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Ann Arbor Model
Yacht Club
East Coast 12 Meter – 2009 Sailing Season NOR
East Coast 12 Meter – 2009 Sailing Season NOR
PREAMBLE
The objective of the 2009 EC12 Meter sailing season is to make every AAMYC EC12 Meter sailor a better sailor as it relates to yacht set-up, the rules of sailing and on the water tactics.
1. The 2009 EC12 Meter sailing season will begin on 26 April 2009, with 10 May 2009 being a no sail day and will continue through 18 October 2009 at the pond located in Heritage Park, Canton, Michigan as Scheduled on the AAMYC web site.
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. 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.
6. 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. This is the same system that has been in place at AAMYC.
7. All boats racing must be class legal to the most recent EC12 Meter rules as propagated by the AMYA.
8. Guests are encouraged to participate and will be scored for the day–
9. 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.
10. 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.
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