SYSCO 2020 Summer Twilight Series - Thursday

Race only if you can do so safely per SYSCO Guidance (https://www.syscosailing.org/resources/SYSCO%20Covid%20Guidelines.pdf).  Boats should retain a copy of the Guidelines onboard. 

The following are amendments to the Sailing Instructions:

Sailing Instruction Amendment #1

1.5) Racing Rule 40 is changed as follows: Competitors shall wear personal flotation devices, except briefly
while changing or adjusting clothing or personal equipment. Wet suits and dry suits are not personal
flotation devices (code flag Y need not be displayed).

3.1) Oral changes may be given on the water per RRS 90.2(c).  Changes shall be communicated to each boat before her warning signal. To announce a sailing instruction change on the water, the Race Committee (RC) shall hail on VHF channel 72.

7.01) The RC may use VHF radio to communicate course changes or other information during the race in lieu of visual signals. Failure to hear the broadcast shall not be grounds for redress.  This changes RRS 62.1(a).

10.01) Competitors shall monitor channel 72 for verbal instructions from the RC [DP].

10.02) The RC may communicate courses by radio only. This changes SI 7.1 and SI 7.2.

10.03) The RC may use radio communications to signal the start of the race. This changes RRS 26.

10.04) Pennants:

Posted on 27 June by Gregg Bryden; Pennants updated 7/21/20