Round the Island race 2011

Starting as usual from Somerleyton on Saturday 20th August this will be the 28th Round the Island race.

Further details from Peter Lowes. Send email or 07900 577241

RACE INFORMATION

1 THE COURSE

The race will take place on Saturday August 20th from a start line which will be defined on the day. Unless extraordinary circumstances prevail, the start and finish lines will be at the same place, usually at a point immediately upstream of the 24 hour mooring at Somerleyton.

The course is defined as being a circumnavigation of the island formed by the rivers Yare and Waveney and the New Cut. Yachts may circumnavigate the island in either direction.

The race will be run under IYRU rules subject to local amendments and qualify for points in the RCC "Sabrina Trophy".

2 TIDES

Low Water at Yarmouth Yacht Station (As per shorebase.co.uk 2011)

High Water at Yarmouth Yacht Station (as per shorebase.co.uks 2011)

0807 hrs BST / 2040 hrs BST

1322 hrs BST

Constant: Burgh Castle + 1 hour

  
 

3 SAIL NUMBERS AND HANDICAPS

All yachts must display a sail number, either on the sail or clearly indicated on a board fastened to the port and starboard shrouds.

Handicaps will be in accordance with the NSYA Green Book 2010 or as subsequently amended by the River Cruiser Class Committee. Boats not yet handicapped should apply to the River Cruiser Class Committee and include their handicap on the entry form.

4 THE START

The manoeuvring ground for the start is the area above the start line. In order to ensure safety and the application of the rules of sailing at the start line and in view of the nearness of Somerleyton Swing Bridge, no more than three yachts will start together, at intervals of ten minutes.

All yachts will be required to nominate their start time by 0900 hrs to the Officer-of-the-Day. Skippers finding their chosen time already full will be offered the nearest time to their original choice. Start times may be submitted by text /phone call to Peter's mobile (07900 577241) but there are no guarantee of reception at Somerleyton! Yachts failing to conform to this rule will be penalised by the addition of 10% to their lapsed time. (Start times will be taken up to 2300 hrs on the Friday evening should any entrant so desire.)

The first start will be signaled by a "ten minute" siren at 0850 hrs. The siren to start at 0900 hrs will be the 10 minute siren for the next start at 0910 hrs and so on. Yachts failing to respond to a recall signal will suffer a 5% penalty. There will be no five minute signal. Yachts proceeding to positions above the start line must keep clear of craft racing. A loud hailer will be used to clarify any doubts.

The race will be deemed to have finished at 1900 hrs and yachts which have not crossed the finishing line by that time will be disqualified. All qualifying yachts will be timed in.

5 BRIDGES

Bridges will be navigated by "shooting" or quanting or handing through on the bridgework. An area in which quanting is allowed will be marked by bank features (to be designated), or poles with bunting, above and below the bridges. Boats sailing inside the designated areas will keep clear of boats quanting, but the latter will be as close to the bank as possible.

6 INFRINGEMENTS

In the event of an infringement, impediment or collision, the offending yacht may:

(a)

accept a time penalty of 2 minutes, to be acknowledged by the offending yacht flying a green flag or

(b)

accept a protest by the offended party.

Protests or notices of intention to protest must be made in writing within thirty minutes of the finish of the protesting yacht.

7 RESULTS

The announcement of results and the presentation ceremony is provisionally timed for 1900 hrs or very soon afterwards. The following will be awarded:

The Cecil Howard Trophy

Overall Winner

Anne Trophy

Class winner
(High handicap - low teens and under)

Somerleyton Jubilee Cup

Class Winner
(Low handicaps - high teens and over)

Round the Island trophy

Fastest Over the Water

The handicap cut-off will be decided once all entries have been received.

8 SAFETY