SAILING PROGRAM - Notice of Race (Full) 2023-2024
BRIGHTON AND SEACLIFF YACHT CLUB
NOTICE OF RACE
Brighton & Seacliff Yacht Club Season 2023-2024
Saturday 7th October 2023 to Saturday 13th 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
- 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 7th - BSYC 2023 OPENING DAY
Opening Day Race (NC) 1430hrs
Saturday 14th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races
Saturday 21st - Club Heat # 1 © Sponsor
Saturday 28th - 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 5th – Contender State Heats
Saturday 11th - City of Holdfast Bay Race
Mayor of Holdfast Bay (Juniors)
Saturday 18th - Club Heat ©
Saturday 25th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races
Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th SA Youth Championships at BSYC
DECEMBER 2023
Saturday 2nd - Club Heat ©
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd – Windsurfer State Heats
Saturday 9th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races - One club day
Saturday 16th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races
Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th Opti State Champs
Saturday 23rd Trophy Race NC
JANUARY 2024
Saturday 6th No Racing
Opti Nationals
Monday 8th Jan Pre-registration
Tuesday 9th Registration / Teams Racing
Wednesday 10th Racing Day 1
Thursday 11th Racing Day 2
Friday 12th Racing Day 3
Saturday 13th Lay Day
Sunday 14th Racing Day 4
Monday 15th Racing Day 5
Saturday 13th – No sailing
Saturday 20th TM Hardy Memorial Race (yardstick only)
Saturday 27th -Trophy Race © back-to-back races
FEBRUARY 2024
Saturday 3rd – Club Heat ©
Mike Thomas Memorial – 505’s
Saturday 10th Trophy Race © back-to-back races
Saturday 17th 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 9th – Monday 11th LWE
Monday 11th – Adelaide Cup Day
Saturday 16th - Club Heat ©
Saturday 23th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races One club day
APRIL 2024
Saturday 6th - Trophy Race © back-to-back races
Saturday 13th 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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