34th Athens International Sailing Week Part 3 2025
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Sailing Instructions · 19 Nov 2025
Sailing Instructions
34TH ATHENS INTERNATIONAL SAILING WEEK 2025
20 – 23 November 2025
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS (SIs) [NP] Denotes that the breach of that rule will not be grounds for a protest or a request for redress by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1 and 61.1(a).
The notation ‘[SP]’ in a rule of the sailing instructions (SIs) denotes a rule for which a standard penalty may be applied by the race committee or the technical committee without a hearing or a discretionary penalty applied by the protest committee with a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1 and A5.
1 RULES
1.1 As at NoR &2 (Rules).
1.2 If there is a conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions, the Sailing Instructions and the subsequent Official Notice shall prevail (this change RRS 63.5(c)(2).
2 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted not later than two (2) hours before the scheduled warning signal of the first race of the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 20:00 hours on the day before it will take effect.
3 COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMPETITORS
3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board (ONB) which will be located at: https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/12800/event
3.2 The race office will be located at
Event / Class Club / Venue Race office contact details
(+30) 210-9829878 420 N.C. of Kalamaki nokalamakiou@gmail.com (+30) 210-9404825 Optimist H.S.F. sports@eio.gr TECHNO 293 (+30) 210-8962416 N.C of Vouliagmeni TECHNO 293 PLUS nov@nov.gr (+30) 210-8991189 N.A.C. of Voula ILCA 4 & ILCA 6 (M) info@naov.gr
3.3 On the water, the race committee intends to monitor and communicate with support persons on VHF radio channel Event / Class Radio Channel 420 VHF 72
ILCA 4 & ILCA 6 MEN VHF 74
Optimist VHF 69
Techno 293 & Techno 293 PLUS VHF 68
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3.4 [DP] While racing, except in an emergency, a boat shall not make voice or data transmissions and
shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats
4 CODE OF CONDUCT
4.1 [DP] Competitors and support persons shall comply with reasonable requests from race officials. 4.2 [DP] Competitors and support persons shall handle any equipment by the organizing authority with
care, seamanship, in accordance with any instructions for its use and without interfering with its functionality.
5 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
5.1 Signals ashore will be displayed on the flagpole located near to the boat park in each venue. 5.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than <30> minutes’ in Race
Signals AP.
6. SCHEDULE OF RACES
6.1 Part 1 – Optimist, ILCA 4, ILCA 6 Men, 420 , Techno 293, Techno 293 Plus
Friday, 21/11/2025 12:00 First Warning Signal
Saturday, 22/11/2025 TBA Races
TBA Races
Sunday, 23/11/2025
19:00 Prize Giving
6.2 No more than four (4) races will be sailed in any scheduled day in each class.
6.3 On the last day of racing no warning signal will be given after 16:00.
7 CLASS FLAGS - RIBBONS
7.1 The class flags are:
Event Class Insignia Background Ribbons
Optimist Boys Group 1 White None
Optimist Boys Group 2 Yellow Yellow/Black
Optimist Girls Red Red/White
ILCA 6 MEN Green None
ILCA 4 Boys White None
ILCA 4 Girls Yellow None
420 White None
Techno 293 U15 & U13 White Colour
Techno 293 Plus & U17 Cyan None
7.2 For the Optimist class the ribbons shall be placed on the top of the sail. For the Techno 293 U15 &U13 the ribbons shall be placed to the top button. Ribbons will be provided from the race office of each venue.
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8 RACING AREA
8.1 SI Addendum <A.> shows the location of the racing area(s).
9 COURSES
9.1 The diagram(s) in SI Addendum <B> show(s) the course(s), including the approximate angles between
legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.
9.2 The course signal will be displayed on Board at the stern of Race Committee Boat.
10 MARKS
10.1 Mark(s) are
Event Marks New Marks
Optimist Yellow Orange
ILCA 4- ILCA 6 MEN Red Orange
420 Yellow Orange
Techno 293 & Techno 293 Plus Orange Yellow
10.2 The following marks are rounding marks: <See Addendum B>.
10.3 Starting and finishing marks will be either Race Committee vessels or marks with staffs.
11. FORMAT OF RACING11.1 The format consists of a single series (9 races).
11.2 For the Optimist and the ILCA 4 classes, Boys and Girls will race separately. For the Optimist Boys, boats will be divided in 2 fleets. The boats will be divided into fleets at the end of each day as follows:
11.2.1 Boats will be assigned to fleets of, as nearly as possible, equal size.
11.2.2 Initial assignments will be made by the race committee and will be posted on the official notice board until 20:00 on the day before the first scheduled race. For the purposes of scoring, scores for RRS A
5.2 (DNF, DSQ, BFD, etc.) will be calculated based on the number of boats assigned to the larger fleet.
11.2.3 If at the end of each racing day, all fleets have completed the same number of races, the race committee will assign new fleets based on the results. The assignments will be as following:
1st Group A
2nd Group B
3rd Group B
4th Group A
5th Group A
6th Group B 7th Group B
Etc. Etc.
11.2.4 If at the end of each racing day, fleets have not completed the same number of races, the race committee will assign new fleets as described in 11.2.3, but as follows: The series scores for reassignment will be calculated for those races, numbered in order of completion, completed by all fleets. For the fleets that have completed more races, the most recent races will not be taken in consideration. The fleet with the fewer races will continue racing the following day until all
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fleets have completed the same number of races. All boats will thereafter race in the new fleets.
11.2.5 Fleet assignments will be based on the ranking available at 21:00 that day regardless of protests or requests for redress not yet decided.
12. THE START
12.1 The starting line will be between staffs displaying orange flags on the starting marks.
12.2 [NP], [DP] Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the starting sequence for other races.
12.3 A boat that does not start within <5> minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A5.1 and A5.2.
13. CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE
13.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.
14. THE FINISH
14.1 The finishing line is between staffs displaying blue flags on the finishing marks.
15. PENALTY SYSTEM
15. RRS Appendix P will apply.
16. TIME LIMITS [AND TARGET TIMES]
16.1 The Target Time, Mark 1 Time Limit, Race Time Limit (see RRS 35), and the Finishing Window are shown in the table below.
Event Target Time Mark 1 Time Limit Race Time Limit Finishing Window
Optimist 50 25 70 15
ILCA 4 50 25 70 15
420 50 20 70 15
Techno 293 20 15 40 20
Techno 293 Plus 20 15 40 20
ILCA 6 MEN 50 20 70 1516.2 If no boat has passed the first mark within the Mark 1 Time Limit, the race shall be abandoned.
16.3 Boats failing to finish within the Finishing Window will be scored DNF without a hearing. This changes
RRS 35, A5.1, A5.2.
17. HEARING REQUESTS
17.1 For each class, the protest time limit is <60> minutes after the last boat in that class finishes the last race of the day or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later. The time will be posted on the official notice board.
17.2 Hearing request forms are available on-line at the ONB.
17.3 Notice of protests by the Race Committee, the Technical Committee or the Protest Committee will be posted on the official notice board to inform competitors under RRS 60.2(a)(2).
17.4 Notices will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the protest room, located at
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Venue Hearing Room
Techno 293 / Techno 293 Plus / ILCA4 / ILCA6 M N.A.C. of Voula
Optimist / 420 H.S.F.
beginning at the time posted on the official notice board.
17.5 A list of boats that have been penalized for breaking RRS 42 under Appendix P will be posted.
18. SCORING
18.1 If less than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. When 4 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. However, the score from any medal race will not be excluded. This changes
RRS A2.1.
18.2 Each class event is valid if at least three (3) races are completed.
18.3 To request correction of an alleged error in the posted races or series results, a boat shall complete a scoring enquiry form available online at the ONB.
19. SAFETY REGULATIONS
19.1 [DP] A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee at the first reasonable opportunity. Promptly after returning to shore, the boat shall complete a retirement declaration form, which is available either at the race office of each venue or online at the ONB.
20. REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT
20.1 [DP] Substitution of competitors is not allowed without prior written approval of the race committee.
20.2 [DP] Substitution of damaged or lost equipment is not allowed unless authorized in writing by the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the committee at the first reasonable opportunity, which may be after the race.
20.3 Requests forms will be available online at the ONB.
21. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
21.1 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules, notice of race and sailing instructions.
21.2 [DP] When instructed by a race official on the water, a boat shall proceed to a designated area for inspection.
22. OFFICIAL VESSELS
22.1 Official vessels will be identified as follows: Official Vessel Flag Identification
Race Committee White flag with ‘RC’
Protest Committee White flag with ‘JURY’, ‘J’ or ‘IJ’
Media Any flag with ‘PRESS’, ‘MEDIA’ or ‘TV’
23. [DP] SUPPORT TEAMS
23.1 Support boats shall not be positioned closer than 100 meters of any boat racing.
23.2 Support boats shall be positioned within the waiting area <See Addendum C>. from the first warning signal of a race, until the last fleet of that race has started. However, they may abandon the waiting area temporarily to serve their competitors after a fleet has started, been postponed, or abandoned, until the warning signal of the next fleet to start is made.
23.3 In addition, support boats that are motoring above 5 knots shall remain at least 150 meters from any boat racing.
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23.4 When a race committee or protest committee member indicates a support boat to move further from the course area, the mentioned boat shall do so immediately.
23.5 Support persons in the race course area, shall be able to communicate with the Race Committee via VHF Radio during racing. The radio channel for each course is mentioned in SI 3.3.
23.6 An alleged breach of any of these rules may be referred to the protest committee for a hearing. As a result of the hearing the protest committee may take action under RRS 62.3 and RRS 62.4 or exclude the person from the event or venue or remove any privileges or benefits for a specified period or for the remainder of the competition. Note also, action may be taken under RRS 69.2.
24. TRASH DISPOSAL
24.1 Trash may be placed aboard official or support person vessels.
25. PRIZES
25.1 Prizes will be awarded to the best three (3) boats of each class event.
26. RISK STATEMENT
26.1 RRS 3 states: ‘The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone.’ By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks. These risks include strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury. Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma, hypothermia or other causes.
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ADDENDUM A
COURSE AREAS
N.C. of Greece Club N.C.of Tzitzifies Kallithea
2,4 mr HSF Finn,Hansa Dragon Lightning optimist N.C. of Kalamaki Club 420 - 49er – NCK Νacra 17 -
ILCA
4-6-7 6 MEN
NACV
N.A.C. of Voula
N.A.C.of Kekrops N.C.K of Vouliagmeni IQ foil Club NCV
ILCA 6
ILCA 4
Techno
OPTIMIST Techno
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ADDENDUM B
RACE COURSES
Trapezoid Outer: Trapezoid Inner: O2: S-1-2-3s/3p - 2-3p - F I2: S-1-4s/4p-1-2-3-F O3: S-1-2-3s/3p 2-3s/3p - 2-3p - F I3: S-1-4s/4p 1-4s/4p 1-2-3-F
Trapezoid Outer: Marks 1-2-3s/3p will be rounding marks Trapezoid Inner: Marks 1-2-3-4s/4p will be rounding marks
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OPTIMIST COURSE: IODA
Marks 1-2-3s/3p will be rounding marks
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COURSE: WINDWARD/LEEWARD
Signal. Mark Rounding Order
L2. Start – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4p -Finish L3. Start – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4p -Finish
FINISH
4S/4P
START
Marks 1-4s/4p will be rounding marks
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ADDENDUM C
Waiting Area
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Text taken from the official PDF on the notice board (RRS), for easy reading. If anything differs, the PDF prevails.
