Europe Class Youth & Master European Championship NOTICE OF RACE

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1 Europe Class Youth & Master European Championship NOTICE OF RACE The Youth & Master European Championship for the Europe Class will be held from 29/07/2012 to 04/08/2012 for the Youth and from 05/08/2012 to 07/08/2012 for the Masters in Riva del Garda /Italy. Organized by the Fraglia Vela Riva, I.S.A.F., the Italian Sailing Federation and in association with the International Europe Class Union. 1. RULES The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). The prescriptions of the National Authority will not apply RRS 42 and Appendix P shall apply The class rules of the IECU and the IECU Rules for Major Events will apply The regatta is classified Category C under RRS Appendix Advertising - The organizing authority may require competing boats to carry event sponsor advertising on the hull as provided by ISAF Regulation 20.3.(d)(i) RRS 77 and Appendix G will strictly apply. 2. ELIGIBILITY ISAF eligibility as described in Regulation 19 is required for all competitors Only currently fully paid members of their National Europe Class Association and that have been classified according with the National Quotas may enter the regatta, except for the Master European Championship that is an Open Event The Youth European Championship will be held separately for Men and Women divisions For the Youth European Championship, all participants must have been born in 1993 or later For the Master European Championship, men participants must have been born in 1977 or earlier ( will be 35 in 2012 ). Women participants must have been born in 1982 or earlier ( will be 30 in 2012 ). 3. ENTRIES Entries shall be done through the web site: Entries must be sent before 31/05/2012. For the YOUTH EUROPEAN CH. entries shall be made by the National Class Association. 1

2 For the MASTER EUROPEAN CH. entries shall be made by the National Class Association or by the sailors directly Entry fee for the Youth E.C. is 225,00 and 100,00 for the Master E.C The Organizing Committee has the right to accept entries received after this date. If late entries were accepted, an extra payment of 50% will be required Registration deadline will be at 12:00 hrs on 28 th of July Registrations made after this deadline will NOT be accepted Method of payment: - through website (Pay Pall) - Bank transfer: IBAN IT46T SWIFT CODE: CCRTIT2T04A specifing sail number. 4. REGISTRATION Each competitor shall personally register and sign the registration form at the Race Office: For the YOUTH EUROPEAN CH. from 9.00 hrs - 18:00 hrs on 29/07/2012 and from 9.00 h to h on 30/07/2012 For the MASTER EUROPEAN CH from 9.00 hrs - 18:00 hrs on 03/08/2012 and 04/08/ On registration all participants will be required to show: Evidence of current membership of their National Europe Association Evidence of born date (Passport, National Identity Card or Driving Licence) Valid Measurement Certificate as required by the class rules. Minimum third part liability insurance cover of , The Sailing Instructions will be handed over at the Race Office on registration. 5. RACE OFFICE The Race Office will be located at the ground floor of the club. 6. MEASUREMENT All YOUTH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP competitors will be inspected and must pass the measurement control, which will take place from on 29/07/2012. Each boat entered shall have valid measurement certificate as required by the class rules. The measurement controls schedule will be posted on the Official Notice Board on 28/07/ For all sailors, before or during the races the Measurement Committee may require boats for inspection, as described in the Sailing Instructions. Boats shall be presented fully rigged with all control lines in position Wet clothing, measurement and equipment checks may be made throughout the Regatta at the discretion of the Class Representative, Race Committee or the International Jury. 7. BOATS AND EQUIPMENT 2

3 All competitors may enter only one hull, two sails, one mast, one boom, one centreboard, one rudder and one rudder head In the event of damage, boats and equipment may only be substituted with the written permission of the Race Committee. If the damage occurs later than 90 minutes before the first scheduled start on a racing day and before the start of the last race of the day, provisional verbal permission shall be obtained from the Regatta Measurer, or Race Committee. The written permission shall be applied for before the end of Protest Time at the end of the day in which the substitution takes place. 8. SCHEDULE DATE TIME DESCRIPTION 29/ Registration of competitors Measurement 30/ Registration of competitors Measurement End of registration Opening ceremony / First warning signal Youth 01/08 04/08 Races Youth 03/08 04/08 09:00 18:00 Registration of Master competitors 05/08 07/08 Races Master There will be no warning signal after on 07/08/ RACING FORMAT For the Youth E.C. 10 races are scheduled. For the Master E.C. 6 Races are scheduled. No more than 3 races will be sailed per day Three valid races are required to constitute the championship There will be separate rankings for each Men or Women division If there are more than 80 participants in a division, the participants might be divided into further fleets. The composition of the fleets will be made as described in the Sailing Instructions. 10. SCORING The Low-Point Scoring System (RRS Appendix A) will be applied When 4 or more races are completed, 1 race score will be discarded as permitted under the RRS. When 9 or more races are completed 2 race scores will be discarded. 11. INTERNATIONAL JURY An international jury has been appointed in accordance with RRS Appendix. Their decisions will be final as provided in RRS 3

4 12. PRIZES The first European qualified in the overall result in both Men and Women division will be the Europe Youth ( or Master ) Champion and will receive a Gold medal each; the seconds will receive a Silver medal and the thirds will receive a Bronze medal. For Masters, there will be also medals for Men and Women 50 or +, and Men 60 or +. Other prizes will be posted on the Official Notice Board. 13. COURSES Trapezoid courses will be used with inner and outer loops. If other course is used, it will be specified in the Sailing Instructions. 14. SUPPORT BOATS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL 14.1 Support boats, team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall register at the Race Office within the registration time (see schedule). The entry fee is 50 Euros. This fee includes launching and mooring of the coach boat, daily pasta after racing and access to all Social Events Support boats shall display their national flag or a white flag with their national letters as described in appendix G. Minimum size of the flags is 40 cm x 50 cm. The flags shall be clearly visible on both sides of the boats. 15. DISCLAIMER All those taking part in the event do so at their own risk and responsibility. The Organising Committee or any part involved with the organisation of the event disclaim any and every responsibility whatsoever for loss, damage, injury or inconvenience that might occur to persons and goods, both ashore and at sea as a consequence of participation in the races covered by this notice of race and the sailing instructions. Attention is drawn to the RRS Fundamental Rule 4 Decision to Race, which states: The responsibility for a boat s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone. 16. FURTHER INFORMATION Contact the ORGANIZING COMMITTEE office for any further information you would require: Fraglia Vela Riva asd Via G. Maroni Riva del Garda (TN) Italy Tel fax info@fragliavelariva.it Weather information : Summer weather conditions Thanks to the lake Riva del Garda benefits from a Mediterranean climate. In August temperature can reach 30 /33 degrees during the day. 4

5 Wind / Racing:Northern lake Garda is well known for being a sailing mecca, largely due to the thermally generated Ora wind that kicks in from the south usually around 12-1pm, and builds regularly up to a F4 and occasionally up to a F6-F7. This places an emphasis on strong boat handling as well as speed in these conditions. Conventional theory is that there s more breeze nearer the cliffs but that only holds true some of the time and also depends on the racing area you use. Occasionally you get thunderstorms rolling around the mountains and the clouds and drop in temperature can prevent the Ora from kicking in and if the light northerly or Peler is in place racing does sometimes take place in the wrong direction which emphasises a range of different skill sets. 2. Racing area : Tide: 0,5 mt - 1 mt Currents: not any Depth: 250/300 mt 3. Accommodation : There is an accommodation list on the club website, which provides extensive details of the accommodation that s available. Typically the best options are either hotels or selfcatering apartments. If you go for a hotel in the town, it s nearer the club and the evening entertainment. See 4. Chandlers and repairs Seatex - Via Strada Granda 25/25a Torbole sul Garda tel Raf Wind Via Strada Piccola Torbole sul Garda Torbole Sails Via San Nazzaro, 2 Riva del Garda tel Punto Nave Viale Rovereto 136 Riva del Garda tel Best Wind Via Gardesana 88 Malcesine sul Garda tel Oradini Sport Via Gardesana, 23 Torbole sul Garda tel General Information Location: Fraglia Vela is situated in Riva Del Garda, located in Riva, which is in the North West corner of Lake Garda in Northern Italy. The town of Riva is particularly attractive and has a wide range of shops, bars and interesting restaurants. For non-sailing friends there s a lot to do on holiday including mountain biking, windsurfing hill climbing, canyoning, beach activities (pebbly), canoeing etc. The majority of which are all available within a short walk of the town centre. One of the features of this end of the lake (in Trentino) is that no motorboats are allowed (other than ferries or rescue boats) which helps to keep the noise levels down and the dreaded jet-skiers out of the picture. So if you have friends or relatives interested in sharing your holiday bring them along. 5

6 Getting There :Airports to head for are either Verona, Brescia or Bergamo, all of which can be reached by a number of cheap airlines e.g. Ryan air or FlyBe. The nearest Airport to Riva d/g is the Verona Catullo one, that is 60 Km far away from Riva. On arrival at the airport of Verona the next issue is transport to / from Riva. Options include: Taking direct buses Verona - Riva d/g (for more info see ). Taking the railway Verona - Rovereto. From Rovereto to Riva there is not railway service but buses connect the two towns nearly every hour (for more info see ) Taking a taxi. For more info about taxes see the above point taxi service. Hiring car for the week (for more info see ). If driving from the Airport then follow the A4 east to the A22 North signposted Brennero, and exit at the Rovereto Sud exit (toll fee payable). Follow signs to Torbole and then Riva. After the tunnel from Torbole you will enter Riva itself, continue on the main road until you get to a roundabout, turn left here and the sailing club If flying to Milano, please take note that particularly the Milano Malpensa Airport is 250 Km far away from Riva del Garda. The Milano Linate Airport is a bit nearer but is always much better to choose flying to Verona. For more info about Italian Airports see 6