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The Lipton Cup Regatta will be held under the authority of the Smyrna Yacht Club Lipton Cup Race Committee. It will be governed by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 and the prescriptions of US Sailing and the 2010 Lipton Cup Regatta Sailing Instructions.
The race will be split into three separate Divisions.
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Division I |
Boats with unlimited sails, including spinnakers, and Mylar or Kevlar sails. |
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Division II |
All boats that normally participate in racing that do not fly spinnakers. Division II boats may be handicapped as non-spinnaker or cruising. To be handicapped as a Cruising, the boat must comply with restrictions as outlined in the HRYC PHRF Guidelines (see below). |
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Division III |
Boats that do not normally participate in racing. The must comply with Cruising Boat restrictions as outlined in the HRYC PHRF Guidelines; i.e. must have all Dacron sails and fly only a single headsail except cutter rigs may fly the standard staysail. |
Whisker poles are permitted on all Divisions.
All participants will complete the entry form section RATING INFORMATION, or have a current HRYC PHRF valid certificate. The Lipton Cup Race Committee will assign PHRF ratings for the regatta.
Any existing organization, such as a yacht club, sailing club, etc., is eligible to participate in the team challenge. To compete in the team challenge, the organization must have at least three boats entered in the Lipton Cup Regatta. The organization must notify the Race Committee as to which boats are representing them before the first race. There is no limit to the number of boats that may be entered by each organization. A perpetual trophy will be engraved with the name of the winning organization and will be held in possession of the winning organization until the following year’s regatta. The winning organization will be known as the Lipton Cup Team Challenge Champion for the duration.
There will be a general skipper's meeting at the SYC Tiki Hut at 5:00 pm on Friday. The sailing instructions will be explained and questions will be answered. Attendance is optional. Skippers are responsible for understanding the sailing instructions prior to race time.
Skipper's meetings will be held at 8:00 am on Saturday and at 9:00 am on Sunday at the SYC Tiki Hut. Attendance is recommended but is optional. Monitor channel 72 for one half hour before the race. Important information, schedule changes, and course changes will be broadcast.
Boats that have not checked in at the skippers' meeting must check in with the Committee Boat prior to the start of the racing sequence.
Scoring
Scoring will be done according to Appendix A of the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012. The Low Point System will be used. Three races are scheduled. Only one race must be completed to complete the regatta. All races completed will be scored. No scores will be excluded. Ties will be broken according to A8. Team challenge ties will be broken according to the racing rules of sailing.
The races will be held on the ocean approximately two miles south of Ponce Inlet, just off Flagler Ave. in New Smyrna Beach. For the first race on Saturday and the race on Sunday, one of three courses may be used. On Saturday, the windward leg will be approximately 1.0 nm. On Sunday it will be approximately 1.5 nm. This may vary at the discretion of the Race Committee. The second race on Saturday will be down the beach from the area near Ponce Inlet to a turning buoy (rounded to port) just off Flagler Avenue and return to a finish line near Ponce Inlet.
Course One is a counter clockwise rounding of the marks and is described below.
Triangle - Windward - Leeward
Course Two (the preferred course) is a mirror image of course one with the JIBE MARK set to the right side of the course. All marks are rounded leaving the marks to starboard.
Course Three is a windward, leeward course. All marks are rounded leaving the marks to port.
Windward Mark
Leeward Mark
Start / Finish Line
Please note that the leeward mark, mark 3, is only used as a turning mark. It is ignored at start and finish.
Division III, Cruising Boats, will sail shorter courses. The last windward and leeward legs will be eliminated. For Course 1 and 2, Division III boats will sail from the START LINE to the WINDWARD MARK to the JIBE MARK and directly to the FINISH LINE ignoring the LEEWARD MARK. For Course 3, Division III boats will sail from the START LINE to the WINDWARD MARK and directly to the FINISH LINE ignoring the LEEWARD MARK.
The course will be announced by the Committee Boat on channel 72. The course may be changed, shortened, postponed, or cancelled at the discretion of the Race Committee. It is the responsibility of each skipper to decide whether to retire due to inclement conditions, not the Race Committee.
Division III will start first. Divisions I & II will start as soon as Division III boats are clear. Watch for the raising of the Class flag. (Please note that the new starting sequence in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 are being used.)
Saturday –
Race 1: T = 1000 (or as announced on channel 72 by RC)
Saturday – Race 2: T = announced by RC. Stay close to the starting area.
Sunday : T = 1100 (or as announced on channel 72 by RC)
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T |
Class Flag raised for Division III (white) and one sound signal. |
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T + 1 min. |
Preparatory Flag raised, one sound (‘P’ flag). |
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T + 4 min. |
Preparatory Flag removed, one long sound. |
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T + 5 min. |
Start - Class Flag (white) removed, one sound. |
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T = As soon as Division III boats are clear. |
Class Flag raised for Division I & II (red) and one sound signal. |
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T + 1 min. |
Preparatory Flag raised, one sound (‘P’ flag). |
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T + 4 min. |
Preparatory Flag removed, one long sound. |
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T + 5 min. |
Start - Class Flag (red) removed, one sound. |
The Preparatory ‘I’ flag (a yellow flag with a black circle) will be displayed.
If any part of a boat’s hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the
starting line or one of its extensions during the last minute before her
starting signal, she shall thereafter sail from the course side across an
extension (around the end) to the prestart side before starting. A
Sierra flag (a white flag with a blue rectangle) and the sounding of two horns
on the Committee Boat will signal SHORTEN COURSE. The Committee Boat will
announce details via channel 72. See the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012 for
other signal flags.
All boats shall carry the safety equipment required by their class, and by the United States Coast Guard. Skippers are responsible for the safety of their boats and crews. Weather permitting, SYC patrol boats will cover the racing area to control non-participating water craft and to render assistance to any participating boat in need. All skippers are urged to employ common sense and safe boating procedures. Those not following direction by the Race Committee, or SYC patrol boats, may be subject to disqualification. Please remember that VHF channel 16 is for EMERGENCY USE ONLY, and is constantly monitored by the U.S.C.G. SYC patrol boats operations will be coordinated on VHF channel 72.
