Sussex Regatta

Notice of Race 2010

2nd -4th April 2010

Hosted by Brighton Marina Yacht Club

The organising authority is the Sussex Combined Clubs Committee

1 RULES

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.

2 ADVERTISING

The event is designated Category C. The organising authority may require competing boats to carry event sponsor advertising on the hull.

3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

3.1 The regatta is open to monohull yachts with a current IRC 2010 certificate complying with the IRC Rules 2010 Parts 1, 2, and 3 OR to boats that have or are applying for a current Sussex Combined Clubs Handicap (SCCH).
3.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending it, together with the required fee, by post or e mail by 26th March 2010.
3.3 Late entries (received after 26th March 2010) may be accepted only at the discretion of the organising authority on payment of a late entry fee of £5 per foot LOA.

4 FEES

4.1 Required fees are as follows:
(a) The early bird entry fee is £2.50 per foot length over all for valid entries received before 1st March 2010.
(b) The entry fee is £3 per foot length over all for valid entries received between 1st March 2010 and 28th March 2010.

5 SCHEDULE

5.1 Dates of racing:
Racing will take place on Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th April 2010
5.2 Number of races:
Friday 2nd 2 races14:00
Saturday 3rd 4 races 10:00
Sunday 4th 3 races 10:00
5.3 There will be no race started after 16:00 on Sunday 4th April 2010.

6 MEASUREMENTS

Each boat shall produce a valid IRC rating certificate.
(OR)
Each boat shall have or apply for a current Sussex Combined Clubs Handicap (SCCH) on the application form available on the regatta web site or from the combined clubs committee.

7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The sailing instructions will be available after 12:00 on 28th March 2010 at www.sussexregatta.org.uk .

8 VENUE

8.1 The venue will be Brighton Marina, Brighton.
8.2 The race starting area will be within 2 miles of the Harbour entrance

9 THE COURSES

The courses to be sailed will be as described in detail in the Sailing Instructions.

10 SCORING

10.1 The low point scoring system of RRS Appendix A will apply
10.2 4 races are required to be completed to constitute a series.
10.3 (a) When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(b) When from 5 to 7 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
(c) When 8 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores.

11 PRIVATE SUPPORT BOATS

During racing, support boats shall remain more than 100 metres from the course area, except when asked to assist by the Race Committee or safety boats, or assisting a crew in difficulty.

12 BERTHING

Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in Brighton Marina.

13 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS

Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee.

14 DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS

Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.

15 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

Prizes will be given as follows: 1st – 3rd in each class. Other prizes may be presented at the discretion of the Sussex Combined Clubs Committee.

17 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 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 be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000 per event or the equivalent.

19 FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information please contact www.sussexregatta.org.uk .

Introduction

The Sussex Regatta was started a few years ago as a way to improve the standard of yacht racing in Sussex by promoting better competition.
It is run by the three main yacht clubs in central Sussex - Sussex Yacht Club, Brighton Marina Yacht Club and Sovereign Harbour Yacht Club. The site of the regatta rotates amongst these three clubs.

At first each club was left alone to organise whatever sort of regatta they preferred. But since 2005 there has been increasing co-operation between the clubs to share resources, expertise, and to improve the standard of racing. There is now a standing organising committee with representatives from all the clubs.

Increasingly the regatta has attracted entries from further field and in 2006 there were 70 entries when the regatta was held here in Eastbourne.
The Sussex Regatta is held over the Easter Weekend so is one of the first meetings of the year. In 2007 the number of races was increased as the popularity of the event was increasing.

The regatta is open to any yacht from any of the yacht clubs in Sussex, from Chichester to Rye. It is open to boats with or without an IRC certificate - in separate classes.

In 2007 a Combined Sussex Yacht Clubs Handicap system was started which is now used by all three clubs in their open events, the Sussex Regatta and the Royal Escape Race.

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