Up-date as of October 2nd, 2009
1 – MEMBERS OF THE SECTION
1.1 – Any member must obligatorily have the contributions up-dated and have insurance before any participation in the trips, regattas, access to the premises. The heads of the section have the right of exclusion in the case the contributions are not up-dated.
1.2 - The member is an active part of the business, i.e. he cannot consider himself just as a consumer. His support and participation under any form will be appreciated: organisation of events, repair of the material, diffusion of the information, and respect for the rules …
1.3 - The catamaran practice is a sailing sport activity. Therefore, the catamarans cannot be used for other purposes than sailing; in particular they shall not be used as transportation means (ice box, umbrella, sail board ….) or serve for the fishing practice.
1.4 – Due to the fragility of the catamarans, the teams will comprise at least an experienced steersman.
1.5 – Any member is allowed to navigate with a guest within the availabilities.
The members will always have the priority.
For safety reasons, the non-member must obligatorily obtain the authorization by a responsible person, unless the person is accompanied by an experienced member.
The invitations must be punctual and reasonable in the number of guests.
The heads have the right to refuse the participation of a non-member.
1.6 – Any member must submit a medical certificate with no counter-indications to the sailing practice, and for safety reasons he must be able to swim.
1.7 – Any withdrawal from a regatta has to be notified to the organizers as soon as possible in order to leave the place to any other member.
1.8 – He will be informed by the heads of section of any events, trips, date changes …. The availability of the boats is according to the regattas calendar of the sailing activity.
1.9 – He must participate at least in one “dessalage/ressalage” session before he can do a trip by himself to the sea.
2 - RESPONSIBILITES:
2.1 – The ACSS catamaran section is not responsible for the injuries and/or accidents registered during the practice of this activity by the collaborators, their families and external persons invited.
2.2 - The same is applicable to any damage and/or theft of their objects and values, on this activity site.
3 – ACCESS TO THE CATAMARANS:
3.1 – Each boat is designed by the manufacturer for a maximum number of passengers in order to avoid an overcharge, which might damage the material’s life; HOBIE-CAT 16' : 2 adults or 1 experienced adult and 2 children (not advisable by good wind).
3.2 – The Hobie-cat 16' are forbidden for children less than 16 years of age if not accompanied by an adult.
3.3 – The use of the safety vest is obligatory on the catamarans. Any person disregarding this rule is self-responsible in the case of an accident. Vests and trapeze harnesses are available and stocked on the sailing site.
3.4 – Before leaving to the sea, the names of the team must be registered, so as the number of the catamaran taken.
At return, clean the catamaran and inform about any encountered anomalies or damages.
3.5 – Before any use of the material, the member has to obtain the authorization of a responsible person who will ensure his/her capacity to navigate in safety.
It is requested to the Catamaran beginners to never leave alone and request an experienced member to go together.
4 – ESSENTIAL RULES
4.1 - Preparation of the catamaran: the verification of its good functioning conditions is a task of the team
* Before choosing a Catamaran check on the register if it is in good conditions
* status of the float gear, the rudders cams locking, the audio chariot, the shrouds, the trapeze cables, the trampoline, the bar and the totality of the topsides in general.
* take a very particular attention to the broken rings of the shrouds turnbuckles.
* presence of hull plugs.
* presence of the “ressalage” end.
* each boat must imperatively leave carrying its sails kit: n° on the hull = n° on the sails.
* equipment taken care of: rods in their reinforcement gussets and slightly hoisted to obtain a hollow on the sail.
* take the safety vest and the trapeze harness.
* use sailing slippers or tennis shoes.
* register the departure and return time on the table used for the motor boats.
* The rigging and unrigging of the boats must be done imperatively on the beach.
4.2 – When navigating:
* the wind and the waves might rise and get stronger quickly, in particular in the afternoon when the thermal winds rise. It is advisable to sale together with various catamarans.
* the tides uncover the elevations on the large extensions: in case of stranding get out of the catamaran and push it, the wind ahead to the nearest channel
* at each arrival to the beach, run the sheets, take the rudder blades, block them in the high position and place the catamaran wind ahead.
4.3 – Return to the club:
* dismantle the big sail on the beach, expand the rods
* unscrew the plugs, empty the hulls
* clean the catamaran, tackles, sheets and any topsides with freshwater
* the washed sails will be dried and than rolled from the header to the boom, and stored at their numbered place.
* repair the damaged material and, if it is not possible, due to lack of time or knowledge, register on the logbook the malfunctioning and inform the head of the section.
5 - NAVIGATION AREAS – WATER PLAN - WEATHER
For your own safety respect these instructions; they comprise:
*the navigation areas are posted up at the club.
*the interdictions to navigate in the areas close to military installations: avoid with no vacillation to approach the forbidden areas where the authorities do not hesitate in intervening.
* the dangers inherent to the bay: the bar, the flows, the low-tide elevations.
* the weather can change very quickly et surprise you with violent wind and strong waves. In general there is little wind in the morning but the wind usually gets stronger in the afternoon due to the effect of the thermal wind. Do not forget this when you are sailing far from the club.
* avoid being out of the sight of the club after 5 pm, the wind can fall and the strong flows of the bay can make it difficult for you to arrive at the club before dark.
* the absence of any "official surveillance" on the water plan. The boats of the club will certainly intervene if necessary (capsized boat, for example), but under the condition of being within the club’s "sight".
* for all other areas, your safety will depend on the good will of the boats that possibly pass at the spot. Think of it, before sailing too far, no one is free of a "crack" and, therefore, it is advisable to sail together with several catamarans.
* it is advised to bring along a mobile phone in a waterproof bag attached to the mast.
6 – MAINTENANCE OF THE CATAMARANS
No personnel of the club Corimba is affected to this maintenance. All users are responsible for the status of the material and of the section. You will agree that you will need to dedicate some nice moments for the seamanship and do-it-yourself jobs ….around a quick-lunch.
The maintenance sessions will be organized to sensitize the members:
* Repair or replacement of default fittings
* Control of the glass fiber, resin, mastic, finishing gel coat … for the hulls repair.
Register all malfunctioning on the maintenance log book. Do not think on avoiding a labor by "forgetting" to inform about a problem on the return from a trip …. anything will eventually get known …. and, above all, this will avoid to spoil the day of the following user who might oversee or be not able to repair. Participating in this works will allow you to better comprehend the design of your catamarans and understand the hidden technicalities. It is always possible to better navigate when you know well your boat.
7 – ANNUAL ACTIVITIES
7.1 – The adjustments and the navigation technique:
* the adjustments: the master rake, the sails hoisting and the tension of the rods.
* the navigation speeds, close, far, the large far, the capsizing, and the gybe, the trapeze. * the surprise of the “involuntary” dessalage and the ressalage, the lack of turning, the longitudinal balance.
7.2 – The course tactic (see http://sectionvoileluanda.blogspot.com/) * the departures, on the water, from the beach or « hunting »
* passing the buoys.
* control of a flow when we are in the front.
* how to pass to the front.
7.3 – The regattas:
Please consult the program announced on the blog: http://sectionvoileluanda.blogspot.com/
7.4 – The mentoring:
* the experienced members will take the job of ensuring the less experienced rig up correctly their catamarans and give them all the useful advises to this end..
* the experienced members will also insert the less hard teams for the first trips.
The ACSS Catamaran Heads
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