There will be three fleets, one for racing monohulls, one for cruising monohulls and one for multihulls. The racing monohull fleet will be divided into divisions according to their speed potential as determined by their Transpac Time Allowance. In addition, each racing monohull yacht may co enter one class (PHRF, double handed, 70 raters, 50's, etc. three yachts required to form the class). The cruising monohulls may be divided into performance and standard fleets depending on their speed potential. These fleets and classes shall be governed by these sailing instructions.

1.0 GENERAL ELIGIBILITY - BOTH MONOHULL FLEETS AND MULTIHULL FLEET
1.1 In the opinion of the eligibility committee, all yachts must be seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage to Hawaii and return. This is an invitational race. Participation is subject to approval by the eligibility committee.

1.2 All entries will comply with the January 1999 Offshore Racing Council Special Regulations Governing Minimum Equipment and Accommodation Standards and the multihull Addendum for Category 1 races, except as modified by these Sailing Instructions.

1.3 All yachts must be launched, sailed in their Transpac configuration, and have submitted their rating certificate by June 4, 1999.

1.4 At least one gallon of potable water for each crew member shall be carried in sealed portable containers for emergency use. If any of this water is used during the race, the circumstances must be logged and reported to the Race Committee. Any water packed within the life raft will not count with respect to this requirement because it cannot be reasonably inspected.

1.5 All used and empty fluid containers must be carried on board until the yacht is moored in Honolulu.

1.6 Monohull yachts racing double handed and all cruising and multihull yachts must complete a qualifying race with their modified below.

1.7 A crew member from each yacht must have attended a U.S. Sailing Association Safety at Sea Seminar or equivalent program by a national sailing authority since 1990 or taken an approved home study Safety at Sea Video course which is available through Transpac. Information as to seminars or the home study course may be obtained from the Entry Chairman.

1.8 Liferafts must be carried in compliance with 1998 - 1999 ORC regulations for Category 1 races.

1.9 All monohull yachts, racing and cruising, must be seaworthy, self righting, properly ballasted.

1.10 All monohull yachts, racing and cruising, will be required to pass inspection for ORC Category 1 standards of safety and accommodation compliance prior to Friday, June 18, 1999, except as modified below.

1.11 With respect to cockpit volume, all monohull yachts racing and cruising, ORC Category 2 specifications shall apply.

1.12 The minimum number of crew for yachts not racing double handed is four.

1.13 There is no limitation on the number of spinnakers carried.

1.14 The eligibility committee will accept or reject applications for entry after due consideration of the yacht's ability to be competitive in offshore racing and the owner's dedication to racing

1.15 TPYC requires that between sundown and sunup all persons on deck shall wear a PFD (personal flotation device) with a white light.

TPYC also recommends that between sunset and sunrise all persons on deck shall wear harnesses and clip them on at the captain's discretion.

TPYC reminds participants that the captain (owner/charterer) has complete responsibility for the yacht and it is his/her responsibility to enforce the above requirement.

2.0 ELIGIBILITY MONOHULL RACING FLEET

2.1 All monohull racing yachts will receive a single number Transpac Rating and time allowance for the Race based upon the yacht's predicted speed and expected wind conditions on the course and course length.

2.2 To fairly handicap a wide variety of monohull racing yachts, Transpacific Yacht Club has derived speed predictions primarily from IMS certificate data. Only yachts with first to-finish potential are required to submit an IMS or Experimental IMS certificate from a national authority. In the absence of an IMS certificate, Transpac Yacht Club will require a valid Southern California Region PHRF or IOR certificate for the yacht's race configuration.

2.3 Any racing yacht with a Transpac Rating based on the Transpac Wind Matrix (see appendix A1) and her IMS VPPs (Spring 1998 certificate) faster than the Transpac Speed Limit will not be eligible to race.

2.4 Any racing yacht with an IOR Hull Series Date of 10/94 or earlier which held, or is a member of a Series where a yacht held a valid IOR certificate prior to 10/94 shall have a Speed Limit that is 0.99 times the Transpac Speed Limit.

2.5 The Transpac Speed Limit is defined as 0.99 times the Transpac Rating of the "Transpac Model Yacht." (This is an IMS data file held by U.S. Sailing that will remain unmodified through July 2001) Based on the 24 April 1998 US SAILING IMS VPP the limit is 344.748 sec/mile.

2.6 The Transpac Speed Limit and Transpac Ratings shall be based on the IMS certificate "default crew weight".

2.7 No PHRF racing entry will be accepted if in the opinion of the eligibility committee it is slower than a Southern California Region PHRF Random Leg Rating of 140 sec./mile.

2.8.1 TPYC realizes that the majority of the Transpac is on starboard tack, and that configuring a yacht to optimize performance on starboard is advantageous. However, TPYC requires all yachts to be designed and built with no list, including life rafts, excluding the effects of the movement of sails as allowed by 5.5 and the storage of stores and liquids as described in 2.8.2 and 2.8.3, and the effects of crew. For IMS measured yachts any deviation is a violation of IMS Rule 402 h). Protests of this rule will be resolved by the National Authority (US SAILING Offshore Director) per RRS 64.3(b). Protests of non IMS measured yachts will be determined by the Transpacific Yacht Club Eligibility Committee.

2.8.2 Water and Potable liquids storage - Except as noted in paragraph 2.9, permanent water tanks located more than 0.2xB from the yacht centerline must not have their top surfaces more than 1.3 feet above the waterline. Potable liquids not stored in permanent tanks must be stowed symmetrically with respect to the yacht centerline and must be below the height of the lowest berth (with the yacht level). While racing, total potable liquids in excess of 20 US gallons per crew member must be stowed symmetrically about the yachts centerline. All empty containers must be carried on board until the yacht is moored in Honolulu.

2.8.3 All fuel and stores not consumed by charging batteries or personal consumption during the race must be continuously stored in its original location and carried to the finish.

2.9 All moveable water ballast or moveable keel (excluding centerboard) yachts must have an experimental IMS certificate that uses Transpac methods for evaluating handicap performance. The moveable ballast shall be explicitly stated on the certificate. Moveable keel yachts or yacht designs must have raced prior to July 31, 1997.

2.9.1 Post July 31, 1997 moveable water ballast yacht designs or retrofits must not rate within seven seconds per mile of the Transpac speed limit.

2.9.2 For yachts entered in Transpac with moveable ballast, RRS 51 (moving ballast) shall be waived with respect to their declared and measured ballast. For moveable water ballast yachts, RRS 52 (manual power) is also waived. All water ballast systems shall be capable of manual operation if powered systems are inoperable.

2.9.3 Water ballast tanks shall be within the hull.

2.9.4 Moveable ballast yachts must submit declarations from the builder and designer showing that they comply with the ORC Special Regulation requirement for Plan Approval.

2.9.5 Post July 31, 1997 moveable ballast yachts shall have a TPYC Stability Index no less than 115 degrees. The TPYC Stability Index shall be calculated the same as the IMS Stability Index except that the Limit of Positive Stability shall be taken from the sailing condition, with the crew on center, producing the lowest value. This may be with the moveable ballast fully deployed on either the weather or leeward sides, or with ballast tanks empty or any other condition determined by TPYC.

2.10 Every monohull racing yacht shall abide by the measurement or handicap system under which she is rated, and be rigged and sailed in accordance with the rating certificate that is submitted to Transpac for that yacht (e.g., Southern California PHRF, IOR, or IMS).

3.0 ELIGIBILITY MULTIHULL FLEET

3.1 Every multihull yacht shall be a minimum of 45 feet LOA.

3.2 There is no limitation on the amount or location of water or other potable fluids to be carried on board.

3.3 All multihull yachts will be required to pass inspection for ORC Category 1 standards of safety and accommodation, except as amended by these sailing instructions for compliance prior to July 1, 1999.

3.4 A valid U.S. Sailing Multihull PHRF certificate is required.

4.0 ELIGIBILITY CRUISING CLASS MONOHULL FLEET

4.1 All cruising class yachts shall have a valid Southern California PHRF Certificate signed by the skipper. The Transpac Cruising Class Handicapping Committee will issue a Cruising Class rating Certificate for this race based on the equipment listed on this certificate and Appendix 4 of the PHRF of the Southern California Class Rules.

4.2 No standard cruising class entry will be accepted if in the opinion of the eligibility committee it is slower than a Southern California Region PHRF Random Leg Rating of 195 sec./mile or is faster than 27 sec./mile.

4.3 Standard cruising class yachts shall have a minimum overall length of 34 feet and a ULDB factor less than 1.80 (defined in PHRF of Southern California Class Rules).

4.4 Every monohull cruising class yacht shall abide by the Southern California PHRF handicap system under which she is rated, and rigged in accordance with the rating certificate that is submitted to Transpac for that yacht.

4.5 For cruising class yachts, no restriction is placed on the use of windvanes or powered self steering devices or powered winches.

4.6 Temporary Yacht Identification Numbers in lieu of USSA Sail Numbers are permitted

4.7 Performance cruising class eligibility rules are TBD, however, no cruising class yacht may exceed the Transpac Speed Limit. (The performance cruising class start would be 3 July 1999.)

5.0 GENERAL RACING RULES

5.1 This race will be governed by the 1997 - 2000 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the January 1999 Offshore Racing Council Special Regulations for Category 1 races, the U.S. Sailing Prescriptions thereto and pertinent class rules (except as altered by these Sailing Instructions).

5.2 In accordance with the RRS Appendix G - Advertising, the Transpac Race is classified as a Category C event. Yachts who intend to display advertising in accordance with Category C must so indicate on their entry forms and pay the entry fee for this category. Approved Category C rules are found in Appendix A4 of these Sailing Instructions.

5.3 For determining the right of way between contestants, Part 2 of the racing rules shall govern, except between sunset and sunrise, the following shall be substituted for Rule 17: " When two yachts are on the same tack and within three overall lengths of the larger yacht, the yacht being overtaken shall maintain her proper course. The overtaking yacht shall keep clear and neither yacht shall bear away toward or luff the other."

5.4 Propellers may not be banded or restrained in any way. All monohull yachts must be capable of powering to the starting line and away from the finish line.
5.5 Movement of sails not in use while racing is allowed.

6.0 CHARTERS

6.1 If a yacht is entered by other than the owner, the Race Committee must be given a copy of the charter agreement. The yacht's measurement certificate must also be signed by the "charterer." A "charterer" will have the same responsibility as the "owner."

7.0 ENTRY BY May 21, 1999

7.1 Entry will be made on the prescribed form and should be sent to the Entry Chairman:

Dan Nowlan
4224 Point Loma Avenue
San Diego, CA 92107
phone/fax (619) 224-0198
pager/cellular (619) 300-5950
dtnowlan@earthlink.net

7.2 Entry shall include:

a. The yacht's current racing certificate.

b. Two 8" x 10" glossy color photographs of the yacht under sail suitable for reproduction or posting. These photos will not be returned.

c. Signed waiver, release and indemnification form.

d. A copy of the yacht's liability insurance policy endorsement or certificate for the race naming Transpacific Yacht Club as additional named insured.

7.3 Standard Entry Fee of $750 for under 50 feet, $1,000 for 50 feet and over, and $2,500 for Category C advertising entry. A $50 discount will be applied to the entry fee of all skippers who are members of U.S. Sailing. Checks should be made out to Transpacific Yacht Club.

7.4 Discounted entry fee of $600 for under 50 feet and $800 for 50 feet or over if entry form and fee mailed by March 1, 1999. No entry fee will be returned by reason of withdrawal after Friday, June 18, 1999.

7.5 No rating will ordinarily be accepted after June 4, 1999. Any rating or rating change permitted thereafter requires approval by the Transpac Board of Directors, must be due to extreme circumstances, and is subject to an additional charge of $2000. No rating change will be permitted under any circumstances after June 18, 1999.

7.6 A crew list must be filed with the Race Committee by June 4, 1999.

8.0 DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS AND STARTING TIMES

8.1 The fleet will be divided into divisions and assigned starting times as soon as possible after the close of entries.

8.2 The monohull racing fleet start will start on July 3, 1999 at 1300 hours. The multihull fleet will start on July 6, 1999 at 1300 hours.

8.3 Cruisers will start at 1300 hours on June 29, 1999. In the event that there are a sufficient number of performance cruisers for a separate start, it will take place on July 3, 1999.

8.4 Assignment of trophies will be published as soon as possible following the close of entries.

8.5 Yachts, including the Double-handed class may compete for any trophy for which they are eligible.

8.6 The racing fleet will be scored for additional "class" trophies. Any group of three or more like yachts is encouraged to apply for recognition as a class and provide class rules.

8.7 Competing yachts will be issued a Transpac pennant to be flown from the yacht's backstay as admission to the starting area and for 30 minutes after the start and for 30 minutes before the yacht's finish.

9.0 THE START

9.1 The starting area will be located at approximately 33° 42.8'N, 118° 20.3'W.

9.2 The race will be started in accordance with Racing Rule 4.3(a) System 2.

9.3 To draw attention that the race starting sequence is about to begin, two sound signals will be made approximately one minute before the warning signal.

9.4 The precise description of the starting line and/or lines, in relation to the Race Committee boat, will be furnished along with the division assignment and starting day as soon as possible after the close of entries.

9.5 The Race Committee boat will be on station from 1100 hours. Each yacht shall pass close by the committee boat and be visually identified prior to 1230 hours. Check in by radio will not be recognized.

9.6 Recall for yachts over the line early will be signaled in accordance with Racing Rule 29. The Race Committee will also attempt to call on VHF Channel 71.

10.0 RADIO COMMUNICATION

10.1 A yacht shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications regarding weather or race conditions unless the broadcast is a publicly scheduled forecast available to the entire fleet.

10.2 While racing a yacht shall not use an electronic communication device either to transmit or to receive any weather information that is transmitted for the direct or indirect benefit of an individual yacht as distinct from all other yachts participating in the race.

Accordingly, a yacht may receive regularly scheduled weatherfax transmissions from stations such as NPM and NMC and may receive from orbiting satellites the maps normally broadcast by satellites. However, a yacht may not receive "e-mail" containing weather information or obtain weather information from a "web page" on the internet. Although a yacht may listen to "chatter" between commercial shipping vessels, if any such vessel transmits weather information to another vessel for the purpose of indirectly conveying such information to a racing yacht and the yacht receives, i.e. hears, the transmission of such information, then the yacht shall have violated Paragraph 10.1. If a yacht conducts any communication with anyone who may not be aware of Paragraph 10.1, then at the beginning of any such communication the yacht should inform the other person of Paragraph 10.1 so as to avoid inadvertent violations.

10.3 Yachts must be equipped with a VHF FM radio transceiver of at least 25 watts of power and a single side band synthesized transceiver of at least 100 watts P.E.P. The VHF antenna must be mounted atop the main mast. The SSB antenna must be a fixed type installation. As a minimal requirement, the following frequencies are: VHF Channels 6, 16, 68, and 71; SSB frequencies: 2096.5, 2182, 4146.0 (4A), 8294.0 (8A); USCG (816) (transmit 8240.0 and receive 8764.0).

10.4 Daily Roll Call and radio communications are covered in detail in Appendix A2.

11.0 NAVIGATION

11.1 Each navigator is strongly encouraged to make logged celestial sights and plots of the yacht's position during the race.

12.0 RETIREMENT

12.1 A yacht that retires from the race shall, as soon as possible, report such fact by radio to the communications vessel or to the Coast Guard, requesting that notification of such retirement be relayed to the Transpac Race headquarters in Honolulu. The owner or skipper then must report the circumstances in writing to the Race Committee chairman no later than July 31, 1999.

13.0 THE FINISH

13.1 The finish line is the seaward projection of a line bearing 203.5° magnetic from Diamond Head Lighthouse to the approximate area of a red flashing buoy R "2", three quarters of a mile offshore. The line must be crossed within one hundred (100) yards of the buoy, leaving it to starboard. The finish line may be illuminated by a searchlight at night.

13.2 When finishing between dusk and daylight, the mainsail number shall be illuminated before finishing and long enough afterward to aid in positive identification.

13.3 Each yacht shall, at her finish, record in Hawaiian Standard Time, the time that she crosses an imaginary line extending from Diamond Head Light through Diamond Head Buoy R "2" and, if visible, the identification of the yachts finishing immediately ahead and/or behind her. The data shall then be recorded in the yacht's log and on the Race Affidavit, which shall be made available upon request.

13.4 A race committee inspector may board any yacht after finishing to verify compliance with the sailing instructions.

THE FOLLOWING IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

Upon crossing the finish line, proceed on a course of 300° magnetic. Because of inshore reefs, DO NOT alter course to starboard. A Race Committee boat may contact you immediately after you have finished on Channel 71. Race committee boats will be identified by an "RC" flag in the daytime, and at night, by a flashing yellow light in addition to running lights. Should you need assistance, you must request same from the Race Committee boat by radio.

Each yacht will have a designated mooring space. The mooring committee will have instructions for your mooring set up. You will be expected to have four (4) mooring lines and anchor tackle if your yacht is to be Tahiti moored to a pier. If you wish a lengthy stay, you may be able to make arrangements with the Harbor Master at the Ala Wai Harbor Office. Mooring space is very limited at Ala Wai Harbor and nearby yacht clubs. You will receive a waiver and authorization to move your yacht, in the absence of you or your crew, if needed, to accommodate berthing of other competitors. This authorization is to be returned with the entry form.

After 1300 hours, Hawaiian Standard Time, July 16, 1999, there may not be a Finish Committee on station. Any yacht finishing after that time shall take her own time and report it in accordance with instruction 13.3 of these Sailing Instructions.

14.0 PROTESTS

14.1 The protest flag shall be displayed from the backstay or starboard shroud for a protest.

14.2 Protests for infringement of the Racing Rules or Sailing Instructions shall be reported by radio to the Race Committee aboard the communications vessel, indicating the name and sail number of the yacht protested and if the protested yacht has been notified of said protest. Upon acknowledgment of this protest report by the Race Committee, the protesting yacht may strike her protest flag until one hour before finishing. One hour before finishing, the protesting yacht shall again display her protest flag conspicuously in the rigging and keep it flying until acknowledged by the Race Transpac crew, such as the 160 mile LAYC Tri Island Race. Yachts may also submit a letter certifying the completion of a passage of comparable or greater length and difficulty to the eligibility committee.

14.3 Protests shall be written on forms which will be available at the Transpac Race headquarters in Honolulu and shall be filed with the Race Committee watch captain at the Race headquarters within eight (8) hours of the protesting yacht's finish.

14.4 Protests shall be heard as soon as possible after all parties concerned have been contacted; protest hearings will be held at the Honolulu Race Headquarters.

15.0 PENALTIES

15.1 Infractions of Rules 14, 41, 47.1, 69, and Appendix G - Advertising shall be penalized according to Rule 64.1

15.2 Infractions of Rules 28.1, 30.1 and 31.1 shall be penalized by adding enough time to the yacht's elapsed time, so that her corrected place in division will be one worse than her actual finishing position.

15.3 Infractions of all other Rules in Part 2 and 6 of the Racing Rules, or noncompliance with required emergency equipment shall be penalized by enough time added to the yacht's elapsed time, so that her corrected place in division will be three places worse than her actual finishing position, except that if the infraction caused damage to another yacht which might in any way affect the racing ability of that yacht, the offending yacht shall be disqualified.

15.4 Any yacht failing to report during roll call will be penalized ten (10) minutes of elapsed time for each infraction.

15.5 Any yacht that willfully reports a false position infringes Rule 69.

15.6 Infraction of any part of these Sailing Instructions not covered by preceding paragraphs may be penalized by adding enough time to the yacht's elapsed time so that her corrected place in division will be one or more places worse than her actual finishing position.

15.7 When a yacht is penalized by having her elapsed time adjusted, her class and fleet positions will be scored according to the adjusted times.

16.0 NOTICE TO COMPETITORS

16.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official Regatta Notice Board located in the lower floor hallway at Long Beach Yacht Club and at Los Angeles Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club and will be mailed to the owner or charterer at the address given on the yacht's entry form.

17.0 ANY CHANGE IN SAILING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE POSTED BY 2000 HOURS (PDT) ON THE DAY BEFORE IT WILL TAKE EFFECT.

Dan Nowlan
4224 Point Loma Avenue
San Diego, CA 92107
phone/fax (619) 224-0198
pager/cellular (619) 300-5950
dtnowlan@earthlink.net