Armdale Yacht Club
2010 Sailing Instructions

Armdale Yacht Club
2010 Evening Sailing Instructions

1 Rules
1.1 Racing will be governed by the 2009-2011 International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA), the rules of the class(es) concerned, except as any of these are changed by these Sailing Instructions.
1.2 All AYC races are designated Category “A” events.

2 Entries
2.1 All boats involved in racing must be in compliance with RRS 78. Eligible boats must be registered 15 minutes before the warning signal of the first class by signing the appropriate Class Registration Sheet.
2.2 All skippers must be a member of a sailing or yacht club recognized by the CYA in accordance with RRS 75. Proof of membership is a requirement of registration.

3 Notices to Competitors
3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in the AYC Clubhouse.

4 Changes in Sailing Instructions
4.1 Any changes to the Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board before 1730 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 1500 on the day before it will take effect.

5 Signals Made Ashore
5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed at the AYC Race House on the east side of Melville Island.
5.2 Code flag “AP”, Answering Pennant, with two sound signals means ‘The race is postponed’.

6 Schedule of Races
6.1 There will be six Wednesday night series (Spring Spinnaker, Spring Non spinnaker, Summer Spinnaker, Summer Non spinnaker, Fall Spinnaker and Fall Non spinnaker) consisting of six races per series. There will be two Thursday night series consisting of six races per series. Date for all races is shown on the AYC Race Schedule. The Wednesday and Thursday races warning signal is 18:30, except the Non-spinnaker class which will start 5minutes later in the Summer and Fall series . There will be Wednesday night Overall spinnaker and Non spinnaker series as well as a Thursday overall series.

7 Classes
7.1 There will be a Spinnaker class and a Non Spinnaker class on Wednesday nights this year.
7.2 Both classes will start together in the spring series, there will only be one start. The summer and fall series there will be separate starts for each class. The Spinnaker class will start 5 minutes ahead of the Non-Spinnaker class. The courses for each class may or may not be different.
7.3 There must be a minimum of three boats per class to start as a class.
7.4 If there is less than three boats of one class registered 20 minutes before the start. These boats are welcome to race in the other class and use the sails they intended to race with and will have there handicap adjusted as per the NSYA handicap manual.
The race will count as a race in that class and series.
7.5 Boats will be allowed to choose to register in either class on any particular Wednesday night race. However they must declare Spinnakers if they go in the spinnaker class
And they must not use spinnaker if they register in the Non-spinnaker class.
7.6 There will be one class on Thursday nights. Boats will be allowed to choose to use Spinnakers or Non-spinnaker for each series.

8 Handicaps
8.1 For Handicap classes, the PHRFNS Ratings will be used. The “time on time” method of calculating results will be used. Each boats elapsed time will be multiplied by its Time Correction Factor (TCF) to calculate a corrected time. The TCF’s for each boat are posted on the Official Notice Board and the NSYA website for each boat based on its current declaration. Only one rating for a given boat, which is subject to sail inventory, will be used in a series. Sail inventory adjustments will be made per the NSYA Handicapping manual. Winning Boats TCF’s will automatically increased between series as per 8.2
8.2 Boats handicaps will be increased after each series as follows. The first place boat in a series will see its TCF increased by 0.020 points. The second place boat will see its handicap increased by 0.010 points.
8.2 A new boat having no PHRFNS rating shall apply to the Race Committee for a provisional rate at least one hour prior to her first race.

9 Racing Courses
9.1 The race course(s) will be displayed on the AYC Race House before the warning signal of the first class starting. It will also be written on the top of the Class Registration Sheet
for each class 20 minutes before the warning signal. The Spinnaker class course will be
displayed above the Non Spinnaker Class course if they are different.
9.2 Course numbers and marks are described on, AYC Evening Race Course Card.
9.3 Multiple running of a course or a combination of courses shall be indicated course
number x, number of repeats, and course number + course number, respectively.
9.4 Each course must be completed by passing between the inner and outer start marks.
9.5 The race Starting Line is defined as running from a Pole on top of the AYC Race Hut on the east side of Melville Island to the outer start mark on the east side of the Northwest arm. Boats must also pass between the inner and outer start marks to start.
9.6 Starting Penalties- Rule 30.1 Round: an end rule will be adhered to. The Race Committee need not display Flag I.
9.7 The race Finish Line (same as the Start line) is defined as running from a Pole on top of the AYC Race Hut on the east side of Melville Island to the outer start mark on the east side of the Northwest arm. Boats must also pass between the inner and outer start marks to finish.
9.8 A boat who has been protested by another boat without causing significant damage may exonerate himself by taking a penalty as described in Rule 44.2 Two-Turns Penalty.
9.9 The Fleet Captain or Officer of the day will be permitted to set course(s) other than on the course card if conditions warrant it. The course(s) will be displayed on the official notice board in the AYC clubhouse 20 minutes before the warning signal.
9.10 Courses will be shortened by the race committee making a sound signal from the race hut. The lead boat from each class will immediately head towards the finish. All other boats must do the same course as the lead boat.

10 Prohibited Areas
10.1 Boats shall not sail in the following prohibited areas and the navigational buoys shall be passed on their proper side, unless they are designated as marks of the course: Hen and Chickens (HQ2) and Purcell’s Cove (HQ1).

11 Time Limits
11.1 A 2.5 hour time limit for the first boat of each class is imposed.
11.2 All other boats must finish within 1.5 hours of the first boat in its class.

12 Scoring
12.1 Each series is six races. Each boat scores his best 4 races. The race committee shall score a race or series as provided in Appendix A of the Racing Rule of Sailing using the Low Point System as stated in the Racing Rules of Sailing 89.3.
12.2 Ties will be broken as per the Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix ‘A’ – Scoring.
12.3 a minimum of 3 scheduled races must be run per class to constitute a series.
12.4 An overall Wednesday night winner for each class will be determined by counting each boats best 12 races over all 18 races
12.5 An overall Thursday night winner will be determined by counting each boats best 8 races over all 12 races.

13 Races rescheduled
13.1 No evening races will be rescheduled.

14 Protests and Requests for Redress

Protest forms are available at the AYC Clubhouse
For each class the protest time limit is 30 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day. This alters rules (RRS) 61.3 and 62.2

15 Radio Communications
A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio
communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile phones.

16 Safety Regulations
16.1 Boats must be equipped as required by the Canadian Coast Guard.
16.2 Boats having a minimum freeboard in excess of 20 inches (50cm) may be required to
demonstrate means of retrieving a crew overboard.
Random safety inspections may be carried out by the Race Committee. Any Safety
equipment Deficiency may be ground for penalty, including disqualification, at the
discretion of the Protest Committee immediately after the race. This alters RRS 42.

Prizes
Prizes will be given to each class winner of each individual race on the night of the race.
Also on Wednesday night a personal best prize will be given to the boat which performed the best above his average.

Trophies will be presented at the commodores ball in November for winners of each series
plus the overall winners for each class for the season.

18 Interference with Shipping and Rowers
Any Boats which interferes with the orderly passage of navel or commercial shipping may
be subject to disqualification from the race. Such disqualification shall be reported to
NSYA and may result in further disciplinary action, including denial of entry into future
events.
Boats interfering with rowing vessels may be subject to disqualification from the race.
Engines may be used in an emergency. Details of the emergency must be reported to the Race Committee immediately after the race. This alters RRS 42.

19 Withdrawal or disablement
19.1 Boats withdrawing or disabled shall report same to the Race Committee. This is to prevent needless emergencies and non-compliance shall be reported to NSYA, and may result in further disciplinary action, including denial of entry to future events.

20 Disclaimer of Liability
20.1 Competitors participate in the AYC races entirely at their own risk. See RRS 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 proper to, during, or after an AYC race or regatta.

21 Insurance
21.1 Each participating boat shall carry personal liability/protection & indemnity coverage of not less than one million dollars. To be eligible to race each skipper/owner must sign a declaration of insurance coverage.

22 Garbage
22.1 Boats are not to discharge overboard. Witnesses to such acts are encouraged to take action under RRS 60.