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48th INTERNATIONALKNARR CHAMPIONSHIP

San FranciscoSeptember 2nd–10th, 2016St. Francis Yacht Club

48th INTERNATIONALKNARR CHAMPIONSHIP

San FranciscoSeptember 2nd–10th, 2016St. Francis Yacht Club

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Dear Friends of the Knarr,

On behalf of St. Francis Yacht Club, it is my duty, and my great pleasure, to welcome you to the 48th International Knarr Championship. The waters and winds of San Francisco Bay await.

We are delighted to host this regatta for a special racing class that contributes so much to the life and spirit of our Club. On the water, or even at rest. No less an authority than Nathaniel Herreshoff declared that half the reason to own a boat is to look at it. The Knarr holds up handsomely.

Our organizers have worked diligently to prepare for the “IKC.” Our San Francisco Bay sailors have fought hard for the right to compete. Our past champions are hungry for more and all too aware that the same is true of our guests. The Golden Gate wind funnel has been pumping all season. The time is now. Gentlemen and ladies, have at it.

Kimball Livingston

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Welcome to the48th International Knarr Championship!

On behalf of the San Francisco Bay Knarr Association and The St. Francis Yacht Club, we welcome you to San Francisco for the 48th International Knarr Championship! We have assembled an extraordinary team that has worked hard to make this IKC one of the best ever. We want to give special thanks to Commodore Kimball Livingston, JJ West (Club General Manager) and Lynn Lynch (Director of Race) for providing our regatta with the level of hospitality for which the IKC is renowned.

The International Knarr Championship is one of the premier amateur sailing events in the world. Its unique format with daily rotation of boats is the supreme test of skipper and crew. With ten races in the series, consistent performance matters more than luck, missed tide line or a fortuitous wind shift. At the end of the week, one team will have the joy of winning but all of you will have had the thrill of great competition on our beautiful San Francisco Bay. May the best team win and may our friendships continue to flourish.

Mark Dahm, IKC Chairman

David Wiard, Admiral

Mark DahmIKC Chairman

David WiardAdmiral

Kimball LivingstonCommodore

WELCOME

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Regatta Schedule of Events...........................................................................................7

Regatta Organization and General Information .................................................... 9

Spectator Boats ................................................................................................................. 11

A Lifestyle, Not A Boat—70 Years of Unmatched Beauty ................................ 12

John & Rosalind Colver—Over 40 years of Knarr-dom ..................................... 15

Participating Skippers .................................................................................................... 18

Past IKC Champions ........................................................................................................ 19

Deed of Trust ....................................................................................................................20

Sailing Instructions .........................................................................................................24

Race Course Addendum A .......................................................................................... 32

Sailing Prescriptions Addendum B ..........................................................................34

Racing Area Addendum C ........................................................................................... 37

Back to the future with the Knarr Fleet .................................................................39

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Friday, September 2nd14:00 - 18:00

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Saturday, September 3rd10:00 - 12:00

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Sunday, September 4th12:00

After Sailing18:30

Monday, September 5th12:00

After Sailing

Tuesday, September 6th12:00

After Sailing18:00

Wednesday, September 7th

Thursday, September 8th12:00

After Sailing

Friday, September 9th12:00

After Sailing

Saturday, September 10th12:00

After Sailing18:30

Registration: Regatta desk open at Knarr VillageStarting Line Room – St.Francis Yacht ClubReception – Knarr Village

Late registrationSkipper’s Meeting and Draw of BoatsPractice RaceTaittinger Champagne Opening Ceremony – Knarr Village

2 Races ScheduledDaily Awards, Food & Beverage Social – Knarr VillageHome Dinner Parties for Visiting Sailors & Guests

2 Races ScheduledDaily Awards, Food & Beverage Social – Knarr Village

1 Race ScheduledFood & Beverage Social - Knarr VillageTito’s Vodka Mid-Week Dinner Party with daily & mid-week trophiesat Matthew Turner Tall Ship, Live Music featuring Phil ClaypoolShipyard at 2330 Marinship Way, Sausalito

Lay Day (no racing)

2 Races ScheduledGlenmorangie Scotch & Fort Point Craft Beer Party, Daily Awards, – Knarr Village

2 Races ScheduledDaily Awards, Food & Beverage Social – Knarr Village

1 Race ScheduledDaily Awards, Food & Beverage Social - Knarr VillageMartin Ray Winery Awards Dinner & Trophy Presentation – St. Francis Yacht Club

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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IKC Organizing Committee & San Francisco Bay Knarr Association

2016 IKC Chairman Mark Dahm

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Admiral / Competition Chairman David Wiard [email protected]+1 510-326-7961

Vice Admiral / Technical Committee Chairman Steve Taft [email protected] +1 415-518-0136

Secretary / Event Marketing Risley Sams [email protected] +1 415-244-1670

AccomodationsVince Armando [email protected] +1 415-860-4527

Regatta Desk & Knarr Village Chris SidnerJoanne Schov (Fleet Treasurer) Julie Wiard Bianca Green

Regatta Apparel Team US 111 Graham Green, [email protected] Doug Nugent, [email protected]

Mid-Week Party Team US 120Knud Wibroe Mike Ratiani Brad Whitaker Bill Fredericks

Home PartiesJon Perkins (US 125) Vince Armando (US 115)

General Information

St. Francis Yacht Club 99 Yacht Road San Francisco, California 94123 +1 415-563-6363

Commodore Kimball Livingston

Race Office Lynn Lynch - Race Director

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Graham Biehl - Race Administrator [email protected]

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Knarr Village & Hospitality Desk Starting Line Room - StFYC

Hours: Friday, September 2nd 14:00 - 18:00Sept. 4th - 9th: 8:00 - 11:00 and 15:00 - 17:00Closed on Lay Day-Wednesday Sept. 7th

Race Officials Principal Race Officer

Bartz SchneiderNational Race OfficerSt. Francis Yacht Club

Protest Committee Tom AllardChief Judge

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It’s a peculiar phenomenon, rather like a wildflower that grows only at the mid-alti-tudes of the southeastern slopes of steep hills in chalky soil in some exotic region yonder. It’s also an example of how good a sailing class can be, and it’s called the Knarr.

I’ll try to explain by say-ing that buying a Knarr is not about buying a boat, or not exactly. It’s about buying into a way of life. It’s about join-ing a family. If this fleet could bottle and sell the secret sauce that draws and inspires its people, every fleet every-where would pony up to buy some. We’re talking loyalty. Not because the boats are fast. They’re not. Much less comfort-able. Or even because they’re pretty, which they are. No, because they are loved with ties that bind. The class is actively raced in only three places: Norway, Denmark and San Francisco Bay. But when I say actively, I mean active. Some high-level talents race these boats, not to improve their careers but for the sheer pleasure of the competition. More than one hotdog has dropped in, expecting to make a killing, and discovered that it just doesn’t come easy.

The irony, and the beauty, is that if you get to the top of the Knarr fleet, the world couldn’t care less.

But if you sail Knarrs you are part of the family, and it is possible that in these times, family is everything. The International Knarr Championship rotates among the three Knarr homes. You qualify out of your local fleet, and when you arrive at the regatta you are a guest at your own party, hosted, housed and feted. When the IKC comes to your town,

you return the favor. Boats are provided out of the local fleet, by draw, and nobody sails a boat they own. It is quite the way to make friends in faraway harbors and real-ly experience a place. But why is it so successful? I’ve been watching this fleet for decades, and participating on occasion, and I don’t know the answer to that any more than I could tell you why one production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is pure magic and another falls flat. As ever, it’s about the people.

Nobody leaves this fleet. Somebody might sell a boat

and not buy another. They might sail in oth-er fleets, but they’ll be back as crew. They’ll show for the parties. They’re not “gone.” I guess the message is, yes, such things are possible. Longtime competitor Knud Wibroe tells me, “The Knarr is a lifestyle that involves the whole family. There’s a support group who don’t own boats, but they participate ashore. We have a wealth of volunteers. On that mea-sure, we are the envy of all the classes on San Francisco Bay.”

Along with developing one single, solitary but vigorous U.S. fleet (there are a few Knarrs scattered around the U.S.), the leaders in the class over time moved to allow boats to be made of fiberglass, with weight and weight dis-tribution spec’d to keep performance charac-teristics the same. It worked. Choose wood or glass to suit your preference, but not because one or the other will make you a winner. Mir-roring a worldwide resurgence of interest in wooden classics, there has been a resurgence of the classic wood Knarr even while aluminum has become the new standard for spars.

A LIFESTYLE, NOT A BOAT 70 Years of Unmatched Beauty

B Y K I M B A L L L I V I N G S TO N

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So there you have it, the Knarr. In the Oslofjorden they pronounce the K. As once recounted by Shimon-Craig van Collie, the story of the class began in occupied Norway with two young men wanting a boat larger than the popular 25-foot Folkboat but not as dedicated-racy as a Six-Meter or Dragon:

Their search led them to Erling Kristofers-en, a designer who had a knack for inexpen-sive but fast boats. He drew up plans for a 30-footer. Among Kristofersen’s innovative techniques was building the boat upside down on a last, as a cobbler would make a shoe, and it was known originally as a “Last Boat.” It was later renamed Knarr after a Viking cargo boat.

The prototype was built in a little shack in the woods. Native pine was readily available, but oak and mahogany had to be scavenged or hauled across the border from neutral Swe-den. When the occupying authorities got wind of the project, they declared that the boat’s construction could continue only if they got use of the boat upon completion.

After launching and sailing the prototype in the summer of 1944, the owners declared it to be “unseaworthy” and in need of chang-es. Another boat was started in the winter of 1944/45. Curiously, by the time the builders had satisfied themselves that the boat was safe, the occupation had ended.

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JOHN & ROSALIND COLVER Over 40 years of Knarr-domThe living trust of the perpetual Knarr legacy…

BY MARK DAHM

“We stand on the shoulders of giants” has been mumbled in our attempt to carry-on the legacy of John and Rosalind Colver, whom, for nearly four decades have been instrumental in building the family, culture and “way of life” for the Knarr fleet.

Very recently the Colvers celebrated their 80th Birthday(s) and 55th Wedding Anniver-sary at the RJCYC in Belvedere Cove. Oh yes, the Royal John Colver Yacht Club, that myth-ical, nautical bastion of minimal dues (one prime bottle of Champagne per year), yet considerable consumption, maritime history & a jolly good time!! When asked of his fondest memories of Knarr-dom? he starts to cite the day he sold the Emma Hamilton, Knarr#135, but abruptly replies…“There are thousands of stories out there somewhere, even if there are considerably less people to read them” hence the genesis of the first edition of the book…“Songs of the San Francisco Bay Knarr Fleet, First Edition, 2004”.

John and Rosalind began sailing together in the 14ft Merlin Rocket as teenagers in England, got married and sailed the Solent for several years in their 20ft cruising sloop. They came to San Francisco in the early 1960s where John was involved for the next several years racing offshore, while Rosalind campaigned a Rhodes 19 up to the National Quarter Finals. In 1972 they were introduced to the Knarr when John and

Per Borgen (then owner of Knarr#111, Gjendin) had been over-served at a business lunch in San Francisco and decided to head-out from the Corinthian Yacht Club (with foulies over their suites & extra wine fortification) for the Wednesday Night Series at the Golden Gate Yacht Club. As John describes the adventure….”It was a typical summer evening with a big fog bank rolling in and 20-25 knots blowing on the Cityfront and on the first run down from Crissy, instead of rounding the Inner Degaussing Buoy (about where YRA Mark #6 is today), we struck it full bow on. As we “rang the bell”, the bow planks opened up from the stem like petals on a flower, such as you see in one of those fast forwarded nature films…” As John dryly noted, events of this nature were not uncommon in the Knarr fleet and it inspired the couple to purchase Knarr #116 Tiki II (later renamed Emma Hamilton and now, Wintersmoon). The sojourn began that he and Rosalind would cherish for many years to come.

No-one more eloquently lives, speaks or writes of Knarr heritage than John Colver….

“The real story of the San Francisco Bay Knarr Fleet is not just that of boats, but of the people who sail them and the camaraderie and lifetime connections they have formed both at home and abroad. When someone has just taken out half your cockpit coaming or brought

DASHING & DEBONAIR- THEIR WEDDING DAY

IN 1961 AND ENDURING GRACE & CHARM IN 2011!

ONE OF SEVERAL TEA CADDY REGATTAS- A COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY JOHN & ROS TO PIT A BRITISH TEAM OF KNARRS AGAINST A U.S. TEAM OF KNARRS. DIXIELAND MUSIC AND AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF FORTIFIED BEVERAGES SOOTHE THE BRUISED BRITISH EGOS.

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your mast down, it provides an opportunity to get to know each other quite well. What most sets the Knarr Fleet apart from ordinary mortal sailors, is that these sort of introductions formed on the water, transcend the fighting in the mahogany trenches to become shared holidays, skiing, golf and curiously, music.”

John Colver, Songs of the SF Bay Knarr Fleet, First Edition

John was a founder of the “Sons of the Beach” (despite some off-key singing and abuse of the guitar) and is quick to cite the mentoring by George Sayre. However, it is Rosalind who took the musical activities of the Knarr Fleet to new levels. At the Annual Awards Dinner at StFYC in 1989, the “Borborygmi Singers” debut with a series of Knarr Songs, some original while often, clever new lyrics to old tunes. We all remember some of the classic Colver renditions of “Take this Knarr and shove-it/I ain’t crewing here no more” (John) and “Knarrboat, Oh Knarrboat” (Rosalind) to name a few… Ros’ tolerance for tone-deafness continues to this day as the Colvers occasionally host the magical “Monday Night Rehearsals” for the Sons of the Beach (SoBs), featuring John’s gamey “Road Kill Stew” (of course the flatware gets counted before the guests leave!..).

John and Mike Roy conceived the Hole in One syndicate, composed of golfers or skippers who had won the yearly “Hole in One” award for inflicting the most damage on another Knarr or both. According to Dr. Lawrence Drew, “The syndicate chartered the 12 meter, Columbia, and won several Classic 12 meter regattas in Martha’s Vineyard and Newport. Unaccustomed to mundane crewing, Mr.Colver was the navigator, who allowed us to run aground at least once. He was more successful as the “haberdasher” who designed multiple matching outfits for the entire crew. Ros stood out, not only as the only woman crew but as the only person who could handle the running-back stays properly. Under Ros’ direction, the entire crew sang our acceptance of the winning trophies- a performance that was warmly received in Edgartown YC but much less so at the prissy New York Yacht Club.”

Although we know that the ever charming Rosalind is the real “force” to be reckoned with, John served twice as Commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club, three times as Admiral of the Knarr Fleet; and five times as the Chairman of the IKC. Rosalind was one of the co-founders of the Corinthian’s successful Women’s Sailing Seminars. They belong to the Corinthian, the Little Ship Club and Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. Their principal club is, of course, the Royal John Colver Yacht Club (RJCYC) in Belvedere Cove, California. As displayed in the halls of the RJCYC, “England expects that every man will do his duty” (Admiral Horatio Nelson). Well, the Colvers have gone above & beyond their call of duty to the Knarr Fleet and kept their sense of humor along the way.

AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PARTY ON THE DOCKS OF THE RJCYC . JOHN IS KNIGHTED INTO “THE ORDER OF ST. BERTRAM”, (PROBABLY SECOND CLASS), BY A HIRSUTE GUNNAR ANDERSEN.

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PARTICIPATING SKIPPERS

NORWAY

Morten Heldal Haugerud NOR 138

Inge-Bertin Almeland NOR 11

Per Eitrem NOR 114

Johan G Hvide NOR 143

Carl Fredrik Joys NOR 139

Lars Jårvik NOR 142

DENMARK

Anders Myralf DEN 124

Lars Gottfredsen DEN 90

Tom Carlsen DEN 120

Morten Reinhold DEN 113

Henrik Søderlund DEN 112

Ib Ussing Andersen DEN 111

Peter Bøttcher DEN 68

UNITED STATES

Chris Perkins USA 141

Jon Perkins USA 125

Terry Anderlini USA 102

Graham Green USA 111

Knud Wibroe USA 120

Steve Taft USA 140

Dan Nazzal USA 130

USA 144

USA 116

Chris Kelly USA 104

CharlesGriffith USA132

Risley Sams USA 47

Brent Crawford

Larry Drew

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YEAR PLACE CHAMPION COUNTRY

1969 San Francisco The late Robert M. York USA

1970 Copenhagen The late Niels Johannesen Denmark

1971 San Francisco Knud Wibroe USA

1972 Bergen Mads Meisner Jensen Denmark

1973 Copenhagen Louis Schnakenburg Denmark

1974 San Francisco Duane Hines USA

1975 Oslo Lars Solberg Norway

1976 Copenhagen Christian Rasmussen Denmark

1977 San Francisco Lars Storm Denmark

1978 Bergen Lars Storm Denmark


1980 San Francisco Lawrence Drew USA

1981 Oslo The late Alf Pehrsson Denmark

1982 Copenhagen David Holm Denmark

1983 San Francisco David Holm Denmark

1984 Bergen David Holm Denmark

1985 Copenhagen Jakob Holm Denmark

1986 San Francisco Frank Berg Denmark

1987 Oslo Frank Berg Denmark

1988 Copenhagen Frank Berg Denmark

1989 San Francisco Troels Bjerg Denmark

1990 Bergen Troels Bjerg Denmark

1991 Copenhagen Claus Hector Denmark

1992 San Francisco Chris Perkins USA

YEAR PLACE CHAMPION COUNTRY

1993 Oslo Jens Pedersen Denmark


1995 San Francisco Craig McCabe USA

1996 Bergen Morten Heldal Haugerud Norway

1997 Copenhagen Frank Berg Denmark

1998 San Francisco Jens Christensen Denmark

1999 Oslo Frank Berg Denmark

2000 Copenhagen Kim Bruhn-Petersen Denmark

2001 San Francisco Frank Berg Denmark

2002 Bergen Jon Perkins USA



2005 Oslo Jon Perkins USA

2006 Copenhagen Søren Pehrsson Denmark


2008 Bergen Lars Gottfredsen Denmark


2010 San Francisco Jon Perkins USA

2011 Oslo Jon Perkins USA

2012 Copenhagen Lars Gottfredsen Denmark

2013 San Francisco Søren Pehrsson Denmark

2014 Bergen Lars Gottfredsen Denmark

2015 Copenhagen Anders Myralf Denmark

PAST IKC CHAMPIONS

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1.

The purpose of the International Knarr Championship is

to provide a competition between friends united by their

love of the Knarr. While it is a competition, all participants

should enter the championships pledging to be the best

sportsmen possible in their relations with each other and

in the handling of the boats.

The Championship shall be held every year, alternating

between the USA, Denmark and Norway. The first Cham-

pionship will be held in the United States, at San Francis-

co, California in 1969. In the event the German Knarr fleet

achieves a one-design Knarr class with a sufficient number

of boats to host the IKC, Germany shall be included into

the rotation as a host country every fourth year, beginning

in its first year of such eligibility following an IKC hosted by

the USA. Following Germany’s first hosted IKC, the order-

ing of host countries will continue in its previously estab-

lished sequence.

2.

A. Eligibility

The host country shall decide the number of skippers

with crew. The visiting countries shall each be granted a

minimum of five berths for their skippers with crew. The

host country may enter up to twice the number of skip-

pers with crew as each of the visiting countries. In the IKC

competition at least one member of each qualifying team

has to be at least a 1/3 owner in the boat that the team

sailed to qualify with. In the event of a bona fide charterer

skippering in their entire IKC qualification series the owner-

ship restriction may be waived by the Admiralty of the

qualifying skippers country. If a co-skipper arrangement

is in place for the qualification series, one skipper must

be selected prior to the IKC and shall act as skipper for

the duration of the IKC in question. The champion of the

previous year shall also be invited to participate provided

that he is a Knarr owner of at least 1/3 of a sailing Knarr at

the time of the regatta. The ownership requirement may

be waived by the Admiralty of the champion’s country. If

the previous year’s champion does not sail in the regatta,

the country of the defending champion shall be granted an

additional berth in the regatta.

Beginning with the IKC in 2008, and every subsequent

year until it achieves host country eligibility status as

provided in 1(a), Germany will be entitled to one entry in

the Norwegian, USA and Danish hosted IKC’s, provided

each of the following requirements has first been satis-

fied: (i) Germany establishes and maintains a one design

Knarr class and association, accepting the Knarr Interna-

tional Class rules, and being recognized by the German

racing authority; (ii) Germany’s established Knarr class

association has an IKC qualifying series of at least 4

races with at least 5 boats competing for the entry in

the upcoming IKC; and (iii) Germany’s established Knarr

class association accepts and adopts the IKC Deed of

Trust in its entirety. Should one German team enter the

total number of IKC-contestants will increase with one

berth.

B. Notice

The visiting countries shall advise the host country of the

names of the skippers that they will send before 1st April

in the regatta year. If a visiting country advises the host

country that they will not be filling their quota, then the

host shall promptly offer any vacancies to the other visit-

ing country. If there are still unfilled berths after making

the offer to the visiting countries, then the said berths may

be filled by skippers who raced in their own country’s elim-

ination series. If a vacancy is not filled by a qualified visit-

ing skipper, then it shall be filled by the highest qualifying

skipper from the host country.

C. Selections

Each country’s national Knarr-organization will decide the

system to be used in selecting their participants.

D. Professional competitors

No professional sailor, as defined below, shall be permitted

to sail in an IKC as skipper or crew, unless that person has

sailed in 75% of the IKC Qualifying races for that year. If the

defending champion has not sailed the qualification races

International Knarr Championship

DEED OF TRUST

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of the defending year, the crew he brings along shall meet

the requirements of the rule.

A professional sailor is defined according to the “ISAF

Sailor Classification Code 3” being in force at the time of

the IKC.

(The 2006 definition of “ISAF Sailor Classification Code

3” is:

“A professional Competitor is one who during the last 24

month directly or indirectly:

a) has been paid for:

(i) competing in a race,

(ii) training, practicing, tuning, testing, main-

taining or otherwise preparing a boat, its

crew, sails or equipment for racing, and then

competed on that boat, or in a team competi-

tion, in a boat of the same team; or

b)hasbeenpaid¤1,500ormoreforallowinghis

or her name or likeness to be used in connec-

tion with his or her sailing performance, sail

racing results or sailing reputation, for the

advertising or promotion of any product or

service; or

c) has publicly identified himself or herself as a

Group 3 competitor or as professional racing

sailor.”)

Responsibility of Skippers entering the IKC :

“If the team includes a “professional competitor” as either

skipper and/or crew, as defined under Rule 2D, a written

detailed explanation of each person’s activities under 2D

(1)-(4) must be provided latest at registration. For such

individuals, the Admirals further request that the Skipper

provide the dates of qualifying races these competitors

crewed and/or skippered – 75% rule. This written response

will be shared with the admirals of all three fleets for joint

determination on eligibility.

The joint Admirals may at any time before and during the

IKC, without any explanation, ask any skippers for a writ-

ten detailed explanation of competitor qualification under

2D (1) –(4), and a list of the qualifying races the competitor

participated in. The written response will be shared with

the admirals of all three fleets for joint determination on

eligibility and thereby penalty. “

3.

A. Regatta Conditions

The Championship shall be decided by a regatta of four

completed races and a maximum of 15 scheduled races.

The host country shall determine the number of sched-

uled races to be sailed with the above limitations. There

might be a tune-up race if the national Knarr association

so decides. If six (6) races are completed, there will be

one throw-out, if nine (9) races are completed, there will

be two throw-outs and if thirteen (13) races are completed,

there will be three throw-outs. The Championship shall last

6-8 days include a lay-day.

B. Courses

The courses shall, if the racing area permits, be of the

“Knarr”-style. Port courses have preference.

C. Committees

The host country will provide the required committees to

conduct the regatta.

D. Yachts

The host country will make available the necessary number

of yachts complete with sails. All participating yachts and

sails must comply with the host countries national Knarr

rules and regulations.

E. Draw of yachts

The yachts will be drawn by lot for each scheduled day of

the regatta in an equitable manner.

F. Standing rigging and running rigging

With the exception of the backstay, tuning of the standing

rigging during the regatta will not be allowed.

The boats must be raced in the condition provided by

the owner and the technical committee. Sheets, sheet-

ing systems, cleats, barber hauls, battens etc. shall not be

changed or modified by the competitors. Violation of this

will be protested and reported and may result in disqualifi-

cation from this race or the whole IKC series.

G. Substitution of yachts or sails

Substitution of yachts and sails may not be made except

in an emergency.

H. Racing rules

Racing rules shall be the Rules of the International Sailing

Federation and the Sailing Instructions.

I. Crew Limits

The crew number shall be no less than three and no more

than four, including the skipper.

The crew number and members must be the same in all

races. No member of the crew shall be substituted unless

a written permission is obtained from the Race Committee

the day before the race, or in case of acute illness, as soon

as possible

J. Breakdowns

A yacht, disabled through an accident, or failure of supplied

equipment, and through no fault of her crew, may request

special consideration from the Race Committee. Such

yacht must make every effort to finish the race, provided

that further damage to the yacht will not be incurred.

To request special consideration, the yacht must

display a yellow flag conspicuously in her rigging at the

first reasonable opportunity after the breakdown, and shall

keep it displayed until acknowledged by the Race Commit-

tee. This is a change of RRS 60 + 62. The boat must file a

written protest in accordance with RRS 60 after returning

to harbor.

K. Scoring

The scoring system shall be of the Low Point system type,

except as modified by the paragraphs on breakdown

which follows:

In the event of breakdown and when special consid-

eration is requested, as described above in item J, the

Protest Committee may, at their sole discretion, at a hear-

ing to take place at the conclusion of the race, take any

one of the following actions. This is a change of RRS App

A4.

1. Order the race to be re-sailed.

2. Award such yacht a point or points as if it had been

unimpaired.Await the completion of the series, and calcu-

late the number of points according to section A and B.

Award the yacht the average number of points of A and B.

3.

A. The number of points resulting from adding togeth-

er the number of points obtained by the skipper of the

disabled yacht, in the other races of the regatta, and divid-

ing that number by the number of other races which that

skipper completed during the entire series, and for which

breakdown points were not awarded.

B. The number of points resulting from adding together

the points obtained by the disabled yacht in the other

races of the regatta, regardless of who sailed it, and which

were completed by that yacht, and divide that number

by the number of other races so completed by that yacht

during the entire series, and for which breakdown points

were not awarded. The points under this section shall be in

accordance with the actual finish position of the yacht and

shall not reflect any disqualification of the skipper sailing

the yacht at that time.

L. Protest committee

The members of the protest committee shall be able and

qualified people. The host country can provide a complete

protest committee (minimum three members), The visiting

countries may appoint substituting or additional members.

4.

A. Trophy

The winner of the regatta shall be presented the Interna-

tional Knarr Championship Trophy supplied by the host

country.

B. It shall be the responsibility of the winner to keep the

trophy safe and insured for replacement value. He shall

also be responsible for delivering the trophy in the next

host country in time for the next Championship regatta.

5.

A. Miscellaneous Provisions.

In the event the Knarr class expands to other countries,

such countries shall have the right to compete for the

Championship.

B. If the country next in line to hold the Championship

declines to sponsor the event, the responsibility for spon-

soring it shall pass to the next country in line.

C. Should the interest in the Knarr class winter, and no

race be held for three consecutive years, the trophy shall

become the property of the National Knarr Authority of

the country whose representatives have won it the most

times. If a tie exists, the trophy shall belong to that country,

whose representative won it most recently.

6. Deed of Trust.

Amendments or changes to this Deed of Trust may be

effected only by two-thirds vote of National Knarr Author-

ities, each authority casting one vote. In the event Germa-

ny becomes eligible to host the IKC as provided in 1(a),

changes to this Deed of Trust may be effected by a major-

ity vote of the National Knarr Authorities, each casting one

vote, beginning in the first year following an IKC hosted by

Germany.

*******

Note! At the 46th International Knarr Championship, held

in Bergen in 2014, the Admirals agreed upon the above

revised edition taking effect from IKC 2015.

Earlier revisions of the Deed of Trust are published in

programs for the years 1975, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995,

1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2011.

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48TH INTERNATIONAL KNARR CHAMPIONSHIPSeptember 2 – September 10, 2016

Organizing Authority (OA): The St. Francis Yacht Club and the San Francisco Bay Knarr Association

San Francisco, USA

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1 RULES

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) and the International Knarr Championship Deed of Trust (DoT).

1.2 The following US SAILING prescriptions to the RRS will apply, and can be found in Addendum B of these sailing instructions: 40, 61.4, 67, 70.5(a), 76.1, and Appendix R. All other US Sailing prescriptions shall not apply.

1.3 Appendix T, Section A, T1: PENALTIES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT will apply: The first two sentences of rule 44.1 are changed to: “A boat may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken a rule of Part 2 or rule 31 while racing. However, when she may have broken a rule of Part 2 while in the zone around a mark other than a starting mark, her penalty shall be a Two-Turns Penalty.”

1.4 RRS 40 will be changed as follows: Competitors shall wear personal flotation devices while racing, except briefly while changing or adjusting clothing or personal equipment.

1.5 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

2 COMMUNICATION WITH COMPETITORS

2.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official regatta notice board located in the hallway adjacent to the side (Regatta) entrance of StFYC and may also be posted online at www.stfyc.com.

2.2 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted by 1000 hours on the day it will take effect, except that any change to sailing instruction 3, Schedule, will be posted by 1900 hours on the day before it will take effect.

2.3 Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flagpole located on the StFYC Race Deck.

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2.4 When flag AP is displayed from the Race Deck, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes’ in the race signal AP for races scheduled in the primary racing area, or ‘not less than 60 minutes’ for races scheduled in the alternate racing areas. This changes RRS Race Signals.

2.5 Questions regarding the sailing instructions may be submitted in writing to the race committee. Questions and written responses will be posted on the official regatta notice board.

2.6 Flag B hoisted with one sound signal means ‘one hour before protest time limit’. When lowered with one sound signal it means ‘protest time limit has ended’. This changes RRS Race Signals.

2.7 Race committee communications on the water will take place on VHF Channel 69.

3 SCHEDULE

3.1 DATE TIME EVENT

Friday, Sept. 2 1400-1800hrs Registration

Saturday, Sept. 3 1000-1200hrs Late registration 1100hrs Competitor’s Meeting & Draw of Yachts 1300hrs First Warning Signal (Practice Race) 1700hrs Opening Ceremony

Sunday, Sept. 4 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled)

Monday, Sept. 5 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled)

Tuesday, Sept. 6 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signal (1 race scheduled)

Wednesday, Sept. 7 Lay day (no races scheduled)

Thursday, Sept. 8 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signal (2 races scheduled)

Friday, Sept. 9 9 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signa (2 races scheduled)

Saturday, Sept. 10 0930hrs Competitor’s Meeting 1200hrs First Warning Signal (1 race scheduled) 1800hrs Awards Dinner at St. Francis Yacht Club

3.2 When two races are scheduled, the second race will be started as soon as practical after the finish of the first race.

3.3 If racing is scheduled for the City Front racing area, no boats may leave the harbor prior to 1 hour before the scheduled first warning signal. If racing is scheduled in one of the alternate

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racing areas, no boats may leave the harbor prior to 90 minutes before the scheduled first warning signal.

3.4 No provided boats may be sailed at any time other than that stated in the SI 3.1 and SI 3.3.

3.5 At the conclusion of racing each day, all competitors shall sail directly back to the harbor.

3.6 On the last day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after 1430. In the case of one or more general recalls, when the initial warning signal was made prior to 1430, the race commit-tee may make subsequent warning signals for that race after that time.

4 CLASS FLAG

The class flag will be a black Knarr class insignia on a white rectangular background.

5 RACING AREAS

5.1 As illustrated in Addendum C the regatta venue will be located at the St. Francis Yacht Club and the racing may alternate between different course locations within Central San Francisco Bay.

5.2 The intended race area for the day will be posted on the official regatta notice board by 0900hrs on each scheduled day of racing.

6 THE COURSES

6.1 Addendum A shows the courses that may be sailed, including the order in which marks are to be passed and the side on which each mark is to be left.

6.2 No later than the warning signal the race committee signal boat will signal the course to be sailed with a number placard.

6.3 The approximate distance and compass bearing to the first mark may be indicated by the race committee on a digital board.

7 MARKS

7.1 Marks 1 and 3 will be yellow inflatable marks.

7.2 Mark 1o is an orange inflatable ball set as an offset set off of mark 1.

7.3 Mark 3 will be a gate. In the event that the gate is not in place, the single mark 3 shall be rounded in the same direction as the previous mark.

7.4 New marks, as provided in SI 11.1, will be red inflatable marks.

7.5 The starting and finishing marks will be race committee boats displaying an orange and yellow striped flag, or a nearby yellow inflatable mark.

8 DRAW OF BOATS

8.1 Per Deed of Trust article 3(E), competitors shall change boats per the assigned schedule for each day of racing. The cancellation or abandonment of a particular day’s race(s) will not alter the scheduled boat assignment for the following day.

8.2 In the event of breakdown or removal of a boat from the regatta the Technical Committee will place a new boat into service according to the predetermined schedule of replacement boats.

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9 AREAS THAT ARE OBSTRUCTIONS

For safety reasons, each of the lines bounded by the following two points is an obstruction:

(a) The northern end of the SF Marina entrance wave attenuator and the closest point ashore. (b) The southern end of the SF Marina entrance wave attenuator and the closest point ashore. (c) The “H” Beam piling (located approximately 200 yards west of the St. Francis YC) and the closest point ashore. (d) Anita Rock Light located approximately 0.30 NM West of StFYC (“Anita Rock” Q 20ft 5M), and a yellow buoy (located approximately 100 yards northwest of the Anita Rock Light). (e) The Green/Red Bell Buoy off the west end of Alcatraz Island and Alcatraz Island.

10 THE START

10.1 There will be no start if the wind measured on the race committee signal boat is less than 5 knots or greater than 25 knots for a period of at least 5 minutes.

10.2 To alert boats that a race will begin soon, the orange and yellow starting line flag will be dis-played with one sound at least five minutes before a warning signal is made. In the event of a postponement or general recall of that race, the orange and yellow starting line flag will remain displayed for subsequent warning signals.

10.3 The starting line will be between the staffs displaying orange and yellow striped flags on the starboard end signal boat and the port-end starting mark boat or the course side of a yellow inflatable mark.

10.4 A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start without a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1, A4 and A5.

10.5 The race committee may hail on VHF, after the starting signal, the sail numbers of boats subject to Individual Recall per RRS 29.1. Failure of the race committee to make this broadcast, failure of a boat to hear the broadcast, or the order in which the sail numbers are hailed shall not be grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a).

11 CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE

11.1 To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the fin-ishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.

11.2 The offset mark 1o as described in SI 7.2 will not be set on a changed leg of the course.

12 THE FINISH

12.1 For courses with downwind finishes, the finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange and yellow striped flag on the finishing line boat and a staff displaying an orange and yel-low striped flag on a nearby race committee boat or the course side of a nearby white inflatable ball. The finishing line for downwind finishes may be shorter than the starting line.

12.2 For courses with upwind finishes, the finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange and yellow striped flag on a race committee boat and a white buoy located approximately 200 yards upwind of mark 1.

12.3 Flag A displayed, with no sound, while boats are finishing means ‘No more racing today.’

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13 PENALTY SYSTEM

When a boat takes a Turns Penalty for an incident that occurred at, or in the zone of Mark 1, her earliest opportunity may be after rounding mark 1o. This changes RRS 44.2.

14 TIME LIMITS

14.1 The time limit for each race shall be 120 minutes.

14.2 If the mean wind as measured on the race committee signal boat is greater than 25 knots for a period of at least 10 minutes, the race shall be abandoned.

14.3 Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

15 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

15.1 Protests and requests for redress may be written on standard US SAILING protest forms. Pro-test forms are available at the Jury Desk. Protests and requests for redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit.

15.2 The protest time limit is 60 minutes after the hoisting of flag B per SI 2.6. This will be hoisted as soon as practical after the boats return to harbor. The protest time limit will also be posted on the official notice board. The same time limit applies to protests by the race committee and protest committee about incidents they observe in the racing area and to requests for redress. This chan-ges RRS 61.3 and 62.2.

15.3 Notices will be posted within 30 minutes after the protest time limit ends to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses.

15.4 Notices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under RRS 61.1(b).

15.5 It is each boat’s sole responsibility to check the official notice board to see if she is cited in a protest. Failure of any competitor to appear when called for a hearing will be considered by the Jury as grounds for proceeding under RRS 63.3(b).

15.6 Breaches of sailing instructions 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 27 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches and class rule breaches may be less than disqualification if the protest committee so decides.

15.7 On the last day of the regatta a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered (a) within the protest time limit if the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on the previous day; (b) no later than 30 minutes after the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on that day. This changes RRS 66.

15.8 On the last scheduled day of racing, a request for redress based on a protest committee decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes RRS 62.2

16 BREAKDOWNS

The treatment of breakdowns shall be governed by Section 3J in the IKC Deed of Trust.

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17 SCORING

17.1 Ten (10) races are scheduled.

17.2 Four races are required to be completed to constitute a Championship.

17.3 The Low Point scoring system of RRS Appendix A, as changed below, shall apply.

17.4 Each boat’s series score will be determined in accordance with the Deed of Trust. When fewer than six (6) races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. When six (6) or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. When nine (9) or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. This changes rule A2.

17.5 In the event of a breakdown, and when special consideration is requested in accordance with SI 16.2, the protest committee may, at their sole discretion, at a hearing to take place at the conclusion of the race, take any one of the actions specified in the Deed of Trust paragraph K. This changes RRS A4.

18 SAFETY REGULATIONS

18.1 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.

18.2 A boat that leaves the racing area between races shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.

18.3 Boats not leaving the harbor for any of the day’s racing shall so inform the race committee.

18.4 COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC:

(a) As stated in the RRS preamble to the Part 2 rules, when a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, she shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) or government right-of-way rules. This supplements, but does not replace the rules of Part 2. (b) If a commercial vessel has sounded five blasts, and/or the vessel or the Coast Guard iden tifies an offending boat, the race committee shall protest the boat, in which case the jury shall assume that the identified boat has impeded passage or violated the U.S. Inland Navigation Rules, and the identified boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise. In the case of a complaint by a Vessel Traffic or the Coast Guard, the protest time limit shall be extended up to two days after the conclusion of the regatta. This changes RRS 60.2(a) and 61.3. (c) A race committee boat may signal a boat to alter course to avoid impeding the passage of

commercial vessels by making a sound signal (horn or whistle) and pointing Code Flag V at the boat. The signaled boat shall promptly comply with the signal unless compliance would create an unsafe condition. If a boat fails to comply with such a signal, the race Committee shall protest the boat, in which case the jury shall assume that the course alteration would not have created an unsafe condition, and the protested boat shall have the burden of proving otherwise.

(d) Boats may not take a penalty under RRS 44 for breaking any part of these sailing instructions, and a resulting disqualification shall not be excludable under RRS A2. The StFYC shall cooperate with and provide relevant information to the Coast Guard or other governmental authority regarding investigations of boats impeding ship traffic or violating U.S. Inland Navigation Rules (33 CFR 83).

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19 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT

19.1 The crew number and members must be the same in all races. No member of the crew shall be substituted unless a written permission is obtained from the race committee the day before the race, or in case of acute illness or extenuating circumstances, as soon as possible.

19.2 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment may not be made without the prior authorization of the Technical Committee.

20 EQUIPMENT

Competitors may furnish their own electronic compass that displays only heading and timer data while racing.

21 LOG BOOK

21.1 Competitors shall report any damage or loss of equipment to the Technical Committee represen-tative immediately after securing the boat ashore.

21.2 Each boat is provided with a logbook by the Technical Committee for boat condition statemen-ts. It is the responsibility of the skipper of the boat to update the logbook in accordance with SI 21.3 and 21.4.

21.3 Any breakdown of gear, loss of equipment or damage, however slight, whether materially affecting the boat’s performance or not, must be recorded in the logbook, and reported to the Technical Committee representative immediately after returning to the harbor.

21.4 The logbook shall be signed by the skipper and the Technical Committee representative as soon as is practical upon returning to the harbor, and before handing over the boat to the next skipper.

22 ADVERTISING

Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority

23 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS

23.1 Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with, and according to, the terms of prior written permission by the organizing authority. The technical committee may haul boats to faci-litate repairs as needed.

23.2 All participating boats will be bottom cleaned prior to the regatta by the technical committee. Additional bottom cleaning by any means shall not be conducted or arranged by competitors or crew for the duration of the event.

23.3 Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used by com-petitors around keelboats at any time.

24 RADIO COMMUNICATION

24.1 Except in an emergency or for a breakdown, 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.

24.2 The race committee will use VHF channel (69) to communicate to the fleet, including the loca-tion of the starting area, OCS sail numbers, general recalls and postponements. Failure to make

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these broadcasts or failure to hear them shall not constitute grounds for granting redress. This changes RRS 62.1.

24.3 Race committee may not acknowledge any radio transmission except in the case of an emergen-cy or a breakdown.

25 PRIZES

25.1 The winner of the regatta will receive the International Knarr Perpetual Trophy (which may be retained until the next championship) together with a take-home trophy.

25.2 The top skipper at the conclusion of racing on Tuesday will receive the Georg von Erpecom Per-petual Trophy, which may be retained until the next championship.

25.3 Other awards may be presented.

26 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing 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.

27 INSURANCE

This is a provided boat event. Boats are insured by a third-party carrier arranged by the local fleet. In the event that a boat and/or equipment is lost and/or damaged each party involved in the incident, regardless of fault, shall have their damage deposit (insurance deductible) reduced in the amount of $300 USD per occurrence. If a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by the OA, it may require the deposit to be restored to its original amount before the skipper will be permitted to continue in the event. In the case where a party to a protest is found to be at fault and whose actions are found to have contributed to an incident resulting in damage, they shall also be obliged to pay the above deductible. Damage deposits are payable to the San Francisco Bay Knarr Association via credit card.

Principal Race Officer: Bartz Schneider, National Race Officer

ADDENDUM AOFFICIAL DESCRIPTION OF MARKS AND COURSES

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Mark Description

1 Inflatable yellow cone set as a windward mark

1o Inflatable orange ball set as an offset mark to mark 1

3g Two inflatable yellow cones set as a leeward gate

(p) indicates mark shall be le� to port.

(s) indicates mark shall be le� to starboard.

Course Rounding Order

1 Start→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ 3g→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ Finish (downwind)

2 Start→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ 3g→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ 3g→ Finish (upwind)

3 Start→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ 3g→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ 3g→ 1(p)→ 1o(p)→ Finish (downwind)

4 Start→ 1(s)→ 1o(s)→ 3g→ 1(s)→ 1o(s)→ Finish (downwind)

5 Start→ 1(s)→ 1o(s)→ 3g→ 1(s)→ 1o(s)→ 3g→ Finish (upwind)

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Rule 40Change rule 40 title to: PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES; LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENTAfter rule 40 addUS Sailing prescribes that every boat shall carry life-saving equipment conforming to government regulations that apply in the racing area. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the ‘PFD’ link for more information.

Rule 61.4Add rule 61.461.4 Fees for Protests and Requests for Redress US Sailing prescribes that no fees shall be charged for protests orrequests for redress.

Rule 67After rule 67 addUS Sailing prescribes that:(a) A boat that retires from a race or accepts a penalty does not, by that action alone, admit liability for damages.

(b) A protest committee shall find facts and make decisions only in compliance with the rules. No protest committee or US Sailing appeal authority shall adjudicate any claim for damages. Such a claim is subject to thejurisdiction of the courts.

(c) A basic purpose of the rules is to prevent contact between boats. By participating in an event governed by the rules, a boat agrees that responsibility for damages arising from any breach of the rules shall be based on fault as determined by application of the rules, and that she shall not be governed by the legal doctrine of ‘assumption of risk’ for monetary damages resulting from contact with other boats.

Rule 70.5(a)After rule 70.5(a) addUS Sailing prescribes that its approval is required. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the ‘NoAppeal’ link for more information or to obtain approval.

Rule 76.1 After rule 76.1 add US Sailing prescribes that an organizing authority or race committee shall not reject or cancel the entry of a boat or

exclude a competitor eligible under the notice of race and sailing instructions for an arbitrary or capricious reason or for reason of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or age.

Appendix R, Procedures for Appeals and RequestsReplace ISAF Appendix R with Appendix RAPPENDIX R – Procedures for Appeals and Requests

This appendix is a US Sailing prescription.

See rules 70 and 71. This appendix replaces Appendix R as adopted by the International Sailing Federation for thepurpose of creating a two-level appeals system. The US Sailing Appeals Committee acts as the national authority under rule 71. An association appeals committee may act as permitted by rule 71.2 and shall act as required by rule 71.3, subject to further appeal as provided in rule R7.1(a).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the appeals systemand their answers, including advice on how to prepare an appeal, can be found on the US Sailing website. Go toussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the ‘Appeals FAQ’ link.

R1 WHERE TO SEND AN APPEAL OR REQUESTR1.1 All appeals and requests shall be sent to the Race Administration Director at US Sailing, at either P.O. Box 1260 or 15 Maritime Drive, Portsmouth, RI 02871, or by e-mail to [email protected].

R1.2 Except as provided in rule R1.4, the director will forward an appeal of a decision of a protest committee or a request by a protest committee for confirmation or correction of its decision to the association appeals committee for the place in which the event was held. However, such an appeal or request arising from an event conducted under the procedural rules of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association or the Interscholastic Sailing Association will be forwarded to the association appeals committee for the ICSA and ISSA.

R1.3 The director will forward an appeal of a decision of an association appeals committee, a request by an association

Addendum BUS Sailing Prescriptions in Effect

to the2016 International Knarr Championships Sailing Instructions

The following US SAILING prescriptions to RRS will apply:

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appeals committee for confirmation or correction of its decision, and a request for an interpretation of rules to the US Sailing Appeals Committee.

R1.4 The director will forward an appeal of a decision of a protest committee acting under rule 69.1, an appeal of a decision of a protest committee of a US Sailing national championship, and a request by such a committee for confirmation or correction of its decision to the US Sailing Appeals Committee.

R2 TO APPEAL OR MAKE A REQUESTR2.1 To appeal,(a) no later than 15 days after receiving the written decision being appealed or a protest committee’s decision notto reopen a hearing, the appellant shall send an appeal and a copy of the decision to US Sailing. The appeal shallstate why the appellant believes the committee’s decision or its procedures were incorrect;

(b) when the hearing required by rule 63.1 has not been held within 30 days after a protest or request for redress was delivered, the appellant shall, within a further 15 days, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence. The appeals committee to which the appeal is forwarded shall extend the time if there is goodreason to do so; or

(c) when the protest committee fails to comply with rule 65, the appellant shall, within a reasonable time after the hearing, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence. If a copy of the protest or request is not available, the appellant shall instead send a statement of its substance.

R2.2 The appellant shall also send, with the appeal or as soon as possible thereafter, all of the following documents and information available: (a) the written protest(s) or request(s) for redress;

(b) if the appeal is from a decision of an association appeals committee, the written decision of the protest committee and the appeal to the association appeals committee;

(c) a diagram, prepared or endorsed by the protest committee, that shows (1) the positions of all boats involved at relevant times, and their tracks; (2) the course to the next mark and its required side; (3) the speed and direction of the wind; (4) any relevant mark, obstruction or zone; and (5) if relevant, the depth of the water and the speed and direction of any current; (d) the notice of race, sailing instructions, any other documents governing the event, and any changes to them; (e) the names, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses of the

parties to the hearing, the chairman of the protest committee and, if relevant, the chairman of the association appeals committee; and (f) any other relevant documents.

R2.3 To request confirmation or correction of its decision, a protest committee or association appeals committee shall send to US Sailing a copy of its decision and all relevant documents and comments (see rule R2.2).

R2.4 To request an interpretation of the rules, a club or other organization affiliated to US Sailing shall send its request to US Sailing. The request shall include assumed facts and be endorsed by an officer of the club or organization. A US Sailing committee is considered to be an organization affiliated to US Sailing. R3 FEES

R3.1 If the appeal or request is being made to an association appeals committee (see rule R1.2), US Sailing charges no fee for forwarding that appeal or request. However, an association appeals committee may charge a fee, in which case the association appeals committee will send a notice to the appellant (or, for a request, to the protest committee) stating the fee, to whom the fee is payable, and the address to which the fee must be sent.

R3.2 If the appeal is being made to the US Sailing Appeals Committee (see rules R1.3 and R1.4) by a member of USSailing or another national authority, US Sailing charges a fee of $25. The fee is $75 for all others.

R3.3 A fee of $25 is charged for a request for an interpretation of the rules, but there is no fee for such a request from a US Sailing committee. There is no fee for a request from an association appeals committee for confirmation or correction of its decision.

R3.4 If a fee is required for an appeal or request, it must be received before the appeal or request will be considered. For appeals and requests made to the US Sailing Appeals Committee, the fee can be paid by check to “US Sailing” or electronically as described in the Appeals FAQ.

R4 NOTIFICATION OF THE COMMITTEE WHOSE DECISION IS BEING APPEALED Upon receipt of an appeal, the appeals committee shall send a copy of the appeal to the committee whose decision is being appealed, asking it for any documents required by rule R2.2 not supplied by the appellant.

R5 COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIESR5.1 Protest CommitteeA protest committee whose decision is being appealed shall

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supply the documents requested under rule R4 and any facts or other information requested under rule R5.4. If directed to do so by the appeals committee, it shall conduct a hearing, or reopen the hearing, of the protest or request for redress, or conduct a hearing to consider redress.

R5.2 Association Appeals Committee(a) The association appeals committee shall send to all parties to the hearing, and to the committee whose decision is being appealed or reviewed, copies of all relevant documents, comments and clarifications it has received, except those supplied by that party or committee.

(b) The association appeals committee shall send its decision in writing to all parties to the hearing and the protest committee.

(c) An association appeals committee shall consider an appeal it has refused to decide if directed to do so by the US Sailing Appeals Committee.

R5.3 US Sailing Appeals CommitteeThe US Sailing Appeals Committee shall send to all parties to the hearing, to the protest committee and to the association appeals committee whose decision is being appealed or reviewed, copies of all relevant documents, comments and clarifications it has received, except those supplied by that party or committee.

R5.4 Inadequate Facts; ReopeningAn appeals committee shall accept the protest committee’s finding of facts except when it decides they are inadequate. In that case it shall require the protest committee to provide additional facts or other information, or to reopen the hearing and report any new finding of facts, and the protest committee shall promptly do so.

R6 COMMENTSThe parties to the hearing, the protest committee and, if relevant, the association appeals committee may make comments on the appeal or request, on any of the documents listed in rule R2.2, and on any clarifications received under rule R7.2(d). Comments shall be sent in writing to the appeals committee no later than 15 days after the party or committee receives the document. The appeals committee need not consider comments sent after that time or comments on comments.

R7 PROVISIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE OF RULES 70 AND 71R7.1 Right to Appeal or Request Confirmation or Correction(a) A party to a hearing may appeal an association appeals committee’s decision.

(b) An association appeals committee may request confirmation or correction of its decision (see rule R2.3).

R7.2 Other Provisions(a) No member of the association appeals committee shall take part in the discussion or decision on an appeal or a request for confirmation or correction to the US Sailing Appeals Committee.

(b) An appeals committee may direct a protest committee to conduct a hearing to consider redress for an appellant or other boats.

(c) The US Sailing Appeals Committee may direct an association appeals committee to consider an appeal it has refused to decide.

(d) An appeals committee may seek clarifications of rules governing the event from organizations that are not parties to the hearing.

R8 EXPEDITED APPEALSAn expedited appeals system, which can only be used at US Sailing Protected Competitions (see US Sailing Regulation 12.03), can be found on the US Sailing website. Go to ussailing.org/racingrules/documents and click the ‘Expedited Appeals’ link.

Appendix TAfter Appendix R add Appendix T

APPENDIX T – ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTIONThis appendix is a US Sailing prescription. One or more sections of this appendix apply only if the sailing instructions so state. The rules in this appendix are intended to improve compliance with the Basic Principle, Sportsmanship and the Rules, and may be used for fleets of boats in major or minor events. Sections A and B provide alternative penalties that encourage competitors to take a penalty when they may have broken a rule of Part 2 or rule 31. They can be used together or individually.

SECTION APENALTIES WHILE RACINGIf Section A applies, rule T1 shall be included in the sailing instructions.

T1 PENALTIES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTThe first two sentences of rule 44.1 are changed to: ‘A boat may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken a rule of Part 2 or rule 31 while racing. However, when she may have broken a rule of Part 2 while in the zone around a mark other than a starting mark, her penalty shall be a Two-Turns Penalty.’

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Addendum CVenue and Race Areas

to the2016 International Knarr Championships Sailing Instructions

The venue and racing locations are illustrated below.

St. Francis Yacht Club99 Yacht RoadSan Francisco, CA USA

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Primary Race Area

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In 1968, Knarr sailor and St. Francis Yacht Club member Knud Wibroe had a vision. A native of Denmark, Knud had spent his early years sailing Knarrs, a beautiful wooden boat first built in Norway in 1943 by Erling L. Kris-tofersen. Knud wanted to gather all Bay-area Knarrs to compete on a weekly basis. Now, 48 years later, these weekly races continue as our signature Wednesday Evening Series and this fall, St. Francis Yacht Club will host the 48th International Knarr Championship, scheduled for September 2–10 on San Fran-cisco Bay. Knud’s vision has blossomed into a fleet with unparalleled competition, interna-

tional camaraderie and stalwart friendship, all of which will be epitomized at the IKC.

As a relatively young Knarr owner, I am proud to be a part of this magical fleet. May-be it was fate that I was born in 1969, the same year the IKCs began. I have owned Knarr US47 for almost a decade, which makes me a mere babe in this fleet. My boat, along with many other wooden beauties, arrived in the Bay from Norway in the early 1960’s. She came via a container about eight years before I was born and had four owners before me. Hers is a common story among the Bay-area Knarrs, and I often think of the

BACK TO THE FUTUREWITH THE KNARR FLEET

By Risley Sams2016 Secretary, SanFrancisco Bay Knarr Association

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those Norwegian boat-builders in the 1950’s, who had not the foggiest notion that their boats would still be racing on the San Fran-cisco Bay in 2016! To them I raise an aquavit and toast, Skol!

Like Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol, I’d like to take a quick walk through the tale of the Knarr fleet in San Francisco, past, pres-ent and most importantly, future.

Don Durant founded the first Bay Area Knarr Association in 1959 and called it “Nor-dic Imports.” In 1961, the fleet was reorga-nized and renamed the San Francisco Bay Knarr Association. In the years that followed, Knarrs became a force on San Francisco Bay, working closely with the Norwegian and Danish fleets to maintain a position as a stal-wart and competitive international one-de-sign class.

One of the unique aspects of the Knarr fleet is the way it has permeated the fibers of the St. Francis Yacht Club. No less than ten of the Club’s Commodores have been Knarr racers. Knarrs are a featured fleet in the timeless Wednesday Evening Series and an invited fleet to many St. Francis hosted regattas each year. Our current Commodore, Kimball Livingston, captured the essence of the fleet in his book of Sailing the Bay as well as in many articles in SAIL Magazine. Even the cover of our Club’s history book features an aerial view of an IKC!

In 2011, the SF Bay Fleet experienced transformational change when we followed the Danish fleet and converted our rigs to aluminum masts. As a result, the fleet became even more well matched and the competi-tion grew as we saw new owners enter the

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fleet at a rate not seen before. Our Admiralty detected a shift in the way yacht clubs were holding races and moved to a more weekend regatta oriented format. We adopted mod-ern communications channels like email and texting to keep the fleet informed about rac-ing and other social events.

We faced several challenges in the past five years, but have managed to emerge stronger than ever. At present, our season consists of over 30 races a year, not includ-ing our beloved Wednesday night series.

Through it all, one defining aspect of the Knarr fleet has been the way it represents the very best in Corinthian spirit in yachting. During the IKC—the class’s signature event—we offer borrowed boats to visiting sailors, host our international sailing friends in our homes and throw legendary social events. All of this occurs within and around the lines of a beautiful one-design hull from Norway. Again, skol!

Now, the future shines brightly for this fleet of fjord racers who have adapted so well to our lovely Bay waters. It’s impossible to say exactly what the future holds, but if it is anything like the past five years, the Knarr fleet is set to launch. There is something spe-cial about the chemistry of our group, the on-and off-water camaraderie and the fact that our fleet is attracting younger mem-bers. We are working diligently with our Nor-wegian and Danish Admiralties to integrate modernized class rules that will shepherd the class through the 21st century by mak-ing sure we remain a one-design class, invite new countries such as Germany to partici-pate, and perpetuate the IKCs.

We are also fortunate to have Bootswer-ft Schneidereit builders in Germany who are still making beautiful brand new Knarrs. While no one in San Francisco has ordered a new boat from Germany as of yet, I am cer-tain it is merely a matter of time.

As I stand here today, I see the support of Yacht Clubs like the St. Francis, the lead-ership of international Knarr Associations and the enthusiasm of local owners and I can’t help but have a positive outlook for the future of this fleet.

Knarr: it’s not just a boat, it’s a lifestyle.

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The Official Boat Builder of the International Knarr FleetThe Official Boat Builder of the International Knarr FleetWishing you a successful 48th IKC in San Francisco!Wishing you a successful 48th IKC in San Francisco!Wishing you a successful 48th IKC in San Francisco!

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