Transcript Welcome to Junior Race Week 2013!

Introductions
JST Co-ordinator: Mark Osborn
Race Officer: Josh Croft
Safety Boat Co-ordinator: Mike Croft
Club Bosun: Bob Hindmarsh
Today
Rota’s for parents: launching, signing on,
beach, race office, safety boat crews
Could all parents please volunteer for a
couple of duties, we rely on your support to
run this week!
Richard Beaman please stand up.
Briefing and training for rescue boat crews:
going on this afternoon: Stoneworks quay at
13:45. All safety helms and crew to attend.
All Boats.
Must have clearly legible sail numbers
Speak to Mark if incorrect sail number or
changed during week.
All boats must be insured for racing
Club Boats
Please confirm your requirements for club boats
Rota to help get Pico’s down at 08:15 (parents
whose children are using club boats)
Please treat with great care. Pack away carefully.
Adults only to take down Pico masts and to lift
boats on/off racks
Anyone using a club boat (not Feva sailors) to be
at the training room by 08:45 Monday morning to
be allocated boats.
Leaving Stonework's
Sign on from 0900 (VERY Important!)
Do not leave till Mark says so, you may launch.
Parents decision whether to race
Take care on the slipways
No running/ playing on the quay
Racing
Two races back to back
Stay on the water between races
Oppies can go to their mothership
Keep clear of finish line once you have
finished, stay between moorings and summers
beach, DON’T go over the line again.
Class Letters and Start
Sequence
0950 Warning Signal
0955 Preparatory signal
1000 T class RS Feva
1005 A class Handicap (single handed Picos, RS Teras,Toppers
Laser 4.7, Race Optmists
1010 B class
1015 O class Oppies
Start Line
Transit of Post on clubhouse and sailing
club flagpole on the quay
Outer distance and yellow cone give an
indication of where the line is. Ignore the
Club inner distance mark and blue Jubilee
turning mark.
Pre-Start
Prior to your 5 minute gun keep 20m back
from start line i.e. between beach and
moored boats
No go area between Club Inner Distance
Mark and Quay
Fairway for ferries along Castle/Tavern
beach shore, keep outside line from ferry
mooring to Tavern buoy
On the water judging…
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The referee’s (Mark Osborn) decision is
absolute.
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On the water Jurors will be Mike Croft and
Bob Hindmarsh.
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Mark will issue yellow cards as a warning 2
yellows = RED and DISQUALIFICATION.
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Yellow card to be displayed on boat.
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We want this week to be enjoyable for
everyone no road hogs (aggressive sailing)
Ferries
Keep clear of ferries and other commercial
vessels at all costs, they can’t stop.
Starts
The start sequence will commence as
close to 09:50 as possible
10 minute gun: class letter and course
displayed (on Sailing Club Balcony)
5 minute gun: preparatory signal (blue
peter)
0 minutes: start (round the ends rule
applies)
Recalls
Individual: Second sound signal and
orange flashing light. Boats that are over
the line must go around one end of the line
and restart
General: Second and third sound signal
and green flashing light whole class will
restart 5 minutes after last class
Courses
At warning signal class letter and buoy
numbers will be displayed
Location of buoys on your race card
Class board green = marks to starboard
Class letter red = marks to port
Rules
Port/ Starboard Rule
Rules Cont...
If you break a rule take a penalty, only a
360 (one tack, one gybe)- the Jurors will
be watching!
Respect for other competitors (no bad
language)
Respect of property (no collisions)
Postponement
AP board (red and white striped)
First warning signal 1 minute after AP flag
/board removed
If fleet kept ashore 20 minutes to get to
start line
Cancellation
Flag N over flag A (all classes) or appropriate
class flag,
Race card
RACING
info
Courses are 2 laps
Except T class (Fevas) who go round each
buoy 3 times, sausages, ignore the turning
mark.
Turning mark is an orange cone slightly
to seaward of the start line.
If your course is to starboard, leave the
turning mark to starboard and viceversa.
Ignore the club turning mark.
Finish Line
Same as the start line but crossed in the
opposite direction
Sheet in mainsail on downwind finishes
so Race Office can read your sail
number or you won’t be given a
result….
Retirement
Tell a Safety boat and then go to Summers
Beach.
Between races if it is windy you may go
back to Stoneworks Quay if you have
permission from Safety Control.
Signing Off
Everyone must sign off IN PERSON at
Stoneworks Quay when they have finished
racing (including people who have retired)
You may leave private boats on Summers
Beach if you wish, but you must still walk
round to Stoneworks to sign off
Emergency Situations/
Abandonment
5 horns/whistles: await instructions from Safety
Boats
Sign in immediately
Yellow/Black tape: -Marks abandoned boats
Never get in an abandoned boat without
removing the tape first
Additional Safety
Measures.
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All children in Picos, Q’bas, Teras and
Fevas need to be able to DERIG AFLOAT
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Sail to BAIL OUT area when told to by
safety boats.
Capsizes
No fun capsizes, as this distracts and occupies
the safety boat crews from people who really need
them. Mark’s RED CARD system will be applied.
Entertainment
BBQ: 18:00 Friday on Harbour Quay.
Bring your own disposable BBQ and food
Prize giving
Supper available in the club throughout the
week
Falmouth Dinghy
Week.
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Starts at 1400 in the Carick Roads.
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Could the afternoon racers get their boats
out of the way off Stoneworks and on the
Beach prior to 0800 or mid morning,
otherwise you’ll have to wait until all the
morning racers are ashore.
Any Questions
Happy Sailing!
Pico sailors please remember to take your masts
down by end of August.
No washing down of boats after morning sailing
during JRW.
Trolleys must be left in their quay spaces.
Percuil Regatta
Sunday 24th of August.
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Fast handicap 1450
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Lasers 1500
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Slow handicap (PY 1150+) 1505
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Pico (double handers) 1510
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Pico (single handers) 1515
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Optimist/Oppies 1520