Umpiring Fleet Racing

1
Umpiring Fleet Racing
Like umpiring match races, except. Both no
change - just a reminder Match applicable only
to match racing Fleet applicable only to fleet
racing
2
Principle of umpiring
No change, you only have to take a penalty if
signalled by umpires (including hitting mark)
more later
3
Start signals

• Attention 11
• Warning 10
• Preparatory 5
• End entry 3 removed
• P removed 1
• Start ( next warning) 0

4
Signals from umpires

• 'Normal' penalty
• Match Sound display Blue or Yellow flag
• Fleet Sound pointing at the penalized
  boat with a Red flag and hailing her (
  if necessary identity confirmed on pink dot)

5
CompetitorsBoth must ensure Y flag visible
!!!!! umpires can give
double-penaltyFleet please acknowledge the
umpires signal
6
Penalty started but not completedMatch Series
of short beeps and signal light stays
litFleet Original penalty cancelled, but
stand by for another penalty (or 2 if
deliberate-pre start)
7
Offsetting Penalties

• Match Penalties (except red flag penalties)
• offset or cancelled
• Fleet Penalties will not be offset or
• cancelled

8
When to take penalty

• Match Not before starting
• Fleet As soon as possible (even if its
• before starting), but is keep clear whilst taking
• it so may need time to sail clear of other
• boats.

9
What is the penalty

• Same as match racing. ..BUT
• Fleet A penalty before starting is the same as
  an on a windward leg penalty
• Match Black flag for more than 2 outstanding
  penalties
• Fleet No Black flag for more than 2 outstanding
  penalties

10
Penalty shapes

• Match Blue/yellow flashing light will be
• displayed on the umpire boat for each
• outstanding penalty
• Fleet Flashing lights will not be used. All
• penalties are immediate penalties. No shapes
• or lights.

11
Spinnaker limitations
Fleet Match Spinnakers may be set on legs 1
and 3 only when the 'purple flag procedure' is
being used.
Match Umpires will signal. Fleet RC will
signal and announce on Pink Dot.
12
Zone
Fleet Match Mark 1 2 lengths, unless purple
flag system is activated Offset
2 lengths Other marks 3 lengths
13
On a leg to an offset MarkMatchNot
applicableFleet May NOT do a penalty on a leg
to an offset mark.May fly a spinnaker as it is
not leg 1 or 3
14
(No Transcript)
15
While gybing
Fleet Match A boat is gybing from the moment
the bottom of the mainsail crosses the
centreline, and is no longer gybing when the
bottom one-third of the mainsail has filled.
16
Fleet Match While simultaneously tacking
and/or gybing
Not overlapped Boat astern keeps clear.
Overlapped Boat on the others port side
keeps clear (Boat on the right is in the right)
17
Mark roundings
Turning marks will be Match rounded to
starboardFleet rounded to port DONT FORGET!
18
More on Principle of umpiring
No change you take a penalty only if signalled
by umpires (including hitting mark) but
19
Principle of umpiring
you must not deliberately break a rule   Must
compete in compliance with recognized principles
of sportsmanship and fair play. a gross
breach of a rule or of good manners or
sportsmanship,
20
Principle of umpiring
Blue can be penalised under rule 2 (Fair Sailing)
or rule 69 (Gross Misconduct)
21
Red-flag
.The Jury will then only address whether the
infringement was deliberate. If the Jury decides
it wasnt deliberate, the protest will be
dismissed.
22
Umpire boats
In order to umpire fleet racing, umpire boats
might need to cross ahead of AC boats. Well do
our best not to cause interference.