2020 Zephyr & 12 Foot Skiff Auckland Championships
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Organizing Authority: Postal Address: French Bay Yacht Club, French Bay Yacht Club Otitori Bay Road, PO Box 60-012, Titirangi, Titirangi Auckland Email: Web: [email protected] www.frenchbay.org.nz 2020 ZEPHYR & 12 FOOT SKIFF AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October 2020 The Organising Authority is: French Bay Yacht Club Inc., Titirangi, Auckland NOTICE OF RACE 1 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020. 1.2 The Yachting New Zealand Safety Regulations Part 1 shall apply. 1.3 The sailing instructions will consist of the instructions in RRS Appendix S, Standard Sailing Instructions, and supplementary sailing instructions that will be available at registration and on the official notice board located at French Bay Yacht Club. 1.4 RRS 31 - Touching a Mark is deleted. This change will appear in full in the supplementary sailing instructions: 1.5 Appendix T, Arbitration, will apply. 2 ADVERTISING Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organising authority in accordance with World Sailing Regulation 20, Advertising Code. 3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The regatta is open to boats of the Zephyr and 12ft Skiff Classes. 3.2 Competitors must be a financial member of a Club affiliated to a National Authority. 3.3 Eligible boats must be compliant with the rules of their Class Association. Organizing Authority: Postal Address: French Bay Yacht Club, French Bay Yacht Club Otitori Bay Road, PO Box 60-012, Titirangi, Titirangi Auckland Email: Web: [email protected] www.frenchbay.org.nz 3.4 Eligible boats may enter online at: FBYC Online or by completing the entry form available at registration on Saturday 3rd October 2020. 3.5 Late entries will be accepted at registration on the day up until 9:00am only. 4 FEES 4.1 The entry fee will be: 4.1.1 $60 per boat including GST, for the two day Regatta. 4.1.2 $40 per boat including GST, for sailing just one day. 5 SCHEDULE 5.1 Registration shall be at FBYC from 7:30 am on Saturday 3rd October 2020. 5.2 Sailors Briefing will be at 9am. 5.3 Target number of Races: 6 races over the two days (3 + 3). 5.4 Start times - the warning signal for the start of racing each day shall not be before 10 am; each subsequent race shall be back to back, with a minimum of 5 minutes between the last finisher in the class and the next warning signal for that class. 5.5 On Sunday no warning signal will be made after 3pm. 6 THE VENUE 6.1 Racing will take place on the Manukau Harbour off-shore from French Bay Yacht Club. 6.2 Boat storage - will be available overnight on Saturday on the deck and reclamation at French Bay Yacht Club. 6.3 Water Restrictions - there will be no boat wash-down facilities available. 6.4 Covid-19 protocols - competitors will be required to fully comply with the Government Covid Alert level requirements in place at the time of the event and with FBYC’s procedures which will be notified at time of arrival and at registration. 7 THE COURSES 7.1 Zephyrs - the courses to be sailed will likely be triangle and windward/ leeward courses. This will be confirmed in the Supplementary Sailing Instructions and notified at the briefing. 7.2 12 Foot Skiffs - the courses to be sailed will likely be windward/ leeward courses. This will be confirmed in the Supplementary Sailing Instructions and notified at the briefing. 8 PENALTY SYSTEM Organizing Authority: Postal Address: French Bay Yacht Club, French Bay Yacht Club Otitori Bay Road, PO Box 60-012, Titirangi, Titirangi Auckland Email: Web: [email protected] www.frenchbay.org.nz RRS 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty. 9 SCORING The Series will be scored as follows: 1. When fewer than four races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. 2. When four or more races have been completed, a boat's series score will exclude her worst race score. 3. Three races are required to constitute a regatta. 10 RADIO COMMUNICATION Except in an emergency, a boat that is racing shall not make voice or data transmissions and shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones. 11 PRIZES 11.1 Class association championship trophies and will be awarded. 11.2 Other prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the organising authority and class association. 12 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organising 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. 13 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information please contact: [email protected] Organizing Authority: Postal Address: French Bay Yacht Club, French Bay Yacht Club Otitori Bay Road, PO Box 60-012, Titirangi, Titirangi Auckland Email: Web: [email protected] www.frenchbay.org.nz 2020 ZEPHYR & 12 FOOT SKIFF AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October 2020 ENTRY FORM Entry & Registration: Online or on the day from 8:00 BUT BEFORE 9 AM. Online Regatta Entry here: FBYC Online Entry Fee: To be paid on line when entering or on the day where cash will be accepted. https://www.frenchbay.org.nz/shop Food & Prize giving: Food and refreshments will be available for purchase after racing. Prize giving is to follow as soon as the results have been compiled after the last race of regatta. NAME: . ... TEL: .. …………………………………… ……… ……………………………… EMAIL: .. .. CLASS: . …………… ………………………………… ………………… ……… SAIL#: CLUB: .. ... ……………………………… ………………………… …………………… I agree to abide by the Racing Rules of Sailing & Yachting New Zealand’s Safety Regulations Part 1. I participate at my own risk and acknowledge the disclaimer in the NOR where French Bay Yacht Club and its Officers are not liable for any injury or damage that might be incurred whatsoever at this event. SIGNATURE: ... Date: ……………………………………………… … ……………………… .