49er European Championship
September 8-16, 2007
CIRCOLO VELICO MARSALA (ITALY)

NOTICE OF RACE

1. RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2  No National Authority prescriptions will apply.
1.3 The Class and Championship Rules of the International 49er Class Associations  will apply  except any that are altered by the  Notice of Race  or  the  Sailing  Instructions.

2. ADVERTISING
2.1 The  49er  is  a  Category   “C”   Class   in  accordance   with  the  ISAF  Regulations.
2.2 The organising authority may ask competitors  to  display Event  and  Class  sponsor advertising material. Boats may be asked to carry stickers  carrying  sponsor  advertising provided at registration. These should be attached to  the  boat  in  accordance  with  the instructions provided by the Organiser and displayed in the following areas:  
*Forward 25% of both sides of the hull for  Venue Sponsor  as  per  ISAF guidelines.
*Other advertising as per request from Class and organising committee.  This may be on the Jib and main sail.

3. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
3.1 Competitors shall comply with ISAF Eligibility Rules.
3.2 All competitors shall be fully paid-up members of the respective International 49er Class Associations.
3.3 Entries should be received by the Organising Authority no later than July 31, 2007
3.4 The  details  of  how  to  enter  will  be  posted  on  the  event  web  site  at http://www.circolovelicomarsala.com
3.5 Competitors may enter either by visiting the event’s web site or by completing the attached entry form and sending this with the appropriate entry fee to:
49ers, Circolo Velico Marsala – Via Vito Falco n. 5 – 91025 Marsala (Italy).E-mail: info@circolovelicomarsala.com
 

4. FEES
4.1 Entry Fee: €. 300,00 (Until 31st July, 2007) €. 350,00 (From august 1st 2007 ) includes the International Class Fee.

Entry fees shall be in Euro and made payable to:

CREDITO EMILIANO S.p.A. - Via XI Maggio – 91025 Marsala (Italy)

IBAN: IT15 S030 3225 9000 1000 0050 553

cin = S   abi = 03032 cab = 25900 n° conto= 010  0000 50553

Bank code: BACRIT22MRS

5. QUALIFYING AND FINAL SERIES
5.1 There will be a qualifying and final series.

6. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7. EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
7.1 All boats will be inspected for class rules compliance prior to racing, according to the Schedule of Events.
7.2 Only one set of sails shall be used throughout the duration of the Championship. One forestay shall be used.
7.3 Equipment shall only be replaced with permission of the Jury.

8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
8.1 The Sailing Instructions will be available at registration.

9. VENUE
9.1 The 2007  European Championship for 49er  will be held at Circolo Velico Marsala - Italy

10. COURSES
10.1 All courses will be windward/leeward with a gate at the leeward end of the course.

11. PENALTY SYSTEM
11.1 RRS 44.2 is amended so that the Two-Turns penalty is replaced by a One-Turn penalty, including one tack and one gybe.

12. SCORING AND FORMAT
12.1 The Low Points Scoring System will be used.
12.2 Racing will take place in fleets of approximately equal number of boats, except that in the finals no more than 25 boats will sail in the Gold Fleet.
12.3 Qualification and final series will be held.
12.4 At the discretion of the Organising Authority, the final round(s) may be of an experimental format.
12.5 The courses and format of racing will be detailed in the Sailing Instructions.

13. SUPPORT BOATS
13.1 Support boats and coach boats shall be marked with their national flag or country code.
13.2 Support boats will need to register, if called upon support boats will be required to act as rescue boats.

14. INTERNATIONAL JURY
14.1 An International Jury (I.J.) will be appointed. There will be no appeal from the decisions of the I.J.

15. PRIZES
15.1 Prizes will be announced and awarded at the end of the finals for the first three places of the Gold and Other Fleet (s) respectively.

16. DISCLAIMER  
A boat is entirely responsible for her own safety, whether afloat or ashore, and nothing, whether in the Notice of Race or Sailing Instructions or anywhere else, reduces this responsibility.  

It is for the boat to decide whether she is fit to sail in the conditions in which she will find herself. By launching or going to sea, the boat confirms that she is fit for those conditions and her crew is competent to sail and compete in them.

The boat is required to hold adequate insurance and in particular to hold insurance against third party claims in the sum of at least €. 3.000.000,00

Nothing done by the organisers can reduce the responsibility of the boat nor will it make the organisers responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, however it may have occurred, as a result of the boat taking part in the racing. The organisers encompass everyone helping to run the race and the event, and include the organising authority, the race committee, the race officer, patrol boats and beachmasters.

The provision of patrol boats does not relieve the boat of her responsibilities.

The fact that the race committee conducts inspections of a boat does not reduce the responsibilities of the boat set out in this paragraph.

ACCOMMODATION
Competitors in the 49er Europeans can contact the following address for assistance in the Hotel President: http://www.presidentmarsala.it ; e-mail: prenotazioni@presidentmarsala.it

ENTERTAINMENT
A programme of evening entertainment is planned.
Circolo Velico Marsala restaurant, bar and cafeteria will be open for the duration of the championship.