Notice of Race Nordic Youth Sailing Championships 2013 Event: Nordic Youth Sailing Championships 2013 for Optimist, Zoom8, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Laser Standard, Europe, RS FEVA, 29er, 470, RS:X. The event is open for Participants from ISAF Group G (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia) Latvia, Lithuania and Russia. Datum: July 24 July 28, 2013 Organizer: Vänersborgs Segelsällskap (Vänersborgs Sailing Society) 1. Rules 1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), with prescriptions of the Nordic Sailing Federation. 1.2 Rules for Nordic Championships will apply. 1.3 Class Rules will apply. 1.4 The ISAF Regulation 20 will apply. 1.5 Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority. 1.6 Competitors must wear personal flotation devices when the boat has left Port, except for short-term replacement or adjustment of clothing or personal equipment. Wet suits and dry suits are not personal flotation devices. This changes RRS S17.2. A boat who violates this rule may be warned or punished in the manner of protest committee considers appropriate. 2. Eligibility requirements 2.1 Competitors shall be a member of her/his Member National Authority or one of its affiliated organizations. 2.2 To be entitled to participate in Nordic Youth Sailing Championship 2013, each competitor must comply with ISAF Regulation 19.
2.3 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance with minimum cover of 50 000 per event or equivalent. Proof of insurance shall be produced at registration 2.4 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. 2.5 To constitute a Nordic Youth Championship the event shall have competing boats from at least three countries in group G. The organizing authority reserves the right to cancel racing for classes which at the entry deadline July 1 2013 do not fulfill the conditions for minimum number of boats and participating nations as given in the Rules for Nordic Youth Championship see also paragraph 4. Entries 2.6 The following rules for the number of participating boats will be used; 2.6.1 Minimum number of competing boats: Single-handed dinghies 15 boats Double-handed dinghies 12 boats Maximum number of competing boats from each country: Male competitors 20 boats per class Female competitors 20 boats per class 2.7 Age Limits 2.7.1 All competitors shall be at least 12 years of age on 31 December of the year of the championship, unless they have been selected on the basis of sailing competitions; Selection procedure to be accepted by the MNA. However, in Norway a national regu-lation takes precedence. 2.7.2 (a) Competitors in the Optimist class shall be at most 15 years of age on 31 December of the year of the championship. (b) All other competitors shall be at most 18 years of age on 31 December of the year of the championship. 2.7.3 Any national age limits of a country will be applied to competitors from that country except that the maximum ages in paragraph 2.7.2 shall not be changed. 2.8 Eligible boats shall register by their national class associations. 2.9 Every country shall have a responsible team leader. The team leader shall be authorized by the national authority and my not be a competitor in the championship. 2.10 In addition every country may have a coach for each participating class. 3. Entries 3.1 Due to the number of participants of the Nordic Youth Championship recent years switched ask the organizing committee from each National Authority to receive what classes and number of competitors per class you are expected to participate with. Organizational Committee will then decide which classes and courses that will arise from the rules in 2.6. Regardless of the preliminary number of boats entered the organization's Committee's right to reduce the number of classes in accordance with paragraph 2.5 Organization Committee wishes this by mail (vss@vss.gotanet.se) not later than 1 of April 2013.
3.2 Advance entry shall be made not later than 1 st of July 2013. Use e-mail: regatta@vss.gotanet.se The entry shall be made by each nation s class authority. The entry for the Optimist team racing shall be made in the race office no later than 2013.07.27 at 18:00. 3.3 The advance entry shall include the following: Helmsman Crew members Country Class Sex Sail number Yacht club Date of Birth 3.4 The entry fee shall be registered at Vänersborgs Sailing Society account by each nations class authority no later than 1 of July 2013. Payment from Sweden shall be made to: Bankgiro 394-2828. Entries from outside Sweden are advised to use IBAN-payment: IBAN: SE53 9500 0099 6034 9209 0141 SWIFT/BIC: NDEASESS The entry fee is 100 per boat The entry fee for late entry is 150 per boat The entry fee for team racing is 100 per team, to be paid at the entry for the team race. The entry fee to be paid for coaches and representatives is 75 per boat. Registered team leaders as stated in 2.9 and 2.10 are exempt from this fee. 4. Registration and measurement checks 4.1 Registration shall be made at the race office not later than 12:00 AM, Wednesday 24th of July. 4.2 Measurement certificate shall be presented prior to racing. 4.3 Measurement checks may be carried out during the regatta. 5. Sailing Instructions 5.1 The sailing instructions will be handed out upon completion of the registration.
6. Time schedule 6.1 Programme Saturday, July 20 th Camping on Sail stadium open Sunday, July 21 th Monday, July 22 th Tuesday, July 23 th 09:00 19:00 Registration, Measurement and inspection Wednesday, July 24 th 09:00 12:00 Registration, Measurement and inspection 12:00 Coach meeting 14:00 Tune up Race 18:00 Skippers' meeting and Opening Ceremony Thursday, July 25 th 10:55 Warning signal for the first race of the day Friday, July 26 th 10:55 Warning signal for the first race of the day Saturday, July 27 th 10:55 Warning signal for the first race of the day 19:00 Banquet and Entertainment Sunday, July 28 th 09:55 Warning signal of the first race of the day Team racing for Optimist Fleet Race for all other classes Prize Giving Ceremony as soon as possible after the last race. No warning signal will be given later than 14:55hrs on Sunday, July 28th 6.2 8 races are scheduled for Optimist and 9 races for all other classes
6.3 Optimist team racing will be scheduled Saturday, July 27 th at 19:00
7. Race format 7.1 Fleet racing 8. Racing area 8.1 The racing areas will be in lake Vänern approximately 1 miles NE of Vänersborgs harbour. 9. The course 9.1 The races will be conducted on three courses of which 2 will consist of Trapezoid course with inner or outer loop and with separate starting and finishing lines and a third course for Optimist constituted by the socalled World Cup Course. Outer loop Inner loop 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 Optimist VM CUP Course 1 2 3A 3B
10. Protests and penalty systems 10.1 RRS Appendix P will apply 11. Scoring 11.1 The low point scoring system of RRS Appendix A will apply, modified so that when three or fewer races have been completed, a boat's series score will be the total of her race scores. 11.2 3 races are required to be completed to constitute a championship. 11.3 Appendix D will apply for the optimist team racing 12. Prizes 12.1 Scandinavian Sailing Federations gold, silver and bronze plaques will be given to the 3 best placed crews in each class. 12.2 Scandinavian Sailing Federations gold, silver and bronze plaques will be given to the 3 best placed teams in the Optimist team racing. Attachment to notice of race. Vänersborgs Segelsällskap (Vänersborgs Yacht Club) Box 9 462 21 Vänersborg SWEDEN Telephone: +46 52167306 (only during event) E-mail : vss@vss.gotanet.se Website: vss.gotanet.se Commodore of Vänersborgs Yacht Club Arne Larsson arne.c.larsson@telia.com +46 706 388445 Accommodation: mailto: info@visittrollhattanvanersborg.se +46 521-27 14 00 http:// www.visittrollhattanvanersborg.se
RACE AREA Vänersborgsviken C A B Team- Racing Grunt område Shallow water
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