Club Rules
The following are a set of simplified rules, used for sailing competitions within the Lilydale Radio Yacht Club Inc.
The rules are based upon club principles and should be adhered to.
Ground Rules:
Consideration and friendliness shall be shown to fellow members and other users of the Lilydale Lake.
Members shall abide by all laws, by-laws, club rules and park regulations.
Members shall be financial at all times.
Members shall display their allocated radio frequency whenever their transmitter is on.
Where circumstances prevent unique frequencies for all attendees, those using a duplicated frequency must limit their use
to a half hour, or if racing, enough time to complete the race and return their craft immediately to shore in order for
everyone to have a go.
Section A - Sailing rules for general club races
A.1 - Avoid collisions.
A.2 - Sail the course and round all marks, if you fail to round a mark have a second attempt, if you fail a second time
you can continue to the next mark.
A.3 - Touching a mark of the course does not incur a penalty unless the mark is substantially relocated in which case
the offending boat shall retire.
Section B - Additional rules for monthly trophy races (also applicable, by agreement on the day, to races after
13:00hrs on Saturday's)
B.1 - Port tack boats keep clear of starboard tack boats.
B.2 - Windward boats keep clear of leeward boats.
B.3 - The boat astern keeps clear of the boat ahead.
B.4 - A boat tacking or gybing keeps clear of one that is not.
B.5 - Give room to (all) the inside boat(s) to round the mark.
Section C - Recommended practice - all events
C.1 - A boat that is not racing keeps clear of all boats racing, boats that have finished racing shall clear the finish line.
C.2 - First two finishers should, as soon as possible, land their boat, beyond the finish line and assist the timekeeper
as needed.
C.3 - If a collision results in damage to a boat, both boats involved in the collision shall retire.
Purists may not approve of the simplified rules; protests are not fun and we want to have fun.
