ORIENTAL DINGHY CLUB

ORIENTAL, NORTH CAROLINA

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 

Feeder Race to Clark Cup / ICRC Regatta

 

1.     RULES: This race will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008, these racing instructions, and the Notice of Race.

2.      RACING SCHEDULE: Date per Notice of Race. Warning signal for the race will be 10:00A.M.

3.      RACING AREA: The racing area will be on the Neuse River between Oriental #1 (4 second flashing green, 15 foot) and Marker # 17 (4 second flashing green, 16foot).

4.      DIVISIONS: There will 4 divisions. The breakdown will be listed on the Scratch Sheet given out at the Skippers meeting.

                           Division I        =       Spinnaker

                           Division II       =       Non-Spinnaker Performance

                           Division III     =       Non-Spinnaker Cruising

                           Division IV      =       One Design

5.     THE COURSE: The course will be from Oriental One leaving Adams Creek to Port and Minnesott number 8 to starboard finishing at Marker 17 leaving that marker to Starboard.

6.      START LINE: The starting line will be between an Orange flag on the RC boat and Oriental #1.

7.     Finish Line:  The finish line will be Marker number 17, leaving marker 17 to Starboard.

8.     THE START: Races will be started using rule 26.  A white flag may be substituted for the yellow flag

        Division I      Time     “X”         White (yellow) flag              1 sound

                                       “X+1”      “P” flag raised                    1 sound

                                       “X+4”      “P” flag lowered                 1 long sound

                                       “X+5”      Start, class flag lowered       1 sound

 

Starting Sequence              Flag                  Time                               

One design (If any)                Ensign              Warning 10:00 AM

Cruising                                 Blue                  Committee discretion      

PHRF Performance              Red                   Committee discretion

Spinnaker                              Yellow               Committee discretion

9.     INDIVIDUAL RECALL: Individual recall flag will be flown with a single sound signal and lowered when the Premature Starters have returned to the pre-start side of the line or four minutes, whichever is earlier.  Sail numbers of premature starters will NOT be hailed.  Premature starters who do not re-start will be scored OCS.

10.   GENERAL RECALL: The flag will be lowered with one sound signal.  A new warning flag for the recalled fleet will be hoisted one minute later.  Subsequent starts will follow normally.

11.   TIME LIMIT: The time limit for each Division will be six hours after its start. Any yachts not finishing within that period will be scored DNF.

12.   FINISHING: The finish line will between marker 17 (leave to starboard) and the near shore of the river.  Skippers will mark their own time (synchronized to GPS time) as the boat passes marker 17 (helmsman at a 90 degree angle to marker 17) for the finish. Contact Bill Arnt with your finish time.  

13.   RADIO: The Race Committee will monitor VHF channels 16 and 72.

14.   SCORING:  The low point scoring system in appendix A of the rules of racing will apply.

15.   PROTESTS: Protests will be heard at 4:30 pm or immediately following the race on the back deck at Blackbeards.