ROYAL LYMINGTON YACHT CLUB

 

 

THURSDAY EVENING KEELBOAT RACING

2008
 

Part 2 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

The Royal Lymington Yacht Club extends a welcome to owners and crews of competing yachts and invites them to become temporary members when they are competing in the race covered by these Sailing Instructions. Please use and enjoy the Club.

ROYAL LYMINGTON YACHT CLUB

THURSDAY EVENING KEELBOAT RACING 2008

Organising Authority:  Royal Lymington Yacht Club

 

PART 2 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

To be read in conjunction to the Part 1 Sailing Instructions.

Part 2 SI may amend or be in addition to Part 1 SI and NOR.

In case of conflict, Part 2 SI shall prevail.

1.    RULES

 See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 1.

 

2.    CLASSES TO RACE and CLASS SIGNALS

2.1 CLASSES

Class 1      (IC Flag NP 1)     IRC handicap boats of 0.960 and above

Class 2      (IC Flag NP 2)     Lymington handicap boats TCF 0.950 and above

Class 3      (IC Flag NP 3)     Lymington handicap boats TCF 0.855 to 0.945

Class 4      (IC Flag NP 4)     Lymington handicap boats TCF 0.850 and below

XOD          (IC Flag NN 5)    XODs and Small Dayboats (as designated by the Race Committee)

Folkboat    (IC Flag F)           Nordic Folkboats

Classics     (IC Flag NP 4)     Entries as designated by the Race Committee

 

2.2      Entries in Class 2 shall not hold a valid IRC rating of 0.960 or above. Boats which are found to have been issued with such IRC ratings will be entered in Class 1.

 

3.    SAFETY

 See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, Section 3.

 

4.    TIMES OF RACES

4.1       The Warning Signals will be at:

Class 1                                          1810hrs
Class 2                                          1815hrs
Nordic Folkboats                           1820hrs
XOD and Small Dayboats            1825hrs
Class 3                                          1830hrs
Class 4 & Classics                        1835hrs

5.    COMMUNICATION WITH COMPETITORS

 See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 5.

 

6.    SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 6 amended by:

 

6.1.        All signals made ashore will be displayed above IC Flag ‘T’ from the RLymYC flagstaff.

7.    THE START

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 7.8 Platform Starts.

 

 

8.    THE FINISH

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 8.

 

9.    COURSES

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 9, amended by:

 

9.1       Platform Starts

9.1.1    The course to be sailed by each class will be displayed at the warning signal of the first class to start.

9.1.2    Class 1 course will be displayed on the west end of the south face of the Starting Platform.
Class 2 course will be displayed on the west face of the Starting Platform.
Classes 3,  Nordic Folkboat and XOD course will be displayed on the east end of the south face of the Starting Platform.
Class 4 and Classics course will be displayed on the east face of the Starting Platform. When no course is displayed 5 minutes before the warning signal, Class 4  and Classics shall sail the same course as Class 3.

9.1.3    The following movable marks may be used for Platform Starts:

M

MOVABLE MARK No 1

6’ Orange inflatable buoy

N

MOVABLE MARK No 2

6’ Black inflatable buoy

 

10.       TIME LIMITS  

           

10.1     On 24 April, 1 May, 14 August, 21 August, and 28 August, the time limit for the first finisher of each class will be 2015 for a Club Line finish, and 2000 for a Platform Line or River Line finish

 

On all other dates the time limit for the first finisher of each class will be 2045 for a Club Line finish, and 2030 for a Platform Line or River Line finish.

 

10.2     Boats that finish within the time limit or within 20 minutes of the first finisher in their class, whichever is later, will be scored according to their corrected finishing place. Other boats will be scored DNF (except as prescribed in Part 1 SI 1.6).

 

11        SCORING

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 11, amended by:

11.1     The Low Points Scoring System of RRS Appendix A will apply including A9.

 

11.2     Discards, for each series::

            If 7 or more races are completed, 2 discards will be applied.

            If 4 to 6 races are completed, 1 discard will be applied.

            If 2 or 3 races are completed, there will be no discard.

 

12.       PROTESTS

See Part 1 Sailing Instructions, section 12.

 

13.       HANDICAPS

See NoR, section 10.1.

Boats entering to race under Lymington Handicap must before the first race either:

13.1     Have completed and submitted a handicap form (available with the entry form or screen), or

13.2     Have previously been assigned a RLymYC Lymington Handicap and have NOT subsequently changed the boat, rigging or sail measurement in a way that could materially affect the boats performance. Any such changes during the series must be notified in writing to the race committee before the start of the next race entered.

 

END


 

Notes to Competitors - not part of the SI’s and have no status in any protest.

  1. This year the organisers have reviewed the classes to be raced based on experience from previous years and have made the following changes which we hope will improve competitiveness and simplify racing and results. Very few boats entering Class 1 do not have an IRC certificate, similarly few boats in class 2 race under IRC. We have therefore dropped the dual handicap approach. Class 1 is now all IRC, with a slightly higher entry TCF. Class 2 is now all Club handicap.
  2. SI Part 2, section 2.2 is introduced to discourage fast Class 1 boats entering Class 2. In the event that you do not have a current IRC certificate but wish to race in Class 1 please contact the organisers ASAP. If you apply for, but cannot get an IRC certificate in time we can usually arrange a provisional rating for up to three weeks until the valid certificate arrives.
  3. The Classic Class has been introduced to satisfy popular demand for competition between gaffers/wooden/”old” boats.
  4. This year we will offer bottle prizes for the winners in each class with 3 or more starters. These will be presented in the bar at the same time as the results are announced. As this is intended as a fun event we will not present a bottle prize to the same boat twice in a row, in that case the prize will go to the next boat in the ranking. You need to be present at the time to collect your prize.
  5. The NoR and Part 1 SI’s are all published in the R Lym YC Racing and Cruising Programme booklet 2008, together with the list of marks and relevant chartlet. We suggest you keep one on board!
  6. We want to continually improve KB racing in Lymington. We need your feedback to do this. If there is something you particularly like, or something you thing we could improve  - please tell us, or fill in a feedback form.
  7. We hope you enjoy your Thursday racing! Please don’t forget to wave or shout a “thank you” to the Club’s volunteers on the platform, in the RIBs and in the results office who make it all possible.
  8. WARNINGS:

8.1  In certain conditions (eg. strong ebb and south-westerly wind) the Race Committee may use IC flag Z as the preparatory signal. This means that if a boat is on the course side in the last minute before her start, she will receive a 20% scoring penalty. Please refer to RRS 30.2 for official wording.

8.2 Note Part 1 SI 8.3, which restricts spinnaker usage in the river on a Club Line finish!

Race Organisation Committee:

Tony Blachford (PRO), Jane Clegg (Volunteer Coordinator),

 Jane Pitt-pitts (RO), Jenny Wilson (RO), Ken Hay (RO).

Chris Baldwick (Capt of racing) , Bob Baker (Capt Cruiser-racing) ,

Ben Matthews (Sailing Manager)

 

Royal Lymington Yacht Club,

Bath Road, Lymington

Hampshire, SO41 3SE

 

Tel: 01590 672 677

E-mail: sail@rlymyc.org.uk

Website: www.rlymyc.org.uk/racing