Re: Amendment to Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions

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Re: Amendment to Notice of Race & Sailing Instructions

NOTICE OF RACE .

5. ENTRY FEES

5.1 The required entry fees are:

Events Date Entry Fees

Full Rate*

Concessionary Rate^{^}

Package Rate^# Haitong International 2020 Hong Kong Windsurfing Circuit

Total

$600*/ $300^{^}

1 Tolo Championships TBC $100 $50

2 Tuen Mun

Championships

TBC $100 $50

3 Stanley Championships 26-27/9/2020 28-29/11/2020

$100 $50

2020 Haitong

International Hong

Kong Open

Windsurfing Championships

1-7/12/2020 $500 $500

4 Cheung Chau

Championships

14-15/11/2020 $100 $50 5 Kowloon

Championships

5-6/12/2020 TBC

$100 $50

Haitong International 2021 Hong Kong Windsurfing Circuit 1 Shek O Championships 27-28/2/2021 $100 $50

Note:

* for members of WAHK

^ for members of WAHK under 15 years old in the calendar year only.

# Package rate is offered if the payment is received on or before 30 April 2020. 20 June 2020. If there is cancellation to event, refund will not be given to the competitor who joined this special offer.

6. RACE FORMAT

6.1. Classes and divisions may race together depending on the entry number.

6.2. Classes and divisions, except Foil Class and all its divisions shall race a maximum 4 races per day, 6 races per event.

6.3. Foil Class and all its divisions shall race a maximum 6 races per day, provided that no more than 4 races of course racing, 8 races per event.

6.4. 3 races are required to validate the event for each division.

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2 7. RACE SCHEDULE

7.1 The race schedule will be:

7.1.1. For Foil Class

Day Time Event

Saturday

08:15 – 9:15 Registration 09:15 Briefing (if any)

10:00 First Possible Attention Signal 16:00 Last Possible Attention Signal

Sunday

ASAP Prize Giving Ceremony

7.1.2. For RS:X Class, Raceboard Class and Techno 293 Class –except Minim Divisions,

Saturday

Sunday

11 SCORING

11.1. The Low Point System of RRS Appendix A and Appendix B8 will apply.

11.2. For Youth Boys Division and Youth Girls Division in Foil Class, the race score shall be the finishing place in Foil Class Youth Division

11.3. For Youth Boys Division and Youth Girls Division in Techno 293 Class, the race score shall be the finishing place in Techno 293 Class Youth Division.

11.4. When 3 races or less than 3 races have been completed, the series score shall be the total of her race scores. When 4 or more races have been completed, the series score shall be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. When 8 races have been completed, the series score shall be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. This changes RRS Appendix A2

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3 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

2 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

2.1. Notices to competitors will only be posted on the Online Official Notice Board at the WAHK’s website (www.windsurfing.org.hk).

5 RACE FORMAT

5.1. Classes and divisions may race together depending on entry number.

5.2 Classes and divisions, except Foil Class and all its divisions shall race a maximum 4 races per day, 6 races per event.

5.3 Foil Class and all its divisions shall race a maximum 6 races per day, provided that no more than 4 races of course racing, 8 races per event.

5.4 3 races are required to validate the event for each division.

5.5 If black rainstorm warning signal is in force after 07:00 on the first day of the event, or after 08:00 on the second day, the event will continue and the decision to start the race(s) will be at the discretion of the race committee.

5.6 Races will not be started if the wind speed is less than 4 knots or more than 20 knots ( for Techno 293 Class – Minim Divisions) and 25 knots (for other Classes and Divisions)

6 RACE SCHEDULE

6.1 The race schedule will be:

6.1.1. For Foil Class

Saturday

Sunday

6.1.2. For Techno 293 Class –except Minim Divisions, RS:X Class and Raceboard Class

Saturday

Sunday

6.2 To alert boards that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, an orange flag will be displayed with 1 sound signal for at least 5 minutes before an attention signal is displayed.

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6.3 For course racing, 4 races may be sailed ‘back to back’. For slalom course, 6 races may be sailed ‘back to back’.

13 TIME LIMITS AND TARGETS TIMES

13.1. Time limits and target times are in minutes for all Classes and Divisions and as follows:

Time Limit Finish Window Target Time

30 10 15

13.2 The time limits and target times of Slalom Course are in minutes for Foil Class and Divisions and as follows:

Time Limit Finish Window Target Time

12 4 6

13.3 The ‘Finish Window’ determines the number of minutes allowed for competitors to finish after the first competition finishes. Boards failing to finish within the time stated in ‘Finish Window’ shall be scored DNF except those are scored DSQ, BFD, OCS, UFD, RET, RDG or DNE. This changes RRS 35, Appendix A4 and A5.

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8 APPENDIX 1 - COURSES

APPENDIX 1 - COURSES

Course

Class/Divisio n

Inner Trapezoid

Course (Diagram

1)

Outer Trapezoid

Course (Diagram 2- Table 1)

Outer Trapezoi

d Course (Diagram

2- Table 2)

Windward Leeward

3 - Table 1)

Windwar d Leeward

3 - Table 2)

Windward Leeward

3 - Table 3)

Triangul ar Course

(Diagram 4)

Trapez oid Course

(Diagra m 5)

Reaching Course

(Diagram 6 - Table

1)

Reaching Course

(Diagram 6 - Table 2)

Slalom Course – (Diagram 7 )

Foil ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Techno 293 Except Minim

Divisions

✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Techno 293 Minim Divisions

✓ ✓ ✓

RS:X ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Raceboard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Remarks: "✓" indicates the course is applicable to the corresponding Class / Division

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1 Diagram 7 SLALOM COURSE

For Foil Class Signal(International

Maritime Signal Flag) Mark Rounding Order

Start > 1 > 2 > 3 > Finish