2008 PORT PIRIE
STATE MASTERS GAMES
SAILING
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th April 2008
ROYAL PORT PIRIE YACHT CLUB
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2008 Port Pirie Pura Light Start State Masters Games Regatta
NOTICE OF RACE
The Port Pirie Masters Games as the organising authority has contracted the Royal Port Pirie Yacht Club to
conduct the 2008 Masters Games Regatta on the waters of the Port Pirie River at Port Pirie on Saturday, 5th
and Sunday, 6th April 2008.
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
The prescriptions and Special Regulations of Yachting Australia will apply.
The regatta will be open to sailors in the following gender and age divisions: Male and Female, aged 35
to 49 and over 50. Age ranges shall be as at the 31 March 2008.
The Rule(s) of the Class Association of those classes entered will apply, except that the regatta may
include a division for Herons sailed single-handed.
Any class with 6 or more boats will be given their own division and start. Classes will be allocated to
divisions, based on yardstick at the sole discretion of Race Committee.
2.
ADVERTISING - Refer to ISAF Regulation 20
Advertising will be permitted in accordance with Category C.
3.
3.1
3.2
ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
The regatta is open to all classes of boats, which can comply with the Rules of their Class Association.
The regatta will be open to sailors in the following gender and age divisions: Male, Female, 35 to 49 and
50 plus. Age ranges shall be as at the 31 March 2008
The regatta will include a division for Access Dinghy classes. Persons sailing an Access Dinghy shall be
responsible for providing their own support team to assist them with rigging, launching and retrieving
boats from the beach area and any personal support that they may require during the regatta.
There are no disability access facilities available at the regatta beach venue.
Eligible boats may enter by completing and returning a 2008 Masters Games Entry Form.
Entry Forms are available from Port Pirie Tourism & Arts Centre, PO Box 464, Pt Pirie SA 5540.
Free Call 1800 000 424 or Phone 86338700 or Fax 86338799 or E-Mail [email protected]
or on the Masters Games website at www.portpiriemastersgames.com.au
3.3
3.4
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
FEES
The Masters Games Entry Fee of $35.00 must be paid by all skippers and crews.
The Sports Levy of $10.00 will apply for each boat
All required fees shall be paid when submitting the Masters Games Entry Form, which must be lodged
by Friday, 14th March 2008.
5.
5.1
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Registration:
All competitors shall register at the Masters Games Registration Centre before 1100 hours on Saturday,
5th April to confirm their attendance at the regatta.
Competitors will be required to sign a safety form at the RPPYC each day before racing.
Briefing:
A regatta briefing will be held on the Sailing Beach at 1130 hours on Saturday, 5th April.
5.2
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5.3
Dates of racing:
Event
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
5.4
When there are two races scheduled back to back, the Warning Signal for the second race will be
signalled approximately 5 minutes after the last boat finishes in the previous race. To alert boats that
another race will begin soon, flag AP will be displayed with one sound signal at least 1 minute before a
warning signal for the next sequence of races is displayed.
The order in which classes and divisions will start will be posted on the Notice Board at the Royal Port
Pirie Yacht Club.
5.5
Day
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Date
5th April 2008
5th April 2008
6th April 2008
6th April 2008
6th April 2008
Warning Signal
1300 hours
See item 5.4
0930 hours
See item 5.4
1230 hours
Course
Short Course
Short Course
Long Course
Short Course
Short Course
6.
MEASUREMENTS
Each boat shall hold a valid measurement certificate issued by the Class Association.
7.
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available at registration.
8.
VENUE
The regatta will conducted at the Royal Port Pirie Yacht Club on the waters of the Port Pirie River
including the swinging basin and extending approximately 1 mile northward.
9.
THE COURSES
The courses to be sailed will be displayed adjacent to the notice board at the clubrooms and on the
beach at least one hour prior to the start of each days racing.
10.
PENALTY SYSTEM
Rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that only one turn, including one tack and one gybe, is required.
11.
11.1
11.2
11.3
SCORING
The Low Point System of Appendix A will apply.
5 races are required to be completed to constitute a series.
A boat’s series score will be the total of all her race scores. There will be no race discards.
12.
SUPPORT BOATS
Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay at least 200 metres outside areas where
boats are racing from the time of the preparatory signal for the first Division to start until all boats have
finished or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment.
13.
RADIO COMMUNICATION
A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not
available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.
16. PRIZES
16.1 Prizes will be Port Pirie Pura Light Start State Masters Games 2008 medals
16.2 Prizes will be awarded to both Male and Female competitors for the following divisions:
(1) All classes with 6 or more boats:
1st, 2nd and 3rd outright in age categories 35 to 49 and over 50 years.
(2) All divisions of mixed class boats:
1st, 2nd and 3rd outright in age categories 35 to 49 and over 50 years.
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17.
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.
18.
INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall hold a current third-party liability insurance policy with a minimum cover of
Aus$5 million.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information about Masters Games activities, accommodation and event entry please contact
the Port Pirie Tourism and Arts Centre:
Phone: Free call 1800 000 424 or
Email: [email protected] or
Web Site: www.portpiriemastersgames.com.au
Further information on sailing please contact the Masters Games Sailing Regatta Coordinators:
Mark Eckert, Phone: 0418 836 540 or
Doug Collins, Phone: 08 8632 5520
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