Cruising & Power Yacht Committee
2019 Power Yacht Season
44th State
Championship and Combined Teams Event
116th Year of organised Power Yacht Events
on the Swan River
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
RULES:
The event will be sailed under the Time Trialling Rules Edition 2019
Revision 1 (as amended) of the CPYC of YWA, here in after referred to as the
rules. The rules are applicable at the event starting time and as modified by
the Sailing Instructions or the arrival of the start boat or checkpoint boat at
station whichever is the earlier. A copy of such rules is available on the
Sportspage web site at www.sportspage.com.au/pyc/pyc/pyc_home_page.html .
2.
SIGNALS AND FLAGS:
Every competing power yacht shall fly its club burgee
over the Power Yacht competition class flag.
The protest flag is International Code Flag B.
All Signals and Flags will be in accordance with Part
III Clause 15 of the rules.
3.
NUMBERS:
In accordance with the allotted number ranges in
appendix 7 of the rules.
4.
NUMBER OF EVENTS
The regatta will consist of 5 events with 1 standby
timeslot for an event re-run if required.
5.
NOMINATED SPEED:
Each power yacht shall nominate their time trialling
speed at the time of entry in accordance with requirements of Part IV Clause 22
of the rules. After the closing of
entries no changes of nominated speeds will be accepted.
6.
START AND FINISH LINE:
Will be as per course sheet and in accordance with
Definition Part II of the rules. Notification
of any change of course shall be posted outside the Regatta Office prior to the
start of any event and notified in accordance with Clause 15.5 of the rules.
7.
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS:
a)
An orange on station flag may be hoisted when the
start boat is on station.
b)
Ten minutes before the start a warning gun may be
fired and the class flag raised.
c)
Five minutes before the start the preparatory flag,
International Code flag P may be hoisted and a gun fired.
d)
At the actual start time a gun may be fired and the
class and preparatory flags may fall.
e)
Each power yacht shall start on its allotted time.
1)
When starting power yachts shall be travelling at
their nominated speed, or restricted speed if applicable, on a course
approximately 90 degrees to the start line.
8.
RESTRICTED AREAS:
Speed restrictions are designated on the course sheet
and show the speed limit applying from the previous mark. Power yachts with a
higher nominated speed shall travel at the designated speed in restricted
areas.
9.
CHECK POINTS:
May be at the start and finish and at any fixed mark
on the course.
10.
PENALTIES:
Shall be in accordance with Appendix 2 Clause 1 of the
rules
11.
ENTRIES:
a)
All team members nominated by clubs will be automatic
entries in the championship heat of that day.
b)
Power yachts not selected in their club’s team, but
whose skippers wish to compete in the championship, shall be nominated by their
club in the space provided on the entry form.
c)
Clubs are to provide the current variable handicap of
each nominated competitor as at the closing date for nominations.
12.
CONDUCT:
A power yacht
shall steer a proper course, rounding or passing the series of marks
on the required
side and in the correct order as specified in the sailing instructions. If,
after starting, a power yacht
initially rounds or passes a mark of the course (including
the start mark) on the wrong side, it will incur a 10pt penalty.
13.
PROTESTS:
Any protest shall be signified as soon as practicable
by displaying International Code Flag B on the protesting yacht until the
finish of the event and either;
i)
Notifying the finishing line check boat by hailing
immediately after finishing, or;
ii)
Notifying the Regatta Control Officer by telephone.
A written protest accompanied by a fee of $50.00 must
be lodged in accordance with Part VI Clause 31.
If a competitor seeks redress against the recorded
time at a check point or penalty applied by the organising committee it must be
in accordance with the requirements of Part VI Clause 30 of the rules
Should the competitor disagree with the decision then
he/she shall have the right to a protest hearing in accordance with the rules.
14.
GENERAL NOTES:
a)
Telecom
1194 time signal is to be used as official regatta time.
b)
Substitutions:
1) No substitution of a skipper for a
championship heat will be allowed.
2) Any substitution of power yacht, skipper
or crew in teams events shall be subject to the approval of the Regatta Control
Officer.
3) Requests for any substitution must be
made to such officer not less than one hour prior to the start times of such
events where substitution is required.
4) Any substituted power yacht which is not already nominated for the event
shall carry the same competition number, compete at the same speed and start at
the same time as the original entry.
5) Power Yachts already nominated for the
championship division of the event may be substituted for a previously
nominated team member who is unable to compete, providing that due notice is
given and permission granted.
c)
Radar speed checking and/or video tape equipment may
be used as evidence of breach of any rule or sailing instruction.
15.
RESULTS:
Results shall be published on the CPYC Results tab on www.sportspage.com.au as soon as
practicable after each event.
16.
COMPLIANCE:
a)
Each
power yacht shall comply with all regulations in accordance with the Marine
Safety Division of the Department of Transport.
b)
Every
competing Power Yacht shall comply with the minimum requirements of their club
of origin.
c)
All
competitors are required to keep a listening watch on VHF channel 77 (Club
Events channel) from the 10 minute signal and for 10
minutes after their finish.
d)
All
competitors are required to keep the Race Officers mobile number easily
accessible (0412 704 945)
e)
All
competitors are required to keep the Water Police phone number easily
accessible (131 444 & Harvest Rd Branch 9442 8600) VHF 16 & 67
f)
All
competitors are required to report significant incidents to their respective
Yacht Clubs.
17.
INDEMNITY:
Neither the Cruising & Power Yacht Committee,
Yachting Western Australia (Inc.), nor the host club nor any officer or
official of the aforesaid committee association or club shall be responsible
for any personal injury or damage to property arising from any cause
whatsoever. Participating in the event
shall be deemed an acceptance of this indemnity. However, any accident involving personal
injury or damage to property howsoever arising shall be reported immediately to
the Race Officer or an officer of the Association.
18.
RESPONSIBILITY:
It shall be the sole responsibility of each power
yacht skipper to decide whether or not to start or continue to compete.
19.
FAIR TACTICS:
No power yacht skipper or crew shall indulge in
offensive behaviour, verbal or otherwise, with any official involved in the
event. A competitor may be disqualified
under this rule in the case of a clear cut violation of the above principles
and only when no other rule applies.
20.
SCORING SYSTEMS:
The scoring systems for both championship and teams
events shall be in accordance with the rules.
21.
HANDICAPS:
Variable handicaps shall be in accordance with
Appendix “A” attached.
22.
PRIZES:
Prizes for the Championship and Teams Events shall be
in accordance with the Notice of Event. The winner of the Bob Stanford Memorial
Trophy shall be the power yacht accumulating the least loss of points after
competing in all heats of the series.
Cruising
and Power Yacht Committee Prize Night
Friday
20th September 2019
at 1900 Hours at
South
of Perth Yacht Club
APPENDIX “A”
INTRODUCTION
TO CPYC HANDICAPS
The
CPYC handicap system is based on past performances of each competitor in events
conducted by CPYC or, in cases where the competitor has not competed in five
CPYC events, the performance records from the club where the competitor
competes may be used to establish a basis for assessment of handicap. If the competitor has not previously competed
in either CPYC or Club events or if Club records are not produced when
requested, and then the competitor may be given a handicap of one.
In
all cases it is the aim of CPYC to establish an equitable Handicap Index for
each new or relatively new competitor and as it is not feasible to cover all
variables in a simple set of rules, some minor discretion is exercisable by the
Organising Committee.
There
have been many comments and a great deal of criticism made by competitors since
this handicap system was introduced mainly, it seems, because of the complex
nature of the system and a general lack of understanding of how it works.
For
these reasons, this document has been prepared in a prose format rather than
being written like a set of sailing instructions. This has been done in attempt to give a full
explanation of the system in a manner which, hopefully, can be readily understood.
If
there is some aspect of these instructions for which you require further
explanation, any member of the Organising Committee will be glad to assist.
DEFINITIONS
THE CPYC RULES are the Time Trialling Rules 2019
Revision 1 (as amended) of the Cruising and Power Yacht Committee of Yachting
Western Australia (Inc).
EVENT is any time trialling event conducted
by CPYC or by any affiliated club.
EVENT FACTOR is the average points lost by a
competitor per check point in an event and is calculated by dividing the actual
number of points lost in an event (excluding penalties other than 1.H in the
CPYC Rules) by the number of timed marks which count in the event. Transit checks (other than a start or finish
line) are excluded from this calculation both as to the points lost at those
marks and from the number of timed marks.
The maximum point’s score which may be counted for a competitor at any
individual check point shall be three.
HANDICAP INDEX is the average of the lowest three
event factors taken over a competitors last five completed CPYC events but
excluding any event in which the competitor retires or is disqualified. It is effectively the long term average
number of points lost by a competitor at each timed check point.
HANDICAP RATING is the result obtained by multiplying a
competitors Handicap Index by the number of timed check points included in the
result sheet for the day. This is the
score or “Par for the course” which a competitor would be expected to achieve
for the event based on averages.
CPYC is the Cruising and Power Yacht
Committee of Yachting Western Australia (Inc).
HOW
DOES IT WORK?
At
the conclusion of a CPYC event, each competitor’s Handicap Rating is calculated
by multiplying his or her Handicap Index by the number of timed check points
included in the result sheets. (This is
the figure which shows on the result sheet as “Handicap”) This result is then subtracted from actual
points lost for the day to give the handicap result. Thus a net score of 0 would indicate that a
competitor had achieved his or her “average” result for the event, with a minus
score indicating better than average and a positive score reflecting a lower
than average score.
WHICH
EVENTS COUNT TO ESTABLISH THE handicap
index?
The
Handicap Index will normally be assessed from the last five completed CPYC
events.
For
new competitors, the Handicap Index will be based on the competitor’s results
over the last five completed events from his or her own club for the previous
season. For this purpose, clubs should
provide CPYC with a computer printout of handicaps for the relevant
period.
Where
there are no results available to CPYC for a new competitor, then an Event
Factor of 0 will be input to the handicap system for the past three events and
the other two event slots will remain blank.
As a competitor completes events (CPYC and/or club) these blanks and
zeros will be progressively replaced with actual results from CPYC events or
from club events as soon as is practicable during the season.
It
is recognised that some clubs allow a figure of greater than three as the
maximum score on a check point for calculation of the Event Factor. No allowance will be made by CPYC for this
variation when using the results from a club to determine the Event Factor.
Race
Officer
For
the Organising Committee