NOTICE OF RACE - Canadian Etchells Championship 2011

NOTICE OF RACE
Canadian Etchells Championship 2011
Pointe Claire Yacht Club, Pointe Claire, Québec
July 2-3, 2011

The Organizing Authority for this regatta is Pointe Claire Yacht Club and
the International Etchells Canadian Class Fleet 3

1 RULES

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing

1.2 The prescriptions of the Canadian Yachting Association will apply and will be available at registration and/or posted on the official notice board.

1.3 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

2 ADVERTISING

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 boats of the International Etchells Class. This regatta is sanctioned by the International Etchells Class Association as a C event.

3.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the entry form and sending it, with the required fee, to Pointe Claire Yacht Club by June 1st, 2011.

3.3 Late entries will be accepted until 0900 hrs, Saturday, July 2, but late entrants will be required to pay a Late Entry Fee.

3.4 Sail cards and safety equipment, for each boat, will be verified at registration.

3.5 Crew weigh-in will be carried out during registration. The combined weight of crew members of each boat may be posted on the Official Notice Board.

4 FEES

The entry fee will be $195 (Cdn) per boat. Boats registering after June 1st, 2011, will be required to pay a Late Entry Fee of $225 (Cdn).

5 SCHEDULE

5.1 Registration: Friday, July 1, 1600-2100 hrs, and Saturday, July 2, 0800-0900 hrs

5.2 Measurement and inspection: Friday, July 1, 0900-2100 hrs, and Saturday, July 2, 0800-0900 hrs

5.3 Competitors’ briefing: Saturday, July 2, 0900 hrs

5.4 Dates of racing: Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3

5.5 Seven races are scheduled.

5.6 The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race on Saturday, July 2, is 1030 hrs. No warning signal will be displayed after 1400 Sunday, July 3. The awards ceremony will take place as soon as possible after the last race on Sunday.

5.7 There will be a dinner on Saturday evening. Information and prices are on the Entry Form.

6 MEASUREMENT

Each boat shall produce a sail card and a valid Hull and Spar measurement certificate at registration.

7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The sailing instructions will be available at registration.

8 VENUE

Racing will take place on Lac Saint-Louis.

9 THE COURSES

Windward-leeward courses will be sailed.

10 PENALTY SYSTEM

10.1 For infringements of a rule of Part 2 while racing, the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty, except that for infringements occurring within the Zone, the penalty will be the Two-Turns Penalty. This changes RRS 44.1.

10.2 A boat that has taken a penalty or retired shall complete an acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit.

11 SCORING

11.1 Three races shall be completed to constitute a series.

11.2 When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. When 5 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

12 BERTHING

Boats will be assigned places in the harbour.

13 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS

All boats must be in the water by 0930 hrs, Saturday, July 2nd, and shall not be hauled during the regatta except with the prior permission of the Race Committee.

14 RADIO COMMUNICATION

All boats must carry a marine band VHF receiver capable of receiving normal international channels. Boats must use the radio to report retirement from racing and may use the radio to request assistance in an emergency. No other communications are permitted by boats from the first Warning Signal of the day until the end of the last race of the day. The Race Committee may use the radio to advise competitors of race information.

15 PRIZES

The Canadian Etchells Championship perpetual trophy will be awarded to the winning crew. Keeper prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place.

16 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the regatta 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.

17 INSURANCE

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $1,000,000 (CAN) per event or the equivalent.

18 FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please contact PCYC by email at info@pcyc.qc.ca, by phone at 514-695-2441 or by fax at 514-695-2341.