall apply
17 TIME
LIMITS
17.1 For all classes:
The
time limit will be 90 minutes. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after
the first boat in their class sails the course and finishes, or within the time
limit, whichever is later, will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes rules 35
and A4.
18 PROTESTS
AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
18.1 Protest forms are
available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the
protest time limit.
18.2 For each class, the
protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race
of the day. The same time limit applies to protests by the race committee and
protest committee about incidents they observe in the racing area and to
requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2.
18.3 Notices will be
posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of
hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses.
18.4 Notices of protests
by the race committee will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
19 SCORING
19.1 The Low Point scoring system
of Appendix A will apply.
19.2 1 race is required to be
completed to constitute a series.
19.3 For all classes:
(a) When fewer than 5 races have been
completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(b) When from 5 to 7 races have been
completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding
her worst score.
(c) When 8 or more races have been
completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding
her two worst scores.
20 SAFETY REGULATIONS
20.1 A boat that retires
from a race shall advise the Race Committee at its’ earliest opportunity. It shall further advice the Race Committee
prior to recommencing racing.
21 PRIZES
21.1 Prizes will be awarded in
each fleet.
21.2 A first overall
prize will be awarded by calculating the lowest point score as follows: Total
of Low Point Scoring System received by the boat for all races in its series,
divided by the number of races of its class, divided by the number of boats in
its class. Discards are in accordance with section 19.3 of these sailing
instructions.
22 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
22.1 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.
23 INSURANCE
23.1 Each participating
boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum
cover of $1,000,000 per event or the equivalent.
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