Walton and Frinton Yacht Club Dinghy Notice of Race 2011
1.	Organising Authority
	The Organising Authority is the Walton and Frinton Yacht Club (W&FYC)
2.	Rules and Regulations
	2.1	Racing Rules of Sailing
		The rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2009-2012
	2.2	National Authority Prescriptions
		The Prescriptions of the RYA will apply
	2.3	Notice of Race
		This Notice of Race and any amendments thereto
	2.4	Sailing Instructions
		Sailing Instructions for each series or open races will be posted on the  Official Notice Board in the foyer of the Walton & Frinton Yacht Club and on the website at www.wfyc.co.uk
	Succeeding items in the above list shall take precedence
3.	Advertising
	3.1	Advertising will be restricted to Category A
	3.2	Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organising authority
4.	Eligibility and Entry
	4.1	W&FYC dinghy racing is run under the Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme for boats with Numbers 900 and above. The Sailing Committees reserve the right to adjust the yardstick of any boat by using Club Numbers (RYA Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme 3.5). Competitors may request a yardstick adjustment before a series if they wish to sail in non-class trim.
	4.2	Eligible boats must enter by completing details of helmsman, crew and boat on the entry form and paying the race entry fee before the Preparatory signal for their start.
5.	Fees
	The fees for each race or series will be published in the Sailing Instructions.
6.	Schedule
	The Schedule of races for 2012 is published in Appendix A to this Notice of Race.
7.	Racing Area
	The racing area will be the Walton Backwaters. No racing will take place further north than Number 7 Channel Marker or outside a line taken due north from Stone Point except for special events (e.g. Pier Race). The following restrictions to racing areas shall apply:
	7.1	Horsey Island Barges
		No boat shall pass between the barges to the north east of Horsey Island and Horsey Island itself.
	7.2	Titchmarsh Marina west pontoon
		No boat shall pass to the south of the unconnected pontoon to the west of the entrance to Titchmarsh Marina.
	Boats found in violation of these restrictions may be subject to disqualification.
8.	Courses
	Details of the courses to be sailed will be provided by the Officer of the Day (OOD) at the latest by the Attention signal for the race (10 minutes before the first start).
9.	Penalty System
	Penalties shall be as in RRS 44.1 with the addition that any boat coming in to contact with a moored vessel or the tackle to which it is attached shall take a Two-Turns Penalty as described in RRS 44.2 and report the incident to the race officer at the first opportunity.
10.	Scoring
	The scoring system used shall be RRS Appendix A. The number of races to be sailed and to be counted will be published in the Sailing Instructions.
11.	Disclaimer of Liability
	Competitors participate in W&FYC races entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after races.
12.	Insurance
	Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000.
13.	Safety and Declarations
	13.1	When racing, all competitors shall wear visible personal floatation devices.
	13.2	A painter shall be provided in each dinghy to facilitate towing.
	13.3	The Race Officer or Support Boat Skipper has the right to insist that a boat and crew returns home if deemed necessary for Health or Safety reasons.
	13.4	All competitors shall sign the list ashore within thirty minutes of finishing the last race of the day.

 

 

W&FYC Dinghy Winter Series 2011 Sailing Instructions
1.	Programme and Notices
	The programme of races is as published by the Club. Notices to competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board in the foyer of the clubhouse, or outside the starting box.
2.	Changes to Sailing Instructions
	Any changes to Sailing Instructions will be posted on the Official Notice Board or outside the starting box at least 30 minutes prior to the first start.
3.	Entries
	3.1	For races in the Winter Series the helmsman shall be a Club member. There will be no race unless there are two or more starters. For races to count for series points the boat must be sailed by the same helmsman in all races
	3.2	The fees for the Winter Series are:- for Adults £5 per race, or £20 per series                                                             for Cadets £3 per race, or £12 per series
	3.3	This is intended to be a series of a challenging nature and therefore is open to boats with a PN of 1175 and below. Should boats  with a  PN of 1176 or above  wish to compete they should apply to the Race Committee  for consideration for entry with a statement of ability  by Tuesday 10th.January 2012. e-mail Hugh Kelleher at wayfaring2day@yahoo.com
4.	Signals
	The start sequence for each fleet shall be as follows:
	10 minutes to start		Attention Signal		‘F’ Flag Up
	5 minutes to start		Warning Signal		Fleet Pennant Up
	4 minutes to start		Preparatory Signal		‘P’ Flag Up
	1 minute to start				‘P’ Flag down
	Start				Fleet Pennant Down
	‘F’ Flag			‘P’ Flag
	Fleet Pennant One			Fleet Pennant Two
5.	Courses
	The course could use Club racing marks, navigation marks and any other marks as detailed. The Spit Gate is defined as between Spit Buoy and Romany Rye Buoy. When used in the course the gate shall be passed through in the direction dictated by the previous and following marks of the course. If the course is shortened at Spit Gate the two buoys will form the finishing line.
6.	Start Line
	When the Club line is used the start line will be the extension of the line between the centre of the white cross on the clubhouse and the pole on the hard, and signals will be made from the Club. Otherwise the start line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag and a racing mark or between two staffs displaying orange flags.
7.	Finish Line
	When the Club line is used the finish line will be the extension of the line between the centre of the white cross on the clubhouse and the pole on the hard. Otherwise the finish line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag and a racing mark or between two staffs displaying orange flags.
8.	Shorten Course
	Courses may be shortened (Flag ‘S’) at the discretion of the race committee at any mark or at any point on the course where a finishing line has been laid. If a support boat is displaying S over H at a mark of the course, take that mark as designated in the course and return directly to the Club line to finish.
	‘S’ Flag			‘H’ Flag
9.	Time Limit
	The time limit for dinghy races is 1 hour 30 minutes. Boats failing to finish within the time limit will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes Rule 35.
10.	Protests
	Protests shall be delivered in writing to the Race Office within one hour after the finish time of the last boat in the race. Protests will be heard in approximately the order of receipt as soon as possible.
11.	Scoring
	The low point scoring system of Appendix A of the Racing Rules will apply. There will be one discard in the series. If the number of races in a series reduces to four races or less, there will be no discards. Rule A4.1 is amended by Rule A9.

 

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