Pacific Cup - Offshore Safety Rules

The Pac Cup rules include by reference a rather complicated set of offshore racing requirements. Some of them are deadly serious (such as ability to signal for help or handle an infection) and some are waived (bucket vs real head). They cover everything from hull construction through accessories like motor, radios, and even personal gear (lifejackets, etc.).

There are a LOT of line items to fulfil, and not all of them were designed with design peculiarities of particular boats in mind. It's an entirely different angle having to deal with this versus previous Pac Cups when I'd help out with some boat work but not have to deal with the entire list.

The following are my notes at the moment on Elise with respect to the safety regs.
Ref the annotated offshore rules (including US Sailing and Pac Cup RC mods) at
http://pacificcup.org/node/866

3.04.3, stability/buoyancy
as stock.

3.08.4 companionway hatch
active TODO
swivel hardware, operable from both sides

3.14 Pulpits, Stanchions, Lifelines
stock. Apparently does not strictly conform to 3.14.3 c, 86.6"
max between stanchions (actually ~90 from stanchion to fwd end of pushpit)
Active TODO:modifying to meet 18" high (many E27's only have 12"
stanchions)

3.17 Toe Rail
stock, 1"

3.19.2 Bunks Stbd is for off-watch. leecloths fitted P+S.

3.21.1 Drinking Water
Active TODO: hose, valves, pump
main storage is water bladders
emergency and supplementary is conventional supermarket water bottles

3.22 Hand holds
stock E27 has adequate grap points whatever her orientation

3.24 Compass
Permanently installed compasses P+S fwd end of cockpit
hockey puck compass for use taking bearings

3.25 Halyards
stock has 3: main (aft), jib (fwd, above forestay), spinnaker
(fwd, above forestay)
added: spare external halyard led fore and aft (fractional fwd)
Main, jib, spin halyards confirmed to reach waterline with
adequate length to wrap on winch. spare halyard will likely reach too but isn't run and I haven't measured it.

3.27 Nav Lights
masthead LED tricolor (LED so watts not applicable but adequately bright)
stock bow and stern light (incandescent)
two house batteries allow independent 12V power if necessary

3.28 Engines, Generators, Fuel
Honda outboard, gasoline in normal red containers.
pull start.
protection from heavy weather is its cover
stowed as per stock E27 one design
solar cells (~100 watts total, 3 panels. 60-80 in primary).
required consumption:
tricolor, instruments, SSB
policed as power available:
cabin lights, autopilot, laptop, stereo, etc.

3.28.4 Batteries
2 gel 12V, 1/2/1+2/off switch, 32 AH each

3.29
VHF - masthead antenna, stern antenna. standard 25W marine unit
with weather frequencies
SSB - Icom 710M. slide-on backstay antenna. backup "speaker wire" antenna
handheld VHF - also has weather frequencies
vessel EPIRB
(2) personal EPIRBs

4.02 Hull Marking
1.0 m^2 orange distress flag

4.03 Soft Wood Plugs
plugs tied in bags next to our two throughulls, next to each other fwd:
knotmeter impeller
depth sounder

4.04 Jackstays, Clipping Points
We generally rely on jacklines rather than static clipping points,
though the latter are available at the termination points of jacklines.
standard WM jacklines, configured as follows:
1. continuous "V" with point at bow through tack fitting running aft on each side, inside lifelines to toerail.
2. aft end of cockpit to fwd end, through-bolted padeyes at bottom of cockpit
3. port to starboard, on deck aft of cockpit (for driver)
4.05 Fire Extinguishers
(1) port, aft side of main bulkhead
1) port, just under deck even with fwd end of cockpit (on "torbedotube")

4.08 First Aid Manual and First Aid Kit
(have, need to reinventory. Two non-critical drugs are a few months past their nominal expiry date but all the normal stuff is thereincluding aluminum splints, antibiotics, painkillers, "emergency"seasickness meds, field guides, etc.)

4.09 Foghorn
standard canned gas version.
one spare can of gas

4.10 Radar Reflector
standard (todo: confirm mfctr was Davis) round/two plates type

4.11 Navigation Equipment

4.11.1 Charts
paper Kaneohe chart current (Jul 07 printing)
Calif->Hawaii
paper charts of US coast down to Santa Barbara
mapping GPS

4.11.2 Reserve Navigation System
sextant, books, plotting instruments, universal plotting paper.

4.12 Safety Equipment Location Chart
(TODO)

4.13 Echo Sounder or Lead Line
have both sounder running on house 12V and lead line

4.14 Speedometer or distance measuring instrument
have knotmeter and GPS

4.15 Emergency Steering
have wooden emergency tiller, basically same spec as original.
varnished so we know it won't swell and fail to fit.
emergency rudder mounting on outboard bracket (tiller-steered)
supplies for other arrangements as may be necessary (aluminum tubes, flat boards, buckets, lines)
TODO: trial/signoff, due "prior to starting the race" targetting beginning of July

4.16 Tools and Spare Parts
a variety of electrical supplies (wire, crimp fittings, multimeter, etc.) spare blocks, shackles, clevis pins, cotter pins+ringdings
lines (racing no-stretch and resilient)
bolt cutters+hack saw with carbide blades
TODO: formal tools+spares list

4.19 EPIRBS
(1) 406 vessel EPIRB
(2) personal EPIRBs, one in hand one to be borrowed

4.20 Liferafts
(rented from Sal's. TODO: get fax with full details)

4.20.3 Liferaft Packing and Stowage
most likely to be stored on deck aft, stbd. Will finalize when we see how the boat trim/heel looks.

4.21.2
have grab bag, will blaze and fill as per recommendations- nothing we won't already have

4.22 Lifebuoys
Lifesling with self-igniting light
horseshoe, strobe, MOB pole in "torpedo tube"

4.23 Pyrotechnic Signals Required:
SOLAS red parachute, 6 req'd. Have:
(4) expiring 2010
(1) expiring Sep 2011
(1) expiring Nov 2011
SOLAS red handheld, 4 req'd. Have:
(1) expiring Sep 2011
(3) expiring Nov 2011
SOLAS orange smoke, 2 req'd. Have:
(1) expiring Jul 2011
(1) expiring Dec 2009

Extra:
SOLAS white handheld:
(4) mfg Dec 06, implied expiry 3 years of '09

misc USCG red handheld, orange smoke, some expired some not but all in apparently good condition.

4.24 Heaving Line
sock type, 50 ft WM.

4.25 Cockpit knife
stainless fixed blade dive knife, steel pommel for hammering, hard sheath

4.26 Storm and Heavy Weather Sails
Trysail (not here, delivery promised 6/20 or 6/21)
heavy weather jib: existing #4 dacron jib. hanks, and forestay is bare (no tuff luff), all foresails are hanked.

4.27 Drogue
(TODO: ordered)

5.01 lifejackets
two inflatable models, "pill" type automatic
TODO: spare CO2
backup fixed foam vests

5.02 Safety harness and tethers
inflatable lifejackets have integral harnesses.
standard WB tethers
(1) Lirakis-type harness, double-clip

5.09 Annual Man-Overboard Practice
(done, need to lookup dates, ~ last Nov and sign off)

5.11 Preventer or Boom Restraining Device
(TODO- easily breakable type, thin dacron line).

6.xx Training
Pac Cup safety seminars both crew
CPR certs both crew
Celestial Navigation course but not tested (OCSC, both crew)