NOTICE OF RACE

For The

Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and Cardiff Yacht Club

Dinghy Racing Series

2009

 

 

 

1.0 THE EVENT

The organising authority is the joint dinghy racing committee of Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and Cardiff Yacht Club.

 

2.0 SCHEDULE OF RACES

General Handicap                Asymmetric                   Wednesday Evening

Spring Series                       Early Summer               Early Summer

Summer Series                                                        Late Summer

Autumn Series

Race dates will be published on the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club website and available on printed cards behind the bar or from members of the dinghy committee

Sunday morning races will start at 10.30 am with two races back-to-back

Wednesday evening races will start at 7.00 pm.  The number of races scheduled will depend on sunset time, and will be advised on the night.

 

3.0 RULES & SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 The series will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) of the ISAF (2009-2012), this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions.

3.2  Changes to the Racing Rules of Sailing will appear in full in the sailing instructions.

3.3  The sailing instructions will be published on the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club website.

 

4.0 ADVERTISING                                                                  

4.1 If a series is sponsored then boats shall carry the sponsor’s logo stickers or flags as provided.

 

5.0 ELIGIBILITY

5.1 Racing is for  monohull and multi-hull dinghies having an overall length of less than 21 feet.

5.2 Racing in the asymmetric series is for monohull dinghies having an asymmetric spinnaker.

5.3 For any series, if the number of boats in a particular class or PY Handicap range is sufficient to provide more enjoyable racing by splitting the boats into more than one fleet start, the race committee may choose to do so.  This will be agreed in consultation with the fleet representatives and communicated to sailors by the safety boat before racing starts.

 

6.0 ENTRIES

6.1 Entries will be accepted at any time before or during a series.

6.2 Entry fees are as follows;

Annual entry fee to cover all series:  £30

Entry for one series: £10

Entry fee for a single race:  £2

Junior entry (Helm aged under 18 years on 1st March 2009) free

6.3  Payment may be made by cheque, payable to ‘Cardiff Bay Yacht Club’, Credit Card or Cash direct to the Club Office by post, phone or in person.

7.0 PRIZES

10.1 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will we awarded in each series.  Additional fleet prizes may be awarded as the race committee sees fit.