Belgrade, 14th to 16th October
NOTICE OF RACE
1 ORGANISING AUTHORITY
The Organising Authority (OA) is PSTech Racing Yacht Club and Yacht Club Ada in conjunction with the Belgrade Sailing Association.
Contact information for the OA representative:
Nikola Marjanovic
T: +381 63 749 5969
E: info@pstech-racing.com
2 VENUE
The venue will be in Belgrade.
Yacht Club Ada
Ada Ciganlija BB
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
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3 PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Sc h e d u l e
Friday 14th : Registration from 10:00am to 06:00pm
Free Practice, in groups, from 12:00pm to 04:00pm
Skippers Briefing 05:00 pm
Opening ceremony 06:00 pm
After Sailing: Social
Saturday, 15th : First warning signal is at 10:00am
After Sailing: Social
Sunday, 16th : Skippers briefing at 09:30am
Frist warning signal at 10:00am
Last possible warning signal at 03:00pm
Price giving ceremony at 04:00pm
Notice of Race Belgrade Open, O c t o b e r page
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4 SKIPPERS ELIGIBILTY
4.1 Only clubs invited by the OA will be eligible to enter this event.
4.2 All team members need to be members of their participating clubs or another sailing club.
4.3 Any of the registered crew may skipper the boat during the race.
4.4 There is no restriction on crew ISAF category.
4.5 To remain eligible a club shall confirm acceptance of the invitation in writing on the entry form and
send it by email to info@pstech-racing.com by 25th September 2016.
4.6 A non-refundable entry fee of 150, - € shall accompany the acceptance of the invitation for this to
be valid.
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5 ENTRIES
5.1 Entering
The team shall be entered on completion of registration, the payment of all fees and deposits.
5.2 Entry Fee
A non-refundable entry fee of 150, - € shall be paid by the 1st of October to the OA.
5.3 Damage deposit
An initial damage deposit of 250,-€, shall be paid in cash at registration
Any remaining deposit after the event will be refunded in cash directly after the event.
6 INSURANCE
All competitors are required to have adequate third party insurance.
7 RULES
7.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the RRS, including rules for umpired fleet
races.
7.2 The rules for the handling of boats will apply, and will also apply to any practice sailing. Class rules
will apply.
7.3 Any prescriptions of the national authority that will apply will be posted on the official notice board.
8 BOATS AND SAILS
8.1 The event will be sailed on the Seascape 18 boats provided by the O.A.
The OA may change the Type of boats.
8.2 The following sails will be provided for each boat: Mainsail, Jib, Gennaker.
8.3 Boats will be allocated by draw, before racing as decided by the Race Committee.
9 TEAM
9.1 Each team shall register at least 3 and not more than 5 members (including the skipper).
Any 3 of the registered members of the team may sail the boat on any race.
9.2 The crew on board the boat is 3. There will be no crew weight limit.
9.3 When a registered team member is unable to continue in the event the Race Committee may
authorize a substitute, a temporary substitute or other adjustment.
Notice of Race Belgrade Open, O c t o b e r page
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10 EVENT FORMAT
10.1 There will be 3 boats racing in each race.
10.2 There will be between 6 and 9 teams competing.
10.3 Target time for races will be 12 – 15 minutes.
10.4 A Pairing list will define the amount of races and groups of each flight. A final pairing list will be
defined in the sailing instruction.
10.5 The OA may change the format, terminate or eliminate any flight, when conditions or the remaining
time scheduled do not permit the completion of the intended format
11 COURSE
11.1 The course will be windward/leeward, finishing downwind.
11.2 The intended course area will be on the Savsko Jezero (Ada Ciganlija) lake. Alternate course area
will be on the river Sava or river Danube in Belgrade.
12 ADVERTISIN G
12.1 Each boat will be required to display advertising as supplied by the OA.
12.2 Boats shall not be permitted the right to protest for breaches of any rules regarding advertising
(amends RRS 60.1).
13 MEDIA , IMAGE S and SOUND
13.1 If required by the OA:
(a) Video cameras and equipment supplied by the OA shall be carried on board while racing.
13.2 Competitors shall not interfere with the normal working of the OA supplied media equipment.
13.3 The OA have the right to use any images and sound recorded during the event free of any charge.
14 COACH BOATS
Coach boats are not allowed.
15 DISCLAIMER
All those taking any part in the event do so at their own risk. The OA, its associates and
appointees accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or inconvenience incurred,
howsoever caused.
16 INVITATIONS
Entries will only be accepted from invited clubs. If you wish to be invited please register your
request for an invitation as soon as possible with the OA.
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