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SAILING INSTRUCTIONS


  1. RULES
    1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing.
    2. Prescriptions of Slovenian Sailing Federation will apply only for Slovenian boats.
    3. If there is a conflict between languages the Slovene text will prevail.
 
  1. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS
  1. CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
  1. SIGNALS MADE ASHORE
  1. PROGRAMME
    1. Friday  12.09.08  18:00 – 21:00 regitrations and entry fee collection  
      Saturday 13.09.08  08:00 – 10:00 regitrations and entry fee collection 
        10:30 – 10:45 briefing of participants  
        10:45 – 12:00 VIP guests draw lots for the boats  
        13:00 start of Diplomatic regatta 2008 
        17:30 gathering of all the participanst 
        18:15 dinner for competitors  
         prize giving ceremony  
         party with live music
    2. One race is scheduled.
    3. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race is at 12:55.
 
  1. CLASS FLAGS
  1. RACING AREA
  1. THE COURSES
    1. The diagrams show the courses, including the approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.
    2. a) Big racing boats (classes Maxi, Zero, Alfa and Bravo):  
      Start – 1 – 1a – 2P/S – 1 – 1a – 2P/S  – 3 – F – 3 – Finish. 
      >>diagram<<
      b) Smaller racing boats (classes Charlie – Hotel) and all Cruising boats:  
      Start – 1 – 1a – 2P/S – 1 – 1a – 2P/S– 3 – Finish 
      >>diagram<<
      c) Oldtimers:  
      Start – 1 – 1a – 2P/S – 1 – 1a – Finish.
      >>diagram<<
    3. Boats shall leave marks 1, 1a, 3 and 4 on port and shall sail between the gate marks 2P/S from the direction of the previous mark and round either gate mark. 
  2. MARKS
    1. Marks 1, 1a, 2P, 2S, 3 and 4 will be orange inflatable buoys with blue Diplomatska regata band.
    2. Startning marks will be orange inflatable buoy with blue Diplomatska regata band on port side and RC boat on starboard side.
    3. Finishing marks will be orange inflatable buoy with blue Diplomatska regata band on port side and RC boat on starboard side.
 
  1. THE START
    1. Race will be started by using rule 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before the starting signal.
    2. Starting procedure 
 
    1. The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on RC boat on starboard end and the port-end startning mark.
    2. A boat starting later than 30 minutes after the starting signal will be scored Did Not Start. This changes rule A4.
    3. If any part of a boat's hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line during the two minutes before her starting signal and she is identified, the race committee will atempt to broadcast her sailnumber or name on VHF channel 69.  Failure to make a broadcast or to time it accurately will not be grounds for a request fo redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).
 
  1. THE FINISH
  1. PENALTY SYSTEM
  1. TIME LIMIT
    1. Time limit is untill 17:00.
    2. Boats failing to finish a race untill 17:00 will be scored Did Not Finish. This changes rules 35 and A4.
 
  1. PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS
    1. A boat, that intends to lodge a protest protest, shal report this to the Race committe on the Finishing line, after finishing. This is added to rule 61.1.
    2. Protest fee for single protest is 100 EUR and will be returned if the protest will be solved in your advantage.
    3. Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest time limit.
    4. Protest time limit is 60 minutes after the protesting boat passed finishing line and finished the race.
    5. Notices will be posted within 5 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Place and time of hearing will be defined in notice.
    6. Noitices of protests by the race committee or protest committee will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).
    7. If members of protest committe will not be avialable, protest will be discussed by three helmsmans present on the regatta and are not invoilved in incident.
 
  1. EQUIPMENT AND MESUREMENT CHECKS
  1. RADIO COMMUNICATION
    1. Notices to competiotors will be made by using the VHF channel 69.
    2. 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.
 
  1. PRIZES
    1. Prizes will be given as follows: 
      - first three boats in big racing category (Maxi, Zero, Alfa and Bravo), 
      - first three boats in smaller racing category (Charlie - Hotel), 
      - first three boats in crusers category, 
      - first three boats in ORC-club, 
      - first boat, if there are two boats in the class,  
      - first two boats, if there are from three to five boats in a class, 
      - first three boats, if there are six or more boats is a class.
    2. The prize giving ceremony will be hold on Saturday evening in Marina Izola tent.
 
  1. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
  1. INSURANCE