Sailing
Instructions
CAL
CUP WINDSURFING SERIES
Berkeley Yacht Club
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
(Revision 5-17-23)
- RULES:
The regatta shall be governed by the rules as defined
in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) including
Appendix B – Windsurfing Competition Rules, except as
any of these are altered by the notice of race and these
sailing instructions.
- ENTRIES:
Eligible sailors shall complete registration online: https://jibeset.net/BYC000.php?RG=T031319928
prior to racing. Competitors must register and pay for the
entire series before Race 1 to be eligible for overall
series scoring. If five days of racing are completed,
one throw-out will be allowed.
- COMMUNICATION
WITH COMPETITORS: Changes to the sailing instructions
may be posted on the Jibeset registration website at or
before 8 AM of the day of the race, or in writing at the
launch 30 minutes before the start of the first race.
- SCHEDULE
OF RACES: Racing will be held on June 10th, July 1,
August 5th, and September 16th 2023. B fleet
will start with A fleet but the B fleet first start will be
with the second start of A fleet.
- RACING
AREA: West of the Berkeley Marina, north of the pier
(Olympic Circle) and south of the pier.
- START
TIME: First possible start will typically be 1:45 PM,
subject to delay due to tide level and wind
conditions.
- START:
Courses will be announced by loudspeaker
prior to the start sequence. : The start will be
between an orange flag on the committee boat (S1) and an
orange inflatable buoy (S2) set to the south of
S1. The start sequence of races after the first
race will begin within 10 minutes of the last A fleet
finisher. Courses will be announced by loudspeaker
prior to the start sequence. The Class Flag is Code
Flag W.
Start
Sequence: 60 second warning to sequence by
loudspeaker.
5 Minutes- WARNING SIGNAL Class Flag - One Horn
4 Minutes- PREPARATORY SIGNAL Code Flag P - One Horn
1 Minute- P Lowered - One Horn
0 Minute- START Class Flag Removed
A
fleet only will start the first race. B fleet will
join A fleet for the 2nd start and all subsequent
starts.
- RECALLS:
1; Individual recall will be displayed by an 'X' flag (a
white square- shaped flag with a blue cross on it) and one
sound (RRS 29.1), 2; General recall will cause the committee
to display the 'First Substitute' flag (a blue and yellow
pennant flag) and two sound signals (RRS 29.2). One minute
after the 'First Substitute' is lowered, a 5 min. starting
sequence will begin.
- All
racers will sail together and be scored together, and will
be separated for awards at the end of the series: 1st, 2nd.
3rd, B, A, foil windsurfers, foil kites, wingfoils etc.
- DAILY
SCORING: One race must be completed to constitute a
series. If five races or more are completed, one throw-out
will be allowed. Scoring System DNF (Did Not Finish) =
Number of Starters + 1, DNS (Did Not Start) = Number of
Starters + 1, DSQ (Disqualified) = Number of Starters + 2,
RAF (Retired After Finish) = Number of Starters + 1, DNC
(Did Not Compete) = Total Number of Series Registrants +
1. The long distance races (A fleet to R2, B fleet to
top of pier) will count as 2 races for purpose of
scoring and be ineligible for discard.
- SEASON
SCORING: Competitors must register and pay for the
entire series before Race 1 to be eligible for overall
series scoring. If five days of racing are completed,
one throw-out will be allowed.
- DISPOSAL
OF WASTE OR TRASH No competitor shall discharge trash of any
kind into the San Francisco Bay. Any competitor observed
breaking this rule is subject to protest only by the race
committee or protest committee. The penalty for a breach of
this rule, which may include disqualification from a race,
is at the discretion of the protest committee. This changes
rules 60.1(a) and 64.1(a).
- PRIZES:
Prizes will be awarded at the end of series based on
participation.
- EQUIPMENT:
FW Racers will be limited to one board (max 100.5 cm width),
3 fins with max length 70 cm, and three sails of any size or
class. Racers with other equipment like
windsurfing foil boards, wingfoils, foiling kites, or
non-foiling kites are encouraged to race and they will be
scored separately. Racers will be allowed one
permanent change of gear if they receive new board, sails or
fins during the season
MARKS:
S1: Committee boat. Orange flag on the stern of the boat will
delineate the north end of the Start /Finish line
S2: an orange inflatable buoy to the south of the committee
boat
L: an orange or yellow inflatable buoy set to leeward of the
start finish line
W: a yellow inflatable buoy set to windward of the start
finish line
D: a piling with a small cage on top approximately half
way from the Start Finish line to the end of the pier,
approximately 200 yards north of the pier
T: A piling located at the top of the pier, immediately to the
west of the pier
GAP: The space between the end of the unbroken portion
of the pier and the broken portion of the pier, south of the
start finish line
R2: a red nun buoy northwest of Treasure Island, east of
Alcatraz
COURSES: B fleet:
- Start
-> W(starboard) -> L(starboard) -> finish to
windward
- Start
-> W(starboard) -> finish to windward
- Start
-> D(starboard) -> finish to windward
- Start
-> T(port) -> GAP -> finish to windward (long
distance race)
COURSES:
A fleet:
- Start
-> W(starboard) ->L(starboard) -> W(starboard)
-> L(starboard) -> finish to windward
- Start
-> D(starboard) -> L(starboard) -> finish to
windward
- Start
-> D(starboard) -> Cross start finish as downwind gate
-> D(starboard) -> finish to windward
- Start
-> T(port) -> GAP -> finish to windward
- Start
-> R2(port) -> GAP -> finish to windward
(long distance race)
In
no cases may a competitor cross through the pier except at the
GAP. A breach of this rule shall be disqualification without a
hearing (changes rule 63.1).
The start/finish line is off limits except for starts and
finishes and course 3, A fleet. A breach of this rule shall be
disqualification without a hearing (changes rule 63.1).
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