Fastnet Proposal Yacht Information Name Ginger Sail number / IRCS FRA15012 / SGVZ6 MMSI 235101385 EPIRP HEX 1D0C69AEB0FFBFF Onboard Mobile No SAT No TBC Liferaft Plastimo Offshore, 8man, M0025, due June 2015 Ginger Ginger, a Jeanneau One Design (JOD35), was designed with the French obsession for short-handed sailing and I purchased her in 2013 with this in mind, to give me time to prepare for this year’s Fastnet. Although Ginger has not had the common conversion to include water ballast tanks, I have made the following changes to accommodate shorthanded sailing: Auto pilot - an electrical auto pilot (including fittings for a backup tiller-pilot) has been fitted with additional battery power supply. VHF - the VHF radio has been fitted with a remote, controlling handset for use without leaving the deck and a charging facility for the handheld VHF. GPS - a mini chart-plotter has been installed at the helm, capable of providing an independent NMEA input to the auto pilot. The integrated instrument and navigation system includes wifi for remote navigation devices and AIS transponder. Winches - both primary and secondary winches have been changed to self-tailing. Upwind sailing - reefing rams horn backed up with closing hooks reduce the chance of jumping off the horns during reefing. All halyards, reefing pennants and control line are led to a single control point within the cockpit. Downwind sailing - changed to asymmetric sails for ease of handling. Clipping-on - additional eyebolts have been fitted and additional lifeline jackstays, determined through experience of test sailing. General Condition. From a tired boat in 2013, Ginger has been rewired, re-upholstered and has had the freshwater tank and heads replaced. The engine has been fully serviced and the fuel system flushed, standing-rigging has been inspected and the running-rigging completely replaced, as have the lifeline guard-wires; she is now very much re-invigorated and following this winter’s lay-up and spring shake-down, she will be ready to race. Co-Skippers Alan Thornewill Quals Yacht master Offshore (Commercial)First Aid RYA First Aid 03/02/13 Sea Survival STCW95 for Merchant Seamen Previous Fastnet Gauntlet of Tamar (multiple), Spirit of Daedalus, Jings, Echo Zulu Notable experience As a commercially endorsed Yacht master I have previously undertaken pre and post, race deliveries, collected wind-bound yachts following charters along the south coast and around the English Channel and while the Sail Training Supervisor at HMS SULTAN I incorporated short-handed sailing into the staff skills program. Peter Redmond Quals Day Skipper First Aid Sea Survival Previous Fastnet Jings Notable experience As part of North Sails performance team, Peter has also completed pre / post-race deliveries and conducted new sail trials and adjustment trips on a range of yachts including Open60s Alternate Co-Skipper Mary Sutherland Quals Yacht master Coastal First Aid Sea Survival Previous Fastnet Jings Notable experience Two trans-Atlantic passages Shore Contact Victoria Cadwallader-Thornewill Proposed Qualifying Races Cervantes Trophy 2-4 May Very weather and work dependent. Myth of Malham 23-25 May My favorite race, entry pending on Remus De Guingand 5-7 Jun Entry pending on Remus Morgan Cup 19-21 Jun Dinard 10-12 Jul Channel 1-3 Aug Other events to de-conflict / enter SORC Offshore series 11, 25 Apr, 29 May, 12 Jun, Services Offshore Regatta 29 Jun-3 Jul RTI 26 Jun Army / Navy Rugby 9-10 May Training courses First Aid All skippers to requalify, date TBC Sea Survival All skippers to requalify, date TBC ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB ISAF OFFSHORE SPECIAL REGULATIONS CHECKLIST 2015 CATEGORIES 1, 2 & 3 (including Cat 2 Liferaft and AIS Transponder) PLEASE COMPLETE IN BLOCK CAPITALS REFERRING TO THE SPECIAL REGULATIONS Except where otherwise stated ALL RORC races require compliance with ISAF Offshore Special Regulations AND RORC Prescriptions as printed in the RORC 2015 Notice of Race and at rorc.org Name of Yacht: Ginger Sail No: FRA 15012 Design or type: SLOOP LH (LOA) in metres: Call Sign: SGVZ6 MMSI Number: 235101385 Mobile Phone No. (to be carried while racing): Satellite Stories Phone Number (if carried): TBC Name of person completing this form (please print): A THORNEWILL Contact details for queries: Phone Number: Email: [email protected] Under RORC Notice of Race 1.5.6.1 this Checklist shall be completed and returned to the RORC before a yacht may start in her first offshore RORC race of the season. Checklists issued by other organisations may be accepted if they are current, to the appropriate race category, comprehensive and based on the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations. This form should be completed on board your yacht. Please keep a copy of the completed form on board to help you check your yacht during the season. This list is to assist the owner to check the yacht and her equipment for compliance with the Offshore Special Regulations. It is not exhaustive and reference should be made to the complete Offshore Special Regulations; see Notice of Race Appendix 1 and the website at rorc.org when completing this form. There are mandatory RORC Prescriptions in addition to the Offshore Special Regulations. Items have been arranged in four parts: A General, B Above Deck, C Below Deck, D Heavy Weather Sails The numbers in the left column refer to Offshore Special Regulations. Items applicable for Categories 1 and 2 only are marked. If you require help with completing this form please contact the RORC: Telephone: +44 (0) 207 518 3131 Email: [email protected] PART A: GENERAL 1.02 The safety of the yacht and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the Person in Charge who must do his best to ensure that the yacht is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced crew who have undergone appropriate training (Special Regs Section 6), and are physically fit to face bad weather. He must be satisfied as to the soundness of the hull, spars, rigging, sails and all gear. He must ensure that all safety equipment is properly maintained (OSR 2.03.1) and stored and that the crew know where it is kept and how it is to be used. He shall also nominate a person to take over the responsibilities of the Person in Charge in the event of his incapacitation. 1.02.3 The responsibility for a yacht’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone. (RRS Fundamental Rule 4). 2.02 A yacht may be inspected at any time. If she does not comply with these Special Regulations her entry may be rejected, or she may be liable to disqualification or penalty. 2.03.1 All required equipment shall: function properly. Be regularly checked, cleaned and serviced. When not in use be stowed in conditions in which deterioration is minimised. Be readily accessible. Be of a type, size and capacity suitable and adequate for the intended use and size of the yacht. Do you ask each crewmember if he/she is fully fit? YES Do you have any crew with special medical problems? Please detail below: A THORNEWILL – Allergy Penicillin. YES Do you know how to deal with any special medical problems (e.g. heart disease, asthma) that your crew has? YES The following extracts from the Offshore Special Regulations are particularly important PART B: ABOVE DECK 3.08.4 Hatches: Does the companionway hatch have a catch that can be locked and unlocked from both above and below deck? YES Are the hatch boards tied to the boat whilst at sea to prevent their loss overboard? YES 3.09.2 Cockpits: Can all openings into the hull (e.g. locker lids) be strongly and rigidly secured? YES 3.14 Pulpits, Stanchions, Lifelines: Note: HMPE Dyneema/Spectra or webbing are prohibited by ISAF OSR for Cat 1, 2 & 3 Are all of your lifelines made of wire? Tensioning lashings shorter than 100mm are permitted. YES Is the pulpit continuous without a gap or dip at the bow? If not does it comply with SR 3.14.3 (a)? YES Are your lifelines, pulpit, etc, continuous around the yacht at both levels? YES Are the supports for the lifelines a maximum of 2.20m (86.6”), apart including across the transom? YES Is every lifeline taut? YES 4.04 Jackstays (Categories 0, 1, 2 & 3): (recommended ALL categories). Owners should consider where crew members must unclip and how this can be kept to a minimum. Do you have jackstays? YES When were they last checked/replaced? Replaced May 2014 Can a crewmember clip on to a pad-eye or jackstay before coming on deck? YES 3.27 Navigation lights: What is your main set (masthead tricolour or bow and stern)? Masthead What wattage are the bulbs? 25 Watts What is your reserve set? Bow / Stern What wattage are the bulbs? (these should have the same minimum specification as the main set) 25 Watts What is their alternative power source? Reserve battery Battery capacity 75 Amp/hours 4.15 Emergency Steering: Do you carry a spare tiller? 4.15.1 a) N/A When (approx) did you last try the spare/emergency tiller? What method would you use to steer in the event of rudder loss? Drogue with steering lines When did you last try this? 4.16 Standing rigging: What tools do you carry to sever the standing rigging in an emergency? Wire cutter Has this device been tested by you? (e.g. on sample pieces of equal strength) YES 4.25 Cockpit Knife: Do you carry a strong, sharp knife, sheathed and securely restrained? YES 4.22 Lifebuoys: 4.22.1 Do you have a lifebuoy with a self-igniting light and drogue? YES 4.24 c Do you have Lifesling? (both a lifebuoy and a Lifesling are required for Categories 1, 2 & 3) YES Are the lifebuoy(s) marked with the yacht’s name and retro-reflective material? YES Cat 1, 2 4.22.1 Do you have an additional lifebuoy within reach of the helmsman, ready for use and equipped with a whistle, drogue, light and danbuoy? YES Cat 1, 2 4.22.2 Does at least one lifebuoy contain permanent (e.g. foam) buoyancy? YES PART C: BELOW DECK 4.12 Safety Equipment Location Chart: Where do you display the Safety Equipment Location Chart? 2.03.2 Heavy Equipment: Are you satisfied that heavy items are securely stowed to resist a 180° capsize? YES Equipment: Do you carry the following: 3.29 An emergency VHF antenna? YES A waterproof hand-held VHF transceiver? YES 4.07 A watertight, self-contained, high intensity searchlight? YES A high intensity searchlight powered by ships batteries? YES 3.12 Do you have a keel-stepped mast? YES If so, how is the heel restrained or secured? Though-bolt at foot Cat 1 3.21 Drinking Water Tanks & Drinking Water Is the drinking water supply divided into two compartments? YES 3.23 Bilge pumps and buckets: Are bilge pump handles secured against loss overboard? YES Can at least one pump be operated with cockpit lockers, hatches and companionways shut? YES Cat 1, 2 3.23.5 Does the yacht have at least two manual bilge pumps? (Cat 1, 2 monohulls only) YES 3.29.1 n Do you carry an AIS Transponder capable of transmitting and receiving for the duration of the race(s)? YES 4.03 Plugs: Do you carry a softwood plug secured at or near every through-hull opening? YES 4.05 Fire Fighting Equipment: How many 2kg dry powder fire extinguishers do you carry? 2 Do you have a fire blanket adjacent to every cooking device with an open flame? YES 4.08 Do you carry a First Aid Manual that covers marine medical emergencies? YES What is the title? First Aid Manual 6.05.3 Is at least one member of your crew familiar with First Aid procedures, hypothermia and relevant communications systems? (see 6.02.7, 6.03.3, 6.03.4) YES Man Overboard Cat 1, 2 4.28.2 What is your means of recording and monitoring a Man Overboard incident within 10 seconds? GPS device at helm 6.04.1 When did you last practise a Man Overboard Drill? Oct 14 How would you retrieve a Man Overboard from the water? Helo strop & halyard Cat 1, 2 406 MHz EPIRB: 4.19 Do you carry a 406 MHz EPIRB? YES Is it registered in the yacht’s name with the appropriate authority? YES What is the Hex ID (15 Characters)? 1D0C69AEB0FFBFF 4.20 Liferaft(s): Note: SOLAS, ISAF, ORC and hired valise packed liferafts require annual servicing. Liferaft Serial No: M0025 Capacity (No. Persons) 8 Owned Canister / Valise Packed Canister Date of last Service: 03/06/14 Make / Model: Offshore Date of next Service: June 15 Specification: RORC 4.23 Flares: Number of SOLAS flares in date for the whole season Number Red Parachute 4 Red Hand 4 Orange Smoke 2 5.01/2 Lifejackets and Harnesses: Number of combined lifejackets and harnesses 4 Each with a light, crotch strap, name, whistle, and retroflective tape? YES Note: Splashguards are highly recommended, feedback from crews is that they are highly desirable. 5.01 Number of lifejackets with at least 150N buoyancy to ISO 12402-3 (level 150) or equivalent. 6 Light, crotch strap, name, whistle, and retroflective tape on each jacket? YES 5.02 Number of safety harnesses (ISO 12401 or EN1095) Harnesses and safety lines manufactured prior to Jan 2001 are not permitted. 0 Is each individual harness fitted with a crotch strap or thigh straps? PART D: HEAVY WEATHER SAILS 4.26.2 Are storm sails of a highly visible colour or do they have highly visible coloured patches? YES 4.26.4 How can the storm and heavy weather jibs be attached to a forestay (other than by luff groove)? Yes additional ties Do you carry a heavy weather jib? YES Do you carry a storm jib? YES Note: Both a storm and a heavy weather jib are required for Categories 1 and 2 (either a storm jib or a heavy weather jib will satisfy the requirements for Category 3). 4.26.4 Trysail gear / Mainsail Reefing: Does your mainsail have reefing to reduce the luff by at least 40%? YES Do you have a trysail? (Not required for Category 3 if the mainsail can be reefed by 40%) YES Does it have the correct sail letters/numbers? YES
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