1
Organizing Authority
The
organizing authority is the United States Soling Association (USSA), in
conjunction with the Valcour Sailing Club, Inc. (VSC).
2
Rules
2.1
All events will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2001-2004, and
the Rules of the International Soling Association (ISA).
All racing will be fleet racing.
2.2
RRS 42.3(b) is changed by adding: Pumping
of the spinnaker guy is permitted without restriction at all times only
on the legs designated as reaching legs of Course 2.
In this part of the rule, “pumping of the spinnaker guy” means
repeatedly trimming and releasing the guy by any means.
This changes ISA class Rule C.9.1.
3
Advertising
All
events will be category C events in accordance with RRS 79 and Appendix G.
4
Eligibility and Entry
Skippers
must be members of the Valcour Sailing Club and the USSA or CSA.
Others may compete by invitation.
5
Changes to Instructions
Any changes
to the sailing instructions will be included in a handout on race day.
6
Schedule of Events
6.1 Tuesday
Night series. Each
Tuesday night will consist of one or more races if possible.
The dates and times of the warning signals are as follows
6.2 The Weekend Series.
The dates, times of the warning signals and formats are as follows:
Date
Day
Time Event
Format
16 May 2004
Sun
1100
Rigging and Tuning Day
29 May 2004
Sat
1000
Spring Regatta Day 1
4 short races
30 May 2004
Sun
1000
Spring Regatta Day 2
2 long races
18 July 2004
Sun
1100
Soling Weekend 2
2-4 short races
22 Aug 2004
Sun
1100
Soling Weekend 3
2-4 short races
02 Oct 2004
Sat
1000
Lake Champlain Soling Championships Day 1
4 short races
03 Oct 2004
Sun
1000
Lake Champlain Soling Championships Day 2
2 long races
6.3
The Soling North American Championships will be held September 16-19.
NOR and Sailing Instructions will be posted separately.
7
Racing Area
The racing
area will be on Cumberland Bay, Plattsburgh, NY.
8
Courses
All races
shall be sailed on Course A or Course B. The
Race Committee will display the course letter followed by the marks to be
rounded for the first lap. Course A
may be shortened at any mark. Course
B may be shortened only at the start/finish line.
Note that you must not cross the start/finish line on Course B unless
starting or finishing.
Course
A
Course B
9
Marks
VSC
permanent marks located within Cumberland Bay are white cylinders designated by
their compass heading as viewed from the center of Cumberland Bay.
Navigation buoys are either green cans or red nuns designated by the most
recent NOAA navigation chart. The
following marks may be specified for a racecourse:
Mark Description
Location
“N” White cylinder
Northern Cumberland Bay
“NE” White cylinder
Northeastern Cumberland Bay
“E” White cylinder
Southern tip of Cumberland Head
“S” White cylinder
Southern Cumberland Bay, North of Crab Island
“GC1” Green Can
Cumberland Bay
“O”
Orange tetrahedron
Drop mark with location depending on the course selected
“RC” Race Committee Boat
10
The Start
10.1 Races will be started in accordance with the 2001-2004 RRS rule
26.
10.2 No race will be
started unless there is an average wind speed of 3 knots or greater as recorded
by the OD on station for at least 15 minutes prior to the first warning signal.
11
The Start and Finishing Lines
The start
and finishing lines will be between a
staff displaying the blue RC flag on the Race Committee boat and the nearest
course mark. The Committee boat
shall be on the starboard end of the starting line.
12
Starting Penalties
RRS
Rule 30.1 shall be in effect. The
Committee boat need not display the I flag.
13
Time Limits
13.1 Tuesday Series. The
first boat must finish within 1.5 hours. Boats
finishing after 2 hours shall be scored DNF.
13.2 Weekend Series.
Long races The first
boat must finish within 2.5 hours. Boats
finishing after 3 hours shall be scored DNF.
Short races The
first boat must finish within 1.5 hours. Boats
finishing after 2 hours shall be scored DNF.
14
Protests
14.1
Any
protest must be in accordance with RRS Part 5, except as modified by these
sailing instructions. If these
rules are not met the protest will not be heard.
14.2
A
boat intending to protest shall notify the O.D. of its intent to protest
immediately after crossing the finish line.
14.3
Protests
shall be written on a U.S. Sailing protest form and given to O.D. no later than
two hours after the end of the last race of the day.
14.4 One US
Sailing protest form is in the back of this handbook.
Copies of blank forms can be obtained from the O.D.,
are located on the Committee Boat, can be downloaded from VSC or U.S.
Sailing’s websites and can be found on page
126 of the RRS.
15.1
Low point system of Appendix A will apply.
15.2.1
Tuesday Night Regatta. There
will be a total of 18 Tuesday night regattas, each consisting of 1 or
2 races. Each boat’s
Tuesday night regatta score shall be the total of its race scores. The boat with the
lowest regatta score wins, the rest will be ranked accordingly.
15.2.2
Tuesday Night Series.
A boat’s series standing shall be the total of her regatta 18
regatta scores.
With 13 or more races completed, two throw outs are allowed.
With 12 or fewer races completed, one
throw out is allowed.
15.3 Spring Regatta and
Lake Champlain Soling Championships.
Three
or more races must be completed
to score as a regatta. With 5 or
more races there shall be one throw out, otherwise none.
15.4 The Weekend Series.
A boat’s Weekend Series standing shall be the total
of all points scored in
each individual race. With
13 or more races completed, two throw outs are allowed.
With 12 or fewer races
completed, one throw out is allowed.
16
Awards
16.1 Tuesday Night Series.
The
Soling Fleet spokesperson shall divide the fleet into two groups, Red
and Blue, at his discretion based on total series points.
Trophies will be awarded to the first, second, and
third place finishes in each fleet at the fall banquet.
16.2 Spring Regatta and
Lake Champlain Soling Championships.
Trophies
will be awarded to the
first, second, and third place finishes at the hoist after the event.
16.3 Weekend Series.
Trophies
will be awarded to first, second and third place finishes at the fall
banquet.
16.4 Soling
Boat of the Year. This
award is presented to the Soling with the lowest overall score of all races combined with no throw outs.