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CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE DE VOILE MONOTYPES HABITABLES 2018

8 to 12 May 2018

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CFMH – GPEN 2018 – Sailing Instructions – www.gpen.fr

The notation ‘[DP]’ in a rule in the SI means that the penalty for a breach of that rule may, at the discretion of the jury, be less than disqualification 1. RULES

The regatta will be governed by: 1.1 the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), 1.2 For Diam 24OD: according to FFVoile prescription to RRS 86.3, this regatta will use the Racing Rules

of Sailing modified inspired from World Sailing High Speed Rules detailed in Appendix 1 of the SIs), as authorised by the Executive Board of the FFVoile dated 23rd March 2018.

1.3 the national prescriptions translated for foreign competitors as detailed in appendix to the NOR, 1.4 FFVoile regulations. 1.5 In case of translation of these SIs, the French text will take precedence.

2. NOTICE TO COMPETITORS Notices to competitors will be posted, if possible, on the online official board of the website www.gpen.fr

and on the official notice boards located: 2.1 Area A « EUREST » Ecole Navale - Lanvéoc Poulmic: Building Ailée 2.2 Area B « BREST LIFE » Brest: Port du Château, premises Brest Evènements nautiques 2.3 Area C « CRISTALLINE » Brest: Moulin Blanc Harbour, Room Cormorandière 2.4 Area D Camaret: Vauban Harbour, competitors and organisers parking at the tower 2.5 Area « LE TELEGRAMME » Crozon Morgat: Sailing club Crozon-Morgat 2.6 Area F Roscanvel: entrance of Fort Roscanvel 3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS (SI) 3.1 Any change to the SIs will be posted at the latest 2 hours before the warning signal of the race in which

it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 20h00 on the day before it will take effect.

3.2 For Diam 24OD & Multi50: changes to the SIs may be given during the briefings. In this case, the changes will be posted on the official notice board no later than 1 hour before the 1st warning signal of the day. Oral changes to SIs may be given on the water. In this case, the race committee will display L flag on race committee boat and will announce the change on the VHF channel of the race. A committee boat or umpire boat may inform each boat.

4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE 4.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on flag masts located: 4.1.1 Area A « EUREST » Ecole Navale: Lanvéoc Poulmic: on « Albatros » building 4.1.2 Area B « BREST LIFE » Brest: Harbour master office Port du Chateau 4.1.3 Area C « CRISTALLINE » Brest: first floor of “Maison du Nautisme 4.1.4 Area D Camaret: in front of harbour master office 4.1.5 Area E « LE TELEGRAMME » Crozon Morgat: on the building of sailing club Crozon Morgat 4.1.6 Area F Roscanvel: on the roof of Fort de Roscanvel 4.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, warning signal will be made not less than 1 hour after flag AP has

been removed. This changes Race signals. 5. SCHEDULE OF RACES 5.1. To alert boats (except Diam24 OD) that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange flag will

be displayed with one sound at least 5 minutes before a warning signal. 5.2. For Diam24 OD: 5.2.1. Raids: To alert boats that a race will begin soon, the orange flag will be displayed with one sound at

least 5 minutes before a warning signal is made. 5.2.2. Inshore races: to alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, the orange flag will be

displayed at least 1 minute before a warning signal is made. 5.3. On the last scheduled day of racing, the number of races scheduled and the time limit for the last warning

signal will be posted on the official notice board by 20h00 Friday 11 May. 5.4. Races are scheduled according to the table below:

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Tuesday 8th May

Wednesday 9th May

Thursday 10th May

Friday 11th May

Saturday 12 May

Sunday 13 May

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Area A EUREST J22 MACH 6.50 Open 5.70

09h00-20h00 Registration, measurement, launching

10h30 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 Competitors’ dinner at Ecole Navale

10h30 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 Competitors’ dinner at Espace Nautique in Lanvéoc

10h30 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 Competitors’ dinner at Ecole Navale 21h00 PRIZE GIVING AT ECOLE NAVALE

08h15 : Crane operations, Hauling out

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15h00-20h00 : Arrival Port du Château 18h00-19h00 : Registration

09h00 : Briefing Port du Château 10h30 : 1st warning signal (races)

09h00 : Briefing Port du Château 10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Youth Hostel

09h00 : Briefing Port du Château 10h30 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Maison du Nautisme

09h00 : Briefing Port du Château 10h00 : 1st warning signal (races) 18h00 PRIZE GIVING 20h00 : Buffet for crews in Youth Hostel

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09h00-20h00 : Registration, measurement 12h00 : Briefing 15h00 : 1st warning signal prologue

09h00 : Briefing 10h45 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Youth Hostel

09h00 : Briefing 10h45 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Maison du Nautisme

09h00 : Briefing 10h00 : 1st warning signal (races) 18h00 PRIZE GIVING 20h00 : Buffet for crews in Youth Hostel

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Area D Corsaire Gibsea plus Muscadet

09h00-20h00 : Registration, measurement, crane operations

19h00 : Briefing Léo Lagrange

10h30 : 1st

warning signal (races)

20h00 : Competitors’ Dinner in LEO LAGRANGE

10h30 : 1st

warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ Dinner in LEO LAGRANGE

10h30 : 1st

warning signal (races) 19h30 : Competitors’ Dinner in Ecole Navale

21h00 PRIZE

GIVING AT ECOLE NAVALE

08h15 : Craning operations, hauling out

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6. CLASS FLAGS – RACING AREAS

Each class flag is described in the table below. Allocation may be changed with amendments to these SIs. Racing areas are defined in appendix 2 « Racing areas ».

Areas Classes Class flags

A « EUREST » J22 Mach 6.50 Open 5.70

Flag BFM Mach 6.50 insigna Open 5.70 insigna

B « BREST LIFE » Multi 50 Multi 50 insigna

C « CRISTALLINE » Diam24 OD Diam 24OD insigna

D Corsaire Muscadet Gibsea Plus

Corsaire insigna Muscadet insigna Gibseaplus insigna

E « LE TELEGRAMME » J80 Seascape 18 Seascape 24

J80 insigna Seascape insigna Seascape insigna

F Speedfeet 18 Speedfeet insigna

MARDI 08 MAI

MERCREDI 09 MAI

JEUDI 10 MAI

VENDREDI 11 MAI

SAMEDI 12 MAI

DIMANCHE 13 MAI

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Seascape 18 Seascape 24


09h00 : Briefing 10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in the Restaurants GPEN partners


09h00 : Briefing 10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 : Competitors’ dinner in Ecole Navale 21h00 PRIZE GIVING AT ECOLE NAVALE

08h15 : Craning operations, Hauling out

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J80

09h00-20h00 : Registration, measurement, craning operations

08h30 – 11h : Registration, measurement, craning operations 13h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in the Restaurants GPEN partners


09h00 : Briefing 10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 : Competitors’ dinner in Ecole Navale 21h00 PRIZE GIVING AT ECOLE NAVALE

08h15 : Craning operations

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10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Fort de Roscanvel

10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 20h00 : Competitors’ dinner in Espace Nautique Lanvéoc

10h30 : 1st warning signal (races) 19h30 : Competitors’ dinner in Ecole Navale 21h00 PRIZE GIVING AT ECOLE NAVALE

08h15 : Hauling out

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7. THE COURSES 7.1. The courses are described in appendix 3, including the order in which marks are to be passed and the

side on which each mark shall be left. 7.2 At the latest with the warning signal, the race committee will give the course to be sailed, with compass

bearing and approximate length of the first leg of the course. 7.3 For raids:

Official ranking at a mark: The race committee may interrupt a race for any of the reasons mentioned in RRS 32.1 and validate the race using for the finishing order the last official ranking at one of the marks to be rounded mentioned in appendix 3 Courses (this changes RRS 32). Arrangements are detailed in Appendix 4, official ranking at a mark.

8. MARKS 8.1 Marks allocation on racing areas:

Marks Area A

« EUREST » Area B

« BREST LIFE » Area C

« CRISTALLINE » Area D

Area E « LE

TELEGRAMME »

Area F

Starting mark

Open 5.70: Pin end boat Other classes: Medium YELLOW buoy

Big ORANGE buoy

Medium WHITE buoy

Medium WHITE buoy

J80 : Pin end boat Other classes : Medium YELLOW buoy

RED Conic buoy

Marks1, 2, 3 and offset

Big ORANGE buoys

Big GREEN buoys

Marks Up et Down : Medium YELLOW buoys

Big YELLOW buoys

Big YELLOW buoys

Course marks YELLOW cylindrical

Change of leg / Mark M (Diam24OD)

YELLOW buoy Big GREEN buoy

Mark M : Big BLACK buoy

Big GREEN buoy

Big GREEN buoy Cylindrical ORANGE buoy

Finishing mark

Medium WHITE buoy

Big ORANGE buoy

Small YELLOW buoy

Medium WHITE buoy

Medium WHITE buoy

RED Conic

8.2 A race committee boat signalling a change of a leg of the course is a mark. 8.3 Except at a gate, boats shall leave the marks to port. If one of the marks of a gate is missing, the

remaining mark shall be rounded on port. 9 THE START

9.1 The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on race committee boat at the starboard end and a staff displaying an orange flag on a race committee boat or the course side of the port-end starting mark.

9.2 Boats waiting for their start: Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the starting sequence of other races. [DP]

9.3 A boat that does not start within 4 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS without hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

9.4 A race committee boat will announce if possible the numbers or names of boats OCS or BFD, not before 1 minute after the starting signal (except for Diam 24OD) on VHF channel of the race. Failure to make a broadcast or to receive it will not be ground for a request for redress (this changes RRS 62.1(a)).

9.5 DIAM 24 OD THE START 9.5.1 Races will be started as detailed in the table below (this changes RRS 26).

Course Warning Preparatory Minute

Raid 5 mn before the start 4 mn before the start 1 mn before the start

Inshore course 3 mn before the start 2 mn before the start 1 mn before the start

9.5.2 A mark may be laid near the axis of the line at a distance superior to a boat width from the committee boat. This mark ranks as a starting mark and shall be left on same side as the race committee boat, it is forbidden to sail between this mark and the race committee boat. A boat sailing between this mark and the committee boat shall make a penalty by rounding the race committee boat before starting. If she does not so, she will be disqualified by the umpires.

9.5.3 Black flag start – Inshore course

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If a boat breaks RRS 30.4 and is identified, she will be DSQ without hearing under RRS 30.4. Numbers and/or names of such boats will be broadcasted on VHF Channel of the race after their starting signal. These boats shall leave the racing area as soon as possible. Umpires may pass on the VHF call of the committee by pointing a black flag, with a sound signal, to the boat identified until the boat leaves the racing area. 4 Closing of starting line

For inshore course: a boat that does not start within 2 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

For raids: a boat that does not start within 6 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

10 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE 10.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line)

and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. 10.2 For areas A “EUREST”, D and E “LE TELEGRAMME”: When a change of course is signalled at gate 3,

only mark 1 will be re-laid (mark 2 will be deleted). When a change of course is signalled at mark 2, gate 3 will be deleted and replaced by only one mark to be left on port.

10.3 When in a subsequent change, a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark. 10.4 Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of the next

leg and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port. This changes RRS 28. 11 THE FINISH

The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on a race committee boat and the course side of the finishing mark.

12 PENALTY SYSTEM 12.1 For all classes (except Diam 24OD), RRS 44.1 is changed so that the 2 turns penalty is replaced by the

one-turn penalty. 12.2 A breach to the rules (except RRS of part 2) may after hearing, be penalized after hearing by a penalty

ranging from 0% of the number of boats registered up to DSQ 12.3 Action of the jury afloat (except for Diam 24OD) 12.3.1 If the jury sees an incident in which a rule of part 2, or RRS 31 or 44.2, is infringed, he may signal his

findings by a whistle and displaying a red flag. If the infringing boat does not take a penalty in accordance with SI 12.1 and RRS 44.2, the jury will penalize her by a whistle and pointing a red flag to her. In such case, SI 12.1 does not apply any longer and the boat shall take a two-turns penalty in accordance with RRS 44.2.

12.3.2 If the jury sees a breach to SI 16.3 “Bowsprit use” he may penalize the boat with a whistle and pointing a red flag to her. The boat shall take a one-turn penalty in accordance with SI 12.1.

12.3.3 If no penalty is taken, the boat signalled in SI 12.3.1 or 12.3.2 will be DSQ without hearing (this changes RRS 63.1).

12.3.4 Action or lack of action from the jury afloat will not be ground for a request of redress or reopening (this changes RRS 62.1(a) and 66).

12.3.5 Jury boats may station anywhere in the racing area. Their positioning cannot be ground for request of redress.

12.3.6 Standard protest process remain, for protests from a boat, from the race committee, from the technical committee, from the jury, for incidents not decided afloat by the jury.

12.3.7 A protest from the jury under RRS 60.3(a)(1) may be lodged against a boat involved in an incident decided by the jury afloat, if the jury believes that this incident may have caused injury or serious damage.

12.3.8 RRS 64.1(a) is changed so that the possibility to exonerate a boat can be used by judges afloat without hearing.

12.3.9 Jury action afloat for Diam 24OD is detailed in Appendix 1 Diam 24OD. 13 TIME LIMIT 13.1 Raids: no time limit for the first boat to finish. Boats failing to finish within 60 minutes after the first boat

having sailed the course and finished will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5. 13.2 Courses (except Diam 24OD): time limit for the first boat to finish is 120 minutes. Boats failing to finish

within 30 minutes after the first boat having sailed the course and finished will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

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13.3 Courses Diam 24OD: Time limit for the first boat to finish is 40 minutes. Boats failing to finish with 10 minutes after the first boat having sailed the course and finished will be scored DNF. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

14 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS 14.1 Protest forms are available at the jury office located at:

Area A “EUREST” Ecole Navale Lanvéoc Poulmic: Building Ailée Area B “BREST LIFE” Brest: Harbour Moulin Blanc, room Cormorandière Area C “CRISTALLINE” Brest: Harbour Moulin Blanc, room Cormorandière Area D Camaret: race office close to harbour master office Area E “LE TELEGRAMME” Crozon Morgat: sailing club Area F Ecole Navale Lanvéoc Poulmic: Building Ailée Protests, requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit.

14.2 For each class, the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later.

14.3 Notices will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the jury room located at - Ecole Navale Lanvéoc Poulmic: building Ailée, for areas A “EUREST” and F - Brest –Harbour Moulin Blanc: Administrative building for areas B “BREST LIFE” and C “CRISTALLINE” - Camaret: race office close to master harbour office for area D - Crozon Morgat: sailing club for area E “LE TELEGRAMME” They will begin at the time posted on the official notice board.

14.4 Notices of protests by the race committee, technical committee or jury will be posted to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b).

14.5 Breaches of following SIs will not be grounds for a protest by a boat (this changes RRS 60.1(a)): - Start : Boats waiting for their start - Safety rules (except bowsprit handling rule) - Advertising - Support boats - Haul-out restrictions (except Diam 24OD) - Diving equipment and plastic pools - Radio communication

14.6 On the last scheduled day of racing, a request for redress shall be delivered: a. no later than the time limit if the requesting party has been informed of the decision the day before, b. no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes RRS 62.2.

15 SCORING - RACES SCORES EXCLUDED 15.1 For Diam 24 OD, no race score excluded. 15.2 For other classes:

a) When fewer than four races have been completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race scores.

b) When four races or more have been completed, a boat’s score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

15.3 For the “coupe des Lycées”, the winner will be calculated in accordance with amendment to the NoR, extracting from the overall ranking Open 5.70, without score recalculation.

15.4 For the national Sailing championship of the Federation of Defense clubs, the winner will be calculated in accordance with the amendment to the NoR, extracting from the overall ranking J80, without score recalculation.

16 SAFETY RULES 16.1 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible. [DP] 16.2 VHF channel when racing for the racing areas is:

ALPHA “EUREST”: 72 BRAVO “BREST LIFE”: 14 CHARLIE “CRISTALLINE”: 15 DELTA: 11 ECHO “LE TELEGRAMME” 77 FOX TROT: 69

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16.3 Bowsprit handling rules: Except differently mentioned in the class rules, the bowsprit shall be extended only to hoist and set the spinnaker.

16.4 For Diam24 OD: 16.4.1 Wearing a helmet when racing is compulsory. 16.4.2 If code flag R is displayed before or with the warning signal, it means “a reef is compulsory“. 17 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT [DP] 17.1 Substitution of competitors will not be allowed prior written approval of the race committee. 17.2 For Diam24 OD: crew list shall be delivered at the latest during the daily briefing. 17.3 For Multi 50: the crew list, including the guests, shall be delivered at the latest during the daily briefing. 17.4 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless authorized by the technical

committee or race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the committee at the first reasonable opportunity.

18 EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS 18.1 A boat or equipment may be checked at any time to control class rules and Sis compliance. On the

water, a boat can be instructed by a member of the technical committee to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection.

18.2 A boat shall comply with the rules 75 minutes before her first warning signal of the day. [DP] 19 ADVERTISING [DP]

Each boat shall affix on each side in the 25% fore part of the hull advertising provided by OA during registration (two GPEN logos, diameter: 225 mm). Sticking and maintaining of these marks are under responsibility of the crew who shall replace them if necessary.

20 OFFICIAL BOATS [DP]

Official boats will be marked as follows: Area Alpha EUREST: Flag or sticker GPEN Area Bravo BREST LIFE: Flag Brest life Area Charlie CRISTALLINE: Flag Brest life Area Delta: Flag or sticker GPEN Area Echo LE TELEGRAMME: Flag or sticker GPEN Area Fox Trot: Flag or sticker GPEN Jury boats: Yellow flag marked JURY Measurer’s boat: Blue flag marked JAUGE Safety leader: Flag or sticker GPEN

21 SUPPORT BOATS [DP] 21.1 Support persons shall stay outside areas where boats are racing from the time of the preparatory signal

for the first class to start until all boats have finished or retired or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment.

21.2 Support boats shall be marked with a GPEN sticker affixed on the motor cover. 21.3 Regulation of support persons’ conditions of actions on FFVoile competitions will apply. 21.4 Appendix 5 Emergency Assistance procedure may apply upon decision of the race director or race

committee. 22 HAULING OUT RESTRICTIONS [DP]

Except Diam24 OD, boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the technical committee.

23 DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS [DP]

Their use will be subject to the local regulations (harbour area, etc.). 24 RADIO COMMUNICATION [DP]

Except in an emergency, a boat that is racing shall not make voice or data transmissions and shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats.

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25 PRIZES Prizes will be given as follows:

- Medals for the top three of each class competing for a French Champion title (cf. Regulation of the Championnat de France Monotypes Habitables)

- Top three of the J22 European championship - Winner of the Coupe des Lycées (Open 5.70) - Winner of the Championnat national de Voile de la Fédération des Clubs de la Défense (J80)

26 DECISION TO RACE

The responsibility for a competitor’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is his alone. As a consequence of this, by accepting to participate in a race or to continue racing, the competitor automatically discharges the OA of any responsibility in case of damage (material and/or physical).

ORGANIZATION

Alain DAOULAS, General manager of the event Henry BACCHINI, FFVoile Delegate Marc BOUVET, FFVoile technical delegate

RACE OFFICIALS

Christophe GAUMONT, race officer Alexandre BOUCHARD, race committee area A EUREST Carole JAOUEN, race committee area B BREST LIFE Jean COADOU, race committee area C CRISTALLINE Frédéric COURTOIS, race committee area D Véronique AULNETTE, race committee area E LE TELEGRAMME Yves LORBER, race committee area F Nicolas PECHA, technical committee Corinne AULNETTE, jury

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APPENDIX 1 - RULES MODIFIED FOR DIAM 24 OD

A1.1 Further to the decision of Executive board dated 26 March 2018 and in accordance with FFVoile

prescription to RRS 86.3, this competition will be governed by the Rules of sailing as modified below (rules inspired from High Speed Test Rules of World Sailing).

A1.2 When a boat bound by these Test Rules meets a boat that is not, she shall respect the Racing Rules of

Sailing. A1.3 Changes to the rules

HS.1 The definition of Finish is replaced by:

Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hulls cross the finishing line from the course side after completing any penalties. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she

(a) receives a penalty from an umpire, (b) takes a penalty under rule 44, (c) corrects an error under rule 28.2 made at the line, or (d) continues to sail the course.

HS.2 The definition of Mark Room is replaced by:

Mark-Room Room for a boat to sail her proper course to round or pass the mark on the required side.

HS.3 Add a new definition – OCS

OCS A boat is OCS when at her starting signal any part of her hulls are on the course side of the starting line.

HS.4 The definition of Obstruction is replaced by:

Obstruction An object that a boat could not pass without changing course substantially, if she were sailing directly towards it and one of her hull lengths from it. An object that can be safely passed on only one side and an area so designated by the sailing instructions are also obstructions. However, a boat racing is not an obstruction to other boats unless they are required to

(a) keep clear of her and they are not approaching the starting line to start when the first leg is a reaching leg, or (b) avoid her under rule 23.

HS.5 The definition of Start is replaced by: Start A boat starts when:

(a) any part of her hulls cross the starting line in the direction of the first mark and she is not identified as OCS, or (b) having crossed the starting line in the direction of the first mark and been identified as OCS, she completes a penalty for OCS.

HS.6 The definition of Zone is replaced by:

Zone The area around marks or obstructions within a distance of three hull lengths. A boat is in the zone when any part of her hulls are in the zone.

HS.7 Add a new rule 8 :

8 LAST POINT OF CERTAINTY The umpires will assume that the state of the boat, or her relationship to the other boat, has not changed, until they are certain that it has changed.

HS.8 Rule 13 WHILE TACKING is deleted.

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HS.9 Delete rule 14 and replace it by:

14 AVOIDING CONTACT

A boat shall avoid contact with another boat if reasonably possible. However, a right-of-way boat or one entitled to room or mark-room need not act to avoid contact until it is clear that the other boat is not keeping clear or giving room or mark-room.

HS.10 Rule 16 CHANGING COURSE is changed as follows: delete rule 16.2

HS.11 Rule 17 ON THE SAME TACK, PROPER COURSE is deleted


18 MARK-ROOM 18.1 When Rule 18 Applies

Rule 18 applies between boats when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone. However, it does not apply between a boat approaching a mark and one leaving it.

18.2 Giving Mark-Room (a) When the first boat reaches the zone,

(1) if boats are overlapped the outside boat at that moment shall thereafter give the inside boat mark-room

(2) if boats are not overlapped, the boat that has not reached the zone shall thereafter give mark-room.

(b) If the boat entitled to mark-room leaves the zone, the entitlement to mark-room ceases and rule 18.2(a) is applied again based on the relationship of the boats considered at the time rule 18.2(a) re-applied.

(c) If a boat obtained an inside overlap and, from the time the overlap began, the outside boat has been unable to give mark-room, she is not required to give it.

18.3 Tacking or Gybing (a) If mark-room for a boat includes a change of tack, such tack or gybe shall be done

no faster than a tack or gybe to sail her proper-course. (b) When an inside overlapped right-of-way boat must change tack at a mark to sail her

proper course, until she changes tack she shall sail no farther from the mark than needed to sail that course. Rule 18.3(b) does not apply at a gate mark or a finishing mark and a boat shall not be penalized for breaking this rule unless the course of another boat was affected by the breach of this rule.


19 ROOM TO PASS AN OBSTRUCTION 19.1 When Rule 19 Applies

Rule 19 applies between boats when at least one of them is in the zone of an obstruction, except when it is also a mark the boats are required to leave on the same side.

19.2 Giving Room at an Obstruction (a) When rule 19 first applies, the right-of-way boat at that time may choose to pass an

obstruction on either side. (b) When boats are overlapped, the outside boat shall give the inside boat room between

her and the obstruction, unless (1) she has been unable to do so from the time the overlap began (2) she has been unable to do so because she is giving or taking mark-room under

rule 18.2(a), or (3) she is unable to do so because she is taking room under rule 20.2. However, room in rule 19.2 does not include room to tack unless it is the only option to pass the obstruction.

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21 EXONERATION

When a boat is sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled and she is complying with rule 18.3(a) (if applicable), she shall be exonerated if, in an incident with a boat required to give her that room or mark-room,

(a) she breaks a rule of Section A, rule 15 or rule 16, or (b) she is compelled to break rule 31.


22 STARTING ERRORS ; TAKING PENALTIES ; BACKING A SAIL

22.1 A boat sailing towards the pre-start side of the starting line or one of its extensions after her starting signal to start or if OCS shall keep clear of a boat not doing so until she is completely on the pre-start side or is no longer sailing towards the pre-start side.

22.2 Deleted 22.3 Deleted

HS.16 Change rule 24.1 and replace it by:

24.1 If reasonably possible, a boat not racing shall not interfere with a boat that is racing or an umpire boat.

24.2 If reasonably possible, a boat shall not interfere with a boat that is sailing on another leg or subject to rule 22.1. However, after the starting signal this rule does not apply when the boat is sailing her proper course.

24.3 In a match race, when boats in different matches meet, any course sailed by either boat shall be consistent with complying with a rule and trying to win her own match.

24.4 After she has started and except when sailing her proper course, a boat shall not interfere with a boat taking a penalty.

A1.4 When rule 20 applies, the following arm signals by the helmsman are required in addition to the hails:

(a) for « room to tack », repeatedly and clearly pointing to windward ; and (b) for « you tack », repeatedly and clearly pointing at the other boat and waving the arm to windward.

A1.5 Delete rule 41 and replace it by:

41 OUTSIDE HELP A boat shall not receive help from any outside source, except (a) help for a crew member who is ill, injured, in danger or to recover them from the water and

return on board, provided the return on board is at the approximate location of the recovery; (b) after a collision, help from the crew of the other vessel to get clear; (c) help in the form of information freely available to all boats; (d) unsolicited information from a disinterested source, which may be another boat in the same

race. However, a boat that gains a significant advantage in the race from help received under rule 41(a) may be protested and penalized; any penalty may be less than disqualification. [DP]

A1.6 Delete rule 44 and replace it by:

44. PENALTIES 44.1 Penalties by umpires:

After a boat hails protest and displays flag Y or red flag, an umpire will signal a decision as follows: (1) A green and white flag with one long sound signal means “No penalty” (2) A red flag with one long sound means “A penalty is imposed or remains outstanding. The

identified boat shall take a penalty by complying with rule 44.2” (3) A black flag and one long sound means “The identified boat is disqualified, and the boat

shall promptly leave the course area”. An umpire may penalize a boat without any protest from another boat, if the boat: a) breaks rule 31 or 44 and does not take a penalty b) gains an advantage after allowing a penalty c) deliberately broke a rule d) commits a breach of sportsmanship

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e) doesn’t take a penalty when instructed to do so by an umpire The umpire may impose one penalty or more to be taken under rule 44 or may disqualify her. If no penalty is taken, the boat designated will be disqualified without hearing (this changes RRS 63.1)

44.2 Taking a penalty A boat may take a penalty when she may have broken one rule or more of part 2 in an incident

when racing, or rule 28 or 31. However, when a boat may have broken a rule of part 2 and rule 31 in the same incident, she need not take the penalty for breaking rule 31.

As soon as possible after the incident, a boat takes a penalty completing one of the following: a) two consecutive gybes with the gennaker completely furled during the whole penalty b) two consecutive tacks.

A1.7 A boat shall not round or pass a mark on the wrong side. If she does so, she may correct her mistake in accordance with RRS 28.2 only if she does so before rounding or passing the following mark or before finishing. If not, an umpire may disqualify this boat in accordance with RRS 44.1(3).

A1.8 A boat may protest another boat for an alleged breach of a rule of part 2 or rules 31 and 44. A1.9 No proceeding of any kind may be taken in relation to any action or non-action by an umpire. A1.10 Umpires boats may station anywhere in the racing area. A1.11 Standard protest proceeding from a boat, a race committee or jury remains, for incidents not decided by

umpires. A1.12 A protest from the jury under RRS 60.3(a)(1) may be lodged against a boat involved in an incident decided

by umpires, if the jury believes that this incident may have caused an injury or serious damage. A1.13 RRS 64.1(a) is changed so that umpires may exonerate a boat without hearing. A1.14 The following actions by skippers and/or crew members when racing may be considered as a breach of

sportsmanship under A2.2(d) and may result in an umpire initiated penalty: - Excessive attempts to verbally coerce, coach or influence umpires decisions. - Repetitive or on-going objection to an umpire decision (verbal or otherwise). - Abuse of umpires before or after a decision (See also MR Call M4). [DP] Breaches of this SI may also be referred to the jury. Any penalty will be at the discretion of the jury and may include exclusion from further participation in the event. Breaches of this SI may be referred to the jury by the Organizing Authority for action under RRS 69.

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Appendix 1 - Race Format Fleet racing Diam 24 OD

A RAID

All boats sail together in one fleet. B INSHORE COURSES 1 or 2 1 SUPPLEMENTARY IDENTIFICATION [DP]

During the race, each boat shall display in the starboard shroud a pennant corresponding with the fleet to which she has been allocated. During qualification stage, boats will be divided in orange and blue fleets, of a size and level as equal as possible. Initial allocations will be decided by a committee designated by the race director, using the rankings of Guyader Grand Prix, Atlantic Grand Prix, then Spi Ouest France. These allocations will be distributed during the daily briefing and posted on the official notice board.

2 QUALIFICATION STAGE a) During qualification stage, boats will be allocated in fleets after each day of racing, except on the first day

if only one race has been completed for all fleets. If all fleets have sailed the same number of races completed, boats will be allocated again according to their ranking in the overall ranking. If all fleets did not sail the same number of races completed, boats will be allocated on the ranking of the same number of races completed by all fleets and numbered in their sequential order. For 2 fleets, and same for any other number, allocations will be made as follows

For 2 fleets

Overall ranking Fleets

1st Orange

2nd Blue

3rd Blue

4th Orange

5th Orange

6th Blue

7th Blue

8th Orange

9th Orange

10th Blue

Etc.… Blue

If two boats have the same rank, they will be placed in left column in the order of fleets defined above.

(b) Allocations will be based on the ranking available at 21H00 each day, independently from protests or requests of redress not decided yet.

(c) If all fleets have not sailed the same number of races completed at the end of a day of racing, fleets with less races will continue sailing on the following day, until all fleets have sailed the same number of races completed. All boats will then race in the new fleets.

3 FINAL STAGE, Saturday 12th May 2018 (a) Boats will be allocated to the final fleets – Gold or Silver - based on their ranks in the overall ranking (all

races completed, qualification stage, speed crossing, raids). The number of fleets of the final will be the same as for the qualifications. Fleets of the final stage will be, as far as possible, of same size, the silver fleet not being larger than gold fleet. Boats best ranked in the qualification stage will sail all final races in the gold fleet, and the boats ranked after in the qualification stage will sail in silver fleet.

(b) After boats allocations in final fleets, no score recalculation will affect allocations, except a redress decision which may promote a boat in the upper fleet. Only a boat having been granted redress may change group and only before final races start.

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4 CLASS FLAGS Class flag identification for each fleet will be blue pennant for Silver fleet and orange pennant for Gold fleet.

5 PROTESTS AND REQUEST FOR REDRESS

On the last day of qualification stage or last scheduled day of the regatta, a request for redress based on a jury decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes RRS 62.2

6 SCORING 6.1 (a) If at the end of qualification stage, some boats are ranked with more races than others, the scores

of the most recent races will be discarded so as to have the same number of races counted for all boats. (b) For the qualification stage, RRS A4.2 is changed so that the points will be based on the number

of boats allocated to the largest fleet. 6.2 The overall ranking of a boat will be the total of her races in the qualification stage completed by all fleets,

of her races in the final fleet and her races sailed with a full fleet. The fleets of the final stage may have different number of races completed.

6.3 Boats of the gold fleet will be ranked first in the regatta, except for a boat disqualified in a race of the final stage under RRS 5 or 69.

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APPENDIX 2 – RACING AREAS

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APPENDIX 3 – Course Area A EUREST – Ecole Navale

For colour of buoys, check SI 8.1

Marks 1 and 2 are to be left on port. Mark 3 is whether a gate made of 2 marks 3A/3B or a mark 3B to be left on port.

Course Virginie Hériot (Yellow flag + possibly numerical pennant N°3) + flag GPEN If flag GPEN is displayed with the signals of the course to be sailed, the finishing line will be an offset finishing line.

The finishing line will be between a white buoy to be left on port and a staff ashore displaying an orange flag, in front of the Chapel of Ecole Navale

Course Virginie Hériot 2 laps (Yellow flag + flag GPEN) : Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, Finish

Course Virginie Hériot 3 laps (Yellow flag + numerical pennant N°3 + Flag GPEN): Start, 1, 2,

3A/3B, 1, 2, Porte 3, 1, 2, 3A/3B, Finish

Inshore course 2 laps (Yellow flag) Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3B, Finish Inshore course 3 laps (Yellow flag + numerical pennant N°3) Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3B, Finish

Boat (Open 5,70) or mark

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APPENDIX 3 – COURSE AREA B « BREST LIFE » - BREST


Marks are to be left on port. Course 1: Start – 1 – 2 – 1 – Finish Course 2: Start – 1 – 2 – 1 – 2 – Finish

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APPENDIX 3 - COURSE AREA C « CRISTALLINE » - BREST


Inshore course 1

Course 1-A: Start- Up S (port) - gate Down-gate Up-gate Down-Mark M (starboard)-finish Course 1-B: Start- Up S (port) - gate Down -gate Up- gate Down - Mark M (port) - finish Course 1-C: Start- Up P (starboard) - gate Down -gate Up- gate Down - Mark M (starboard)-finish Course 1-D: Start- Up P (starboard)-gate Down -gate Up- gate Down - Mark M (port)-finish

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Inshore course 2

Course 2-A: start- Up S (port)-gate Down-gate Up-Mark M (port)-finish Course 2-B: start- Up S (port)-gate Down -gate Up- Mark M (starboard)-finish Course 2-C: start- Up P (starboard)-gate Down -gate Up- Mark M (port)-finish Course 2-D: start- Up P (starboard)-gate Down -gate Up- Mark M (starboard)-finish

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Raids Diam 24OD and Multi 50

Forbidden areas

For the raids: 1 No later than the warning signal, the race committee will display Flag D if the course includes an offset

mark. He will display a green flag if the mark is to be rounded leaving it on starboard. No green flag means the mark is to be rounded on port (this changes Race Signals).

2 Flag O displayed with repetitive sound signals nearby a mark to be rounded means: “After having passed

this mark, sail directly to the finishing line” 3 Course and finishing line of the raids will be defined in the course sheet provided to competitors no later

than the skippers’ briefing

Ile Longue : It is strictly forbidden to sail around Ile longue in the area signalled by special marks numbered from 0 to 10.

In all courses, it is forbidden to sail between cardinal buoy Pen Ar Vir and the point of land with

same name

Brest Polder: For all courses, it is forbidden to sail in the area of the Polder located to SW of Moulin Blanc and signalled with special marks

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Courses Diam 24 OD and Multi 50

Other courses may be proposed by the race committee, depending on weather conditions

Diam 24 OD - Course 1 - 17 NM

Order Waypoint Side Position

1 Start Diam 24

2 Lat Bd Penoupèle Round Port, 48°21,446 N 004°30,522 W

3 Ile Ronde Round Port, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

4* Card N Pen Ar Vir Round Starb, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

5 Buoy Ecole navale Round Port, 48°16,987 N 004°24,454 W

6 Card N Pen Ar Vir Round Port, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

7 Ile Ronde Round Starb, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

8* Lat Bd Moulin Blanc Round Port, 48°22,801 N 004°25,911 W

9 Finish Diam 24

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Diam 24 OD – Course 2 - 17 NM

Order Waypoint side Position

1 Start Diam 24 48°22,478 N 004°25,620 W

2 Ile Ronde Round Port, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

3* Card N Pen Ar Vir Round Starb, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

4* Buoy Ecole navale Round Port, 48°16,987 N 004°24,454 W

5* Card N Pen Ar Vir Round Port, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

6 Ile Ronde Round Starb, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

7* Môle Tb Passe Sud Round Starb, 48°22,149 N 004°29,210 W

8 Passe de la Santé jetée Sud Round Starb, 48°22,594 N 004°29,117 W

9 Môle Passe de l'Est Brest Round Starb, 48°22,700 N 004°28,475 W

10* Card S R3 Brest Round Port, 48°22,475 N 004°27,361 W

11* Lat Bd Moulin Blanc Round Port, 48°22,801 N 004°25,911 W

12 Finish Diam 24 48°23,115 N 004°25,800 W

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Course 1 – GPEN - Multi 50 - 67 NM - flag GPEN


1 Start _finish multi 50 GPEN 48°21,697 N 004°27,562 W

2 Lat Bd Penoupèle round 48°21,446 N 004°30,522 W

3 Gonflable Camaret round starb, 48°16,840 N 004°35,070 W

4* Card W La Louve round port, 48°16,760 N 004°38,030 W

5* Card W Le Bouc round port 48°11,500 N 004°37,370 W

6* Danger isolé Basse Vieille round starb 48°08,229 N 004°35,750 W

7* Gonflable Crozon round starb 48°13,960 N 004°28,930 W

8 Rocher Les Verres round starb 48°12,560 N 004°26,400 W

9* Danger isolé Basse Vieille round starb 48°08,229 N 004°35,750 W

10* Danger Isolé Swansea Vale round starb 48°18,269 N 004°38,844 W

11* Lat Bd Penoupèle round starb 48°21,446 N 004°30,522 W

12 Gonflable Roscanvel round port, 48°18,850 N 004°32,640 W

13 Lat TB Lanveoc 1 round starb, 48°19,069 N 004°28,670 W

14* Card N Pen Ar Vir round starb 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

15* Gonflable Ecole navale round port 48°16,987 N 004°24,454 W

16 Card N Pen Ar Vir round port 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

17 Ile Ronde round starb 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

18* Lat Bd Moulin Blanc port 48°22,801 N 004°25,911 W

Finish between Lat Starb of Moulin Blanc on port and a race committee boat on starboard

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Course 2 - Multi 50 - 14 NM – Numerical pennant N° 2


1 Start finish multi 50


3* Card W Basse du Renard Round Port, 48°19,760 N 004°29,050 W

4 Ile Ronde Leave Port, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W

5* Card N Pen Ar Vir Leave Starb, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W


7* Card N Pen Ar Vir Leave Port, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W

8 Ile Ronde Leave Starb, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W


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Course 3 - Multi 50 - 30 NM – Numerical pennant N° 3



2 lat Bd Kerviniou Round Starb, 48°19,770 N 004°35,240 W

3* Danger Isolé Swansea Vale Round Port, 48°18,269 N 004°38,844 W

4* Lat Bd Charles Martel Round Starb, 48°18,950 N 004°41,920 W

5* Mengam Leave Starb, 48°20,319 N 004°34,550 W

6* Lat Bd Penoupèle Round Starb, 48°21,446 N 004°30,522 W

7* Card N Pen Ar Vir Leave Starb, 48°17,750 N 004°24,880 W


9 Ile Ronde Leave Starb, 48°19,345 N 004°27,770 W


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Course 4 - Multi 50 - 82 NM – numerical pennant N° 4


1 Start _finish multi 50 GPEN


3 Lat Bd Charles Martel Round Starb, 48°18,950 N 004°41,920 W

4* Card S Basse Royale Round Starb, 48°17,448 N 004°49,606 W

5* Card S Pierres Noires Round Starb, 48°18,470 N 004°58,150 W

6* Card W les Pierres Vertes Round Port, 48°22,180 N 005°04,790 W

7* Card W Chaussée de Sein Round Port, 48°03,740 N 005°08,130 W

8* Card W Le Bouc Round Port, 48°11,500 N 004°37,370 W

9* Card W La Louve Round Starb, 48°16,760 N 004°38,030 W

10* Card W Les Fillettes Round Starb, 48°19,750 N 004°35,660 W

11* Lat Bd Penoupèle Round Starb, 48°21,446 N 004°30,522 W

12 Start _finish multi 50 GPEN

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APPENDIX 3 - Course Area D – Camaret


Marks 1 and 2 are to be left on port. Mark 3 is whether a gate made of 2 marks 3A/3B or a mark 3B to be left on port. Course Virginie Hériot (Yellow flag + possibly numerical pennant N°3) + Flag GPEN

If flag GPEN is displayed with the signals of the course to be sailed, the finishing line will be an offset finishing line.

The finishing line will be between the North breakwater of Camaret harbour and the course side of a white mark laid approximately 200 meters to its East

Course Virginie Hériot 2 laps (Yellow flag + flag GPEN) :

Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, finish

Course Virginie Hériot 3 laps (Yellow flag + numerical pennant N°3 + flag GPEN) :

Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, Finish


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APPENDIX 3 – Course area E « LE TELEGRAMME » – Crozon Morgat


Marks 1 and 2 are to be left on port. Mark 3 is whether a gate made of 2 marks 3A/3B or a mark 3B to be left on port.

Course Virginie Hériot (Yellow flag + possibly numerical pennant N°3) + flag GPEN If flag GPEN is displayed with the signals of the course to be sailed, the finishing line will be an offset finishing line.

The finishing line will be approximately 200m in the East of the first port lateral mark of the channel of Morgat harbour

Course Virginie Hériot 2 laps (Yellow flag + flag GPEN):

Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, 3A/3B, Finish

Course Virginie Hériot 3 laps (Yellow flag + numerical pennant N°3 + flag GPEN:

Start, 1, 2, 3A/3B, 1, 2, Porte 3, 1, 2, 3A/3B, Finish


Boat or mark

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APPENDIX 3 – Course area F - Roscanvel


Marks 1, 2 and 3 are to be left on port

Inshore course 2 laps (Yellow flag) Start, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, Finish Inshore course 3 laps (Yellow flag + numerical pennant N°3) Start, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, Finish

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APPENDIX 4 - OFFICIAL RANKING AT A MARK

RAID The race committee may interrupt a race for any of the reasons mentioned in RRS 32.1 and validate the race using for the finishing order the last official ranking at one of the marks to be rounded mentioned in appendix 3 Courses (this changes RRS 32). A4.1 If a race committee boat displaying the 2nd substitute (this changes Race signals) is close to one of the

marks identified with an asterisk, the mark and the race committee boat are a gate where an official ranking of the boats will be made. Boats shall sail through the gate and continue racing.

A4.2 If the race committee decides thereafter to interrupt the race, he will display flags S over H with two sound

signals (this changes Race signals) meaning: “the race is interrupted and the last official ranking will be used for the finishing order.” If possible, the race committee will confirm these arrangements by VHF. No incident possibly resulting in a protest, happening after this last official ranking has been performed, will be taken into account and no boat may be penalized, except as a consequence of an action under a fundamental rule or RRS 14 when the incident caused an injury or serious damage or under RRS 69.

A4.3 Marks at which an official ranking may be performed are identified by an asterisk (*) in the description of

the coastal raid courses, in appendix 3.

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APPENDIX 5 – EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROCEDURE

A5.1 Flag V: Displayed ashore on official masts or on the race committee boats, flag V of the code means: “I’M ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT PERSONS”.

A5.2 Action to be taken: A5.2.1 Ashore:

Support persons on the venue shall make themselves available to the safety-leader who will give them a task.

A5.2.2 Afloat: Support persons on the racing area(s) concerned shall contact by VHF the safety-leader, using the channel reserved for the safety of the area concerned and shall make themselves available to the safety-leader.

A5.3 Race director or race committee responsibility:

It is the responsibility of the race director or race committee to enforce this procedure and to inform immediately the support persons on the racing area concerned when the procedure is no longer necessary, by removing flag V and by VHF.

A5.4 When emergency assistance procedure is applying, SI 21.1 doesn’t apply to support persons concerned

by this procedure.

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