VALCOUR SAILING CLUB

PO BOX 1362

PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK 12901

www.valcoursailingclub.org

Officers, Committees, Liaisons 2005

Officers Name Tel # e-mail address

Commodore: Phil Gorman 572-4115 philip.gorman@charter.net

Vice-Commodore: Brian Dowling 566-0868 bmdreapp@westelcom.com

Rear Commodore: Dan Inhelder 561-2745 daninhelder@yahoo.com

Secretary: Amber Gorman 563-7033 amber.gorman@charter.net

Treasurer: Brian White 561-2983 brianewhite@yahoo.com

Member-at-Large: Patrick Larkin 563-3585 usa851@yahoo.com

LCPHRF Rater: Chuck Surber 562-9388 chuckdee@usadatanet.net

Committees Chair Tel # Members

Committee Boat: Chris Duley 566-6017 Ed Trombley

Finance: Brian White 561-2983 Kevin Larkin, Tim McCormick

Membership: Patrick Larkin 563-3585

Protest: Ed Trombley 561-0998

Race: Brian Dowling 566-0868 Mike Parsons, Ed Trombley

Rating: Chuck Surber 562-9388 Brian Dowling, Chris Duley

Liaisons Name Tel # e-mail address

Cumberland Bay Community Boating Center: Chris Duley 566-6017 topher@westelcom.com

Clinton Community College Regatta: Chris Duley 566-6017 topher@westelcom.com

Display Boards: Amy Jordan 561-4125 amylynnejordan111@yahoo.com

Press Liaison: Ty Kretser 561-4152 tdkretser@yahoo.com

Soling Fleet Spokesperson: Ed Trombley 561-0998 usa833@hotmail.com

Sponsorship: Tim McCormick 561-5863 PHISH1216@aol.com

Webmaster: Brian White 561-2983 brianewhite@yahoo.com

Introduction

In the spring of 1966, Valcour Sailing Club was launched out of the desire for organized racing on a regularly scheduled basis. At that time, racing was limited to weekends, one week the race was on Saturday, the second week, the race was on Sunday. As the years passed, so has the scope of organized racing. VSC now provides organized racing for two weekday series; Tuesday evening Soling races and Wednesday evening PHRF races as well as weekend Soling and PHRF Races.

The PHRF Sunday Series consists of nine-cup races.

1. COMMODORE'S CUP

First scheduled for the 1976 sailing season during the administration of Commodore Wayne Twining and has been scheduled each sailing season since. It is dedicated to the office of the Commodore of VSC. Its precursor was the Lighthouse Cup race, established by Peter Hornby and his crew in 1974, as the first race of the season. The Commodore’s Cup was built and donated by Commodore Twining. Due to a schedule conflict, this season the Commodore will host an after race reception/BBQ after the Kent Delord Race.

2. ISLE ST. MICHEL Race

Named after Crab Island, known as Isle St. Michel by the colonial French. The Isle St. Michel was first scheduled by VSC as part of the now defunct Lake Champlain Racing Conference race series between VSC, Mallets Bay Boat Club and Lake Champlain Yacht Club. It was initially held in early September as a one-day race in the area of Valcour Island and Cumberland Bay.

3. KENT DELORD CUP

First run on July 6, 1986 in the vicinity of the war of 1812’s Battle of Plattsburgh (Cumberland Bay). It kicked off the week of the Mayor’s Cup festivities and was a fundraiser for the Kent Delord House Museum located in Plattsburgh. The course was originally designed as a Mayor’s Cup “warm up” race and used a modified Mayor’s Cup racecourse. It no longer is a fundraiser, connected with the Mayor’s cup festivities or uses a Mayor’s cup race format.

4. CRACKED POT

VSC has held a Fourth of July race since 1967, known alternatively as the 4^th of July Race (1967), Independence Day Race (1968), Special Race (1969), Skippers Race (1971-1974), and the Standing Start Race (1975). For many years the Cracked Pot race started with all boats at anchor and sails lowered. Each boat would be given a different starting time based on its handicap rating with the slowest boat starting first, then the next slowest and so on until the entire fleet had started. The winner would be the crew of the first boat to cross the finish line. The winner would be required to drink beer from a full cracked bedpan (the original Cup). Over the years, the Le Mans start fell out of favor and, with the advent of strict drinking laws, so did the quaffing. The staggered handicap start has endured and will be used once again this season.

5. VALCOUR RACE

Named after Valcour Island and the area south of Plattsburgh known as Valcour, where many of the founding members of VSC lived. Like the Isle St. Michel, the Valcour Race was first scheduled by VSC as part of the now defunct Lake Champlain Racing Conference race series. It was initially held in early June as two one-day races held on the same weekend.

6. EISENGER CUP

Initiated in 1980 as a memorial to Dr. Peter Eisenger, a dedicated sailboat racer and beloved member of VSC, the Eisenger Cup first ran as one of three special events in the race schedule. It evolved into a regatta, for a time consisting of three races in one day and now consisting of two races.

7. McDOWELL CUP

Dedicated to Dr. David McDowell, the first honorary lifetime member of VSC. First scheduled in 1991, the McDowell Race would traditionally start and finish within view of Dr. McDowell’s residence located in Valcour. After the race a “raft-up” of participating boats would be held. In recent years interest in the raft-up has declined, and after race festivities are alternatively planned

8. NAKED TURTLE RACE

Established in 2003, this race is a thank you to the Naked Turtle Restaurant, which has unselfishly supported VSC and provided VSC with an unofficial point of after race debriefing.

9. FALL CLASSIC

Established in 2002, this final race of the VSC season is dedicated to the coming of fall on Lake Champlain and the passing of another sailing season.

In addition to the nine PHRF series races, the VSC is proud to work with Clinton Community College Foundation by organizing the CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGATTA, held in conjunction with Clinton Community College’s Homecoming and Chew-Chew fest. This Saturday regatta will be held at Bluff Point, where alumni and guests can enjoy picturesque scenery, while sampling local restaurants cuisine and listening to local musical talent.

Valcour Sailing Club

Lake Champlain PHRF

2005 Notice of Race

1 Organizing Authority

The organizing authority is the Valcour Sailing Club, Inc. (VSC). This publication shall serve as Notice of Race for all VSC sponsored events, unless otherwise notified.

2 Rules

All events will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2005-2008. This Notice of Race will stand except as amended or altered by the Sailing Instructions, or properly posted amendments on the VSC website at valcoursailingclub.org.

3 Advertising

All events will be category C events in accordance with RRS 79 and ISAF Advertising Code Regulation 20.

4 Eligibility and Entry

A boat must be sponsored by a regular member of the VSC. A regular or associate member of the VSC must be on the boat while racing. VSC guests are allowed to compete in individual races. All boats must be in compliance with appropriate Federal and State safety laws, rules and regulations, and sign a VSC entry form. Boats must have a valid PHRF certificate issued by Lake Champlain PHRF prior to competing.

5 Classes

PHRF boats are divided into two classes. Class A is 149 and below. Class B is 150 and above. Class B competitors within 9 seconds of 150 may elect to race in Class A. Boats should notify the Race Committee of their intention prior to the start of the season.

6 Safety

6.1 A boat that retires from a race must notify the Race Committee as soon as possible.

6.2 The skipper is ultimately responsible for the safety of his boat and crew.

6.3 All boats must carry equipment required by the US Coast Guard and any applicable Federal, State, and local authorities.

7 Remedies Not Specified

Any situation or event, for which a specific remedy cannot be found in these Sailing Instructions or the 2005 - 2008 Racing Rules of Sailing as adopted by the United States Sailing Association, shall be referred to a committee appointed by the Commodore and shall consist of three or more VSC members none of which shall be affected by the outcome of the remedy.

8 Liability

The owner of a boat, by his entry into an event, agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the VSC, its officers, and any person involved in running the regatta, for any claim arising out of participation in a VSC event, by any and all people on his boat.

9 Racing Area

All VSC events shall start on Cumberland Bay.

10 Scoring

10.1 Handicap System. The Time-On-Time method of PHRF corrected time calculation will be used for all PHRF races except the Cracked Pot race, which shall be Time-On-Distance. Time-On-Time correction factors will be used in accordance with the average wind strength for each race.

Correction factors are as follows.

WIND TIME CORRECTION FACTOR

0 - 6 knots 672

600 + Your PHRF

6.1 – 15 knots 622

550 + Your PHRF

15.1 + knots 552

480 + Your PHRF

The J-35, Obsession (PHRF 72), is the scratch boat used to figure the numerator of the TCF. The numerator = 600 + 72 for 0 – 6 Knots; 550 + 72 for 6.1 – 15 knots; 480 + 72 for 15.1 + knots.

The average wind strength of the race shall be the average of the wind readings taken by the O.D. from the start of the race to the midpoint between the actual time of the first boat finishing the race and the last boat finishing the race. For example, if the first boat finishes the race in two hours and the last boat finishes the race in three hours actual time, the average wind strength will be the average of the wind readings taken from the start of the race to 2.5 hours after the start of the race. The O.D. shall take wind strength readings at the start of the race and at every thirty minute interval thereafter until the last boat finishes the race.

10.2 Race Scoring. The Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A2 of the RRS, will be used.

10.3 Series Scoring.

10.3.1 PHRF Wednesday Night A & B Series

Each series will consist of 8 races with one throw out.

10.3.2 PHRF Sunday Series

This series will consist of nine events with two throw outs.

11. AWARDS

11.1 PHRF Wednesday Night A & B Series

Trophies will be awarded to first, second, and third place finishes in each series at the fall banquet.

11.2 PHRF Sunday Races

A perpetual trophy will be awarded to the boat with the lowest corrected time after the race at the Naked Turtle.

11.3 PHRF Sunday Series

Trophies will be awarded to first, second, and third place finishes in each series at the fall banquet.

11.4. BROACH OF THE YEAR: This award is presented to the boat that has the most spectacular broach of the season.

11.5. MOST IMPROVED BOAT: This award is presented to the boat that has demonstrated the greatest degree of improvement from the previous season.

11.6 PHRF BOAT OF THE YEAR: This award is presented to the boat with the lowest overall score of all PHRF series races combined (no throw-outs).

12. Schedule of Events:

Wednesday Series

25-May-05 Wed. 1815 PHRF Tune Up

01-June-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A1

08-June-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A2

15-June-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A3

22-June-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A4

29-June-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A5

06 Jully-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A6

13-July-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A7

20-July-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF A8

27-July-05 Wed. 1830 PHRF B1

03-Aug-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B2

10-Aug-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B3

17-Aug-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B4

24-Aug-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B5

31-Aug-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B6

07-Sep-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B7

14-Sep-05 Wed. 1800 PHRF B8

Sunday Series

05-June-05 Sun. 1000 Commodore’s Cup

12-June-05 Sun. 1000 Isle St. Michel

19-June-05 Sun. 1000 Kent Delord

26-June-05 Sun. 1000 Cracked Pot

10-July-05 Sun. 1000 Valcour Race

24-July-05 Sun. 1000 Eisenger Cup

07-Aug-05 Sun. 1000 McDowell Cup

28-Aug-05 Sun. 1000 Naked Turtle

25-Sep-05 Sun. 1000 Fall Classic

LCPHRF Series

11-June-05 Sat. 1030 Royal Savage MBBC

09-July-05 Sat. 1000 Mayor’s Cup Am Rotary

29-July-05 Fri. 2000 Lake Champlain Race MBBC

30-July-05 Sat. Lake Champlain Race MBBC

06-Aug-05 Sat. 1100 Ladies Cup LCYC

10-Sep-05 Sat. 1100 Commodore Macdonough LCYC

11-Sep-05 Sun. Commodore Macdonough LCYC

Other PHRF Races

03-Sep-05 Sat. 1000 Omnium

04-Sep-05 Sun. 1000 Omnium

08-Oct-05 Sat. 1100 Benedict Arnold

17-Sep-05 Sat. 1000 Clinton Community College Regatta

Valcour Sailing Club

Lake Champlain PHRF

2005 Sailing Instructions

1. Courses

The Committee boat shall display the course number. When courses 1 and 2 are selected the marks to be rounded for the first lap shall be displayed after the course number.

1.1 PHRF Wednesday Series Courses shall be selected from course numbers 1 - 2.

1.2 PHRF Sunday Series Courses shall be selected from racecourse numbers 1 – 30 except The Eisinger Cup Regatta and The Naked Turtle Cup.

1.2.1 Eisenger Cup Regatta will consist of one race selected from course 1 and one race selected from course 2.

1.2.2 The Naked Turtle Cup shall be selected from course numbers 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 14 - 18, 21, 23, 27 – 29. These are located near Plattsburgh Boat Basin.

Courses 1 and 2 may be shortened at any mark.

2. RACECOURSE NUMBERS 5 - 30

A. (s) denotes that the mark is rounded to starboard; otherwise the mark is rounded to port.

B. Start column shows the designated starting mark.

C. Description column denotes the marks in the order they are to be taken. The last denotation is the finishing mark.

D. Distance column is the sum of the point-to-point distances between marks.

E. Wind column is the suggested use for a particular wind strength (knots) pre-start of the race. Other considerations for course selection are weather and water conditions.

F. No redress or protest will be heard based on course selection.

G. Course may be shortened at any mark described on the course except islands.

H. Chart graphics depicting each course may be viewed here

#	Wind	Start	Description	Distance
South to South South West Wind (180º - 202.5º)
5.	10-15+	GC1	CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, RN28, RN26, RN24, S, N, GC1	15.8
6	10-15	GC1	CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, GC3(s), RN2, CI(s), GC	13.9
7	6-10	NE	RN24(s), RN26(s), RN28, RN26, RN24, NE	11.8
8	<6- 10	N	S, N, S, N	10.4
South to South South East Wind (180º - 157.5º)
9.	10-15+	N	S(s), PI, CPI, PI(s), S, N	15.7
10.	6-10	GC1	S, N, GC1, S, GC1	9.4
11.	<6	GC1	S, GC1, S, GC1	7.9
South South East to South East Wind (157.5º - 135º)
12.	<6-15+	GC1	V, GC1, V, GC1	17.2
South East to East South East Wind (135º - 112.5º)
13.	<6-15+	O	RN24(s), B, RN24, O, RN24(s), V, RN24, O O located east of Plattsburgh Air Force Base approx. N44º40.616’W73º26.521’	15.7
14.	<6-10	GC1	E, GC1, E, GC1, E, GC1	9.6
East South East to East Wind (112.5º – 90º)
15.	<6-15+	O	E, O, E, O, E, O, E, O, E, O O located South to South East of BWR approx N44º41.115’ W73º26.385’	18.0
East to East North East Wind (90º-67.5º)
16.	<6-15+	O	NE, O, NE, O, NE, O, NE, O, NE, O O location South East of BWR approx. coordinates N44º41.115’ W73º26.385’	16.7
East North East to North East Wind (67.5º - 45º)
17.	<6-15	O	NE, O, NE, O, NE, O, NE, O O located east of Plattsburgh Air Force Base approx. N44º40.616’ W73º26.521’	16.5
North East to North North East Wind (45º - 22.5º)
18.	<6-15+	O	N, O, N, O, N, O O located east of Plattsburgh Air Force Base approx. N44º40.616’ W73º26.521’	18.4
North North East to North Wind (22.5º - 0º)
19.	10-15+	S	N, CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, GC3(s), RN2, CI(s), GC1	17.2
20.	10-15+	S	N, CI, RN2(s), GC3, RN4, RN28, RN26, RN24, S	15.7
21.	<6-15	S	N, S, N, S, N, S	15.6
North to North North West Wind (0º - 337.5º)
22.	10-15	S	GC1, RN24(s), PI, CPI, PI(s), RN24, S, GC1	16.6
23.	<6-10	S	GC1, S, GC1, S, GC1, S	11.9
North North West to North West Wind (337.5º - 315º)
24.	<6-15+	O	GC1, V, GC1, V, O O located between GC1 and V approx. 1.5 nautical miles from GC1 Do Not Go Through Start/Finish Line After Start Unless Finishing	17.2
North West to West North West (315º - 292.5º)
25.	<6-15+	S	O, RN24(s), V, RN24, O, RN24(s), V, S O located east of Plattsburgh Air Force Base approx. N44º40.616’ W73º26.521’ Do Not Go Through Start/Finish Line After Start Unless Finishing	15.6
26.	10-15+	E	GC1, V, S, V, GC1, E, GC1	18.6
West North West to West Wind (292.5º – 270º)
27.	<6-15+	E	O, E, O, E, O, E, O, E, O O location Southeast of BWR approx. coordinates N44º41.115’ W73º26.385’	16.2
West to West South West Wind (270º - 247.5º)
28.	<6-15+	NE	O, NE, O NE, O, NE, O, NE, O, NE O location Southeast of BWR approx. coordinates N44º41.115’ W73º26.385’	16.7
West South West to South West Wind (247.5º – 225º)
29.	<6-15+	NE	O, NE, O, NE, O, NE, O, NE O located East of Plattsburgh Air Force Base approx. N44º40.616’W73º26.521’	16.5
South West to South South West Wind (225º - 202.5º)
30.	<6-15+	NE	O, NE, O, NE, O, NE O located East of Cliff Haven – approx. coordinates N44º39.060’ W73º26.005’	19.3

2. VSC RACING MARKS

2.1 VSC permanent marks located within Cumberland Bay are white cylinders designated by their compass heading as viewed from the center of Cumberland Bay..

2.2 VSC permanent mark located on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain is a white cylinder designated by “V”.

2.3 Islands are designated by the first letter of each word in its name followed by an “I”.

2.4 Navigation buoys are either green cans or red nuns designated by its designation on the most recent NOAA navigation chart.

2.5 The following marks may used to describe a racecourse:

Mark	Description	Location
“BWR”	Breakwater	East of Plattsburgh Boat Basin
“CI”	Crab Island
“CPI”	Carlton’s Prize
“E”	White cylinder	Southern tip of Cumberland Head N 44º 41.436’ W 73º 23.894’
“GC1”	Green Can	Cumberland Bay
“GC3”	Green Can	West of Valcour Island
“GI”	Garden Island	South of Valcour Island
“N”	White cylinder	Northern Cumberland Bay N 44º 42.783’ W 73º 25.567’
“NE”	White cylinder	Northeastern Cumberland Bay N 44º 42.072’ W 73º 24.470’
“O”	Orange Tetrahedron	Drop mark with location depending on course selected
“PI”	Providence Island
“RC”	Race Committee Boat
“RN2”	Red Nun	Valcour Shoal
“RN4”	Red Nun	North of Ausable Point
“RN24”	Red Nun	North of Crab Island
“RN26”	Red Nun	Spoon Bay, east of Valcour Island
“RN28”	Red Nun	East of Garden Island
“S”	White cylinder	Southern Cumberland Bay, North of Crab Island; N 44º40.250’ W 73º 24.750’
“V”	White cylinder	North of Sawyer Island, VermontN 44º 39.320’ W 73º 21.317’

GC1

NE

O

O

BWR

E

O

S

RN24

CI

O

V

RN2

RN26

GC3

PI

GI

RN28

CPI

RN4

3. The Start

3.1 Start Rules

Races will be started in accordance with the 2005-2008 RRS rule 26.

3.2 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.

3.3 Starting Penalties

RRS Rule 30.1 shall be in effect. The Committee boat need not display the I flag.

4. Time Limits

4.1 PHRF Wednesday Night Series

First boat shall finish within 2 hours. Boats finishing after 2.5 hours shall be scored DNF.

4.2 PHRF Sunday Series Races, except The Eisinger Cup Regatta

First boat shall finish within 4 hours. Boats finishing after 5 hours shall be scored DNF.

4.3 The Eisinger Cup Regatta

The first boat shall finish within 2 hours for each race. Boats finishing after 2.5 hours for race shall be scored DNF.

5. Protests

5.1 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.

5.2 A boat intending to protest shall notify the O.D. of its intent to protest immediately after crossing the finish line.

5.3 Protests shall be written on a U.S. Sailing protest form and given to O.D. not later than two hours after the last boat in the protestor’s class has finished the race of the day.

5.4 The 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 132 of the RRS 2005-2008.

Valcour Sailing Club

Lake Champlain Soling Fleet

2005 Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions

1 Organizing Authority

The Organizing Authority is the United States Soling Association (USSA), in conjunction with the Valcour Sailing Club, Inc.

2 Rules

All events will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2005-2008, and the Rules of the International Soling Association (ISA). All racing will be fleet racing.

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:

Date Day Time Event Date Day Time Event

17 May 2005 Tue 1815 Soling 1 19 July 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 10

24 May 2005 Tue 1815 Soling 2 26 July 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 11

31 May 2005 Tue 1815 Soling 3 02 Aug 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 12

07 June 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 4 09 Aug 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 13

14 June 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 5 16 Aug 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 14

21 June 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 6 23 Aug 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 15

28 June 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 7 30 Aug 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 16

05 July 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 8 06 Sept 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 17

12 July 2005 Tue 1830 Soling 9 13 Sept 2005 Tue 1800 Soling 18

6.2 The Weekend Series. The dates, times of the warning signals and formats are as follows:

Date Day Time Event Format

28 May 2005 Sat 1000 Spring Regatta Day 1 4 short races

29 May 2005 Sun 1000 Spring Regatta Day 2 2 long races

17 July 2005 Sun 1000 Soling Weekend 2 2-4 short races

21 Aug 2005 Sun 1000 Soling Weekend 3 2-4 short races

01 Oct 2005 Sat 1000 LC Soling Championships Day 1 4 short races

02 Oct 2005 Sun 1000 LC Soling Championships Day 2 2 long races

7 Racing Area

The racing area will be in Cumberland Bay, Plattsburgh, NY.

8 Courses

All races shall be sailed on Course A or Course B. The Race Committee will display the course number along with 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	SE 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 2005-2008 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

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 shall finish within 1.5 hours from its start. Boats finishing after 2 hours shall be scored as DNF.

13.2 Weekend Series.

Long races The first boat shall finish within 2.5 hours. Boats finishing after 3 hours shall be scored DNF.

Short races The first boat shall 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. not later two hours after the end of the race.

14.4 Protest Forms: 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 132 of the RRS.

14.5 The Protest Committee Chair will inform all interested parties and Protest Committee members of the protest and the location of and hold the protest hearing as soon as practical and reasonable for all interested parties after the protested race.

15 Scoring

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 night, the rest shall be ranked accordingly.

15.2.2 Tuesday Night Series. A boat’s series standing shall be the total of its 18 regatta scores. With 13 or more regattas completed, two throw outs are permitted. With 12 or fewer regattas completed, one throw out is permitted.

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 permitted. With 12 or fewer races completed, one throw out is permitted.

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. At the Fall Banquet, trophies will be awarded to the first, second, and third place finishes in each fleet.

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 race and/or regatta scores combined with no throw outs.