Sailing Instructions
Severn Sailing Association
TESOD – Tuesday Evening Sailing One Design
Sailing Instructions – 2011
Rules: The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), and these Sailing Instructions. A boat that may have broken a rule of RRS Part 2 may take a penalty by making a 360 degree turn. This changes rule RRS 44.1 and the Notice of Race.
Entries: All competitors MUST fill out a CBYRA entry form and submit it to the SSA office.
Schedule: Every Tuesday from May 11th through September 7th . First warning signal is 6:00 pm. No races shall be started after sunset.
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Racing Area: The racing area will be off the SSA waterfront in the Severn River; south of the Naval Academy sea wall and north of the shoal pole.
Courses: The standard course will be a windward/leeward once around. The start/finish will be approximately in the middle of the course. Alternate courses may be used depending on conditions. The course or changes to the course and will be signaled verbally by the Race Committee, no visual signals will be used. These change RRS 32.2 and 33.
Marks: Marks will be orange balls.
Start /Finish: The starting and finishing line will be between a staff with an orange flag on the Race Committee boat and a mark.
Starting Signals: The starting signals will be made by horn, whistle or any other audible. A two minute sequence will be used as follows:
• Warning Signal: Multiple short blasts, about 2 minutes and 5 seconds
• Preparatory Signal: 2 long blasts, 2 minutes
• 1 long and three short blasts.. 1 1/2 minutes
• 1 long blast, 1 minute
• 3, 2, 1 short blasts, at 30, 20, 10 seconds
• 1 short blast, at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 seconds
• Start Signal: 1 long blast, Start
Individual Recalls: Individual recalls will be signaled verbally by a loud hailer only. This changes RRS 29.2. The Race Committee intends to hail the sail numbers of the boats starting prematurely. Failure to make a hail or to hear a hail is not ground for redress.
General Recalls: General recalls will be signaled verbally by a loud hailer only. The next signal made shortly thereafter shall be the warning signal. This changes RRS 29.3.
I-Flag Rule: The I-flag may be invoked verbally by the Race Committee prior to the warning signal. No flag or visual signal will be used. This changes RRS 30.1. The Race Committee may attempt to hail the bow or sail numbers of boats OCS prior to the start. Failure to make a hail or to hear a hail is not ground for redress.
Protests: In the history of TESOD there has never been a protest filed. Protests shall be submitted in writing to the Race Committee by 8:30 pm on the day of the incident. Protests will be heard at 7pm the following Thursday.
