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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1. RULES
1.1. This regatta will be governed by:
the 'rules' as defined in the 2001-2004 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
the ITA Class Rules, Appendix A - Championship Rules
the Notice of Race,
except as any of these are changed by the Sailing Instructions
and these Sailing Instructions.
1.2. The prescriptions of Italian Sailing Federation will not apply.
1.3. Instructions drawn from ITA Class Rules - Appendix A and included in these Sailing Instructions are referenced “CR”.
1.4. If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will prevail.
2. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located near the race office.
3. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 09.00 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 20.00 on the day before it will take effect.
4. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
4.1. Signals made ashore will be displayed from a flag staff located at the entrance of the Yacht Club Cagliari.
4.2. Code Flag “L” will be displayed if a notice to competitors has been posted.
4.3. When flag AP is displayed ashore, “1 minute” is replaced with “not less than 45 minutes” in RRS Race Signal AP.
5. SCHEDULE
5.1. Registration, Measurement, and Racing is scheduled as follows:

· 1 Friday, June 6th Registration, Measurement
· 2 Saturday, June 7th Registration, Measurement
· 3 Sunday, June 8th Measurement, Practice Race, Opening Ceremony
· 4 Monday, Jjune 9th 2 Races
· 5 Tuesday, June 10th 2 Races
· 6 Wednesday, June 11th 2 Races
· 7 Thursday, June 12th 2 Races
· 8 Friday, June 13th 2 Races
· 9 Saturday, June 14th Reserve Day, Awards Ceremony

5.1.1. Two (2) races per day are scheduled. The Race Officer may announce three (3) races for the next day only if the regatta may fail the minimum number of races to constitute a series and only with the approval of the ITA (CR 4.1(c)).
5.1.2. The Reserve Day shall be used if all 10 races have not been completed by the end of racing on 13 June.
5.1.3. No warning signal will be made after 4.00 p.m. hours on the Reserve Day.
5.2. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race each day is 12.00 hours.
5.3. After the first race of each day, the warning signal for each succeeding race will be made as soon as practicable. To alert boats that another race will begin soon, the postponement signal will be displayed for at least four minutes before the warning signal is displayed.
6. CLASS FLAGS
The Class Flag will bear the Tornado Class insignia.
7. STARTING AREA
“ Attachment 1” shows the location of the starting area.
8. THE COURSE
8.1. The diagram in “Attachment 2” shows the ITA Championship Course.
8.2. The target time for the duration of a race is 50-70 minutes. A race time outside this range shall not be grounds for redress (CR 5.3).
8.3. No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display the approximate compass bearing from the midpoint of the starting line to Mark 1.
8.4. The Championship Course will not be shortened. This changes rule 32.
9. MARKS
9.1. Marks 1, 2, 3S and 3P will be red inflatable buoys.
9.2. New marks, as provided in instruction 11.1, will be red inflatable buoys with white band.
9.3. Pin Mark will be red inflatable buoy with blue band.
9.4. The starting and finishing marks will be the Signal Boat at the starboard end and the Pin Mark at port end. After the start the Pin Mark at the port end will be relocated near the Race Committee boat for the finish.
9.5. A race committee boat signalling a change of course is a “mark” as provided in instruction 11.3.
10. THE START
10.1. Races will be started by using rule 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before the starting signal.
10.2. The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Signal Boat and the course side of the Pin Mark.
10.3. A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4.1 and A5.
10.4. No races shall be started if the average wind is less than 6 knots or more than 25 knots (CR 6)
10.5. A race shall be abandoned if the wind reduces to less than 3 knots for a period of 15 minutes or more before the first boat that sails the course finishes (CR 9.1)
11. CHANGING THE COURSE AFTER THE START
11.1. To change the position of the next mark, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. The change will be signalled before the leading boat has begun the leg, although the new mark may not yet be in position. Any mark to be rounded after rounding the new mark may be relocated without further signalling to maintain the course configuration. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark..
11.2. Rule 33 is changed so that, in addition to displaying a compass bearing, the race committee will also display a white board with a green triangle if the direction is changed to starboard or a white board with a red rectangle if the direction is changed to port.
11.3. Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of course and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee boat to starboard. This changes rule 28.1.
12. THE FINISH
The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the Signal Boat and the course side of the Pin Mark..
13. PENALTY SYSTEM
13.1. The Alternative Penalty Rule, RRS 44.2 shall apply, except that the 720° turn shall be replaced by a 360° turn and shall include one tack and one gybe (CR 11.1)
13.2. A boat that has taken a penalty or retired under rule 31.2 or 44.1 shall complete an acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit.
13.3. Starting Penalties shall be in accordance with RRS 30.1 and RRS 30.3 only (CR 11.2)
14. TIME LIMIT
14.1. The time limit for a race is 2 hours (CR 7.1)
14.2. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat shall be deemed not to have finished and shall be scored as a DNF without a hearing (CR 7.2). This changes rules 35 and A4.1.
15. PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
15.1. Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time limit.
15.2. The protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat of the last race of the day finishes. The same protest time limit applies to all protests by the Race Committee and Jury and to requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2.
15.3. Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the Jury room located in the Club House of the Yacht Club Cagliari.
15.4. Notices of protests by the race committee or Jury will be posted on the official notice board to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
15.5. For the purpose of rule 64.3(b) the “authority responsible” is the measurer appointed by the organizing authority.
15.6. No official measurement shall take place after Race 1, except as the result of a protest or due to the replacement, alteration or repair of any item (CR 12.6)
15.7. No competitor may protest a question of measurement later than the normal protest time applying to Race 1, except on the grounds that there has been subsequent alteration of the boat or its equipment (CR 12.7).
15.8. On the last day of the regatta, a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered
within the Protest Time Limit, if the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on the previous day
no later than 30 minutes after the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on that day.
This changes RRS 62.2 and 66.
15.9 The International Jury is appointed according to R.R.S. M. Right of appeal is denied according to R.R.S. 70.4.
16. SCORING
16.1. The Low Point System of Appendix A will apply.
16.2. 6 Races must be completed to constitute a series (CR 4.1(a)).
16.3. When 6 or more races have been completed, a boat may discard its worst result (CR 4.1(b)).
17. SAFETY REGULATIONS
17.1. Each crew member shall wear a personal buoyancy device capable of supporting the competitor’s full weight at all times when on the water, except for brief periods while changing clothing (CR 14.2)
17.2. A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.
17.3. Each race day a member of each boat shall sign a list available at the Race Office before going on the race area and as soon as possible after coming back ashore. Any competitor who will fail to sign on and/or to sign off may be disqualified by the International Jury for all races of the day. The list to sign on will be open from two hours before the first warning signal is scheduled in the race programme, up to the starting signal of the first race of the day. The list to sign off will be open up to the time limit for lodging protests.
18. REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT
18.1. After the first race of a Championship, all requests for substitution of a competitor shall be made in writing to the jury (CR 15.1).
18.2. The jury shall only grant requests for competitor substitution in the case of sickness, accident, or special circumstances (CR 15.2).
18.3. The jury shall give written permission for, or rejection of, requests for competitor substitution (CR 15.3).
18.4. The jury may allow replacement of any items damaged beyond repair. Such items must measure within the Class Rules to the satisfaction of the jury (CR 12.5).
19. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
19.1. Each boat may measure only one complete set of equipment, which includes one mainsail, one jib, and one spinnaker. All sails to be used at an event shall be measured in accordance with the Class Rules (CR 12.4).
19.2. All boats must be kept at the regatta site commencing at the time of registration and continuing until the end of the event. Removal of any boat from the regatta site during the event shall require prior written permission from the Jury (CR 12.8).
19.3. A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules and sailing instructions. On the water, a boat can be instructed by the jury to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection.
20. OFFICIAL BOATS
Official boats will be marked as follows:
Signal Boat: will display a yellow flag with the letters “RC”.
Mark Boats: will display a red flag
Safety Boat: will display a red flag
Medical Boat: will display a white flag with a “red cross”
Judges’ Boats: will display a Yellow flag with a letter “J”
21. SUPPORT / COACH BOATS
21.1. Each support/coach boat shall display her national flag or country letters with a minimum height of 300mm clearly visible on both sides during the regatta (CR 13.1)
21.2. Except in the instance of a boat in distress requiring assistance, all support boats shall remain at least 100 metres from any boat racing and outside the lay lines from the time of the warning signal until all boats have finished or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment (CR 13.2)
21.3. The penalty for infringing these requirements will be at the discretion of the jury, but may include disqualification of one or all boats associated with the infringing support/coach boat (CR 13.3)
21.4. Support/coach boats may be notified by the race committee to render assistance to any boat, if the safety of the boat or its crew is in question (CR 13.4)
22. TROPHIES AND PRIZES
22.1. Trophies or prizes will be awarded to helmsman and crew of the Top 5 finishing boats (CR 16.l).
22.2. Trophies will also be awarded to the top Mixed Team (male/female) and Youth Team (both crew members not over 21) (CR 16.2).
23. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
No transmitting equipment or radio receivers shall be carried on board any competing boat. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones (CR 18).
24. BOW NUMBERS
24.1. Each team shall display bow numbers. These numbers shall be placed on the outside of both the port and starboard bows. Each boat's bow number shall be their ISAF World Sailing Ranking as of 31st December 2002. Each number shall be a minimum height of 400mm and shall not be more than 50mm from the deck or bow (CR 20).
24.2. Boats with ISAF World Sailing Rankings greater than 80, or with no ranking, shall be assigned a bow number by the organizing authority.
25. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See Rule 4, Decision to Race. The ITA, the Host Club, organising authority, National Federation and all parties involved with the organisation of the regatta disclaim any and every responsibility whatsoever for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that might occur to persons and goods, both ashore and while afloat as a consequence of participation in the regatta (CR 17.2).
26. INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall have current third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover, including coverage when racing at the venue of the championship, of not less than US $1,000,000 (or the equivalent). Proof of this insurance shall be available at all times. (CR 17.1).
27. ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS
Alterations or additions to these Sailing Instructions shall only be made by agreement between the ITA and the Race Committee.

Attachment 1: STARTING area

Attachment 2: championship course

1. The Championship Course (the Course) is shown in the Course Illustration.
1.1. The sequence of mark rounding for the Course is: Start-1-2-3S/3P-1-2–3S/3P-1-2-Finish.
1.2. Marks 3S/3P may be disregarded on the first windward leg and on the final downwind leg.
2. Marks 1 & 2, the windward marks, shall be rounded to port.
2.1. Mark 2 shall be set approximately 100 meters to port of Mark 1.
2.2. The bearing to Mark 2 from Mark 1 shall be approximately 70 degrees to port of the bearing to Mark 1 from the Start or previous leeward gate.
3. Marks 3S and 3P, the leeward marks, shall be set as a gate. Except on the first windward leg and the final downwind leg (see 1.2 above), all boats shall pass through the gate entering from the direction of Mark 2 before rounding Mark 3S to starboard or Mark 3P to port.
4. The Course length shall normally be set so the race will last approximately 50 - 70 minutes in the anticipated wind conditions.
5. The starting line should be approximately the length in meters of 4 times the number of boats starting.
6. The leeward gate marks should be at least 6 boat lengths apart. For large fleets, this distance may be extended to between 8 and 10 boat lengths, if necessary.