Notice Of Race (NOR) - Club Racing 2025

DERWENT RESERVOIR SAILING CLUB

CLUB RACING 2025

NOTICE OF RACE (NoR)

The organising authority is Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club,

Blanchland, Consett DH8 9PT

The notation '[NP]' means that a boat may not protest another boat for breaking that rule. This changes RRS 60.1(a). The notation '[DP]' denotes a rule for which the penalty is at the discretion of the protest committee.

1 RULES

1.1 Racing is governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

1.2 [DP] Competitors should note that the Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club implements the RYA Racing Charter and that they will be expected to sail in compliance with it. The charter can be found at the front of the RYA edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028, or on the RYA website at www.rya.org.uk/racingrules

1.3 RRS 40.1 applies. Competitors are required to wear personal flotation devices while afloat, except while briefly adjusting clothing or personal equipment.

1.4 Laser / ILCA dinghies are permitted to use replica sails and spars.

2 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 The Sailing Instructions will be available on the club website.

3 COMMUNICATION

3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the DRSC Club Racing Whatsapp group.

3.2 Members will be informed by email and/or on the DRSC Club Racing Whatsapp group of changes to the schedule of races.

3.3 Hearings may be heard remotely under procedures set out in the Sailing Instructions.

4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

4.1 The event is open to all full sailing members of Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club. Visiting helms and or crews shall be temporary members of Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club.

4.2 Racing is open to monohull Dinghy Classes with a handicap rating no lower than a 49er.

4.3 Pursuit Start times will be published on the club website.

4.4 All entrants agree to undertake Race Officer or Assistant Race Officer duties.

4.5 All craft must be in a good state of repair and adequately prepared for sailing in racing conditions. Any craft deemed by the Organising Authority or Race Committee to present a danger to its crew or the event may be excluded from the event or prevented from going afloat under RRS 76.1.

4.6 Competitors are reminded that it is their responsibility to ensure their equipment is in compliance with their class rules.

4.7 Competitors automatically grant to the Organising Authority without payment the right in perpetuity to make, use and show any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television of or relating to the event.

4.8 Competitors must sign-on each day prior to racing using the form on the clipboard near the safety office. Competitors who do not sign on may not be given the correct series results if they cannot be identified. Results queries will only be accepted from competitors who sign on.

5 EVENT FORMAT

5.1 Two formats are used for club racing: handicap fleet racing and pursuit racing. Pursuit race results do not count towards a series score.

6 SCHEDULE

6.1 Competitors should refer to the DRSC calendar available on the club's website for the exact dates and timing of a series and its races.

Sunday 2025 series and pursuit race dates:

Wednesday 2025 series dates:

6.2 On Sundays, during a series, it is intended that three races will be sailed back-to-back. The Race Committee may, in its absolute discretion, sail fewer or more races. If more than three races are sailed on one day only the first three races will count to a series score.

6.3 On the Sundays which are one week after each series has ended, a single 90 minute pursuit race will be held.

6.4 On Wednesdays it is intended that two races will be sailed back-to-back. The Race Committee may, in its absolute discretion, sail fewer or more races. If more than two races are sailed on one day, only the first two races will count to a series score.

6.5 On Sundays, the scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race in a series will not be before 10:55.

6.6 On Sundays when pursuit races are being held, the scheduled time of the briefing will not be before 11:00.

6.7 On Wednesdays, the scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race will not be before 18:25. The warning signal for the second race will not be before 18:55.

7 EQUIPMENT INSPECTION [NP]

7.1 All boats must display on their mainsails their own sail number.

8 VENUE

8.1 The venue will be Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club.

9 COURSES

9.1 The courses shall be described in the Sailing Instructions.

10 PENALTY SYSTEM

10.1 The Advisory Hearing and Arbitration of the RYA Rules Disputes procedures shall apply. The outcome of an RYA Arbitration can be referred to a protest committee, but an arbitration cannot be reopened or appealed. This changes RRS 63.1.

11 SCORING

11.1 Handicap races will be scored on average corrected lap times.

11.2 Corrected times and pursuit start times will be calculated using the Great Lakes Handicap System.

11.3 A competitor's series score shall be the total of her race scores excluding the worst 50% of the total races in the series. For an odd number of races scored in a series, the races to count will be rounded down to the nearest integer.

11.4 Competitors may sail each series in up to two different classes of boat and have all races count towards the overall series score. Points are awarded to the helm rather than the boat.

11.5 Competitors who do not sign on may not receive the correct series scores.

11.6 Results will be posted on the DRSC Club Racing Whatsapp and on the website. Results may be queried within 48 hours of posting by messaging on Whatsapp or emailing results@drsc.co.uk.

11.7 Boats observed by the Race Committee to have not sailed the correct course will be scored NSC without a hearing. Boats may seek redress from this action.

11.8 Points for the Race Officer (RO) and Assistant Race Officer (ARO) - A competitor may be awarded average points for a race if they did not race due to performing an RO or ARO duty. This is limited to one race day per series. The RO and ARO must make it clear that they wish to receive average points on the race results sheet.

11.9 Results for individual days race days will be published. No discards will be included in the scores for individual day results. If additional races are held which exceed the three races scheduled on a Sunday, or the two races scheduled on a Wednesday, these will not be included in the results for the day.

12 DATA PROTECTION

12.1 By participating in this event, competitors automatically grant to the organising authority and the event sponsors the right, in perpetuity, to make, use and show, at their discretion, any photography, audio and video recordings and other reproductions of them made at the venue or on the water from the time of their arrival at the venue, until their final departure, without compensation.

12.2 In order to manage the event, information provided by competitors will be held on a database. The management of personal information and images will comply with the General Data Protection Regulations.

13 RISK STATEMENT

13.1 Rule 3 of the Racing Rules of Sailing states: 'The responsibility for a boat's decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone.'

Sailing is by its nature an unpredictable sport and therefore inherently involves an element of risk. By taking part in the event, each competitor agrees and acknowledges that:

(a) They are aware of the inherent element of risk involved in the sport and accept responsibility for the exposure of themselves, their crew and their boat to such inherent risk whilst taking part in the event;

(b) They are responsible for the safety of themselves, their crew, their boat and their other property whether afloat or ashore;

(c) They accept responsibility for any injury, damage or loss to the extent caused by their own actions or omissions;

(d) Their boat is in good order, equipped to sail in the event and they are fit to participate;

(e) The provision of a race management team, patrol boats and other officials and volunteers by the event organizer does not relieve them of their own responsibilities;

(f) The provision of patrol boat cover is limited to such assistance, particularly in extreme weather conditions, as can be practically provided in the circumstances;

(g) It is their responsibility to familiarise themselves with any risks specific to this venue or this event drawn to their attention in any rules and information produced for the venue or event and to attend any safety briefing held for the event.

14 INSURANCE

14.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £3 million per incident or the equivalent.

15 FURTHER INFORMATION

15.1 Further information can be obtained through the club website or by contacting sailing@drsc.co.uk.

Last updated 12:49 on 9 March 2025