SAILING PROGRAM - Notice of Race (Full) 2023-2024

BRIGHTON AND SEACLIFF YACHT CLUB

NOTICE OF RACE

 

Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club Season 2023-2024

Saturday 7^th October 2023 to Saturday 13^th April 2024

246 Esplanade SEACLIFF SA 5049

 

The Notation [NP] in a rule means that a boat may not protest another boat for breaking that rule.  This changes RRS 60.1(a)

The notation © denotes Consistency Trophy Race

The notation (NC) denotes Non Consistency

1. RULES

1.1 The event is governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
 

2   SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 The sailing instructions will be available online and will be on the notice board located on the Eastern wall of the Lower Deck and in the club program
 

3 COMMUNICATION

3.1 The notice board is located on the eastern wall of the lower deck.

3.2 [DP] [while racing] [From the first warning signal until the end of the last race of the day], except in an emergency, a boat shall not make voice or data transmissions and shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats.

3.3 Supplementary Sailing instructions and notices will also be placed on the notice board.
 

 

 

 

4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

4.1 The event is open to all financial sailing members of BSYC in monohull dinghy classes, windsurfers, keel boats and trailer sailors.

4.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the entry form at https://racing.bsyc.com.au/ before the first warning signal.
4.3 A non-financial member may join as a sail pass member for the day by completing the sail pass requirements at https://www.revolutionise.com.au/bsyc/rego/start/&membership=188370

4.4 Visiting boats who are financial members of an Australian Sailing Affiliated Club shall enter on the sheet provided and pay a fee of $17 per boat for senior boats and $8 for junior and youth boats.

4.5 Visiting boats and non-financial helms are not eligible for points in club championship or club event scoring.

4.6 To be considered an entry in the event a boat shall complete all registration requirements and pay all fees.

4.7 late entries will be accepted at the Race Committee Start Boat.
 

5 FEES

5.1 Entry Fees

Senior Sailing $660

Senior no race fees $485

Junior Members $305

Concession $355
 

6. SCHEDULE OF RACES

The warning signal for each race shall be posted on the notice board not less than 1 hour before the first race it effect.  Saturday Club Racing will start not before 13:30

 

OCTOBER 2023

Saturday 7^th - BSYC 2023 OPENING DAY

Opening Day Race (NC) 1430hrs

 

Saturday 14th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races

 

Saturday 21^st - Club Heat # 1 © Sponsor

 

Saturday 28^th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Mike Faraday Memorial Race

TYF & Keel Boats Open Race, start 11:00hrs

 

NOVEMBER 2023

Friday 3rd - Fred Neill Memorial Race 6pm Start

Contender State Heats

Saturday 4th - Club Heat ©

Contender State Heats

Sunday 5^th – Contender State Heats

 

Saturday 11th - City of Holdfast Bay Race  

Mayor of Holdfast Bay (Juniors)

 

Saturday 18th - Club Heat ©

 

Saturday 25^th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Saturday 25^th – Sunday 26^th SA Youth Championships at BSYC
 

DECEMBER 2023

Saturday 2nd - Club Heat ©

Saturday 2^nd & Sunday 3^rd – Windsurfer State Heats

 

Saturday 9^th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races - One club day  

                                                               

Saturday 16th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Saturday 16^th and Sunday 17^th Opti State Champs

 

Saturday 23^rd Trophy Race NC

 

JANUARY 2024

Saturday 6^th        No Racing
 

Opti Nationals

Monday 8^th Jan         Pre-registration   

Tuesday 9^th                          Registration / Teams Racing

Wednesday 10^th        Racing Day 1

Thursday 11^th                     Racing Day 2

Friday 12^th                   Racing Day 3

Saturday 13^th             Lay Day

Sunday 14^th                 Racing Day 4

Monday 15^th               Racing Day 5

Saturday 13th – No sailing
 

Saturday 20^th TM Hardy Memorial Race (yardstick only)
Saturday 27^th -Trophy Race © back-to-back races

FEBRUARY 2024

Saturday 3rd – Club Heat ©

Mike Thomas Memorial – 505’s

 

Saturday 10^th Trophy Race © back-to-back races

 

Saturday 17^th Club Heat ©

DG MacPherson Port Noarlunga Race

Trailer Yachts & Keel Boats - Open Race 1100hrs

 

Saturday 24th -   Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Jetty Classic - One club day

 

MARCH 2024

Saturday 2nd- Club Heat © Ambida

 

Saturday 9th- Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Saturday 9^th – Monday 11^th LWE  

 

Monday 11th – Adelaide Cup Day

 

Saturday 16^th - Club Heat ©

Saturday 23^th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races One club day

 

APRIL 2024

Saturday 6th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races

Saturday 13^th April - (NC) Mystery Race – Season Close

 

7 VENUE

7.1 NOR ADDENDUM A- shows the location of racing areas.

 

8 COURSES

8.1 Course will be displayed on the noticeboard in the lower deck at least 1 hour prior to the first warning signal.

 

9 PENALTY SYSTEM

9.1 RRS 44.1 is changed so that the two turns penalty is replaced by one turn.

 

10 SCORING

10.1 Appendix A

 

11 RISK STATEMENT

RRS3 states: the responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone’.  By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks.  These risks including strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury.  Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma, hypothermia or other causes.

 

12 INSURANCES

12.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $10mil per incident or the equivalent.

 

13 PRIZES

13.1 prizes will be given as follows:

OPTIMIST Club Champ Perpetual Trophy:

AUSTRALIAN SHARPIES- Club Champion - John H Ellers Trophy

INTERNATIONAL 420 Club Champion - John H Ellers Trophy:

SABRE Club Champion - Toyota Shield

NS14 BSYC NS14 Perpetual Trophy

INTERNATIONAL 505 Club Champion Binks Yacht Constructions Trophy

DINGHY FLEET Club Champion

TRAILER YACHT FLEET Club Champion

WINDSURFER – Club Champion

SPECIAL PERPETUAL TROPHIES

PETER SIEVEWRIGHT MEMORIAL TROPHY For the most outstanding sailor

UNITY TROPHY A trophy presented by Mr C Norton to the senior skipper attaining most number of first positions calculated by yardstick

T.M. HARDY MEMORIAL TROPHY A handicap race sailed by classes except Optimist and Sailboards CITY OF HOLDFAST BAY TROPHY A handicap race sailed on the Saturday closest to 24 November by all classes except Optimists, International Cadets & Sailboards

MAYOR OF HOLDFAST BAY TROPHY A handicap race for Holdfast Trainers and Optimists sailed on the day of the City of HOLDFSAT BAY TROPHY

MIKE FARADAY MEMORIAL TROPHY An open handicap long race for Trailerable Yachts

MIKE THOMAS MEMORIAL TROPHY Donated by John McVann in memory of Mike Thomas, Flying Dutchman Crew

BASIL GRANSBURY MEMORIAL CANNON the Optimist sailor with the most first places

MARGARET KIRKWOOD PERPETUAL TROPHY For the most successful female Optimist sailor WHITTAKER’S CATERERS TROPHY For the most improved junior sailor

 

CONSISTENCY TROPHIES

IAN KIRKWOOD PERPETUAL TROPHY International Optimist Class

RON TRELOAR MEMORIAL TROPHY Australian Sharpie Class

INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS

BRUCE HIGGINS MEMORIAL TROPHY Sabre Class

NS 14 PERPETUAL PLAQUE

DINGHY FLEET

C. GREENHALGH TROPHY International 505 Class

TRAILER YACHT FLEET

WINDSURFER

 

14 FURTHER INFORMATION

14.1 For further information please contact Lisa Brock

 

Appendix A - Scoring

1. Club Championship Series

This a series of 8 races.  To be eligible for a club championship a class shall have at least 5 starters in 3 races for the series.   5 completed races will constitute a series.

For the Trailer Sailer fleet the scoring yardstick class basic handicap as in the Australian Trailerable Yacht and Sports boats rule or as modified by the club.
 

2. Consistency Series ©

To be eligible for a club consistency trophy each class shall have at least 5 starters in any 7 races of the series.  Once a class is eligible all races shall count.

When classes have state championships away from the club the race for that class will become a non-consistency race. (NC)
 

3.Trophy Races

Handicap races are awarded to the boat winning a race on handicap in a race with 4 or more starters.

4. Series Scoring

A boats series score shall be the total of her race scores.   For a Series of up to 5 races, all races shall count towards a final score. For a series of 6 races the points from the worst race is excluded, for 7 to 9 races the worst 2 races are excluded, for 10 to 12 races the worst 3 races are excluded and for 13 or more the 4 worst races are excluded.

 

At the start of the sailing season all boats will sail their first consistency race off their handicap allocated for the final race of the previous season. New boats will start from scratch and gain a handicap after completing 3 races. A class may vary this initial handicap only after application in writing to the sailing committee and approval by that committee.

 

 

 

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