Sailing Instructions

1. RULES

This race will be governed by the 2005-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of the US Sailing, the rules of the Southern California J/105 Fleet, and by these sailing instructions. This race is designated Category A.

2. ENTRIES

All SBYC Staff Commodore’s may enter by filling out a SBYC Race Entry Form before 1000 hours on the day of the race. Competitor may also enter online at www.sbyc.org/racing/. Skippers entering online should check in by 1030 the day of the event.

3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located on the SBYC lower deck.

4. SKIPPER’S MEETING

A skipper’s meeting will be held at 1100 hours upstairs on the deck.

5. CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted before 1100 hours on the day of the race.

6. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

Signals made ashore will be displayed from the SBYC yardarm.

7. SCHEDULE OF RACES

The warning signal for the first race will be at 1225 hours.

8. RACING AREA

The racing area shall be the Santa Barbara Channel.

9. THE COURSE

Courses will be modified windward leewards.

10. MARKS

Marks will be inflatable tetrahedrons.

11. THE START

11.1 The start will be between an orange flag on the race committee boat and an orange tetrahedron.

11.2 The race will be started in accordance with RRS 26.

12. CLASS FLAG

The class flag for the fleet shall be a red flag with a white ‘A’ in the center.

13. THE FINISH

The finish will be between an orange tetrahedron and an orange flag at the boat end.

14. BOAT ROTATIONS

Boat assignments and the rotation format will be announced at the skippers meeting.

15. PROTESTS

15.1 Protests must be filed with the Race Committee within one hour of the last boat’s finish.

15.2 All Protests involving infringements of Part 2 Rules shall be heard in arbitration under the SBYC Arbitration Guidelines.

16. PRIZES

Trophies will be awarded to the top finishers in the regatta. The top finisher will win the Deardorff perpetual trophy for 2007.

17. RADIO COMMUNICATION

The race committee will monitor VHF channel 71.

18. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Participants in this event compete entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.