New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 N Roadway St., New Orleans, LA 70124-1639
Co-organizers' include the Lake Ponchartrain Women's Sailing Association for Series 3 and the Corinthian Sailing Association for Series 6.
2.1 A crew table will be manned most Wednesday nights, by LPWSA, starting at 5:00pm.
2.2 All entrants are strongly encouraged to make one or more spots available for guests of the sailing community.
2.3 All people wishing to crew or willing to accept crew should talk to the LPWSA representative.
All races will be governed by the 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the Prescriptions of the United States Sailing Association except where altered by these instructions.
These races are open to all.
4.1 Current GYA PHRF or S-PHRF ratings and a valid rating certificate are required. Boats with a Portsmouth rating that can be converted or crossed-over to a PHRF rating may be accepted. Otherwise the Race Committee will assign a temporary rating with an estimated six seconds penalty. Provisional ratings assigned by the Race Committee will be accepted without protest, and may not be protested. PHRF ratings may be obtained online at the GYA.org website..
4.2 The penalty will not apply if the competitor shows evidence of submitting an application to the GYA for a current certificate.
5.1 All boat shall carry all U.S.C.G. required safety equipment.
5.2 All boats shall have functional Navigation Lights (running lights) as required. Boats that are 7 meters or less shall have Navigation Lights (running lights) that display a red and green side or bow lights and a white stern light. Navigation Lights (running lights) shall be used after sunset.
5.3 All boats shall carry a functional VHF radio and monitor channel 69. The Race Committee will monitor channel 69.
5.4 Those boats that do not comply with all of the above, a.) Are subject to protest and disqualification, or b.) The Race Committee at its discretion may score a boat as Disqualified (DSQ).
5.5 A boat withdrawing from the race shall notify the Race Committee, as soon as possible when doing so. Failure to do so will be scored DSQ for the entire series. This also applies to a boat that has registered to race and does not race.
5.6 Subject to approval by the U.S.C.G., a white strobe maybe displayed on the committee boat after dark.
6.1 Only one headsail may be used at a time. Headsails of maximum size used for PHRF ratings or smaller may be carried and tacked at the usual tack point with luff continuously attached to the forestay by means provided the sail maker. Roller furling headsails attached on its own wire (i.e., Old Shaffer systems) will be allowed. In the case of hank on sails, the hanks will be no further apart than 48 inches. Spinnakers and staysails (except mizzen staysails) will not be allowed.
6.2 Whisker poles are to be no longer than the yacht's spinnaker pole (usually "J" measurement, found on PHRF Certificate) and must be attached to the mast. Only one Whisker Pole may be carried at any time.
Registration is required for each race and, shall include the Skipper/ Owner name, sail number, rating, boat name, boat type, and division (spinnaker, non-spinnaker). The preferred method of registration is online at NOYC.org. Registration may also be completed at the NOYC bar, or via phone at (504) 283.2581. All registrations must be completed forty-five (45) minutes prior to the first warning signal.
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board near the north (rear) entrance to NOYC. Any changes to the sailing instructions will be posted no later than 3:00pm on race day, or on the water.
| Date | Race | Host/Sponsor | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14 | WNR Series 1 Race 1 | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 3/21 | WNR Series 1 Race 2 | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 3/28 | WNR Series 1 Race 3 | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 4/4 | WNR Series 1 Race 4 | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 4/11 | WNR Series 1 Race 5 | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 4/18 | WNR Series 2 Race 1* | SYC/CSA* | 1900 Warning* |
| 4/25 | WNR Series 2 Race 2* | SYC/CSA* | 1900 Warning* |
| 5/2 | WNR Series 2 Race 3* | SYC/CSA* | 1900 Warning* |
| 5/9 | WNR Series 2 Race 4* | SYC/CSA* | 1900 Warning* |
| 5/16 | WNR Series 2 Race 5* | SYC/CSA* | 1900 Warning* |
| 5/23 | WNR Make Up/Champagne** | NOYC** | 1900 Warning** |
| 5/30 | WNR Series 3 Race 1 | LPWSA/NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 6/6 | WNR Series 3 Race 2 | LPWSA/NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 6/13 | WNR Series 3 Race 3 | LPWSA/NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 6/20 | WNR Series 3 Race 4 | LPWSA/NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 6/27 | WNR Series 3 Race 5 | LPWSA/NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 7/4 | WNR Series 4 Race 1 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 7/11 | WNR Series 4 Race 2 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 7/18 | WNR Series 4 Race 3 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 7/25 | WNR Series 4 Race 4 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 8/1 | WNR Series 4 Race 5 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 8/8 | WNR Make Up/Champagne | NOYC | 1900 Warning-(BOTY) |
| 8/15 | WNR Series 5 Race 1 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 8/22 | WNR Series 5 Race 2 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 8/29 | WNR Series 5 Race 3 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 9/5 | WNR Series 5 Race 4 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 9/12 | WNR Series 5 Race 5 | NOYC | 1900 Warning-BOTY |
| 9/19 | WNR Series 6 Race 1 | CSA/NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 9/26 | WNR Series 6 Race 2 | CSA/NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 10/3 | WNR Series 6 Race 3 | CSA/NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 10/10 | WNR Series 6 Race 4 | CSA/NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 10/17 | WNR Series 6 Race 5 | CSA/NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY |
| 10/24 | WNR Make Up/Champagne | NOYC | 1830 Warning-BOTY Awards |
*See SYC/CSA for NOR/SI's for second series.
**The May 23 race may be used for either series 1 or 2 if a makeup is needed. Please check the website or notice board at NOYC during the week before the race.
10.1 Class breaks and class flags will be posted on the official notice board no later than 5:00 pm on race day.
10.2 Four boat minimum per class. Any class with less than four boats will not be scored. The Race Committee at its discretion may change the order of the classes to start, and will attempt to notify the competitors prior to the first Warning by VHF radio channel 69.
10.3 Class breaks will be posted on the official notice board; may be posted on the Race Committee boat and/or the web site NOYC.ORG.
11.1 The course shall use fixed marks. The Race Committee will post the course on the Committee Boat. See http://noyc.org/images/chart.pdf for the fixed mark names, their position, bearing and distances. If the course is "J-H-A" or "J-H-B", boats shall round the offset (if on station) after rounding the "J" mark, and if the course is not shortened at "H", boats may pass "H" on either side. If the "J" mark is used in a triangle course, the offset is not part of the course. If a course designation is followed by a numeral, the course shall be sailed as laps equal to the numeral. The course may be changed or shortened at any mark of the course. Distances are not subject to protest.
11.2 All mark roundings of the course shall be to port. If the course to be sailed requires that the marks to be rounded to starboard, the Race Committee shall indicate such by displaying a green flag prior to the Warning Signal for each class to start.
The starting line will be between an orange line flag on the Race Committee boat and the adjacent mark. The Race Committee may use a temporary inflatable orange or yellow mark in lieu of a missing fixed mark for the start.
The race committee intends to hail the recall or sail numbers of OCS boats after the starting signal by voice, loudhailer, and/or VHF channel 69. The failure of any boat to hear the hail, an untimely hail of OCS boats, failure to hail any boats, and the order of the boats in the hail shall not be grounds for granting redress. This changes rules 41 and 62.1.
14.1 The finish line will be between an orange line flag on the Race Committee boat and the adjacent mark. The Race Committee may use a temporary inflatable orange or yellow mark in lieu of a missing fixed mark for the finish.
14.2 In the absence of the Race Committee at the finish, a boat shall take her own time by passing as close as practical to the finish mark of the course and report it to the Race Committee as soon as possible, providing race time has yet to expire.
The time limit for each class is two (2) hours. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat in her class finishes, or after the time limit, whichever is sooner, will be scored TLE (Time Limit Expired) and will be assigned scored points equal to the number of boats finishing within the time limit plus two points. Boats to be scored TLE will be hailed by the Race Committee on VHF 69 and must respond to be scored. Boats that have left the course and improperly claim TLE will be scored DSQ for the entire series. This changes rules 35, A4.1, A4.2, and A5.
16.1 All protesting boats shall fly a red protest flag in an obvious location and, additionally, inform the Race Committee boat upon finishing, or if unable to finish, at first reasonable opportunity, of the sail number(s) or otherwise identify the protested boat(s). This changes RRS 61.
16.2 All protests must be filed on a protest form (available at NOYC or at US Sailing's website) no later than one hour after the Race Committee Boat docks. Parties to a protest shall provide their own Rule Book. Each party will have five (5) minutes to plea their case with a five (5) minute rebuttal. After which, the protest chairman will make a decision for the purpose of the award presentation. A regular protest committee will hear the protest if damage occurs, but at a later date. This changes RRS 61.
Scoring will be in accordance with RRS A4.1, using the low-point scoring system. A minimum of three races will constitute a series. In a series in which four or more races are sailed, there will be one throw-out excluding DSQ. This changes RRS 90.3(b).
19.1 Prizes will be awarded for an overall Boat of the Year (BOTY), there maybe ties.
19.2 BOTY will be decided over all series except series two. To score points for BOTY, a boat must place 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall in its class for a series; a high point system will be used, with three points for 1st, two for 2nd and one for 3rd.
19.3 A boat which provides the PRO and volunteers to conduct the race committee for a series shall be awarded three points for that series. A boat providing the same for a Champagne Race will receive ½ point.
20.1 Amendments maybe made effective for the start of any series and will posted on the official notice board.
20.2 A major revision of the GYA PHRF rules will take place during this season. The race committee will evaluate those changes and may choose to implement them or reject them for purposes of this regatta. If rejected, provisional ratings for purposes of this regatta may be issued for boats that no longer have a PHRF rating which is comparable. Any such provisional rating will not be subject to penalty if the boat has followed the requirements of 4.2.
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