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LAKE BLUFF YACHT CLUB 2005 RACING PROGRAM RULES
The 2005 racing season will begin on May 29, 2005 and end on Oct. 23, 2005. All racing events are sponsored by the Lake Bluff Yacht CLub, Lake Bluff, Illinois.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Rules Races shall be governed by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
Rules, the prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association and
the U.S. Sunfish Class Association class measurement rules (except as
any of these are altered by local
sailing instructions) and by these sailing instructions.
2. Entry Club members with boats complying with the U.S. Sunfish
Class Association Measurement Rules may be entered by com-
pleting registration with the LBYC Race Committee.
3. Notices to Competitors Notices will be posted on the Race Notice Board located at
the club boat compound at Lake Bluff beach.
4. Changes in Sailing Instructions Any changes in the sailing instructions or race schedule
will be approved by the Race Committee and posted before
1:00 PM on the day it will take effect.
5. Schedule of Races Races are scheduled every Sunday afternoon beginning May
29, 2005 continuing thru Sept 5, 2005, and a separate Fall
series beginning Sept. 10 through Oct. 23, 2005. All races begin promptly at 1:30 PM.
6. Racing Area All races will be on Lake Michigan in an area adjacent to
the Lake Bluff beach.
7. The Course 7.1 The descriptions below show our standard course (7.1A), the Olympic (7.1B) course, a short course (7.1C), the
approximate angle between legs, the order of rounding
marks and the side on which each rounded mark is to be
passed.
7.1A Standard course, marks rounded to port: Triangle
7.1B Olympic course: 7.1C Short course: Windward - Leeward
Sailing a course other than the Standard course will be clearly communicated prior to the beginning of
the race.
8. Marks Original marks 1, 2, and 3 will be our racing buoy marks.
The starting and finishing marks are described in instruc-
tion 9. - "The Start", and instruction 12. - "the Finish".
9. The Start 9.1 The first race of the day will be started in accord- ance with Racing Rule 26 in International Yacht Racing
Rules:
Warning signal - raise Class flag - 1 horn blast - 5 minutes
to start.
Preparatory signal - raise blue flag - 1 horn blast - 4 minutes
to start.
One Minute - lower blue flag - 1 horn blast - 1 minute to go.
Starting signal - lower Class flag - 1 horn blast - start.
9.2 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee boat at the
starboard end and Mark 3 at the port end. (When the marks are to be rounded to starboard as in 7.1B, the
starting line is reversed; Committee boat to port and
Mark 3 to starboard.)
10. Recalls 10.1 Individual recalls shall be accomplished by hailing the individual boat or skipper.
10.2 When there is either a number of unidentified pre- mature starters, or an error in starting procedures,
a general recall signal, 2 blasts, will be made and
the race will start over with a new preparatory
signal (blue flag - 5 minutes to start).
11. Changes of Course After the Start 11.1 It will be standard procedure to shorten the race
course when conditions are judged by the race officer
to warrant it. Two horn blasts will signal shortening the course and a hail from the committee boat will
indicate that the race course has been shortened. 12. The Finish 12.1 The finish line will be between a staff displaying an
orange flag on the committee boat at the starboard end
and Mark 1 at the port. (With the marks rounded to starboard, the committee boat is to port, Mark 1 to
starboard.)
(For the Short course - 7.1C, the finish shall be a
return to the Starting line on a downwind leg, with
a downwind crossing of the Starting line.)
12.2 If for any reason (safety or otherwise) the committee
boat is off station at the finishing line, the first
three finishers will keep track of the finishing
position of subsequent boats in the race.
12.3 As each skipper reaches the finish, please identify
yourself to the committee or, in their absence, the
first three finishers.
13. Time Limits
13.1 The time limit for a race shall be 1.5 hours or 1/2 hour
after the finish of the first boat, whichever is later.
Boats not finishing within the time limit will be
scored "did not finish - DNF".
13.2 If no competitor has crossed the starting line within
15 minutes of the starting signal, the race will be
restarted, postponed or abandoned by decision of the
Race Committee.
13.3 No race will start after 4:00 PM unless otherwise
instructed by the race officer.
14. Postponements and-or Abandonments No race in which there are fewer than 5 participants will
count in the series standing and the race committee or
officer in charge can postpone or abandon any race if,
in their judgement, conditions warrant such action. 15. Safety
The committee boat shall render assistance to any boat or
sailor needing help. All sailors shall be guided by Fundamental Rule 1 (Safty) of ISAF Rules regarding helping
boats in danger, and life-saving equipment. In addition LBYC requires competitors to wear life-jackets at all
times.
16. Scoring
The Low Point Scoring System, appendix 5A of the US Sailing Rules, 16.1 Each boat finishing a race and not thereafter retiring
or being disqualified shall score points equal to her
finishing position.
16.2 A boat which does not start or rank as a starter shall
score points equal to Fleet + 2 or at least 10 points.
16.3 A boat which is disqualified after finishing a race
shall score Starters + 2 or at least 10 points.
16.4 A boat which ranks as a starter but does not finish
will score points equal to Starters + 1. 16.5 Any member who participates in a sanctioned Sunfish
racing event as a representative of the Lake Bluff
Yacht Club which would cause that member to be absent
from Lake Bluff on the day of a series race, may,
upon application with a member of the Race Committee,
be given special consideration in scoring. Such member shall be scored at the average of his previous
races sailed. A maximum of 5 races may be scored in this manner.
16.6 To qualify for final standings in the series, you must
race in at least 30% of the total series races sailed.
16.7 The best 60% of the total races for each racer during
the series will be counted to determine the final
standings, (40% throwouts).
17. Alternative Penalties
17.1 The 720 degree turn penalty will apply for an
infringement of racing rules.
This obligation will be fulfilled at the earliest
possible time. Under no condition can the next mark
be rounded until the penalty is completed.
17.2 Protested boats must be informed at the time of the
rule infraction, so they may do their penalty 720,
and continue the race in good standing.
18. Protests
18.1 Protests shall be written on forms available at the club boat compound and lodged with a representative
of the Race Committee after the last race of the day
and within one hour after the time of the last boat's finish.
18.2 The protest committee shall hear protests in approxi-
mately the order of receipt beginning immediately
after racing or as otherwise posted.
18.3 If, in the judgment of the protest committee, they
find it unsuitable to judge the protests immediately
after the conclusion of racing, the protest committee
will reschedule the protest hearing to a later time,
but no later than prior to the next series race.
18.4 Decisions of the protest committee will be final.
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