SCHEDULE
and FORMAT
The IMYC Yacht racing schedule and
format will be announced by the Race Committee via
e-mail, FaceBook, and Web site.. The Racing Schedule will specify
racing dates, individual regattas/series/combination,
trophies, handling of delayed or postponed races,
skipper’s meeting details and any other necessary
information. Make up races and reschedule will be
scheduled as needed. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, SKIPPERS MEETING ALL
SATURDAYS AT 10 AM!!!
SCORING
Contestants will receive 1.5 points
for each first place finish, 2 points for second, 3
points for third and so on. The winner is the
contestant with the lowest point total for the event.
In the event of a tie, the lowest total corrected time
will determine the winner.
The Cup Races (at least 2
per year) are scored separately from the Fall and Spring
Series).
RULES
Races shall be sailed
under the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017 -2020 of the
International Sailing Federation. The Racing Rules can
be downloaded free of charge from the following link:
http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/0508_RRSintro-[435].pdf
PROTESTS AND FOULS
All skippers should hail for their
rights well in advance of any disputed situation. Any
yacht which acknowledges her foul may exonerate herself
by completing a 360-degree maneuver immediately after
the foul, but not before she has started. Protests must
be presented in writing to the Race Committee within 30
minutes of the return to dock of the acting race
committee chair in order to be considered valid. Hitting
a buoy will also require ONE 360 deg. turn.
HANDICAPING
IMYC will use the Time Correction
Factor (TCF) system for determining corrected finish
times and scores. The starting values will be
determined based on standard IMYC PHRF handicaps and
calculated such that in average wind conditions the
results will be the same as PHRF. The difference is
that the TCF will increase the time difference on slow,
light wind race days and decrease the difference on
fast, windy days. Adjustments will also be included for
sail area, fixed props, etc. as described in the Ratings
Adjustments section. TCFs may also be adjusted based
on a boats performance as the year progresses. A boat's
Captain will be notified of changes to their respective
TCF. These changes will be based on TCF calculations and
the discretion of the Race Committee. Consider
this encompassed in the IMYC PHRF handicaps.
TIME CORRECTION FACTOR
Corrected times will be
calculated as:
Corrected Time = That Yacht’s
Elapsed Time times its TCF
Where TCF = ___________650_______________
550 + Adjusted IMYC PHRF Rating
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Examples:
IMYC PHRF Rating
TCF Elapsed Time
Corrected Time
242 0.821
4,387 sec 3,600 sec
200 0.867
4,154 sec 3,600 sec
155 0.922
3,905 sec 3,600 sec
RATINGS ADJUSTMENTS
Each yacht’s TCF will be modified
to reflect the adjustments described in this section
prior to the computation of that yacht’s corrected
time. Each participant may, before each regatta,
designate their Ratings Class as: RACING, CRUISING, or
NOVICE. The declaration is purely at the discretion of
the competitor, except that any competitor who has a
declared class of Novice and finishes in first place in
any race during this racing year shall automatically
have his class changed to Cruising prior to the next
race. Absent any declaration, a yacht shall be scored
with a Ratings Class of Racing. Adjustments shall be made to a
yacht’s IMYC TCF based on the following guides:
|
EQUIPMENT |
ADJUSTMENT |
|
FIXED or NON-RETRACTABLE
PROPS |
Reduce elapsed time by 1.5% |
|
|
|
|
For MASTHEAD RIG: |
|
|
MAX JIB SIZE less than 150%
or greater than 155% LP |
Reduce or Increase elapsed
time by 1% per 10% of LP |
|
For FRACTIONAL RIG: |
|
|
MAX JIB SIZE less than 150%
or greater than 155% LP |
Reduce or Increase elapsed
time by 0.5% per 10% of LP |
|
|
|
|
SPINNAKER – None |
No Adjustment |
|
SPINNAKER – Cruising |
Increase elapsed time by
0.5% |
|
SPINNAKER – Racing |
Increase elapsed time by
1.0% |
|
|
|
|
CLASS – Racing |
No Adjustment |
|
CLASS – Cruising |
Reduce elapsed time by 1% |
|
CLASS – Novice |
Reduce elapsed time by 2% |
TIME LIMITS
Time limits and cancellation or
postponement for weather conditions will be at the
discretion of the race committee.
PROPULSION AND SAIL
ATTACHMENT
The only allowable source of
energy for propelling a yacht through the water shall be
the wind. Section 50 of the Racing Rules is modified to
allow ANY means of sail attachment, placement,
and sheeting, so long as the wind provides the
only source of energy.
MARK ROUNDINGS AT THE FINISH
LINE
Mark rounding will NOT be an
integral part of finishing. When a Mark forms one end
of the finish line, the final leg shall extend from the
last Mark directly to the finish line.
Starting Line
All boats are asked
to have an atomic clock aboard in order that all boats
are syncronized together on time. The start time will be
given via radio. The Honor system is invoked!!!
Each boat is responsible for recording their finish
times.
The course and any other necessary
information for each race will be given at least 5
minutes before the start of each race via radio. VHF channel 71 will be used when possible to aid
in race related communications.
Note the Map of Lake
DeGray below with the buoy marks indicated. All
Participants should have a map onboard. Ask the
Committee Guy.
Old Race Reports and run downs from the Race Committee,
go to:
imyc-regatta.blogspot.com
