Ann Arbor Model Yacht Club

Fairwind – 2009 Sailing Season NOR

Preamble

The objective of the 2009 Fairwind sailing season is to make every AAMYC Fairwind sailor a better sailor as it relates to yacht set-up, the rules of sailing and on the water tactics.

2.            Skippers shall stay in areas designated for skippers during racing, except when retrieving a disabled yacht.

3.            Activities will begin at approximately 12:00 p.m. noon (not before).

4.         The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 will be observed as printed with exceptions listed in these race instructions, amended racing instructions or official notifications at the pond.  One amendment shall be – no part of a boat’s hull or equipment is to be on the course side of the starting line or its extension during the minute before her starting signal.  If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, a penalty turn including one tack and one gybe, after the race has started will be required to be exonerated.

5.         A fee of $3.00 will be collected from each participant on or before the first scored racing on 3 May 2009 -- $5.00 after.  This fee will be used for the purpose of purchasing trophies and engraving the winner’s names on existing trophies.  Any excess funds will be turned over to the club treasury for the purpose of maintaining the race equipment.

6.         There will be three series of races for the 2009 season.  A total of four (4) Sundays will be scored races in each series the overall seasonal winner.

a.        Scored races will utilize the traditional format.  Each Sunday will consist of six (6) scored races.  All races will be twice around unless wind conditions dictate otherwise.

7.         Scoring will be a low point system where the first place finisher of a race will be assigned one (1) point, the second place finisher two (2) points, the third place finisher three (3) points and so on.  A sailor who shows up to race, but is a DNS, DNF or DSQ will be awarded points equal to the number of boats at the pond that day plus one (1) point.  A sailor who does not show up to race on a given Sunday will be awarded points for each race equal to the number of registered boats that have ever raced during the series plus one (1) point.  This is the same system that has been in place at AAMYC.

8.         All boats racing must be class legal to the most recent Fairwind rules as propagated by the AMYA.

9.         Guests are encouraged to participate but while a guest’s finishing positions will be recorded, it will not be scored for the day, series or season – in other words, the official race results will be as though the guest did not participate.  If a guest joins the club and pays the race fee ($5.00 after 3 May 2009) his race results will then be included.

10.       The race management will be handled as follows:

a.         The first boat to finish will be expected to record the sail numbers of the race participants in the order of finish on the proved AAMYC race results form.

b.         There will be six races per Sunday – therefore six participants will be selected by the Fleet Captain, one for each race on a round robin basis, to perform the starting duties even though they are also participating in the race.  Unless there are fewer participants than races, each participant should have to serve as Race Committee for a maximum of one race per Sunday.

c.            The Race Committee will:

i. Announce the race number to the fleet

ii. Announce that the tape (or CD) has been started.

iii. Call the line at the start – including announcing by sail number any and all boats over early.

iv. If necessary, turn off the tape (or CD) player.

v. The Race Committee will not be responsible to be involved in any way with any disputes that occur on the race course after the start – that will be here responsibility of the racers involved and any witnesses to the situation in question.

vi. If the first to finish or the assigned Race Committee fails to fulfill the assigned duties, he will receive a DNF for the race.

11.       The Policies and Procedures of the Ann Arbor Model Yacht Club and its officers are included in these race instructions by this reference.  The same is true for the general spirit of racing as propagated by the AMYA.