Victorian Trailable Yacht Division VICTORIAN TRAILABLE YACHT & SPORTSBOAT TRAVELLERS SERIES 2017/18 Organising Authority: - Victorian Trailable Yacht Division In conjunction with the following clubs: Port Albert Yacht Club Inc Lake Wellington Yacht Club 1 RULES 1.1 The Series will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 In the event of any conflict between this Notice of Series and the Notice of Race of an individual event, the latter document takes precedence. 2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRIES 2.1 The Series is open to all boats complying with the Australian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Rule 2.2 The skipper shall be a member of a club affiliated with Australian Sailing and be a current Yachting Australia silver member. 2.3 Individual event Notices of Race establish the eligibility and entry requirements for that event. 3 FEES 3.1 Boats entering any or all of the scheduled individual events are automatically included in the Traveller Series without any additional fee. 4 Schedule Heat Date Club / Event 1. Warneet Motor Yacht Club 14 Oct 2017 Around French Island Race 2. Geelong Trailable Yacht Club 18 Nov 2017 Pelican Race Geelong 3. Port Albert Yacht Club 02 Dec 2017 Around Sunday Island Race 4. 17 & 18 Feb Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron and Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club 2018 Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Championships 5. Lake Wellington Yacht Club 10 Mar 2018 Marlay Point Overnight Race 6. Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club 21 Apr 2018 Four Points Race 5 SCORING 5.1 Boats will be scored on both Class Based Handicap (CBH) and Performance Based Handicap (PBH). 5.2 Six events are scheduled of which a boat’s series score will be the total of her best FOUR event scores 6 PRIZES Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd CBH and PBH placings in each Division as follows: Div 1: Trailable yachts & sports boats with CBH 0.770 or above Div 2: Trailable yachts / sports boats with CBH 0.700 – 0.769 Div 3 Trailable yachts / sports boats with CBH below 0.700 Div 4 Trailable yachts / sports boats - Non – spinnaker / cruising division 7 Disclaimer of Liability Competitors participate in the regattas of the Travellers Series entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. 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. 8 Insurance Each boat shall hold third party liability insurance with a minimum cover of AUD $10,000,000. The document shown shall be the original issued by the insurance company. 9 Right to use name and likeness In participating in the Travellers Series, a competitor grants to the Organising Authority and the sponsors of the series and of each individual regatta, the right in perpetuity, to make, use and show, from time to time and at their discretion, any motion pictures and live, taped or film television and other reproductions of him/her during the period of the competition for the said Travellers Series in which the competitor Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Travellers Series 2017/18 – Notice Of Series Page - 2 of 3 participates and in all material related to the said Travellers Series without compensation. 10 Further Information For further information about this series: YV Trailable Yacht Division website or contact the Victorian Trailable Yacht Division Events Coordinator, Ron Parker on 0419 002 946. For further information about the events, check on the individual Club websites: Geelong Trailable Yacht Club Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club Lake Wellington Yacht Club Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Victorian Trailable Yacht & Sports Boat Traveller Series Handicapping – A Quick Explanation The Traveller Series results are calculated using TWO different handicapping systems. Class Based Handicap (CBH) and Performance Based Handicap (PBH). The CBH system is defined by the Australian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Rule (ATYSBR). (Refer to Australian Sailing website: Click here: ATYSBR It is a nationally governed handicap designed to rate the potential speed of the boat, NOT the crew. It operates on a few key principles: Each class of trailable yacht (or registered one - of - a - kind trailable yacht) is given a rating number based on a set of measurements. It is designed to represent a very well sailed boat kept in top racing condition. (ie boat at minimum weight, good sails, fair hull etc) If a boat enters a race as a ‘class’ boat it is the skippers responsibility to ensure that it conforms with the relevant class rules. The PBH system is designed to rate the individual boat and crew. This caters for boats that are not in such top racing condition or that perhaps and expertly sailed. The key principles of PBH are: Each individual boat is given a handicap. This handicap starts the same as CBH but is adjusted after every race to reflect the performance of the individual boat. It is a mathematical calculation, not a guesstimate. The amount that the handicap is adjusted after one race is limited. This means the more races completed the more accurate your PBH will become. It doesn’t matter if you have a boat full of cruising gear or you don’t use a spinnaker etc. The PBH will gradually adjust to become accurate. (ie you won’t win your first race on PBH, but you may win your 3rd or 4th). Previous season’s Traveller Series PBH ratings carry over to the next season. Current PBH ratings can be found at www.trailableyacht.com.au Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat Travellers Series 2017/18 – Notice Of Series Page - 3 of 3 .