Rules: Racing shall be conducted in accordance with the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) for 2001-2004, as amended, the US SAILING’s prescriptions thereto, these sailing instructions and any amendments thereto, and the respective series notice for each event. This is a Club event- other Yacht Club or sailing association members are invited to participate. Therefore, all the JYC races are Category A Events (see Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix 1, Advertising).

Scoring: The low point scoring system, Appendix A, A4 (Low Point and Bonus Systems), will be used and is modified by the rest of this paragraph. The first place boat shall receive ¾ point. The following results, DSQ, RAF, DNF, DNS, OCS, and DNE (see Appendix A, A11 Scoring Abbreviations), will be scored points for the finishing place one more than the number of boats started (including those scored as OCS and DNS) in that boat’s race. DNC is not scored. Each boat’s score for each series shall be the average of the boat’s best N races (where N is the number of qualifying races as defined in each Series Notice). Worse scores are not discarded when prohibited by Rule 88.3 (b) of the Racing Rules of Sailing. Only one DSQ may be thrown out per series.

Protests: In addition to the requirements of The Racing Rules of Sailing, Rule 61.1, Informing the Protestee, the protesting boat shall inform the Race Committee of the protest and of the boat being protested, as soon as possible after finishing. Protests and requests for redress shall be made in accordance with The Racing Rules of Sailing, Part 5, Section A, Protests and Redress. The protest shall be written on a copy of the protest form found in the The Racing Rules of Sailing (a copy of the Protest Form is provided in the back of this circular) and shall be handed in to the Race Committee or mailed and postmarked, either of which no later than 24 hours after the race. Parties to the protest will receive notification when and where a protest meeting will be held. Video/audio tapes are not admissible evidence in protest hearings. Mail written protests to:

Newport, RI 02840

841-8480(o)

841-8555(fax)

293-0600(h)

Pending protests and results may be displayed on the JYC Bulletin Board at the Conanicut Marina as well as on the JYC Home Page (http://www.jyc.org). Typically protests will be heard within two weeks.

Communicating With the Race Committee: Except for checking in, there will be no conversation with, nor transfer of paperwork to, the race committee at the starting line.

Checking In: As a courtesy, each boat should sail by the race committee before the preparatory signal to identify by voice the boat sail number and class in which it will be racing.

Withdrawal from a Race: Boats withdrawing from a race shall so inform the race committee by the race time limit.

Changes to these Sailing Instructions: Any changes to these sailing instructions will be displayed on the JYC Bulletin Board at the Conanicut Marina and on the JYC Home Page (http://www.jyc.org) at least 24 hours before the race that the changes take effect.

Right of Way Vessels: All deep draft vessels and tugs/barges have right of way over sailing vessels. Respect of these rights is mandatory under the rules of the road.

Course Signals: Course signals will be displayed by the Race Committee as numbers or letters to be read left to right where the left most digit (letter) designates a class and the following digit(s) identifies the course for that class. The Race Committee may shorten a race, The Racing Rules of Sailing, Rule 32, by stationing themselves, or another Race Committee boat displaying code flag S, at one of the marks of the course. The finish line shall be between the mark and the Race Committee with the mark to be passed on the side as called out by the course.

Starting Signals: Starting Signals will be made in accordance with The Racing Rules of Sailing Rule 26. Times of signals and signal intervals are identified in the appropriate notice of race series announcements. REMEMBER, THAT WE WILL BE USING THE SAME SEQUENCE AS IN 2001, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE 1997-2000 RULE BOOK. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT EACH STARTING SEQUENCE FOR EACH CLASS IS INDEPENDENT OF THE PREVIOUS CLASS AND THAT THE TIMING OF THE WARNING FLAG FOR EACH CLASS IS ONLY APPROXIMATE RELATIVE TO THE CLASS BEFORE IT. THEREFORE, EACH CLASS SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT BASED ON THE SIGNALS FOR THE PREVIOUS CLASS OR CLASSES.

General Recalls: The last sentence of The Racing Rules of Sailing Rule 29.3. is replaced by this paragraph. A recalled class will not start until after all subsequent classes in the original starting sequence. The warning signal for the recalled class will be sounded APPROXIMATELY one minute after the start of the last scheduled class. If there is more than one general recall, class order will be maintained with the warning signal of each general recalled class being sounded APPROXIMATELY one minute after the start of the previously recalled class.

Signals Made Ashore: Abandonment/Cancellation may be made ashore at the Conanicut Marina due to fog, severe weather or no wind. The Abandonment/Cancellation will be announced on Channel 72.

Course Chart: The 1998 South Bay Race Chart designates the marks referenced on the course list in this book. Copies are available at each participating yacht club. Note: The Jamestown courses on the 1998 South Bay Race Chart DO NOT match the courses in this race circular for 2001 racing. Use this circular for the course identification and use the South Bay Race Chart for the identification of the marks ONLY.

Starting & Finishing Areas: Starting and finishing areas to be used for the series using these instructions are:

The race committee may display code flag "L" and lead contestants to another starting area if racing conditions so require.

When the course signal postscripts the last mark as the finishing mark (fin), the finish line will be at the last mark.

Starting and Finishing Lines: The starting and finishing lines will be between the Race Committee Flag and the nearby mark.

Turning Marks: Turning marks will be designated as noted on the course chart. Special racing Marks 1 and 8 are yellow plastic barrels. Marks 3 and 4 are yellow spherical buoys. Mark Z is a yellow cylinder with the letter "Z" thereon, located just northeast of the rock off Clark’s Boatyard in the Dumplings area, approximate position 41 29,211N/71 21.351W. Mark 15 is a yellow cylinder located in Potter Cove, approximate position 41 30.90N / 71 21.62W, with "15" painted on two sides.

Special Instructions: A boat shall not sail between Rose Island and the Newport Bridge or between the Dumplings and Conanicut Island. When sailing under the Newport Bridge, a boat shall use one of the three (3) center spans of the suspension section of the bridge. Boats shall pass through only the center span of both Jamestown Bridges.

Marks T or 6 as the Last Mark: Notice is hereby given that Mark T lies to the northward of the extension of the finish line at the Conanicut Marina dock and that Mark 6 lies to the southward of such extension. You should use this information in determining which way to cross the finish line in accordance with the Definitions contained in the Racing Rules of Sailing.

All government aids to navigation must be observed, except in the leg of a race where it is used as a turning mark and the following: Mark 13 (C"13") North of the Newport Bridge, and Mark V (G"17") Southeast of Gould Island. REMINDER: Narragansett Bay is a restricted waterway for commercial shipping.

COUNTY AUTO NEWPORT NAUTICAL

1. Conflicts: In the event of conflicting sailing instructions, these sailing instructions shall have precedence.

2. Eligibility: Entrants must be a current member of a yacht club or registered fleet and submit the Entry and Waiver forms (in the back of this circular), PHRF rating certificate by PHRF of Narragansett Bay and the appropriate fee to the JYC as described in paragraph 4 below. Mail the above forms and fees (see paragraphs 3 and 4 below) to:

Steve McInnis

38 Bellevue Avenue

Newport, RI 02840

PHRF forms can be obtained from PHRF-NB at:

PHRF-NB

P.O. Box 73

Bristol, RI 02809-0073

Phone: (401) 253-0207

Fax: (401) 254-1495

Home Page: http://www.phrf-nb.org/

3. Forms: The forms provided herein may either be copied or pulled from this booklet. We need all the forms and the fee in order to classify a boat as registered. The Race Committee can not accept the forms and fee while on the starting line. Remember, NO FORMS, NO RACE, NO KIDDING!!! Do not participate in the racing if not registered; this can have an impact on the registered boats and is not fair to the registered boats. It is possible for non-registered boats that impact registered boats that are racing to be protested (see The Racing Rules of Sailing Rules 22.1 and 64.1c) and possibly even barred from all racing.

4. Entry Fees: For members of the Jamestown Yacht Club, the fee is $25.00 per series or $45.00 for all series and specialty events. For non-members, the fee is $35.00 per series or $65.00 for all series and specialty events. Specialty events only (e.g., Crew Rotation Race, Night Race) are $15.00 each for members and non-members alike. There will be a $5.00 fee credit for US SAILING members. A late charge of $10.00 will be added for all boats registering less than 24 hours before the first race of each series.

5. Results: After each Tuesday night race, the results will be posted in the downstairs restaurant of the Jamestown Golf Club Caddy Shack, on the JYC Bulletin Board at the Conanicut Marina and in The Jamestown Press and on the JYC Home Page (http://www.jyc.org).

6. Overboard Discharge: Discharge of sewage and/or non-biodegradable materials during a race will be grounds for disqualification.

7. JYC Member Qualifiers: JYC boats that participate in the Cruise Week at the same time as a Summer Series Race shall get a qualifier for that week's race. Any JYC skippers that participate in a yacht club team race supporting the JYC at the same time as one of the JYC races shall get a qualifier for that race (as long as their boat does not race in the JYC race). A qualifier will be used as follows. If the boat with the qualifier has one less race than the minimum required, then the qualifier will give them the minimum required for the series and the scoring will be computed based on the boat’s actual number of races vice the minimum (e.g., a boat with a qualifier that has six races and seven are needed to qualify, then the boat will qualify and be scored based on the average of the six races vice seven).

8. Changes in Class: A registered boat will not be allowed to change classes in the middle of a series if at that time the number of races left in the series is less than the minimum required for a boat to qualify.

10. Race Committee Communications: As a courtesy, race committee communications will be made on Channel 72. Boats may be identified for Individual Recalls. General Recalls, Postponements and Abandonment/Cancellations may be announced. The Race Committee will also announce, before the Warning Signal, that races will be held by the Jamestown Yacht Club and the location of the racing on Channels 13 and 16.

11. Handicap Scoring: Time on Time is used to calculate corrected elapse times. The following equation is used:

Corrected Elapse Time = (Actual Finish Time - Start Time) * (650 / (550 + PHRF)).

12. After Clearing the Finish Line: After clearing the finish line, do not recross the finish line. This may hide other boats finishing from the Race Committee. CHERYL MAY BE ARMED FOR PUNISHMENT OF TRANSGRESSORS OF THIS RULE.

RULES:

See the Rules paragraph in section I, General Instructions of this Race Circular.

SERIES SCHEDULE:

Tuesday evenings, May 14 through June 11, for a total of 5 races.

CLASSES:

The number of classes and the PHRF break points will not be determined until the first race. The Race Committee boat will identify the Classes and their PHRF spread. Each entrant must notify the race committee of which class they wish to sail prior to the preparatory signal of that class.

CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags shall be as follows:

STARTING SEQUENCE: Racing Rules of Sailing 26.

The Warning signal for Class A will be sounded at approximately 1810. The Starting Sequence is as follows. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Warning Class Flag; 1 sound 5

Preparatory P,I,Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound 4

One-minute Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound 1

Starting Class flag removed; 1 sound 0

The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made APPROXIMATELY one minute after the starting signal of the preceding class. THIS TIME IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND THEREFORE EACH STARTING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FROM THE SIGNAL OF A PREVIOUS CLASS.

TIME LIMIT:

Rule 35, Time Limit, of the Racing Rules of Sailing is modified by the following. The first boat of a class must cross the finish line before 2100, otherwise the race for that class shall be abandoned. If one boat of a class crosses the finish line before 2100, boats will be scored until 2130, after which any boats not finished will receive a DNF.

PRIZES AND QUALIFICATION:

First place will be awarded when at least two boats qualify for the series, second place if at least three boats qualify, and third place if five or more boats qualify. To qualify a boat must race in 75% of the races (truncated) actually held in the series (if 5 races are held, then 3 races are needed to qualify).

RULES:

See the Rules paragraph in section I, General Instructions of this Race Circular.

SERIES SCHEDULE:

Tuesday evenings, June 18 through August 27, for a total of 10 races. Note: The Crew Rotational Race will be held on July 23 and is not part of the Summer Series.

CLASSES:

The number of classes and the PHRF break points will not be determined until the first race. The Race Committee boat will identify the Classes and their PHRF spread. Each entrant must notify the race committee of which class they wish to sail prior to the preparatory signal of that class.

CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags shall be as follows:

STARTING SEQUENCE: Racing Rules of Sailing 26.

The Warning signal for Class A will be sounded at approximately 1810. The Starting Sequence is as follows. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Warning Class Flag; 1 sound 5

Preparatory P,I,Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound 4

One-minute Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound 1

Starting Class flag removed; 1 sound 0

The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made APPROXIMATELY one minute after the starting signal of the preceding class. THIS TIME IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND THEREFORE EACH STARTING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FROM THE SIGNAL OF A PREVIOUS CLASS.

TIME LIMIT:

The following modifies Rule 35, Time Limit, of the Racing Rules of Sailing. The first boat of a class must cross the finish line before 2100, otherwise the race for that class shall be abandoned. If one boat of a class crosses the finish line before 2100, boats will be scored until 2130, after which any boats not finished will receive a DNF.

PRIZES AND QUALIFICATION:

First place will be awarded when at least two boats qualify for the series, second place if at least three boats qualify, and third place if five or more boats qualify. To qualify a boat must race in 75% of the races (truncated) actually held in the series (if 10 races are held, then 7 races are needed to qualify).

RULES:

All rules and regulations noted in the JYC Summer Series notice are applicable except as amended herein. Please have the courtesy to notify the Race Committee as soon as possible if you withdraw from the race.

ELIGIBILITY:

This race is a specialty race conducted by the Jamestown Yacht Club and requires all the same documentation (racing form, PHRF form, etc., see Eligibility and Entry Fees sections in the Sailing Instructions Supplement) as required for the other races. Boats already registered for all events need not duplicate.

LIGHTS: You are reminded to utilize all navigational lights required by Coast Guard regulations and applicable law.

CLASSES:

COURSE E	COURSE F
Rs	R "24" Fl R 2.5 sec to p
Qs	13s
Ns	R "2" Fl R 4 sec to p
Dutch Island to s	R "6" Qk Fl R to p
R "6" Qk Fl R to s	Dutch Island to p
R "2" Fl R 4 sec to s	Np
13p	Qp
R "24" Fl R 2.5 sec to p	Rp
Finish	Finish

COURSE G	COURSE H
Rs	13p
Qs	R "2" Fl R 4 sec to p
Ns	R "6" Qk Fl R to p
Dutch Island to s	Dutch Island to p
R "6" Qk Fl R to s	Np
R "2" Fl R 4 sec to s	Qp
13s	Rp
Finish	Finish

CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags shall be as follows:

STARTING SEQUENCE: Racing Rules of Sailing 26.

The Warning signal for Class A will be sounded at approximately 1810. The Starting Sequence is as follows. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Warning Class Flag; 1 sound 5

Preparatory P,I,Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound 4

One-minute Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound 1

Starting Class flag removed; 1 sound 0

The warning signal for Class B shall be made APPROXIMATELY one minute after the starting signal of Class A. THIS TIME IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND THEREFORE EACH STARTING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FROM THE SIGNAL OF A PREVIOUS CLASS.

TIME LIMIT:

Rule 35, Time Limit, of the Racing Rules of Sailing has been waived for this event. Competitors should be prepared to synchronize their watches at the Warning Signal at 1810. Competitors shall take their own finish time and submit it to the Race Committee by Saturday, June 23, at 1800 or, if later, within 12 hours of the boat’s finish.

Steve McInnis

Preferably by email: steve@mcinnislaw.com

841-8480(o)

841-8555(fax)

293-0600(h)

First place will be awarded when at least two boats start the race for each class, second place if at least three boats start for each class and third place if five or more boats start the race.

RULES:

This race is not part of the Summer Series and requires a separate entry form and fee if the boat has not registered for all of the JYC Racing Series. All rules and regulations noted in the JYC Summer Series Notice are applicable, except as amended herein.

COURSES: Race Committee may use these or create new ones as per this Race Circular.

There will be at least two classes, one spinnaker and one working sail class.

CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags shall be as follows:

STARTING SEQUENCE: Racing Rules of Sailing 26.

The Warning signal for Class A will be sounded at approximately 1810. The Starting Sequence is as follows. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Warning Class Flag; 1 sound 5

Preparatory P,I,Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound 4

One-minute Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound 1

Starting Class flag removed; 1 sound 0

The warning signal for Class B shall be made APPROXIMATELY one minute after the starting signal of Class A. THIS TIME IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND THEREFORE EACH STARTING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FROM THE SIGNAL OF A PREVIOUS CLASS.

TIME LIMIT:

The following modifies Rule 35, Time Limit, of The Racing Rules of Sailing. The first boat of a class must cross the finish line before 2100, otherwise the race for that class shall be abandoned. If one boat of a class crosses the finish line before 2100, boats will be scored until 2130, after which any boats not finished will receive a DNF.

PRIZES:

A first place prize will be awarded to each participating member of the crew in each class.

Boat Name: ______________________________________________________________

Class: ______________________________________________________________

Crew (Names): ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Crew Rotation:

I hereby certify that the above crew rotation occurred during the race.

__________________________

Skipper’s Signature

(Return completed form to race committee at the finish of the race to qualify for the race.)

RULES:

See the Rules paragraph in section I, General Instructions of this Race Circular.

SERIES SCHEDULE:

The Fall Series shall be September 8, 15, 22 and 29 and October 8 (five Sundays), for a total of 5 races.

CLASSES:

The number of classes and the PHRF break points will not be determined until the first race. The Race Committee boat will identify the Classes and their PHRF spread. Each entrant must notify the race committee of which class they wish to sail prior to the preparatory signal of that class.

CLASS FLAGS: Class Flags shall be as follows:

STARTING SEQUENCE: Racing Rules of Sailing 26.

The Warning signal for Class A will be sounded at approximately 1810 for Tuesday and 1330 for Sunday races. The Starting Sequence is as follows. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Warning Class Flag; 1 sound 5

Preparatory P,I,Z with I, or black flag; 1 sound 4

One-minute Preparatory flag removed; 1 long sound 1

Starting Class flag removed; 1 sound 0

The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made APPROXIMATELY one minute after the starting signal of the preceding class. THIS TIME IS ONLY APPROXIMATE AND THEREFORE EACH STARTING SEQUENCE SHOULD BE TIMED INDEPENDENTLY AND NOT FROM THE SIGNAL OF A PREVIOUS CLASS.

TIME LIMIT:

Rule 35, Time Limit, of the Racing Rules of Sailing is modified by the following. The first boat of a class must cross the finish line before 1800, otherwise the race for that class shall be abandoned. If one boat of a class crosses the finish line before 1800, boats will be scored until 1830, after which any boats not finished shall receive a DNF.

PRIZES AND QUALIFICATION:

First place will be awarded when at least two boats qualify for the series, second place if at least three boats qualify, and third place if five or more boats qualify. To qualify a boat must race in 75% of the races (truncated) actually held in the series (if 5 races are held, then 3 races are needed to qualify).

Great Republican

Boat Name ______________________________________ Sail # __________

Type of Boat ______________________________________ Length _________

Owner _________________________________ Email: _____________________

Address ___________________________________________________________

Telephone (Home) ____________________ (Business) _____________________

Member Yacht Club _______________________ # _________ Fleet __________

Class: Spring: Spinnaker

Non- Spinnaker

Summer: Spinnaker

Non- Spinnaker

Fall: Spinnaker

Non- Spinnaker

Special Events: __ _ Night Race __ _ Crew Rotational

1) Entry Form Mail To: Steve McInnis

2) Waiver Form 38 Bellevue Avenue

3) Current PHRF Form Newport, RI 02840

4) Entry Fee (401)841-8480 (o)

(401)841-8555 (fax)

(401)293-0600 (h)

steve@mcinnislaw.com

Members of JYC: $25.00 per series or $45.00 for all series and specialty events.

Non-members: $35.00 per series or $65.00 for all series and specialty events.

Specialty events alone: $10.00 each.

A late charge of $15.00 will be added for all boats registering less than 24 hours before the first race of each series.

There will be a $5.00 differential credit for US SAILING members.

Entry Fee $__________

US SAILING # _________________

(If you can put your membership # in this space then deduct $5.00 from the entry fee.)

Late Fee ($10.00) $__________

Total $__________

PHRF Rating _________/__________

____ Rating Form

____ Waiver Form

____ Entry Fee

____ USS # for $5.00 Credit

____ Late Fee

DATE ____________ SIGNATURE ________________________________

I, __________________________, skipper of the boat _____________________ accept full responsibility for the conduct of each member of my crew and guests during sailing events sponsored by the Jamestown Yacht Club. I acknowledge that I have sole responsibility for the safety of my crew and boat.

The Jamestown Yacht Club is in no way to be held responsible for accidents, damage or injury to property or to boats, crew, or guests arising from any cause during or related to any race or activities. Weather and sea conditions must be evaluated by each skipper and his crew and each participant is responsible for determining whether it is safe for him to participate. The responsibility of wearing a life jacket rests upon the skipper and crew. If assistance is provided by committee vessels and personnel, it is at the risk of the participants.

I hereby agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing and by all other rules that govern all of these events and shall inform each member of my crew of these conditions. I hereby warrant that my boat will be outfitted, equipped and handled in accordance with these conditions; that she will have all the required equipment aboard; that she is seaworthy in hull, rig and gear; that she will be competently manned. I agree that the rating of my entry as filed with committee will be the applicable rating for the boat at the time she starts the race.

In consideration of your accepting my entry for sailing events sponsored by the Jamestown Yacht Club, I do for myself, my executors, my administrators and assigns, hearby waive and release any and all claims that I may have against the Jamestown Yacht Club, its offices, directors, members, committeemen, volunteers, employees, and agents, or any one or more of them or their executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors, or assigns, including any and all claims for damage caused by the negligence of any of them, arising out of my participation, or that of my boat, in the activities, including pre-start and post-finish operations and shore activities together with any costs and expense including attorneys fees that may be incurred as the result of any such claim whether valid or not, and I do hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless, each of them against any such claims that any officer, member of my crew, or one of my guests (or the executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, and assigns of any of them) may have or assert together with any costs and expenses including attorneys fees with respect thereto.

Signature: _______________________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________