Osaka Hokkou Yacht Club in conjunction with
Access Dinghy Sailing
Association, Sailability Japan and Sailability Osaka
12,13,October 2002.
1. RULES
1.1
The championship will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing
(RRS), the prescriptions of the Japan Sailing Federation, the rules of the Access
Dinghy class and by these sailing instructions.
1.1A If the Class Rules cannot be met eg . bottoms on seat, leg on either side of the console, then prior approval for these rules to be waive must be sought from the race committee at registration.
1.2 The championship is designated a Category
C event in accordance with RRS rule 79 and
Appendix 1.20.
1.3 Boats shall comply with the Addendum ‘A’ Part 2 regulations.
1.4 Attention is drawn to rule 4 ‘Decision
to Race’
and Addendum A1.2 ‘Owner’s Responsibility’. ’
1.5 Any rules applying specifically to each
division, will be posted prior to the competitors’ meeting.
2. ENTRIES AND ALLOCATION OF COMPETITORS TO
DIVISIONS AND BOATS
2.1 An entered competitor shall complete registration between 1600 and 1800 hours on 11 Oct or between 0700 and 0830 hours
on 12 Oct at the control desk at Osaka Hokkou Yacht Harbour.
2.2 Competitors will be allocated to
divisions by the race committee.
The list of competitors in each division will be posted
on the notice board prior to the competitors’ meeting.
2.3 There will be a separate category across
all divisions for servo assisted.
2.4 Boats for each race may be allocated at
random by the race committee with consideration given to any competitors’
special needs.
2.5 In the case of a breakdown of a boat
there shall be no cause for redress as the organizers shall not be responsible
for the condition of allocated boats. Amends RRS 60.1(b) and 62.1(a).
3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
Notices will be
posted on the official notice board located near the race control desk.
4. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any change in
the sailing instructions will be posted not less than 30 minutes before the
start of the race in which it will take effect.
5. SCHEDULE OF RACES
5.1
Five races are scheduled for divisions 1,2,3, 5, 6 & 7. Four races are scheduled for division 4 or as decided by the Race Committee.
5.2
The starting time of races for each division will be posted prior to the
competitors’ meeting.
5.3 There will be a competitors’ briefing
at 0930 at
Hokkou Yacht Harbour
5.4 The first warning signal on Saturday,12, Oct, 2002 and 13 Oct will be displayed at 0954 - 6 minutes before start.
6 . DIVISION FLAG
The division
flag will be the numeral pennant of the division number.
7. RACING AREA
The racing area
is Hokkou Yacht Harbour dinghy sailing area
8. THE COURSE
8.1 The course configuration will be as
decided by the Race Committee
8.2 Three red flags displayed as a start preparatory signal on the
race committee boat means a boat shall leave those marks to port while three
green flags displayed means those marks shall be left to starboard.
8.3
Courses may be shortened at any mark. Boats shall sail from that mark
across the finish line.
9. MARKS
Marks
1, 2 and 3 will be round orange buoys, Marks 4,5,6 will be white buoys.
10.
THE START
10.1 The race committee boat will display a blue
flag while on station at the start.
10.2 The starting line will be between the mast
displaying a blue flag on the race committee boat at the starboard end and the
starting mark, white base with yellow flag at the port end.
10.3 Divisions will be started at approximately
six minute intervals.
10.4 Rule 26, Starting Races, is altered. Races will be started according to the
following system:
TITLE VISUAL SIGNAL SOUND
SIGNAL TIME TO START
Warning division flag raised 1 long blast 6 minutes
Preparatory three flags raised 1 short horn 3 minutes
Minute signals one flag removed 2 then 1 minute
Starting division flag removed 1 short horn Start
The
warning signal division flag raised for each succeeding class shall be hoisted
as soon as practicable after the starting signal of the preceding class.
i.
The
preparatory signal three flags will be displayed three minutes after the
warning signal, one of the flags will be lowered after one minute, and another
flag after two minutes.
ii.
The starting signal will be made three minutes after the preparatory signal.
10.5 There will be a verbal count down at 2 minutes, 1 minute, then every 10 seconds from one minute before the start.
10.6 Premature start requires restart. Competitor to round either end of the start
line. You will be approached by a
Start Marshall if you have not
returned to restart. Dip starts not
permitted.
10.7 A boat shall not start later than four minutes after its starting signal.
10.8 Competitors are not to enter / pass the red
flags (start area) until their division flag has been raised.
10.9 An individual competitor crossing the line
before the start signal will be recalled aurally by the start boats.
10.10 A general recall of all competitors shall be
signaled by three short horn blasts in quick succession.
Rules
44.1, ‘Taking a Penalty’, and 44.2, ‘720 Turns penalty’, are changed in
accordance with rule 86.1[b] ‘Rule Changes’ such that the penalty for a breach of
a Part 2 rule by a boat is a 360 degree turn including one tack and one
gybe.
12. OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
Rule
41, ‘Outside Assistance’, is deleted in accordance with rule 86.1 [b] ‘Rule
Changes”. Outside assistance for each division is
permitted as specified in the class rules posted for each division.
The finishing
line will be between the mast displaying a blue
flag on the race committee boat on the starboard end and the marker - white base with blue flag. When the course is shortened at Mark 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6 boats shall continue sailing from that mark
and finish between the mast displaying a blue flag on the race committee boat
on the starboard end and the blue buoy.
14. TIME LIMIT
14.1
The time limit will be 30 minutes. Rule 35, ‘Time Limit, is changed such that
boats failing to finish within 10 minutes after
the first boat finishes or within the time limit of 30
minutes, whichever is later, will be scored as ‘DNF’.
14.2
Boats that have not finished within the allocated time may be advised by the
course marshall boat that their race has finished.
15. PROTESTS
15.1
Rules 61.1[a], Informing the
Protestee,
is altered in accordance with rule 86.1[b] such that a protest flag need not be displayed and the hail ‘Protest’
is not required but should be made where possible.
15.2
Rule 63.3[a], Right to be present at a Hearing, is altered in accordance
with rule 86.1[b] such that a
representative at a protest hearing need not have been on board at the time of
the incident.
15.3
Protests shall be written on the forms available at the race control desk
and shall be placed in the Protest Box there within 30 minutes of the last
boat’s finish in the last race when races are sailed ‘back to back’.
15.5 Protests will be heard as soon as possible
and where possible the order of receipt.
15.6
Protest Notices will be posted within 10 minutes after the protest time
limit to inform competitors where and when there is a hearing in which they are
parties to a protest or named as witnesses.
15.7
500yen protest fee is applicable, refundable if the protest
is upheld.
16. SCORING
16.1
Low Point scoring system applies. The
worst score will be discarded. If a
race is cancelled, there will be no discard in
that division.
16.2
For divisions
1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 three races shall be completed to constitute a
series. For division 4 two races shall
be
completed to constitute a series.
17. PRIZES
Trophies and
prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the organising authority for each
division and category.
19. COURSES
See
attached course diagrams.
20. DIVISIONS
Division
1 2.3 singles No outside assistance except electronic aids, for servo
assisted and vision impaired sailors (all divisions), no hiking, no lifting
centreboard, reefing/unreefing permitted, outside assistance permitted in
reefing/unreefing where needed.
Division
2 2.3 singles Outside assistance permitted with sailors with special
needs. Reefing / unreefing permitted.
Division
3 2.3 singles Outside assistance permitted, no hiking or centreboard
adjustments, reefing/unreefing by officials only.
Division 4 2.3 singles Outside assistance permitted, no hiking, or centreboard
adjustments, reefing/unreefing by officials only.
Division 5 2.3 Doubles Outside
assistance permitted, no hiking or centreboard adjustments, reefing/unreefing
by officials only. Should the combined weight of the two sailors be less than
95kg., then they shall be deemed to be
sailing solo and be entered in the appropriate division according to their
ability.
Division
6 303 singles Outside assistance permitted with sailors with special needs,
no hiking, no lifting centreboard, reefing/unreefing permitted, outside
assistance permitted in reefing/unreefing servo assist boats.
Division 7 303 Doubles Outside
assistance permitted with sailors with special needs, no hiking or altering
centreboard, no reefing/unreefing except on command of officials.
Division O Servo Assist Competitors enter divisions as listed above.
NOTE: Competitors
sailing Access 303S may sail in either Division 6 or 7, depending on sailing experience.