"Wu-Shih Cup"
YiLan International University
Regatta 2013
Notice of Race
September 11th-- September 15nd2013

1.

Rules

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2 The ISAF Offshore Special Regulations for the Category 5 event will apply.
1.3 No national authority prescriptions will apply.
1.4 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
2.

Advertising

In accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 (Advertising Code), the race committee may require allboats to display the event sponsor’s advertising on their bows and/or on backstay pennants.

3. Event and Eligibility
3.1 There will be one-design classes in the event. They are Soto 27，
3.2 The regatta is open to entries from the following parties：a)Teams from the friendship cities of Asiab)

Teams from Olympic Sailing Cities.

c)Teams from well-known sailing cities or sailing festival cities.

d)Teams from ISAF member national authorities.

e)Teams from domestic coastal cities.

3.3 The minimum number of entries for each class is 6 respectively. The organizing authority may
cancel the class if 3 or fewer than 3 entries have been received by the entry deadline.
3.4 For technical specifications, please find the following website:
Soto 27: http://www.corumyachts.com

4.

Entry on Website

4.1 For each team, there could be one team leader, one interpreter or coach and 4-6 sailors
entered for the competition（Soto 27 : 4-6 sailors;
4.2 Eligible teams may enter by completing the entry form and send it to TKBA2010@gmail.com withall the Copies of Passports or IDs of all the team members no later than August 30st, 2013.

4.3 Entry confirmation will be sent by e-mail.
4.4 Approval (stamp)of your National/local administrative authority is required.
4.5. Late entries, accompanied by an additional late entry fee of EUR300.00, may be accepted at
the discretion of the Organizing Committee.

5.

On-site Registration

Team leaders of each eligible team shall produce at registration the following:a)

A copy of the entry confirmation.

b)

Passports or IDs (the original and the scanned copy) of all the team members.

c)Entry fee and equipment deposit.

d)Proof of third-party liability insurance and personal accident insurance complying with NOR 20.

6. Fees
6.1 Entry fee of Soto27 ：NTD 20,000 (including boat charter).
6.2 An equipment damage deposit of NTD 30,000 should be made at registration for each charterboat.
6.3 All the fees should be paid in cash.

7.

Schedule

7.1 The schedule is as the following:
Sept 11th, 2013

0900-1600

Registration, Equipment draw

Sept 12th, 2013

0900-1600

Registration, Practice Race, Opening Ceremony

Sept 13th, 2013

1000-1530

Long distance or round the island Race

Sept 14th, 2013

1000-1530

Course Race

Sept 15th, 2013

1000-1530

Course Race, Prize Giving

Sept 16th, 2013

0800

Departure-Local Tour

7.2 Up to 7 races are scheduled for the regatta. Not more than three races are scheduled per day.
7.3 The first warning signal of each racing day will be at 1100.
7.4 From Sept 13th to Sept 15rd, a technical meeting will be held at 0930 each day in the briefing
room of the Race Office.

8.

Equipment and Measurement

8.1 The racing boats of the event are keel boats with 15 Soto 27. Each team will be supplied by the organizing committee a complete set of it by the equipment
draw after the registration.
8.2 Teams could start to rig the boat and practice after the equipment draw, and clean the bottom
with the instruction of the organizing committee.
8.3 Cash deposit of NTD 30,000 would be returned in full if the boats are undamaged in any way
after the Regatta. Teams should pay for the repairing of the damaged equipment and the cost of it
will be deducted from the equipment deposit. The organizing committee has the right to demandindemnification if the deposit is not sufficient.
8.4 The organizing committee will validate the measurement certificates of all boats; if necessary
a measurement check may be taken before racing.

9.

Sailing Instructions

The Sailing Instructions will be available after the on-site registration.

10.

The Venue

Please see appendix 2.
11.

The Course

Please see appendix 3.

12.

Penalty System

12.1 Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty.
12.2 Decision of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.

13.

Scoring

13.1 One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
13.2 When four or fewer than four races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the totalof her race scores. When more than four races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be
the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.
13.3 The score of the long distance race or round the island race will not be discarded.

14.

Support Boats

14.1 The Organizing Committee may provide a boat for team officials and sailors’ families watching
the race.
14.2 The Organizing Committee may provide one coach boats for each four teams free of charge.
These boats shall also take responsibility of rescue if necessary. Fueling for these coach boats will
also be provided by the Organizing Committee free of charge.
14.3 Coach boats supplied by the Organizing Committee must be used under the following
conditions:a) These boats must be driven by the drivers appointed by the Organizing Committee.
b) Following the arrangement of race committee, in principle, coach or team leader from four
different teams may share one boat.
c) Each time there should be only one support personnel from each team getting onboard of it.
14.4 All coach boats shall display the sticker or flag supplied by the race committee.

15.

Berthing

Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park during the regatta.

16.

Diving Equipment and Plastic Pools

16.1 Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used aroundkeel boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.

16.2 Swimming inside or within 250 meters from the harbor of Wushih is banned.

17.

Radio Communication

Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio communications while racing nor receive
radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

18.

PrizesThe prizes will be awarded to the top three boats in the overall series scores for eachevent.
There will be a prize giving ceremony held at 1900 every racing day to award the winning teams ofeach class at that day.

19.

Disclaimer of Liability

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The
organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or deathsustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

20.

Insurance

20.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with aminimum cover of NTD 2,000,000 per competition boat or the equivalent before the event. If
no proof of insurance is provided, it may be bought at registration for approximately NTD
3,000.
20.2 Each participating sailor shall be insured with valid personal accident insurance with aminimum cover of NTD 2,000,000 per competition sailor or the equivalent. If no proof ofinsurance is provided, it may be bought at registration for approximately NTD 800.

21.

Accommodation

21.1 Racing teams can get total fee waiver from the Organizing Committee at event hotel for teammembers up to the number specified in NOR 4.1 from Sept 11th to Sept 15nd. Hotel rooms
will be double standard room if possible. Meals will be taken care of by racing teams.
21.2 A damage deposit of NTD 2,000 by cash may be charged by the hotel and will be refunded if
no damage has occurred.

22.

Teams that arrive ahead of schedule

The teams arriving ahead of schedule may contact the Organizing Committee for accommodation
at event hotel. The daily fee will be NTD 1500 per person (including breakfast).

23. Sailing conditions
The average temperature in Sept is 28 ℃ -32 ℃ and prevailing wind is force 2-4 south &southeasterly and water temperature is 26℃-28℃.

24.

OthersFor further information, please contact:
Local Organizing Committee:
Name: Pablo Tseng and Kevin Chang,Tel: +8863-323-4455 ext. 22
Fax: +8863-323-4400
E-Mail: pablotcy@gmail.com
Taiwan Keel Boat Association:
Name: Morris Lin and Richard Lin
E-Mail: tkba2010@gmail.com

Appendix 1: The Venue

YiLan International University Regatta 2013It

Appendix 2: The Courses

Start- 1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3 -Finish

Start - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - Finish

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START - Mark 1 - PIN - Mark 1 - Finish

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