Tweaks to SIs and COVID Compliance Rules

As regulations change and we experience more racing under COVID restrictions, we will continue to tweak our Sailing Instructions (SIs) and clubhouse / rigging regulations. To that end we have several changes to announce: 

Additions to SIs:

New Sub-Paragraph: 10.4  No warning signal for a particular event will be made more than 3hrs after the published time for the first warning signal for that event (and, if separate times are published for individual fleets, the word “event” as used in this sub-paragraph 10.4 shall be read instead as “fleet”. 

This clause is intended to ensure people can make afternoon plans on Sundays in winter and Saturday evenings in summer with confidence.

Also, as announced previously: Paragraph 31.2 has changed for this season only as a result of COVID-19 to provide for two separate five minute count-down starts for Radials/4.7s and Standards, with each fleet starting at 0 minutes, rather than the Radials/4.7s starting at 1 minute as set out in the published SIs.  Also Paragraph 31.4 has changed for this season only to provide that Racing Rule 41 is reinstated and no on course coaching will occur during races.

New COVID Regulations:

In addition to the changes to the SIs, The NSW Government has now permitted outdoor gatherings of up to 20 people.  There is no material change to our COVID rules, other than now segregation in the park can be up to groups of 20, not groups of 10. All the other rules still apply, including only 10 people inside the clubhouse, 1.5m social distancing at all times, keeping of attendance records, and “get in, get out policy” (i.e. no use of showers etc).

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation as we continue to endeavour to improve everyone’s racing experience.