january 2009 1.10canadian yachting association2c-1 * club race officer training training for the...
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-1
* Club Race Officer Training
Training for theleader of a club race committee
Session 3
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-2
Ownership & Use License The slides in this presentation are
Copyright © BC Sailing 1994 – 2006 This presentation is licensed by BC Sailing for use of the
Canadian Yachting Association Race Management committee (CYA RMC) and for CYA certified course conductors.
It may not be altered or amended without the express written permission of the CYA RMC. It must be presented in its entirety; however additional slides may be included provided they are clearly identified as such and copies of said slides sent immediately to the CYA RMC for information.
This presentation may be distributed to certified CYA Course Conductors, but a fee may not be charged beyond reimbursement for the cost of the media, if any. It may not be re-distributed as part of the course resource material, except that printed handouts and notes pages may be provided to attendees for their personal use.
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-3
Agenda for Session 3 Review Timing for setting marks Starts continued
Postponement Individual Recall General Recall special starts
Course management Finishing & paperwork
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-4
Review of session 2
Our guiding principles safety fair sailing keep the customers satisfied
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-5
Review – Course length
Things to know distance sailed to weather? reaching leg distance? time to sail a leg?
Course time factors windward/leeward 45 degree triangle
How to figure the distance
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-6
Review (2)
Starting line length adjustments
Weather mark where course diamond
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-7
Special flags
Flag L
ashore “a notice has been
posted” on the water
“come within hail, or follow me”
Flag Y
wear life jackets or other adequate personal buoyancy
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-8
Timing *
When to set marks? depends on resources starting pin first, usually
When does the weather mark have to be in?
before the warning? before the prep? before the start?
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-9
Weather leg diamond *
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-10
Weather leg diamond
By the time any boat gets near a lay line, it’s too late
Be very careful
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-11
Announcing the course Let competitors know what’s coming Announce on VHF or display a
placard course length (where is Mark 1?) direction time of planned warning signal I flag at the start, if applicable
Others want to know as well coaches, parents, protest committee
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-12
Starting sequence *
11:01 Laser preparatory
11:04 Prep removed
11:05 Laser start
11:11 470 start
11:07 470 preparatory
11:06 470 warning
11:10 Prep removed
11:00Laser warning
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-13
Postponement * Before the start
see rule 27.3 “for any reason” needs ‘AP’, so keep it handy
Reasons for postponement error in procedure (like timing) equipment problem safety issue bad start
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-14
Postponement (2) *
12:36 Laser warning
12:37 Laser preparatory
12:40 Prep removed
12:40:30 Problem on the line
12:43 AP removed
12:40:33 AP up
12:44 Laser warning
12:35 Attention signal
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-15
Postponement variations *
AP over H further signals
ashore
Consider H and A carefully might lose valuable racing time no good way to recover from a mistake
AP over Ano more
racing today
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-16
Abandonment before the start *
Abandonment – N 3 sound signals
N over H further signals ashore
N over A no more racing today
Don’t use if not already racing use AP instead before the start
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-17
Individual recall *
Flag X – rule 29.1 “the race committee shall promptly
display. . . .” i.e. immediately! so the X flag must be ready
Must identify the OCS boats Sound signals – 1
nice to have a different sound for X
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-18
Individual recall (2)
Where is the starting line? assume a 30cm band sight from the front of marks boats in the band are okay
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-19
Individual recall (3) *
two OCS boats
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-20
Individual recall (4) *14:03 Attention signal
14:05 Laser preparatory
14:08 Prep removed
14:09 Laser start
14:10 470 warning
14:09:03 X flag displayed
14:04 Laser warning
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-21
Individual recall (5) *
When do we remove X?
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-22
Individual recall (No return) *
14:09 Laser start
14:10 470 warning
14:11 470 preparatory
14:13 X flag removed
14:15 470 start
14:14 Prep removed
14:09:03 X flag up (no return)
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-23
Individual recall (7) * When is X flag removed?
4 minutes or when the last boat returns Do we dip the flag for the first OCS boat?
No – other boats will be watching
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-24
Individual recall (8) * Keep a watch for boats returning
flag officer, sound officer, line judge Hailing OCS boats
fair sailing is our guide VHF radio is fair, voice may not be pin boat calls how many boats, how many
identified – not sail numbers• try cell phones or private channel radios
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-25
General recall *
Reasons for recall – rule 29.2 Unable to identify OCS boats; or Error in procedure
• usually a timing error
How many boats OCS? doesn’t matter – depends whether
they can be identified Be very sure that your line is
okay before continuing
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-26
General recall *
Try to minimize General Recalls ISAF believes there are too many good judgment is required
• fair sailing vs keep the boats racing
Okay to use 1st Sub after X sound signal for each required
• one for X, then two for 1st sub
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-27
General recall (3)
Hard to spot the red boat
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-28
General recall (4)
11:44 Laser preparatory
11:47 Prep down
11:48 Laser start
11:51 First Sub down
11:48:15 First Sub up
11:52 Laser warning
11:43 Laser warning
11:53 Laser prep . . .
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-29
I flag starts
‘Round the ends’ rule – 30.1 Boats are OCS in the last minute
easier to spot OCS boats When do we use it?
for some fleets, fairly often usually after a general recall
Can we notify boats at 1 minute? Yes – see rule 44
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-30
Starting with the I flag *
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-31
Starting with an I flag12:45 Attention signals
12:47 Laser preparatory
12:50 Prep down
12:51 Laser start
12:57 470 start
12:53 470 preparatory
12:52 470 warning
12:56 Prep down
12:46Laser warning
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-32
Z flag starts
Percentage penalty for OCS boats – rule 30.2
must display with ‘I’ if you want the one minute rule to be in effect
Don’t recommend it continue with I flag consider postponement and fix the line
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-33
Black flag – 30.3
Purpose to remove poor starters from the fleet
When do we use it? after one or more General Recalls but must be sure our line is correct
Not recommended for club racing
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-34
Starting review Normal start
for normal use, except for competitive fleets
I flag start makes sighting the line easier
Z flag start not recommended
Black flag start do not use
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-35
Course Management
Time for the weather leg time limit, target time
Wind direction oscillation or permanent shift
Moving mark mark set crew should be watching
Capsized boats consider rescue, too much wind
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-36
Protests * When can RC disqualify a boat?
see rule A5 start or finish infraction may be disqualified
without a hearing Otherwise . . . (see rule 60.2)
must file a written protest (rule 61.1(b)) within protest time must notify boat
• notice on the Official Notice Board must attend hearing
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-37
What should we protest? *
Sailing the course– rule 28.1 consistent with our mandate for “fair
sailing” Sailing instruction violations
safety issues
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-38
What not to protest * boat vs boat incidents “touching a mark” possible rule 42 infractions
Why not? usually very hard to see unless close remember that, for these incidents, the
RC has no special status the competitors will not love you
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-39
Redress When can a boat ask for redress?
“an improper action or omission of• race committee,• protest committee, or• organizing authority”
must be filed within protest time Scoring errors sometimes a cause
use Scoring Inquiry form to avoid Race committee can request
see rule 60.2(b)
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-40
Redress (2) * Watch out for
marks not in the water on time moving / missing marks starting errors
Should not include OCS onus must be on competitor to
convince the protest committee that the RC made a mistake
try to get the protest committee to post a notice
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-41
Mark set gear
Flag C – M – S – N with poles Notebook Whistle Watch set to regatta time Small whiteboard & marker Red/green placards if using
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-42
Shorten Course * Flag S – 2 sound signals Why shorten? See rule 32.1
time limit or target time bad weather
What notice do we give the competitors? none – just get the boat to the mark
Where is finishing line? see rule 32.2
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-43
Shorten course
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-44
Shorten course
Marks to port, so some will try to go around the mark
Put the boat on the outside of the course
1
2
Shorten course at a mark
Place the finish boatoutside the course
Mark S
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-45
Shorten course – error *
2
1Mark S
Mark S
If the RC boat is in the wrong place, competitors will be tempted to round the mark the wrong way
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-46
Changing the course *
Rule 33 “changing the next leg of the course”
Flag C + multiple sound signals Before a boat begins the leg being
changed so not sailing in the wrong direction
Can change direction compass bearing or red/green placards
Can change length plus/minus boards
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-47
Weather leg (2)
Wind shifts to the left
boats have less room to pass
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-48
Weather mark location
A good test of weather mark location
See if boats are on both jibes on the downwind leg
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-49
Abandonment * Used after the start See rule 32.1 – flag N with 3 sounds When?
error in starting procedure *** foul weather insufficient wind for time limit missing mark any other reason affecting safety or fairness
*** why not use General Recall?
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-50
Abandonment (2)
Reminder:Safety is our responsibility
we have the ability to stop racing if conditions become unsafe
so be in control
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-51
Abandonment (3) Fairness
How far into the race? consider
• time limit• marks rounded• fleet expectations
ISAF thinks we should abandon more often than we do• so if you’re thinking about it, probably
should abandon
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-52
Missing Mark
Rule 34 – flag M – repetitive sounds The boat becomes the mark Be careful what happens to the old
mark don’t try to replace it when boats are
coming toward it tow it off to the side or below the
course
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-53
Finishing line *
Short as possible Blue flag suggested Sound at the finish
whistle, voice, maybe not horn who gets a sound signal?
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-54
Recording at the finish May have more than one team
one line judge, two writers per team one could be on pin boat
Get lots of times, even for one design want to know how spread out the fleet is
Record in finish order – don’t separate classes scoring software will split classes
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January 2009 1.10Canadian Yachting Association 2c-55
Recording at the finish Record all boats – even OCS
might be reinstated by protest committee Record every time a boat finishes
might have returned for a penalty turn Watch for protest flags
not required to notify us unless in SIs• don’t put in SIs unless youth event
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Forms and paper
Keep all paper until after the regatta Post committee boat docking time Get results posted! Arrange scoring inquiry forms Complete and post race report Remind protest committee to post
its hearing schedule
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Wrapping it up
Review the day Look for
equipment problems suggestions for tomorrow gas up the boats
Don’t leave until scoring is completed and posted protest time has ended
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End of Course Material
Review questions are next
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Review questions
1. The SI’s specify that boats shall check in at the signal boat before each start. A boat fails to do so. What do you record? How do you score them?
2. A starting area is specified in the SI's and is closed to classes not starting. A boat enters the area. What do you record? How do you score them?
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Review questions
3. The RC loses time on all watches during the starting sequence. Action?
4. At the Warning signal the ‘P’ flag is hoisted instead of the class flag. Action?
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5. The mark set boat loses power before the pin can be set. Warning signal time is close. Action?
6. The weather mark is not in the water fifteen seconds before the start for race 3. Action?
7. A 90° wind shift comes three minutes before the start. Actions?
Review questions
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8. A 10° wind shift comes three minutes before the start. Actions?
9. The horn fails to sound at the start. Actions?
10. The Starting Signal is made ten seconds early. All boats start properly at this signal. Action?
A second class is scheduled to start five minutes after the first. How to time it?
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11. Four boats are registered for non-spinnaker, twenty for spinnaker class. The latter have the first start but all non-spinnaker boats start with them despite the SI’s, for two starts. Actions?
12. In a major centerboard regatta there have been two general recalls and more seem likely. Action?
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13. At a start four boats are identified as OCS but more are probably guilty also. You have not hoisted "X" immediately, pondering a General Recall. Thirty boats are starting. Action?
14. An OCS boat does not return to make a proper start. Flag "X" was displayed with one sound signal right after the start. Actions?
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15. A General Recall has been signaled, then the flag removed with one sound signal. In one minute what signal is made?
16. When the boats in one class are halfway up the first weather leg, the wind shifts 80° to the right. Action?
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17. In a catamaran race, the boats are sailing twice around a 60° triangle. The wind shifts 40° before they come to mark 3. Action?
18. A storm with lightning and thunder is observed nearby during racing. Action?
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19. Two races are scheduled Saturday and one Sunday. After one slow race on Saturday, the wind dies completely with no possibility of a start for race 2. Action?
20. A boat sails through a finishing line during the race. The SIs say “boats must not sail through the finishing line unless finishing.” Record how? Score how?
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21. RC observes contact between two boats, neither of which protests or takes an alternative penalty. RC action?
22. In a dying wind, the RC wants to shorten course. All boats are on the third leg of a five leg course and probably cannot make the finish. Action?
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23. After the finish line has been set and boats have started to finish, there is a 40° wind shift. Action?
24. Before the start, the weather mark is punctured and deflated after being placed for the first race. An alternate mark is available, but is specified in the SIs for use with a Change of Course. Action?
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25. Weather in the open water is becoming dangerous, and you want to get the boats into a sheltered bay for the next race. Action?
26. RC observes regular pumping of the sails by a small boat. Actions?
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27. RC observes a boat that apparently fouled another putting up a yellow flag for a 20% penalty. Flag is not seen when the boat finishes. Action?
28. There is no wind to sail on at 1300, but you expect some two hours later. How do you tell the boats to re-assemble for a start at 1500? Action?
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29. In a centerboard race, half the fleet is becalmed while the other picks up breeze and approaches the finish. Action?
30. A Modified Olympic course is being sailed around a circle of buoys, all alike except for dim letters on cylinders. The lead boat rounds the wrong weather mark, unwittingly following a shift in the wind. All other boats follow and complete the whole course. What do you do as they approach the finish? What do you do next?
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31. The coloured line flag on the RC boat is lost. The SIs call for a finish between that flag and a nearby mark. Action?
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32. It is the last race of the day for small one-design classes. Darkness is setting in, the wind has died completely, and five boats who haven’t finished are still on the last leg of the course. There are no running lights on the committee boat or on the competitors’ boats. The RC offers to award these five boats their position in which they rounded the last rounding mark before the finish, but all refuse to accept. Action?
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33. A sudden squall hits the RC signal boat just as the RO is trying to secure the horn. Both go overboard, taking the one watch for a PHRF race in progress. The squall causes the signal boat to drag anchor badly. The motor on the signal boat will not start. The lead boat is approaching the finish only 100 yards off. Action?
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Resources
John Culter [email protected] www.sailing.org
Rules->Race management
CYA web site TBA JRC personal site (forms, etc.)
• www.medi.net/sailing
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Software used
MS Powerpoint 2000 Visio Tactical Sailing Solutions
www.pathealy.com
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CYA Race Management
Thank you very much!