PRE ANNOUNCEMENT OF RACE XII J80 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Baiona, April 27, 28, 29, 30 and May 1, 2018
The Monte Real Yacht Club , by delegation of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation and with the collaboration of the Galician Sailing Federation and the J80 Class Association , celebrates from April 27 to May 1 in Baiona the XII Spanish Championship of the J80 Class .
1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by:
- The rules as described in the WS Racing Rules of Sailing.
- The rules of the J80 class.
- Sailing instructions.
If there is any discrepancy between this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions, the latter shall prevail.
Tests will be refereed in accordance with WS Addendum Q.
2. ADVERTISING
2.1 Participants may display advertising in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 of the WS, the RFEV Competition Regulations and the RFEV Prescriptions to said regulations.
2.2 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 would be provided at the regatta office once your registration is confirmed. Modifications to the stickers provided by the organizing committee are not allowed.
2.3 The Monte Real Club de Yates reserves the right to demand the elimination or substitution of any type of advertising, message or image displayed during the event of the boats or the equipment of their crew members that does not comply with the moral and ethical standards of general acceptance (Regulation 20 of the WS) or contravene the interests of the organizing club. This includes holding races on the regatta course, at the club’s facilities or while at the regatta committee’s disposal.
3. ELIGIBILITY
Participants must comply with the eligibility conditions reflected in WS Regulation 19 and the RFEV Prescriptions related to said regulation.
4. PARTICIPANTS
The Spanish Championship of the J80 Class is an open regatta in terms of the participation of foreign owners, however, the title of Champion of Spain will be for the boat that has the crew entirely of Spanish nationality or with legal residence in Spain, and Both the owner and the crew must have a valid license from the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation through its Autonomous Federations.
Owners and skippers must be members of the National Association of the J80 class and be registered at www.j80measurement.com
5. REGISTRATION
The registration form, together with the corresponding proof of payment, must be sent before April 20, 2018 to the following emails:
Registration fees will be €250 per boat and will be made by bank transfer, indicating the name of the boat and/or its sail number to:
MONTE REAL YACHT CLUB
ABANCA Branch BAIONA
Account number: 2080-0559-23-3040003658
SWIFT: CAGLEMXXX IBAN: ES92
The MRCYB reserves the right to accept registrations received after the indicated deadline, and the amount may be increased by 50%.
6. REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
The owner or skipper of each boat must sign the registration form at the race office before 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 28, 2018.
The complete registration of a participating boat is conditioned by the presentation of the following documents:
Enrollment bulletin, which includes statements under the class rules.
RC insurance policy in force, with coverage in regattas.
Authorization from their respective National Authority for the display of advertising.
7. SCHEDULE AND COMPETITION FORMAT
The event program is as follows:
- FRIDAY, APRIL 27
10:00 – 20:00> Registration of participants. Measurement and control of sails and equipment. Delivery of regatta instructions.
- SATURDAY APRIL 28
9:00 – 13:00> Registration of participants. Final measurements.
15:00> Tests
At the end> Seafood dinner and gin and tonics
- SUNDAY, APRIL 29
11:00> Tests
At the end> Seafood dinner and gin and tonics
- MONDAY, APRIL 30
11:00> Tests
At the end> Seafood dinner and gin and tonics
- TUESDAY, MAY 1
11:00> Tests
16:00> Awards
16:30> farewell skewer
On May 1, there will be no service exit after 2:00 p.m., unless it is as a result of a general call.
The competition format is fleet regattas.
A maximum of 11 tests are scheduled.
8. MEASUREMENTS. SAIL AND EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION
The sail registration and equipment inspection will take place on April 27 and 28 during the times indicated in the program (see point 7.)
They will present to the registry the elements that are related in their written statement in the registration form, which will be; 1 mainsail, 1 jib and 1 or 2 gennaker. The second gennaker must be sealed and its use will be requested from the Race Committee.
The sails must be measured according to the class rules before the event, carry the official sticker (Rule G2.3) and be registered at: www.j80measurement.com
No boat may compete using sails that do not meet these requirements.
Daily measurement controls may be carried out.
9. SCORE
Appendix A and the Low Score system described in rule A4 of the RRS will apply.
If 8 or more races have been completed, each boat’s total score will be the total of all its points, discarding its worst result.
10. SOCIAL EVENTS/AWARDS DELIVERY
For social acts see point 7 (PROGRAM).
The list of prizes will be published in the TOA.
11. BERTHS
Owners who register correctly may bring their boat as far in advance as they deem appropriate, indicating in the registration form the means of transport and the day of arrival in Baiona.
The moorings will be free from the arrival of the boat until one week after the end of the Spanish Championship.
The movements of stranding and launching of the boats that come by land will be free and must be requested in advance.
12. COMMUNICATIONS
The Regatta Committee will use VHF channel 69 during the celebration of the Championship.
13. ACCOMMODATION
The following accommodations are recommended;
Hotel Pinzon 986 356 046
Hotel Carabela Pinta 986 355 107
Hotel Announced 986 356 018
Hotel Restaurant Escondidiño 986 358 205
Hotel 3 Caravels 986 355441
Bahia Bayona Hotel 986 385 004
Ababides Apartments 600 43 06 12
Baiona National Parador 986 35 50 00
14. LIABILITY
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 boat to decide whether to participate in a test or continue racing”
Bayonne, November 2017
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