ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB CROSSHAVEN CO CORK IRELAND Dear Fellow Sailor
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ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB CROSSHAVEN CO CORK IRELAND Dear Fellow Sailor Dear Sailors, On behalf of the Flag Officers and members of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, we are delighted, to invite Skippers and Crew from around the world to join us at Cork Week 2014. As you are aware Cork Week is recognised as one of the premier regattas in Europe, and we are very proud to continue to host this event since its inception 36 years ago. We hope to welcome back many old friends who have been coming to Crosshaven for many years, and we are always delighted to welcome new competitors to our shores. We are conscious of the economic environment we continue to find ourselves in, and in recognition of this we have decided to make a substantial reduction in our entry fee and have changed the format of the event to four days racing, Tuesday to Friday inclusive with Monday being a practice day. Cork Week 2014 will still strive to include ten races and continue to offer you free berthage, free shore side entertainment and a free car parking space for the duration of the event. As always we will continue to offer you very competitive and varied racing areas throughout the week, and each day will bring new challenges, both on and off the water. We look forward to extending a warm welcome to all sailors who come to visit and we wish you a very enjoyable and safe regatta. Best Regards, Peter Deasy ADMIRAL N 1 RULES 1.1 Racing will be governed by the ‘Rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2013 – O 2016 (RRS) T Irish Sailing Association Prescriptions and the following, as appropriate: I The 2014 IRC Rule. C Class Rules for One Design including their crew/weight limits (if any). E 1.2 Where there is a conflict with the Notice of Race, the sailing instructions shall prevail O except that neither shall change nor alter a class rule. F R 2 ADVERTISING A Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the Organizing C Authority. E 3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The Regatta is open to all boats with a valid IRC certificate plus various One Design classes. 3.2 All IRC boats shall comply with the ISAF Special Regulations Governing Offshore Racing for Category 4 races. 3.3 Sports Boats & One Designs shall comply with the ISAF Special Regulations Governing Offshore Racing for Category 5 races. 3.4 Racing will be provided for: IRC Classes, Two Handed Class, White Sail only Classes, One Design Classes. 3.5 IRC Rule 22.4.2 shall not apply. There will be no limitations on crew number or weight E except as required for boats rated as one designs which shall comply with IRC Rule C 22.4.1. A 3.6 Eligible boats may enter the Regatta by completing the attached Entry Form and send R via email, fax or post to: Cork Week 2014, Royal Cork Yacht Club Crosshaven Co Cork, by June 30th 2014 F (or 1st May for Early Discount Fee). O Entries received after June 30th will be deemed as late entries. Phone +353 21 4831179 E Fax+353 21 4832579 C 3.7 Late entries will be accepted up to and including July 1st 2014 at the discretion of the I race committee and will be subject to a late entry fee. T O 4 FEES 4.1 Entry Fees are as follows: N Standard Fee Sports Boats ?250.00 25 – 27 feet ?275.00 28 – 33 feet ?300.00 34 – 39 feet ?375.00 40 – 44 feet ?400.00 45 - 49 feet ?450.00 50 - 54 feet ?450.00 55 - 59 feet ?450.00 60 - 64 feet ?450.00 64 feet + ?450.00 5 SCHEDULE 5.1 Registration: Competitors must register at the Regatta Race office from 14:30hrs on Sunday July 6th to 17:00hrs on Monday July 7th. To comply with registration requirements, competitors must ensure the following: a. The entry form has been submitted in full and the entry fee is fully paid. b. Emergency contact names and telephone numbers are provided. c. Completion of safety checks as requested. 5.2 Boats that fail to complete their Registration shall be scored DSQ, without a hearing. N This amends RRS 63.1. O T 5.3 Dates and times of racing: I Practice Starts/Races Monday afternoon July 7th. Further details to be provided. C Cork Week Racing is scheduled from Tuesday 8th of July to Friday 11th of July - E both days inclusive. The warning signal of the first race of each day will be at 10:55hrs O F 5.4 Number of races: There will be up to three races scheduled per day for each class except where a class R is scheduled to do the Harbour Race or a Coastal Race, if applicable, where there will A only be one race scheduled for that class on that day. C E 6 MEASUREMENTS 6.1 Each boat shall produce a valid applicable rating certificate. 6.2 Changes to the rating of a boat other than upwards will not be allowed after 17:00 hrs on Monday June 30th 2014 unless the rating change is: a. Due to an error made by RORC or UNCL. In such a case, the rating shall be corrected for all races. b. The result of a rating protest, when RRS 64.3 will apply together with the rules applicable to that rating system. c At the discretion of RORC and UNCL as appropriate. Downward changes will generally only be permitted following, measurements for endorsement required by either the RORC or UNCL. 7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The sailing instructions will be available after June 22nd 2014 from the Cork Week Race Office and will be posted online. 8 VENUE 8.1. Racing will take place in Cork Harbour and its surrounding waters. Refer Admiralty charts 1777 and 1765. 9 THE COURSES E A variety of different courses will be sailed during the regatta including but not limited C to Windward/Leeward, Olympic, Coastal, Trapezoid, Slalom and Harbour Courses. A R 10 PENALTY SYSTEM 10.3 Decisions of the protest committee jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5. (B) F O 11 SCORING E 11.1 The Bonus Point System of Appendix A will apply. C I 11.2 Two Races are required to be completed to constitute a series.. T 11.3 (a) When 6 or fewer races have been completed a boat’s series score will be the O total of her race scores. N (b) When from 7 to 10 races have been completed a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. 12 BERTHING Complimentary berthing will be provided to competitors for the duration of the regatta and limited extra berths will be available for a number of days before and after Cork Week 2014. Please apply to race organisers who will try to accommodate applicants for berthage outside regatta dates. Boats shall be kept in their assigned places at the marina at all times. 13 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS Keelboats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee. 14 RADIO COMMUNICATION Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. N 15 PRIZES O Daily prizes will be awarded. Overall class prizes/trophies will be awarded to each class. T A Prix d’Elegance Prize will be awarded I C A Boat of the Week Prize will be awarded. E 16 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY O Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to F Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or R personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. A C E 17 INSURANCE It is the duty of each boat owner to have his boat adequately insured against any risk, including civil responsibility to third parties and to ensure that such insurance remains valid for the entirety of Cork Week 2014. 18 MEDIA WAIVER Competitors give their consent to the Royal Cork Yacht Club, its sponsors, and the organising authority to use their name, comments, photograph and likeness in order to promote the Cork Week Regatta. 19 FURTHER INFORMATION The Regatta Office can be contacted by email or phone as follows: Web: http://www.Corkweek.ie Email: [email protected] Phone +353 21 4831179 Fax +353 21 4831586 n o i t a m r Airports o f Cork Telephone +353 (0)21 431 3131 n I Dublin l Telephone +353 (0)1 814 1111 e v a r Airlines T Aerlingus www.aerlingus.com Telephone 0818 210 210 Ryanair www.ryanair.com Telephone 1890 340 122 Ferry Companies Fastnet Line (Swansea - Cork) www.fastnetline.co.uk Telephone +353 (0)21 4555 666 Irish Ferries Rosslare - Pembroke Rosslare - Cherbourg & Roscoff Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford Telephone 053 913 3158 www.irishferries.com E N CORK WEEK 2014 T R Boat Name Y Sail Number IRC Cert No. Current IRC F TCC (if applicable) O Draft LOA R Boat Type M OWNER DETAILS Forename Surname Address for Correspondence Mobile No. Telephone (W) E-Mail Telephone (H) I wish to enter the following Class in Cork Week 2014 Class Please Please give Sports / One tick Design Type details below: IRC open K IRC Short Handed K White Sail K One Design K ENTRY FEES AND PAYMENT (Please note that all prices are in Euros) For convenience Entry fees may be paid online at www.corkweek.ie, alternatively use one of the methods of payment below.