Change to Sailing Instructions #1

For the purposes of rules A4, 30.2, and 44.3(c) the number of boats entered into a qualifying or finals series will be the number of boats assigned to the largest qualifying fleet.

Except when participating in rescue operations coach/support boats shall not go between the course and the shore to the south of the course area.

A boat that decides not leave the shore shall notify the StFYC gangway check-in/check-out board manager as soon as possible. A boat that retires from a race shall notify a race committee or jury boat as soon as possible and shall report to the StFYC gangway check-in/check-out board manager immediately upon arriving ashore.

A3.1   As stated in the RRS preamble to the Part 2 rules, when a boat is sailing under these rule meets a vessel that is not, she shall comply with the Internationnal Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) or government right of way rules. This supplements, but does not replace the rules of Part 2.

A3.2   If a commercial vessel has sounded five blasts, and/or the vessel or the Coast Guard identifies an offending boat, the Race Committee shall protest the boat, in which case the Protest Committee shall assume that the identified boat has impeded passage or violated the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules, and the identified boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise. In the case of a complaint by Vessel Traffic or the Coast Guard, the protest time limit shall be extended up to two days after the conclusion of the regatta. This changes RRS 60.2(a) and 61.3.

A3.3   A Race Committee boat may signal a boat to alter course to avoid impeding the passage of commercial vessels by making a sound signal (horn or whistle) and pointing Code Flag V at the boat. The signaled boat shall promptly comply with the signal unless compliance would create an unsafe condition. If a boat fails to comply with such a signal, the Race Committee shall protest the boat, in which case the Protest Committee shall assume that the course alteration would not have created an unsafe condition, and the protested boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise.

A3.4   A boat may be penalized independently under SI A3.1, A3.2, and/or A3.3. As prescribed in RRS 44.1, violation of any part this attachment shall not be exonerated by a turns or Scoring Penalty, and the penalty will be at the discretion of the jury. The StFYC shall cooperate with and provide relevant information to the Coast Guard or other governmental authority regarding investigations of boats impeding ship traffic or violating Inland Navigation Rules (33 CFR 83).