Ruimte voor Waarmerk PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF RACE North Sea Regatta 26th May – 4th June 2017 Scheveningen / The Hague • World Championship J22 • Open Dutch / Class Championship o ORC o ORC TwoHanded o J111 • Grand Slam SB20 • IRC • ORC Sportboats • Classic Yachts • Coastal Cruising Competition (SW Rating) • Flying Dutchman, Javelin, Olympiajol, Contender • Open Dinghy / Small Keelboat classes (SW rating or OneDesign) Organising Authority (OA) Stichting North Sea Regatta in conjunction with Jachtclub Scheveningen, under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Watersport Association (RNWA) and in conjunction with The Royal Ocean Racing Club England, who organizes the RORC North Sea Race, included in the North Sea Regatta and the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, England. For information and Notice of Race of the RORC North Sea Race see www.rorc.org. A feeder race to Harwich (Vuurschepen Race) is included in this NoR, but as an individual race and not part of the North Sea Regatta overall series or Championships. 1. RULES 1.2 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). 1.3 The RNWA rules for Championship Sailing, Surfing and Kiteboarding (RCS) will apply for Classes sailing a National Championship. These rules will be made available via World Sailing website 1.4 ORC System Rules 401.4 and 402.9 will not apply 1.5 IRC 2017 Rules Part D will not apply 1.6 In the case of a protest, the jury will make the following rebuttable presumption: Between sunset and sunrise, if boats come within two of the longer boat's overall length of each other, the right-of-way boat needs to take avoiding action. 1.7 Under RRS 87 the following IRC Rules have been changed: a) Rule 22.4.2 is deleted and replaced by “The maximum number of crew that may sail aboard a boat shall be the Crew Number printed on her certificate. There is no weight limit”. b) Rule 21.1.5(e) A spare mainsail may be used as a racing replacement when the race committee notifies so on the official notice board c) Rule 21.1.5(d). It is not compulsory to carry the spare main sail on board on other days of the regatta. 1.8 For TwoHanded class, automatic or wind vane steering is permitted. This Changes RRS 52 1.9 For Offshore races: Ruimte voor Waarmerk World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2016 -2017 Category 3 for monohulls with liferaft 1.10 For Inshore races the following will apply: a) ORC, IRC, J111, ORC TwoHanded, Classic Yachts and Coastal Cruising Classes: World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2016 - 2017 (OSR) category 4 A trysail and heavy weather jib are not required to be on board. This changes OSR Category 4. Exemptions are possible for Classic Yachts, to be requested prior to racing on a case by case basis. For Classic Yachts without lifelines, jackstays shall be fitted and lifejackets + safety harness and tethers shall be worn at all times. b) J22, SB20 and ORC Sportboats: World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2016- 2017, Appendix B In addition: Each crewmember is required to wear personal flotation device when afloat. Recommended and permitted to carry VHF (channels 6, 16, 21 and 10) and GPS. c) Open Dinghy and Small Keelboat classes: World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 2016-2017, Appendix C In Addition: Required to carry a heaving line no less than 6 mm diameter, minimal 15 m long, readily accessible. Each crewmember is required to wear wet or dry suit and personal flotation device when afloat and shall carry one flare on his body. Recommended and permitted to carry VHF (channels 6, 16, 21 and 10) and GPS. 1.11 Classes J22, SB20, ORC Sportboats, Open Dinghy and Small Keelboat shall sign out and in each day. Boats failing to comply with this rule will be penalized without a hearing. The penalty will be 20% for all races of the day, calculated in accordance with rule 44.3(c) RRS, scoring penalty. The scoring abbreviation will be SIP (sign in penalty). This changes rules RRS 63.1 and Appendix A5 and A11. 1.12 Boats may be required to carry on board cameras, sound equipment and positioning equipment supplied by the organisation. 1.13 Racing rule(s) will be changed as described in this NoR. The changes will appear in full in the sailing instructions. The sailing instructions may change other rules as well. 1.14 Under rule 87, rule(s) of the J22 class are changed as follows: Chartered or loaned boats may carry national letters or a sail number or both in contravention of the International J/22 Class Rules, however, the sail number must not be a duplicate of any other boat in the event. 1.15 Every person on board who has his domicile in the Netherlands shall have the appropriate license. 1.16 Arbitration will be used for infringements of RRS part 2 or rule 31. RRS Appendix T (ARBITRATION) applies. Arbitration will not be used for the Vuurschepen Race. 1.17 If there is a conflict between languages the English text shall prevail. 2. ADVERTISING 2.1 Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority. 3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The regatta is open to all classes as listed in NoR 4.1. 3.2 Eligible boats may enter by following the links on www.nsr.nl to Manage2Sail for online entry. Please note that separate online entry forms are required for the North Sea Regatta and the Vuurschepen Race. IRC and ORC Classes wishing to participate in the RORC North Sea Race as part of the overall NSR / Open Dutch Championship must also complete the RORC North Sea Race entry form at www.rorc.com. (REMUS online entry system) 3.3 The Noordzee Club,rating bands 2017 will apply for IRC and ORC classes (www.noordzeeclub.nl). Table underneath shows preliminary rating bands: Class Limits Class Limits ORC 1 GPH < 607 IRC 1 TCC => 1.045 ORC 2 607 <= GPH < 642 IRC 2 TCC < 1.045 ORC 3 642 <= GPH < 707 ORC 4 GPH => 707 3.4 No alteration in a boat’s TCC, GPH or TCF will be permitted after May 21st, except as result of a rating protest or to correct Rating Office errors. 3.5 ORC TwoHanded is considered as one class and will be scored as such Ruimte voor Waarmerk 3.6 ORC Sportboat is considered as one class and will be scored as such. A boat qualifies for Sportboat classification if the ORC certificate under IMS Division states ‘Sportboat‘. 3.7 In order to be eligible as a Classic Yacht, yachts should be designed and build before 1971 and with a minimum length of 10m. 3.7.1 all yachts should have a full keel, be of heavy to moderate displacement, built of wood or steel and be of traditional rig and appearance. 3.7.2 old craft using modern materials such as epoxy or glass sheathing, or new craft built along the lines of an old design are acceptable. 3.7.3 fiberglass yachts should have a full long keel with a keel- hung rudder, and be a descendant of a wooden boat design. 3.7.4 yachts built of other materials may be accepted if they are build according to traditional rig and appearance 3.7.5 yachts not fitting into the above categories may apply in writing with documents and photographs or drawings to support their request for entry. 3.7.6 entries are subject to approval by the Committee, whose decision is final. 3.7.7 Classic Yacht Class may be subdivided into separate classes based upon entries per overall length. 3.8 Minimum number of entries to establish a separate class is 15, based on the number of paid entries as per May 1st 2017, although the OA may accept a lower number. An additional entry fee may then be charged. Alternatively, classes may be combined on a handicap basis or started together at the discretion of the OA. 4 FEES 4.1 Required fees are as follows: Vuurschepen Race (Feeder 110,00 EURO (prior to May 1st 2017) 150,00 EURO Race) North Sea Race See RORC website for amount and payment details North Sea Regatta Inshores Early Bird Fee Entry Fee (prior to Late Fee (prior to Apr 1st May 1st 2017) 2017) J22 325,00 EURO 425,00 EURO 475,00 EURO IRC / ORC / Classic Yacht < 10 225,00 EURO 325,00 EURO 375,00 EURO meter IRC / ORC / Classic Yacht >= 10 290,00 EURO 390,00 EURO 440,00 EURO meter IRC / ORC / Classic Yacht >= 400,00 EURO 500,00 EURO 550,00 EURO 12 meter IRC / ORC / Classic Yacht >= 14 545,00 EURO 645,00 EURO 695,00 EURO meter TwoHanded < 10 meter 175,00 EURO 275,00 EURO 325,00 EURO TwoHanded >= 10 meter 220,00 EURO 320,00 EURO 370,00 EURO TwoHanded >= 12 meter 310,00 EURO 410,00 EURO 460,00 EURO TwoHanded >= 14 meter 445,00 EURO 545,00 EURO 595,00 EURO Ruimte voor Waarmerk ORC Sportboats 225,00 EURO 325,00 EURO 375,00 EURO J111 355,00 EURO 455,00 EURO 495,00 EURO SB20 245,00 EURO 345,00 EURO 395,00 EURO Two person dinghy 115,00 EURO 185,00 EURO One person dinghy 85,00 EURO 135,00 EURO Coastal Cruising Competition 95,00 EURO 4.2 Boats having valid measurement certificates for both IRC and ORC with the same boat configuration may opt for scoring in both classes.