WIIBROE CUP 2006

NOTICE OF RACE

WIIBROE CUP 2006
&
The official Danish Championship and the Open Danish Championship of the SNIPE CLASS.

3. – 5. June 2006

NOTICE OF RACE

Espergærde Sejlklub announce the regatta and the 2006 Wiibroe Cup Trophy, The official Danish Championship 2006 and the Open Danish Championship 2006 of the SNIPE CLASS.

1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2
The applying prescriptions of the Scandinavian Sailing Association and the Danish Sailing Association will be incorporated into the sailing instructions.
1.3 Furthermore, the following rules will apply:
The SCIRA Rules of Conduct for Conducting National Championship Regattas will be incorporated into the sailing instructions. In case of conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instruction the Sailing Instructions shall prevail.
The Rules for Danish Championships will apply.
1.4 The Rules are changed as follows:

·1 Rules 30.2 and 30.3 will be changed by a prescription of the Scandinavian Sailing Association. The base of the triangle in these rules includes the extensions of the starting line to the starting vessel and to a control vessel in the opposite end.
·2 The preamble to Part 4 will be changed, to state that the obligation to wear personal buoyancy when signal flag Y is displayed not only applies while racing.
·3 Rules 35 and A4 will be changed to state, that boats failing to finish within 20 minutes after the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish.
·4 Rule 60.1(a) will be changed to state, that a competitor cannot protest another boat or competitor for breaches for some specific parts of the sailing instructions.
·5 Rules 61.3 and 62.2 will be changed to fix the protest time to 60 minutes for competitors, protest committee as well as race committee.
·6 Rule 66 will be changed to shorten the time limit for reopening protest hearings.
·7 Rule A4 will be changed by stating, that at boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start.

The changes will appear in full in the sailing instructions.

1.5 ADVERTISING
This regatta is classified as Category “C” in accordance with the RRS and SCIRA Advertising Prescriptions.

2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 The regatta is open to the SNIPE class.
2.2 Each competitor must be (strikethrough: member) a member of an approved yacht club affiliated with ISAF/National Authority. Each skipper must be a member of his/her National SCIRA according to the SCIRA rules. As Danish boats are competing in The official Danish Championship must both skipper and crew be a member of SCIRA according to the SCIRA rules. Each skipper shall hold a valid SCIRA membership card to be presented at registration together with a valid measurement certificate.
2.3 Eligible boats may enter by using the ENTRY FORM.

Or post to

Jane Persson
Strandvejen 352 c
3060 Espergærde

Or FAX +45 49170620

Or e-mail perssonsnipe@wanadoo.dk

3 FEES
3.1 Entry fees are: DKK 750,00 or Euro 100,00 including Saturday Night Dinner for 2 persons (ex. drinks). Additional Dinner Tickets can be bought separately.

4 SCHEDULE
4.1 Registration:

Friday June 2.
18.00
The regatta office at Espergærde Sejlklub opens,
Check in and registration.

4.2 Measurement:

All competing boats are a subject to measurement at any time during the regatta.

4.3 Dates of racing:

Saturday June 3.
10.55
Warning signal of the first race and second and third race in continuation.

Sunday June 4.
09.55
Warning signal of the first race of the day and second and third race in continuation.

Monday June 5:
09.55
Warning signal of the first race and second race in continuation.

(If less than 3 races are completed Saturday, the race committee will try to complete 4 races on Sunday the 5th. If less than 6 races are completed Saturday and Sunday, the race committee will try to complete the scheduled series of 8 races on Monday the 6.th.)
4.4 The attention signals for the following races will be made as soon as practicable.
4.5 No warning signal will be made after 12,30 Monday the 6.th.


5 MEASUREMENTS
All boats shall produce a valid measurement certificate and are subject to measurement at any time at the reasonable discretion of the Class or Race Committee. All boats are required to have a current Class decal properly displayed.

6 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available at registration and primary sailing instructions will be published on www.snipe.dk

7 VENUES
7.1 The regatta harbour will be Espergærde Havn.
7.2 The course will be located in Øresund off Espergærde Havn, Danish Chart No. 131.

8 THE COURSES
The courses to be sailed are the Class approved courses as published in the current SCIRA Official Rulebook and SCIRA web site.

9 PENALTY SYSTEM
Rule 44.1. 44.2 and 44.4 will be used.


10 SCORING
10.1 The Low Point System of Appendix A will apply.

10.2 8 races are scheduled of which 4 races are required to constitute a Danish Championship and the Open Danish Championship.
10.3 When 4 (four) or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. (Only one race will be discounted.).

11 SAFETY
Danish legislation requires every boat to be equipped with personal buoyancy for the number of persons on board at any time.

12 SUPPORT BOATS
Support boats shall be credit to Organizing Committee that will assign identification.

13PRIZES
Prizes will be given as follows:

Wiibroe Cup 2006

The WIIBROE CUP TROPHY will be awarded to the overall winning team.

There will be honourable prices for every fifth boats registered. (Max. 10 prices).

DIF-DM 2006

According to the prescription of the Danish Sailing Federation will "The Danish Champion" be awarded with DIF plaquettes (gold) as well as the challenge trophy for the Danish Championship.

Plaquettes for second (silver) and third (bronze) will be awarded for "Danish” boats.

"The Danish Junior Champion" will be awarded the challenge trophy for the Danish Junior Championship.

Open Danish Championship 2006

The overall winning team irrespective of nationality will be awarded with The PERSSON CHALLENGE TROPHY as winner of the “Open Danish Championship”.


14 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. (See rule 4, Decision to Race.) The organising 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.

15 INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of DKK 5.0 mill. per event for personal damage and DKK 2.0 mill. per event for material damage or equivalent.


16 FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact Jan or Jane Persson +45 49136590


17 RACE COMMITTEE
Henrik Paulsen

18 PROTEST COMMITTEE
Niels Johansen Chemnitz (Chairman)

19 SOCIAL EVENTS
Information will be given at the time of your entry of the regatta, at the club and also at the notice board.