STANDARDSANDPROCEDURESDEPARTMENT:ACTIVITIESJOBCATEGORY:EQUIPMENTSUPERVISORHEAD:G.M.APPROVAL:DATE:TASK:RUNNINGTHESHERATON/REGENTREGATTASTANDARD:AKNOWLEDGEOFTHEEVENTANDTHESTAGESANDSKILLSNEEDEDTOPRODUCEIT.PROCEDURE:Theeventwouldbeinfourstages–preparation,Introductionandracemeeting,Event,Conclusion.52.PreparationThiseventmustbepreparedinanumberofways.Thedaybefore,theRegentwillbecontactedandremindedofthetimeandplace.Anhourbefore,our3Hobieswillberiggedonthebeach,theboatshavingbeenallocatedtoguestspreviouslyonafirstcomefirstservedbasis.Thechaseboatwillbetakenoutanhourbeforetosetupthetriangularcourse.Thestartlinemaybebetweentheplatformandthefacebuoy,startingeitheronareachorbeatdependingonskillofcompetitors.Theracemeetingwillbepreparedinadvancesoastogivealltheinformationrequired.Lifejacketswillalsobeavailable.53.IntroductionandracemeetingThiswillbedesignedtogiveoutallinformationthatguestwillneedtotakepart–lengthofraces,andnumber.-Avoidanceofcollisions.-Pointssystem.-Startproceduresandsequence.-Finishprocedures.-Capsizingandotherhazard.PROCEDURE:(continued)Allquestionswillbeansweredandnamesandboatnumberswillbedoublechecked.AspecialwelcomewillbeextendedtoallRegentparticipants.54.TheEventAllparticipantswillthensailouttostart.Spectatorscanbecarriedouttotheplatform.Whenallboatsareinear-shotthefirstsignalwillbegivenandtheotherswillfollowthesequence.Afterstarting,theorganizerswillhavethechaseboatreadyincaseofanyproblem.Eachracewillberepeated,withresultsnoted.55.ConclusionWhenallracesarecompleted,theboatswillallheadashorewherethebeachattendantswillhelprecoverthem.Allboatswillbereturnedneatlytotheirpositionsandallequipmentwillbecarriedbackandstored.Theguestswillbeencouragedtocongregatefortheresultsandprizegiving.Thewinnerandloserwillreceiveprizes.Beforeleaving,theRegentguestswillreceiveourthanksandanattendantwillsumupwithafewwords.SHERATON/REGENTHOBIEREGATTAINFORMATION1.Theactivitydurationis11/2hours.2.Theseriesconsistsof3races,eachlasting20minutes.3.Safetyofparticipantsandobserverswillbeofprimeimportance,andallnecessarysafetyprocedurewillbeobserved.Asafetyboatwillbeonconstantalert.4.Thestartwillbeonthewaterbetweenananchoredstartboatandaregattabuoy.Thestartsequencewillbe:6minutes–horn3minutes–horn1minute–horn30seconds–whistleCountdownStart–hornRecall–additionalhornNOFLAGSWILLBENECESSARY5.Thestartwillbeonareachunlesscompetitorsareparticularlycompetent.6.Allpotentialhazards,reefsorobstructionswillbepointedoutinthepre-racemeeting.7.Thecoursewillbeasimpletriangularcourse,includingabeat,reachandrun.Thefinishcanbeonabeatorrundependingonconditionsandparticipants.8.Onfinishing,boatswillbeaskedtoremainclosetothestartboatinpreparationforthestartofthenextrace.PROCEDURE:(continued)9.Pointswillbegivenforeachfinisherasfollows:1st3/4point2nd2points3rd3pointsetc.UNTIL:Nonfinisher–thetotalnumberofboatsplustwopoints.10.OnlyHobie14’swillbeallowedtorace.Theymaycarryanynumberofpeoplebutonlyonesail.11.Theemphasiswillbeonenjoymentandthefunelementwillbestressed.Spectatorswillbeencouraged,andtheycanviewfromanchoredcraft,thefloatingdock,motorboats,canoesorfromthebeach.12.Theeventmusthaveaconclusionofsomesort,preferableaprizegiving.Equipmentneeded-3Regattabuoys,eachwitha50ftofnylonline3Anchorsorconcretebricks1Airhorn1Whistle1Startboatwithanchorandline1ChipboardandpenAllHobiecatsinworkingorder1Safetyboat1...
