This series will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing for 1997-2000, the prescriptions of US Sailing, the PHRF and/or One Design class rules, the Notice of Race, except as any of these are altered by these sailing instructions, and by these sailing instructions which shall govern in cases of conflict.

Eligible boats may be entered by completing the required registration with South Bay Yacht Racing Club ("SBYRC"), including payment of the entry fee, before the filing deadline prescribed in the Notice of Race.

Notices will be posted prior to 0900 on each race day on SBYRC's Notice Board, located to the left of the main entrance of California Sailing Academy, 14025 Panay Way, MdR (2nd floor, east end).

Any change in the sailing instructions will be posted before 0900 on the day it will take effect, except that any change in the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 hours on the day before it will take effect.

5.1 The Race Committee will attempt to conduct two races on January 11th, two races on January 18th and one race on February 1st. If a makeup race is needed, there will be two races scheduled on February 1st.

5.2 The warning signal for the first start of each day will be at 1150. Subsequent races on each day will start as soon as possible after the finish of the preceding race.

5.3 Order of starts may be changed after the first race of each day.

Classes, class flags, order of starts and class starting times will be posted by 0900 on each race date.

Races will be conducted in Santa Monica Bay on the ASMBYC Olympic Circle off the Marina del Rey breakwater.

Courses will be selected from ASMBYC's Course Chart 15 including Chart Instructions. The class flag, the course number pennant(s) and a letter flag corresponding to the first weather mark will be flown with or soon after the preparatory signal for each class. This changes Rules 26.3 and 27.1.

The marks are described in ASMBYC's Course Chart 15.

To rank as a starter, each boat must check-in and be recognized by the Race Committee prior to the warning signal for the first start of the first race of each day.

11.1 Races will be started in accordance with rule 26, System 2, with classes starting at five minute intervals.

11.2 Multiple sound signals will be made approximately one minute before the warning signal for the first class of each starting sequence.

11.3 The starting line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee boat and "S" mark.

11.4 Boats whose preparatory signal has not been made shall keep clear of the starting area and of all boats whose preparatory signal has been made or who are racing.

11.5 A boat starting later than five minutes after her starting signal will be scored as DNS.

11.6 The starting line is restricted to those boats which are starting unless "S" mark is a mark of the course.

11.7 The order of starts may be changed after the first race of the day. If so, the class pennant for each class will be flown at or soon after its warning signal. The pennant for the class starting, after its preparatory signal, will be flown above the pennant for the following class.

Individual recalls will be signaled in accordance with Rule 29.2. The Race Committee will attempt to notify boats on course side by hailing their sail numbers on marine VHF Channel 68. Order of boats hailed or timeliness of hail shall not be considered grounds for redress. It is the responsibility of each boat to ensure that she has started properly.

A change of course to the windward or leeward mark will be signaled near the mark beginning the leg being changed by a Race Committee boat displaying code flag "C", the letter flag designating the new windward or leeward mark and the class flag(s) indicating the class(es) affected, and making periodic sound signals. All subsequent marks will shift to coincide with the new mark. If no class flags are displayed, the change affects all classes.

Boats withdrawing from a race must notify the Race Committee on station before leaving the racing area, or if this is not possible, SBYRC at (310) 822 0776 immediately upon arriving ashore. Boats failing to do so may be barred from future races.

15.1 The finishing line will be between the staff displaying an orange flag on the Race Committee boat and "S" mark.

15.2 The finishing line is restricted to boats finishing unless "S" mark is a mark of the course.

16.1 If the Race Committee determines, in its sole judgment, that boat(s) are delaying the finish of a race, it may terminate that race and score the boat(s) DNF.

16.1 In order for a class to be scored in a race, at least one boat in that class must finish by 1630 hours. All boats finishing after 1700 hours will be scored DNF.

17.1 A boat intending to file a protest shall notify the Race Committee promptly after finishing her race.

17.2 Written protests must be filed at Marina Venice Yacht Club on January 11th & January 18th, and at Windjammers' Yacht Club on February 1st, on forms available there, not later than one hour after the Race Committee boat returns to the dock. The deadline for filing protests will be posted outside the ground floor room at MVYC on January 11th & January 18th and in the breezeway at WYC on February 1st.

17.3 Protests will be heard in approximately the order of receipt beginning as soon as possible after the filing. It is the responsibility of each skipper involved in a protest to present himself and his witnesses at the jury room when the protest is to be heard.

18.1 The Low Point Scoring System, rule A2 will apply, except that each boat's total score will be the sum of her scores for all races completed. This changes rule A2.1.

18.2 Five races are scheduled of which two must be completed to constitute a series.

18.3 For Champagne Series scoring, (a) race results will be rescored with only Series entries included and (b) Rule A5 will be substituted for the second paragraph on Rule A2.2 with "the number of boats entered in the series" defined as the total number of entrants in each class which paid the Champagne Series entry fee or which entered all three days on a single day basis.

18.4 For a class to be eligible for the Champagne Perpetual Trophy, at least two boats from that class must compete in each race.

The 720° Turns Penalty is modified to one 360° turn that shall include one tack and one gybe. This changes rule 44.2.

20.1 A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive special radio communications not available to all boats.

20.2 The Race Committee will monitor marine VHF Channel 68.

Any yacht whose skipper or crew is observed intentionally discharging refuse overboard during any race day will be disqualified from that day's racing upon a successful protest by the Race Committee or by any competitor in the race.

Individual trophies will be awarded in each class for each race and will be presented as soon as possible after each day's racing at Marina Venice Yacht Club on January 11th and January 18th, and at Windjammers' Yacht Club on February 1st. The number of trophies awarded will be determined by the number of boats in each class:

The KLEVE PERPETUAL TROPHY will be awarded to the boat with the best series record from the Cal 20 and Santana 20 class participants.

The CHAMPAGNE PERPETUAL TROPHY will be awarded to the boat with the lowest cumulative point score for all races.