The purpose of this thread is to create a single, simple NOR/SI template that would be easy for “casual clubs” to use to create race docs for their event that meets the minimum requirements as stated in the 2021-2024 RRS Appx J

I think US Sailings 2014 Simple SI is a good place to start. 

I don't know if this meets the criteria of "simple", but our club publishes a "General Notice and Sailing Instructions" each year for club racing.

Kett, I was hoping for a single page.

I'm all for more templates but what is wrong with Appendix S?  I actually have a w/l generic supplement for it that I use.  

• it isn't combined with a NOR
• it still has too much unnecessary detail
• it is inconsistent with defaults already built in to the RRS that clubs then have to unwind in the SSI.  For example:  5.2 Orange Flags Up Orange Flags down, and13,2 Changes Protest Time Limit from the default in RRS 61.3
• the articulation between the main body and the SSI is poor and users still have to flick back and forth between the SSI and the main text.

What I was getting at was how simple could we make it (now leveraging Appx S in the other thread) for a “club”, that wants to have some ‘fun’ races to host something where it is clear that the RRS applies. Trying to make it so simple that there is little excuse not to do this minimum thing. 

There are two separate scenarios:
- a one -off race which requires appropriate race documents and a specific entry procedure
- a club that is already running regular club races that wishes to occasionally run some additional races organised in a short time.

My remarks concern the the second scenario. I maintain that a club can write in to their existing race documents rules that provide for this.  All boats registered with the club can then take part. Once this is done all that is required is a WhatsApp group. My local club has had such provision, used frequently by our cruiser fleet, for many years.

I think it's important to design the scheme and choose the electronic platform before worrying too much about NOR/SI.  RaceQs would probably have gone a long way to doing the job but sadly its no longer with us.

1. Refine Appendix S to produce a better document to enable people who are not experienced race managers to quickly and easily produce NOR/SI by a simple fill in the blanks process (and electronically facilitate publication).
2. Develop a structure and system for ad hoc races, at non-scheduled times, short notice, and minimal resources.

What's wrong with Appendix S is that:

• it isn't combined with a NOR

• it still has too much unnecessary detail

• it is inconsistent with defaults already built in to the RRS that clubs then have to unwind in the SSI.  For example:  5.2 Orange Flags Up Orange Flags down, and13,2 Changes Protest Time Limit from the default in RRS 61.3

• the articulation between the main body and the SSI is poor and users still have to flick back and forth between the SSI and the main text.

When Appendix S came out, I enthusiastically did a trial of using it, but the outcome was a SSI that was still about 3 pages long.  At a pinch I can get a combined NOR/SI down to about 4 pages and I concluded that using Appendix S wasn't worth the effort.

There seem to be two, somewhat unrelated projects here:

1. Refine Appendix S to produce a better document to enable people who are not experienced race managers to quickly and easily produce NOR/SI by a simple fill in the blanks process (and electronically facilitate publication).

2. Develop a structure and system for ad hoc races, at non-scheduled times, short notice, and minimal resources.

• for race committees to fill in or write, and 
• for competitors to read and understand on the water.