15.6.07

The notice of race 2007



INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SAILING CUP
28 SEPTEMBER - 05 OCTOBER 2007




T . B . Y . C . " TURGUTREİS BODRUM YACHT CLUBTURGUTREİS" TURKEY
NOTICE OF RACE


1. ORGANISING CLUB: Turgutreis Bodrum Yacht Club (TBYC) under the authority of the Turkish Sailing Federation (TSF) with the cooperation & supporter establishment as follows;

• CLUBS:
o Port Bodrum Yalıkavak Sailing Club (PBYC)
o Turkish Offshore Racing Club (TORC)
o İsraeli Yacht Club (IYC).

•MARINAS:
o D-Marin Turgutreis Marina
o Port Bodrum Yalıkavak Marina.

• MUNICIPALITIES:
o Turgutreis
o Yalıkavak
o Bodrum

• OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS:
- Gökova Yachting.
- Health For Life
- Traba Yachting

2. RULES
2.1. The regatta will be governed by the “Rules” as defined in the 2005-2008 ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)
2.2. IRC measurement and handicap system of the UNCL and RORC.
2.3. The ISAF Offshore Special Regulations 2006-2007 Category 3
2.4. “The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS)” will prevail the rules of Part 2 from sunset to sunrise.
2.5. The Notice of Race, The Sailing Instructions and its amendments.
2.6. Racing Rules will be changed as indicated in the relevant instructions.
2.7. If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.
3. ADVERTISING
3.1. The regatta will be classified as a Category C Event in accordance with ISAF Regulations 20.
3.2. Yachts, which have the approval of their national authority, shall submit a copy of the approval to the Race Office on registration.
3.3. Yachts of the charter companies carrying companies’ names, signs and logos on their hulls and sails are exceptional for the approval and the fee mentioned above.
3.4. The organizers may require competitors to display event sponsor advertising material. Stickers will be supplied at registration. These shall be affixed as prescribed in the Sailing Instructions.
4. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1. The regatta is open to all yachts measured under IRC with LOA between 7 to 27 meters.4.2. The regatta is open only to women sailors who comply with the ISAF Eligibility Code.4.3. Eligible yachts may enter by sending a message with complete (name, crew and nationality,… etc) to TBYC by 21 September 2007 (pre enter).
4.4. Eligible yachts may enter by completing the attached (entry) form and handing it together with the required fee, to TBYC office 24 -29 September 2007, hours: 17:00 (local time) / TBYC Ofis –D-Marin Turgutreis. The Last day of the registry is 30 September, 14:00
OFFICES:
Secretariat and Race Office: Turgutreis Bodrum Yacht Club (TBYC)
Address: D-Marin Turgutreis Marina Gazi M. Kemal Bulvrı No: 26 – 48400 Turgutreis, Bodrum / TURKEY
Phone: +90 252 382 4874 Fax: +90 252 382 7597 e-mail: info@tbyc.org.tr - meltemozer@tbyc.org.tr
Web Sites & blogs: http/www.tbyc.org.tr
Detailed Information contacts: Ms. Sevinç Kardeş (Organization committee-general coordinator ): +90 0252 382 4874 – +90 252 317 1593 – 0532 420 4781) French speaking
Mrs. Banu Nasman (Organization committee-secretry) : +90 0252 382 4874 - 0 549 712 1607
-4.5. Late entries will be accepted double fee of the yacht
4.6. There will be no upper crew limitation but a minimum crew of 3 is essential.
4.7. Every change of crewmember should be submitted not later than two hours before the start at the race office by using the special form.
4.8. The registered yachts are liable to these instructions and all rules that these instructions refer to.
4.9. The organizing authority or the race committee may reject or cancel the entry of a yacht or exclude a competitor provided it does so before the start of the first race and states the reason for doing so.
5. FEES
5.1. The entry fee shall be € 120 per yacht.
5.2. All crewmembers and non-racing participants will pay a fee of € 20 for the social events.
5.3. A deposit of € 20 will be charged for the division signs and flags, which is refundable at the end of the regatta.
6. DIVISION & HANDICAP SYSTEMS
6.1. Division determination will be determined by the Race Committee in accordance with the TCC of the registered yachts. It is certain and cannot be disapproved.
6.2. Time on Time (TOT) system will be applied.
7. “INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S SAILING CUP” RACE FORMAT
The regatta will consist of a series of 6 races.
8. SCHEDULE
8.1. Registration: Each skipper shall confirm her entry at the Race Office on 28 September the latest till 15:00 hrs
8.2. Regatta documents: All documents of the regatta (the sailing instructions, flags, board numbers, etc.) will be delivered at TBYC office 29 September 2007, 10:00 – 15:00
8.3. Free Training day: 30 September 2007, 09:00 - 16:00
8.4. The ceremony of signing the IWSC Representative agreement; 16:0 - 17:00
8.5. Skipper Briefing: 30 September 2007, 17:00 – 18:00
8.6. Press Conference: 30 September 2007, 18:00 - 19:00
8.7. Welcome Party: 30 September 2007, 19:30
8.8. Races:
01 October 2007
1st Race first division start time: 11:00 & 2nd Race after end of the 1st Race
02 October 2007 3rd Race first division start time: 11:00
03 October 2007 No Race
04 October 2007 4th Race first division start time: 11:00
05 October 2007 5th Race first division start time: 11:00
8.9. On the last day (05 October 2007) of the regatta no warning flag/signal will be made after 13:00 o’clock
8.10. Prize Giving Ceremony and gala dinner: 05 October 2007, 19:00 – 24:00
9. MEASUREMENT
9.1. Each yacht shall produce a valid 2007 IRC certificate.
9.2. IRC 2007 measurement and Rating Certificate fee is to be charged according to the yacht size.
9.3. The boats can be measured by MIYC (Marmaris International Yacht Club) if needed. The measurement fee is € 50.
MIYC: Sedef Peker: +90 0252 413 3877 http://www.miyc.org/
Important: The measurement must be done till 24 September the latest in order to get the IRC certificate results in time. Also there is a fee for IRC certificate to pay UNCL which is determined according to the LOA of the yacht. For more details of IRC certificating fee, please visit: www.tayk.org - IRC 2007
10. LICENCE:
According to TYF Rules Turkish Citizens must have a licence.
11 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The Sailing Instructions will be available 29 September 2007, 10:00 – 15:00 at the Race Office.
12. VENUE
12.1. The regatta site is located at : T.B.Y.C. - Turgutreis Bodrum Yacht Club
D-Marin Turgutreis Marina Gazi M. Kemal Bulvrı No: 26 – 48400 Turgutreis, Bodrum / TURKEY
12.2. The races will be held in Turgutreis, Bodrum, Yalıkavak (See chart Nb 1, Nb2; Nb3, N4, N5)
13. THE COURSES
13.1.
1. Race: Turgutreis – Turgutreis 01. 10.2007
2. Race: Turgutreis –Turgutreis 01. 10.2007
3. Race: Turgutreis – Bodrum 02.10.2007
No Race: Bodrum free day - organisation's special programme 03.10.2007
4. Race: Bodrum – Yalıkavak 04.10.2007
5. Race: Yalıkavak – Turgutreis 05.10.2007
13.2. The organizing or race committee has right to make changes on the courses.
14. SCORING
14.1. There will be one overall ranking for each division.
14.2. Two (2) races are required to be completed to constitute a series.
14.3. Regatta score will be establishing as follows:
(a) When fewer than five races have been completed, a yacht’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(b) When five races have been completed, a yacht’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
15. BERTHING
Yachts shall be kept in their assigned places in Turgutreis D-Marin (27 September - 06 October 2007), Bodrum (02 - 03 October 2007), Yalıkavak Port Bodrum Marina (04 October 2007) free of charge.
16. HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS
Yachts shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the Race Committee.

17. DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS
Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around yachts between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.
18. RADIO COMMUNICATION
18.1. It is mandatory to have a VHF marine radio and to keep it open during the races. All yachts should listen to VHF Channel 73
18.2. A yacht shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all yachts. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.
19. PRIZES
At the end of the regatta the three best scoring yachts in each division will be awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
20. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
20.1. The sailing races can be dangerous. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race – “The responsibility for boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone.”
20.2. The Turgutreis Bodrum Yacht Club, and all parties involved in the regatta organization 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.
21. INSURANCE
Organizer strongly advice, competitors to have a valid third-party liability insurance.
22. RIGHTS TO USE NAME AND LIKENESS
In participating, a competitor automatically grants to the Organizing Authority and the sponsors, the right in perpetuity, to make, use and show, from time to time and at their discretion, any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or film television and other reproductions of him/her during the period of competition in which the competitor participates and in all material related to the said Event without compensation.
23. MISCELLANOUS
Social events schedule will be announced later.
T . B . Y . C .
TURGUTREİS BODRUM YACHT CLUB
RACE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE