Greek Championship Optimist U16 2023
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Sailing Instructions · 6 Jul 2023
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
HELLENIC SAILING FEDERATION
OPEN - OPTIMIST U16 GREEK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
07/07 – 11/07 / 2023
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Rules
2. Changes to the Sailing Instructions
3. Notice to Competitors
4. Signals made ashore
5. Format of racing
6. Class Flags
7. Format
8. Racing area
9. Courses
10. Marks
11. The Start
12. Change of the next leg of the course
13. The finish
14. Penalty System
15. Limits and target times
16. Hearing requests
17. Scoring
18. Prizes
19. Safety regulations
20. Official vessels
21. Support Persons
22. Race Committee
23. Protest Committee
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1. RULES
1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the “Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 20212024”.
1.2. The current IODA Class rules (2023). The National Prescriptions. The 2023 Racing Program by the Hellenic Sailing Federation. All the documents above can be found posted on the official noticeboard. https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/5401/event
1.3 RRS 40 is changed as follows: “The first sentence of RRS 40.1 is deleted and replaced by: “Each competitor shall wear a personal flotation device (PFD) according to class rule 4.1 (a), properly secured at all times while on the water except when temporarily changing clothing.”
1.4 In all rules governing this event, both “athlete” and “competitor” mean a person competing or intending to compete in the event.
1.5 The official language of the championship is Greek. If there is a conflict between languages the Greek text will take precedence, for the National Prescriptions, the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions. For all the other cases the English text will take precedence. This changes NOR 1.8.
1.6 If there is a conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions , the Sailing instructions will take precedence. This changes RRS 63.7
2. CHANGES TO THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted two(2) hour before the race it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 20:00 on the day before it will take effect.
3. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS
The official notice board at the https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/5401/event and the event website : Race Office will be in the building of the
NAUTICAL ATHLETIC CLUB KALAMARIA THESSALONIKI
Race Office contact details: 2310 454111-2310 454533, Email:naokth@otenet.gr
Contact Chanel with Race Committee or for search and rescue instructions according (RRS37) is VHF 72
4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed from the official flagpole located over the clubhouse.
4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes’ this changes the race signal AP.
5. FORMAT OF RACING
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5.1 Optimist class boys division The Optimist class division boys will be divided into fleets, the regatta will consist of qualifying Opening series followed by a Final Series, in total are scheduled 11 races. The qualifying series will take place on the 8th and 9th July 2023 and the final series will take place on the 10th and 11th July 2023.
5.2 Qualifying Series:
5.2.1 For qualifying series boats will be assigned to fleets Red and Yellow of as nearly as possible, equal size.
5.2.1 The initial assignment to fleets will be done by the Race Committee on 7th July 2023, upon the completion of the registration, according the numerical order of the sail number as follows:
Sail number Fleet Assignment 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Yellow 4 Red And so on The fleets will be posted the same day at the official notice board until 21:00
5.2.2 Boats will be reassigned to fleets after each day of racing, except if on the first day only one race is completed. If all fleets have completed the same number of races, boats will be reassigned on the basis of their ranks in the series. Reassignments will be made as follows: Rank in series Fleet Assignment 1 Red 2 Yellow 3 Yellow 4 Red And so on
5.2.3 If all fleets have not completed the same number of races by the end of a day, the Race committee will reassign the fleets according paragraph 5.2.3, but it will apply as follows: The series scores for reassignment will be calculated for those races, numbered in order of completion, completed by all fleets. Fleets with fewer races will continue racing the following day until all fleets have completed the same number of races. All boats will thereafter race in the new fleets.
5.2.4 Assignments will be based on the ranking available at 21:00 that day regardless of protests or requests for redress not yet decided.
5.2.5 There will be 6 races in the qualifying series. At least 3 qualifying races shall be completed to constitute the qualifying series. The Qualifying series will take place on the first two (2) competition days except where three (3) races have not been completed for all fleets. In this case, the qualifying series will continue, after the second race day and will be used one day from final series. In this case there will be no new assignment of fleets.
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5.2.6 If at the end of the qualifying series some qualifying series fleets have more race scores than others, any extra races will be abandoned & cancelled so that all boats in the qualifying series have the same number of race scores.
5.3 Final Series:
5.3.1 Boats will be assigned to gold and silver fleets based on their ranks in the qualifying series The final series fleets will be, 50% of the boats in the gold fleet and the rest in the silver fleet.
5.3.2 Any recalculation of qualifying series ranking after boats have been assigned to final series fleets will not affect the assignments except that a redress decision may promote a boat to a higher fleet.
5.3.3 If at the end of final series there are no races the final ranking will be the qualifying series scoring.
5.4 Optimist Girls The Optimist class division girls will compete in one fleet and in one series scheduled for 11 races.
6 CLASS FLAGS
6.1 The class flags will be with the fleet flags :
Class Division Class Flag Fleet Flag
Optimist red fleet Optimist flag Red
Optimist yellow fleet Optimist flag Yellow
Optimist Girls Optimist flag Without
Optimist Gold fleet Optimist flag Yellow
Optimist Silver fleet Optimist flag Red6.2 Each boat member of the red fleet shall display a red ribbon and the yellow fleet a yellow ribbon . The ribbon shall be placed on the top of the sprit. This ribbons will be given from the OA.
6.3 The Girls fleet will be with no ribbon.
6.4 Each boat member of the gold fleet shall display a yellow ribbon and the silver fleet a red ribbon . The ribbon shall be placed on the top of the sprit. This ribbons will be given from the OA.
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7 SCHEDULE OF RACES
SUNDAY, 02/07/2023 23:59 End of registration
FRIDAY , 07/07/2023 10:00–18:00 Equipment check / Stamping of sails
15: 00 Practice Race
21:00 Initial Fleet Assignment
SATURDAY, 08/07/2023 10:30 Coach Meeting
12:00 1st Warning Signal of the day
SUNDAY, 09/07/2023 TBA 1st Warning Signal of the day
MONDAY, 10/07/2023 TBA 1st Warning Signal of the day
TUESDAY, 11/07/2023 TBA 1st Warning Signal of the day7.1 Eleven (11) races are scheduled.
7.2 For the qualifying series are scheduled 6 races and for the final series 5 races.
7.3 No more than four (4) races will be sailed each racing day.
7.4 On the last day of racing, no warning signal will be made after 17:30.
8 RACING AREA
8.1 The racing area will be near the Nautical Club of Kalamaria
9 THE COURSE
9.1 The diagram in Attachment B shows the course, 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.
10 MARKS
10.1 Marks 1, 2, 3s and 3p will be yellow pyramid inflatable buoys.
10.2 Mark No 1 and No 2 must be left portside, and the gate must be sailed through the marks 3s/3p: as in Attachment B
10.3 Starting marks will be two race committee starting vessels, one on the starboard side displaying an orange flag and a second one on the port side with a staff displaying an orange flag .
10.4 The finishing marks will be a race committee finishing vessel on the one side and a buoy with a staff displaying a blue flag on the other side.
11 THE START
11.1 The starting line will be between staffs displaying orange flags on the starting marks..
11.2 A buoy may be attached to the race committee starting vessel ground tackle. Boats shall not pass between this buoy and the race committee starting vessel at any time. This buoy is part of the race committee starting vessel ground tackle.
11.3 [DP]When the warning signal for the first fleet has been made, boats from other fleets shall be in the pre-start area, well clear of the starting area. The starting area is defined as a rectangle 50 meters from the starting line and marks in all directions.
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11.4 To alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange starting line flags will be displayed with one sound signal at least 5 minutes before a warning signal is made.
11.5 A boat starting later than 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start (DNS) without a hearing. This changes rules A5.1 and A5.2.
11.6 Next warning signal for every next race will be given as soon as possible.
12 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE
12.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will:
a. lay a new mark;
b. Move the finish line ;
c. Move the leeward gate. When a new mark is laid, the original mark will be removed as soon as practicable.
13 THE FINISH
13.1 The finishing line will be between staffs displaying blue flags on the finishing marks.
13.2 [DP]Boats that have finished shall clear the finishing line, keeping well clear of all boats racing and of all boats whose warning signal has been made. After finishing all boats shall head to the waiting area . The waiting area is defined as a rectangle 50 meters under the starting line in all directions.
14 PENALTY SYSTEM
14.1 Appendix P, Special Procedures for RRS 42, will apply.
14.2 A boat intending to protest another boat for incidents in the racing area that she was involved in or saw, shall inform the Race Committee at the finishing line immediately after finishing of the boat/s being protested, or as soon as practicable after she retires. This changes rule 61.1.
14.3 A notice about hearings under RRS 61.1(b) from the Race Committee and the Protest Committee will be posted on the official noticeboard to inform competitors.
14.4 For breaches of the rules in the NoR and the SIs that have been marked [SP], the RC or the TC may apply a standard penalty without a hearing. However, the Race Committee or Technical Committee may protest a boat when they consider the standard penalty to be inappropriate. A boat that has been penalized with a standard penalty can neither be protested for the same incident by another boat nor can another boat request redress for this Race Committee action. This changes RRS 60.1,
63.1 and App. A5.
14.5 For breaches of the Class Rules, the rules in the NoR or in the SIs marked [SP], should the case go to a hearing, are at the discretion of the Protest Committee.
15 TIME LIMITS
15.1 Time limits are as follows:
Time limit Mark 1 time limit Finish window Race Target time
90 minutes 30 minutes 15 minutes 45 minutes15.2 If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 time limit the race will be abandoned.
15.3 Boats failing to finish within 15 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF) without a hearing. This changes rules 35, A4 and A5
15.4 Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).
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16 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
16.1 For each fleet, the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day or racing has been postponed or abandoned for the day. The protest time limits will be posted on the official notice board. Protest forms are available at: https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/5401/event
16.2 Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of 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 beginning at the time posted. Hearings may be scheduled to begin up to 30 minutes before the end of the protest time. The hearings will be held at the Jury Office.
16.3 A list of boats that have been penalized under Appendix P for breaking RRS 42 will be posted. Boats that have accepted penalties under RRS 44.1 shall fill out an acceptance form that can be found at : https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/5401/event To request correction of an alleged error in the posted races or series results, a boat shall complete a scoring enquiry form available at the race office. https://www.racingrulesofsailing.org/documents/5401/event
16.4 The scoring enquiring will be held at the building of Nautical Club of Kalamaria
17 SCORING
17.1 Qualifying Series
17.1.1 At least three (3) races are required to be completed to constitute the qualifying series.
17.1.2 RRS A5.2 (DNF,DSQ, BFD, etc.)is changed so that the scores are based on the number of boats assigned to the largest fleet.
17.1.3 Boats with the same score will both be assigned to the gold fleet.
17.2 Final Series
17.2.1 At least one (1) race is required to be completed to constitute the qualifying series
17.3 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.
18 PRIZES
18.1 Prizes will be awarded to the first three (3) winners of the boys and the first three (3) winners of the girls in overall of the OPEN OPTIMIST U16- GREEK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, as well as to the first three (3) winners of the boys and the first three (3) winners of the girls in the OPTIMIST
U16- GREEK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
19 SAFETY REGULATIONS
19.1 [DP] A boat retiring from a race shall notify a race committee or safety boat before leaving the course or if that is not possible, shall notify the regatta office as soon as possible after returning ashore.
19.2 Competitors who require assistance may blow a whistle or wave the paddle or one arm. The race committee reserves the right to assist competitors who in their opinion require assistance, regardless of the wishes of the competitor.
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19.3 The sign in and sign out of the boats will be according to the Attachment A.
20 OFFICIAL BOATS
Official boats will be marked as follows:
DESCRIPTION FLAG
Jury Any Flag with “JURY” or “IJ” or “J” Organize Athority Any Flag with “VIP” or Club Flag Press/Media boats Any Flag with “PRESS” or “MEDIA” or “TV” Rescue Any Flag with “RESCUE” or “SAFETY”
21 SUPPORT BOATS
21.1 In accordance with RRS 37 all registered support person vessels shall act as assistance / rescue boats in case of need and shall comply with any instruction given by the Race Committee on the designated VHF Channel 72 or the Organizing Authority.
21.2 Rule 40 applies at all times while coach boats are afloat on the water
21.3 Kill cord shall be used at all times when the engine is running on the support person vessel. to all support boats.
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22 RACE COMMITTEE ASHORE COMMITTEE
Pavlidis Ioannis RO Tsavdaridou Anna
Tsekoura Maria Fragou Natalia
Karastamatis Michalis Korizis Thodoris
Benaxidis Nikos Tsetsos HaralambosGiannoulas Giorgos Tamvakidou Natalia Smei Irini SECRETARY Darzanou Vaia Karagiannaki Irini Papachristou Dimitra Hatziprodromou Mireille Pliakis Aristotelis Poulis Dimitris Kolymvanou Maria
23 PROTEST COMMITTEE
Kleidonas Yannis Chairman Nikiforidis Takis Pigadas Vasilis Antonopoulou Myrto Deligianni Nikoleta Gari Melina
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SI ATTACHMENT A
SIGN IN – SIGN OUT
A1 [SP] Sign in and sign out of the boats will be as follows: Each day of competition the coaches or team leaders shall send a message to the Viber Race group with a list of the competitors with the data:
a) Club of competitor
b) Competitor’s Name
c) Sail number A2 [SP] Sign out of every boat (according A1) must be done before she leaves ashore.
A3 [SP] Sign in of every boat (according A1) must be done in 30 minutes after she comes ashore, but not later than the protest time limit.
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SI ATTACHMENT B
COURSES
COURCE OPTIMIST : Start – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – Finish
Mark 1 and 2 must be left port
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Text taken from the official PDF on the notice board (RRS), for easy reading. If anything differs, the PDF prevails.
