The purpose of this thread is to create a single, simple NOR/SI template that would be easy for “casual clubs” to use to create race docs for their event that meets the minimum requirements as stated in the 2021-2024 RRS Appx J
I think
US Sailings 2014 Simple SI is a good place to start.
Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions
{Name of Event}
{Dates of Event}
{Location of Event}
Rules
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
Entries
Competitors may enter by delivering a completed entry form [and paying the {amount} entry fee] to {place} before {time} on {date}. [Competitors may enter by emailing the boats name, class/rating and owners name to {email address}]
Classes
This event is open to the following classes of boats: {list classes}
Notices to Competitors
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located {describe where}.
Signals Made Ashore
Signals made ashore will be displayed from the flagpole located {describe where}. If a postponement is signaled ashore, the warning signal will be made not less than {time period} after flag AP is lowered.
Schedule and Class Flags
[A competitors’ meeting will be held at {time, date, place}.] The warning signal[s] for the first race will be [at {time}] [as follows: {date},{time}; {date},{time}; … ]. Subsequent races [each day] will be held as soon as practicable after the end of the previous race. The class flag[s] [is][are] {describe}.
Racing Area
The racing area will be {describe where}.
Courses and Marks
The course[s] will be {describe course[s]}. [{If more than one course} The course will be designated by {describe method, e.g. a black letter on a white board}]. All marks will be {describe}. [The attached diagram shows the courses, course designations, the marks in order and the rounding direction of each mark.]
Starting and Finishing Lines
The starting and finishing lines will be between {describe}. [The Sound Signal Starting System in Appendix S of the racing rules will be used.]
Time Limit
The time limit for each race will be {specify time limit} for the first boat to finish.
Protests
Protests shall be delivered to {place} within {time} after the race committee finish boat docks. The protest time limit and a list of protests received will be posted on the notice board. Hearings will be held as soon as practicable after racing each day in {place}.
Scoring
{Number} races are scheduled. [All scores will count.] [If at least {number} races are completed, each boat’s worst score will be excluded from her series score.] One race constitutes a series
Penalties
[Appendix V applies (1 turn and after race penalties)] or [RRS 44.3 Scoring Penalties applies]
Link HERE
As people give me suggestions below, I’ll make edits here:
Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions
{Dates of Event}
{Location of Event}
{Host Club/Organization}
3 Classes
This event is open to the following classes of boats: {list classes}
13 Penalties
[Appendix V applies (1 turn and after race penalties)] or [RRS 44.3 Scoring Penalties applies]
Can u post a link to your supplement? Maybe we focus on the NoR and Supplement. Maybe combine the NOR and SI Supplement into one?
On windows Microsoft Visio is a similar tool.
For a free tool you could try that was previously called draw.io: https://app.diagrams.net/
Kett Cummins
Tom Shenstone
The 'one page' appearance of the US Sailing Simple SI is an illusion. Once you fill in all the 'list', 'describe' 'insert' fields with a sensible layout its going to come out to several pages.
The one advantage of the US Sailing Simple SI is that it omits a lot of the usual waffle.
US Sailing obviously dropped their version because WS produced Appendix S.
What's wrong with Appendix S is that:
When Appendix S came out, I enthusiastically did a trial of using it, but the outcome was a SSI that was still about 3 pages long. At a pinch I can get a combined NOR/SI down to about 4 pages and I concluded that using Appendix S wasn't worth the effort.
Gordon Davies
I've asked Gordon some questions about 2 over in the Beercans thread.
Seems to me that for ad hoc races, you might have quite a long complex master SI, covering such things as initiation of race, electronic entry, rabbit start, RO of the day, results, etc, then quite a short SSI as a WhatsApp message, possibly with just a start date and time.
https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/how-to-make-race-committee-duty-easier.211943/post-8476637
https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/how-to-make-race-committee-duty-easier.211943/post-8476805
https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/how-to-make-race-committee-duty-easier.211943/post-8477692