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PRE/Notice
of Race
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SICILY GRAND PRIX
13th
to 19th May 2013
TO BE
HELD IN
Mondello, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
www.wwfestival.com
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EUROPEAN OPEN TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
CANCELLED
Organized by:
Albaria
Club Mondello
in
co-operation with the
Federazione Italiana Vela (FIV) &
the International
RS:X & Techno
293 Class Associations
An
International Windsurfing event including
2013 SICILY GRAND PRIX
2013 RS:X EUROPEAN OPEN TEAM
RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS (CANCELLED)
2013 TECHNO 293 EUROPEAN OPEN
TEAM RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS (CANCELLED)
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1 RULES
1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing
Rules of Sailing-RRS.
1.2 For the European Open Team Racing Championship Appendix D applies as
amended by the Sailing Instructions.
1.3 No national prescriptions will apply.
1.4 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take
precedence.
2 ADVERTISING
Boards may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the
organizing authority. ISAF Regulation 20 ‘Advertising Code’ shall apply.
3 CLASSES AND DIVISIONS
3.1 European Open Team Racing Championships. The participating classes
shall be:
3.1.1 Techno 293 Class – Youth Boy & Youth Girl.
3.1.2 RS:X Class – Men and Women.
3.2 Sicily Grand Prix (GP).
3.2.1 Techno 293 Class – Junior Boy & Junior Girl; Youth Boy & Youth
Girl.
3.2.2 RS:X Class – Youth Men & Youth Women; Men & Women.
3.3 Age Divisions:
3.3.1 A Techno Youth shall be under the age of 17 (born in or after 1997
and not later than 2001); a Techno Junior shall be under the age of 15 (born
in or after 1999 and no later than 2002).
3.2.2 An RS:X Youth shall be under the age of 19 (born in or after
1995).
3.3 A minimum of 5 competitors is required to constitute a division.
4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1 All entries shall meet the requirements of ISAF Regulation
19-Eligibility Code.
4.2 Competitors shall be members of a National Class Association, which
is a paid up member of the relevant International Class Association.
Membership formalities can be completed on site.
4.3 European Open Team Racing Championship. Team Leaders shall
make an entry by contacting the Albaria Club with details of the team
members including names, ages and sail numbers.
4.3.1 Each Team shall consist of 3 competitors who shall all be from the
same country. ISAF Nationality rules shall apply.
4.3.2 No more than 2 teams per country, per class, may enter.
4.3.3 Entry is limited to 16 Teams per class.
4.3.4 An RS:X Team shall consist of 2 men and 1 woman.
4.3.5 An RS:X Team may nominate one reserve, who may be a man or a woman
4.3.6 A Techno 293 Team each shall include at least 1 boy and 1 girl.
4.3.7 Team entries shall be approved by the relevant International Class
Association.
4.4 Sicily Grand Prix. Eligible competitors may enter at
registration or by forwarding an
Entry Form
to Albaria Club. Team members are automatically entered in the GP.
4.5 The following shall be presented upon registration:
• Evidence of valid third party insurance
• Proof of age
•
Emergency Contact & Health Information Form
- for those under age of 18
5 ENTRY FEES
5.1 European Open Team Racing Championships. The entry fee is 100
euro per team. There is no entry fee for coaches and team support
personnel.
5.2 Sicily Grand Prix. Entry is automatic, and without fee, for
members of the teams competing in the Team Racing event. For all other
competitors the fee is 25 euro.
5.3 Entry fees shall be paid at registration in cash - Euros.
6 RACE FORMAT
6.1 European Open Team Racing Championship. Teams shall race in
one or more round robin, the top 4 teams on the scoring ladder will go
through to the semi finals from where the two winning teams will compete
in the final which shall be the best of 3 races. Racing shall be umpired
on the water.
6.2 Sicily Grand Prix. The format is fleet racing. The maximum
number of races per class per day shall be 3, in a series of a maximum
of 8 races.
7 SCHEDULE
7.1
| DATE |
TIMES |
EVENT |
| Monday/Tuesday 13/14 May |
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Early arrivals & training |
| Wednesday 15 May |
09:30 - 12:00 |
Registration –Team Racing (cancelled) |
| Wednesday 15 May |
13:00 |
Skippers meeting |
| Wednesday 15 May |
14:00 |
Racing – Team Racing (cancelled) |
| Thursday 16 May |
12:00 |
Racing – Team Racing
(cancelled) |
| Friday 17 May |
09:00 – 12:00 |
Registration – Sicily GP |
| Friday 17 May |
12:00 |
Team Racing - finals
(cancelled) |
| Friday 17 May |
14:30 |
Racing – Sicily Grand Prix |
| Saturday 18 May |
12:00 |
Racing – Sicily Grand Prix |
| Sunday 19 May |
11:00 – 17:00 |
Racing – Sicily Grand Prix |
| Sunday 19 May |
18:30 |
Prize giving ceremony |
7.2 The first possible warning signal will be made
each day at 12:00hrs, except on the first day of Team Racing when the
first possible warning signal will be at 14:00hrs, and the last day of
racing in Sicily Grand Prix when the first possible warning signal will
be at 11:00hrs.
7.3 There will be daily skippers meetings one hour before the scheduled
start of racing for Team Racing and for Sicily Grand Prix.
7.4 The racing schedule for Saturday 18th May (*) may change to allow a
reserve day for the Team Racing Finals.
8 EQUIPMENT & EQUIPMENT INSPECTION
8.1 All competitors shall bring their own equipment unless advised
otherwise when their entry is confirmed by the Albaria Club.
8.2 An Equipment Inspection Form, which will be available at
registration, shall be returned to the Event Equipment Inspector before
the start of racing.
8.3 Equipment inspections may be made at any time during the event.
8.4 Upon completion of registration and until the end of the event, at
all times when ashore except when launching and retrieving, all
equipment shall be kept in their assigned places at event site. Removal
of any equipment from the event site requires prior written approval
from the race committee. Access to equipment in the storage area during
certain hours, including hours of darkness may be restricted.
8.5 Unless otherwise directed by the organizing authority, boards and
equipment shall be launched and retrieved from the designated area at
the event site.
8.6 Competitors in the Techno Junior (under 15) division may use either
the 5.8 OD sail/rig OR any sail of 5.5sqm, or less, as the change-down
from the 6.8 OD. Any aluminium boom or carbon mast (not exceeding 75%
carbon) may be used with the 5.5 change-down sail.
8.7 Notice for competitors born in 2001: due to Italian National Law
it’s strictly forbidden to race with sails of more than 5.5 sq.m. for
young people that are not 12 years old. Competitors can race with 6.8
sails if they are born before May 15th 2001. Competitors born after May
16th 2001 must compete with sails of 5.5 sq,m or less.
9 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions (SI’s) will be available upon registration. Any
changes to the SI’s shall be approved by the Class Representative at the
event.
10 COURSES
Courses will be as described in the sailing instructions. See the
Additional Information Sheet for an example of Team Racing course.
11 INTERNATIONAL JURY
An International Jury may be appointed in accordance with WCR
Appendix N. There shall be no appeal from their decisions in accordance
with WCR 70.5.
12 SCORING
12.1 European Open Team Racing Championships. A scoring
ladder will be established. A Team shall score points as specified in
RRS Appendix D including any alterations in the Sailing Instructions.
See also the Additional Information Sheet.
12.2 Sicily Grand Prix. Scoring will be in accordance with the
RRS –Windsurfing Competition Rules Appendix A.
12.2.1 One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
12.2.2 If up to 4 races are completed, the boards score will be the
total of her series scores.
12.2.3 If 5 or more races are completed, a board’s series score will be
the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
13 COACHES & SUPPORT BOATS
Coaches and team leaders shall be registered at the race office.
Limited coach boat charter may be available, all applications shall be
made to the Albaria Club.
14 SAFETY
If personal buoyancy is prescribed every competitor and support boat
crewmember shall wear a personal flotation device that shall conform to
the minimum standard of ISO 12402-5 (level 50), or as specified in the
SI’s.
15 PRIZES
15.1 European Open Team Racing Championships. Medals will be
awarded to the first three Teams in each class. The winning Team in each
class shall be the 2013 European Open Team Racing Champions.
15.2 Sicily Grand Prix. Trophies will be awarded to Grand Prix
champions in each class. Properly constituted divisions will be posted
on the official notice board after the completion of the registration.
16 OFFICIAL CEREMONIES
Competitors are requested to attend the event’s social functions;
however, the organising authority may refuse entry to those whose
standard of attire is not commensurate with the occasion. Prize
winners may forfeit prizes for non attendance at the prize giving
ceremony.
17 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the event entirely at their own risk, see WCR
4 - Decision to Race. The organising authority or any of their officials
or representatives or the sponsors or their officials or representatives
will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or
death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the
event.
18 INSURANCE
Each participating board shall be insured with valid third party
liability insurance with a minimum cover of €1,000,000 per event or the
equivalent.
19 RIGHT TO USE NAME AND LIKENESS
In registering for the event, competitors automatically grant to the
Organising Authority the right in perpetuity to make, use and show from
time to time at their discretion, any motion pictures, still pictures
and live, taped or filmed television and other reproduction of them,
taken during the period of the event, for the said Event as defined in
the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions in which he/she participates
without compensation.
20 FURTHER INFORMATION
20.1 Registration will take place at the Albaria Club.
20.2 For further information please contact: Albaria Segretaria Tel
– +39 091 6844483 Fax- +39 091 6843785 Email – albaria@albaria.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHEET
A EARLY ARRIVALS
Competitors arriving early are advised that support from the
organizers can be arranged, in advance, from 11th May 2011.
B ACCOMMODATION, FLIGHTS & TRANSFERS
Information about available accommodation will be published on the
World Festival on the Beach website.
The Albaria Club will provide flights and accommodation for the first 8
teams, in each class, representing 8 different countries, whose entry
has been accepted. Teams booking their own flights should check with the
organisers before booking to ensure a full or partial refund.
C PREVAILING CONDITIONS
Wind: average 6-15 knots, building in the afternoon.
Water temperature: average 20° Air temperature: average 21°, sunny.
D ALBARIA CLUB MONDELLO
89 Regina Elena Street - 90149 Palermo-ITALY
Tel: +39 091 6844483 – +39 091 453595 – +39 091 6842822
Fax: +39 091 6843785
E-mail: albaria@albaria.com
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TEAM RACING: FAVOURED
COURSE & SCORING COMBINATIONS
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