CSBC Racing 2007: Notice of Race

1. Organising Authority

Cushendall Sailing & Boating Club.

2. Rules

Current ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of the RYA, current class rules applicable to competing yachts, this Notice of Race, the Sailing Instructions and any amendments thereto. RYA Racing Charter: Competitors should note that CSBC has implemented the RYA Racing Charter and that, when entering, competitors will be required to undertake to sail in compliance with the Charter.

3. Eligibility

All yachts should carry a valid IRC or Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) handicap. CSBC organising committee may be prepared to issue a temporary handicap. Boats shall belong to or be chartered to and under the control of a member of CSBC or a yacht club affiliated to the RYA or other equivalent National Authority.

4. Safety Requirements

Cruisers will conform to ORC Category 4 at all times. Dinghy classes must sail within their class rules

5. Advertising

Advertising Category C will apply under RRS 79.

6. Sail Numbers

RRS 77 and Appendix G, and ORC Special Regulation 4.01 will not apply. All boats shall display a sail number on the mainsail, easily identifiable from the Committee boat, and this is the number to be shown on the entry form. Sail numbers on all headsails, including spinnakers, shall be the same as those on the mainsail unless previously authorised by the Committee.

7. Entries

All entries shall be made on the appropriate entry form where applicable.

8. Racing Schedule

Races will be as posted in the club Events Calendar. Warning Signal time will be as stated.

9. Courses

The CSBC marks or Courses Card will be used unless otherwise stated with a number and optional letter denoting the course to be sailed. The course number will be communicated in the clubhouse and may also be communicated on VHF Ch 8.

10. Results

Results will be posted as soon as possible after sailing in the clubhouse and may also be posted on the CSBC website.

11. Prizes

Perpetual trophies will be awarded at the Club Annual Dinner.

12. Responsibility and Insurance

The safety of a boat and her entire management shall be the sole responsibility of the owner/person in charge who must ensure that the boat and crew are adequate to face the conditions that may arise in the course of racing. Neither this Notice of Race, nor the Sailing Instructions (including any amendments), limits or reduces the absolute responsibility of the owner/person-in-charge for the crew, the boat and her management. By launching or going to sea, the boat confirms that she is fit for these conditions and her crew is competent to sail and compete in them. The boat is responsible to ensure that she is equipped and seaworthy so as to be able to face extremes of weather; that there is a crew sufficient in number, experience and fitness to withstand such weather; and that the safety equipment is properly maintained, stowed and in date and that the crew knows how to use it. The fact that the race committee conducts inspections of a boat does not reduce the responsibilities of the boat set out in this paragraph. The Organising Authority shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury howsoever caused. The organisers encompass everyone helping to run the race and the event, and include the organizing authority, the race committee, the race officers, patrol boats, beachmasters and sponsors. The provision of patrol boats does not relieve the boat of her responsibilities. Boats shall carry insurance protection for third party liabilities to a minimum of £2,000,000.