Saint Lucie Sailing Club
Stuart, Florida
SATURDAY 6-PACK RACES
SUMMER SERIES
Date: April 1, 2023
Pursuit Starting Time 12:00 pm
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1- RULES
The races will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) including US Sailing Prescriptions, except as changed by these sailing instructions.
2- ENTRIES
Entry is limited to members of the Saint Lucie Sailing Club (SLSC) or other recognized club who have obtained an appropriate handicap from the SLSC Handicapper. Boats with skippers who do not belong to a club may be entered if approved by the SLSC Race Committee.
There will be one race per month that will appear on the club calendar as a ‘Six Pack Series’.
It will have a handicapped pursuit start and we’ll keep track of the monthly results.
The official name will be: “SLSC ‘Summer’ Six Pack Racing Series”
We plan to start the ‘Summer’ racing series starting April 1, 2023
We will only have six races (April, May, June, July, August, September.
Revision starting April 1, 2023 - we will drop each boat’s one worst score during the Series for scoring purposes unless we have a cancellation during the Series by SLSC due to weather or calendar conflicts then all races will be counted.
We are revising the Six Pack scoring:
1 point for 1st Place
2 points for 2nd Place
3 points for 3rd Place
4 points for 4th Place * Please notice the changes to scoring *
5 points for 5th Place
6 points for Participating
8 points for DNS
The three boats with the lowest total scores at the end of the six-month series will be awarded a Six Pack of ‘beer’.
If Mike Diamond (Sloop John B) or Mike Brescher (Ruthless) are both absent – will the first place finisher please track the ‘order of finish’ and email the results to Mike Diamond (mdiamondsjb@gmail.com).
3- SCHEDULE and CLASS FLAGS
A PURSUIT Start
12:00 starting time
No Class Flag
4- RACING AREA
The North Fork of the Saint Lucie River near Stuart, Florida.
5- COURSES and MARKS
The Saturday Beer Can Race course is:
Start (Between 3 & 5), 6s, 6Ap, 7s, 6As, 6p, 5s, 1p, OCBp*,
Finish (3 &5) – (5.5 nm)
* OCB = Orange Club Buoy east of day marker #5
Marks 1, 5, 6, 6A, and 7, are government daybeacons shown on Chart 11428.
( The small “s” or “p” means that you leave that mark on starboard or port side of your boat.)
6- STARTING AND FINISHING LINES; STARTING SYSTEM
The starting and finishing lines will between Marks 3 & 5
The pursuit start or “reverse handicapping” as it is sometimes referred to, has the slowest boat starting first, and the fastest boat starting last, and with all other variables being exactly equal, the boats should theoretically finish at the same time.
You are assigned a starting time relative to your SLSC handicap rating. If you do not know your starting time contact:
Mike Brescher mikebrescher@yahoo.com or 305-632-9663
7- CHANGES TO RULES
Use of propulsion engines:
All propulsion engines are requested to be shut down at five minutes or (Warning signal) prior to starting time. A boat shall compete by using only wind and water to maintain her speed.
Racing Rule 42.3(h&i) will be changed as follow: The exceptions are that the propulsion engine may be use to help a person or another vessel, to get clear after grounding or colliding with a vessel or object. This is provided the boat does not gain a significant advantage in the race.
Racing Rule 52 will be changed as follows: A boat’s standing rigging, running rigging, spars and movable hull appendages shall be adjusted and operated by power provided by electric, hydraulic or manual by the crew.
8- TIME
The time limit shall be 45 minutes after the first boat to finish.
9- PROTESTS
The participants in a protest shall argue among themselves until a consensus is reached on the results.
10- ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES
If a boat believes she may have broken one or more rules of RRS Part 2 in an incident while racing, she may take a one-turn or a two-turn penalty per RRS rules 44.1 and 44.2 instead of withdrawing.
11- SCORING
As you finish look at the boats ahead and behind to know your position.
12 QUESTIONS and COMMENTS
Questions and comments concerning these Sailing Instructions or the Saint Lucie Sailing Club racing program should be addressed to the Race Committee Chairman
Mike Brescher 305-632-9663 mikebrescher@yahoo.com
Race communication via VHF Channel 71
