STANDING SAILING INSTRUCTIONS OF THE FREMONT SAILING CLUB
2022
SEASON SERIES
SEASON SERIES
Sailing Instructions (SI)
The notation [NP] in a rule of the Notice of Race means that a boat may not protest another boat for breaking that rule. The notation [DP] means the penalty for a breach of the rule may, at the discretion of the Protest Committee, be less than disqualification. This changes RRS 60.1(a).
1 RULES
1.1 The event is governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
1.2 [NP][DP] Class rules for the individual type of boat shall apply.
1.3 [NP][DP] The rules for the use of the venue will apply. This includes the use of
personal floatation devices. This changes rule 40.
1.4 The Warning Signal and Preparatory Signal will be displayed as shown below.
This changes RRS 26.
MINUTES BEFORE STARTING SIGNAL |
VISUAL SIGNAL |
SOUND SIGNAL |
MEANS |
3 |
Class flag |
One |
Warning signal |
2 |
P, I, Z, Z with I, U, or black flag |
One |
Preparatory signal |
1 |
Preparatory flag removed |
One long |
One minute |
Class flag removed |
One |
Starting signal |
2 CHANGES TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted on the notice board by the end
of the competitors meeting on the day it will take effect, except that any change to
the venue will be posted on the Fremont Sailing Club web site seven (7) days
before the scheduled racing day.
2.3 Changes to the Sailing Instructions may be made on the water orally by the Race
Committee prior to the warning signal of the race in which the change will take
Effect.
3 COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the notice board located at the registration
desk located near the head of the launch ramp.
4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the registration desk located near the
head of the launch ramp.
4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 15
minutes’ in the Race Signals.
5 CLASS FLAGS
The identification of class flags will be announced at the competitor’s meeting.
6 COURSES
6.1 The diagram and table in SI Addendum A shows the courses for the Shoreline
Lake venue.
6.2 The diagram and table in SI Addendum B shows the courses for the Lake
Elizabeth venue.
7 MARKS
7.1 The port end starting mark will be a float with an orange flag on a staff.
7.2 Shoreline Lake Venue
All rounding marks are 24 inch yellow balls.
7.3 Lake Elizabeth Venue
All rounding marks, except mark 8, are yellow vertically floating posts with
contrasting numbers, and located in the general area shown on the chart in SI
Addendum B. Mark 8 is a fixed vertical white post with black numbers.
8 THE START
8.1 Shoreline Lake Venue
The starting line is between a staff displaying an orange flag on the signal vessel at
the starboard end and the course side of the port-end starting mark.
8.2 Lake Elizabeth Venue
The starting line is either
9 THE FINISH
9.1 Shoreline Lake Venue
The finishing line is between a staff displaying an orange flag on the signal vessel
at the starboard end and the course side of the port end starting mark.
9.2 Lake Elizabeth Venue
The finishing line is either
1) between mark F and a staff with an orange or red flag on the north shore;
2) the starting line.
10 PENALTY SYSTEM
RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn
Penalty.
11 HEARING REQUESTS
11.1 Hearing request forms are available at the registration desk.
The protest time line is 30 minutes after the race committee boat docks or the last
boat finishes the last race of the day, whichever is later.
Parties will be notified by email no later than 2200 on the Tuesday following the
race of the time and place of any hearings in which that are parties or named as
witnesses.
12 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, please contact Roy Jordan at [email protected]
2.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted on the notice board by the end
of the competitors meeting on the day it will take effect, except that any change to
the venue will be posted on the Fremont Sailing Club web site seven (7) days
before the scheduled racing day.
2.3 Changes to the Sailing Instructions may be made on the water orally by the Race
Committee prior to the warning signal of the race in which the change will take
Effect.
3 COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the notice board located at the registration
desk located near the head of the launch ramp.
4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the registration desk located near the
head of the launch ramp.
4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 15
minutes’ in the Race Signals.
5 CLASS FLAGS
The identification of class flags will be announced at the competitor’s meeting.
6 COURSES
6.1 The diagram and table in SI Addendum A shows the courses for the Shoreline
Lake venue.
6.2 The diagram and table in SI Addendum B shows the courses for the Lake
Elizabeth venue.
7 MARKS
7.1 The port end starting mark will be a float with an orange flag on a staff.
7.2 Shoreline Lake Venue
All rounding marks are 24 inch yellow balls.
7.3 Lake Elizabeth Venue
All rounding marks, except mark 8, are yellow vertically floating posts with
contrasting numbers, and located in the general area shown on the chart in SI
Addendum B. Mark 8 is a fixed vertical white post with black numbers.
8 THE START
8.1 Shoreline Lake Venue
The starting line is between a staff displaying an orange flag on the signal vessel at
the starboard end and the course side of the port-end starting mark.
8.2 Lake Elizabeth Venue
The starting line is either
- between a staff displaying an orange flag on the signal vessel at the starboard end and the course side of the port-end starting mark;
- between a staff displaying an orange flag on shore at the starboard end and the course side of mark B.
9 THE FINISH
9.1 Shoreline Lake Venue
The finishing line is between a staff displaying an orange flag on the signal vessel
at the starboard end and the course side of the port end starting mark.
9.2 Lake Elizabeth Venue
The finishing line is either
1) between mark F and a staff with an orange or red flag on the north shore;
2) the starting line.
10 PENALTY SYSTEM
RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn
Penalty.
11 HEARING REQUESTS
11.1 Hearing request forms are available at the registration desk.
The protest time line is 30 minutes after the race committee boat docks or the last
boat finishes the last race of the day, whichever is later.
Parties will be notified by email no later than 2200 on the Tuesday following the
race of the time and place of any hearings in which that are parties or named as
witnesses.
12 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, please contact Roy Jordan at [email protected]
SI ADDENDUM A
Shoreline Lake Courses
Shoreline Lake Courses
SI ADDENDUM B
Lake Elizabeth Courses
Lake Elizabeth Courses
S (starboard) and P (port) following the mark numbers in the table above indicate the side on which each mark is to be left.
The following modifiers may be displayed following the course designation:
A Substitute Mark 1 for Mark 2 for all roundings. The direction of rounding remains unchanged.
R Sail the course in reverse order. The direction of rounding is also changed.
X Repeat the rounding marks of the course prior to finishing.
The modifiers may be combined, e.g. 9ARX would indicate to sail course 9, twice around, in reverse, and replace Mark 2 with Mark 1 in all instances. The course sailed would be Start-4S-1S-4S-1S-Finish.
The following modifiers may be displayed following the course designation:
A Substitute Mark 1 for Mark 2 for all roundings. The direction of rounding remains unchanged.
R Sail the course in reverse order. The direction of rounding is also changed.
X Repeat the rounding marks of the course prior to finishing.
The modifiers may be combined, e.g. 9ARX would indicate to sail course 9, twice around, in reverse, and replace Mark 2 with Mark 1 in all instances. The course sailed would be Start-4S-1S-4S-1S-Finish.