1.1 Weekend regattas: All boats shall register and, if they have not paid a season race fee, pay the entry fee in the CYC Leschi clubhouse by 1030 on Saturday.

1.2 All other events and series: Submit a completed registration form and pay the appropriate fee to the CYC office at least three days prior to the first race entered (See Race Schedule and Fees).

Races will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (‘RRS’), the prescriptions of US SAILING, the rules adopted by local one-design fleets (when applicable), the rules of PHRF Northwest (when applicable), these sailing instructions, and the specific sailing instructions for each event.

Notices will be posted in the window at the CYC Leschi Clubhouse entrance. Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted at least 90 minutes before the first race in which it will take effect.

4.1 The skipper of each boat is responsible for any unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of his or her crew. If action is taken under RRS rule 69, Allegations of Gross Misconduct, it may result in a competitor being excluded from further participation in the CYC racing program.

4.2 Occasionally, sailboat racing has resulted in injury or loss of life. All competitors in CYC events participate at their own risk. It shall be the responsibility of the skipper to inform the crew of the risks of sailboat racing, to make sure they understand and accept those risks, to decide whether the crew is competent and adequate for the event, and to decide whether to start or continue in a race.

4.3 When a boat is notified that she has been selected for an inspection of required safety equipment, she shall report for and submit to the inspection.

Signals made ashore will be displayed from the Race Tower or the race committee boat at its moorage. When flag "AP" - Postponement Signal is lowered after having been displayed ashore, all contestants shall promptly sail to the starting area.

6.1 Competitors in centerboard boats shall wear a life jacket or flotation garment other than a wet suit or dry suit at all times when racing.

6.2 Unless racing in a one-design class, keelboats (including those with retractable keels) shall comply with the PIYA Category IV equipment requirements. A PIYA form listing these requirements is available from the CYC office.

6.3 Competitors needing help should signal by waving an open hand. A wave of a closed fist will be interpreted to mean help is not needed.

6.4 A boat that leaves the racing area before finishing or before the last race of a day should try to notify the race committee.

6.5 Navigation lights shall be lit between sunset and sunrise.

7.1 Weekend Regattas: Skipper's Meeting 1100 Saturday. Warning signal for first race: 1200 on Saturday; 1000 on Sunday. An attempt will be made to run several races each day. No races will be started after 1900 on Saturday or 1500 on Sunday.

7.2 All other events and series: See specific sailing instructions.

A change in a PHRF rating takes effect on the day it is recorded by the local handicapper. After that day, the boat's corrected time will be calculated using her new rating.

Fleets with five or more boats entered may request a separate start. Boats in classes not listed in the starting order may race, without handicap, in the Utility class.

Classes will start in the order in which class placards are displayed, reading from left to right and from the top line to the bottom line on the race committee boat readerboard. When a plus sign ("+") is displayed between two class placards, those two classes will start together at the same time.

11.1 Each course will be signaled by a row of letters following the placards of the classes that are to sail that course. Each letter designates a mark. The first letter displayed is the starting buoy, the last is the finishing buoy, and those in between are the rounding marks.

11.2 Mark descriptions and locations are inside the front cover of this book.

11.3 Start between the starting buoy and the orange flag on the race committee boat. Pass each rounding mark in the order displayed and on the same side as the starting mark. Finish between the finishing buoy and the orange flag on the race committee boat. When a number, such as "2" or "3", follows the course letters, it signals a multiple-lap course. Sail the course as many times as is indicated by that number, crossing the finishing line at the completion of each lap.

11.4 IMPORTANT RESTRICTION: After completing the first leg of the course, a boat shall not cross the finishing line or the line between mark "G" and the orange flag on the race committee boat unless she is:

A boat that fails to observe this restriction may exonerate herself by making a 720o turn, just as she would to take a 720o penalty. This changes RRS rule 28.1. The finishing line and the line between mark "G" and the orange flag on the race committee boat are obstructions for boats that are subject to this restriction.

11.5 Gate at leeward mark: If flag "G" is displayed between the preparatory and the starting signals for a class, there will be a gate (two marks) instead of a single leeward mark for that class, and boats shall pass between the two gate marks and then round either the port gate mark to port or the starboard gate mark to starboard.

11.6 Warning: The race committee may use its engine to hold position, and it may do so even when apparently anchored.

When the warning signal has been made and, thereafter, flag "AP" is displayed for less than 15 minutes, the preparatory signal will be made one minute after "AP" is lowered.

Races will be started in accordance with RRS rule 26.1, System 2. For the second and subsequent races of a day, the warning signal (yellow shape) may be omitted and the course posted as late as the preparatory signal. (This changes RRS rules 26.1 and 27.1.) When the warning signal is omitted, the race committee may give a warning hail to the next class whose preparatory signal is about to be made.

14.1 Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with RRS rule 29.2. The race committee will also try to hail the sail numbers of all recalled boats that it can identify.

14.2 General recall will be signaled by the display of the "First Substitute" flag and two horn signals. The preparatory signal for the recalled class will be made one minute after the "First Substitute" flag is lowered. If a class is recalled a second time, it will start five minutes after the last scheduled start.

14.3 When a class is restarting as a result of a general recall, any boat on the course side of the starting line during the last minute before her starting signal shall sail to the pre-start side of the line around either end before starting. During the last minute before such a start, the race committee may hail the sail numbers of boats that are over the line.

A boat late for her start may use her engine after her preparatory signal, but only to motor directly to the starting area, and she may not start until five minutes after turning off her engine. This changes RRS rule 42.1.

16.1 Weekend regattas: The time limit for the first boat in each class will be two hours. Boats finishing more than thirty minutes after the winner or after the time limit, whichever is later, will be scored "Did Not Finish." This changes RRS rule 35.

16.2 All other events and series: See specific sailing instructions.

17.1 Weekend regattas: Protests shall be delivered to the race committee chairman no later than one hour after the race committee boat docks. The schedule of protest hearings will be posted in the window at the CYC Leschi Clubhouse shortly after the protest time limit. Protesting parties may be offered the opportunity to participate in voluntary protest mediation, the procedures for which will be described at the skipper's meeting.

17.2 All other events and series: Protests shall be sent to the CYC office by mail with a U.S. Postal Service postmark date no later than the first weekday following the race in which the incident occurred or hand delivered before the end of office hours on that day. Parties to a hearing will be notified of the date, location and time of their hearing. If the protested boat elects to acknowledge breaking a rule, she should notify the protest committee chairman so that the hearing can be canceled.

18.1 Boats score points as follows: 1 for first place, 2 for second, 3 for third, etc. Boats that do not finish or are disqualified score points equal to the number of boats that competed in that race plus one. Boats that do not start score points equal to the number of boats that competed in that race plus two.

18.2 PHRF corrected times will be calculated using the time-on-distance method.

18.3 A boat's series score is the sum of her points in all the races. However, for the Evening Series if four races are completed, there will be one throwout, if seven races, two throwouts, and if ten races, three throwouts. For Weekend Regattas, whether or not there will be a throwout will be announced at the skipper's meeting.

18.4 Ties will be resolved in favor of the boat most often defeating the others tied. If this does not resolve a tie, it will be resolved in favor of the boat with the most first places, then second places, etc. If the tie is still unresolved, it will be resolved in favor of the boat with the lowest score in the last race of the series in which the tied boats all started.

CYC plaques will be awarded at the annual awards party to the top finishers in each class in each event, except for the Weekend Regattas. For each Weekend Regatta, trophies will be awarded at the completion of racing.