WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACE
COMMITTEE
CHECK LIST AND REVIEW OF
PROCEDURES
(Forth Draft
RACE
COMMITTEE
With some suggested
duties
Committee member
1
Set course—Flags—Line—Over
Early—Guillotine Flag and Record Results
Committee member
2
Timing—Sounds—Jibe and
Finish Observations
One race committee member
will carry a current Harbour License and current Small
Craft Operators License
DRESS AND EQUIPMENT
Race committee members
(you) are required to dress warmly.
You will bring
your own Whistle, watch and life jacket.
Note: There will be two
watches set boat time, and two whistles and two life jackets on the
boat
You will ensure that your
watches are set BOAT TIME, see
website:
BOAT TIME
Boat time can be found at
the following website: http://nist.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java
TIME
ALLOCATION
It
is suggested that you allocate 3 hours to run the races on Wednesday night
You are required to
report for duty at
You are expected to finish
around
You must be prepared to
leave the beach at
The course and start line
should be set by
DUTIES ON THE
BEACH
The boat is to be rolled
out from the boathouse.
The boat’s gas tank is to
be checked for sufficient quantity of gas.
The 10 flags (9?) and
committee bag are to be placed in the boat.
Always check that the
committee bag has forms to record the results and pens with which to
write.
The large buoys/marks are
to be checked and if need be blown up.
The large buoys are to be
attached to the boat.
The finish mark is to be
placed in the boat.
DUTIES ON THE BOAT BEFORE
THE RACE
Check the wind on the
course.
Set the windward mark.
Set the leeward mark/Start
line mark.
Remove the anchor from its
locker and anchor the boat.
Adjust the anchor rode to
set the start line at right angles to the wind—complete by
Set the finish line that is
attached to the boat.
RUNNING THE
RACES
Weather permitting there
will be 3 x 20 minute races.
The initial sequence will
start at
Additional race sequences
will start at approximately
Note: for the convenience
of the racers race sequences will start:- on the hour, 5 past,10 past, 15 past,
20 past, 25 past, half past, 25 to, 20 to, 15 to. 10 to, 5 to
and on the hour.
REVIEW OF THE START
SEQUENCE
15
seconds before the start of the sequence five blasts of the whistle will be
given as a heads up
The first flag of the
sequence is the Class flag (Yellow). It is raised with a whistle.
The second flag is the
preparatory flag (blue). It is raised one minute later with a whistle.
Four minutes into the
sequence (one minute before the start) the Preparatory flag is lowered with a
whistle
Five minutes into the
sequence (the start) the class flag is lowered with a
whistle
REVIEW OF OVER EARLY (ON
COURSE SIDE—OCS)
When one or more
competitors are over early, you blow the whistle once and raise 'X'
flag.
You note the OCS sail
numbers on the score sheet.
Competitors may restart as
follows: they may back up, dip the line, or go round the ends of the
line.
As
they restart you cross them off your list
On
Course Side (OCS) competitors choosing not to restart are flagged with the
initials OCS
They do not get a whistle
when they finish
REVIEW OF GENERAL
RECALLS
General recalls delay races
and should only be used when absolutely needed.
When one or more
competitors are over early (on course side—OCS) and they can not be individually
identified—
You blow the whistle twice
and raise the First Substitute flag. (small
triangle).
REVIEW OF RESTARTING A RACE
AFTER A GENERAL RECALL
Four minutes after the
start of the initial race the First Substitute in lowered with a
whistle.
Five minutes after the
start of the initial race the new sequence starts with the class flag and
whistle.
REVIEW OF THE FINISH
LINE
The 100ft finish line
starts at the committee boat.
It
is either at right angles to the start line lined up with a point on shore or
between the committee boat and the finishing line mark.
A
competitor is deemed to have finished when the sailboard bow crosses the finish
line.
Although normally the
competitors sail on through the line, this is not
necessary.
Once the line has been
crossed, the competitor may choose to back up and sail
away.
REVIEW OF ONE LAP
RULE
Any competitor in a
multi-lap race may choose to complete just one lap.
The competitors are
requested to inform the race committee as they cross the finish line.
The recorder will indicate
the one lap by circling the competitor's number on the record
sheet.
REVIEW OF GUILLOTINE
RULE
When the guillotine flag is
raised all racers who have not yet rounded the downwind leg of the race, will,
on rounding the downwind mark, proceed directly to the finishing
line.
The recorder will indicate
the one lap by circling the competitor's number on the record
sheet.
Competitors choosing to
complete another lap will be scored as a Did Not Finish
(DNF).
REVIEW OF GUILLOTINE RULE
GUIDELINES
The object of the
guillotine flag is to reduce the time between races and reduce the time of
competitor’s inactivity. Usually it is used for races one and two. Under normal
circumstances it is not used for the last race. The guillotine time is
arbitrary, based on the judgment of the race committee. The flag would not be
raised to divide a group of racers. It would be used when there is a discernable
gap between the racers.
CALCULATING THE OPTIMUM
TIME TO RAISE THE GUILLOTINE FLAG
The optimum time for the
guillotine flag to be raised is when the leading racer has completed 70% of the
race.
This 70% is calculated by
taking the time the leading competitor needed to complete the first lap. This
first lap time is multiplied by 2 to give an estimate of the length of time the
first competitor will take to complete the race.
The—race time estimate—is
then multiplied by 70% (0.7).
This time in minutes is
added to the starting time of the race to give the optimum guillotine flag
time.
This time may be adjusted
by the race committee to suite the circumstance of the race
conditions.
PROTESTS
When one competitor
protests another you will be informed.
You make a note on the
score recording sheet.
You notify the Protestor
that the protest must be in writing and the written protest is to be given to
either the Race Committee Chairperson (Christopher Hope) or his
stand-in.
You notify the protested
competitor to expect a protest.
.
Once ashore you notify the
Race Committee Chairperson that a protest will be lodged.
DUTIES AFTER THE RACE IS
OVER
All marks are retrieved and
the anchor rodes neatly coiled.
Once ashore the boat is
drained and wiped or sponged clean.
The boat is returned to the
boat house.
The marks are hung up on
the hooks on the North side of the boat house.
The flags are replaced on
their hooks.
The committee bag is placed
on its hook.
The results are given
directly to Jon Mathews, the Official Race Scorer or to the Race Committee
Chairperson, Christopher Hope.
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT
VOLUNTEERS
There are 9 TWC race
committee volunteers, who together with the 15 competitor volunteers, bring you
Wednesday Night Windsurf Racing at
Regatta
Manager:
Jon
Mathews
Race Committee
Chairperson:
Christopher
Hope
Race
Committee:
Bob Shuttleworth
John
Darling
Mike Tindall
Milorad Krstic
Paul
Carr
Plus
Three Ex Officio Race Committee Members
Bill Quantock
(TWC
President)
Andree Gautier
(
Jon
Mathews
(Scoring)
Competitor
Volunteers:
Barry Holtzkener
Bill
Mackenzie
Brian
Miller
Dan
Les
Dincer
Kocaler
Duke
Duyck
Ian
Caldwell
Jerry Caplan
Keith Whiston
Masao
Abe
Michael Keltz
Nick
Cox
Paul
Fish
Peter
Coy
Stephanie
Todd