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RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined
in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-
2012.
1.2 The rules shall be in the following order of precedence:
The Racing rules of Sailing 2009-2012
(USSA), The 2010 GulfStreamer Sailing Instructions, 2010
GulfStreamer Notice of Race, 2010
HRYC PHRF Rating Policies & Rules, COLREGS and any special
instructions issued by the
HRYC Race Committee.
2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official
notice board located at the
Halifax River Yacht Club in Daytona Beach, Fl and will also
be posted on the HRYC website
(www.hryc.com).
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CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be
posted before 0900 hrs on the day it will take
effect, except that any change to the schedule
of races will be posted by 2000 hrs on the day
before it will take effect.
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SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
4.1 No Signals made ashore will be displayed at any
time.
5
SCHEDULE OF RACES
5.1 The 2010 GulfStreamer will consist of a common
start for two consecutive races. The first
race will be the Sprint race.
It will start at the start line and finish at the Daytona Beach
pier. The second race
will be the GulfStreamer ocean race. It will start at the start
line and finish in Charleston
SC.
5.2 The scheduled time of the warning signals
will be May 28, 2010 at 1625 hrs EDST.
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THE COURSE
6.1 1. From the start line, yachts will continue north,
passing between the Daytona
Beach pier and a mark approxamatly 300 yards
east of the pier.
6.1.2. The line between the pier and the mark will
be the finish line for the Sprint
race.
6.1.3. Yachts racing the GulfStreamer will continue
north, finishing between buoys 9
and 10 of the Charleston Harbor entrance channel,
a distance of 226 miles.
6.1.4. Yachts racing the GulfStreamer will be responsible
for taking their own
finishing times.
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AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS
The following areas are designated as obstructions:
None
8 THE START
8.1 The scheduled time of the warning signal is May
28, 2010 at 13:00.
8.2 Races will be started by using rule 26 with the
warning signal given 5 minutes before the
starting signal.
8.3 The starting line will be between the committee
yacht and the starting pin to the east of
Ponce Inlet.
8.4 The starting sequence will be as follows:
8.4.1. Prior to the preparatory
signal five short blasts of the horn will be sounded to alert the
fleet.
8.4.2. Five minutes before
the start of the race a preparatory signal of a white flag will
be
raised and displayed for a period
of one minute.
8.4.3. Four minutes before
the start of the race the white flag will be lowered.
8.4.4. Four minutes before
the start of the race a blue flag will be raised and displayed for
a period of three minutes.
8.4.5. One minute before
the start of the race the blue flag will be lowered.
8.4.6. The race will start
upon the raising of the red flag one minute after the
blue flag has been lowered.
8.4.7. A single audible
signal will be sounded upon the raising of all flags.
8.4.8. The raising of a
flag constitutes the official signal.
9 RECALLS
9.1 Display of code flag “X” and one sound
signal shall signal individual recalls. A
yacht recalled will be notified by hail
and on VHF channel 72. Yachts starting
early and not restarting properly shall be penalized
30 minutes.
9.2 Display of the “First Repeater Flag”
and two sound signals shall signal a general
recall.
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POSTPONEMENT
10.1 Display of the “Answering Pennant”
and two sound signals shall signal a postponement. After a postponement
the “Answering Pennant” shall be lowered with a sound
signal one minute before raising the white warning flag.
10.2 If weather conditions require a 24 hour postponement,
announcement will be made at the skippers meeting.
11 THE
FINISH
11.1 The Sprint race finishing line will be between
the north east corner of the Daytona Beach pier and a buoy approximately
300 yards east. Sprint yachts, after finishing, shall continue north
from finish line and keep clear of yachts sailing on to Charleston.
11.2 The GulfStreamer yachts will finish between buoys
9 and 10 of the Charleston Harbor entrance channel, a distance of
226 miles.
11.3 GulfStreamer yachts will take their own finishing
times for the ocean race and convey them to the race committee as
soon as possible. A yacht’s finishing time will be taken when
the HELMSMAN crosses the finish line.
11.4 As soon as practical, yachts shall call in their
finish times to 386.451.1224. Yachts should report their name, sail
number, finish time (24 hour format) and date.
12 TIME
LIMITS
12.1 Time limits are as follows:
Class Time limit
Cruising 65 hrs
Non Spinnaker 65 hrs
Spinnaker 65 hrs
13 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
13.1 Protest
forms will be provided in the entry package, and are also available
from the Race Committee. Protests shall be delivered within the
protest time limit.
13.2 For each class, the protest time limit is 1000
hrs the 31st of May 2010. The same time limit applies to protests
by the race committee and protest committee about incidents they
observe in the racing area and to requests for redress. This changes
rules 61.3 and 62.2.
13.3 Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the
protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they
are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the
jury room, located at a place and time to be determined by the race
committee.
13.4 Notices of protests by the race committee or
protest committee will be posted to inform yachts under rule 61.1(b).
13.5 A list of yachts that have acknowledged breaking
rule 42 or have been disqualified by the protest committee will
be posted before the protest time limit.
13.6 Breaches of instructions 15.3, 19.1, 20 and 23
will not be grounds for a protest by a yacht. Penalties for these
breaches may be less than disqualification if the protest committee
so decides.
13.7 Decisions of the protest committee will be final
as provided in rule 70.4.
13.8 All yachts shall carry at all times a protest
form and a standard protest flag.
14 SCORING
14.1 All yachts shall be scored using their HRYC PHRF
Valid Rating and corrected time on distance.
14.2 The race committee reserves the right to reclassify
any yacht at its discretion
14.3 Scoring will be the low point system.
15 SAFETY
REGULATIONS
15.1 Check-in: Yachts shall sail within hailing distance
of the committee boat, and state their yacht’s name.
15.2 A yacht that retires from a race shall notify
the race committee as soon as possible.
15.3 All yachts shall carry all the necessary safety
equipment required by law, regulation, or class rules.
15.4 All yachts racing in the ocean race shall comply
with all ISSA Category 2 requirements. The only exception will be:
a dingy, inflatable or rigid, carried on deck or in davits ready
for immediate deployment may be substituted for a life raft. All
yachts racing in the Sprint race shall comply with all ISSA Category
4 requirements.
15.5 All skippers SHALL sign a Certificate of Compliance
which states that each yacht meets the requirements of ISSA Category
2 or Category 4, depending upon the course raced.
15.6 All competing yachts shall carry hard copies
of the appropriate NOAA charts covering the race course
16 REPLACEMENT
OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT
16.1 Substitution of competitors will not be allowed
without prior written approval of the race committee.
16.2 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will
not be allowed unless approved by the race committee. Requests for
substitution shall be made, in writing, to the Race Committee before
the end of the skippers meeting.
17 EQUIPMENT
AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
17.1 A yacht or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance
with all rules, and sailing instructions.
17.2 Yachts shall be a minimum of 30 feet LOD. Exceptions
will be individually considered by the race committee. Request for
exemption shall be submitted, in writing, with entry application.
18 OFFICIAL
YACHTS
18.1 Race Committee boats will be marked with a Race
Committee flag.
19 SUPPORT
YACHTS
19.1 All support yachts shall stay outside areas where
yachts are racing from the time of the preparatory signal for the
first class to start until all yachts have started the race, committee
signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment.
20 RADIO COMMUNICATION
20.1 A yacht shall neither make radio transmissions
while racing nor receive radio
communications not available to all yachts. This restriction also
applies to mobile
telephones.
21
PRIZES
21.1 Prizes will be given as follows:
1st overall (corrected time)
1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all classes
1st, 2nd, and 3rd with female crew
1st with most children
Largest fish caught (picture with length measurement included)
Perseverance
Corinthian
Club to Club Fleet (average of fastest 3 corrected times)
22
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
22.1 The Race Committee will be in charge of all scheduled
races. The Race Chairman or his designate will have final decision
over management issues of the race, including, but not limited to
whether a yacht will be allowed to compete, penalties (except protest
and ratings), scoring, eligibility of yachts to race and time limits.
Despite the
schedule to race and despite the committee’s decision to race,
it is ALWAYS the skipper’s decision whether he, his vessel
and/or his crew should participate in any race. The responsibility
of the decision to race and any and all consequences lie SOLELY
with the skipper, captain or owner/operator of the vessel. YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF YOUR VESSEL AND
ANYONE ABOARD! YOU ARE FURTHER RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTIONS TAKEN BY
YOUR CREW AND DAMAGE TO, OR CAUSED BY, YOUR VESSEL. THIS SHOULD
ALWAYS GUIDE YOUR DECISION TO RACE AND YOUR ACTIONS WHILE RACING.
The race committee accepts NO responsibility for your decision to
race and the consequences that accompany it.
Competitors
participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. The organizing
authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal
injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during,
or after the regatta.
23 INSURANCE
Each participating yacht shall be insured with valid third-party
liability insurance with a minimum cover of $250,000.00 (USD).
