Members’ yachts

The following times and frequencies came into effect on the 1st February 2007 with working channel frequencies changes in September 2017.

Schedule A Full Maritime Safety Information broadcast, including new Inshore Forecast and Outlook, Gale Warnings, Shipping Forecast, WZ Navigation Warnings, SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS where appropriate, 3 Day Fisherman's Forecast when and where appropriate.

Schedule B New Inshore Forecast plus previous Outlook, Gale Warnings.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency Safety information leaflet June 2018 can be accessed via www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-safety-information-leaflet

RCC TIMES AND SCHEDULE

Shetland 01:10 – B 04:10 – B 07:10 – A 10:10 – B 13:10 – B 16:10 – B 19:10 – A 22:10 – B

Aberdeen & Forth 01:30 – B 04:30 – B 07:30 – A 10:30 – B 13:30 – B 16:30 – B 19:30 – A 22:30 – B

Belfast 02:10 – B 05:10 – B 08:10 – A 11:10 – B 14:10 – B 17:10 – B 20:10 – A 23:10 – B

Stornoway 01:10 – B 04:10 – B 07:10 – A 10:10 – B 13:10 – B 16:10 – B 19:10 – A 22:10 – B

Use the spaces below to record your own information Coastguard MMSI Number Yacht Name MMSI Number Yacht Name MMSI Number Belfast 002320021

Stornoway 002320024

Shetland 002320001

Aberdeen 002320004

SHETLAND

Aerials & Frequencies

MF

Inshore Forecast /WZ

Shipping / GW

Additional Saxaford, Fitful Head – 62, Lerwick 63, Collafirth Wideford – 64

Collafirth – 2226 kHz

Shetland and Cape Wrath to Rattray Head Areas Faeroes, Fair Isle, Viking, Cromarty 3 Day Fisherman’s Forecast (October – March)

ABERDEEN & FORTH

Aerials & Frequencies Durness, Windy Head, Inverbervie, Craigkelly – 62, Noss Head, Fifeness – 63, Rosemarkie, Gregness, St Abbs – 64

MF Gregness – 2226 kHz

Inshore Forecast / WZ

Shipping / GW Areas

Additional Cape Wrath to Rattray Head and Rattray Head to Berwick Fair Isle, Cromarty, Forth, Forties, Tyne 3 Day Fisherman’s Forecast (October – March) – SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS as required

VHF MF 02:10 05:10 08:10 11:10 14:10 17:10 20:10 23:10 08:10 20:10

Gale Warnings – Irish Sea, Malin, Hebrides & Bailey Shipping Forecasts – Irish Sea, Malin, Hebrides & Bailey Inshore Forecasts – IOM, Lough Foyle to Carlingford Lough, Mull of Galloway to Mull of Kintyre, Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point. Navigation Warnings – Areas 12, 13, 14 & 15 SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS

AERIAL POSITION MSI CH AIS Black Mountain 54-35N 006-01W 63 Limavady 55-06N 006-53W 10 Orlock Head 54-41N 005-35W 62 YES YES

Slieve Martin 54-06N 006-10W 64 West Torr 55-12N 006-06W 64 Greenock 55-55N 004-48W 62 Law Hill 55-42N 004-51W 64 YES

Kilchiaran 55-46N 006-27W 62 Ru Stafnish 55-22N 005-32W 10 YES

South Knapdale 55-55N 005-28W 63 Navaar 54-28N 007-54W 64 YES

Tiree 56-30N 006-52W MF 1883 Khz Notes

Belfast Lough

Clyde area

Mull of Kintyre

Lough Erne MF only

Operational Area Mull of Galloway to North end Of Jura including Firth of Clyde (55 08N) Northern Ireland, including Lough Erne & Lough Neagh.

MMSI 002320024 Telephone: 01851 702014 Maritime weather information times and content. (local times)

COG Stornoway Information

VHF MF 01:10 04:10 07:10 10:10 13:10 17:10 19:10 22:10 07:10 19:10

Gale Warnings – Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Rockall & SE Iceland. Any active Gale Warnings are also broadcast on MF at the normal 3 hourly broadcast times. Shipping Forecasts – Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Rockall, Fair Isle, Faeroes & SE Iceland Inshore Forecasts – Mull of Kintyre to Ardnamurchan Point, Ardnamurcan Point to Cape Wrath including outer Hebrides and The Minch. Navigation Warnings SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS

AERIAL

Arisaig

Barra

Butt of Lewis

Clettraval

Forsnaval

Melvaig

Portnaguran

Rodel

Skriag

Torosay

Tiree

Glengorm

Drumfearn

Butt of Lewis

POSITION MSI CH AIS 56-55N 005-50W 64 57-01N 007-30W 10 58-28N 006-14W 10 YES

57-37N 007-27W 63 58-13N 007-00W 62 YES

57-51N 005-47W 64 58-15N 006-10W 63 YES

57-45N 006-57W 62 YES

57-23N 006-14W 10 56-27N 005-44W 10 56-30N 006-52W 63 56-38N 006-08W 62 57-10N 005-51W 63 58-28N 006-14W MF 1743 Khz YES YES

Notes

MF only

Clyde Cruising Club is the Organising Authority. The notation “DP” in a rule in these regulations means that the penalty for a breach of that rule may, at the discretion of the protest committee, be less than disqualification.

1. Rules

Races will be governed by the rules as defined in The

Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the Prescriptions of the RYA, IRC Rules Parts A, B and C, World Sailing

Offshore Special Regulations (OSR), CYCA Handicap

System, all as modified by Sailing Instructions for specific events. This alters RRS 63.7.

2. Advertising

2.1 Yachts may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the Organising Authority. DP 2.2 Competitors automatically grant to the Organising

Authority and their sponsors without payment, the right in perpetuity to make, use and show any photographs, motion pictures and live, taped or filmed television of, or relating to, the event.

3. Eligibility, entry and fees 3.1 Races are open to:

For the Inshore Championship races, yachts in the following classes:

Class 1 IRC ratings ≥ 1.000 and CYCA <12 Class 2 Class 2, IRC ratings ≤ 0.999, CYCA ≥ 12.00 and Two-handed yachts with no restrictions Class 3 CYCA handicaps Restricted Sail Class: these yachts may set headsails but may not set a spinnaker, both as defined in RRS 50.4, minimum crew 2 persons. If a yacht intends to race restricted sail or be eligible for a Two-handed result, the Club office must be notified in writing or by email no less than 48 hours before the start.

In the case of a yacht’s IRC and CYCA ratings falling in different Classes, the CYCA rating shall determine the Class. For other races including Ladies and Juniors, yachts with CYCA handicaps. 3.2 Classes may be divided or combined at the discretion of the Race Committee. 3.3 Each yacht shall display on its backstay the numeral pennant of the class in which it is racing. This numeral pennant will be the class warning signal unless otherwise stated. DP 3.4 Entries should be made via the Club’s website which includes details of entry fees. 3.5 Yachts in IRC classes shall provide to the Club Office a copy of its IRC certificate before racing. DP 3.6 For races where the Individual Sailing Instructions so state, each competing yacht shall be helmed throughout by a member of the Clyde Cruising Club except for short periods for personal needs. 3.7 Yachts shall not race single handed.

4. Schedule

4.1 The events and races for the year are set out elsewhere in the Yearbook and the Club website. 4.2 The Inshore Championship shall comprise the following 6 races and approximate distances (NM):

Bute Race

35 Opening Muster 14 Tobermory Race 1 25 Tobermory Race 2 38 Tarbert Race 27 Closing Muster 22

4.3 The Ailsa Craig Two-handed race will be approximately 57 NM.

5. Minimum equipment and crew limits

5.1 Yachts shall not carry anchors over the bow stemhead fitting. DP 5.2 Yachts shall comply with OSR Appendix B; unless otherwise specified by class rules for yachts racing in one design classes, in Appendix B 5.01, the personal flotation device shall be an inflatable lifejacket defined in the starred sections of 5.01 of the main regulations, and carry a marine VHF transceiver complying with 3.29.05 of the main regulations. 5.3 The Club strongly recommends that yachts which can comply with OSR Cat 4 do so. 5.4 IRC 22.4.2 is deleted There shall be no restriction on the number of crew unless 5.5 applies. 5.5 Crew is limited to 2 persons on board if the

Individual Sailing Instructions apply GR 5.5. 5.6 The Race Committee reserve the right to inspect any yacht to verify that the regulations have been complied with.

6. Course and marks

6.1 Marks shall be rounded in the order stated in the

Individual Race Sailing Instructions. (P) indicates a mark to be rounded to Port, (S) indicates a mark to be rounded to Starboard. 6.2 Marks described as “Racing Marks” will normally be an inflatable or semi rigid buoy laid specifically for the purpose unless otherwise stated in the Individual

Race Sailing Instructions. 6.3 In addition to “Racing Marks”, courses set out in

Individual Race Sailing Instructions may use marks as described on the page entitled Course Marks.

7. Communications with competitors

7.1 At the Start the Race Committee will use VHF

Channel 77. 7.2 Any fleet broadcasts during the race will be made on VHF Channel 77 7.3 At the Finish the Race Committee will monitor

VHF Channels 16 and 77. 7.4 Where the Committee Vessel cannot otherwise be identified the call sign of the Race Committee will be “CRUISING ONE”. 7.5 Committee vessels may display a large flag with CCC thereon.

8. The start

8.1 The Start Line for each Race will be described in the Individual Race Sailing Instructions. 8.2 Rule 26 is altered to 10, 5, go with the class warning signal at 10 minutes before a class start signal. In a sequence of starts, the preparatory signal will be lowered at the start of the last class. 8.3 The normal starting sequence will not be interrupted by a general recall. The First Substitute will be lowered after 5 minutes. No additional sound signal will be given. This changes RRS 29.2. 8.4 The warning signal for the class which has had a general recall will normally be displayed again at the starting signal of the last class to start correctly. If the recalled class was the last start of the sequence, its warning signal will be displayed again 5 minutes after the recalled start. If more than one class is subject to a general recall, the warning signal for the second of these classes will be displayed at the preparatory signal of the first and so on. This changes RRS 29.2. 8.5 A yacht arriving late in the vicinity of the starting area and having broken Rule 42.1 (PROPULSION) by remaining under power, or tow, after her preparatory signal must, after stopping her engine or casting off her tow, complete the “TWO TURNS” penalty (RRS 44.2) on the pre–start side of the starting line or its extensions. This penalty must be taken after the yacht’s starting signal is made. Such a yacht shall keep clear of all other yachts until she has completed her turns and has started. DP 8.6 A yacht starting later than 20 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS A4 and A5.

9. Sailing during the hours of darkness

9.1 Between the hours of nautical sunset and sunrise, the rules contained in RRS Part 2 will cease to govern the Race which will be continued under the IRPCS.

10. The finish, shorten course and declarations

10.1 The Finish Line for each Race will be described in the Individual Race Sailing Instructions. 10.2 Yachts finishing should identify themselves to the Officials particularly during the hours of darkness and ensure that the Officials have checked them in as having finished; they should also check and record their own time as they cross the finishing line, in case they may not have been seen by the Officials due to darkness, severe weather, or the line being unmanned; where possible, record the names of yachts which finish immediately ahead and astern.

10.3 Altering RRS 32, a Shorten Course at a mark of the course may be broadcast on VHF CH77 and boats should take their own times at such a mark for any subsequent Declaration. 10.4 Where Individual Sailing Instructions so state, and on shorten course, requested information should be sent electronically to racing@clyde.org. To allow the results to be calculated and posted on the website quickly, please also text your boat name and your finishing time to the Racing Secretary. DP

11. Time limits

11.1 Any time limits and extensions will be set out in the Individual Race Sailing Instructions.

12. Protests and penalties

12.1 Protests shall be intimated to the Race Officials at the Finishing Line and shall be made on the proper form and delivered to the Race Officials at the

Finish within 2 hours of the time the last yacht in the race finishes. A time and venue of any hearing will thereafter be advised. 12.2 Altering RRS 64, the penalty for a breach of a rule may, at the discretion of the Protest Committee, be less than disqualification.

13. Scoring

13.1 If only one yacht in a class comes to the start area, there will be no race for that class and no points or trophies will be awarded for that class in that race.

The yacht may however have its class combined with another class in that race and will be eligible for race prizes and (subject to 13.2) trophies in the combined class. 13.2 If two yachts in a class come to the start area, they will be eligible for race prizes and points in the championship class they have entered, in accordance with RRS 90.3(a), but not for any trophies for that race. 13.3 A yacht which does not come to the starting area will score points equal to the number of starters plus 10. This alters RRS A9. 13.4 For the Inshore Championship, a yacht’s best 3 races will count for points. Ties will be broken in accordance with RRS Appendix A. 13.5 In the Inshore Championship, any yacht whose handicap is altered and thus moves to a different class after it has sailed in one or more Championship races shall continue to race and receive points in its original class but its revised handicap will apply. 13.6 Race officers on duty for an Inshore Championship race will receive points for that race equal to the average of their best 2 results in that Championship. 13.7 Yachts entering Classes 1 or 2 of the Inshore Championship will be scored under both IRC and CYCA, if eligible.

14. Prizes

14.1 Overall trophies for races will be awarded to the yacht having the best corrected time on CYCA.

Trophies and other prizes will be awarded at the discretion of the Race Committee.

15. Clydeport operations limited instructions – narrow channels

15.1 Attention is drawn to the International

Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea 1972 (IRPCS). Particular notice shall be taken of Rule 9b which states “a vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate only within a

“Narrow Channel or Fairway”. 15.2 Whilst racing or on passage in the Firth of

Clyde north of Cumbrae Head, yachts shall regard

“Recommended Channels” marked as dotted lines on Hydrographic Office charts as a “Narrow Channel” within the meaning of the IRPCS 9b.