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REGATA DELLE DIOMEDEE
“Trofeo Lucio Dalla”
15-17 May 2015
NOTICE OF RACE
1 -
Organizing Authority
LEGA NAVALE ITALIANA, SEZIONE DI MANFREDONIA. Head Site and Race Office: Banchina di Tramontana,
Sailing and sport Center: Viale Miramare 71043 MANFREDONIA FG - ITALY
Phone-Fax +39 0884 585558 Portable phone +39 335 6592503 www.regatedelgargano.it manfredonia@leganavale.it
2 - Programme of the event and timetable
May 13 at 20h00: Deadline for registration submission
May 15 at 18h00: Race and weather briefing for skippers at the Race Office May 15 at 19h30: Start of the race
May 17 at 16h30: Prize giving ceremony followed by buffet for crews, authorities, and guests.
3 – Eligibility
Registration is open to all yachts with a minimum LOA of 8,50 m holding a valid ORC International or ORC Club rating certificate. These yachts will race in one of the following three entry categories: Race (Regata) , Cruise-Race (Crociera-Regata) and Cruise (Gran Crociera), and will compete for the Challenge LUCIO DALLA TROPHY
• To participate in the RACE category the ORC Rating Certificate must bear the mention: “Performance” ,
according to the ORC regulations for this category. The yachts older than 1st January 2000 may participate in the Cruise-Race category below even if lacking of the relevant Regulations.
• To participate in the CRUISE-RACE category the ORC Rating certificate must bear the mention: Cruiser-Racer,
according to the ORC regulations for this category.
• To be admitted in the CRUISE (Gran Crociera) category a yacht must hold an ORC certificate (even if temporary or simplified) according to the point 2.3 of the Technical Prescriptions of the Italian Sailing Federation (FIV) Offshore Regulations for 2015. The yachts in this category must have maintained their original cruising yacht configuration, without any later modification to the hull and appendages, and be fitted and equipped with the original interior fittings and accommodation suitable for long navigations. Typical characteristics of these cruising yachts are:
2. Mainsail furler 3. Full teak deck 4. Fixed blades propeller 5. Non tapered mast
6. Windlass installed on the foredeck
7. windlass installed in the chain locker with anchor and chain of suitable size and weight. The chain must be long at least 3 times the yacht’s LOA.
8. Appropriate desalinization equipment
9. Low technology sails (Dacron or other polyester fibers, nylon or other polyamide fibers, cotton, and in any case low modulus of elasticity fibers, woven with weft and warp without any lamination.
10. Iron ballast keel, short or long (if the boat model includes versions with lead ballast) 11. Exposed bow thruster
12. Air conditioning equipment 13. Launch earlier than 1992
If they include the low technology sails the items to be ticked are four, otherwise they must be at least five. The headsail furler, or headsail with hanks, is mandatory in either case. Also mandatory, for yachts with LOA > metres 11,40, is the anchor windlass as described here above. When applying for admission in the Cruise (Gran Crociera) category, justifications must be given of complying with the above requirements. However, no “qualified” crew members will be allowed on board in this category
The yachts without a rating certificate will race in the “OPEN” category, provided they comply with the laws and regulations for Leisure Navigation. This category will race in real time and have a separate scoring. Depending on the number of registered yachts, the Organizing Authority shall set up Groups (of at least 5 yachts each) according to the yachts LOA.
The decision about the eligibility of a yacht to take part in the Race is of the Organizing Authority only. Inspections and measurements on the yachts may be made before, during, and after the Race.
After the registration deadline the list of the registered yachts and related data will be exposed in the Notice Board.
4 – Registration
Registration deadline is at 20h00 of the 13 May 2015. The entry form including Crew List details, shall be fully filled in and signed, and be handed in to the Race Office (Lega Navale Italiana, Banchina di Tramontana, 71043 Manfredonia, Italy) together with the required attachments and the payment of the registration fee.
The registration can be made also via fax or e-mail, with the payment of the registration fee by bank transfer. The bank code of the Organizinag Authority (Lega Navale Italiana, Manfredonia Section) is IT70 S033 5901 6001 0000 0107 969 and the BIC/Swift is BCITITMX .
The registration form is downloadable from the Web Site of the Race: www.regatedelgargano.it Phone and fax number: +39 0884 585558;
If by e-mail, scan your registration form, duly filled in, and the receipt of the bank transfer, and e-mail them to the address: manfredonia@leganavale.it
The documents which must be included with the registration form are: a) Valid ORC International or ORC Club Certificate
b) The yacht documents and navigation license, only for the yachts without an ORC certificate
c) Valid third party insurance with a minimum cover of € 1.000.000, valid also for Racing. For the foreign entrants a declaration from the Insurance company is required, confirming the full validity of the insurance both abroad and for Racing. An additional coverage for all crew members is highly recommended.
d) Declaration of Conformity to the Safety regulations
e) Proxy by the Owner to his representative on board, if the Owner does not take part;
f) Licence, if applicable, for Advertising on the Yacht, issued by the respective National Authority.
g) The full list of the crew, with the original or copies of the respective national Sailing Federation cards, valid for 2015.
For the foreign entrants the documents required at the above points b) and d) are those equivalent to the above list, where existing.
The registration fees are as follows:
Yachts with LOA up to m 10,00 € 120,00
Yachts with LOA from m 10,01 to m 12,00 € 160,00 Yachts with LOA over m 12,00 € 200,00
5 - Applicable Rules
The following rules shall apply:
. Racing Rules of Sailing for 2013-2016, with the additional Prescriptions of the Italian Sailing Federation . ORC Rating Systems 2015
. ORC International and ORC Club Rules and Regulations
. ISAF Offshore Special Regulations governing Offshore Racing for races of category 3, with compulsory liferaft. . Italian Sailing Federation Rules for offshore races (for Italian yachts only)
. this Notice of Race
. the Sailing Instructions, and any subsequent notice or amendments of the S.I. from the Organizing Committee, the Race Committee or Jury, which will be posted on the Notice Board at least two hours before the start of the Race
From 20h00 to 06h00 the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) will replace the part 2 of the RRS
The Italian crew members shall comply with the FIV rules, the foreign crew members shall comply with the rules of their National Federation.
In case of differences in the interpretation of this Notice of Race and of the Sailing Instructions, the Italian version shall prevail.
6 – Sailing instructions
The sailing instructions will be delivered at the Race Office to the yachts which have fully completed their registration, from Wednesday 13 May. The S.I. will include the composition of the Race Committee, the Protest Committee and the Measurement Committee, and will be downloadable from the web site of the Regatta starting from the same date.
7 - Safety equipment
All yachts shall be equipped according the ORC Regulations for Race Category 3 with Life Raft, including the VHF radio with at least the channel 16 and 72. The yachts racing in the Open category shall fully comply with the safety regulations of their national legislation and codes. All yachts must be equipped with an outboard or inboard engine, fully operational and suitable for the propulsion of the yacht.
8 – Briefing
A race and weather briefing will be held at the Race Office in Manfredonia on Friday 15 May at 18.00. It is highly recommended that the Owner, or the Skipper, or the Navigator of each yacht will attend.
9 - Course
The race will start in Manfredonia in the waters in front of the Swabian-Angevin Castle, to reach the Tremiti islands (S. Nicola, Capraia, S. Domino), which will be rounded leaving them at the port side, and heading back to Manfredonia, without any stop and without external assistance. The course length is about 110 nm.
The system of yachts tracking will be defined in the S.I., and it is not excluded that it can entail the use of a specific app on a tablet or smartphone held on board.
10 – Mooring
The Manfredonia Section of the Lega Navale Italiana will provide mooring free of charge to all the registered and participant yachts, from the weekend before to the weekend after the race. In order to better manage the welcome and mooring organization it is required that the interested yachts contact the Organizing Committee, by fax or e-mail, with information about:
- Date and ETA
- drought
- LOA
- Date and time of departure
11 - Ranking and Prizes
The following rankings will be drawn: - ORC Overall
- ORC Race
- ORC Cruise – Race - ORC Cruise
- OPEN (by Groups if any)
The Low Point Scoring System of RRS Appendix A will be applied.
Each category, and each group of the OPEN Category, must be composed by at least five yachts. Otherwise the yachts will be included in the nearest category.
12 – Prizes
- Challenge Trophy “LUCIO DALLA” to the yacht winning the first place in the ORC Overall ranking
- Prizes to the first Three Yachts of each ORC category and to the first three yachts of each group of the
OPEN Category
- Cup/Plaque to the society participating with the higher number of yachts
- Cup/Plaque to the yacht arriving from the most far away
- Cup/Plaque of the VIII Zone (of the Italian Sailing Federation) for the helmsman of the yacht winning
the first place in the ORC Overall ranking
- Cup “Lega Navale Italiana” for the yacht, enrolled in the LNI “fleet”, with the highest ORC Overall
ranking.
13 - Advertising
The Advertising is dealt with according to the Reg. 20 of the ISAF Advertising Code. Yachts displaying advertising must be in possession of the pertinent license issued by the respective National Authority.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right not to accept advertising which should not be in line with the principles of the Lega Navale Italiana and of the sport of sailing.
The Committee may request that all yachts hoist one or more banners or flags of the sponsors of the event, or display decals on both sides of the bow, for the whole duration of the event. Flags, pennants and/or decals will be supplied by the Organization.
14 – Media rights
By participating in the event, the competitors, owners and their guests give unrestricted right and authorization to the Organizing Committee and its sponsors for publishing and/or broadcasting any image or video of persons and yachts, taken during the event, in any media including but not limited to TV, newspapers, magazines, websites, etc., for their editorial, information, and advertising purposes.
15 – Disclaimer of Responsibility
As it is well stated in the fundamental Rule n. 4 of the RRS, “The responsibility for a yacht decision to
participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone”. Therefore all the competitors participate in the race at their own risk and under their own responsibility to all effects.
The Organizing Committee and any other party involved in the organization of the race disclaim any and all responsibility whatsoever for loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that might occur to person and things,
both at sea and ashore, as a consequence of the participation in the event. The fact that yachts have been considered eligible to enter the race does not make the Committee responsible for their seaworthiness and for the competence of their crews. Again, it is the responsibility of the owner or of the responsible person onboard only to decide whether or not to go out at sea for racing and to continue racing, based on the capacity of the crew, the force of the wind, the state of the sea, the weather forecasts and whatever factor is to be considered by a competent seaman. In this respect, it is reminded to all participants that, this being an offshore race, the only assistance that will be available is the one provided by the Italian Maritime Authorities. The owner is the sole responsible for the safety of his yacht, of its suitability, as equipped and fitted, to the requirements of the offshore navigation, and for the safety of all crew and people on board.
16 – Press
A Press Office will be available at the Race Office of the Organizing Authority (Lega Navale Italiana, Sezione di Manfredonia). Media representatives wishing to cover the event are kindly requested to apply to the Committee not later than the 5 May 2015:
The Chairman
