2.1 Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the Organizing Authority.

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1 NOTICE OF RACE JULY 2016

2 Event: Swan 50th Anniversary Regatta 2016 Organising Authority: Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry (TPS) Date: 27th 31st of July 2016 NOTICE OF RACE Preliminary Notice of Race numbering is complies with the Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix K. Some paragraph numbers are intentionally left out. 1 RULES No national prescriptions will apply ADVERTISING 2.1 Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the Organizing Authority. 3 ELIGIBILIT Y AND ENTRIES 3.1 and ClubSwan membership number. 3.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the electronic entry form and submitting it together with the required Entry Fee by Late entries are accepted at the discretion of the Organising Authority with a late Entry Fee. 3.4 The Organising Authority reserves the right to restrict the number of participants. 5 FEES 5.1 The entry fee is 600 euro and the late entry fee is 900 euro. Payment is to be made by bank transfer to Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry bank account: IBAN: FI / BIC: OKOYFIHH

3 7 SCHEDULE 7.1 Wednesday Registration, measurement and inspection Thursday Skippers meeting for Swan 45 class 1055 First warning signal, Swan 45 class Registration, measurement and inspection Friday Registration, measurement and inspection 1000 Skippers meeting 1155 First warning signal, Archipelago Race 1 Saturday First warning signal, Archipelago Race Prizegiving, Frigate Suomen Joutsen ( Swan of Finland ) Sunday Parade of Sails to Northern Airisto 7.2 The Organising Authority and/or the Race Committee reserve the right to modify the programme because of weather conditions or other reasons. 8 MEASUREMENTS Foreign yachts: by contacting the Organising Authority. 9 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Marinum Maritime Centre starting on Thursday at 16: VENUE 10.1 Courses shall be sailed in the Sea of Archipelago Airisto. (Finnish Coastal Chart 26, Korppoo-Turku or Sea Chart Series D, Sea of Archipelago), Appendix Charts can be ordered directly as follows: Troil Marin Oy, Tel: Fax: info@troilmarin.com webshop: 11 COURSES Courses shall be medium length Archipelago courses of 3-6 hour duration.

4 15 MOORINGS 15.1 moorings in the river at Turku Guest Harbour from hrs on Wednesday 27th July to hrs on Sunday 31th July, provided that the completed entry form and fee are received by Organising Authority before 23th June Should a mooring be required for a longer period, entrants can extend the booking by contacting the Organising Authority directly. Extended bookings will be chargeable at the current marina rates. Early booking is recommended The Organising Authority will be responsible for the assignment of mooring berths for all 18 ELECTRONIC AIDS All types of electronic aids, including radar, VOR, satellite, etc., are permitted. No external aids, outside assistance or information may be used during the races, except weather forecast information. Yachts shall be equipped with a functional mobile phone capable of receiving SMS messages and with Marine VHF with channels 16 and 77. Race Committee may use VHF and/or mobile phone SMS messages for informing competitors. 19 PRIZES Prizes will be awarded according to the Finnish Sailing and Boating Federation recommendation. 20 DISCL AIMER OF LIABILIT Y Competitors agree to be bound by the International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) , by the Sailing Instructions and the Notice of Race. Competitors agree to take any and all responsibility for the nautical qualities of their yacht, the rigging, the crew s ability and the safety equipment. Competitors also agree to take any and all responsibility for damages caused to third persons or their belongings, to themselves or to their belongings, ashore and at sea as a consequence of their participation in the regatta, relieving of any responsibility the Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry, The Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, and all persons involved in the organisation under representatives and guests. Competitors are to be acquainted with ISAF Part 1 Fundamental Rule 4, Decision to Race: The responsibility for a boat s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone. In any case Competitors agree that Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry, The Forum Marinum Maritime Centre, the sponsors and their agents have no responsibility for loss of life or injury to members or others, or for the loss, or damage to any vessel or property sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. As part of the registration process, each individual participating crew member will be required to sign a declaration accepting this disclaimer of liability. 21 INSURANCE All entrants are required to hold third party indemnity insurance under racing conditions for the period of the Regatta with cover of at least 2,000,000 (two million euros).

5 22 FURTHER INFORMATION Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry, Pursiseuranranta 30, Turku T F E office@turunpursiseura.fi W 23 CHANGES All changes to this Notice of Race shall be published by 30 June 2016 on web-site of Yacht Club of Turku Turun Pursiseura ry 24 MEDIA RIGHTS Competitors grant the Organising Authority the unrestricted right and permission to use the name and the image for any text, photograph or video footage of either themselves or the yacht they are sailing during the event, to be published or broadcast in any media whatsoever (including but not limited to Press and TV advertisements or Internet), for either editorial or advertising purposes or to be used in press information; in this respect, competitors name and biographical material may also be used or reproduced in any way known. As part of the registration process, each individual participating crew member will be required to sign a declaration accepting this waiver of right.