Sunderland to Whitby Overnight Race Overnight Position

							Sunderland to Hartlepool Race
Sunday 7th August 2010
GENERAL SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Rules

The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the RRS 2009-2012, the prescriptions of the
RYA, The International Rules for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea, NECRA 2010 rules and the
following SI's.

2. Conditions of Entry

- Boats must be registered with NECRA prior to the start of this event.
- It is requested that boats post their intention to race on the NECRA website.
- Yachts may be inspected before or after races at the discretion of the committee.
- Each boat should hold a valid NERR rating certificate

3. Notices to Competitors

Notices will be posted on the Official Notice Board at SYC . Any changes to the sailing
instructions will be posted not later than 90 minutes before the start.

4. Signals made from Committee boat or ashore

Start signals and any final changes to instructions will be communicated from SYC committee boat
or SYC race control orally or by flags,

5. Protests

Protests, accompanied with a fee of £5, must be submitted by 19.00 Saturday 7th June to Tees &
Hartlepool Yacht Club.

6. Radio Communication

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive communications not
available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile phones.

7. Disclaimer of Liability

Competitors participate in the races at their own risk. See RRS rule 4 Decision to Race. The
organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death
sustained in conjunction with, or prior to, during or after this event.

8. Insurance

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party insurance with a minimum cover of
£2,000,000.

9. Safety

ISAF Cat 4. Liferafts are strongly recommended.
10. Navigational Hazards

Attention is drawn to the White Stones shoals, least depth 2.6m which are 1.7miles SSE of
Sunderland Harbour Entrance, and Hendon Rock least depth 0.9m which is 1.2m SSE of harbour
Entrance and the prospect of seas breaking on them in strong onshore winds

11. Retirements

Any boat retiring from the race must inform the Hartlepool Coast Watch 01429 274931 who have
kindly agreed to act as a reporting station.


12. Schedule of Races

Start Time                       HW Sunderland           HW Hartlepool
All Classes 10:00 BST            Sat 0118, 1354          Sat 0140, 1420

13. VHF Channels

Sunderland Race Station will operate on VHF Ch M1
THYC Race Station (Tees Tower) will operate on VHF Ch M2
Yachts are requested to check in with their name and sail number to Tees Tower when approaching
Longscar buoy.

14. Start Line

This will be a line between an outer distance mark and the SYC committee boat outside Sunderland
harbour

15. Start Procedure

Start sequence as per rule 26. (5 minute warning, 4 minute warning, 1 minute prep, Start)
Flags will be flown accordingly for individual or general recalls and competitors may be informed
by VHF

16. Courses

Course                                           Course
Number
  1                  Start Line, Longscar, Hartlepool No2, (THYC”H”) Finish Line
 Buoys in brackets are to be passed to port, buoys without brackets are to be left to starboard



       Buoy                       Position                           Description
     Longscar               54 40.85N 01 09.80W
  Hartlepool No 2          54 41.24N 001 10.91W               Hartlepool channel PHM
    THYC “H”               54 41.39N 001 11.10W                      Hitch mark
17. Finish Line

THYC finish line is a transit between the centre of the THYC tower and the white post on the S
Breakwater of the marina entrance. Inner and outer ends are marked with red spherical buoys 200 +
400 metres from the breakwater

Yachts cross the line from North to South from the direction of the H mark.

18.Time Limit

18:00 Saturday 7th August 2010
All boats finishing outside the time limit will score DNF

19. Tees and Hartlepool Channels

The Tees and Hartlepool Channels are designated as continuous obstructions and must not be
entered when racing. Commercial shipping in many cases is constrained by draft and cannot take
action to avoid collision. Traffic leaving or entering these areas might require to alter course
unexpectedly. If in doubt about ship movements please call Tees VTS on channel 14.