November
6-8 Rotoiti Bach Get Together and/or North Islands
21-22 Taupo Wooden Boat Regatta
January:
Nationals at Gisborne Sailing Club 29 January – 1 February
February:
Sanders Cup, date and venue tba
March:
Loading container for South Pacifics early March or late February
America’s Cup finals 6-21 March
April
South Pacifics at Lake Cootharaba in Australia, probably 2-5 April
Team Accommodation has been booked, please contact Antje javelin@in4more.com for details.
Notice of Race & Special Sailing Instructions
ROTOITI JAVELIN SPRINT SERIES (ROTOITI BACH REGATTA)
Nov *6, 7 and 8 NOV 2020
Series will be Governed by the “Rules” as defined in the Current Racing Rules of Sailing , except as noted below.
All boats sail at their own risk.
*(Friday 6 is a practice- training day.)
Race area will be off Gisborne Point, Lake Rotoiti.
Briefing 900 Hrs Sat 7 Nov. Race 1 Warning Signal 1000 Hrs (Approx)
Boats shall conform to Current Class Rules and YNZ Safety Regulations Part 1. 11, & Life Jackets must be worn at all times while afloat.
Courses shall be Port courses consisting of 2 x Windward / 2 x Leeward legs.
Course length will be approx 0.5 Nautical Mile from start to top mark.
The course may be shortened at the bottom mark gate if required, at the discretion of the Race Officer.
The start will be sailing to windward with downwind finishes where possible. i.e the finish will be in the opposite direction to the start.
Start boat will be as described at briefing. Marks will be described at briefing.
Starts sequence shall be over a 3 minute time-frame as follows;
3 Minute (Warning signal),
2 Minute (Blue Peter up),
1 Minute (Blue Peter down),
0 Minutes (Start, Class flag down)
The start / finish line will be between the Start Boat and the Leeward Mark.
(This may be used as a bottom mark gate.)
Races shall be sailed back-to-back.
The warning signal for consecutive races will be made approx 5 Minutes after the FIRST boat finishes.
Time limits will be as per briefing.
Alternative penalty for on the water infringements will be 1 x 360 degree turn.
All marks shall be taken to port, (The exception of this will be when the start / finish is being used as the bottom mark gate) however touching a mark will NOT constitute a penalty. (The exception to this is at the start and finish.)
No Protests are allowed (i.e. all on the water infringements shall be exonerated on the water)
Scoring System First 1 Point
Second 2 Points
Third 3 Points
Fourth 4 Points
And so on. (DNF will score the same as last in that race)
Discards; Dependant on the number of races sailed discards will be allowed. This to be advised at briefing.
Peter Millar
See http://javelins.org/2020/rotoiti-bach-regatta-7-8-november-2020/ for more
The first event of the New Zealand Season will be our get-together at Rotoiti.
It’s a great venue where we can stay in the baches and rigg on the lawn.
Please register your interest with Colin shanksy@gisborne.net.nz
Changes have been made to the Notice of Race of our Nationals:
After having to postpone the Sanders Cup due to gale force winds in December, again Windy Wellington lived up to its name and made it challenging for the organisers to get a contest in.
The Kingham Trophy was held early Saturday morning in light Southerlies. Even though OA and FDSM had the lead for a while, Trailblazer claimed the lead on the last downwind leg to finally claim this elusive prize.
After waiting for the Northerly to fill in for a while, the Sanders Cup was held in a building breeze with very close racing and mixed results.
In the end, Manawatu dominated over East Coast, who were the only team to put two wins on the board. Northland came third and sported a win in the last race.
16-17 November— LTYC Wooden Boat Regatta, Taupo. Entries on https://www.ltyc.org.nz/page/537046
31 January – 2 February —Sanders Cup and Kingham Trophy, Evans Bay, Wellington. Notice of Race on https://www.ebymbc.org.nz/2020-sanders-cup
14-16 February— Javelin Nationals, Tauranga
22 or 29 February—load boats for South Pacifics
10—13 April—South Pacific Championships, Lake Cootharaba, Queensland, Australia. Information on https://lcsc.org.au/javelin-titles/