WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACING at LAKE PUPUKE

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Racing is organised and hosted by the Pupuke Boating Club (Inc) on

 Wednesday evenings at Sylvan Park, Milford

                                    pre-Xmas – Oct thru Dec
post-Xmas – Jan thru Mar
Autumn-winter sailing – April thru Sep

 1.0      The Rules

            Racing will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025 – 2028 (the rules)

 2.0      Notices to Competitors

Notices to competitors will be posted on the noticeboard at the clubhouse.

 3.0      Changes to Sailing Instructions

            Changes will be posted at least 15 minutes prior to the first warning signal on the day.

 4.0      Signals Made Ashore

            Signals made ashore will be displayed at the tower or at the clubhouse.

 5.0      Schedule of Races

    5.1   Back-to-back races, each between 20 and 40 minutes, are scheduled each Wednesday.

    5.2   First warning signal is at 1800  NZDT and 1500 NZST

    5.3   Up to 45 races are scheduled for each series (pre-Xmas & post-Xmas)

    5.4   On the water, instructions regarding race starts and courses may be given verbally.

 6.0      Courses and Marks

   6.1    Seven orange floatables are located in the N x2, E, S, SW,  W, NW  ‘corners’ of the lake.

6.2    the course will generally be 2 x windward/leeward – fin, a port course being favored, depending on wind direction and strength.

7.0       The Start

   7.1    Races will be started using rule 26 with a three-minute sequence.   (3,2,1,go)

7.2   The warning signal for any succeeding class in a sequence, will be made not less than one   minute after the starting signal of the preceeding class.

  7.4    starting from the beach: . . the start line shall be between a orange cone at the water’s edge and a small orange buoy laid to the east.

   7.5    starting from the committee boat: . .  the start line shall be between the forward staff on the committee boat and a port-end orange floatable, which may, or may not, be mark #3 of the course.

8.0       Change the Course

The course will NOT be changed during that race.

9.0       Penalties (altering rule 44.1

            a One-turn (360°) penalty applies when a rule of Part_2 is breached

10.0     The Finish

the finish line will be between a cone on the shore and a orange buoy laid to the east.

 11.0    Time Limits (additional to rule 35)

            In any race, a starter that has not finished within 5 minutes of the first boat to finish, may be scored as DNF for that race.

 12.0    Protests

            Protests shall be delivered within 15 minutes of the last boat to finish the races of the session.

            Arbitration ‘in public’ will be offered as an instructional method of resolving protests.

 13.0    Scoring

        Appendix A  will apply

        a boat’s score will be the total of her best scores from 60% of completed races.

Contacts

David Lowe       m: 027 475 3750       em: cdlowe@xtra.co.nz

John Dowsett     m. 021 0292 4136 

Neil Wooldridge m. 021 724577 em: neilwool4@gmail.com