RENDEZVOUS YACHT CLUB

RACE RULES

 

 

A.        RACE EVENT COMMITTEE SCHEDULE

 

-           Schedule to be drawn up in advance.

-           All members to run 1 race per series

-           If not able to attend, you must arrange replacement or contact the race committee. 

 

B.        DUTIES OF THE RACE EVENT COMMITTEE

 

-           Ensure that committee boat is properly equipped

-           Set the course

-           Run the race

-           Return committee boat and equipment to storage

-           Calculate the results

 

C.        RACE RULES

General 

 

1.         The Race Committee means the permanent standing committee of the club.  The Race Event Committee means the people aboard the committee boat

 

2.         The current International Racing Rules of Sailing as adopted and revised by the Canadian Yachting Association, apply to all RYC events, except where amended herein.

 

3.         The United States Sailing Association PHRF Handicap System will be used as applied by the RYC PHRF RATING COMMITTEE, CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS & RULES.

 

4.         Race results will be calculated only for members in good standing and for those people who pay a race entry fee of $15 US or $22 Canadian per race.

 

5.         The decision to race or to abandon a race is the skipper's alone.  The Race Event Committee may at its sole discretion shorten, postpone, or cancel a race due to unsafe weather.

 

Wednesday Night Fun Races

 

6.         Wednesday Night Fun Races will start at 6:30 pm. sharp. 

 

7.         The Wednesday Night Fun Races will normally consist of either an Olympic Triangle or Windward-Leeward course.  The Race Event Committee shall advise of the course direction and number of legs to competitors, as practicable, prior to the start.

 

8.         The duration of Wednesday Night Races will be determined by the discretion of the Race Event Committee.  A red flag will indicate a shortened course finish line.

 

Saturday Races

 

9.         Saturday Races will start at the time prescribed by the Race Event Committee at the Skippers Meeting held prior to the race.

 

10.       The Saturday races shall follow the course as prescribed by the Race Event Committee at the Skippers Meeting.  Each  race shall have specific gates to be utilized as alternative finish lines should weather conditions preclude using the prescribed finish line.  The committee boat shall be at the gates at the specified times to determine if the race shall continue.  If the lead boat has not reached a gate by the time specified for that gate, the Race Event Committee shall use that gate as the finish line and shall make reasonable attempts (red flag, VHF. etc.) to notify the competitors of their decision.

 

11.       The Race Event Committee shall set a race completion time for each Saturday Race after which they, at their sole discretion, may cancel the race should weather conditions make it unlikely that competitors can reach the next prescribed gate in the race.  The normal cancellation time will be no earlier than 3:00 pm and will be communicated to competitors at the Skippers Meeting.

 

Starting

 

12/13.  Please see New ISAF Start Sequence.

 

14.       In the event of a false start, the general recall signal will be given and the race will be restarted.  Participants are subject to individual recall by the Race Event Committee.

 

Fouls and Protests  

 

15.       The Race Event Committee has the authority to disqualify, without hearing, skippers who act in an unsafe or unsportsmanlike manner.

 

16.        If a boat is fouled and intends to protest, it must state its intention to protest to the offending boat immediately or earliest opportunity, and the Race Event Committee at the earliest opportunity prior to crossing the finish line.

 

17.       The official protest signal will be red flag flown from the backstay of the boat.

 

18.       The Race Event Committee has the authority to lodge protests for rule infringements, such as early starts, port-starboard right-of-way, mark rounding etc. The Race Event Committee must inform the offending boat of the infraction.  

 

19.       The Race Committee will convene a Protest Committee to hear protests normally consisting of a member of the Race Event Committee, a member of the Race Committee and an Executive Committee member not involved in the incident.  The decision of the Protest Committee is final.

 

Calculations of Series Results

 

20.        Series results will be calculated for each skipper, regardless of boat used.

 

21.        Each skipper is allowed 2 throw out races per series.

 

22.        Each member will be awarded 1 point for the race in each series in which they do their committee boat duty.

 

23.       In the calculation of the results for a series, DNF's are awarded the individual race fleet size +1, and DNS's are awarded the series maximum fleet size +1.