NOTICE OF RACE

Saltspring Island Sailing Club, in association with Maple Bay Yacht Club, is proud to host the sixth Single / Double Handed Sailing Race for monohull sailboats around Saltspring Island with an overnight stop at Maple Bay.

Dates

The race from Saltspring Island Sailing Club (SISC) to Maple Bay Yacht Club (MBYC) will take place on Saturday, July 3rd.

The second part of the race from Maple Bay to Saltspring Island Sailing Club will take place on Sunday, July 4th

The signal for the first start will be at 1000 hrs on Saturday and at 0900 hrs on Sunday.

Registration

All competitors must register by completing the Registration Form and submitting it with the entry fee and supporting documents by June 30th to:

VendeeSALTSPRING 2010
Saltspring Island Sailing Club
152 Douglas Rd.
Saltspring Island BC V8K 2J2

All participants must be registered for the race by 1700 hrs on Friday, June 25h. Late registrations will be accepted until 1700 hrs, July 1 st upon payment of a $30 per boat premium.

The Race Committee reserves the right to limit the number of registrations at any time. Registration forms may be downloaded at our website, saltspringsailing.ca/
Registration applications must include full payment, copy of your PHRF-NW certificate and a copy of a valid Certificate of Insurance indicating public liability coverage of not less than $1 million.

Entrants should indicate on their registration any variations between their boat's "as sailed" configuration and the configuration shown on the PHRF-NW certificate; e.g. smaller headsail; no flying sails, etc. Boats will be rated for this race "as sailed" No adjustments can be made to ratings for any changes from the boat's configuration that are not indicated on the registration form.

Entrants without a current PHRF certificate can submit a completed rating application form with complete boat specifications to the SISC handicapper with a fee of $15.00 for a special one-time SISC rating as part of their boat registration. Priority will be given to those boats with current PHRF certificates. In all instances the SISC race handicapper will determine the as raced rating for all boats that will not be subject to appeal.

Skippers' Meeting

The Skippers meeting, covering both legs of the race, will be held on Saturday July 3rd at 0830 hrs at the Saltspring Island Sailing Club.

Course

Leg 1 - SISC to MBYC. The start line will be between the Committee Boat and a flagged buoy off the SISC breakwater, and the finish line between the Committee Boat and a buoy off Paddy Mile Stone.
Boats will leave Saltspring Island to starboard.

Leg 2 - MBYC to SISC. The start line will be between the Committee Boat and a buoy off the MBYC dock. The fleet will again leave Saltspring Island to starboard. In addition, Grappler Rock, Idol Island and Atkins Reef must also be left to starboard. All the islands in Ganges Harbour must be left to starboard when approaching the finish line.
All shortened course details or course changes will be announced at the Skippers Meeting prior to each leg.

Race Divisions

There will be three divisions, one for boats rated 185 and below, one for boats rated 186 and above and a multi-hull division if at least three MH boats are entered.
Flying and NFS formats with appropriate rating adjustments will be permitted.
Race results will be calculated for single- handed and double-handed monohull boats and for overall monohull boats. The multihull division will be separate. The racing committee reserves the right to modify the rating splits prior to the skippers meeting.

Ratings and Scoring

The Saltspring Island Sailing Club Rating Committee will determine the rating to be allotted to each vessel. The rating will be based on the PHRF North West handicap system.
Owners of vessels with valid PHRF-NW or PHRF-BC certificates shall, therefore, provide the race organizers with a copy of their certificate. Owners without a current PHRF certificate will submit the boat specifications and any prior PHRF certificates for their boat to SISC with their entry.
A competitor may, however, decide to race a vessel with a smaller sail area than that prescribed on their PHRFNW rating certificate. Such a decision must be declared at or before June 25th, NOTon race day. In all instances, the SISC Rating Committee shall determine the "as raced" rating for all boats.
The Rating Committee's decision will be final for all entrants.
The finishing times of vessels will be corrected using the PHRF-NW Time-on-Time formula. Boats that do not finish within the designated time limit on either day will be scored with a finishing time of "time limit plus 30 minutes."
The overall race results will be determined by the lowest combined finishing places on a combined basis. In the event of a tie the second days result will be used to determine the result.

Safety Equipment

All boats must meet Pacific International Yachting Association (PIYA)
Category III requirements unless a special exception has been approved by prior application to the race committee.
Jack lines shall be installed along both sides of the vessel as per PIYA regulation 3.17. Competitors must (a) wear a Canadian Coast Guard-approved life jacket at all times during the race; and (b) use an approved harness and tether.
The race committee may perform random inspections. Those failing to comply may be penalized or disqualified.

Other Equipment

Electrical or wind-operated self-steering equipment MAY be used.
The race committee may perform random inspections. Boats should monitor VHF Channel 69 during the race.

Regulations

Competitors shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 with Canadian Modifications.
Download Canadian Collision Regulations

Rules

The race will be run under the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012
Download ISAF Racing Rules

Protests and Penalty Turns
Single-handed sailing requires increased attention to safety procedures. Participants are, therefore, reminded of the overriding requirement to avoid a collision (Rule 14) and to provide a give-way vessel with the opportunity to do so (Rule 16).

The organizing committee also believes that competitive single-handed sailing should be conducted with the highest level of sportsmanship.
Despite all the best intentions fouls do occur on the racecourse. Protests will, therefore, be heard on a leg-by-leg basis. Only the protest committee will hear those submitted within two hours of the last boat finishing.
To avoid the need for protests penalty turns under rules 31.2 and 44.2 will also be in effect.

Registration Fees

Single-handed boats: - $100.00 per boat (incl. GST), includes 1 dinner ticket
each for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and one Saturday
breakfast
Double-handed boats: - $150.00 per boat (incl. GST), includes 2 dinner tickets
each for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and two Saturday
breakfasts.

All participants must be registered for the race by 1700 hrs on Monday, June 27th. Late registrations will be accepted until 1700 hrs, July 1st upon payment of a $30 per boat premium subject to space availability.
The race committee reserves the right to limit race entries.

Dinners & Awards

There will be a seafood supper in the SISC clubhouse on Friday at 1800hrs with a no host bar.
A continental breakfast will be served at the SISC clubhouse at 0700 hrs-0800 hrs on Saturday.
A BBQ dinner will be provided by MBYC on Saturday evening at the Maple Bay Clubhouse at 1850 hrs.
A n outdoor BBQ will support the award ceremonies at SISC at 1700hrs on Sunday evening.
Tickets for all meals are included in the cost of registration (one ticket for single-handed entries; two for double handed entries).
Guests are welcome to attend the dinners at a cost of $ 20 per meal if purchased at time of registration subject to availability. Dinner tickets will be limited.

Moorage

Entrants are permitted free moorage at SISC and MBYC from Friday June 2nd through Sunday July 4th.
Limited additional pre race moorage at SISC is also available with priority given to those vessels coming from far away.
Please indicate on the registration form whether you will require moorage for either Friday or Sunday nights or if you need additional moorage to facilitate your entry.
Every effort will be made to accommodate all vessels in secure moorage at the Yacht Club but moorage is limited and depends on the degree of demand.

Schedule 2, 3 & 4th July 2010

Friday July 2nd 1900 - 20 30. …... Salmon dinner at SISC clubhouse.
Cash bar

Saturday July 3rd 0700-0800.............. Continental breakfast in clubhouse.
0830 ……………. Skippers Meeting at SISC
0955................... Warning Signal for first start.
1000................... First Start, Division 3
1005 …………… Warning Signal for second start
1010 …………… Second Start, Division 2
1015………….. . Warning signal for third start
1020……………. Third Start, Division 1
1800................... Time Limit, Leg 1
1900................... Banquet at MBYC (cash bar)
First leg yellow shirt awards

Sunday July 4th 0700 …………… Breakfast in Clubhouse
0855................... Warning Signal for first start.
0900................... First Start, Division 3
0905................... Warning Signal for second start
0910................... Second Start, Division 2
0915…………….. Warning signal for third start
0920…………… Third Start Division 1
1630................... Time Limit, Leg 2
1730................... BBQ at SISC (cash bar)
Awards ceremony and prize giving

All entrants and race visitors are requested to observe mandatory liquor license regulations. No personal alcoholic beverages can be consumed in the SISC or MBYC clubhouse and grounds.

Also please note that there are no facilities for personal garbage disposal at SISC. Boat washing is also not permitted.