N O T I C E O F R A C E
For The
Club Series Racing
2009
1.0 THE EVENT
The
organising authority is Cardiff Bay Yacht Club.
2.0 RESPONSIBILITY
2.1 Yacht racing can be dangerous. The attention of
owners, skippers and crew is drawn to RRS Fundamental Rule 4: "A yacht is
solely responsible for deciding whether or not to start or to continue
racing". The safety of a yacht and her crew is the sole and inescapable
responsibility of the owner or owner's representative who must do their best to
ensure that the yacht is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an
experienced crew who are physically fit to face bad weather. They must be
satisfied as to the soundness of the hull, spars, rigging, sails and all gear.
They must ensure that the safety equipment is properly maintained and stowed
and that the crew know where it is kept and how it is to be used.
2.2 Cardiff Bay Yacht Club and other organising clubs
accept no responsibility or liability for loss of life or injury to members or
others, or for the loss of, or damage to, any vessel or property.
2.3 Yachts must hold a valid and current boat
insurance covering them for third party claims of up to £3,000,000 for the
entire duration of the series.
3.0 RULES & REGULATIONS
3.1
The race will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) of the ISAF, the
prescriptions and safety regulations of the Offshore Racing Council, the
International Rule (Club), the rules of the Club Portsmouth Yardstick based
system, the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club Sportsboat
Handicap Rule, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
(where applicable), and this Notice of Race, all as modified by the Sailing
Instructions. Races will be to ORC category 4.
4.0 ELIGIBILITY
4.1
Racing is for self-righting, single hull vessels racing under the Club
Portsmouth Yardstick based system, the Cardiff Bay Yacht Club Sportsboat Handicap Rule or for boats with valid IRC
certificates.
4.2
For any series, boats will be allocated to fleets based on the number of
entries received by the Friday before the start of any series as the committee
see fit. The preference will be for a sportsboat
fleet, an IRC fleet and a PY fleet. If there are insufficient sportsboats entered for a series then a single IRC fleet
will race. In this case the IRC fleet may be split into two fleets based on
boat performance. There will be a PY fleet if three or more boats enter.
5.0
ENTRIES/CLOSING DATES etc.
5.1 Entries
will be accepted at any time before or during a series.
5.2 Entry
fees are as follows;
Earlybird Series £20
Spring Starter Regatta £10
Spring Series £25
Tuesday Evening Spring Series £15
Tuesday Evening Summer Series £15
Frostbite Series £20
To enter all the series the cost is £105, but if you
pay before
If you want to enter a series after it has started then the
cost increases by £10. Boats may enter individual races at £5 a go by prior
arrangement with the Race Officer. If a boat appears to start three or more
races in a series, but does not pay an entry fee, then the fee for that series
plus the £10 penalty will be required before they can pay for a subsequent
series. Pay by cheque, payable to
‘Cardiff Bay Yacht Club’, Credit Card or Cash direct to the Club Office by
post, phone or in person.
6.0 REGISTRATION
& SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
6.1 Registration should be made at http://www.cbyc.co.uk/raceentry.html
Sailing Instructions will be posted on the CBYC web site.
7.0
ADVERTISING
7.1 If a series is sponsored then yachts shall carry the
sponsor’s logo stickers or flags as provided.
8.0 SCORING SYSTEM
8.1 The low
point scoring system, in accordance with RRS 88.3, will be used.
8.3 Yachts
scoring DNF will score points for the number of starters in the race + 1. All
other yachts not classified (ie DSQ, OCS etc) will
score points for the number of entries + 2.
8.4 In the
event of no boats completing a course within a time limit, all those that
started will score 2 points.
8.5 Yachts
still racing at a race time limit will be awarded the number of points of the
last finisher + 1
8.6 Discards. 3 races sailed – all to
count, 4-7 races sailed – 1 discard, 8 races sailed – 2 discards.
10.0 PRIZES
10.1 1st, 2nd
and 3rd place prizes will we awarded in each series for each fleet
as the race committee sees fit
11.0
SCHEDULE OF RACING
|
Earlybird
Series |
8th February - 29th March |
8 Races outside the barrage on Sundays |
|
Spring Starter Regatta |
12th & 13th April |
5 Races over 2 days inside and outside the barrage |
|
Spring Series |
5th April - 28th June |
12 Races outside the barrage on Sundays |
|
Tuesday Evening Spring Series |
5th May - 23rd June |
8 Races on laid courses in the Bay |
|
Tuesday Evening Summer Series |
30th June - 18th August |
8 Races on laid courses in the Bay |
|
Frostbite Series |
11th October - 13th December |
9 Races outside the barrage on Sundays |