2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain.
OrganisersOrganisers::::
2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain.
The organizing authority is:
CLUB NAUTICO ALTEA
In conjunction with the
INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS ORGANIZATION
REAL FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE VELA.
FEDERACION DE VELA DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA
FLYING DUTCHMAN ESPAÑA
2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain.
Presentation Page 4
Programme of Events Page 5
The race course Page 6
Weather Page 7
Club Náutico Altea Page 8
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Notice of Regatta Page 15
Registrations Page 18
2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain
Dear sailors,
The Club Náutico Altea is proud to be the venue for the 2012 FD European Championship, as the Flying Dutchman is a boat that has always been sailed in Altea Bay. This initiative, which has been organised by sailors and members of Club Náutico Altea, its Board of Directors, and the residents of Altea, and supported by the Town Hall, has succeeded in attracting veteran competitors who have competed in many other European and World Championships.
Organising the 1212 European will be a challenge for the Club Náutico Altea. However, it has over 30 years experience of promoting sailing and the organisation of high-level regattas. For eight years running it has organised a Euroflying Cup competition, a regatta which has been extremely well supported by many European FD sailors.
Altea is a place where you can not only enjoy sailing in the bay, but also its weather, views, atmosphere, and the warmth of its inhabitants. Thanks to the support of the institutions and federations involved, it can provide everything you need for a comfortable stay in Altea while the regatta is being held.
The Club Náutico Altea, the FD International Class of the IFDCO, the Real Federación Española de Vela ( The Spanish Royal Sailing Federation ), the Federación de Vela de la Comunidad Valenciana ( The Sailing Federation of the Autonomous Community of Valencia ) and Altea Town Hall have worked together, in collaboration with private companies, to ensure that the Flying Dutchman European Championship is an organisational and sporting success. Their aim is to ensure that it more than lives up to the expectations of the competitors, representatives, visitors, spectators, and the residents of Altea and that, while the competition is being held, Altea is converted into the sailing capital of the world.
We look forward to seeing you in Altea, Spain, from 30 March to 6 April, 2012.
2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain.
PROGRAMPROGRAMMEME OF OFFICIAL EVENTS
- 31 March 2012 at 19:00. Official Presentation of the European Championship. Palau Altea. o Regatta competitors welcomed to the competition. o Representatives from all the participating countries. o Official inauguration of the 2012 European Championship.
- 3 April 2012 at 21:00. Gala dinner for competitors.
o Celebration of the 60 th anniversary of the Flying Dutchman Class.
- 6 April 2012 at 18:00. Trophy Award Ceremony.
COMPETICOMPETITIONTION PROGRAMME
- 29 to 31 March. Registration
- 30 and 31 March. Measurement of boats
- 1 to 6 April. Regattas.
SAILING AREA. BAY OF ALTEA
SAILING AREA
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN ALTEA BAY
The town of Altea has a microclimate which means that it enjoys good weather almost all year round. The temperature ranges from 12 to 20 degrees during the Easter months. Altea Bay is surrounded by mountains, including Sierra Bernia, Sierra Aitana, and Sierra Helada, with the Rock of Ifach dominating one end of the bay.
The prevailing winds in Altea Bay are southerly winds that often exceed 15 knots. There are also easterly winds that may reach up to 25 knots.
Altea boasts four harbours with access to the sea, which means that it is possible to sail almost every day in the bay. The practice of nautical activities is deeply rooted here thanks to its location and the weather conditions.
CLUB NÁUTICO ALTEA.
Located at the foot of the town of the same name, the harbour in Altea Bay is home to the Club Náutico de Altea, which is a model of cleanliness and order. Founded in 1977, the Club Náutico extends over approximately half of the harbour, and from the outset it has been known for its excellent customer services and commitment to the environment. An example of this is that it was one of the first clubs in Europe to comply with the regulations needed to be awarded the EEC blue flag. Over half of its berths are reserved for visiting yachts, which means that Altea has become a meeting point for cruise yachts of all sizes and flags, providing them with shelter.
The coordinates of the Club Náutico Altea are l:38º35´N L: 003º03´W The harbour faces south-west, which means that it is extremely sheltered from the prevailing winds and seas, even during the worst of the winter weather.
Its facilities provide everything that visitors may need, both for themselves and for their boats.
The Club Náutico Altea has all the facilities required to ensure the wellbeing of its clients. It is well worth a visit, and visitors wanting to make the most of their stay can explore the old town of Altea, one of the last remaining jewels of the Spanish Mediterranean, with its white houses perched on the hillside and its special charm.
The Club Náutico Altea offers sailors everything they need for an enjoyable stay, as well as everything that their boats might need. A team of the best nautical professionals work at the dry dock area, and are ready to undertake any paintwork, carpentry, mechanics, electricity, accessories etc that needs to be done
Ever since it began the Club Náutico Altea has been characterised for its close involvement with sporting activities, in particular sailing; its sailing school was started 30 years ago. Its flagship regatta is the 200 mile A2 regatta, which has been held 25 years running, and which has become the regatta par excellence at national level in the category of two-crew regattas. Competitors in this regatta can earn points for the Spanish A2 Championship.
The Club Náutico Altea has held innumerable sailing regattas since it was founded: yacht regattas; Optimist regattas; catamaran regattas; Laser regattas; and above all Flying Dutchman regattas. For the last 7 years the Club Náutico Altea has held a qualifying event for the Euroflying Cup, as well as the Spanish Championship, or Cup, in the FD class.
The main purpose of the Club Náutico Altea is to promote sailing, and its competitive sailing school, where young sailors train to compete in Optimist class regattas, is open all year round. In the summer sailing courses are given in which over 400 students enjoy themselves by learning how to sail.
TOURIST INFORMATION
The town of Altea is located 10 km from Benidorm, 50 km from Alicante, and 120 km from Valencia, the capital of the Autonomous Community of Valencia to which, for historical reasons, Altea has belonged since the XIII century and the city where the first industrial trade fair in Spain was held. These geographical boundaries will play a very important role in the future of tourism in the area. Tourism first began in the sixties when the town, whose residents were mainly sailors and labourers, was gradually transformed by artists, and people who come here to enjoy the lifestyle. People who carefully choose their home and surroundings, as well as the neighbours with whom they are going to share the most wonderful time of their life: a time when they can enjoy leisurely tranquillity, explore their creativity, or merely enjoy the peaceful serenity of their surroundings.
The municipality, which is 32 km large and triangular in shape, extends from the gentle shores of the Mediterranean to the northern mountains, whose peaks exceed 800 m in height. It has 7 km of beaches of fine shingle, the result of large stones from the mountains being carried to the sea by the Algar River, and then worn away by the waves until they are transformed into tiny pebbles. These pebbles are used by the craftspeople to make jewellery, and as adornments which they set in silver, leatherwork, rings, or use in other ornaments whose only limits are the imagination of the artists.
Thanks to the present-day tourist demand in the municipality, the most popular residential properties are detached villas. As a result many of the local houses in the country have been renovated and converted into extremely comfortable homes that retain the traditional style, set among the pinewoods of the mountains or the agricultural plots of land. The renovation of the town’s outlying land has complemented the town planning regime in the town of Altea, in particular its old town centre. The town, since it has not been the site of landmark historical events, has focused on the preservation of its typical traditional architecture. The town has always been a place where people have earned their living from the land or from the sea, and it has retained its heritage as one of the most picturesque town in the Mediterranean.
Altea's parish church, built 60 metres above the beach, is a landmark and reference point for the whole of the municipality and the bay, with panoramic views over the sea. Spread out below the dome of the church, white houses built in the typical Mediterranean architectural style of one or two storeys dot the hillside down to the shores of the sea, and serve as the perfect setting for this architectural jewel. The houses clustered on the hillside face the sea and the rising sun, from where their inhabitants have always drawn the strength needed to carry out the daily tasks of a way of life that dates back to time immemorial. The town’s setting, its countryside and imposing bay flanked by the Morro de Toix and the soaring peaks of Sierra Albir, which separates Altea and Benidorm, has given rise to a way of life which is completely in harmony with its surroundings. The town and its environs are a natural sanctuary bathed in the sunlight of the Mediterranean; an irresistible magnet which has always attracted artists to Altea. Altea has 2 yacht clubs, the Altea and the Mascarat, and 2 yachting harbours, the Portet and the Marymontaña. It also has a fishing port where fishermen sell their daily catch at a fish auction every afternoon for consumption in Altea, while it also has the capacity to sell to Valencia and Madrid. Another very important attraction is the Don Cayo Golf Club, which has 8 holes, and small apartments and numerous villas nearby. To the north lies Sierra Bernia, 800 to 1200 m high, which protects the town from the north winds – which are always cold – and endows Altea´s valleys with a perfect microclimate enjoyed by all its inhabitants. The mountains form a curved arc which stretches 12 km to the north-east until it joins another sierra, Sierra Aitana, whose highest peak is 1500 m high.
To the north lies Sierra Bernia, 800 to 1200 m high, which protects the town from the north winds – which are always cold – and endows Altea´s valleys with a perfect microclimate enjoyed by all its inhabitants. The mountains form a curved arc which stretches 12 km to the north-east until it joins another sierra, Sierra Aitana, whose highest peak is 1500 m high.
The whole municipality of Altea, the countryside, the terraces for growing crops, and even half the mountainside is used to grow vegetables, fruit, palm trees, orange trees, lemon trees medlar trees, carob trees, and almond trees. The area has a very efficient irrigation system, in which the water is allocated on the basis of rights which date back centuries and are now unchangeable.
Progress has also brought welcome improvements: a short-distance train, and the Mediterranean motorway, both of which run through the green countryside of Altea.
The typically Mediterranean pine trees grow with renewed vigour on the mountain slopes.
The wisdom of choosing a kind of tourism that promotes a new way of life without forgetting traditional sources of income has always been a determining factor for tourism in Altea. Tourism in Altea focuses on attracting residents who live in Altea almost all year round, not on tourists who come only for a short visit. Altea boasts a host of visual artists, creators, businesspeople, industries, and people who build their homes here so that they will be able to live in comfort after they have retired. All of these people contribute towards Altea´s economy and its amenities, and are an important source of wealth and commerce which benefits not only tourism but also the whole district.
Altea is an example of how the influx of craftspeople and artists has contributed to a town. The town now holds a Crafts Fair which is held in the Plaza de la Iglesia, in the upper part of the town. There are also numerous crafts shops with a wide range of articles made in different materials and styles. It is well worth visiting Altea just to visit these shops. Gastronomy:::: Caragols amb Ceba (snails), Cruet de Peix y Erizos (sea urchins and fish), Coca a la Lluma (flat sponge cake) and a wide assortment of rice dishes.
Altea, nestled in the heart of the Costa Blanca, is undoubtedly a destination where you can enjoy everything that the Costa Blanca has to offer.
Accommodation for the Race
Kaktus Albir Hotel.
http://www.kaktusgrup.com
The hotel is one kilometer distance from the Club Náutico Altea.
Send a mail for reservation to: [email protected]
Put on your reservation that you are sailor on race. Enter your sail number .
Prices.
• 29/03 to 03/04 : 70,00 euros double room per day
62,00 euros single room per day
• 04/04 to 09/04 : 110,00 euros double room per day
80,00 euros single room per day
The prices are including breakfast and TAX.
HOTEL KAKTUS ALBIR
• LOCATION The hotel has been inaugurated in the summer of 2003 and is situated just in front of the Albir pebble beach, at 3 kms of Altea, 10 minutes from Benidorm and 60 kms from Alicante.
DESCRIPCION
• Rooms The hotel has 203 rooms, of which 8 Junior Suites, 1 Nuptial Suite and 1 Presidential Suite – 5 Floors – All the rooms have sea view and have a fully equipped bathroom, hair dryer and television. Minibar and Safety Deposit Box by request and paying.
• Restaurant Restaurant: international kitchen - Grand Buffet all meals
• Facilities - The hotel has air-conditioning (cold-warm) - Reception 24 hours - Bar - 4 lifts - Ambient music in al parts of the hotel - Outdoor Pool for adults and children – gardens - Solarium with sunbeds in the roof terrace and pool with integrated Jacuzzi (heathed in winter) - Beauty Centre/Hair dresser/Sauna (paying) - Grand Salon with Live Music each night - Meeting rooms, Seminars, Weddings and other Celebrations - Private Garage (paying) - Beach and Pool Towels (free of charge) - Laundry Service (charge).
2012 INTERNATIONAL FLYING DUTCHMAN CLASS OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 30th March to 6th April. Club Náutico Altea. Altea, Spain.
The Organising Authority is the Spanish Flying Dutchman Association in conjunction with the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and the Sailing Federation of Valencia.
Notice of Race
1.0 Rules: 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing equipment rules of sailing and current IFDCO Class and Championship Rules. 1.2 IFDCO Class Rule 113 (limitations) will apply. 1.3 The Organising Authority will require all participating boats to display the event sponsor’s advertising in accordance with Appendix 1, Regulation 20.3.1 (d).IFDCO class Rule 119 applicable.
2.0 Eligibility and Entry 2.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the International Flying Dutchman Class holding a valid measurement form, certificate and membership. 2.2 Advance entries will be accepted until the normal closing date of 31st January 2012, by completing the attached entry form accompanied by a fee of € 360,00 and mailing, faxing or emailing it to the addresses below and forwarding payment by bank transfer. Entries must be sent to: Email: [email protected] Tel : ++34 96.584.15.91 Tel/Fax: ++34 96.584.15.79 Postal address: Club Náutico Altea Av. Del Puerto Nº 50. 03590 Altea (Alicante) España www.cnaltea.com
Payments shall be made to the account: IBAN: ES31 2100 1537 1702 0016 0794 BIC / SWIFT CODE: CAIXESBBXXX
A reference to the entrants sail number must be included in the bank transfer. All bank and transaction fees are to the competitors account. Any outstanding balance due to bank fees must be paid at registration. 2.3 Late entries, accompanied by an additional late entry fee of € 100,00 may be accepted at the Race Committee’s discretion until 6:00 pm on 28th March 2012. 2.4 Each boat must submit a valid measurement form and certificate at registration, in addition measurement checks will be made. 2.5 To be eligible to compete in this event each entrant and crew member shall be a financial member of a club recognised by the entrant and crew member’s national authority, or a member of that National Authority. 2.6 Each entrant and crew shall be a fully paid up Sailing member of the International Flying Dutchman Class Organisation.
3.0 Schedule of Events 3.1 Measurement: Friday 30th March 2012 from 0900hrs to 1800hrs at CN Altea.
Saturday 31st March 2012 from 0900hrs to 1800hrs at CN Altea.
3.2 Registration: Thursday 29th March 2012 from 1200hrs to 1600 hrs at CN Altea
Friday 30th March 2012 from 0900hrs to 1800hrs at CN Altea
Saturday 31st March 2012 from 0900hrs to 1800hrs at CN Altea
3.3 Briefing: Sunday 1st April 2012 at 09:00hrs at the club.
3.4 Racing Schedule: The scheduled time of the warning signal for Race 1 is 12:00 hrs on Sunday 1st April 2012. 2 back to back races are scheduled per day. A total of 9 races are scheduled. Reserve day is scheduled for Wednesday 4 th April 2012. No race shall start after 1500 hours on Friday 6 th April 2012.
4.0 Sailing Instructions 4.1 The Sailing Instructions will be available from at 1200hrs on Thursday 29 th March at registration.
5.0 Racing Area 5.1 The races will be held on the waters of in front of Altea´s bay.
6.0 Courses to be Sailed 6.1 The courses will be triangle-windward-leeward configurations. Length of courses will be adapted according to wind, strength in order to have an estimated race duration about 90 minutes for the leading boat. 6.2 The fleet may be split if 90 or more boats attend the event. Details of the split will be published in the Sailing Instructions
7.0 Scoring 7.1 The Low-Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply. 7.2 4 races will be required to be completed to constitute a Championship. 7.3 No score will be excluded until 5 races have been completed and a boat’s two worst scores will be excluded when 8 or more races have been completed. 7.4 In alteration of the Championship Rules Appendix A8 of the RRS will apply.
8.0 Alternative Penalties 8.1 Appendix P will apply as changed by SI 13.2.
9.0 Decisions of the Jury 9.1 Decisions of the jury will be final in accordance with rule 70.4.
10.0 Prizes 10.1 The following prizes will be awarded on Friday 6 th April after the Championship. • Championship Medallions will be presented to 1st, 2nd … 10th places • European Championship for best result without discards The following prizes may also be awarded: Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Organising Authority. Details will be given in the Sailing Instructions.
11.0 Team Support Boats 11.1 Team support boats will be allowed. 11.2 All support and coach boats shall prominently display an identification flag (white with black letters 600mm hoist by 600mm fly) bearing the three-letter code or the Nationality Flag of the competitor’s nation that they are supporting. Team Managers, Coaches and other support personnel shall keep at least 100m clear of the course area during racing except when asked to assist by the Race Committee.
12.0 Radio Communications 12.1 A boat shall neither make radio transmission while racing nor receive radio communication not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones. The use of electronic devices is forbidden and includes GPS, radio and telephones.
13.0 Disclaimer of Liability 13.1 Entrants and all crew members participate in the Open European Championship entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The Organizing Authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
14.0 Insurance . 14.1 Each participating boat shall be insured for at least third-party liability with a minimum cover of € 1.000.000 or the equivalent. Proof of such insurance will be required at registration.