New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 N Roadway St., New Orleans, LA 70124-1639
All races will be governed by the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the Prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association except where altered by these Sailing Instructions.
These races are open to all sailboats.
PHRF: Spinnaker & Non-Spinnaker
4.1 All boat shall carry all U.S.C.G. required
safety equipment.
4.2 All boats shall carry a functional VHF radio and
monitor channel 68. The Race Committee will monitor channel 68.
4.3 Those boats that do not comply with all of the
above, a.) Are subject to protest and disqualification, or b.) The Race
Committee at its discretion may score a boat as Disqualified (DSQ).
Only one headsail may be used at a time. Headsails of maximum size used for PHRF ratings or smaller may be carried and tacked at the usual tack point with luff continuously attached to the forestay by means provided by the sail maker. Roller furling headsails attached on it's own wire will be allowed. In the case of hank on sails, the hanks will be no further apart than 48 inches. Spinnakers and staysails (except mizzen staysails) will not be allowed. Whisker poles are to be no longer than the yacht's spinnaker pole (i.e., "J" measurement) and must be attached to the mast. Only one Whisker Pole may be carried at any time.
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16 | 1100-1200 | Registration |
| 1200 | Skipper's Meeting - Mandatory Attendance | |
| 1300 | Warning Signal | |
| ASAP | Prizes & Toga Party |
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board near the north (rear) entrance to NOYC. Any changes to the sailing instructions will be posted no later than 12:00pm on raced day, or on the water [RRS 88.2(c)].
Class breaks and class flags will identified at the Skipper's meeting.
The Race Commitee will post the course on the Committee Boat. The Committee Boat will be on station at the T mark. The course will round the marks A through H shown on the NOYC standard chart. For example, if the course is ET2, all boats shall, after starting between T and the Committee Boat, proceed to E and round to port, then proceed around the circle of marks in a counterclockwise direction two times. After two rouunds, the initial mark will be passed to port again before proceeding to the finish line between T and the Committee Boat. The course will not be changd or shortened. Distances are not subject to protest. All marks roundings of the course shall be to port.
Missing marks will be replaced with temporary RED marks.
Ice chests with beer, drinks and food will be placed along the race course. Boats can choose to pass up the ice chest or they can retrieve the ice chest simulating a man-overboard drill. Eace ice chest will have a letter assigned to it. The ice chests may also contain random time bonuses, penalties, or other goodies. At race time, it will not be known by the competitors which ice chest is which. Corrected times will be adjusted at trophy presentation. Ice chestand contents of the ice chest are for the competititors to keep. Ice chests maybe anchored to yellow temporary marks.
The starting line will be between an orange line flag on the Race Committee boat and the adjacent mark "T" or temporary mark.
The finish line will be between an orange line flag on the Race Committee boat and the adjacent mark "T" or temporary mark.
The time limit for each class is two and one half hours.
All protesting boats shall fly a protest flag in an obvious location and inform the Race Committee upon finishing, or if unable to finish, at the first reasoable opportunity, of the sail number(s) of the protested boat(s). All protests must be filed on a protest form (available at NOYC) no later than one hur after the RC boat docks.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be awarded for each class, and boat with most sailors under 16 will be presented at the Big Wheel Regatta Toga Party.