JYC protest time limit for Summer Race 6 only is hereby extended indefinitely to specifically allow for investigation into tug/barge incident. All other protests have the same 24 hour time limit.
JYC Racers,
Let me be direct. The skipper of the tug/barge that came through this evening believed that several boats of our fleet impeded him in the channel. This put not only you and your crews at risk, but also puts at risk JYC running future races.
Please see below reminder of our JYC Sailing Instructions regarding commercial traffic.
This safety information is shared with all our racers at the Skippers Meeting and associated info posted after the Skippers Meeting as well as in our NOR and SIs. We will likely be protesting those fleet members before this issue is resolved with the tug/barge company.
If you were one of the boats in the vicinity of the tug/barge that fired off the 5 signal horns, please notify me as soon as possible. Any information from the fleet view will be greatly appreciated.
JYC SI Paragraph 15. Safety Regulations
3. Narragansett Bay is a restricted waterway for commercial traffic. THE COAST GUARD HAS INFORMED ALL AREA RACE COMMITTEES THAT INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHEREIN RACING YACHTS HAVE COME TOO CLOSE TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS WITH LIMITED MANEUVERABILITY AND THAT THE COAST GUARD WILL SANCTION ANY AREA CLUBS WHOSE EVENTS RESULT IN THESE INCIDENTS.
4. Therefore, a racing yacht shall keep clear of commercial vessels operating in navigation channels. See Amalgamated International & U.S. Inland Navigation Rules 9(b): “A… sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.”
5. A racing yacht whose actions result in a danger signal of 5 or more short horn blasts from a commercial vessel (meaning “I do not understand your intentions” or “You are not taking sufficient action to avoid collision”) will be protested by the RC or PC. The protest committee may, at its discretion, impose a penalty for breaking this rule up to disqualification that is not excludable (DNE) from one or more races. This changes RRS 64.2.
Regards,
Cheryl Rienzo
JYC Commodore/Fleet Captain/RC Chairperson
Great to see many of you out despite tonight’s ugly wind forecast. Turned out to be a great race despite the bizarre wind direction.
Please see the updated Spring Series results to reflect results of the protest between Rhody Red and Boudicca in Spring Race #2.
Reminder that next week is the Crew Rotation race. If you registered for the Summer series only, you are not registered for the Crew Rotation race and will need to submit a Specialty race entry prior to the race.
Hope to see you on the water next week!
Good crowd for Spring Racing tonight! We hope to see you all out next week, June 9th, for our racing as well as the post-race Grill Night at Conanicut Yacht Club.
Please RSVP to Kate Shuhy at lshuhy@cox.net by Friday, June 5th.
Another evening without Special Race Marks C & Z, so JYC Spring Race #2 was a downwind start! Wind mostly held with RC keeping an eye out for weather streaming in from Connecticut.
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