RS200 SW Ugly Tour & RS 400 Southern Tour 18th September 2021 Sponsored by/Supported by West Country Boat Repairs Exe Sailing Club, Tornado, Shelley Reach, Exmouth
NOTICE OF RACE
ORGANISING A UTHORITY This e vent will be or ganised b y Ex e Sailing Club in c onjunction with the R S Class Associa tion. The not ation ‘[NP]’ in a rule of the notice of race (NoR) means tha t a boa t ma y not pr otest another boat for br eaking tha t rule. This chang es RR S 60.1(a). 1. RULE S 1.1 The e vent is g overned b y the rules as de fined in The Racing Rules of Sailing . 1.2 Supplemen tary Sailing Ins tructions will be issued for this e vent. 1.3 Racing rules Race Signals AP , 31, 33, 35, 44.1, 60.1(a), 60.1(b), 61.3, 62.1(a), 62.2, A2 A5.1 and A5.2 will be chang ed. The chang es appear , in full, in this notice of race or in the sailing instructions. The sailing ins tructions ma y also chang e other racing rules. 2 S AILING INS TRUCTIONS 2.1 The R S Class Associa tion s tandard sailing ins tructions ar e a vailable a t h ttps://rs association.com . 2.2 The e vent Supplemen tary Sailing Ins tructions will be a vailable a t https://exe-sailing-club.org/open-events/open-events.html.
3 C OMMUNICATION 3.1 The online of ficial noticeboar d is loc ated a t https://exe-sailing-club.org/open-events/open-events.html. 3.2 [DP] While racing, e xcept in an emer gency, a boa t shall not mak e v oice or da ta tr ansmissions and shall not receive v oice or da ta c ommunication tha t is not a vailable to all boa ts. 4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTR Y 4.1 The e vent is open to boa ts of the R S200 and R S400 classes. 4.2 Helm mus t be a member and cr ew mus t be either a member or cr ew member of the R S Class Association. 4.3 Eligible boa ts ma y en ter a t registration on Frida y 17th Sep tember or Sa turday 18th September. 4.4 T o be c onsidered an en try a t an e vent, a boa t shall c omplete all registration requirements and pa y all fees. 4.5 An y c ompetitors ag ed under 18 shall c omplete an Under 18s Consen t F orm. This c an be downloaded fr om the R S Class Associa tion w ebsites and should be c ompleted and handed in at registration. 4.7 The Or ganising Authority ma y c ancel the e vent, c ancel classes and reject or c ancel en tries in its ab solute discr etion, subject to RR S 76. 4.8 Should the Or ganising Authority c ancel a class or reject an en try the y shall refund the en try fee in full. 4.9 Should the Or ganising Authority c ancel the e vent within 36 hour s prior to the scheduled start of race 1 an y refunds will be a t the sole discr etion of the Or ganising Authority . 5 FEE S Entry fees ar e as follows: Class St andard F ee RS200 £20.00 RS400 £20.00 6 CREW LIMIT ATIONS Does not apply . 7 AD VERTISING [DP] [NP] Boa ts ma y be required to displa y adv ertising chosen and supplied b y the or ganising authority. 8 QU ALIFYING SERIE S AND FINAL SERIE S Does not apply . 9 SCHEDULE 9.1 R egistration Frida y 17th Sep tember 1900 to 2030. Sa turday 18th Sep tember 0900 to 1030. 9.2 Brie fing – A brie fing will be held a t 1030 on Sa turday 18th Sep tember. 9.3 Racing: Date Rac e Saturday 18th Sep tember Races 1 to 4 9.4 F our races ar e scheduled. 9.5 The scheduled time of the fir st w arning signal of the fir st race on Sa turday 18th Sep tember is 1155. 9.6 On the las t scheduled da y of racing no w arning signal will be made a fter 16:00 10 E QUIPMENT INSPE CTION Boats ma y be inspect ed a t an y time. 11 CL OTHING AND E QUIPMENT RRS 40.1 shall apply a t all times while a float. 12 VENUE 12.1 Ex e Sailing Club, Tornado, Shelly Rd, Exmouth EX8 1E G. https://www.exe-sailingclub.org/about-us.html 12.2 The Sailing ar ea will be a t sea in L yme Ba y 12.3 A v oluntary e xclusion z one e xists to pr otect wildlif e in the Riv er Ex e. North W est of Da wlish Warren is out of bounds for racing and sailing. 13 C OURSES The c ourses to be sailed will be Windw ard Lee ward or T rapezoid. 14 PENAL TY S YSTEM 14.1 F or the R S400 RR S 44.1 is chang ed so tha t the T wo-Turns P enalty is replaced b y the One-T urn penalty 14.2 The Ex oneration P enalty and the R YA Arbitr ation Pr ocedures of the R YA Rules Disput es Procedures will be a vailable. See the of ficial notice boar d for de tails. Decisions fr om Arbitr ation can be referred to the pr otest c ommittee but c annot be reopened or appealed. Dele te if does not apply . If only one sub par a dele te sub par a numbering. 15 SC ORING 15.1 T wo races ar e required to be c ompleted to c onstitute a series. 15.2 When fewer than four races ha ve been c ompleted, a boa t’s series sc ore will be the total of her race sc ores. This chang es RR S A2. 16 [DP] [NP] SUPPOR T PER SON VE SSELS 16.1 Support teams, including all support per sons and support per son v essels shall s tay outside areas wher e boa ts ar e racing fr om the time of the pr eparatory signal for the fir st s tart un til all boa ts ha ve finished or retired or the race c ommittee signals a pos tponement, g eneral recall or abandonmen t. 16.2 When the engine of a support v essel is running , all support per sons on tha t v essel, shall w ear a per sonal flot ation de vice and the support v essel driv er shall use a kill c ord. 17 CHAR TERED OR L OANED BO ATS Does not apply . 18 BER THING [DP] Boa ts shall be k ept in their assigned places in the dingh y park. 19 HA UL-OUT RE STRICTIONS Does not apply . 20 DIVING E QUIPMENT AND PLAS TIC POOLS Does not apply . 21 D ATA PR OTECTION The Da ta Pr ocessing P olicy is a vailable on the class w ebsite. 22 RISK S TATEMENT 22.1 RR S 3 of the Racing Rules of Sailing s tates: “ The responsibility for a boa t’s decision to participate in a race or to c ontinue to race is her s alone” . Sailing b y its na ture is an unpr edictable sport and ther efore inher ently in volves an elemen t of risk. B y taking part in the e vent, each c ompetitor agr ees and ackno wledges tha t: (a) The y ar e a ware of the inher ent elemen t of risk in volved in the sport and accep t responsibility for the e xposure of themselv es, their cr ew and their boa t to such inher ent risk whils t taking part in the e vent; (b) The y ar e responsible for the sa fety of themselv es, their cr ew, their boa t and their other property whe ther a float or ashor e; (c) The y accep t responsibility for an y injur y, damag e or loss to the e xtent c aused b y their own actions or omissions; (d) Their boa t is in g ood or der, equipped to sail in the e vent and the y ar e fit to participa te; (e) The pr ovision of a race manag ement team, pa trol boa ts and other of ficials and volunteers b y the e vent or ganiser does not relieve them of their o wn responsibilities; (f ) The pr ovision of pa trol boa t c over is limit ed to such assis tance, particularly in e xtreme weather c onditions as c an be pr actically pr ovided in the cir cumstances; (g) It is their responsibility to familiarise themselv es with an y risk s specific to this v enue or this e vent dr awn to their a ttention in an y rules or in formation pr oduced for the v enue or e vent and to a ttend an y sa fety brie fing held for the e vent. 22.2 [NP] [DP] C OVID St atement By taking part in an y of the e vents c overed b y this notice of race, each c ompetitor agr ees and acknowledges tha t the y ar e responsible for c omplying with an y regulations in force fr om time to time in respect of C OVID-19 and for c omplying with the v enue/OA/sailing club COVID-19 pr ocedures. Compe titors and support per sons shall c omply with an y reasonable request fr om an e vent of ficial. F ailure to c omply ma y be misc onduct. R easonable actions b y event of ficials to implemen t C OVID-19 guidance, pr otocols, or legisla tion, e ven if the y la ter prove to be unnecessar y, ar e not impr oper actions or omissions. 23 INSURANCE Each participa ting boa t shall be insur ed with v alid thir d-party liability insur ance with a minimum c over of £3,000,000 P ounds St erling per inciden t or the equiv alent. 24 PRIZE S Prizes ma y be a warded, dependan t on en tries and a t the discr etion of the Race Commit tee, in each class as follows: First, Sec ond and Thir d priz es will be a warded for each flee t. Further priz es ma y be a warded a t the discr etion of the or ganising authority . 25 FUR THER INF ORMATION For further in formation please c ontact g [email protected]
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Competitors ar e ask ed to dr op their boa ts a t the club and park in one of the nearb y c ouncil c ar park s. Further in formation about acc ommodation in Exmouth c an be found on the Ex e Sailing Club w ebpage https://exe-sailing-club.org/open-events/open-events.html Bacon sandwiches and refreshments will be a vailable fr om 08:00-10:30 on the da y of the e vent.