34th PRINCE OF ASTURIAS TROPHY
ORC CRUISES 6M CLASSICS J80 FIGAROS
PRESIDENT OF THE XUNTA TROPHY
COUNT OF BARCELONA TROPHY
JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO TROPHY
SPANISH CUP 6M
HELLO! LADIES CUP
J80 MONOTYPES
CLASSICS
The 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy will be held in the waters of the bay of Baiona and the Vigo estuary on September 6, 7 and 8, 2019, under the organization of the Monte Real Yacht Club and the Naval Regatta Commission of the Naval School Marine Military. The 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy is scoring for the Xunta de Galicia President Trophy and the 6M Spanish Cup Circuit.
1/ RULES
1.1. The regatta will be governed by:
a) The regatta rules as defined in the
Sailing Regattas Regulation WS 2017 – 2020 (RRV).
b) Cruise Technical Regulations 2018-2020 and its
annexes.
c) IMS Measurement Regulation.
d) Regulation of the ORC rating system.
and)[DP] International 6M class rules.
F)[DP] J80 class one-design regulation and its special adaptations of the J80 Galicia fleet.
g)[DP] Regulations of the MRCYB for monotype Figaro and HELLO! Ladies Cup.
i)[DP] Rules for classic and vintage boats JCH, from AGABACE.
i) Special rules for offshore regattas (OSR) of WS, category 4 (ORC) reduced, and the particular ones for J80 Galicia zone, Fígaros of the MRCYB and classic Agabace.
j) In the rules that govern this regatta, the notification[NP] refers to the fact that an infraction of this rule will not be a reason for protests between boats (modifies RRS 60.1(a)).
k) In the rules that govern this regatta, the notification[SP] “standard penalty” the race committee, or by the protest committee may apply a penalty without a hearing (modifies rule 63.1 and A5 of the RRS).
1.2 The official language of the regatta will be Spanish.
2/ ELIGIBILITY
2.1 Participants must meet the eligibility conditions reflected in regulation 19 of the WS and in the prescriptions of the RFEV to said regulation.
2.2 Participants of nationality or with legal residence in Spain or who compete in boats attached to a Spanish club must be in possession of the sports federation license for the year 2019. For foreign athletes who do not have a federal license or athlete medical insurance that insures them in the event of an accident, they must prove that they have valid accident and illness insurance in Spain.
3/ ADVERTISING [NP][DP]
3.1 Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of regulation 20 of the WS.
3.2 In accordance with regulation 20 of the WS, participants may be required to display advertising in the forward 20% of the hull on each side of the boat and on the sides of the boom, as well as possible advertising pennants in the backstay of each boat. All this will be provided at the regatta office once your registration is confirmed. Modifications to the stickers provided by the organizing committee are not allowed. If it occurs, the regatta committee may decree the penalties it deems appropriate.
3.3 The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the elimination or substitution of any type of publicity, message or image displayed during the celebration of the event of the boats or the equipment of their crew members, which does not comply with generally accepted moral and ethical standards (regulation 20 of the WS) or contravene the interests of the organizing club. This includes the celebration of the tests in the regatta field, in the club’s facilities or while it is available to the regatta committee.
* The owner or skipper of the boat with advertising will be asked to indicate or show the type of advertising that will be displayed during the celebration of the regatta, for the approval of the organizing committee.
4/ PARTICIPATION
4.1 Participation in this regatta is limited in ORC to cruisers with a single hull, with a length greater than 7.00 meters, with an ORC or ORC club certificate valid for 2019 and with a GPH of less than 780 s/mile, and must have declaration of complete set of sails, including your spinnaker or gennaker. Those who do not have it declared may participate, but will be penalized with 25% of the real time they do in the regatta, as well as the ORC called Open by the organization, classic and vintage with updated JCH certificate, J80 monotypes and Figaro monotypes of the MRCYB with the female crews invited by the organization for the HELLO! Ladies Cup.
4.2 The skippers of the boats must be of legal age. The age of majority must be accredited by means of a photocopy of the DNI. In case of carrying minors in the crew, they must have the corresponding written authorization from their parents or guardians.
The responsibility of minors during the regatta falls to the skipper of the boat where they are embarked.
4.3 The following groups and classes are established:
(*) To participate in the ORC OPEN CLASS, the following requirements must be met:
• Standard boat. Not allowed for prototypes and sportboats.
• Bring dacron sails. High modulus fibers are not allowed.
• Only one furling headsail (jib or genoa) with functional furling.
• Two spies maximum.
• Carry the mooring in the anchor well or in the bow, and with a windlass.
• In any case, the regatta committee and organizing committee will have the power to include, at their discretion, in the ORC OPEN CLASS the boats they deem appropriate.
4.4 The regatta committee reserves the right to admit the entries, as well as to group the boats in the corresponding class or group.
4.5 To form a class or group, at least five boats must register in it.
5/ REGISTRATION
5.1 The inscriptions will necessarily be formalized with the attached form and must be sent together with a photocopy of the valid measurement certificate 2019 and proof of payment of the registration fees to:
Mount Royal Yacht Club
Parador Enclosure s/n
36300 Bayonne
phone + 34 986 385 000
secretary@mrcyb.com
Any registration made after 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 5, 2019 will not be accepted.
5.1.1 The registration fees will be the following:
Vessels that have participated in all the MRCYB regattas of the year (Winter Comunica Trophy, Spring Repsol Trophy and 44th Count of Gondomar · Banco Sabadell Trophy) will obtain free registration for the 34th Prince of Asturias Trophy.
5.1.2 Payment of registration fees will be made in cash or by bank transfer to the name of Monte Real Club de Yates to the account:
ABANCA
BAIONA Branch
Account number: 2080-0559-23-3040003658
SWIFT: CAGLEMXXX IBAN: ES92
It will be necessary to present, along with the registration form, the receipt of the transaction, including the name of the boat or sail number at the club offices or via email to secretaria@mrcyb.com.
5.2 Registration and confirmation of registration
5.2.1 The owner or person in charge of each boat must register and personally sign the registration form at the regatta office before 8:00 p.m. on September 5, 2019 (ORC, J80 and ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup) or on September 6, 2019 before 8:00 p.m. (ORC 4, 5, Open, 6M and Clásicos). Entries of boats that have made requests to the RFEV for the issuance or modification of their rating certificate after 6:00 p.m. the day before the start of the first race will not be accepted (except for a justified cause approved by the regatta committee).
5.2.2 The registration is conditioned to the presentation before the appointed time of the following documents:
a) Valid measurement certificate.
b) ORC habitability certificate (if applicable).
c) Current insurance policy, which covers civil liability (damage to third parties and property), or extension of coverage of civil liability and damage to third parties up to a minimum amount of 330,556.66 euros.
d) In case of displaying advertising, corresponding federal authorization.
e) Federation athlete license, original or photocopy (MANDATORY to submit along with the registration form).
6/ SPORTS PROGRAM
6.1 The sports program of the event is as follows:
7/ NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ROUTE
7.1 The trophy consists of a maximum of:
– 6 tests for ORC 0-1-2-3 and HELLO! Ladies Cup.
– 9 tests for J80.
– 4 tests for 6M.
– 2 tests for ORC 4-5, Open and Classics.
The trophy will be valid when at least one test is completed in the corresponding group.
7.2 The Sailing Instructions will detail the courses to be sailed.
8/ CLASSIFICATIONS
8.1 There will be a classification for each of the groups formed.
8.2 Rankings for ORC groups or classes will be established in accordance with RTC rule 204 and specified in the Sailing Instructions.
8.3 Classic boats will race applying the JCH system.
8.4 The 6M, J80 and HELLO! Ladies Cup will qualify in real time.
9/ SCORE
Appendix A and the downward scoring system described in the RRS will apply.
10/ INSPECTION AND MEASUREMENT. [DP][SP]
10.1 Security and measurement controls may be carried out daily by the technical committee.
10.2 The responsibility of attending this regatta having previously updated its measurement certificate, measuring the material with which it is intended to participate, is exclusively the registered skipper.
10.3 In no class may the number of crew members on board be changed during the regatta.
10.4 Points 102.3 and 200.1.b of the ORC, referring to the minimum weight of the crew, will apply in this regatta.
11/ SAFETY [NP] [DP]
11.1 All boats must be equipped with a VHF radio with channels 16, 69, 71 and 72.
11.2 It will be the responsibility of the owner or skipper of each boat to comply with the legal regulations established for recreational boats, both in general and in particular for their government, dispatch and security.
12/ PRIZES
The complete list of prizes will be displayed on the Official Notice Board during the regatta. At a minimum, prizes will be awarded to the top finishers in each of the groups ORC, 6M, J80 class, classics, HELLO! Ladies Cup, Conde de Barcelona Trophy for the best-ranked Portuguese crew in ORC according to the trophy regulations, as well as the Juan Sebastián Elcano Trophy for the winners of the ¡HOLA! Ladies Cup.
(*) The number of prizes for each class will depend on the number of registered in each of them. The complete list of prizes will be posted on the Official Notice Board during the regatta.
(**) The Regulations of the different Trophies will be available to the participants on the website of the Monte Real Club de Yates, in its section on the Príncipe de Asturias regatta:
13/ IMAGE RIGHTS
The image rights of the event belong exclusively to the Monte Real Club de Yates. During all the days of regatta and in the social events there will be photographic and television coverage.
14/ LOCAL MARINE REGULATIONS
Royal Decree 62/2008 establishes the conditions of maritime safety, navigation and human life at sea applicable to nautical sports events.
Participants are warned that, before the start of the tests, the boats may only participate if they are legally dispatched to navigate the waters through which the test will take place, and if their skippers have sufficient qualifications for their government.
Participants must declare, adequately in advance of the start of the race, the insurance taken out, if applicable, including the risks covered and the limits of liability in accordance with the Notice of Regatta, being covered for participation in nautical races. -sports.
15/ RESPONSIBILITY
All those who participate in this regatta do so at their own risk and responsibility. Attention is drawn to Fundamental Rule 4, DECISION TO RACE, of Part 1 of the RRS which states:
“It is the sole responsibility of a ship to decide
if he participates in a test or continues in a regatta”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BERTHS
The boats whose registration is accepted in this regatta will have a reserved and free mooring or anchoring place (mooring under the exclusive responsibility of the owner or skipper) during the celebration of the event, from September 1 to 14.
See attached map, which indicates the area reserved for participants.
The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to assign berths to the boats in strict order of registration, depending on their size and draft.
RESERVED AREA FOR THE DOCKING OF PARTICIPANTS
SOCIAL EVENTS AND AWARDS DELIVERY
The awards ceremony for the 34th PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS TROPHY will take place at the club’s facilities on September 8, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. Any other social event scheduled during the days of the tests will be published on the Official Notice Board (TOA).
Mount Royal Yacht Club
Bayonne
