2014 Farr 30 North American Championship. Notice of Race

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1 2014 Farr 30 North American Championship June 19 th -22 nd, 2014 Notice of Race Amended May 13, 2014 Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Vancouver, BC, Canada

2 Organizing Authority The Organizing Authority (OA) is the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) in conjunction with the Farr 30 International One Design Class Association. 1 Rules 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) Canadian Prescriptions shall apply. 1.2 In the event of conflict between any of the above Rules and/or Regulations and Sailing Instructions (S.I.), the S.I. shall prevail except that no change can be made to the Farr 30 International Class Rules through the Notice of Race of Sailing Instructions. This alters RRS Yachts shall comply with current ISAF Offshore Special Regulations, Category 4 as amended by Appendix 3 of the Farr 30 Class Rules. In the event of conflict, designer and manufactures original standards shall prevail. 1.4 Video and photos taken from any interested support and/or coach boat shall not be used as evidence at protest hearings. This modifies RRS If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence. 2 Advertising 2.1 Advertising is permitted in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20, Advertising Code as modified by the Farr 30 International Class Rules. 2.2 The Organizing Authority may request all boats to attach sponsor s decals and bow numbers to both sides of the bow for the duration of the Regatta commencing at registration until one hour after the finish of the last race and, when moored, boats may be requested to fly the event and sponsor flag. The sponsor decals, bow numbers, and the event and sponsor flags, will be provided by the Organizing Authority. Advertising from previous events shall be removed from the boats. 3 Eligibility and Entry 3.1 The regatta is open to all Farr 30 Class yachts as defined by the Class Rules. Farr 30 Class Rules are published at Owners, Charterers, and Alternate Helmsmen shall be 2014 members of the Farr 30 International Class Association and each boat shall hold a valid One Design Certificate. 3.3 All competitors shall be in compliance with ISAF Eligibility Code, Regulation 19.

3 3.4 Eligible boats may enter by completing the official Entry Form, together with payment of the required Entry Fee by June 13 th The official Entry Form can be found at: The completed form shall be filled out online. 4 Registration To qualify as an official competitor the following shall be completed with the Race Office prior to close of registration at 17:00 on June 19 th, a) Registration with Organizing Authority to include the Official Entry Form and Disclaimer fully completed, Waiver of Liability and Media rights, as supplied but the Organizing Authority, signed by all crew members, and Entry Fee paid in full. b) Present a valid 2014 Farr 30 One Design Class Certificate. c) Confirmation that the Owner, Charterer, and Alternate Helmsman are Class members and have paid their 2014 Class dues. d) Class approved final Crew list with authorized Alternate Helmsman on the Crew Declaration from. e) Completed crew weigh-in form. f) Completed sail declaration form. g) Completed Farr 30 Class Appendix 6 form signed by owners, tacticians, and boat captains. h) Present an Insurance Certificate, confirming that third party liability insurance is in effect in an amount of not less than two million ($2,000,000) Canadian Dollars, or its equivalent in another currency. 5 Fees Required fees are as follows: a) Entry Fee for registration and payment no later than June 6 th 2014 is: $ CAD. b) Entry Fee for registration and payment from June 7 th June 13 th 2014 is: $ CAD. c) There will be no onsite registration, and no entries will be accepted after June 13 th Schedule 6.1 Registration: Thursday June 19 th - 09:00 to 16:00: Final Registration, Measurement, and Crew Weigh-in (by appointment). 6.2 June 20 th Race Day 1 June 21 st Race Day 2 June 22 nd Race Day 3

4 6.3 The scheduled time of the warning signal for each day is 10: Eleven (11) races are scheduled. 6.5 The Race Committee intends to conduct as many races as practicable on each scheduled day of racing. No warning signal will be made after 15:30 on the last scheduled day of racing. 7 Sailing Instructions The Sailing Instructions will be available after 09:00 on June 19 th, 2014 at the Regatta Office and available online at the regatta website: In the event of conflict between the online version, and the version posted on the Official Notice Board, the posted version shall take precedence. 8 Venue The 2014 Farr 30 North American Championships will be sailed on the waters of English Bay and/or Georgia Strait. 9 The Courses The course will be windward/leeward as shown in the Sailing Instructions. Windward offset and leeward gates may be used. 10 Penalty System 10.1 Delete the first and second sentences of RRS 44.1 and substitute with the following: A boat that may have broken a rule of Part 2, Rule 31, or 42, while racing may take a One- Turn Penalty consisting of one tack and one gybe. However, if the boat breaks a rule of Part 2 within the Zone of any rounding mark or finishing marks, her penalty shall be a Two-Turns Penalty. Rule 44.3, Scoring Penalty, shall not apply. This amends RRS Scoring 11.1 Each boat s series score will be the sum of her scores for all races. This changes Appendix A Completion of one (1) race constitutes a championship regatta. 12 Support Boats Competitors attention is drawn to Class Rule Berthing and Trailer Storage Boats shall be kept in their assigned places at Royal Vancouver Yacht Club s Jericho facility. All yachts competing in the event shall be moored in their pre-assigned locations beginning

5 on June 20 th until the conclusion of all racing on June 22 nd. Times for each yacht to be launched and moored must be made in advance with the race organizer. Moorage will not be provided for support boats. Trailers will be kept offsite, cost and location are TBA. 14 Haul-Out Restrictions Yachts shall not be hauled out after 10:00 June 20 th until the after the finish of the final race, except with, and according to the terms of, written permission of the Jury. 15 Diving Equipment and Plastic Pools Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta. 16 Radio Communication Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones and other electronic devices. 17 Disclaimer of Liability Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 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. 18 Insurance Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum coverage of 2 Million CAD per event (or its equivalent in another currency). 19 Media Competitors shall sign the event media waiver at registration. 20 Further Information Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Hunter Lowden, Sailing Director 3811 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC V6R 1B3 Canada Tel:

6 Webpage: 21 Amendments to this Notice of Race The Organizing Authority reserves the right to amend this Notice of Race. Any amendments made prior to June 19 th, 2014 will be posted on All amendments will be posted on the Official Notice Board at the Regatta Headquarters. In the event of conflict between the online version, and the version posted on the Official Notice Board, the posted version shall take precedence.