2nd "Fareast Cup" International Regatta 2017 Notice of Race
Sept. 15th--Sept.29th, 2017
The Organizing Authority(OA) is Qingdao Major International Sailing Events (Festivals) Organizing Committee,Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Sports,Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Association, Qingdao Yachting Association, Qingdao Tourism Group and Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sport, supported by Qingdao Silk Road Sailing Events Management Co., Ltd, Mokpo Yacht Association,Sehan University.
01
Rules
1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
1.2. ISAF Offshore Special Regulations will also apply (OSR category 3).
1.3. The prescriptions of the National or Regional Yachting Association will not apply.
1.4. If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
02
Advertising
2.1. In accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 (Advertising Code), the race committee may require all boats to display the event sponsor’s advertising on their bows and/or on backstay pennants.
2.2. Advertisements of the teams on the racing boats must be approved by the organizing committee.
2.3. The race committee has the right to refuse the teams’ advertisements which are against the event sponsor or the local advertising laws.
03
Event and Eligibility
3.1. The regatta is open to native and international sailors (teams), teams can be from cities, nations and clubs.
3.2. For the safety and race organization reason, a tracker and engine working recorder for each boat may be required by the Organizing Authority, each team should keep it working properly during the race. The OA may require each boat to lock its engine with cable lines.
3.3. Handhold VHF Radio should be brought by each team.
3.4. For each team, there could be at most 9 crews plus 1 media crew on board. Each team shall have 1 experienced skipper, who’s capable of offshore racing, at least 3 crews who’s experienced offshore racing. CVs of the skipper and the 3 crews should be submitted for registration. Qualifications or certificates of the skipper and the 3 crews should be displayed for registration, qualifications or certificates must be from MSA China, CYA, RYA, and ASA or from other equal organizations.
04
Class
One design Class Beneteau First 40 (Provided by the organizing authority)
05
On-line Entry
5.1. Eligible teams may enter by completing the entry form (Attachment 1) at http://www.qdsailing.org and send it to FareastCupRegatta@163.com with all the copies of passports or ID cards of all the team members. Entries must be received no later than 24:00hrs, July 15th, 2017.（Foreign sailors need only copies of passports, while Chinese sailors need the copies of both passports and ID cards with both sides）
5.2. Receiving the E-mail confirmation letter is considered signing up successfully.
06
On-site Registration
Team leaders of each eligible team shall provide these following documents at registration:
6.1. A copy of the entry confirmation.
6.2. Passports or ID cards (the original and the scanned copy) of all the team members.
6.3. Equipment damage deposit.
6.4. Proof of personal accident insurance complying with NOR 23.
07
Fees
7.1. Each team needs to pay equipment deposit of $2,000. (Or equal RMB with exchange rate on the day).
7.2. The equipment damage deposit should be paid in cash at registration.
08
Format of Race
The regatta will consist of offshore races and course races. 09
Schedule
9.1. The schedule is as the following:
7.16
All day
Boats Drawing,(by email and/or we-chat)
9.15
All day
Registration, boat preparation
9.16
Morning
Boat preparation; supplies
Afternoon
Skippers’ Meeting, Safety Training
9.17
TBC
Course Races; Opening Ceremony & Welcome Dinner
9.18
TBC
Starting Ceremony/ Offshore Race I to Mokpo
9.19-20
All day
Offshore Race
9.21
All day
Arriving at Mokpo，Korea ; CIQ（immigration）
9.22
All day
Mokpo Sightseeing, supplies and supper
9.23
TBC
Course races in Mokpo, CIQ（emigration）；supper
9.24
Reserve day
Mokpo to Heuksando (Korea)
9.25
TBC
Offshore race II from Heuksando to QD
9.26-27
TBC
offshore race
9.27
Arrival in Qingdao; Boat delivery; Deposit refund
9.28
Sightseeing & Awarding and Closing Ceremony
9.29
before 12:00
Departure
9.2. No more than three races are scheduled on each course races day.
9.3. Totally 6 course races are scheduled (including 3 races in Qingdao and 3 races in Mokpo).
010
Equipment and Measurement
10.1. The Organizing Committee will provide about 9 Beneteau first 40s. All teams shall join the boats drawing on July16th by email and/or we-chat.
10.2. Cash deposit would be returned in full if the boats are undamaged in any way after the Regatta. Otherwise, teams should pay for the repairing of the damaged equipment and the cost of it will be deducted from the equipment deposit. The organizing authority has the right to demand indemnification if the deposit is not sufficient.
10.3. The organizing authority will be responsible for inspecting all boats; if necessary an equipment inspection may be taken at any time during racing.
011
Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be available after the on-site registration.
012
The Venue
Attachment 2 is the venue located in Qingdao.
013
The Course
Please see the Sailing Instructions.
014 Penalty System
14.1. Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty.
14.2. Decision of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.
015 Scoring
15.1. The scoring of the total results will be the offshore-race results of two legs ( 1st leg-Qingdao to Mokpo; 2nd leg- Heuksando to Qingdao) plus the course -race results, in which each offshore race will be double scores. If there is a tie in total results, the ties shall be broken first by using the offshore- race results.
15.2. The scoring system for the course races will be the Low Point System of RRS Appendix A. One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
016 Berthing
Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park during the regatta.
017 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.
018 Diving Equipment and Plastic PoolsUnderwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around keel boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.
019 Radio CommunicationDuring racing, the Race Committee official channel is VHF72 for inshore communication, and the spare channel is VHF 77. All boats shall listen to channel VHF16 during the offshore races. Each team needs to bring her own handhold VHF Radio during the regatta.
020 Photography Consent
By participating in this event, competitors automatically grant the organizing authority and the event sponsors the right, in perpetuity, to make, use, and show, at their discretion, any photography, audio and video recordings, and other reproductions of them made at the venue or on the water from the time of their arrival at the venue, until their final departure, without compensation.
021 Prizes
Prize money will be awarded:
The First Place: US Dollar 10000,
The Second Place: US Dollar 5000,
The Third Place: US Dollar 3000
022 Disclaimer of Liability
22.1. 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.
22.2. All the people on board must sign the Disclaimer of Liability.
023 InsuranceEach participant must have valid accident insurance with the minimum insurance cover of 100,000 dollars per incident. Original insurance document should be displayed during the registration, if not, 100 dollars are required for insurance purchasing. Those who do not provide the Original insurance document or purchase the insurance at on-site registration maybe banned to participate by the organizing authority.
024 Accommodation for Participants
24.1. Lodging (standard or double room or Korean ondol or tatami) in Qingdao and Mokpo will be arranged by the organizing authority from Sept 15th- Sept. 28th.The lodging fee will be paid by organizing authority. Meals should be arranged and paid by the teams except breakfast offered free by the hotels. If any sailor expects to live in a single room or say a room by one person, he or she shall report to the OA for registration in advance and the room fee will be paid by himself or herself.
24.2. A damage deposit of $ 50 for each participant by cash may be charged by the hotel and will be refunded if no damage occurs.
025 Others
25.1. Each team shall bring a flag of their team/club or their national authorities to the Organizing Authority.
25.2. The Organizing Authority may appoint two journalists on each boat to take photos and video. Skippers shall be responsible for the safety of the journalists on board and supervise the work of the journalists on board.
25.3. All foreign sailors shall hold two times effective visas to enter P.R. China. Each team shall submit the scanning copies to the OA of their competitors’ passports (the page with a photo) and two times effective visas. If any team needs to swap competitors when they arrive at Mokpo,Korea, the related information about swapping sailors shall be delivered to the OA for registration before the entry.
25.4. CIQ documents needed：
1、 The scanning copies of passports and the Chinese Visas pages
2、 Two attached entry files （Passenger list.xls and Crew effect list.xls）
These two files (the yellow parts shall be filled) and the scanning copies shall be submitted before Aug. 11th.
25.5. During racing, swapping sailors are not permitted unless the request party submits an application in a written form and gets the approval of the OA. Or there are some unexpected special problems occurring, they can swap sailors upon receiving the approval of the RC.
2nd "Fareast Cup" International Regatta 2017 Notice of Race
Sept. 15th--Sept.29th, 2017
The Organizing Authority(OA) is Qingdao Major International Sailing Events (Festivals) Organizing Committee,Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Sports,Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Association, Qingdao Yachting Association, Qingdao Tourism Group and Qingdao Administration Center of Sailing Sport, supported by Qingdao Silk Road Sailing Events Management Co., Ltd, Mokpo Yacht Association,Sehan University.
01
Rules
1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
1.2. ISAF Offshore Special Regulations will also apply (OSR category 3).
1.3. The prescriptions of the National or Regional Yachting Association will not apply.
1.4. If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
02
Advertising
2.1. In accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 (Advertising Code), the race committee may require all boats to display the event sponsor’s advertising on their bows and/or on backstay pennants.
2.2. Advertisements of the teams on the racing boats must be approved by the organizing committee.
2.3. The race committee has the right to refuse the teams’ advertisements which are against the event sponsor or the local advertising laws.
03
Event and Eligibility
3.1. The regatta is open to native and international sailors (teams), teams can be from cities, nations and clubs.
3.2. For the safety and race organization reason, a tracker and engine working recorder for each boat may be required by the Organizing Authority, each team should keep it working properly during the race. The OA may require each boat to lock its engine with cable lines.
3.3. Handhold VHF Radio should be brought by each team.
3.4. For each team, there could be at most 9 crews plus 1 media crew on board. Each team shall have 1 experienced skipper, who’s capable of offshore racing, at least 3 crews who’s experienced offshore racing. CVs of the skipper and the 3 crews should be submitted for registration. Qualifications or certificates of the skipper and the 3 crews should be displayed for registration, qualifications or certificates must be from MSA China, CYA, RYA, and ASA or from other equal organizations.
04
Class
One design Class Beneteau First 40 (Provided by the organizing authority)
05
On-line Entry
5.1. Eligible teams may enter by completing the entry form (Attachment 1) at http://www.qdsailing.org and send it to FareastCupRegatta@163.com with all the copies of passports or ID cards of all the team members. Entries must be received no later than 24:00hrs, July 15th, 2017.（Foreign sailors need only copies of passports, while Chinese sailors need the copies of both passports and ID cards with both sides）
5.2. Receiving the E-mail confirmation letter is considered signing up successfully.
06
On-site Registration
Team leaders of each eligible team shall provide these following documents at registration:
6.1. A copy of the entry confirmation.
6.2. Passports or ID cards (the original and the scanned copy) of all the team members.
6.3. Equipment damage deposit.
6.4. Proof of personal accident insurance complying with NOR 23.
07
Fees
7.1. Each team needs to pay equipment deposit of $2,000. (Or equal RMB with exchange rate on the day).
7.2. The equipment damage deposit should be paid in cash at registration.
08
Format of Race
The regatta will consist of offshore races and course races. 09
Schedule
9.1. The schedule is as the following:
7.16
All day
Boats Drawing,(by email and/or we-chat)
9.15
All day
Registration, boat preparation
9.16
Morning
Boat preparation; supplies
Afternoon
Skippers’ Meeting, Safety Training
9.17
TBC
Course Races; Opening Ceremony & Welcome Dinner
9.18
TBC
Starting Ceremony/ Offshore Race I to Mokpo
9.19-20
All day
Offshore Race
9.21
All day
Arriving at Mokpo，Korea ; CIQ（immigration）
9.22
All day
Mokpo Sightseeing, supplies and supper
9.23
TBC
Course races in Mokpo, CIQ（emigration）；supper
9.24
Reserve day
Mokpo to Heuksando (Korea)
9.25
TBC
Offshore race II from Heuksando to QD
9.26-27
TBC
offshore race
9.27
Arrival in Qingdao; Boat delivery; Deposit refund
9.28
Sightseeing & Awarding and Closing Ceremony
9.29
before 12:00
Departure
9.2. No more than three races are scheduled on each course races day.
9.3. Totally 6 course races are scheduled (including 3 races in Qingdao and 3 races in Mokpo).
010
Equipment and Measurement
10.1. The Organizing Committee will provide about 9 Beneteau first 40s. All teams shall join the boats drawing on July16th by email and/or we-chat.
10.2. Cash deposit would be returned in full if the boats are undamaged in any way after the Regatta. Otherwise, teams should pay for the repairing of the damaged equipment and the cost of it will be deducted from the equipment deposit. The organizing authority has the right to demand indemnification if the deposit is not sufficient.
10.3. The organizing authority will be responsible for inspecting all boats; if necessary an equipment inspection may be taken at any time during racing.
011
Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be available after the on-site registration.
012
The Venue
Attachment 2 is the venue located in Qingdao.
013
The Course
Please see the Sailing Instructions.
014 Penalty System
14.1. Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty.
14.2. Decision of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.
015 Scoring
15.1. The scoring of the total results will be the offshore-race results of two legs ( 1st leg-Qingdao to Mokpo; 2nd leg- Heuksando to Qingdao) plus the course -race results, in which each offshore race will be double scores. If there is a tie in total results, the ties shall be broken first by using the offshore- race results.
15.2. The scoring system for the course races will be the Low Point System of RRS Appendix A. One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
016 Berthing
Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park during the regatta.
017 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.
018 Diving Equipment and Plastic PoolsUnderwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around keel boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.
019 Radio CommunicationDuring racing, the Race Committee official channel is VHF72 for inshore communication, and the spare channel is VHF 77. All boats shall listen to channel VHF16 during the offshore races. Each team needs to bring her own handhold VHF Radio during the regatta.
020 Photography Consent
By participating in this event, competitors automatically grant the organizing authority and the event sponsors the right, in perpetuity, to make, use, and show, at their discretion, any photography, audio and video recordings, and other reproductions of them made at the venue or on the water from the time of their arrival at the venue, until their final departure, without compensation.
021 Prizes
Prize money will be awarded:
The First Place: US Dollar 10000,
The Second Place: US Dollar 5000,
The Third Place: US Dollar 3000
022 Disclaimer of Liability
22.1. 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.
22.2. All the people on board must sign the Disclaimer of Liability.
023 InsuranceEach participant must have valid accident insurance with the minimum insurance cover of 100,000 dollars per incident. Original insurance document should be displayed during the registration, if not, 100 dollars are required for insurance purchasing. Those who do not provide the Original insurance document or purchase the insurance at on-site registration maybe banned to participate by the organizing authority.
024 Accommodation for Participants
24.1. Lodging (standard or double room or Korean ondol or tatami) in Qingdao and Mokpo will be arranged by the organizing authority from Sept 15th- Sept. 28th.The lodging fee will be paid by organizing authority. Meals should be arranged and paid by the teams except breakfast offered free by the hotels. If any sailor expects to live in a single room or say a room by one person, he or she shall report to the OA for registration in advance and the room fee will be paid by himself or herself.
24.2. A damage deposit of $ 50 for each participant by cash may be charged by the hotel and will be refunded if no damage occurs.
025 Others
25.1. Each team shall bring a flag of their team/club or their national authorities to the Organizing Authority.
25.2. The Organizing Authority may appoint two journalists on each boat to take photos and video. Skippers shall be responsible for the safety of the journalists on board and supervise the work of the journalists on board.
25.3. All foreign sailors shall hold two times effective visas to enter P.R. China. Each team shall submit the scanning copies to the OA of their competitors’ passports (the page with a photo) and two times effective visas. If any team needs to swap competitors when they arrive at Mokpo,Korea, the related information about swapping sailors shall be delivered to the OA for registration before the entry.
25.4. CIQ documents needed：
1、 The scanning copies of passports and the Chinese Visas pages
2、 Two attached entry files （Passenger list.xls and Crew effect list.xls）
These two files (the yellow parts shall be filled) and the scanning copies shall be submitted before Aug. 11th.
25.5. During racing, swapping sailors are not permitted unless the request party submits an application in a written form and gets the approval of the OA. Or there are some unexpected special problems occurring, they can swap sailors upon receiving the approval of the RC.
