KBRYC SAILING
INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2010/2011
The Club
Championship is IOM only scratch racing. There will be
two series with four rounds in each. Ten races are to be
sailed in each round. If the ten races can’t be completed
by 4.00pm then the racing can be extended by consensus for
up to an hour so racing can be completed. If racing isn’t
complete by 5.00pm the number of races for the day will be
those completed by 5.00pm. To allow boat tuning there will
be a five minute break (if needed) after the first, second,
fourth, sixth and eighth races. Medals or trophies will be
awarded to the top three in each series. Points will
accumulate throughout the year for the Club Championship
Shield.
The Club Point Score
is IOM only handicap racing. There will be two series with
four rounds in each. Ten races are to be sailed in each
round. If the ten races can’t be completed by 4.00pm then
the racing can be extended by consensus for up to an hour so
racing can be completed. If racing isn’t complete by 5.00pm
the number of races for the day will be those completed by
5.00pm. To allow boat tuning there will be a five minute
break (if needed) after the first, fourth and seventh
races. Medals or trophies will be awarded to the top three
in each series. Points will accumulate throughout the year
for the Point Score Shield.
After each race, handicaps will be altered for the next race
using this method;
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1st will have 30 seconds
added to their handicap
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2nd will have 20 seconds
added to their handicap
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3rd will have 10 seconds
added to their handicap
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If there are less than 10 entries to
a round, the last finishing boat will have their
handicap reduced by 30 seconds
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If there are 10 to 15 entries in a
round, the last 2 finishing boats will have their
handicaps reduced by 30 seconds and 20 seconds.
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If there are more than 15 entries to
a round, the last 3 finishing boats will have their
handicaps reduced by 30 seconds, 20 seconds and 10
seconds
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If a boat has a DNS or DNF then their
handicap remains the same.
In the event of a postponement of
Championship or Point Score days, racing will be rescheduled
to the next Open Day unless otherwise notified.
Open Day is
an informal day with racing, but no results are recorded.
Any class and visitors are welcome to join in.
To compete in Club Point Scores and Club Championships
Skippers must be associate members of KBSC.
Racing commences at 1:00pm Sharp in ESST
and 12:00 Sharp in EST. Race
fees are $4 per day, payable to the O.O.D.
All skippers are asked to help with the
club duties.
These include
setting the course, bringing in the marks and washing and
putting away the Tuff Tender and motor.
If you
can’t stay after racing, please come early and help. If you
can’t come before racing, please stay afterwards and help.
When KBSC has
a working bee, help out for an hour if you can.
KBRYC
CODE OF CONDUCT
It seems from time to
time we have a few skippers who get angry when racing. This
in turn riles up more people or worse, drives them away from
the Club. It is very important that we sail within the
Racing Rules of Sailing and that we act like gentlemen on
the water.
We sail from a public
park and often there are spectators including elderly
people, children and Kogarah Bay Sailing Club members. A
complaint to Kogarah Council could easily have us banned
from sailing at Dover Park. Swearing and antisocial
behavior is bad for KBRYC, KBSC and radio sailing in
general. We want to attract people to the sport, not drive
them away.
Yelling and screaming should not be the norm and
it will not be tolerated. Just because you were involved in
an incident at one end of the course does not mean you have
the right to be angry with every other skipper. When we sail
within the rules, everyone wins. But when we forget, or
worse, ignore the rules we all lose. When tempers flare,
everyone is affected by it.
The use of foul language, threats of violence
(or violence) towards another skipper or the OOD cannot be
tolerated. This behavior serves no purpose. It rarely
changes the outcome of the situation and, in most cases,
spurs on more yelling and anger which can carry forward to
the next week. When you are involved in an incident, all
that is required is polite conversation on the matter
followed by one party protesting and the other acknowledging
the penalty or requesting that it go to the committee.
Even the best sailors will once in a while put
their boats in a situation that results in a protest.
Acknowledging the mistake and doing the penalty turn is
usually the outcome and that skipper will call out that they
have completed the turn.
KBRYC is about having fun with your friends.
Winning races in a friendly competition is just added
appeal. Charging through the fleet and aggressively yelling
at all in your way is not part of what we do and it will not
be accepted by anyone.
Skippers who create an
atmosphere of uneasiness or anger will be taken aside and
spoken to. They will be asked to control their behavior and
understand what they are doing. If their behavior continues
to be a drain on the morale of the rest of the skippers,
then there can unfortunately, be only one option left and
that is to be asked to leave for the day and if there is no
improvement in behavior, the Club.
Please remember that we are not competing for
money or great rewards. This is a hobby to be shared with
friends. Competition is good and a winning attitude is
encouraged but not when it is thrust in your face. Sail like
gentlemen and we all win |
