HYRA Prescriptions to the Racing Rules of Sailing
SECTION 7A
A. RACING RULES COMMITTEE
The Racing Rules Committee
shall consist of at least three (3) persons. The Chairman will be appointed by
the Vice Commodore. Other members will be appointed by the Chairman. All
members of the committee shall be US SAILING certified judges. It shall
promulgate as Special or standing instructions those decisions of the several
committees of the Association which are permissible modification of the
International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing, to the end that the
desired principles be fully expressed in concise understandable terms. When requested, it will assist in
determining the adequacy of course description and of other items for sailing
instructions for a sponsored or sanctioned event.
2. HYRA Prescriptions - For
Sponsored and Sanctioned Races/Regattas
The Sailing Instructions for
a regatta shall not repeat these Standing Instructions, but shall contain
instead the following: "Rules: The race will be governed by the Racing
Rules of Sailing; the prescriptions of US SAILING; the prescriptions of HYRA;
(except as any of these are altered by the Sailing Instructions); and by these
Sailing Instructions.”
A. RRS 42, PROPULSION. Except
for late starters or emergencies, engines may not be used for propulsion
between the Preparatory Signal and the Finish.
A late starter must, after its Start Signal, on the pre-course side of the starting line, execute a full 720° turn
after shutting off its engine or dropping its tow before starting. Whenever an engine or tow is used for these
situations, the facts shall be reported to the Race Committee within the time
limit for filing of protests.
B. RRS 44, ALTERNATIVE
PENALTIES. A boat that does not
comply with all the requirements of Rule 44.3 but acknowledges an infringement
prior to a hearing, shall be penalized 50% of the number of boats entered.
C. RRS 75, ENTERING A RACE: HYRA
prescribes that a boat may not protest for an alleged breach of RRS 75.2 with
respect to ISAF Regulation 21.1(b). This changes RRS 60.1(a).
D. RRS 77, IDENTIFICATION ON
SAILS: HYRA prescribes that each boat shall
comply with RRS 77 and Appendix G, except that for local racing, a boat with a
US SAILING offshore number may carry only the last three or less significant
digits.
E. RRS 83, SCORING. In accordance with RRS 88.3 and Appendix A:
DNC & DSQ will be scored points one more than
the number of boats entered in the series.
DNS, OCS, DNF & RAF will be scored points equal to
the number of boats ranking as starters in that race, modifying RRS A4.2.
Series Ties shall be broken in accordance with RRS
A8, with the following exception: In
handicap racing, if a tie still remains after applying RRS A8.1, the tie shall
be broken in favor of the boat with the lowest total corrected time, modifying
RRS A8.2.
F. HYRA OFFSHORE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
a. All boats racing
in an offshore event shall comply with the US SAILING Recommendations for
Offshore Sailing, including ORC Special Regulations & US SAILING Offshore
Multihull Regulations, as amended by HYRA, for the category of race designated
in the Sailing Instructions.
b. Penalty for breaking an offshore safety regulation shall
be a 10% scoring penalty applied to her finishing position, but not less than one
place.
G. COURSE SAFETY. A boat that is racing
shall not pass between vessels of a tow.
H. SINGLE HANDED OFFSHORE
RACING: An
offshore racing boat shall not be raced single-handed unless so specified by
the Sailing Instructions.
I. SINGLE ENTRIES: An entered boat
appearing at the start alone in her class shall be entitled to start at her
scheduled time, unless the Race Committee instructs her to start with another
class. In either case, she shall be
deemed the winner in her class for that race if she completes one lap of a
multi-lap course or completes the full course of a point-to-point race.
J. HYRA ECOLOGY RULE: Non-biodegradable matter shall not be
thrown overboard from the time a boat leaves it’s mooring until it returns
thereto. Truly accidental incidents are
excluded hereunder.
K. HYRA APPEALS POLICY: Appeals shall be filed with the HYRA Executive Secretary by
appellant or Race Committee within 15 days of a protest committee rendering a
decision. All appeals shall be
accompanied by a $10.00 non-refundable filing fee ($45.00 for non-members of US
SAILING).