2018 Melbourne to Apollo Bay Yacht Race
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OCEAN RACING Notice of Race 2018 Melbourne to Apollo Bay Yacht Race APOLLO BAY ORCV OCEAN RACE V1.00 2018 APOLLO BAY YACHT RACE Melbourne A short coastal race starting off Queenscliff, out of Port Phillip Heads before turning right along the coast to Apollo Bay. This is an ideal race for those new to ocean racing with its shorter length and proximity to the coast. Being Queenscli the concluding race on the summer racing calendar, the 52 mile dash to Apollo Bay can decide the Ocean Racing Championship. The race is often won or lost by navigators and tacti- cians in their decisions to sail a seaward course or hug the shoreline in search of better breeze. Apollo Bay Berthing is available in the Apollo Bay marina and there are excellent facilities in the town for meals and post race refreshment. This race is part of the Offshore Championship and the Coastal Series. Copyright © Ocean Racing Club of Victoria 2018 OFFSHORE SERIES ORCV OCEAN RACING 2 Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, Inc NOTICE OF RACE THE 2018 ORCV APOLLO BAY YACHT RACE WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE WATERS OF BASS STraIT. OWNERS OF ELIGIBLE YACHTS arE InvITED TO ENTER THIS raCE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THIS NOTICE OF RACE. THE raCE IS ORGanISED anD CONDUCTED BY THE OCEan RACING CLUB OF VICTORIA (ORCV) INC. 1. RACE 3. CATEGORIES AND DIVISIONS 1.1 The warning signal for the race will be displayed 3.1 The race will be conducted with the following at 0325 Australian Eastern Standard Time on Sat- categories: urday, 19 May 2018. • Monohulls (IRC, AMS, PHS) 1.2 This is a Category 3 race conducted from the • Double Handed Monohulls (PHS) start off Queenscliff, through Port Phillip Heads • Multihulls (PHS) and West along the Victorian coast to the finish 3.2 Non-Spinnaker and Two Handed rating certifi- off Apollo Bay Boat Harbour. cates are not used. 1.3 The details of the course including any marks 3.3 A yacht may enter any handicap category for will be in the Sailing Instructions for the race. which it is eligible and any combination of those handicap categories. 2. RULES 3.4 The Race Committee, at its discretion, may al- 2.1 The race will be governed by the current ver- locate yachts to divisions within a category. sions of : 3.5 The minimum number of entries for the event is • The 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 5 yachts. If there are less than 5 entries in any cat- of World Sailing (WS), together with the pre- egory other than multihulls and Double Handed scriptions and Special Regulations of Austral- Monohulls, the Race Committee reserves the ian Sailing (AS); right to re-allocate yacht entries such that the • The Special Regulations of the Ocean Racing minimum number of entries in each handicap Club of Victoria (ORCV); system is 3. • Where applicable, the rules and regulations of the Australian Measurement System (AMS) 4. ELIGIBILITY and the IRC Rules Parts A, B and C; 4.1 The race is open to yachts of a thoroughly sea- • The International Regulations for the Preven- worthy nature, which are entered by a member tion of Collisions at Sea; of a yacht club recognised by a State Yachting Authority. Except as amended by this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions for this race. 4.2 Each yacht shall comply with the eligibility re- quirements listed in Appendix B Yacht Eligibility 2.2 The ORCV reserves the right to amend this No- Requirements. tice of Race. Amendments will be published on the event website (www.orcv.org.au). 4.3 The ORCV may require re-measurement of any yacht prior to the yacht racing. 2.3 By entering this race, the owner of a yacht agrees that this Notice of Race (including amendments) 4.4 The crew of each yacht must meet the eligibility and the entry form, the rules and regulations re- requirements listed in Appendix C Crew Eligibility ferred to in paragraph 2.1 and the Sailing Instruc- Requirements. tions shall be complied with by the yacht and by 4.5 A decision of the ORCV or the Race Committee as the owner. to any matter under this paragraph (4), including as 2.4 The Sailing Instructions will be issued through to whether a yacht and her crew meet the eligibil- the event website (www.orcv.org.au). ity criteria for entry in the race, is final and binding and will not be grounds for a request for redress. 2018 ORCV Apollo Bay Yacht Race Notice of Race (V1.00 Final) 3 4.6 All safety equipment shall be on board and available not be changed later than one hour prior to the for inspection. On request by the Race Committee, starting signal. After any change to a crew list, yachts shall be made available for spot inspection the yacht shall still satisfy the general require- to audit safety regulation compliance. Spot checks ments of paragraph 4.4. Changes to the crew may be carried out prior to the warning signal and or details of any crew member shall be notified may be carried out after a yacht finishes. through the online entry facility on the ORCV web site or by mobile phone or radio call on the 5. APPLICATION FOR ENTRY day of the race. 5.1 An application must be made on the ORCV’s on- line entry system at www.orcv.org.au. 6. FEES 5.2 A completed application for entry shall be received 6.1 Race fees may be paid by credit card, cheque by the ORCV by 1200 on Wednesday, 2 May 2018. or bank draft on submission of the entry form The ORCV will consider entries after that date but or late documentation, as appropriate. All fees an early bird discount will not be available and the include Australian Goods and Services Tax (a tax entry may not be accepted. Any late entries that invoice will be issued on request). are accepted may not appear in any fleet guide 6.2 Race Entry and might not be eligible to receive crew shirts and The race entry fees are for the race and one other paraphernalia if provided. handicap category. An additional category fee 5.3 Each yacht shall submit to the ORCV, no later is payable for each additional handicap category than 1200 on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, the over the initial one. documentation listed in Appendix D Entry Early Bird Entry (before 02/05/2018) . $135 Documentation. Full Entry Fee (after 02/05/2018). $235 Privacy Note: Personal information about crew Additional Categories or Handicap (each). $30 members is obtained in crew lists. That informa- ORCV members will receive a 15% discount on tion is obtained for use in search and rescue situ- the race entry fees. ations and for media purposes. 6.3 Entrants in the Double Handed Monohulls cat- The information may be given to search and egory may also enter one or more of the handi- rescue authorities and organisations, the Water cap (IRC, AMS, PHS) categories paying an addi- Police, volunteer coastal stations and media rep- tional Category fee. resentatives and may be passed on by them to other organisations. 6.4 Crew Fee A condition of entry is that crew members are to A crew fee of $60 is payable for each crew mem- be informed of this and advised that they may ob- ber who is not a member of the ORCV. tain access to the information held about them 6.5 Refund Policy by contacting the ORCV. The ORCV wishes to encourage entry to its events. 5.4 The ORCV is not obliged to accept an applica- However, races are expensive to organise and run, tion for entry. requiring a cancellation fee to be charged to cover 5.5 In accordance with RRS 76.1, the ORCV may reject administration costs. or cancel the entry of a yacht that does not com- A cancellation fee will apply where an entry to ply with the conditions of this Notice of Race. an event is cancelled within seven days of the 5.6 Documentation supplied to or held by the ORCV un- event. For Category 3 yacht races, the cancella- der this Notice of Race (other than crew lists and rat- tion fee is $50. ing certificates) shall not be changed (except to cor- In addition, any costs that the Organising Au- rect errors or after protest) after 1700 on 18 May 2018. thority have incurred for crew merchandise, e.g. 5.7 A yacht’s rating certificate shall not be changed shirts, caps, etc., will be charged if they have after 1700 on 18 May 2018 except as a result of been incurred before the entry is cancelled. a rating protest or to correct a rating office error. When cancelling an entry, please provide account 5.8 A yacht’s crew list may be changed to correct details (BSB, A/C Number) for refunding the entry errors and to reflect late crew changes but shall fee balance. 4 Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, Inc nd rd 7. SCORING • Less than five entries, no 2 or 3 place trophies are awarded. 7.1 The scoring system will not be subject to protest or dispute (amends RRS 60.1 and 62.1(a)). Double Handed and Multihull division trophies are not subject to these requirements. 7.2 Prorated positions may be used to determine a result for the race in the event that the race is shortened. 8.3 Results will be announced at Apollo Bay follow- ing the finish of the last yacht.