NOTICE OF RACE - MINI Fastnet 2017

NOTICE OF RACE - MINI Fastnet 2017

Wed, May 31 - 10:12 p.m.


A little dream before getting ready studing the maps



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1 NOTICE OF RACE

1. ORGANIZATION

1.1 The race is organized by Blackboro for ( and with help of ) the French-speaking Sailaway Community ( Sailaway Communauté Francophone)

1.2 The race will use the "Sailaway The Sailing Simulation" software by Orb Creation studios.

1.3 All communications will go through the community's Discord at :https://discord.gg/MQ7bcGB

1.4 The Discord room #course will be used to validate checkpoints.

1.5 The e-mail address for offline validation will be : SCF-PCC@gmx.com

1.6 The Discord #general room is used for all other talks in or out of the race.

1.7 You can register using the calendar on the website : http://club.quomodo.com/sailaway-communaute-francophone

1.8 Or Just give us your boat number and / or name here. https://discord.gg/MQ7bcGB  And we register you.


2. RACE REGULATIONS

The 2017 edition of this race will be single-handed ( but allowed to be raced with a duo crew )

This race counts as a qualification for the 2017 Mini Transat to come in November. ( if you race as a duo crew, this will not count as a qualification for the 2017 Mini Transat )


2.1   Race will take between 3 and 6 days depending on weather, 10 waypoints and 12 check zones. This is done in order to compare between this race and the real one and to verify each boat has sailed in the right order by the different waypoints.

Keep your fingers crossed, and knock on wood to avoid no-wind zones ( mini transat boats are made of carbon fiber, synthetic resin, metal and canvas, so bring you own piece of wood ! ) Same goes to avoid storms...
On departure from harbour, check you don't have a black cat or a white rabbit on board !

2.2 Failure to validate a check zone will lead to a 20 h penalty. ( Check the above video at 4.50 )

2.3 Thanks in advance for not sending all validations at once after the race, but at each check zone.






2.4 Mandatory check zones will be validated through two possibilities :

2.4.1 You are online at the time you go through the check zone

* You make a screenshot with the map page on screen and paste it in the #course room in Discord

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*  You make a screenshot with the GPS page on screen and paste it in the #course room in Discord

* You write as a commentary to the screenshots your name and the name/number of the boat. Same applies if you also validate another nearby boat.

* It is possible to have your validation done by another nearby boat. Better ask him before !




2.6 : You are offline at the time you go through the check zone :

* Put a waypoint inside the green check zone in order to receive an e-mail from Sailaway.

* Think about possible drifting and don't put the waypoint directly on the mark if there is one.

* Send a copy of this e-mail to SCF-PCC@gmx.com ( Race Committee )  with following information : name of waypoint/check zone , boat number/name, skipper's name. Don't send any attachment.

For instance :  The Stags, 971, Blackboro

2.7 Rules of conduct at sea

Sailaway today doesn't handle collisions with boats, but handles now wind shadows.  You will be asked to avoid collisions with other boats and to follow the ISAF rules for navigation.

The rules to be followed at start and during the race  are specially n° 1 to 6 of this tutorial :

http://club.quomodo.com/sailaway-communaute-francophone/regates/initiation-a-la-regate.html









3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE RRS (Racing Rules of Sailing)

The TSS ( Traffic Separation Scheme ) where navigation is forbidden are the ones shown hereunder.


4. ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION

4.1 This race is exclusively for Mini Transat class sailboats.

4.2 It is open to anyone owning Sailaway, registered on our website and on our Discord channel.

4.3 End of registrations on Saturday June 17th at 23:59 french time ( 21:59 UTC )

( Note du traducteur : Pourquoi fin des inscriptions le 17 à 23:59 et sur la ligne suivante inscription le 18 juin sur le site ? )

4.4 The list of registered skippers at any time can be seen hereunder.


5. SCHEDULE

Saturday June 17th 23.59 UTC / Sunday 1:59 local : closure of registrations

Sunday June 18th 12:00 UTC / 14:00 local :  pre-race briefing

Sunday June 18th 13:00 UTC / 15:00 local : Start of the one-stage race  


6. IDENTIFICATION

Number/name of boat, skipper's name in Sailaway

Number/name of boat, skipper's name in validation e-mails

Number/name of boats, skipper's name in validation screenshots on Discord


7. RACE COURSE

Waypoints in order :  Douarnenez (start)  Basse Vieille buoy, Passage du Four,  Wolf Rock lighthouse, Scilly Islands TSS to be circumvented East, the Stags Channel, the Fastnet lighthouse, the lightship south of the Ouessant TSS, the Basse Vieille buoy and Douarnenez ( arrival )






8. RANKING

We will follow up hereunder the ranking at each waypoint, according to validations received.


9. COMMUNICATIONS - TRACKING

According to situations :

* By e-mail : SCF-PCC@gmx.com through reading of received mails
* By Discord in the #course room following map and GPS screenshots received from skippers
* On the Sailaway map.

Vocal and chat communications through the group's Discord channel
#general room for all communication outside validations of check zones
#course room for validation of checkpoints, DNF or notification of penalties.


Maps


General map of the Mini-Fastnet 2017 race



Douarnenez (start)  Basse Vieille buoy, Passage du Four,  Wolf Rock lighthouse, Scilly Islands TSS to be circumvented East, the Stags Channel, the Fastnet lighthouse, the lightship south of the Ouessant TSS, the Basse Vieille buoy and Douarnenez ( arrival )


1. Starting Line in Douarnenez



Starting  line of the Mini Fastnet 2017 Race :

North end of the line :  North of the Tristan Island lighthouse and West of the Trefuntec Point

South end of the line : North of the Tristan Island lighthouse

Validation of start will be given by the Race Committee for all skippers


( Note du Traducteur : pas compris la signification pratique de :
"En cas de départ différé il devra être fait par le concurrent AVANT le passage de la ligne de Départ
un second Départ groupe est a l'étude" )






2. Exit from the Douarnenez Gulf :



Leave the "Basse Vieille" buoy on starboard, clockwise ((N48°8,290' W4°35,694')

Green check zone inside which validation must be done.


3. Passage du Four



Entry between the Saint Mathieu Point and Beniguet Island
Green check zone inside which validation must be done

Exit between " les Platresses" tower on starboard and "les Trois Pierres" tower on port
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


4. Wolf Rock



Leave Wolf Rock lighthouse on starboard, counterclockwise ( N49°56,736' W5°48,482')

Scilly Islands TSS (Land's End) entry forbidden !
Going North don't sail west of W5°49,585' before you reach latitude N50°20,020'
This TSS is to be circumvented East.
Once this waypoint reaches, do not sail south of latitude N50°20,020' before reaching longitude W6°5,040'.
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


5. North of  Scilly Islands TSS



Leave on starboard the virtual mark at the NE corner of the TSS, counterclockwise.
( N50°20,020' W5°49,585')

Scilly Islands TSS (Land's End) entry forbidden !
Going North don't sail west of W5°49,585' before you reach latitude N50°20,020'
This TSS is to be circumvented East.
Once this waypoint reaches, do not sail south of latitude N50°20,020' before reaching longitude W6°5,040'.
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


6. The Stags



Leave Kowloon Bridge buoy on starboard, counterclockwise
( N51°27,581 W9°13,760)
Beware of the sand bank !
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


7.  Fastnet Lighthouse



Leave Fastnet lighthouse on starboard, counterclockwise.
!!!  Beware of your navigation to the Ouessant TSS !!!
Green check zone inside which validation must be done



8. TSS Ouessant Control



Preventive control checkpoint ( Mandatory)

Validation must be done  under latitude N48°42,636’ and between longitudes W6°15,000’ and W6°2,759’
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


9. Ouessant Lightship



Leave on starboard the south Ouessant TSS lightship, counterclockwise
( N48°31,153' W5°46,176' )
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


10. Basse Vieille ( on the way back )



Entering the Douarnenez Gulf
Leave the Basse Vieille buoy onstarboard, counter clockwise.
(N48°8,290' W4°35,694')
Green check zone inside which validation must be done


11. End of Race in Douarnenez



Finish line in Douarnenez is the same as the starting line :

North end of the line :  North of the Tristan Island lighthouse and West of the Trefuntec Point

South end of the line : North of the Tristan Island lighthouse

Validation must be done when you are on the other side of the finish line.


Attachment : TSS ( Traffic Separation Scheme )



The above document will de used by the race commitee for any arbitration and penalty for sailing inside forbidden zones. ( 20h penalty )




Don't forget that at sea we all rely on each other.
A nice race to all skippers.


For your information and personal culture, you can find here the real rules of the Mini Class boats.

https://www.classemini.com/modules/kameleon/upload/2017_-_TEXTES_REGLEMENT_MINI.pdf

A Mini hull is 6.5 m long and 3m wide.

Registered boats/skippers
_971 - Blackboro
_114 - Phebus
_189 Ty Ty - CocoRhum
_Kiaoro - Cestapuntas
_XXX - vincent (en attente du nom du bateau et/ ou N°)
_FRA 301 - Hulki
_Lorelei 2 - Olive
_Gwin Ru - Corsaire31
_909 - Parrax
_O20100O - Tofolooo
_FRA 107 Tsigane - Fab
_Papillon - Nomad
_Wasp - Crythos
_Sleeping tiger - St2 Tiger Racing
_1664 - Beers
_739 - Voile libre

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Started
_971 - Blackboro
_114 - Phebus
_189 Ty Ty - CocoRhum
_Kiaoro - Cestapuntas
_FRA 301 - Hulki
_Lorelei 2 - Olive
_Gwin Ru - Corsaire31
_909 - Parrax
_O20100O - Tofolooo
_FRA 107 Tsigane - Fab
_Papillon - Nomad
_Wasp - Tim (Crythos)
_Sleeping tiger - St2 Tiger Racing
_1664 - Beers
_739 voile libre

-XXX - vincent DNS


Validated check zone :


Basse Vieille (on the way out )
_Olive 15h50
_ Corsaire: 14h51
_  Crythos m.t
_ Nomad (pas de temps)
_ Phebus +3mn
_ black: +4 min
_ Hulki: +4 min
_ Fab: +8min
_ Cesta +9 min
_ La voile libre: +9 min
_ Parax +9min
_ Beers +10min
_ ST2: +14min
_ Coco +19min
_ Tofolooo: +20 min
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Passage du Four entry

_Corsaire à 16h42
_Topolooo 16h45
_Crythos, 16h45
_hulki, 16h45
_fab, 16h45
_phebus,16h45
_blackboro 16h48
_Parrax 16h48
_St2  16h50
_Cesta 16h51
_Nomad 16h55
_Voile Libre 17h40
_Beer 16h57
_Coco 17h05
_Olive 17h05
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Passage du Four exit
_Corsaire 17:37
_Cestapuntas 17:40 +3min
_Phébus 17:41 +4 min
_tofolooo 17:43 +6 min
_Crythos 17h44 +7 min
_Blackboro 17h44 +7 min
_Fab 17:46 +9min
_Parrax 17:46 +9 min
_Olive 17h50
_Hulki 17h50
_Beers 18:00 +23min
_CocoRhum 18:00 +23 min
_Nomad 18:20 +23min


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Lundi // Monday
Wolf Rock

_Crythos 5:55
_Hulki 6:00
_CocoRhum 6:05
_Phebus 6h10
_Corsaire 6h18
_Tofolooo 6h27
_Parrax 6h35
_Cestapuntas 6h44
_Olive 6h45
_Beers 7h30
_Blackboro 7h58

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Virtual checkpoint NE of the Scilly Islands TSS ( Land's End)
_Corsaire 8h31
_Phebus 8h35
_Tofolooo 8h39
_Parrax 8h55
_Hulki 8h55
_Cesta 8h59
_Olive 9h04
_Beer 9h06
_Fab 9h45
_Blackboro 10h08
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_Hullki
_voile libre
_Nomad
_St2 tiger
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The Stags channel
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Fastnet Lighthouse
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Ouessant Lightship
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Basse Vieille ( on the way back )
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Finish Line
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