Qatar Match Racing Cup - 2015
3rd -7th February 2015
NOTICE OF RACE
1ORGANISING AUTHORITY
Qatar Sailing & Rowing Federation will be the Organising Authority.

2VENUEThe venue will be Katara, Doha - Qatar

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EVENT GRADINGThe event is graded as ‘Grade 3’ by ISAF.

4PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

4.1

(a)

Race office open from 3rd February 2015 at 09:00 daily.

(b)Registration from 3rd February 2015 at 09:00 – 12:00(c)

Crew weighing from 3rd February 2015 at 09:00 – 12:00(d)First briefing on 3rd February 2015 at 13:00(e)First meeting with Umpires on 3rd February 2015 at 13:30(f)Practice on 3rd February 2015 from 14:00 – 16:00(g)Racing days from 4th to 7th February 2015(h)Time of the first race each day will be 11:00(i)Prize giving on 7th February 2015 at 19:00(j)

No warning signal will be mad after 15:00 on 7th February 2015.

4.2

Attendance:
Attendance at the following is mandatory:(a)

Initial briefing for skippers.

(b)

Daily briefing, for skippers at 09:00(c)Regatta dinner.

(d)Prize giving for the final skippers and crews.

Page56SKIPPERS ELIGIBILITY(a)

Entry is open. Only skippers registered by the Organizing Authority will be eligible
to enter this event.

(b)
(c)

The registered skipper shall helm the boat at all times while racing, except in anemergency.
To remain eligible, a skipper shall confirm acceptance of invitation in writing toqatarsailing@yahoo.com, to be received by 15th January 2015 on the attached
Official Entry Form.

(d)

All competitors shall meet the eligibility requirements of ISAF regulation 19.2.

(e)

All competitors shall obtain an ISAF Sailor ID by registering online atwww.sailing.org/isafsailor. Skippers shall inform the Organizing Authority of
their ISAF Sailor ID at registration.

ENTRIES

6.1

6.2

The skipper shall be entered on completion of registration, crew weighing and thepayment of all fees and deposits. All payments shall be made by credit card/local
currency/cheque. Eligible teams shall send their entries on the official entry form to
the OA by e-mail. The fully completed entry form shall be received at the entry
address no later than 15th January 2015. All entries when accepted should beconsidered as a confirmation.
Entry Fee
Entry is US $ 200/- per team.

6.3

Charter Fee
A non-refundable charter fee of US $ 500/- per team shall be paid at registration. (Incase of Early Arrival, charter fee will be charged as US $.100/- per day).

6.4

Damage deposit(a)

An initial damage deposit of US $ 500/- shall be paid at registration, unless extended
by the Organizing Authority.

(b)

In the event of a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by the Organizing
Authority, it may require that the deposit be restored to its original amount before
the skipper will be permitted to continue in the event.

(c)

Any remaining deposit will be refunded within 10 days after the event.

7RULES

7.1(a)The event will be governed by the rules as defined in RRS and including Appendix C.

(b)

The rules for the handling of boats will apply, and will also apply to any practicesailing and sponsor races. Class rules will not apply.
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(c)

Any prescriptions of the National Authority that will apply shall be posted on theOfficial Notice Board.

(d)This Notice of Race, including amendments;(e)

The Sailing Instructions (available at registration) and any amendments thereof.

7.2

An International Jury (IJ) will be appointed, approved by the national authority, inaccordance with RRS Appendix N.

7.3

The Organizing Authority may place an observer on each boat to provide information to theUmpires.

8BOATS AND SAILS(a)

The event will be sailed in Beneteau 7.5 First Class boats.

(b)Six (6) boats will be provided.

(c)

The following sails will be provided for each boat:
Mainsail, Jib, Spinnaker.

(d)
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Boats will be allocated by draw, either daily or for each round as decided by theRace Committee.

CREW (INCLUDING SKIPPER)(a)

The number of crew (including the skipper) shall be either 4 or 5. All registered crew
shall sail all races.

(b)

The maximum total crew weight, determined prior to racing shall be 350kg, when
wearing at least shorts and shirts.

(c)

When a registered skipper is unable to continue in the event the International Jury /Organizing Authority may authorise an original crew member to substitute.

(d)When a registered crew member is unable to continue in the event the International
Jury/Organizing Authority may authorise a substitute, a temporary substitute or otheradjustment.

EVENT FORMAT(a)

If the Organizing Authority considers it necessary the Skippers will be divided into
two or more groups based on seeding/draw/results in previous competition/ISAF
ranking list 30 days prior to the event.

(b)

The event will consist of the following stages:
Stage 1 – Round Robin(s)Stage 2 –Semi finals, followed by petit finals on first to 2 points basis and grandfinal on first to 3 points.

Page(c)11COURSE(a)

12The course will be windward/leeward with starboard rounding, finishing downwind.

ADVERTISING(a)As boats and equipment will be supplied by the Organising Authority, ISAF
regulation 20 applies. Each boat will be required to display advertising as suppliedby the Organizing Authority.

(b)

The Organising Authority intends to supply Beneteau 7.5 type boats with sails andspars. ISAF regulation 20 will apply and advertising as supplied by the Organizing
Authority is to be displayed on this equipment.

(c)Competitors may be permitted to display advertising ashore at the venue, but this issubject to individual negotiation with the Organising Authority.

(d)Boats shall not be permitted the right to protest for breaches of any rules regarding
advertising (this amends RRS 60.1).
Competitors may be required to wear clothing displaying event sponsor`s name orlogo. If required, these items will be supplied by the OA and worn whilst racing.

(e)
13The Organizing Authority may change the format, terminate or eliminate any round,when conditions do not permit the completion of the intended format.

PRIZESFirst prize-

Cup + Certificate and Prize money of US$ 6,000

Second prize -Cup + Certificate and prize money of US$ 3,000

Third prize-

Cup + Certificate and prize money of US$ 2,000

Fourth prize-Certificate and prize money of US$ 1,000

The OA may reduce a prize in case of any misconduct or refusal to comply with any
reasonable request including attendance at official functions.

14MEDIA, IMAGES AND SOUNDThe Organizing Authority may require television personnel and equipment (or dummies) tobe carried on board while racing and may require competitors to be available for interviews.
The Organizing Authority shall have the right to use any images and sound recorded during
the event free of any charge.

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COACH BOATS(a)Coach boats shall conspicuously display identification of the team being coached. A
coach boat is any boat that is under the direction or control of a person gathering
information or giving material support for the benefit of particular competitors either
on the water or off.

(b)

The organisers will provide berths for coach boats.

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Any interference by a coach boat with the racing or event organisation may result ina penalty applied at the discretion of the International Jury/Protest Committee to theappropriate skipper or team.

INVITATIONS
Entries will only be accepted from invited skippers. If you wish to be invited please register
your request for an invitation as soon as possible with the Organizing Authority bycompleting the attached form. Entry Form (attached) should be returned by 15th January
2015.

17DISCLAIMER
All those taking part in the event do so at their own risk. The Organizing Authority, its
associates and appointees accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury orinconvenience incurred, howsoever caused.

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SAILING CONDITIONSExpected weather condition with in the Racing Area
Average Day Time Temperature 18.3o C
Average Sea Surface Temperature 18.5o C
Average prevailing wind strength 8.9 kt

19CONTACTThe official address of the Organizing Committee is as under:

Qatar Sailing & Rowing Federation
P.O. Box 23515. Doha – Qatar.
E-mail: qatarsailing@yahoo.com
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BANK DETAIL:
The bank details of Organizing Committee are as under:

Beneficiary: Qatar Sailing and Rowing Federation
Account number: 0787-013883-001
SWIFT: QNBAQAQA
Address: Qatar National BankIBAN Number: QA22 QNBA 0000 0000 0787 0138 8300 1
21TRANSPORTATION
Local transport will be provided by the Organizing Committee daily to all theparticipants staying at the hotels mentioned in the attached list of recommended hotels
including pick/drop facility at the Airport.

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