The T. Moore Classic Rum Race 2025

The THSB & RVYC
2024 Rum Race
Sailing
Instructions
26 December 2024
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1. RULES
1.1. The event is governed by the rules defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing
(RRS).
1.2. The Sail Canada Prescriptions to The Racing Rules of Sailing, available at
https://www.sailing.ca/uploads/2020/10/Sail-Canada-Prescriptions-to-the-RRS_2021-2024.pdf, apply.
1.3. The 2023 PHRF-BC Class Rules, available at https://bcsailing.bc.ca/phrforc/,apply.
1.4. Boats shall comply with the Transport Canada boating safety regulations.
2. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Changes to the sailing instructions will be announced on VHF 09 at 1145 26
December 2024.
3. COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALS
3.1. There will be no notices to competitors.
3.2. There will be no skippers’ meeting.
3.3. No signals will be made to competitors.
3.4. VHF 09 will be used for race communications.
4. THE COURSE
The course will be from the Todd Fiddle transit, around Discovery and Chatham Islands in either direction (if clockwise leaving and the Fulford Reef Buoy “VK”, Brinn Rock and
Seabird Point to starboard and the Chain Islands to port and if counterclockwise leaving the Chain Islands to starboard and Seabird Point, Brinn Rock and the Fulford
Reef Buoy “VK” to port) and then to the finish.
5. THE START & FINISH
5.1. The Start/Finish Line will be the line formed by the transit of Todd Rock and
Fiddle Reef, with one end at Todd Rock, and Vancouver Island at the other end.
5.2. Boats must cross the start/finish line in a north easterly direction to start and
must cross the start/finish line in a south westerly direction to finish.
5.3. Each boat is to start at the time shown in Appendix A that matches her rating.
5.4. Each boat is to record her finish time.
5.5. The crew of each boat must text or email, Stuart Dahlgren Chart Room no later than 60 minutes after finishing. The Boat name, Division and finish time to.

Stuart Dahlgren
Racing Fleet Captain
Royal Victoria Yacht Club
250-588-0906
[racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.ca](mailto:racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.ca)

6. RATING
6.1. Each boat shall use its PHRF-BC rating to determine its start time.
6.2. Boats that do not have a PHRF rating will be assigned a rating by the race committee. Please contact the race officer at racingfleetcaptain@rvyc.ca no or make it up
later than 1800 Friday 23 December 2024 to obtain a rating.
7. TIME LIMIT/RETIREMENT
7.1. All yachts must finish no later than 1600.

7.3. A boat retiring from the race must notify the race committee of its retirement by text or call
8. PENALTY SYSTEM
RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn

11. PRIZES
11.1. The first boat to finish will be awarded the coveted & beautiful T. Moore Rum Race Classic Trophy.
11.2. Prizes will be awarded to first boat to finish in each of the following four divisions:
Division 1 –Rating lower than or equal to 115
Division 2 –Rating between 116 and 168
Division 3 –Rating equal to or higher than 169
Division 4 – All Multihulls
11.3. Other prizes may be awarded for outstanding feats of seamanship, or facsimiles thereof, at the discretion of the race officer.
11.4. Prizes will be presented in the RVYC Chart Room no later than 1700 or earlier if
all boats have finished.
11.5. Skippers, or their representatives, must be present to receive their prizes.
12.1. All skippers and crew are encouraged to join in the post race festivities at RVYC.

13. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the race entirely at their own risk. See RRS 3, 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
race.
14. INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party insurance with a minimum coverage of $2,000,000CDN.
Start Times based on PHRF-BC Rating Ranges.

| Start 1 | 11:40 | 300 | 304 |
| ------- | ----- | --- | --- |
| Start 2 | 11:41 | 295 | 299 |
| Start 3 | 11:42 | 291 | 294 |
| Start 4 | 11:43 | 286 | 290 |
| Start 5 | 11:44 | 282 | 285 |
| Start 6 | 11:45 | 277 | 281 |
| Start 7 | 11:46 | 272 | 276 |
| Start 8 | 11:47 | 268 | 271 |
| Start 9 | 11:48 | 263 | 267 |
| Start 10 | 11:49 | 258 | 262 |
| Start 11 | 11:50 | 254 | 257 |
| Start 12 | 11:51 | 249 | 253 |
| Start 13 | 11:52 | 245 | 248 |
| Start 14 | 11:53 | 240 | 244 |
| Start 15 | 11:54 | 235 | 239 |
| Start 16 | 11:55 | 231 | 234 |
| Start 17 | 11:56 | 226 | 230 |
| Start 18 | 11:57 | 222 | 225 |
| Start 19 | 11:58 | 217 | 221 |
| Start 20 | 11:59 | 212 | 216 |
| Start 21 | 12:00 | 208 | 211 |
| Start 22 | 12:01 | 203 | 207 |
| Start 23 | 12:02 | 198 | 202 |
| Start 24 | 12:03 | 194 | 197 |
| Start 25 | 12:04 | 189 | 193 |
| Start 26 | 12:05 | 185 | 188 |
| Start 27 | 12:06 | 180 | 184 |
| Start 28 | 12:07 | 175 | 179 |
| Start 29 | 12:08 | 171 | 174 |
| Start 30 | 12:09 | 166 | 170 |
| Start 31 | 12:10 | 162 | 165 |
| Start 32 | 12:11 | 157 | 161 |
| Start 33 | 12:12 | 152 | 156 |
| Start 34 | 12:13 | 148 | 151 |
| Start 35 | 12:14 | 143 | 147 |
| Start 36 | 12:15 | 138 | 142 |
| Start 37 | 12:16 | 134 | 137 |
| Start 38 | 12:17 | 129 | 133 |
| Start 39 | 12:18 | 125 | 128 |
| Start 40 | 12:19 | 120 | 124 |
| Start 41 | 12:20 | 115 | 119 |
| Start 42 | 12:21 | 111 | 114 |
| Start 43 | 12:22 | 106 | 110 |
| Start 44 | 12:23 | 102 | 105 |
| Start 45 | 12:24 | 97 | 101 |
| Start 46 | 12:25 | 92 | 96 |
| Start 47 | 12:26 | 88 | 91 |
| Start 48 | 12:27 | 83 | 87 |
| Start 49 | 12:28 | 78 | 82 |
| Start 50 | 12:29 | 74 | 77 |
| Start 51 | 12:30 | 69 | 73 |
| Start 52 | 12:31 | 65 | 68 |
| Start 53 | 12:32 | 60 | 64 |
| Start 54 | 12:33 | 55 | 59 |
| Start 55 | 12:34 | 51 | 54 |
| Start 56 | 12:35 | 46 | 50 |
| Start 57 | 12:36 | 42 | 45 |
| Start 58 | 12:37 | 37 | 41 |
| Start 59 | 12:38 | 32 | 36 |
| Start 60 | 12:39 | 28 | 31 |
| Start 61 | 12:40 | 23 | 27 |
| Start 62 | 12:41 | 18 | 22 |
| Start 63 | 12:42 | 14 | 17 |
| Start 64 | 12:43 | 9 | 13 |
| Start 65 | 12:44 | 5 | 8 |
| Start 66 | 12:45 | 0 | 4 |