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Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020v1 Maverick, SYC Yacht of the Year 2019 Welcome to the 2020 Sailing Season from your SYC Keelboat Sailing Section Committee. Antony Tomkins (Joint Race Secretary) * David Nunn (Pursuit Racing & Results) Jenny Worsfield (Joint Rally Secretary) Kate Leigh (Trophies) Robin Stevenson (Joint Race Secretary) * Tim Worsfield (Joint Rally Secretary) They are contactable by email at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club * members of the Keelboat Race Committee 2020 Objectives  To provide the framework for everyone to enjoy the sport of sailboat racing in whatever capacity and to whatever level the individual desires.  To ensure that the sport of sailboat racing welcomes all people and treats them equally.  To ensure that those who experience sailboat racing are encouraged to continue. Principles and Practices  The sport welcomes all participants; it relies largely on self-compliance and self-policing. Those that deliberately take unfair

advantage of this or behave in an inappropriate manner, either on or off the water, can expect action to be taken against them.  Competitors agree to compete in compliance with the rules and behave in accordance with accepted standards of sailboat racing. When involved in a genuine dispute, all parties to the dispute and those deciding the matter will use the established procedures for achieving resolution.  Foul or abusive language, intimidation, aggressive behaviour or lack of respect for others and their property will not be tolerated.  Organizers, officials and other providers of sailboat racing agree to provide the fairest racing possible. This includes encouraging feed-back and facilitating the resolution of genuine disputes (including protests) in a timely and proper manner.  Support persons agree to encourage their competitors to behave in compliance with the above principles and practices. This Charter applies equally to those who organize, manage, coach,

advise, judge, provide services and compete (including those who support competitors) in sailboat racing. The RYA encourages the adoption and implementation of this Charter, and provides guidance and support to individuals and organizations to assist implementation. This guidance and support is consistent with the practices of World Sailing. For further information, visit www.ryaorguk/racingrules Page 2 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 HANDBOOK CONTENTS RYA Charter Keelboat Racing Overview and Notices of Races Pursuit Inshore Long Inshore Offshore Club Match Christmas Cracker Yacht of the Year Race Officer Duties, Declarations, Fees etc. SYC Keelboat General Sailing Instructions Race Chart Notice of Rallies Related Club Events Page 2 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 13 14 15 16 20 22 23 Appendices: 1 SYC Keelboat Mandatory Safety Equipment 2 SYC Keelboat Trophies 24 25 Index of revisions and changes 27 Notes: Ratings and Handicaps - Boat rating data is shown on the website along

with any changes made during the year. Boats can race in two divisions, as IRC (International Rating Certificate), subject to a valid IRC certificate, or NHC (National Handicap for Cruisers). Skippers are responsible for their own application for IRC but the Club will help with the technical side and where possible negotiate group discounts for applications submitted through them. The Club will obtain an initial NHC handicap from the RYA published base list (or if not shown then SYC calculated using the RYA formula). Boats racing under IRC will usually also be counted in the NHC division Pursuiting will continue with a simplified handicap system based on minutes before or after the nominal race start time. Safety – The notes have been reduced in volume but cross referenced to the source websites, please ensure you are familiar with them. See the regulations at wwwsailingorg/documents/offshorespecialregs for the detail. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 3 2020 KEELBOAT

RACING OVERVIEW & NOTICES OF RACES 2020 This overview is intended to function as a guide for SYC boats and as Notice of Race for each of the individual events and series. The races described in the overview are organised by the Sussex Yacht Club and are governed by the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020, the World Sailing Equipment Rules of Sailing, the SYC Keelboat General Sailing Instructions and the IRC Rules. Skippers intending to enter the IRC division should produce a valid IRC certificate; those entering NHC or Pursuit races do not require this but may be asked to provide some details of their boat to the Keelboat Race Committee for the purposes of setting a handicap. Please send a copy of your 2020 current or revised IRC rating certificate to the SYC Keelboat Sailing Section via e-mail to sailing-section@sussexyacht.club as soon as possible and at the very latest by Friday 24th April 2020 for those wishing to be scored for the Spring series and at least 48

hours in advance of the first race of every other series. Boats racing within the IRC class shall comply with the IRC rules as prescribed by their rating certificate. Should a competitor have reason to believe that this is not being complied with, the competitor can arrange a protest under rule 10 of the IRC Rules. Boats in the IRC division shall not change their rating during the course of a series. They can however choose to race under their Non-Spinnaker Rating. Boats sailing in the NHC division, Pursuit and Christmas Cracker races may have their handicaps changed after each race according to the particular rules of each division. Emails, WhatsApp, Texts and Notices Any changes to these races will be communicated to owners/skippers by means of email, WhatsApp or text messages so it is vital that all owners/skippers lodge valid email and mobile details with the SYC Keelboat Sailing section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club It is the owner or skippers’ responsibility to ensure

that messages can be received through these routes. The primary keelboat racing WhatsApp group is “SYC Racing” and pursuit racing is “SYC Pursuiting”, pursuits also use the Southwick notice board on race days. All races will use VHF Ch 37 when on the water. Classifications and Eligibility The classifications given for each event refer to the race division, series or group and the safety classification. Participants must comply with the safety requirements. Unless described as an open event all SYC racing events are for SYC boats only. Those wishing to join in with our racing should note that new racing crews & non-SYC boat skippers wishing to participate in an SYC race or series should apply for membership of the club at the earliest opportunity; details are on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk/ Page 4 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 PURSUIT SERIES (Classification: Pursuit) Three series of easy races held on Saturdays with an expected 2-hour race

duration, no previous racing experience and no rating or handicap certificates required. The Pursuit Racing Guidelines are shown on the SYC website and Sailing Instructions and courses will be posted on the SYC Pursuiting WhatsApp group before the start of each race. A sign on sheet together with individual handicaps and race start times will also be found on the SYC Southwick notice board before the start of each race. The starting handicap number will be adjusted as follows: A win carries a penalty of 6 minutes for the next race, 2nd place 5 minutes, 3rd place 4 minutes etc down to 1. If you are last you will be given a boost of 6 minutes for the next race, 5 minutes for the next to last and 4 minutes for 3rd from last etc down to 1. If 12 or more boats finish then this is applied in total, any boats finishing 7th or more from the start or end will not be adjusted. If less than 12 boats finish, then if it is an odd number the middle boat will not be adjusted, if it is an even number

then adjustments will apply from both ends. These will stop at the middle rather than overlap Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series Spring Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12:00 Saturday 14th March 10:00 Saturday 21st March 11:00 Saturday 28th March 10:00 Saturday 4th April 12:00 Saturday 11th April 10:00 Saturday 18th April 14:00 Saturday 25th April followed by a Pursuit Supper at Southwick Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series Summer Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 Summer Pursuit Series 7 10:00 Saturday 16th May 11:00 Saturday 30th May 11:00 Saturday 6th June 10:00 Saturday 4th July 10:00 Saturday 18th July 15:00 Saturday 25th July followed by a Pursuit Supper at Southwick 10:00 Saturday 1st August Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit Series Autumn Pursuit

Series Autumn Pursuit Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13:00 Saturday 5th September 10:00 Saturday 12th September 10:00 Saturday 26th September 12:00 Saturday 3rd October 10:00 Saturday 10th October 10:00 Saturday 17th October 14:00 Saturday 24th October followed by a Pursuit Supper at Southwick SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 5 2020 INSHORE SERIES (Classification: Inshore) Three series of seven Inshore, Short Course races held on Sundays. Courses will be set by the Race Officer on the day with an expected 1½ - 2-hour race duration. These races will be scored under both NHC and IRC; in the case of NHC the three series will run together. Initially this series will start with the final calculated handicaps from the 2019 Autumn series, then into the Summer and again into the Autumn series. The final 2020 handicap calculated will be used for the first race of the 2021 Spring series. Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series Spring Series 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 13:00 Sunday 15th March 11:00 Sunday 22nd March 12:00 Sunday 29th March 10:00 Sunday 5th April 13:00 Sunday 12th April 10:00 Sunday 19th April 14:00 Sunday 26th April Summer Series Summer Series Summer Series Summer Series Summer Series Summer Series Summer Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10:00 Sunday 17th May 11:00 Sunday 31st May 12:00 Sunday 7th June 10:00 Sunday 5th July 10:00 Sunday 19th July 15:00 Sunday 26th July 10:00 Sunday 2nd August Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series Autumn Series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13:00 Sunday 6th September 10:00 Sunday 27th September 12:00 Sunday 4th October 10:00 Sunday 11th October 10:00 Sunday 18th October 10:00 Sunday 25th October 11:00 Sunday 1st November Page 6 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 LONG INSHORE SERIES (Classification: Long Inshore) A series of nine races of a medium length. Courses are specified below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on

the day. These races will be scored under both NHC and IRC; in the case of NHC this series will start with the final calculated handicap from the final 2019 Long Inshore series. The final 2020 handicap calculated will then be used for the first race of the 2021 Long Inshore series. Where a self-declared finish time is required skippers must follow the instructions under “Declarations” on page 15 of this handbook. Race 1 Solent Race Friday 8th May, start 11:00 Start on the Old Fort line, Mixon beacon to starboard, Street to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she crosses a line drawn between the eastern sides of Horse Sand Fort and No Man`s Land Fort. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 2 Tala Hinna Race Sunday 13th June, start 11:00 Start on the Lancing line, SYC E to starboard, SYC 6 to port, BMYC 3 to port, Friars Bay Outfall Buoy to port, BMYC 4 to

starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to port and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 3 Round Rampion Race Sunday 20th June, 11:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, Rampion marks N cardinal, Mast (NW), S cardinal all to port (also keeping all wind turbines to port, no cutting inside) and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to starboard and bearing 090°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 7 2020 Race 4 Double Diamond Race Sunday 27th June, start 11:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, SYC 3 to port, SYC 4 to port, SYC 6 to port, SYC W to port, SYC 1 to port, SYC 4 to port, SYC 6 to port, SYC 1 to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has

SYC E to starboard and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 5 Eastbourne Race Saturday 8th August, start 10:00 Combined with a Rally at Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club. Start on the Lancing Line, SYC E to starboard, SYC 6 to port, SYC 5 to port, BMYC 3 to starboard, Friars Bay Outfall buoy to port, Red lateral buoy (position 50° 44.229N 0° 25856E) to port and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has Sovereign Harbour Safe Water Mark to starboard and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 6 Eastbourne Return Race Sunday 9th August, start 10:00 Start will be a gate start set by the Race Officer on the day, Friars Bay Outfall buoy to port, BMYC 4 to port, BMYC 3 to starboard, SYC 6 to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E

to starboard and bearing 090°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 7 Ferguson Race Sunday 16th August, start 10:00 A separate Notice of Race will be published for this event. Suitable courses will be set for both Yachts and Dinghies competing in separate fleets. A course will be set by the Race Officer on the day which may include a committee boat start and or finish. Page 8 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 Race 8 Black Rock Race Saturday 29th August, start 09:00 This is an Open event and a separate Notice of Race will be published beforehand. Suitable courses will be set for both Yachts and Dinghies competing in separate fleets. The traditional course is Start line, BMYC1 to starboard, Finish. A course will be set by the Race Officer on the day which may include a committee boat start and or finish. Race 9 Littlehampton Race Saturday 19th September, start 09:00

Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, SYC 4 to starboard, Rustington weather station to starboard and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when the Yellow Buoy (YFL Y 5s and charted at 50° 46.27” N 0° 3054” W) is to starboard and bearing 000°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 9 2020 OFFSHORE SERIES (Classification: Offshore) A series of five races of approximately 60 miles or more. Courses are shown below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on the day. These races will be scored under both NHC and IRC; in the case of NHC this series will stand alone. The starting handicaps will be those calculated from the end of the 2019 Offshore series and the final 2020 handicap calculated will be used for the first race of the 2021 Offshore series. Where a self-declared finish time is required skippers must follow

the instructions under “Declarations” on page 15 of this handbook. A yacht will only be counted as competing in the Offshore Series if it enters at least two races. Therefore, the results of the Royal Escape will be included in the overall series but only for those Yachts which compete further in the Series. This ensures that any DNS, DNF or DNC result will be relative to the total number of entrants in the Series and not the total number of entrants in any one race of the series. Race 1 Royal Escape Race Friday 22nd May, start TBA This is the Club’s major Open event and a separate Notice of Race will be published beforehand. The annual iconic cross-channel race is the largest offshore race on the South Coast outside of the Solent and 2020 will be its 43rd edition. Register on The Royal Escape Race website www.royalescaperacecouk Race 2 Dieppe Race Friday 12th June, start 19:00 This is our primary overnight cross channel race. Start on the Lancing line, SYC E to starboard,

SYC 6 to port, CS1 to starboard, CS2 to starboard then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has D1 (E cardinal) to starboard bearing 000°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 3 Pactolus Race Friday 10th July, start 09:00 The event is for SYC boats only but with a special invitation to SRF boats to participate. An offshore race to coincide with the traditional Pactolus rally with hospitality from our friends at Societe des Regates de Fécamp (SRF). Start on the Old Fort line, SYC 1 to port, keeping all Rampion wind turbines to starboard (no cutting inside), Greenwich Light Vessel to port and then to the finish at Fécamp. The finishing line extends 3 cables westward bearing 105° true from the pier head of the western harbour arm at Fécamp. Boats must finish by crossing the line heading in a southerly direction and may make use of the waypoint 49°45.928” N, 00°21564” E which

falls close to a point midway along the finishing line Boats should take their own finish time in BST with a declaration handed to the nominated boat in Fécamp on arrival. Page 10 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 Race 4 Seaway Trophy Race Sunday 30th August, start 09:00 A return race after our annual rally to St Valéry-en-Caux with hospitality from Club Nautique Valeriquais. The start will be a transit set by the Race Officer on the day then Greenwich Light Vessel to starboard, keeping all Rampion wind turbines to port (no cutting inside), and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC 6 to starboard and bearing 090°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Race 5 Nab Tower Race Saturday 13th September, start 09:00 Start on the Old Fort line, SYC W to port, Rampion marks N cardinal, Mast (NW) to port (also keeping all wind turbines to port, no cutting inside),

Nab Tower to port, South Pullar to port, Rampion Mast (NW) and N cardinal to starboard and keeping all Rampion wind turbines to starboard (no cutting inside) and then to the Finish. A boat finishes when she has SYC E to starboard and bearing 180°. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 11 2020 CLUB RACES (Classification: Club) This is not a series but a mix of individual races and regattas. Courses are shown below but further sailing instructions may be made by the Race Officer on the day. These races will be scored under both NHC and IRC; in the case of NHC these individual races will stand alone and the current (from the race directly preceding) handicap calculated from the Spring/Summer/Autumn Inshore series will be used for each race. Where a selfdeclared finish time is required skippers must follow the instructions under “Declarations” on

page 15 of this handbook. Shake Down Race Sunday 8th March, start 10:00 A chance to get your boat ready for the Spring series. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. SYC Cup Saturday 22nd August, start 12:30 The SYC Cup will be a mini regatta consisting of 3 short races. Race courses will be set by the race officer on the day, and we expect each race to last for 45 to 60 minutes. All three races will count towards the results. This event may be opened up to yachts from other clubs Rose Bowl (Lady Helm) Sunday 23rd August, start 13:00 The helm for this race must be a female club member. The start and course will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Crews Race Sunday 20th September, start 14:00 The helm for this race must be a club member, have raced on the boat at least once previously during the 2020 racing season and not be the regular helm. Owners are permitted to enter the race as long as they meet these conditions. The start time and course

will be set from Littlehampton back to Shoreham and will be announced on the pontoon on the morning of the race. Boats should take their own finish time, which should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Page 12 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 CANAL MATCH RACING SERIES (Classification: Club) This is an independent series of seven ‘round the cans’ races run on Thursday summer evenings in the canal. The boats will be club Sonars and are equal so no rating or handicap will be required. Further details to be published and courses will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Match Race Match Race Match Race Match Race Match Race Match Race Match Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19:00 Thursday 9th July 19:00 Thursday 16th July 19:00 Thursday 23rd July 19:00 Thursday 30th July 19:00 Thursday 6th August 19:00 Thursday 13th August 19:00 Thursday 20th August CHRISTMAS CRACKER SERIES (Classification: Club) This is a series of four ‘round the

cans’ handicap races, using the current NHC handicap to start, this will be the final handicap calculated from the Spring/Summer/Autumn Inshore series. These numbers will apply for the boat’s first race but be amended for the next race(s) based on a simple adjustment, similar in operation to the usual Pursuit rules but with more weight! The starting NHC number will be adjusted as follows: A win carries a penalty of 0.100 for the next race, 2nd place 0.090, 3rd place 0080 etc down to 0010 If you are last you will be given a boost of 0100 for the next race, 0.090 for the next to last and 0080 for 3rd from last etc down to 0010 If 12 or more boats finish then this is applied in total, any boats finishing 7th or more from the start or end will not be adjusted. If less than 12 boats finish, then if it is an odd number the middle boat will not be adjusted, if it is an even number then adjustments will apply from both ends. These will stop at the middle and not overlap These races are not

included in the Langley Trophy scores. Courses will be set by the Race Officer on the day. Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker Christmas Cracker 1 2 3 4 10:00 Saturday 21st November 10:00 Saturday 28th November 10:00 Saturday 12th December 13:00 Saturday 19th December SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 13 2020 YACHT OF THE YEAR The SYC Yacht of the Year is designed to find the top Yacht at SYC. It will be awarded to the best performing boat across a combination of the Inshore, Long Inshore and Offshore series, based upon the results calculated under the NHC handicap system. To ensure that any yacht in the fleet has the opportunity to win this prestigious award, only the best two series will count for each yacht. This means, that a yacht which opts not to compete in the Offshore series, for example, will count its series scores from the Inshore and Long Inshore series. A yacht that competes in all three series will discard the series in which it

performs worst. For the Long Inshore and Offshore series, where a yacht does not compete in a race, their score to count for that race will be the total number of entrants in that series plus one. For the Inshore series (as there will likely be different numbers of entrants in each of the individual Inshore series) where a boat does not compete in a race, their score to count for that race will be the total number of entrants plus one across all three of the Inshore series. Because there are a different number of races in each series, an adjustment will be made to the Long Inshore and Offshore series race points. The adjustment will ensure that the same number of points are awarded for each series. To achieve this a multiplying factor of 2 will apply to the Long Inshore series and a factor of 5 to the Offshore series. The number of races to count from each series is roughly half of the races scheduled, and a boats best results will be used towards the Yacht of the Year trophy. In the

event that races are cancelled, and less than the number of races to count from a series are actually raced, the points will be adjusted accordingly to ensure equal weighting for each series. Inshore Series Races designated as Inshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Spring Series Summer Series Autumn Series There are a total of 21 races in these series, of which 10 will count. Long Inshore Series Races designated as Long Inshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Solent Tala Hinna Round Rampion Double Diamond Eastbourne Eastbourne Return Ferguson Black Rock Littlehampton There are a total of 9 races in this series, of which 5 will count. Offshore Series Races designated as Offshore series to count towards the Yacht of the Year trophy are: Royal Escape Dieppe Pactolus Seaway Trophy Nab Tower There are a total of 5 races in this series, of which 2 will count. The Royal Escape Race will only be included as an Offshore Result for the

purposes of YOTY for those Yachts which compete further in the Series, see page 10 of the handbook. Page 14 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 RACE OFFICER DUTIES Such a comprehensive sailing program could not be achieved without the support of Skippers undertaking Race Officer duties. You can sign up for your duty at the Keelboat Sailing Meeting on 7th March 2020, otherwise duties will be allocated to boats that have taken part in SYC racing last year. The Race Officer will receive a reminder email the week before their duty, if you are unable to undertake your duty then it is your responsibility to make alternative arrangements (please inform the Keelboat Sailing Section via email sailing-section@sussexyacht.club) Boats that support the racing program by performing Race Officer duties will be scored OOD in the results for NHC and IRC and will be exempt from fees for that race. A boat will receive an average of their valid series results for that race if applicable. Race

Officers will be supported by the Series Officer. The Series Officer will make sure that the Race Officer has all that they need to perform the duty and may assist with course setting on or before the race day. RACE OFFICER GUIDANCE AND STANDARD COURSES Help for Race Officers is available on the SYC website at https://www.sussexyachtcluborguk/sailing/yachtracing/17-help-for-race-officers MAST RAISING AND LOWERING AND PRE-SEASON SAILING SECTION MEETING ETC The Keelboat Sailing Section Pre-Season meeting will be held at the Shoreham clubhouse starting at 12:00 on Saturday 7th March 2020. The Mast on the beach used for racing is planned to be raised on Saturday 7th March 2020 at 10:00. The Mast is then planned to be lowered on Saturday 14th November 2020 at 10:00 and the Keelboat Sailing Section Prize Giving Dinner will be held at Shoreham that evening. DECLARATIONS Where a Boat is required to take their own finish time, they should record this as GPS generated UK clock time, so either

UTC or BST (depending on the time of year). Time should be shown in 24hr format (eg 13h, 30m, 15s), together with the Boats name plus the boats name ahead and astern (wherever possible). The declaration should be sent to the “SYC Racing” WhatsApp group within 2 hours of finishing. Retirements etc should be reported in the same way. FEES All races throughout the 2020 season will be charged at £6.00 per race, except for the following: Christmas Cracker series (for the 4-race series, there is no reduction if fewer races are sailed) and SYC regattas £10.00 per event Pursuit series all races at £3.00 per race Invoices will be issued to competitors from the SYC Office after the Spring, Summer, Autumn and at the end of the year and should be paid promptly. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 15 2020 SYC GENERAL KEELBOAT SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rules 1.1 These Sailing Instructions shall prevail in the absence of alternative Sailing Instructions (SI) 1.2 Racing will be

governed by the current version of: a. World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020 (RRS), to download a copy go to the World Sailing website https://www.sailingorg/documents/racingrules/indexphp; b. The prescriptions of the RYA Racing Charter (page 2 of this Handbook); c. The prescriptions of IRC; d. SYC Safety Equipment Rules; e. These sailing instructions; f. Notice of Race together with any supplementary sailing instructions. 1.3 Where safety rules of the above-named organisations conflict, the higher specification shall prevail 1.4 A boat’s sail number shall be consistent for all races of the series unless written permission is granted from the Race Committee. No boat will be permitted to display different sail numbers on any part of the boat at the same time. 1.5 Where a conflict between languages exists, the English language will take precedence 2. Safety 2.1 Boats may be measured or scrutinised before or after any race at the discretion of the Race Committee. 2.2 Any boat

found not to comply with a relevant SI may be referred to the Race Committee and may be disqualified from the race without a hearing. This changes RRS Rule 631 2.3 An SYC inspection does not confirm a boats’ compliance with the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. Compliance is the sole responsibility of the individual skipper and or owner of the boat concerned. 3. Conditions of Entry 3.1 Attention is drawn to the World Sailing RRS, Part 1 Fundamental Rules and World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2018-19 Rules Section 1.02: Under RRS 4 the responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or continue racing is hers alone. The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the Person in Charge who shall do his best to ensure that the boat is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced and appropriately trained crew who are physically fit to face bad weather. The person in charge shall also assign a person to

take over his responsibilities in the event of his incapacitation. 3.2 Neither Sussex Yacht Club nor individual race organisers shall be held responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, howsoever caused. 3.3 All boats shall be covered by Third Party Liability Insurance for a minimum of £2,000,000 and be covered for racing risks. 3.4 All boats shall be entered by and have on board whilst racing, a member of the Sussex Yacht Club, except by invitation or by way of a race being designated an Open Event. 3.5 For a boat to be eligible to race, she shall either have an IRC rating or NHC handicap or both, unless otherwise permitted in supplementary sailing instructions. 4. Start Times and Delaying Races 4.1 All classes shall start at the time prescribed in the SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 (this document) unless amended by supplementary sailing instructions sent by email or text to registered owners/skippers. 4.2 Any change to the sailing instructions will be sent by

WhatsApp, email or text to registered owners/skippers before 09:00 on the day it will take effect or two hours prior to the prescribed start time, whichever is the earlier, except that any change to the schedule of races will be sent by 20:00 on the day before it will take effect. 4.3 Any changes to the sailing instructions will be communicated to owners/skippers by means of WhatsApp, email or text messages so it is vital that all owners/skippers lodge valid WhatsApp, email and mobile details with the SYC Keelboat Sailing Section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club It is the Page 16 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 owner and or skipper’s responsibility to ensure that WhatsApp messages, emails and text messages can be received. 5. Course Marks and Signals 5.1 Course marks, which are not navigation buoys, will be either: a. Yellow or orange cylindrical buoys; b. Yellow spar buoys; c. Black, orange, pink or yellow spherical buoys; d. Yellow or Orange inflatable Marks.

5.2 For names and positions of fixed marks see the racing chart and check for updates on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk 5.3 Details of courses not previously published will be displayed on the notice boards or transmitted, via VHF Ch37, 20 minutes prior to the start time. 5.4 Where a committee boat start is used, she will be identified by flying a large SYC burgee 5.5 No sound signals will be made from the beach Attention to Race Signals may be given on VHF Ch37 This changes World Sailing RRS Nos. 26, 27, 29, 32 and 33 6. Class Identification Flags 6.1 Unless otherwise advised in supplementary sailing instructions all boats competing under IRC shall fly a code flag 1 pennant and those under NHC a code flag 2 pennant from the backstay if fitted, or other suitable highly visible point at the stern of the boat. All boats competing in Pursuits should fly a code flag 2 pennant from the backstay if fitted, or other suitable highly visible point at the stern of the boat. 7. Racing

Area 7.1 Inshore and Pursuit racing will take place in the English Channel between the western arm of the port of Shoreham to the east, Worthing Pier to the west, and five miles offshore to the south. The start area will be within two miles of the western arm of the port of Shoreham. Long Inshore, Offshore and Club racing will use a racing area defined by the individual race descriptions and Notice of Race. 8. Obstructions 8.1 The main shipping channel to the south of the entrance to the port of Shoreham is designated as an obstruction. 8.2 The area covered by a radius of 200m adjacent to the entrance to Shoreham Harbour is excluded from the race area in order that general marine traffic may navigate the approach to Shoreham Harbour. 9. Starting and Finishing Procedures 9.1 Unless otherwise stated in supplementary sailing instructions, races will be started from either a committee vessel or the club starting mast situated approximately ¾ mile west of the harbour entrance. A large

SYC burgee will be flown from the mast The start line will be a line extending seawards from the mast through an orange (or similar) transit mark set on the beach and there will be an ODM. When the West (W) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Lancing When the East (E) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Old Fort. An alternative ODM may be laid. 9.2 All starting procedures will be in accordance with World Sailing RRS No 26 Attention may be drawn to signals via VHF Ch.37 A verbal countdown may also be given 9.3 Unless otherwise stated in supplementary sailing instructions, the finish line is a line extending seawards from the club mast through an orange (or similar) transit mark set on the beach and there will be an ODM. The ODM of the finish line may not necessarily be the same as the ODM of the start line. When the West (W) mark is used as the ODM the line will be referred to as Lancing When the East (E) mark is used as the ODM the line will be

referred to as Old Fort. An alternative ODM may be laid. 10. Gate Starts 10.1 A gate start shall not be used where the wind angle is greater than 45 degrees either side of a line drawn between the Gate Buoy and the First Mark of the course. The First Mark of the course shall be to windward of the Gate Mark. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 17 2020 10.2 The Gate Boat may be a boat competing in the race 10.3 The Race Officer shall make clear the Gate Buoy via the Course Announcement 10.4 The Start Line shall be a line formed between the Stern of the Gate Boat and the Gate Buoy after the Start Signal. 10.5 The Gate Boat shall time her approach to the Gate Buoy to coincide with arriving at the Gate Buoy at the Start Time. To facilitate timing of arrival at the Gate Buoy at the Start Time the Gate Boat may take advantage of using engine propulsion under World Sailing RRS No. 423(i) up to the time of the Start Signal. 10.6 At the Start Time, the Gate Boat shall adopt a

heading Close Hauled on a Port tack and maintain such heading until the Start Period has expired. 10.7 During the Start Period competing boats shall keep to leeward, and keep clear, of the Gate Boat 10.8 The Start period shall be defined as commencing at the time of the Warning Signal and ending at such time as all competing boats have crossed the Start Line, or 2 minutes after the Start Signal, whichever is the lesser time. 11. Time Limits 11.1 There will be no time limits except as indicated on supplementary sailing instructions 12. Declarations 12.1 In races where supplementary sailing instructions indicate the finish is either not at the club finish line or the Race Officer has stated that all boats are to take their own time, the Race Officer may nominate a boat to act as the designated boat. Where a Boat is required to take their own finish time, they should record this as GPS generated UK clock time, so either UTC or BST (depending on the time of year). This should be shown in

24hr format (eg 13h, 30m, 15s), together with the Boats name plus the boats’ names ahead and astern (wherever possible) emailed to the SYC Keelboat Sailing Section directly after the finish. Any boat not finishing the race must inform the Race Officer or designated boat. 12.2 The time limit for such a declaration will be within two hours after the boat finishes 12.3 Competitors not returning to Shoreham or the set destination may sign off by notifying the race control, or designated Race Officer at the set destination by VHF. 13. DNF and Retirement 13.1 A boat failing to finish or retiring from a race shall signify her intention by flying her Ensign and draw the attention of the Race Officer to their DNF or retirement. 14. Race or Series Validity 14.1 A race shall be valid if at least three boats rank as starters 14.2 Where less than three boats rank as starters, the race will be abandoned and not re-sailed 14.3 Three races are required to be completed to constitute a series 15.

Results 15.1 A list of results, which may be subject to protest, will be posted on the Sussex Yacht Club website www.sussexyachtcluborguk as soon as possible after the race clearly marked Provisional These will then be subject to ratification by the Keelboat Race Committee. 15.2 Races, which finish at an away port, will be calculated by a designated Race Officer at the finish and be posted on the SYC website www.sussexyachtcluborguk at the earliest opportunity 16. Scoring 16.1 All races will be scored using the low points system as prescribed in Appendix A of the World Sailing RRS, including Appendix A 8.1 and 82 for series tie resolution 16.2 For IRC and NHC races, where a boat does not compete in a race in a series because of Race Officer duties that boat will be awarded her average points scored per race in that series. a. When 4 or fewer races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. b. When 5 or 6 races have been completed, a boat’s

series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. Page 18 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 c. d. When 7 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. Where boats are racing under an NHC handicap this may be adjusted after every race. An adjustment in handicap number is not grounds for redress, this changes RRS 62. 16.3 For Pursuit races, a. When fewer than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. b. When more than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her best four race scores. c. Where boats are racing under a Pursuit handicap this may be adjusted after every race. An adjustment in handicap number is not grounds for redress, this changes RRS 62. 17. Use of Engine 17.1 Engines may not to be used for propulsion after the preparatory signal 17.2 An engine or power pump may be

used to charge batteries or operate bilge pumps 17.3 An engine may be used to assist in the recovery of a man overboard, to render assistance or in any other emergency. Full details to be reported in writing with the race declaration 18. Rendering Assistance 18.1 If, during the course of a race, a boat ceases racing, temporarily or otherwise, to go to the assistance of another vessel or person, redress may be requested in accordance with World Sailing RRS No. 62.1(c) 19. Alteration to Keelboat Sailing Instructions 19.1 The Keelboat Race Committee reserves the right to amend these instructions and any published supplementary instructions in accordance with World Sailing RRS No. 882 19.2 In the event of an alteration whilst boats are at sea and prior to the start of a race, International Code Flag L will be flown from the flagstaff or committee boat. It is the competitors responsibility to ensure he is aware of the alteration by VHF or hailing. 20. Waste Disposal 20.1 Boats shall not

put rubbish or waste in the water 20.2 Boats must remove rubbish and waste from Southwick moorings for disposal at home 21. Radio Communication 21.1 The race channel shall be Marine Band VHF Ch37 21.2 During the race, the Race Officer call-sign shall be SYC Race Control 21.3 General announcements to competitors shall be announced using the call-sign SYC Race Fleet 21.4 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to other communication channels or equipment. 22. Disclaimer of Liability 22.1 Competitors participate in the race entirely at their own risk See World Sailing RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organising authority does not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the race. 23. Behaviour 23.1 Skippers of all boats associated with the Sussex Yacht Club and or

sailing under the SYC banner will be held responsible for the behaviour and actions of their crew at all times during such events. Any misbehaviour that is deemed likely to bring the name of the Sussex Yacht Club into disrepute will result in immediate action, which could result in that boat being banned from taking part in any event associated with the Sussex Yacht Club. 24. Use of Self Steering 24.1 Boats sailing with only 1 or 2 persons on board may use any type of self-steering gear SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 19 2020 RACE CHART Notes: The race chart on the next page is based on the positions of the Marks as surveyed by members of the Race Committee. These positions may be updated from time to time The distances and bearings all relate to those positions and there is no urgent initiative to move any of the Marks as their position is considered adequate for racing. However, Skippers should satisfy themselves of the positions of the Marks before using them. The

latest known positions will be shown on the Club’s website www.sussexyachtcluborguk but weather conditions etc. may alter the reality at any time If you are aware of any changes please record a GPS position and email it to the SYC Keelboat Sailing section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club Race Officers can only set courses on known information so any new information will be gratefully received. Page 20 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Finish Start 1 min 4 min 5 min 1 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 3 2 50 48.449 00 16.759 2T W Lancing Line 4 F E Old Fort Line 6 5 Finish Mark Start Rnd Dist Dir: HW/LW Time: Brg 2020 Page 21 2020 NOTICE OF RALLIES 2020 Skippers are required to sign up for Rallies in advance, please do so initially by emailing the Keelboat Sailing Section at sailing-section@sussexyacht.club with your intentions Solent Rally Friday 8th May to Monday 11th May The Solent rally will be similar to previous years in terms of

destinations. We will race down to the Solent and finish between the two forts. We will go into Gosport or Portsmouth for the first night and will arrange a group meal on Friday evening. On Saturday 9th we will sail west to the other end of the Solent to Yarmouth and, again we will organise a group meal. We will sail back to Shepards for the Sunday evening leaving us a reasonable trip home on the Monday. Royal Escape Race Friday 22nd May to Monday 25th May This will be the 43rd edition of the Royal Escape Race to Fécamp. All prospective entrants need to register for the race on the Royal Escape Race website at www.royalescaperacecouk The always popular rally is an informal event leading on from the race itself and usually includes, a cheese & wine do, prize giving hopefully at the Casino and a disco at the Club. Dieppe Rally? and Summer Cruise Friday 12th June to Sunday 14th June and Summer Cruise 14th June to Sunday 28th June We have included Dieppe in the schedule but you will

see that we have a question mark against it. The reason is that the summer cruise follows on immediately from this weekend; the plan is to go to Holland and a number of people have expressed a desire to go there. Before we make a commitment to go to Dieppe, we would like to check weather conditions. If they are favourable, we will include Dieppe and continue east afterwards If they not we may choose to sail up towards Dover so that we can make it to Holland in less time. As the race is in the schedule everyone has the right to do the race and stay in Dieppe if they choose to do so. Even if Jenny and I choose not to go to Dieppe we will be happy to help with any arrangements. Pactolus Rally Friday 10th July to Sunday 12th July There will be a Pactolus dinner on Thursday 9th July at the Shoreham clubhouse with our friends from SRF, followed by the Pactolus race to Fécamp on the Friday. Unlike the previous two years the Pactolus rally does not encompass Bastille Day in 2020 because it

is on a Tuesday. However, it would be great to see as many people as possible at SYC when SRF come to us on the Thursday prior to the race over and I’m sure it will still be a great weekend. If anyone wants to make it a very long weekend and stay in Fécamp to enjoy Bastille Day please let me know. Eastbourne Rally Saturday 8th August to Sunday 9th August The long inshore race on Saturday from Shoreham to Eastbourne starts at 10.00 Alternatively, boats can make their own plans for the journey, either way we will make a group booking for moorings. The people at SHYC are very hospitable and normally lay on a meal for us. There are a number of restaurants on the marina but we hope to get as many as possible joining us at the club. There is another long inshore race back to Shoreham starting on Sunday morning. Hopefully the weather will be kinder to us than it has been the last couple of years and we will get to Eastbourne in 2020! This is a great rally for everyone, including people

who would not normally do a channel crossing. Also, it includes 2 long inshore races Page 22 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 Saint Valéry Rally Friday 28th August to Monday 31st August Sail over at your leisure on the Friday followed by dinner with our most hospitable friends at Club Nautique Valeriquais on the Saturday evening. We need to win back the SYC CNV trophy, so I am making an appeal to all of our young, fit and able sailors to forget Cowes Week, the Fastnet etc and come to Saint Valéry to compete in a much more important event and help us win back the trophy. Sunday is the Seaway Trophy race back to Shoreham. Most Skippers will already be aware that Saint Valéry-en-Caux has tidal restrictions and they will need to satisfy themselves of entry and exit arrangements. Littlehampton Rally Saturday 19th September to Sunday 20th September An enjoyable race to Littlehampton on the Saturday with ferry across the river for dinner at Arun Yacht Club on Saturday

night followed by the Crews race back to Shoreham on the Sunday. Skippers will be aware that Littlehampton has tidal restrictions and they will need to satisfy themselves of entry and exit arrangements. RELATED CLUB EVENTS 2020 These are either Open Regattas that SYC Boats may be keen to enter or other Club’s visits to SYC. Sussex Combined Clubs Regatta hosted by BMYC at Brighton Marina 20th to 21st June The Sussex Regatta was started as a way to improve the standard of yacht racing in and around Sussex by promoting better competition. Through its success, it has had now been recognised as a serious yacht racing event open to all yachts and crew. Increasingly the regatta has attracted entries from further field with up to 70 entries from near & far. The regatta is organized by the Sussex Combined Clubs (SCC) and has been running as an “inter-club collaboration” since 2005 but independently for many years before that. The event has been run by a number of yacht clubs in

central Sussex including the Sussex Yacht Club in Shoreham, Brighton Marina Yacht Club & the Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club in Eastbourne. The hosting club currently rotates between these three clubs and for 2020 it’s again the turn of Brighton Marina Yacht Club. The event will take place between 20th and 21st June 2020 for what promises to be an amazing event with competitive racing and shore-based fun for all the family. We encourage as many SYC yachts as possible to attend this great event. Racing will be run under IRC, NHC and possibly a Pursuit class Eastbourne Land & Sea at Sovereign Harbour 13th to 16th August Same dates as Airshow but details not available at present. SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 23 2020 APPENDIX 1 SYC KEELBOAT MANDATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT All SYC boats participating in races must comply with the following safety equipment requirements. 1. Where a race is classified by the Club as Inshore or Long Inshore, World Sailing/ORC Special

Regulations, Category 4 Requirements will apply except for such boats of a recognised one design having a Class Association that provides safety regulations of an equivalent standard and relevant to the design; in such a case the boat must comply fully with the Class Association’s safety regulations; in addition, the skipper/owner(s) must hold current membership of the Class Association. 2. Where a race is classified by the Club as Offshore, World Sailing/ORC Special Regulations Category 3 + liferaft requirements will apply, as stated in the notice of race. 3. A boat may be inspected for compliance with safety requirements at any time by a Scrutineer appointed by the Keelboat Race Committee for that purpose. 4. All equipment should be suitable for the use intended as defined by the relevant ORC regulation. 5. Full ORC details can be found at https://www.sailingorg/documents/offshorespecialregs/indexphp Page 24 SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 APPENDIX 2 SYC

KEELBOAT TROPHIES SYC Keelboat Trophies awarded for 2019: Trophy Awarded for Skipper Awarded at the Keelboat Sailing Section Prizegiving November 2019 Pursuit Series 1st Series Original Cup Spring Pursuit Series Bob Braithwaite 2nd Series Summer Summer Pursuit Series Neville Thurlow 3rd Series Pursuit Overall Autumn Pursuit Series Justin Barber Inshore Series Meadows Mug Spring Series (NHC) Mark Yates-Smith Delbuoy Trophy Spring Series (IRC) Charlie Camp Anderson Trophy Summer Series (NHC) Graham Howling & Paul Barrell Captain Hutton Trophy Summer Series (IRC) Robin Stevenson Lady Colwyn Cup Autumn Series (NHC) Neil & Anne-Marie Prescott Martletts Trophy Autumn Series (IRC) Robin Stevenson Long Inshore Series Villiers-Johnson Solent Race (NHC) Miles Mayall Challenge Cup Tala Hinna Cup Tala Hinna Race (NHC) Miles Mayall Gibbs Challenge Black Rock Race (NHC) Tim Worsfield Pirata Cup Ferguson Race (NHC) Peter Jenkins Dodd Reynolds Double Diamond (NHC) Dave Ramus Littlehampton

Cup Littlehampton Race Graham Howling & Paul (NHC) Barrell Copper Yacht Round Rampion Race Dave Ramus (NHC) Flica Cup Long Inshore Series Dave Ramus Overall (NHC) Offshore Series Cullen Cup Dieppe Race (NHC) Seaway Trophy St Valery Race (NHC) Peter Jenkins Centenary Salver Nab Tower Channel Race (NHC) Offshore Points Cup Offshore Series Overall Peter Jenkins (NHC) Club Races Broomstick Broomstick (NHC) Terry Kinch Stena Sealink Trophy Shorthanded Race Mark Yates-Smith (NHC) Summer Regatta (IRC) SYC IRC Cup Summer Regatta (NHC) Justin Barber Rose Bowl Lady Helm Tony Mouland Crews Race George Bliss (Tim Memorial Trophy Worsfield) Special Racing Awards Most improved NHC SYC Handicap Salver Neil & Anne-Marie handicap (Inshore Prescott series) SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Boat Ariel Trilogy Delfina Arwen Clipper Ghylly Upstart Kingfisher Upstart Zebedee Zebedee Little Blue Maverick Devil’s Advocate Ghylly Devil’s Advocate Devil’s Advocate Maverick Maverick

Bombardier Arwen Delfina Little Blue Kingfisher Page 25 2020 Trophy Langley Coaster Crew Member of the Year F C Bush Trophy Awarded for Finishing the most races (both NHC and Pursuit) in the season Crew Member of the Year Yacht of the Year Awarded in Fécamp July 2019 Pactolus Pactolus Cup (Open) Pactolus Race Open Pactolus Cup (SYC) Pactolus Race SYC Pactolus Maurice David Pactolus Race Line Cup Honours Skipper David Nunn Boat Escape - - Peter Jenkins Maverick David Nunn Chris Redman Serge Levaray (SRF) Escape Flying Fish Mickey Mos Awarded at the SYC Club AGM February 2020 (for 2019 season) Matthey Challenge Cup Helmsman with most TBA miles logged in year Compass Challenge Cup Skipper with best kept TBA cruising log Windflower Cruising Skipper with most miles TBA Cup in 21 consecutive days Percy Ludgate Shield Most outstanding TBA yachting achievement or service to the Club Bulldog Trophy Extraordinary services in TBA a supporting role to Keelboat Sailing Section

Lulu Trophy Competitor in Pursuit TBA Series who participates in the true spirit of racing SYC Keelboat Trophies provisionally available for award for 2020 will be similar to 2019 but with some additions. (Please note that where separate prizes are awarded for IRC and NHC classes in the same race, the long-standing convention applied is to exclude the first 3 IRC boats from any prizes in the NHC class.) Trophy Long Inshore Series Royal Sovereign Trophy TBA Page 26 Awarded for Eastbourne Race (NHC) Eastbourne Return Race (NHC) SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 2020 INDEX TO REVISIONS AND CHANGES V1 Issued 11th January 2020, updated 31st January 2020 Page no 16&24 Nature of revision or change “World Sailing” hyperlinks revised SYC Keelboat Sailing Handbook 2020 v1 Page 27