Notice of race for the 62nd International Easter Regatta March 31, April 1 and 2 2018 for Contender, Flying Dutchman, Finn, Laser, Laser Radial, OK Dinghy & Solo Organized by the Royal Loosdrecht Yacht Club (KWVL) Held at Lake ‘Loosdrecht’ 1 RULES 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020 (RRS). 1.2 The Standard Sailing Instructions, as mentioned in the RRS as Appendix Z of the Royal Dutch Yachting Union, are applicable. 1.3. The Local Sailing Instructions may alter the rules of 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, OK Dinghy and Solo. 3.2 If less than 7 boats in a particular class have entered at the closing date, the Race Committee may decide to cancel the races for that particular class. 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. Non-Dutch participants can pay cash at the registration desk on Saturday, 31 March. 3.5 Both entry and payment must be completed before the closing date. 3.6 There will be no refund for a withdrawal after the closing date. 3.7 Entry closing date: March 23, 2018 (21.00 hrs). 3.8 Changes of a completed entry are only possible by sending an e-mail to: [email protected] 3.9 If the Race Committee deems the number of entries in a specific Class as too many, the decision can be made to split that class. 4 ENTRY FEE The entry fee is: - Contender € 40,00 - Finn € 40,00 - Laser (Radial) € 40,00 - OK Dinghy € 40,00 - Solo € 40,00 - Flying Dutchman € 50,00 5 RACING SCHEDULE 5.1 The Racing Schedule will be published on the website www.kwvl.nl as soon as possible, but no later than 2 days prior to the first race. 5.2 12 races are scheduled for each class (4 races per day). 5.3 The time for the warning-signal for the first race on all days is 11.55 hrs. 5.4 At the last day of the event no warning-signal will be given after 14.00 hrs. 6 LOCATION REGATTA OFFICE The regatta office of the KWVL is situated at: Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 153, 1231 LT Loosdrecht. On the first day of the event, March 31, the regatta office is open from 09.30 hrs. 7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 7.1 The Local Sailing Instructions will be published on the website www.kwvl.nl shortly, but no later than 2 days prior to the first race. 7.2 The Sailing Instructions will only be digitally available. 8 COURSE The races will be held at the Lake ‘Loosdrecht’. The courses are a so called up-and-down with a spreader mark. A drawing of the course will be provided in the Local Sailing Instructions. 9 PRIZES 9.1 For all classes a maximum of 3 prizes will be applicable, dependent on the number of entries at the entry closing date (March 23) : <8 competitors : 1 prize 9 or 10 competitors : 2 prizes more than 10 competitors : 3 prizes For the Flying Dutchman class and the Finn class Challenge prizes, consisting of a large Easter Egg containing a half model of the class in question are presented to the winning crew. All challenge prizes will remain at the Royal Loosdrecht Yacht Club. 9.2 The prize giving ceremony will be held on the last day of the event, 1.5 hours after the last boat has finished. (Under the proviso of protest handling or weather conditions) 10 DICLAIMER OF LIABILITY 10.1 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. 10.2 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. 11 INSURANCE Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum coverage of € 1.500.000 per event or the equivalent thereof. 12 FURTHER INFORMATION 12.1 For more information you can contact: [email protected] 12.2 If you want to bring your boat earlier than Saturday please contact the Yacht Club Manager. By phone via 06-53786022 or by e-mail [email protected] 12.3 There is a limited space for camping. Please contact the Yacht Club Manager for more information. 12.4 Please follow the instructions of our Yacht Club staff for your and our convenience. .