Documents and Notices – Port Nicholson Regatta

Race Documents

Supporting Documents

Harbour mark locations and descriptions (RPNYC 2019/20)

Entry Form

Boat Entry Form [ entries now closed ]
Crew Entry Form

Racing and Safety Rules

Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020 (link to PDF document on World Sailing website)
Safety Regulations of Sailing 2017-2020 (link to PDF document on YNZ website)
Wellington Regional Council Navigation and Safety Bylaws (link to Greater Wellington website).

Notices to competitors

NTC 8: Changes to course descriptions

In sailing instruction 8.4:

Delete the words “towards Oriental Bay”.

In the description of marks, add a new description of mark 8:

Mark 8 will be a white buoy laid inside Evans Bay.

In the description of marks, update description of laid marks:

Replace: “Laid marks 1, 3, 4, 4P, and 4S will be white buoys”

with: “Laid marks 1, 4P, and 4S will be white buoys.”

Replace: “Marks 4S/4P may be laid above or below the race committee boat for courses 1-9.”

with: “Marks 4S/4P (courses 1-6) and mark 3 (courses 7-9) may be laid above or below the race committee boat.”

In the description of marks, update courses:

Replace course 5 with: Start – 3 – 4S/4P – 3 – Finish”

Replace course 6 with: Start – 3 – 4S/4P – 3 – 4S/4P – 3 – Finish”

In the description of marks, update description of finish line for harbour courses:

Replace: “FR”

with: “Finish”

Explanation:

The changes to SI 8.4 are to better reflect the Race Committee’s intentions.

The changes to attachment B correct typographical errors in the course descriptions. The Race Committee has published an updated course attachment (clearly marked as having been amended by this notice) which is available on the regatta website, the official notice board, and from the Race Office.

Updated course attachment

NTC 7: Correction of warning signal time in sailing instructions

The first warning signal on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March will be at 1025hrs.

This changes sailing instruction 5.1.

Explanation:

This change corrects an inconsistency between the sailing instructions and the notice of race.

NTC 6: Rescinded

NTC 5: Divisional split and handicaps

Boat	Sail	Division	General handicap
St Laurence	7569	A	1.042
Onco Fonco	7000	A	1.012
Revs	8234	A	0.874
Bullistic	9612	A	0.867
Kaimai Flyer	5911	A	0.825
Clear Vision	6252	A	0.824
Sudoeste	14471	A	0.805
Airship	4953	B	0.777
Zimmerframe Racing Team II	9004	B	0.765
Prime Mover	6804	B	0.745
Whistler III	5988	B	0.745
Gucci	6654	B	0.736
Wiseguy	6585	B	0.732
After Midnight	6856	B	0.730
88% Proof	6728	B	0.725
Agilita	6034	B	0.715
Wailea		B	TBC
Saucy Sausage	3465	C	0.650
Bedouin II	6248	C	0.643
Cantilena	1551	C	0.635
Sasquatch	4123	C	0.590
White Cavalier	3248	C	0.590
Angry Dragon	T4254	Sports boat	0.990
Ghost Rider	T9640	Sports boat	0.990
Daisy Duke	T9185	Sports boat	0.915
Helter Skelter	T4192	Sports boat	0.890
Badonkadonk	T9416	Sports boat	0.860
Enigma	T105	Sports boat	0.790
Team Sex	T021	Sports boat	0.790
High n Fibre	T4161	Sports boat	0.770

NTC 4: Safety requirements for sport boats

Notice date: 2 March 2020

Safety requirements for Sports Boats are amended, having given consideration to the availability of support vessels, including a support vessel provided independently of the organising authority. The amount of insurance cover has been changed.

The Notice Of Race is amended as follows:

NOR 1.2.c [safety regulations]:
NOR 1.2.c is deleted and replaced with: “For sports boats, Part VI, amended to include a waterproof VHF transceiver (or a VHF transceiver in a waterproof bag), one “Inshore Kit” (as described in YNZ Safety Regulations Appendix 1). In addition, YNZ Safety Regulations Part V paragraphs 2.1-2.4 will apply.”
NOR 1.2.f [safety regulations] A new NOR 1.2.f is added as follows: “Sports Boats may compete without an engine with the prior express permission of the organising authority. A decision to give or not give permission will not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a).”
NOR 28 [Insurance]
“$2,000,000” is removed and replaced by “$250,000” in NOR 28.

NTC 3: Extension of entry time

Notice date: 1 March 2020

Entries are open until 5:00pm Wednesday 4 March 2020, and Late Entry will take effect after that time.

NTC #1 replaced “Monday 24 February” with “Saturday 29 February” in clauses 3.5, 3.7, 4.1 and 4.2 of the Notice of Race. This NTC replaces “Saturday 29 February” with “1700 hours Wednesday 4 March in clauses 3.5, 3.7, 4.1 and 4.2 of the Notice of Race.

The purpose of this change is to provide additional time and opportunity for crew to enter with no additional cost. Late Entry will now apply from 1700 Wednesday 4 March 2020.

NTC 2: Change to sport boat racing programme

Notice Date: 29 February 2020

Sports Boats (Division F) will race only on Saturday and Sunday. Sports Boats will not race on Friday.

A number of changes are made to the Notice of Race to give effect to this change, including the number of races scheduled, entry fees for boats and crew, the requirement to attend the briefing, and time for registration.

Where applicable, the organising authority will refund Sports Boat entries (boats or crew) the difference between required entry fees and fees paid.

The Notice Of Race is amended as follows:

NOR 3.2 [Eligibility and Entry]:
“Sports Boats” is removed from Programme One and “Sports Boats” is added to Programme Two in the table under NOR 3.2.
NOR 4.1 [Entry Fees]:
“Sports Boats” is removed the FULL column and “Sports Boats” is added to THE WEEKENDER column in the table specifying Entry Fees for yachts and competitors/crew under NOR 4.1.
NOR 5.1 [Schedule – Registration]:
NOR 5.1 is deleted and replaced with:
“Registration will be at RPNYC on Thursday 5 March 2020 between 1500 and 1830 hours and on Friday 6 March 2020 between 1700 and 1900 hours. Boats must be registered before their first warning signal. Boats may nominate a representative to register on their behalf.”
NOR 5.3 [Schedule – Briefing]:
“or Sports Boats” is removed from NOR 5.3.
NOR 5.4 [Schedule – Races]:
In the table referred to in NOR 5.4 the row for Division F (Sports Boats) is removed and replaced with 8 Races (max) over Saturday and Sunday.

NTC 1: Extension of time for entries