2016MichiganStateLaserSingleHandedChampionshipsHostedBy:GrossePointeSouthHighSchool

AtGrossePointeYachtClub–GrossePointeShores,MichiganOctober23,2016

SAILINGINSTRUCTIONS1. RULES:

1.1TheregattawillbegovernedbytherulesasdefinedinTheRacingRulesofSailing(RRS)2013-2016,theprescriptionsoftheUnitedStatesSailingAssociation,theInterscholasticSailingAssociation(ISSA)ProceduralRules,theInternationalLaserClassRules,theNoticeofRace,andtheseSailingInstructions.IntheeventofaconflictbetweenthegoverningdocumentsandtheSailingInstructions,theSailingInstructionswilltakeprecedence.

1.2TheLaserStandardandLaserRadialshallbesailedsinglehanded.ThismodifiesLaserClassRule7(a).

1.3TheRRSarechangedasfollows: (a)TheUnitedStatesSailingAssociationprescriptiontoRRS63.4willnotapply.

(b)RaceSignals–FlagAPischangedinSI3.2(c)RRS29and30.1–arechangedinSI10(d)RRSAppendixPwillapplyasdescribedbyISSAProcedural14(c)inSI12(e)RRS66–ischangedinSI14.6(f)ThepreambletoRRSPart4andRRS40arechangedinSI17perISSAProcedural2.

2. NOTICESTOCOMPETITORS2.1OfficialNoticestoCompetitorsincludingchangestotheSailingInstructionswillbeposted

ontheOfficialNoticeBoardinsidetheGrossePointeYachtClubclubhouseintheFo’c’sleRoom.

2.1ChangestotheSailingInstructionsshallbeapprovedbytheprotestcommitteeandpostednolaterthan30minutesbeforethefirstscheduledwarningsignalonthedayitwilltakeeffect.

3. SIGNALSMADEASHORE3.1. SignalsmadeashorewillbedisplayedontheflagpoleadjacenttotheHarborMasteroffice.3.2WhenFlagAPisdisplayedashore,“1minute”isreplacedby“thirtyminutes”.Thischanges

RRSSignalAP.4. SCHEDULE

Sunday,October23rd 0900 Registration&Boatset-upatGPYC

0930 MandatoryCompetitorsMeeting 0945 Launch

1015 Startingtimeforfirstrace,subsequentracestofollow. (changestothethistimemaybeannouncedatCompetitorsMeeting). 1500 Nowarningsignalafter1500(3pm)

Theawardspresentationwillstartassoonafterthelastracecommitteeboatdocksattheyachtclubaspracticalallowingforscoringinquiriesandprotests.

5. CLASSFLAGS

LaserFull:whiteflagwithredLaserlogowillbedisplayedduringstartsequenceLaserRadial:redflagwithwhiteLaserlogowillbedisplayedduringstartsequence

6. RACINGAREATheRacingAreawillbethewatersofLakeStClair.

7. COURSES7.1CourseswillbeselectedfromdiagramsshowninAddendumAandAddendumB.7.2CourseselectionwillbedisplayedontheSignalBoatpriortoorwiththefirstwarningsignal

foreachrace.Displaywillbealargenumeral“1”ornumeral“2”.8. MARKS

Allmarkswillbelargeorangeinflatablecylinders,smallerorangeinflatableballsorwhiterubberballsasdescribedinAddendumAandAddendumB.

9. THESTART9.1. Raceswillbestartedusingthree-minutesequencesaccordingtoRRSAppendixS.9.2. Thestartlineshallbebetweenastaffdisplayinganorangeflagonthesignalboatonthe

starboardendandthecoursesideofthestartingmarkattheportend.SeeAddendumAandAddendumBforlocationofstartingline.

10. INDIVIDUAL/GENERALRECALLS10.1 IndividualrecallswillbemadeinaccordancewithRRSAppendixS6.10.2 RRSAppendixS7shallapply.TheRCwillattempttohailOCSboatsvialoudhailer.The

followingarenotgroundsforredress:failureoftheRCtohailanyorallboats,failureofRCtoaccuratelyhailoneormoreboats,failureofaboattohearitshail,timelinessofthehail,ortheorderofboatswithinthehail.

10.3 GeneralRecallswillbesignaledbyaseriesofshortwhistlesorhorns.AfteraGeneralRecall,the“Round-the-EndsRule”RRS30.1shallapplyexceptthatCodeflag“I”neednotbedisplayedinaccordancewithISSAProceduralRule7.8(b).ThischangesRRS29and30.1.

11. THEFINISH11.1 Thefinishlinewillbebetweenastaffdisplayingablueflagonthesignalboatanda

nearbyfinishmarkasdescribedinAddendumAandAddendumB.12. PENALTYSYSTEM

12.1. RRSAppendixPwillapplyasprescribedinISSAProceduralRule14(c).12.2. JudgeswillbeonthewaterduringallraceslookingforandsignalingRule42violations

withayellowflag.12.3. TheTwo-TurnspenaltyasdescribedinRRS44.1and44.2shallapplyforRule42

violations.13. TIMELIMITS

13.1. Thetimelimitforanyracewillbesixty(60)minutesforthefirstboattofinish.13.2. Boatsnotfinishingwithinfifteen(15)minutesofthefirstboattofinishwillbescoredDid

NotFinish(DNF)asprescribedinRRSAppendixA.

14.PROTESTSANDREQUESTSFORREDRESS14.1ProtestsprocedurewillbeinaccordancewithISSAProceduralRulesPartVI.14.2 PerISSAProceduralRule8(b),competitorsshallnotcommunicatewithacoachbefore

reportingtotheRaceCommitteetheirintenttoprotest.14.3ProtestformswillbeavailableinsidetheGrossePointeYachtClubclubhouseinthe

Fo’c’sleRoomneartheNoticeofRaceboardandshallbedeliveredtherewithintheprotesttimelimit.

14.4Theprotesttimelimitisthirty(30)minutesaftertheRCboatdocks.Thistimewillbepostedontheofficialnoticeboard.

14.5Noticeswillbepostedwithinthirty(30)minutesoftheprotesttimelimittoinformcompetitorsofhearingsinwhichtheyarepartiesornamedaswitnessesandofthelocationofthehearings.

14.6Onthelastdayoftheregatta,arequestforreopeningahearingshallbedeliverednolaterthanthirty(30)minutesafterthepartyrequestingreopeningwasinformedofthedecision.ThischangesRRS66.

15. COACHING15.1 AllcoachesmustberegisteredinaccordancewithMISSABy-Laws,Section3“Registration

Coaches.”15.2 ContactwithcompetitorsshallbelimitedtoanareadesignatedbytheRC.TheRace

Committeeshalldesignatethearea,whichmaybeonshoreorfromaboat,wherecompetitorsmayreceivecoaching,assistanceorsustenance,providedatleastonecoachfromeachteamhasequalaccesstothearea.

15.3 Itistheresponsibilityofthecoachestoknowthelimitsoftheircompetitors,andthuspullsaidcompetitorfromracingifconditionsexceedtheirlimitations.

16.SCORING16.1 ScoringwillbeaccordingtoRRSAppendixAasmodifiedbyISSAProceduralRule9.16.2 Aboat’sseriesscorewillbethetotalofherracescores.ThischangesRRSAppendixA2.16.3 Oneraceisrequiredtobecompletedtoconstitutearegatta.

17.SAFETY17.1 Competitors,coachesandallpeopleonthewaterarerequiredtowearUSCoastGuard

personalflotationdevicesasprescribedinISSAProceduralRule2.ThischangesthepreambletoRRSPart4andRRS40.

17.2 AllstudentathletescompetinginMISSA/ISSAregattasshallwearauniformdesignatingtheirhighschool.TeamuniformsforTeamIdentification,shallbeworn,properly,byallcompetitorswhileonthewater.

17.3 Sailorsareaskedtocheck-inbeforethefirstwarningsignaleachdaybysailingpastthesternoftheRCSignalBoatandhailingtheirsail#.Therewillbenopenaltyfornotcheckingin.

17.4 AboatthatretiresfromaraceorleavestheracingareaisrequestedtonotifytheRCeitheronthewaterorashore.AboatthatsubsequentlyreturnstotheracingareaisaskedtocheckinwiththeRCSignalBoatasin18.3.Therewillbenopenaltyfornotcheckingoutorbackin.

18. PRIZESPrizeswillbeawardedto1st,2nd,and3rdoverallineachclass.

REGATTACONTACTS:RegattaChairperson:HaroldStackpoole-Harold@global-mapping.comorcell(313)300-0346PRO:ScottCorder,USSailingCertifiedRegionalRaceOfficerCHIEFJUDGE:EdTheisen