2016 NANTES UNIVERSITY SAILING CUP
11th edition

University French Match Racing ChampionshipMay 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th, 2016
NOTICE OF RACE
1. ORGANISING AUTHORITY (OA)The 2016 Nantes University Sailing Cup and University French Match Racing Championship isorganised by APCC Club Nautique and the CRSU Pays de la Loire, in conjunction with Fédération
Française de Voile and SUAPS Nantes. The race manager is Luc Pillot.
2. VENUE AND DATESThe 2016 Nantes University Sailing Cup event will take place on May 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th inPornichet (44) France. (Club Nautique APCC).
3. EVENT GRADINGThe event has applied for ISAF Grade 3.
This grading is subject to review by the ISAF Match Race Ranking Sub Committee. The event may be
re-graded when there is clear reason to do so.
4. PROGRAM
Thursday, May 26th:
Welcoming participants
From 14h00 to 17h00 Practice
18h30 Welcome appetizer
Friday, May 27th :09h30 : Welcoming participants
09h45 : Briefing
10h30 : First attention signal
19h00 : Results of the day
20h00 : Crew dinner at APCC Club House (Pornichet)
Saturday May 28th :08h45 : Welcoming participants
09h00 : Briefing
10h00 : First attention signal
19h00 : Results of the day – Free Dinner
Sunday May 29th :08h45 : Welcoming participants
09h00 : Briefing
10h00 : First attention signal
14h00 : Finales and Petites finales
17h30 : Price giving ceremony of the 2015 Nantes University Sailing Cup

SKIPPERS ELIGIBILITY
a. The event «2016 University of Nantes Sailing Cup and French Championship» will host 13 teams
including 4 from abroad.
b. The registered skipper shall helm the boat at all times while racing except in an emergency. The changeof crew is free. Request shall be made by writing or orally to the OA.
c. All competitors shall obtain an ISAF Sailor ID by registering online at www.sailing.org/isafsailor. Skippers
shall inform the OA of their ISAF Sailor ID at registration.
d. All crews must be students. Two of them must be in the same university, the others from the same city
or extended to the same local area.
e. The OA may accept one crew from other places in the country. The OA will consider any entry form andgive an answer.
6. ENTRIESa) Registration form shall be sent before March the 1st 2016 to Luc Pillot, University of Nantes (cf. EntryForm document).
b) The OA will confirm entries as soon as possible and before March 15th, 2016.
c) A non-refundable entry fee of 480€ shall be paid as son as possible after the OA confirmation.
This entry fee will cover housing for 4 nights, 2 crew dinners and lunch packs during the event for 4persons.
(See § 15)d) An initial damage deposit of 1500€ shall be paid at registration, unless extended by the OA. Thisdeposit is the maximum payable by the skipper as a result of any incident.
If a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by the OA, it may require that the deposit be restored
to its original amount before the skipper will be permitted to continue in the event.
Any remaining deposit after the event will be refunded within 10 days after the event.
e) Insurance: All competitors are required to have adequate third party insurance (covering at least 1.5
million Euros).

7. RULES
All races will be governed by:a) The rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), including Appendix C.
b) The rules for the handling of boats as detailed in the Sailing Instructions, including any practice sailing.
Class rules will not apply.
c) Prescriptions 64.3, 68, 70.5, 86.3, 88.2, 91, and appendix F of the Federation Française de Voile will
apply and shall be posted on the official notice board.
d) Major Alterations to the RRS :(1) RSS 49.2 will not apply(2) Add rule 41.(e): help to recover from the water and return on board a crew member, provided thereturn on board is at the approximate location of the recovery.
(3) Rule C8.6 will be changed in the Sailing Instructions.
8.

BOATSa) The event will be sailed on « J80 ».
b) The boats will be sailed with 1 mainsail, 1 jib, an asymmetrical spinnakerc) The boats will be attributed by draw prior to each day or round.

9CREWa) Each team will be constituted by 4 members including the skipper.
b) The maximum total crew weight, determined prior to racing shall be 350 kg, when wearing at least
shorts and shirts.
c) When a registered skipper is unable to continue in the event the Jury may authorize an original crew
member to substitute.

10 EVENT FORMATa) The format will be a full round-robin, then ½ finals and finals.
b) The OA may change the format, terminate or eliminate any round, when conditions do not permit thecompletion of the intended format.

11 COURSE
The course will be Match Racing windward/leeward with starboard roundings and finishing downwind.
The intended course area will be in front of North Breakwater of Pornichet harbour.
12 ADVERTISING
As boats and equipment will be supplied by the Organising Authority, ISAF regulation 20.3.2 applies.
Each boat will be required to display advertising as supplied by the OA.
13 PRIZESa. The winning crew of the Nantes University sailing Cup will see its name inscribed on the University ofNantes Trophy.
b. The first French Team will be 2016 French Champion.
c. There will be prizes for all participating teams.

14 DISCLAIMER
All those taking part in these races do so at their own risk The OA, its associates and appointees accept
no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or inconvenience incurred, howsoever caused.
Specific attention is drawn to Fundamental RRS 4 which states: “The responsibility for a boat's decision
to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone”.

15 OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Beverages will be at disposal during sailing action.
Dinner attendance on Friday is mandatory for all teams.
Picnic at the Club House is organised for teams on all racing days.
Housing for 4 nights from Wednesday to Sunday is organised for teams from abroad.
For more details or questions, please feel free to contact:
Luc PILLOT, University of Nantes: luc.pillot@univ-nantes.fr - Tel. 33 6 73 19 66 94.

2016 NANTES UNIVERSITY SAILING CUP
11th edition

FRENCH MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPENTRY FORM

University / Institution: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
CP: .......................................... City: ...................................................................................................
Skipper’s first and last names: ........................................................................................................
Address: ..............................................................................................................................................
CP: …………………………............. City: .. .........................................................................................
Tel: .........................………………….Mail: ...........................................................................................

CREW
NameFirst Name

SkipperCrew
Crew
Crew

Location:

Date :
Signature:

To be sent back by mail before March 1st 2016 to the email address below:

luc.pillot@univ-nantes.fr