MARCH 3, 2020
SEASON
IMPROVEMENTS
BARRY KEELER
We
had an active discussion about changes that are happening with our Tuesday
night series. We have a very
enthusiastic group of sailors that are interested in improving their sailing
and racing. I have approached the SCYC
board to have our event sanctioned by the yacht club. While I got a positive response from the
board, the next step is for me to present the proposal to the regatta committee
on March 12.
Chris
Hofmann has been very helpful in developing the normal paperwork for a
sanctioned race: NOR, SI’s and entry form.
These proposed documents are listed below. Note, these are the proposed documents and
are awaiting approval from the regatta committee. They will be finalized when the committee and
board approve them.
I
anticipate a few changes coming from the regatta committee and the board. A larger entry fee (than $1) may be required
and they may want registration through regatta network. We will see what happens.
The
new course cards will be yellow and will have courses on one side and Sailing
Instructions on the back.
2020 Tuesday Night
Developmental Race Series
Each Tuesday Night of 2020
during Daylight Savings Time
Santa Cruz Yacht Club,
Santa Cruz, CA
Notice of Race
Invitation: The Santa Cruz Yacht Club invites
interested boats and their crews to participate in
a developmental racing skills series.
Rules
The Regatta will be governed by the rules as defined
in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
The Sailing Instructions will change RRS 40 so that
flotation devices are worn regardless
of the display of Flag Y. Full text of this and other
changes to the racing rules will appear in the SI’s.
Eligibility and Entry:
The regatta is open to boats berthed in, and visiting,
Santa Cruz Harbor.
Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached
entry form and returning it with the
$1 season entry fee to SCYC before participating in
the race series.
Schedule:
1755 Tuesday March 3, 2020 a Briefing and Registration
Event will be held at the SCYC Clubhouse
Each Tuesday Night of 2020 during Daylight Savings
Time Racing will be held
1755 hrs First warning signal Race 1
Following the racing on the last Tuesday of each month
a post race debriefing and potluck barbecue will be held at the SCYC Clubhouse
Scoring: The racing will be boat-for-boat.
Boats may be scored via uploading of their recorded .gpx tracks to RaceQs ( https://raceqs.com/ ). However, being a developmental regatta, the
races may also not be scored.
2020 Tuesday
Night Developmental Race Series
Each Tuesday
Night during Daylight Savings Time 2020
Santa Cruz
Yacht Club
Sailing
Instructions
Rules: The Regatta will be governed by the rules as
defined in the Racing Rules of
Sailing
unless otherwise indicated in these sailing instructions. The first sentence of RRS 40 is changed to:
Competitors shall wear personal floatation devices, except briefly while
changing or adjusting clothing or personal equipment.
Notices
to Competitors: Notices to competitors will be posted on the official
notice board located in the window of the northeast corner of the
clubhouse. General race information and
recaps may also be posted online at http://sailingpairadice.blogspot.com/
Schedule:
Racing
is held each Tuesday Night of 2020 during Daylight Savings Time
First
warning signal will be sounded at 1755.
An
after racing on the last Tuesday of each month a debriefing and barbecue will
follow at the SCYC Clubhouse.
Racing
Area:
The
racing area will be within 3 miles of Walton Lighthouse.
Communications:
Boats
should Monitor VHF channel 69 before start time for course location, start
time, and designated course.
Marks:
Marks
are described in the attached Tuesday Night Course Card (reverse of this card).
All marks are rounded to port unless designate STB on course card.
The
Start:
The start line shall be a line containing Start mark and designated landmark or
temporary mark placed for other end of line if conditions permit. Starting area may be moved to other
locations as announced prior to racing on VHF Channel 69.
RSS
26, and 27
shall be replaced with the following simplified starting procedure. A single warning signal horn shall be sounded
5 minutes prior to the start.
Recalls: RSS 29 will be
changed to the following: A designated
boat may sight the line to call “over early boats”. Boats over early will be announced on VHF
Channel 69. If called over early,
vessels are obligated to restart properly to be given a finish. Postponement of the starting sequence or
cancelation of racing will also be announce on Channel 69.
Courses: Attached Tuesday Night Course Card indicates
courses to be used. Courses will be communicated from the organizing race boat
to the racing fleet over VHF channel 69 prior to the first warning signal.
The
Finish:
The
finish line will be on a line between the buoy indicated in the course chart
and extension of the indicated landmark within 200 feet of the buoy.
PENALTY
SYSTEM
RRS
44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn
Penalty
PROTESTS
AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
Protest
forms are available at the SCYC regatta shed and at the SCYC Clubhouse office.
Protests and requests for redress shall be delivered to the race committee at
the at the SCYC Club house bar within the time limit.
The
protest filing time limit will be 60 minutes after the arrival of the race
committee at the SCYC bar on the last Tuesday of the Month, and will be posted
on the SCYC Official Noticeboard.
Notices
will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform
competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses.
2020 TUESDAY NIGHT SAILING COURSES
LANDMARKS
MARK DESCRIPTIONS
BP=BLACKS
POINT _) BLACKS /YELLOW BALL
36 57.22’N 121 59.29’W
S=WHITE
HOUSE AT SCHWAN LAGOON (_GOV/WHITE BALL
36 57.47’N 122 00.72’W
JLH=JETTY
LIGHTHOUSE
_)MILE/WHISTLING BUOY36 56.35’N122 00.565’W
WHARF
END=END OF SC PIER
(_SC3/YELLOW CAN36 56.49’N 121 58.00’W
START/FINISH
YELLOW 36 57.09’N 121 59.62’W
SCHUYLER/YELLOW 36 56.87’N
122 01.24’W
Whiskey, NW WIND (start
line SM & S 330M)
Miles
W 1
Start, Schuyler, Mile, Blacks, Finish (stb)
4.04
W 2
Start, Schuyler, Mile , Gov(stb),
finish
3.93
W 3
Start, Schuyler, Blacks, Finish(stb)
3.23
W 4
Start, Schuyler(stb), Gov(stb), Finish
3.07
W 5
Start, Schuyler, Finish
2.68
W 6
Start, Finish at Gov (stb) (line = Gov & Wharf end) 1.31
Mike, S wind (Start line SM & JLH 310M)
M 1
Start, Mile(stb), Gov(stb) (line= Gov & Wharf end) 2.24
M 2
Start, Mile, Finish 2.17
M 3
Start, Finish at Mile(stb) (Finish line= Mile & JLH) 1.06
Bravo, E wind (Start line
SM& BP 352M)
B 1
Start(stb), Blacks(stb), Mile(stb), Gov(stb), Finish 4.03
B 2
Start(stb), SC3, Blacks, Finish(stb)
3.04
B 3
Start(stb), Blacks(stb), Mile(stb), Finish 2.72
B 4
Start(stb), Blacks, Gov, Finish
2.43
B 5
Start(stb), Blacks, Start, Blacks, Finish(stb) 1.12
B 6
Start(stb), Blacks, Finish(stb)
0.55
GOLF, North wind (start line SM
& BM 079M)
G 1
Start, Gov, Mile, Blacks, Finish(stb) 4.03
G 2
Start, Gov, Blacks, Finish(stb)
2.45
G 3
Start, Gov, Finish
1.98
G 4
Start, Finish mark= Gov (line = Gov & Wharf end) 1.31
Oscar, Other
F 1
Start at mile(stb) (start line =Mile & JLH extension),
Schuyler(stb), 1.48
Finish mark=Gov(stb) (finish line
= Gov & end of Wharf)
F 2
Start at Mile (start line=mile & JLH extenstion), 1.50
Schuyler, Mile (Finish line= Mile
and end of wharf)
F3 To be determined.
Follow: Sailingpairadice.blogspot.com for
results and commentary
Each Tuesday Night during Daylight Savings Time
Santa Cruz Yacht Club, Santa Cruz, CA
Entry Form
Name: _____________________________ Sail Number:
_______________
Address: ___________________________ Boat Name:
________________
City/St/Zip: _________________________ ________________
Waiver and Release of Liability
In consideration of my entry in the Regatta on behalf of
myself, my heirs, successors and
assigns, I hereby waive any and all claims, actions,
suits and demands against Santa Cruz
Yacht Club, the respective officers, directors,
employees, and agents (all the forgoing
hereby referred to as “the Hosts”) for any personal
injury (including death) or property
damage resulting from the negligence or other acts of
omission by the Hosts or any of
them as a result of my participation in the Event and do
hereby release and discharge the
Hosts there from. I acknowledge that participation in
the sport of sailboat racing involves
substantial risk of personal injury or even death and I
hereby assume the risk of any such
injury that may occur while participating in the Event.
I agree to be bound by The Racing Rules of Sailing and
any other rules that govern this
event.
Owner/Skipper __________________________ Date
________________
Entry Fee - $1 for the series
Payment options:
Cash
Charge to SCYC account (Member # ___________)
Check (Check Number ____________) payable: Santa Cruz
Yacht Club
Payment received by _______________ Date
________________
Depending on our weather next Tuesday, we will plan on a
short race and if there is enough light left we can all do a MOB drill. Please have a life jacket and boat hook ready
for this exercise. After finishing the
race sail to a clear area without other boats around. It would be interesting for each of us to
record how long it takes for us to retrieve the life jacket once it has been tossed
overboard.
We will see you on Tuesday March 10 for our first sail of
the season.
Barry Keeler
Sailing Pair A Dice
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