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Notice of Race for the International Easter Regatta 20Th, 21St and 22Nd April 2019 Notice of race for the International Easter Regatta 20th, 21st and 22nd April 2019 in the Contender, Flying Dutchman, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, OK Dinghy & Solo Organized by the Koninklijke Watersport-Vereeniging Loosdrecht (KWVL) Held on the Loosdrechtse Plassen 1 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS 2017-2020). 1.2 The Standard Sailing instructions (SWB), as mentioned in the RRS are applicable even as Appendix Z from the Royal Dutch Yachting Union. 1.3. The Local Sailing instructions may alter the rules in this Notice of Race 1.4 In case of a conflict between languages the English text will prevail. 2 RESERVE 3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the following classes: Contender, Flying Dutchman, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, OK Dinghy & Solo 3.2 If no more than 10 boats have entered in a particular class at the closing date, the Race Committee may decide to cancel the race for that particular class or combine the start with other classes. 3.3 Entries for the regatta can be done via the website www.kwvl.nl. 3.4 The entry fee shall be paid via the IDeal module on the website. International participants can pay cash at the registration desk on Saturday. 3.5 Both entry as well as payment must be completed before the closing date. 3.6 The will be no refund for a withdrawal after the closing date. 3.7 Closing date for the entries: 14th of April 2019 (21.00 hrs). 3.8 Changes for a completed entry is only possible by sending an e-mail to: [email protected] 3.9 If in a particular class are more than 40 entries, the Race Committee can decide to split the group. 4 ENTRY FEE The entry fee is: - Contender € 40,00 - Finn € 40,00 - Laser (Radial/4.7) € 40,00 - OK Dinghy € 40,00 - Solo € 40,00 - Flying Dutchman € 50,00 5 RACING SCHEDULE 5.1 The Racing Schedule will be published as soon as possible, but no later than 2 days prior to the first race on the website www.kwvl.nl. 5.2 For all classes there are 10 races scheduled. 5.3 The time for the warning-signal for the first race is 11.55 hrs. 5.4 On the last day of the event there will be no warning-signal given after 14.00 hrs. 6 LOCATION REGATTA OFFICE The regatta office of the KWVL is situated on the address: Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 151, 1231 LT in Loosdrecht. On the first day of the event the regatta office is open from 09.30 hrs. 7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 7.1 The Local Sailing Instructions will be published as soon as possible, but no later than 2 days prior to the first race on the website www.kwvl.nl. 7.2 The Sailing Instructions are only digital available. 7 COURSE The races will be held on Lake 1, 2,3 4, and 5 of the Loosdrechtse Plassen. The courses are so called up-and- down with a spreader mark. A drawing of the course will be shown in the Local Sailing Instructions. 8 PRIZES 8.1 For all classes there is a maximum of 3 prizes: <7 competitors : 1 prize 7 - 9 competitors : 2 prizes 10 or more competitors : 3 prizes For the Flying Dutchman and Finn the winner will also be awarded with a large Easter Egg with contains a half- model of the boat. These prizes belong to the KWVL and will remain at the KWVL. 8.2 The prize giving ceremony will be held on the last day of the event 1,5 hrs after the last finished boat. 9 DICLAIMER OF LIABILITY 9.1 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4 , Decision to Race. 9.2 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. 10 INSURANCE Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of € 1.500.000 per event or the equivalent. 11 FURTHER INFORMATION 11.1 For more information you can contact: [email protected] 11.2 If you want to bring your boat earlier than Saturday please contact the Yachtclub Manager. By phone via 06- 53786022 or via e-mail [email protected] 11.3 There is a limited space for camping. Please contact the Yachtclub Manager for more information. 11.4 Please follow the instructions of our Yachtclub staff for your and our convenience. .
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