1.       RULES
The Regatta will be governed by:

a. The Racing Rules of Sailing;
b. The Prescriptions of Australian Sailing;
c. Part 2 of the Special Regulations of Australian Sailing; and
d. The rules and by-laws of the International Laser Class Association (ILCA).

2.       ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 Entries shall be lodged in accordance with NoR Clause 3.
2.2 All competitors shall complete registration with the Organising Authority.
2.3    All competitors shall be current financial members of a district of the ILCA and of a yacht or sailing club affiliated with a National Authority.
2.4    Eligibility for age groups shall be the age on 11 October 2025.
2.5 All competitors sail number must be registered in advance on the entry form, and the last 4 digits must be unique.

3.       NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
3.1 Notices to Competitors will be posted on the official Notice Board located at Double Bay Sailing Club boatshed.
3.2 Notices will also be Posted to the Regatta Website https://www.dbsc.com.au/the-double-bay-regatta/
3.3 If there is any inconsistency between notices, the notice board will prevail.

4.       CHANGES IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Any change to the Sailing Instructions will be posted at least two hours before the first race on the day it will take effect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 1900 on the day before it will take effect.

5. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
5.1    Signals made ashore will be displayed on the DBSC flag mast located to the south (park end) of the DBSC clubhouse.
5.2    When flag AP is displayed ashore, “one minute” is replaced with “not less than 30 minutes” in race signal AP.

6.      RACING SCHEDULE
6.1    The racing schedule follows:
Saturday 11 October 2025
Briefing: 1130 hours
Racing: 1300 hours - First Warning Signal.
Subsequent starts shall be made ASAP after the preceding race.
Presentation: After Racing at DBSC clubhouse
6.2     A maximum of three races are scheduled for the regatta.
6.3     No Warning Signal shall be made after 1700 hrs on the Saturday 11th October 2025.

7.       FLEETS
7.1 The ILCA 7 Class shall sail as one fleet.
7.2    The ILCA 6 Class shall sail as one fleet.
7.3     The ILCA 4 Class shall sail as one fleet.
7.4 Providing there is a minimum of eight entries to the Class
7.5     The Race Committee may decide to change the fleet structures based on numbers.
Any decision of the Race Committee regarding changes to divisions shall be communicated as a Notice to Competitors.

8.      FLEET FLAGS
8.1    The ILCA 7 fleet flag will be a white flag with a red ILCA emblem.
8.2    The ILCA 6 fleet flag will be a green flag with a red ILCA emblem.
8.3    The ILCA 4 fleet flag will be a yellow flag with an ILCA emblem.

9.      RACING AREA
The racing area will be the waters of Sydney Harbour in the vicinity of Double Bay.

10.    COURSES

See Attachment A.

11.     MARKS
11.1   Marks 1, 2 and 3 will be large inflatable orange cones.
11.2   The Start Mark will be a small inflatable orange cone with a white band.
11.3   The Finish Mark will be a small inflatable Orange Cone with a blue band.
11.4 Mark 1z will be a red sphere

12.     THE START
12.1  The starting order for Race 1 will be the ILCA 4 fleet, followed by the ILCA 6 fleet, and followed by the ILCA 7 fleet.
This may be amended for subsequent races by the Race Officer.
12.2  Succeeding fleets may be started any time after the preceding fleet.
12.3  The starting line will be between the flag mast displaying an orange flag on the race committee boat at the starboard end and the port end Start Mark.
12.4  Boats whose warning Signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area and all boats whose Warning Signal has been made.
12.5  A boat starting later than four minutes after her starting signal will be scored “Did Not Start”. This amends rule A4.1.
12.6  Use of engines by a race committee boat to hold position shall not be an improper action of the race committee. Any effects will not be grounds for granting redress. This alters Rule 60.1(b) and 62

13. CHANGE OF COURSE

To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will move the original mark (or the finishing line) to a new position.

14.    THE FINISH
14.1 The finishing line will be between a flag mast displaying a blue flag on the finish boat (Yacht “Smitten”) at the starboard end and the port end Finish Mark.
14.2  Use of engines by a race committee boat to hold position shall not be an improper action of the race committee. Any effects will not be grounds for granting redress. This alters Rule 60.1(b) and 62.

15.    RETIREMENT
15.1  A competitor who retires from a race, either before or after finishing, shall:

a.  notify the Race Committee aboard the race committee boat; and
b. sign off before the end of Protest Time.

16.    TIME LIMIT
16.1  The time limit for the first boat to complete the course and finish correctly in each fleet will be 90 minutes.
16.2  Boats failing to finish within 20 minutes after the first boat of the same fleet sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes Rules 35, A4 and A5.
16.3  If no boat has rounded the first mark within 30 minutes from the start the race will be abandoned.

17.     ARBITRATION

RRS Appendix T shall apply.

18.    PROTESTS AND REQUEST FOR REDRESS
18.1  Protests shall be written on forms available from the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time limit.
18.2  The protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last race of the day.
18.3  Notices will be posted within 15 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of the hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the protest room located in the clubhouse. The Protest Committee will hear protests in approximately the order of receipt and as soon as possible.
18.4  Breaches of Instructions 12.4, 20, 23 and 27 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes Rule 60.1(a).  Penalties for these breaches may be less than disqualification if the protest committee so decides.

19.     SCORING
19.1  Three races are scheduled, of which one completed race is required to constitute a series.
19.2  There will be no discards for this event
19.3  All age and gender divisions will be awarded based on the ranking of competitors in the overall results.

20. SAFETY REGULATION, SIGNING ON AND SIGNING OFF
20.1 Competitors shall sign on each day and sign off before the end of protest time.
20.2  Sign on and off will be in the “Sailor” App available on smartphones via URL https://www.dbsc.com.au/sailor-sign-on-app/
This can be access by clicking the link.
20.3  Competitors can also sign on and off at a tablet/ipad provided for the purpose at Double Bay Sailing Club.
20.4 Boats failing to comply with Instruction 20.1 shall receive a five point penalty (but no boat is to be scored worse than DSQ) in the race held closest to the indiscretion without a hearing.  This changes Appendix A5.1.

21.    REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT

Substitution of damaged or lost spars, boards, sail or hull will not be permitted unless approved by the Race Committee. Requests for substitution shall be made in writing to the committee at the first reasonable opportunity.

22.    EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS

A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the ILCA Class Rules and Australian Sailing Special Regulations, Part 2 Off the Beach Boats.

23.    SUPPORT BOATS

Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay 100 meters outside areas where boats are racing from the time of the preparatory signal until all boats have finished or retired or the Race Committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment, unless exception is granted by express authority from the Race Committee.

24.    RUBBISH DISPOSAL

No rubbish is to be dumped into the water. All rubbish is to be handed to official boats or taken ashore.

25.    RADIO COMMUNICATION

Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

26.    PRIZES
26.1  Nine (9) Cash Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each ILCA Fleet as follows:

$350 for First overall ILCA 7, ILCA 6 and ILCA 4 (certificates will be given on the day)
$150 for Second overall  ILCA 7, ILCA 6 and ILCA 4 (certificates will be given on the day)
$75 for Third overall  ILCA 7, ILCA 6 and ILCA 4 (certificates will be given on the day)

26.2  Other certificates or prizes may also be awarded at the discretion of the Organising Authority for other categories or divisions

27.     HARBOUR SAFETY

Competitors shall comply with the Navigation Collision Regulations of NSW. These regulations permit ferries flying the orange diamond priority over sail.

28. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the Regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The Organising Authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the Regatta. Attention is drawn to Clause 15 of the Notice of Race. The Organising Authority reserves the right to refuse an entry.

29.    INSURANCE

Each participating boat shall be insured with a valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of AUS $10,000,000. Signing the entry and declaration form confirms currency of this insurance.

Attachment A

2025 Double Bay Regatta Sailing Instructions
INSTRUCTION 10. COURSES

10.1     The Course (as described in Table 1 below) shall be displayed on a board on the stern of the start boat before or with the Warning Signal.
10.2     The indicative course layout is shown in Illustration 1. The diagram is approximate only, is not to scale, and does not override any other Instructions.
10.3     All rounding marks shall be left to port unless a green flag is displayed from the committee boat on the start line, indicating that all rounding marks shall be left to starboard.