BART’S BASH (incorporating) TSC Club Championships
Sunday 21st
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
September 2014
Rules
The Event will be governed by the rules as defined in the ‘Racing Rules of Sailing 2013-16’, the class rules for each competing class of boat, the Bart’s Bash Notice of Race (bartsbash.co.uk), and these sailing instructions.
Schedules Of Races
- Race 1: 11.00 am – (Both TSC and SSSC Competitors)
- Race 2: to Follow (Both TSC and SSSC Competitors)
- Race 3: BART’s BASH RACE: 2.00pm (ditto)
Racing Area
All races will be started from the Committee Boat located in either the North Bay (outside the harbour to the north of the North Pier) or; in the South Bay (outside the harbour to the South of the South Pier) or; in the Harbour itself.
Harbour courses
Harbour courses will be shown by the display of letters and/or numbers on a board near the bow of the committee boat displaying the first letter of each mark in the order they must be rounded. Each letter (or number) will be displayed in either red (port) or green (starboard) on a white background indicating the side on which they should be left.
Sea Course
A Sea Course will be a triangle. The direction of rounding will be indicated by a red (marks to port) or green (marks to starboard) flag being displayed from the committee boat staff. If a mid leg start/finish gate is laid then competitors must pass through the gate on the first (windward – if possible) leg of each lap. If no gate is laid both the start and finish lines will be between the committee boat staff and the (same) adjacent course mark.
Start
One massed start for all competitors using Numeral 8 Flag (Handicap Class Flag) for the Warning Signal.
RRS 26 to apply (ie 5,4,1,off)
Late Finishers
18.1 Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes of the first finisher will be scored DNF.
Rules Disputes
20.2. The RYA Arbitration procedures and the (20%) Exoneration Penalty of the RYA Rules Disputes Procedures will be available to competitors. See Club SI’s or RYA Website for details.
Scoring
TSC Club Championship will be scored by reference to the aggregate of finishing scores from all three races using standard PY ratings for each class of boat. However each competitor’s worst result from Races 1 or 2 will be discarded. (ie: To qualify competitors must start Race 3 ‘BART’S BASH’). All 3 races to count in TSC Late Summer Series
BARTS’S BASH score to be derived using ‘The Bart Number’ as described at www.bartsbash.co.uk
TSC Trophies:
- ‘Elma Cup’ for 1st Overall (PY) TSC Club Championship
- ‘Round Table Shield’ for 1st Enterprise (overall)
- ‘Zannusi Cup’ for 1st Laser (overall)
- ‘Bates Cup’ for 1st Handicap class (overall)
Social : A ‘BART’S BASH BARBECUE’ at Priors Haven after Sailing – All Welcome (Especially SSSC Competitors)
Download the Sailing Instructions here Bart’s Bash 2014 SI’s