mercoledì 16 novembre 2016

Sailing Series - M32 Monaco Winter Series - Notice of Race


1 ORGANISING AUTHORITY
The Organising Authority will be Yacht Club Monaco and BPSE Sport & Events.

2 RULES
2.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. National prescriptions that apply will be posted on the Official Notice Board.
2.2 Racing will be umpired and SI Addendum U will apply, which changes a number of rules. These changes are approved by ISAF in accordance with RRS 86.2. A copy of the approval letter will be posted on the official notice board.
2.3 The OA may change and/or amend rules during the series to complete tests of different styles and formats of racing.
2.4 The M32 Class Rules.
2.5 Nothing in this Notice of Race or any other governing document relieves the boat or her crew of the responsibility to comply with the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea or any other local regulations.
2.6 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

3 SCHEDULE
Event 1        9-11 December 2016
Event 2        13-15 January 2017
Event 3        2-5 February 2017 – Primo Cup -
Event 4        3-5 March 2017

First day skippers briefing at 10:00 and first start at 12:00

4 ADVERTISING
4.1 Boats may be required to display bow numbers and/or advertising chosen by the OA. Bow stickers may cover inside and outside of both hulls.
4.2 Boats may be required to carry event advertising at forward part of the boom.
4.3 Boats are required to carry a national flag on the mainsail as shown in the Flag Appendix.
4.4 Boats are not required to display national letters or sail numbers. This changes G.1.1(b) and (c).

5 HOT SEAT GUESTS
The Race Committee (RC) may request a boat to carry a hot seat guest during races.

6 ELIGIBILITY, ENTRY FEES AND CHARTER BOATS
6.1 The M32 Series is open to M32 Catamarans. The OA may restrict the number of entries.
6.2 To apply for invitation and entry documents contact Riccardo Simoneschi: r.simoneschi@sailingseries.eu
6.3 The entry fee for each event is 600€
6.4 A limited number of charter boats are available, contact Riccardo Simoneschi: r.simoneschi@sailingseries.eu
6.5 No Classification code shall apply.

7 CREW LIMITATIONS AND SAFETY
7.1 The number of crew (including the skipper) shall be 4 or 5.
7.2 Crewmembers, including the skipper, may be changed with RC approval. The number of crew shall stay the same throughout an event but may differ at events within the series.
7.3 The maximum total crew weight, determined prior to racing shall be 350kg, when wearing at least shorts and shirts. While racing a maximum of 300kg of crew weight may be on a rack at any one time. This modifies Class Rule C 2.1 a and b.
7.4 While afloat all crew shall wear a personal floatation device to the minimum standard ISO 12402-5 (CE 50 Newton), or USCG Type III, or AUS PFD 1, or EN393.
7.5 Unless advised by the race committee all crew are required to wear a helmet to the minimum standard of CE EN 1077/1078/1385, ASTM 2040, or Snell S-98 and with at least 300 square centimeters of the exterior surface a high visibility color. Recommended high visibility colors are red, yellow, orange and pink. Note that blue, green and white are not considered high visibility colors.
7.6 While afloat all crew shall carry a knife that is capable of being deployed using one hand.
7.7 It’s the responsibly of all crew to know the safety guidelines and to attend the safety briefing on the first day of each event.

8 SAIL LIMITATIONS
8.1 The RC may require that while racing the mainsail is reefed and may limit the use of the gennaker.
8.2 When sailing an upwind leg and using the gennaker no crew shall be on the racks.

9 RACE FORMAT AND COURSES
9.1 Fleet races on courses that will contain upwind, downwind and reaching legs. One day may include one or more distance races.
9.2 The OA may change the format at their discretion.

10 SCORING FOR THE SERIES
10.1 High point scoring. The winner of each event receives 12 points, 2nd 11points and so on.
10.2 All event scores will count towards the series score.
10.3 The final event will award double points.
10.4 Ties will be decided in favour of a boat’s result in the final event.
10.5 The scoring system for individual events will be described in the Sailing Instructions (SI).

11 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
SI and a detailed schedule will be available to entered teams.

12 PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded for each event and for the series.

13 BERTHING
Boats shall be kept in their assigned areas which may change from day to day.

14 MEASUREMENT
Boats may be inspected at any time by the RC.

15 COACH BOATS
15.1 Coach boats shall conspicuously display identification of the team being coached. A coach boat is any boat that is under the direction or control of a person gathering information or giving material support for the benefit of particular competitors either on the water or off.
15.2 The OA will not provide berths for coach boats.
15.3 Any interference by a coach boat with the racing or event organisation may result in a penalty applied at the discretion of the Protest Committee (PC) to the associated boat and/or crewmembers.

16 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.

17 INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of EUR 1,000,000.00 per incident or the equivalent if expressed in other currency. Proof of insurance shall be provided upon request.

18 FURTHER INFORMATION
Entry, fees, hospitality: Elisa Chessa – info@sailingseries.eu
Club, logistics: Olivier Roinson - o.roinson@yacht-club-monaco.mc
Racing: Mattias Dahlstrom - mattias.dahlstrom@astonharald.com
Official Notice Board: http://www.m32series.com/officialnoticeboard/
 
Date of Issue: 15th  November 2016 

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