Spring Quartet Series
From Biyc
NOTICE OF RACE SERIES
BOWEN ISLAND YACHT CLUB SPRING QUARTET
Race Dates: T.B.A.
Note that Race #2 will be held at Eagle Harbour Yacht Club, in conjunction with their Invitational Race.
Open to all sailboats with a PHRF of BC handicap rating. Races will be governed by The Racing Rules
of Sailing including CYA Prescriptions where applicable.
Skippers’ meeting:
9:00 am at Doc Morgan’s Inn, Union Steamship Marina, Snug Cove. If unable to attend the meeting,
proceed directly to start and advise Race Officer via VHF 68. Race #3 will be hosted from EHYC.
Start:
Five minute start sequence scheduled to begin at 10:25, with start at 10:30. An initial pre-warning may
also be given prior to the start sequence. Start line will be between the pin & committee boat off Miller’s Landing, Deep Bay’s northern headland.
Course:
Please Note: The Race Officer can set a northerly or southerly course up to the beginning of the start
sequence. Please watch for the committee boat’s ‘N’ or ‘S’ boards and/or monitor VHF 73.
If northerly: Miller’s Landing—Cates Bay (Hood Point) red-flagged pin—Bird Island—Miller’s Landing.
If southerly: Miller’s Landing—Passage Island—Bird Island—Miller’s Landing.
Leave all turning marks to port on both courses.
Finish:
Finish between Miller’s Landing start pin and white shore mark. Race Officer will be onshore
overlooking mark.
Results:
Results will be distributed at Doc Morgan’s Inn as soon as possible after the race, and are posted on the
web site.
Registration:
Must be signed by skipper prior to race. Registration forms available at the skipper’s meeting, or online
at www.biyc.bc.ca Registration forms can be faxed to Kevin at 604-984-3074 prior to April 1.
Registration cost is $20 for the series, or free for BIYC members. Cheques can be made payable to BIYC
and mailed to D25, Bowen Island, B.C. V0N1G0, or brought to the skippers meeting.
Race Officers:
Kevin Payne Jason Zahara
emailkmp@icqmail.com jaguza@telus.net
Phone: 604-947-9855 Phone: 604-947-0492
BOWEN ISLAND YACHT CLUB
Registration for the BIYC Spring Quartet
Boat Name: Boat Model:
Sail #: PHRF Rating: Yacht Club:
By signing this entry form, skippers certify that their boats are covered by third party
liability insurance in the minimum amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00).
All participants in this event do so at their own risk, and by completing this entry form the
skipper and crew of each entered boat specifically agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Bowen Island Yacht Club, its organizers and its agents, officials, servants, sponsors,
and representatives from and against all claims, actions, costs, expenses and demands in
respect to death, injury, loss or damage to any person or property, howsoever caused
arising out of or in connection with participation in this event, notwithstanding that the
same may have been contributed to or caused or occasioned by the negligence of the same
bodies, or any of them, or their agents, officials, servants or representatives.
Signature of Skipper: Date:
Skipper’s Name: Phone #:
Email (if new):
Please fax signed form to 604-984-3074, or bring to the 9:00 skipper’s meeting at Doc
Morgan’s Inn.
Sailing Instructions
Rules: The series will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing with CYA Prescriptions.
Eligibility: Series is open to all sailboats possessing a PHRF of BC rating, and meeting Canadian Coast Guard
standards for safety equipment. All boats must be covered by Third Party Liability insurance in the amount of $100,000.
Courses: One of two courses will be sailed, with all turning marks left to Port in all cases:
• North course: Flagged buoy in Cates Bay near the North end of Bowen Island, Bird Islets,
Finish Line. Signaled by N placard on Race Committee boat.
• South course: Passage Island, Bird Islets, Finish Line. Signaled by S placard on Race
Committee boat.
Start: Start time is 10:30am. The start line shall be between a red flag off the point of Miller’s Landing and a
committee boat which will hold station on the seaward side of the point of Miller’s Landing.
Start Sequence:
We will be using the 5 minute start sequence as described in Rule 26:
5 minutes prior to the start: Blue Triangle Class flag, one horn (warning signal)
4 minutes prior to the start: Blue Square Preparatory flag, one horn (preparatory signal)
1 minute prior to the start: Blue Square Preparatory flag removed, one long horn
Start: Blue Triangle Class flag removed, one horn
Finish: The finish line shall be between the red flag and the chimney of the red house situated on the point of Miller’s Landing.
Postponement: The Race Committee may postpone the start of a race by displaying the Answering Pennant (red and white vertical stripes) and sounding two horns. When the Answering Pennant is removed, accompanied by one horn, the warning signal will be given in one minute.
Recalls: Individual recalls will be signaled by the Race Committee displaying code flag X (blue cross on white background). The Race Committee may hail premature starters by voice, but it is the skipper’s
responsibility to return to the pre-start side of the starting line and re-start if their boat was on the course side of the start line prematurely, whether hailed by the Race Committee or not.
Time limit: No finish times will be recorded after 14:30 hours.
Scoring: Times will be calculated using the PHRF of BC time on time formula. The Low Point scoring
system as described in Appendix A of The Racing Rules of Sailing will be used for each race. There are four races scheduled; all races will count, and a minimum of one race shall constitute a series if not all can be completed.
Boats that came to the starting area but failed to finish before the time limit shall be scored 'DNF’ and awarded the points for one more than the number of boats that came to the starting area. Boats that did not come to the starting area shall be scored ‘DNC’ and awarded the points for one more than the number of boats entered in the series. Ties will be broken according to Appendix A 2.3 of The Racing Rules of Sailing.
Registration: Competing skippers must complete and sign an Entry Form including waiver of liability, and submit a registration fee of $20.00 for the series (free to BIYC members) prior to starting the first race in which they compete. The Race Committee will accept registrations up until 1000 hours on the day of a race.
