Nils Razmilovic Cup 2022

12 Feb 2022

ONE°15 Marina, Sentosa Cove, Singapore

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

ORGANISING AUTHORITY 

The SB20 Asian Grand Slam & Asia Pacific Championship is organised by the Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) with the support of ONE°15 Marina for and on behalf of the SB20 Association of Singapore.

1 RULES

1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, where applicable, the International Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea, The Maritime and Port Authority Guideline to Pleasure Craft Licensing.

1.2. National authority prescriptions will apply. For RRS 40 Personal Floatation Devices, add on after the rule the following: “Singapore Sailing Federation prescribes that every boat shall carry life-saving equipment conforming to government regulations that apply in the racing area.”

1.3. In all rules governing this regatta, the notations:

1.3.1 [DP] denotes a rule for which the penalty is applied according to the RRS Introduction –Notation. 

1.3.2 [NP] denotes a rule that shall not be grounds for protests by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a).

1.4. [DP][NP] In accordance with obtained permission under class rule A6, the class rules are changed as follows:

(a) Class rule C.5.1 is deleted entirely and replaced with the following: C5.1 A floating throwing line, minimum of 20m long and 6mm in diameter shall be attached at the stern. 

(b) Class rule C.4.2: Mobile telephones and handheld GPS may be carried on board.

1.6 [DP] The penalty for a breach of the class rules may, at the discretion of the Protest Committee, be less than a disqualification.

1.7 [NP] The infringement of RRS Appendix G, IDENTIFICATION ON SAILS, shall not be grounds for protests by a boat.

1.9 RRS Appendix G3, CHARTERED OR LOANED BOATS, will apply.

1.10 If there is a conflict between a rule in the Notice of Race (NoR) and the Sailing Instructions (SI), the rule in the SIs will take precedence. This changes RRS 63.7.

1.11 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.

2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

Notice to Competitors will be posted on the Official Notice Board located in front of the Race Office. Notices may also be posted online via event web https://proregatta.com/event-management/club/sb20-singapore/events/208/ Failure to access a notice online will not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a).

3 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted at least 30 minutes before the displaying of flag D on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the end of the protest time limit on the day before it will take effect. Oral changes may be given at any time. This changes RRS 90.2(C)

4 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on the official flagstaff at the marina.

4.2 When flag “AP” is displayed ashore, 1 minute” is replaced with not less than 30 minutes in  the race signal AP.

4.3 [DP][NP] Flag D with one sound means: “The warning signal will not be made before the scheduled time or less than 30 minutes after flag D is displayed, whichever is later. Boats shall not leave the harbour until this signal is made.” 

5 SCHEDULE 

5.1 The schedule of activities will be as follows:

5.3 There are 6 races scheduled for the regatta.

5.5 No warning signal shall be made after 1600h on 12 Feb 2022.

6 CLASS FLAG

The Class Flag will be white flag with the SB20 Class insignia.

7 RACING AREAS

Attachment A shows the location of the racing areas.

8 THE COURSES

8.1 The diagrams in Attachment B show the courses, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.

8.2 No later than the warning signal, the Race Committee signal vessel will display the approximate compass bearing of the first leg.

9 MARKS

9.1 Mark 1 will be an inflatable yellow truncated conical buoy.

9.2 Mark 1a will be an inflatable yellow cylindrical buoy. 

9.3 New marks, as provided in SI 11.1 will be a white teardrop buoy.

9.4 The starting and finishing marks will be a Race Committee vessel displaying an orange flag and a red oval buoy or a race committee boat displaying an orange flag. 

10 THE START

10.1 To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange starting line flag will be displayed with one sound at least five (5) minutes before a warning signal is made. 

10.2 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee vessel at the starboard end and the course side of the port-end starting buoy or a committee boat

10.3 A boat that does not start within 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

11 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE

11.1 To change the next leg of the course, the Race Committee will lay a new mark and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark. In a change of course Mark 1a will not be deployed.

11.2 The position of any mark(s) may be adjusted by up to plus or minus 10 degrees relative to previous location and up to approximately 200 metres to windward or leeward without signalling Flag C, a direction signal, a length signal or a sound signal. This changes RRS  33.

12 THE FINISH

12.1 The finishing line will be between a staff displaying a blue flag on the Race Committee vessel and the course side of the nearby finishing buoy.

12.2 [DP] When boats are finishing, boats who have finished shall avoid the finishing area, keeping well clear of all boats racing, and shall not act to interfere with a boat that has not finished.

13 Penalty System

Not applicable

14 TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES

14.1 Race time limit - The time limit for boats to sail the course and finish is 60 minutes.

14.2 Mark 1 time limit - If no boat passes Mark 1 within 30 minutes from the start, the race will be abandoned.

14.3 Boats failing to finish within 20 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

14.4 The race target time will be 30 minutes. Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a).

15 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

Not applicable

16 SCORING

16.1 A minimum of 1 race is required to constitute the regatta.

16.2 When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.

16.3 When at least 5 have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

17 [DP][NP] SAFETY REGULATIONS 

17.1 A boat that has retired from a race shall notify the Race Committee vessel as soon as possible by hail or by radio transmission.

17.2 All competitors shall wear personal floatation devices at all times while afloat, except briefly while changing or adjusting clothing, or personal equipment. Wet suits, dry suits and trapeze harnesses are not personal floatation devices. This changes RRS 40.

18 [DP] REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT 

18.1 Substitution of competitor will not be allowed unless authorised by the Race Committee.  Requests for substitution shall be made in writing to the race control at the first reasonable opportunity.

18.2 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorised by the Race Committee. Requests for substitution shall be made in writing to the race control at the first reasonable opportunity.

18.3 Substitution of competitors, repairs or replacements to equipment, may be made on the water before or between races provided that the Race Committee afloat is notified, and approval granted by the committee before the next race. After the end of the day’s racing, the substitution is still subject to the approval of the Race Committee given retrospectively.

19 [DP] RADIO COMMUNICATION 

The Race Committee may broadcast information available to all competitors by radio on VHF Channel 76, including starting and safety information. 

20 [NP] TRASH DISPOSAL 

Boats shall not put trash in the water. Trash may be placed aboard support and Race Committee vessels. 

21 [DP][NP] BERTHING 

Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the marina. 

22 [DP][NP] HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS 

Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the Organising Authority. 

23 [DP][NP] DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS

Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta. 

24 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY 

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk, see RRS 4, Decision to Race. The Organising 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.

25 [DP][NP] INSURANCE 

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with sufficient minimum cover.

26 [DP][NP] SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES

All competitors shall adhere to Safe Management Measures. Safe Management Officers will be deployed. Offenders may be disqualified in the nearest race.

ATTACHMENT A – RACING AREA

Boats leaving One 15 will sail to Racing Area without spinnaker until well clear of Danger area.

Race area boundaries: KIAS Latitude 1⁰ 14’ Longitude 103⁰ 50.8’ to KUKOR R BN FL R 5S 3M to East Buran to extension to KUKOR R FL (3) 15S to SERINGAT

Outside these lines are marked as obstructions and the limit of safe pilotage for the purposes of Part 2 of the RRS.

Boats returning to One 15 will sail through Midway south cardinal to Starboard.

 ATTACHMENT B – THE COURSES