19. Match Race Germany 2016
May 11-16 2016
NOTICE OF RACE
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ORGANISING AUTHORITYThe Organising Authority (OA) will be the Yacht Club Langenargen e.V. and Match Race Germany
GmbH.
VENUE
The venue will be Langenargen, Lake Constance, Germany.

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EVENT GRADINGThe event has applied for WORLD SAILING Grade 1.
This grading is subject to review by the WORLD SAILING Match Race Ranking Sub Committee. The
event may be re-graded when there is clear reason to do so..

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4.1

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Schedule(a)Race office open from 0800 – 1800 on Wednesday, 11 May(b)Registration from 0800 -1800 on Wednesday, 11 May(c)
Crew weighing from 0800 -1800 on Wednesday, 11 May(d)Practice from 0900 – 1300 and 1330 -1730, on Wednesday, 11 May(e)First briefing at 1830 on Wednesday 11 May in the Erdinger Urweisse Hut(f)First meeting with umpires following the first briefing(g)Racing days from 12 to 16 May(h)Time of the first race each day will be 0900(k)
Daily press conference 30 minutes after the last race of each day, from Friday 13 May onwards.
(l)Prize giving will be immediately after racing on the final day at approx. 16:00.

4.2

Unless excused by the OA, attendance at the following is mandatory:(a)
Initial briefing for skippers.
(b)
Daily briefing, for skippers.
(c)Photo shoot with the whole team in team clothing after weighing in.
(d)Daily press conferences, for skippers sailing that day.
(e)Regatta dinner, for skippers.
(f)
Prize giving for the final skippers and crews.
(g)Guest and sponsor regatta(h)Meeting sponsors

4.3

Once a competitor is eliminated from further competition, their attendance is no longer mandatory at any
event function but they are welcome to attend if they so choose.

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5.1

SKIPPERS ELIGIBILITY
12 skippers will be invited. Only skippers invited by the OA will be eligible to enter this event. 1 slot isallocated to the winner of the German Match Race Championship 2015.

5.2

The registered skipper shall helm the boat at all times while racing, except in an emergency.

5.3

To remain eligible a skipper shall confirm acceptance of the invitation in writing, (fax or e-mail is
acceptable) to be received by the date specified on the letter of invitation.

5.4

All competitors shall meet the eligibility requirements of World Sailing regulation 19.2.

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6.1
6.2
6.3

6.4

ENTRIESEntering
The team shall be entered on completion of registration, crew weighing and the payment of all fees anddeposits. All payments shall be made by local currency.
Entry Fee
There will be no entry fee
Withdrawal
When a skipper accepts an invitation and later withdraws within two months of the event or leaves theevent before the end without written approval from the OA, a zero score may be applied to their Ranking
points for that event by WORLD SAILING. (WORLD SAILING Regulation 27.2)
Damage deposit(a)
An initial damage deposit of 2.500 EUR shall be paid at registration, unless extended by the OA.
This deposit is the maximum payable by the skipper as a result of any one incident.
(b)
If a deduction from the damage deposit is decided by the OA, it may require that the deposit berestored to its original amount before the skipper will be permitted to continue in the event.
(c)
Any remaining deposit after the event will be refunded after the event.

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7.1

RULES
(a)
The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the RRS, including Appendix C.
(b)
The rules for the handling of boats will apply, and will also apply to any practice sailing and sponsor
races. Class rules will not apply.
(c)
Any prescriptions of the national authority that will apply will be posted on the official notice board.

7.2

Major Alterations to the RRS
Under RRS 86.3, this event will test a package of test rules proposed for match racing. See detailed
wording for these rule changes in NoR Addendum A.
(a)
Add to RRS 41: (e) help to recover from the water and return on board a crew member, provided
the return on board is at the approximate location of the recovery.
(b)
RRS C8.6 and C6.3 will be changed in the sailing instructions.
(c)
RRS 31 will be changed.

7.3

An IJ will be appointed in accordance with RRS Appendix N.

88.1

BOATS AND SAILSThe event will be sailed in B40S Match Race Germany Edition type boats.

8.2

7 boats will be provided.

8.3

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

8.4

Boats will be allocated by draw, either daily or for each round as decided by the race committee.

99.1

CREW (INCLUDING SKIPPER)
The number of crew (including the skipper) shall be 5 to 6.

9.2

The total weight of the crew, including the skipper, dressed in at least shorts and shirts, shall not exceed
437,5 kg, determined at the time of registration or such time as required by the RC.

9.4

When a registered skipper is unable to continue in the event the IJ may authorise an original crew
member to substitute.

9.5

When a registered crew member is unable to continue in the event the IJ may authorise a substitute, a
temporary substitute or other adjustment.

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EVENT FORMAT
10.1 The event will consist of the following stages:
Stage 1 – Qualification: Single Round Robin
Stage 2 – Shortened Quarter Finals
Stage 3 – Semi Final
Stage 4 – Petit Final
Stage 5 – Final
10.2 The OA may change the format, terminate or eliminate any round, when conditions do not permit thecompletion of the intended format
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COURSE11.1 The course will be windward/leeward with starboard roundings, finishing downwind.
11.2 The intended course area will, if practical, be outside the harbour of Langenargen on Lake Constance inthe proximity of Langenargen as close to shore as possible.
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ADVERTISING
12.1 As boats and equipment will be supplied by the Organising Authority, WORLD SAILING regulation 20.4
applies. Each boat will be required to display advertising as supplied by the OA.
12.2 Boats shall not be permitted the right to protest for breaches of any rules regarding advertising (amends
RRS 60.1).
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PRIZES13.1 The principal prize for first place will be the Match Race Germany Trophy presented by the Yacht Club
Langenargen e.V.
13.2 First prize Second prize Third prize Forth prize Fifth prize Sixth prize Seventh prize Eight prize -€ 3.999€ 3.200€ 2.800€ 2.400€ 2.200€ 2.000€ 1.800€ 1.600

13.3 These prizes have been approved by the national authority. Under German tax law 20,5% will be
deducted for competitors who are not resident in Germany. Competitors running a business in Germany
there will be required to pay VAT at 19%. There will be no deduction for German residents but it is their
obligation to report their income to their tax authority.
13.4 WORLD SAILING has been notified of these Prizes.
13.5 The OA may reduce a prize in the case of misconduct or refusal to comply with any reasonable request,
including attendance at official functions.
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MEDIA, IMAGES and SOUND
14.1 If required by the OA:(a)Television personnel and equipment (or dummies) supplied by the OA shall be carried on board
while racing, also Hot Seat guests, no adjustment of weight will take place.
(b)Competitors shall wear microphones/handheld VHF devices supplied by the OA during racing andbe available for interviews when advised by the OA or RC.
(c)Registered skippers shall wear communications equipment supplied by the OA that will allow
commentators to communicate with them in between racing.
14.2 Competitors shall not interfere with the normal working of the OA supplied media equipment.
14.3 The OA have the right to use any images and sound recorded during the event free of any charge.

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15.1 Coach boats shall conspicuously display identification of the team being coached.
15.2 The OA will not provide berths for coach boats.
15.3 Any interference by a coach boat with the racing or event organisation may result in a penalty applied at
the discretion of the IJ to the associated skipper or team
15.4 Coach Boats must comply with the regulations of the Landratsamt Bodenseekreis regarding the engines.
Drivers must have at least a temporary license for the lake. http://www.bodenseekreis.de/landratsamt-az/aemter/verkehrs-und-schifffahrtsamt.html
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DISCLAIMER
16.1 All those taking any part in the event 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.
16.2 According to German law:
The responsibility for the helmsman to participate in a race or to continue with it is solely withhim, to that
extent that he also takes the responsibility for his crew. The helmsman is responsible for thequalification and the correct nautical conduct of his crew as well as for the suitability and the transportsafe condition of the registered boat.
In cases of Force Majeure or on grounds of administrative orders or for safety reasons, the organizer isentitled to make changes in the realisation of the event or to cancel the event. In these cases there
does not exist any liability for compensation of the organizer to the participant.
In case of a violation of obligations that do not constitute primary respectively material contractual duties(cardinal obligations), the liability of the organizer, no matter because of which cause in law, for material
and property damages of all kinds and their consequences that arise to the participant during or inconnection with the participation in the event resulting from a conduct of the organizer, his
representatives, servants or agents, is restricted to damages that were caused wilfully or grossly
negligent. When a violation of cardinal obligations occurs, in cases of simple negligence the liability ofthe organizer is limited to foreseeable, typically occurring damages. To the extent that the liability fordamages of the organizer is excluded or restricted, the participant also relieves the staff - employees
and representatives, agents, servants, sponsors and individuals who provide or drive salvage, safety or
rescue vessels or assist with their use - from the individual liability for damages, as well as also all otherindividuals who were instructed to act in connection with the realisation of the event.
The effective racing rules of WS, the regulations of the invitation to the competition and the sailinginstructions are to be complied with and are expressly recognised.
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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 OA by completing the attached form.

Date of Issue: 14-03-2016
Notice of Race version number: 3

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NoR ADDENDUM A – PACKAGE OF TEST MATCH RACING RULES version 2*

These rules will all be in the 2017 - 2020 rulebook!
Marginal markings indicate changes from the 2015 test rules.
Below are the details of the changes to the RRS:A.

Add new RRS 7 to Part 1:
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LAST POINT OF CERTAINTY
The umpires will assume that the state of a boat, or her relationship to another boat, has notchanged, until they are certain that it has changed.

B.

Delete RRS 18, C2.6 and C2.7 and replace with:
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MARK ROOM

18.1

When Rule 18 Applies
Rule 18 applies between boats when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at
least one of them is in the zone. However, it does not apply between a boat approaching a markand one leaving it.

18.2

Giving Mark-Room
(a)

18.3

When the first boat reaches the zone,(1)

if boats are overlapped, the outside boat at that moment shall thereafter give the insideboat mark-room.

(2)

if boats are not overlapped, the boat that has not reached the zone shall thereafter givemark-room.

(b)

If the boat entitled to mark-room leaves the zone, the entitlement to mark-room ceases andrule 18.2(a) is applied again if required based on the relationship of the boats considered at
the time rule 18.2(a) is re-applied.

(c)

If a boat obtained an inside overlap and, from the time the overlap began, the outside boat is
unable to give mark-room, she is not required to give it.

Tacking or Gybing
When an inside overlapped right-of-way boat must tack or gybe at a mark to sail her proper course,
until she tacks or gybes she shall sail no farther from the mark than needed to sail that course. Rule18.3 does not apply at a gate mark or a finishing mark and a boat shall not be penalized forbreaking this rule unless the course of another boat was affected by the breach of this rule.

C.

Change definition of Mark-Room to:Mark-Room Room for a boat to sail her proper course to round or pass the mark on the required side. Ifroom includes a change of tack, such tack or gybe shall be done no quicker than a tack or gybe to sail her
proper course.

D.

Add the following new rule:C2.14 Rule 17 is deleted.

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NoR ADDENDUM B – INFORMATION FOR SKIPPERS
Dear Skipper!
Please find attached the Notice of Race for the 2016 edition of Match Race Germany.
Here are some important notes, which might be of use to you:
The closest airports are (by distance, not size):Friedrichshafen approx. 12 km, Memmingen, 50km, Zürich, Switzerland approx. 140 km,
Stuttgart, approx. 180 km,-Munich, approx. 200 km
The most convenient in terms of connections will be Zürich in Switzerland! Friedrichshafen is closest but small
and the connections are not the best.
If you fly to Zurich there is a direct train to Rommanshorn, catch the ferry to Friedrichshafen, but be aware thelast ferry leaves Rommanshorn at 20:36
Please communicate the travel details of you and your crew as soon as possible! You will be given a separate
contact later!
Please contact eberhard.magg@match-center.de for those details and the staff will take care of it!
Accommodation will be with private hosts, as well as hotel-accommodation,or appartments but at the moment
the percentage of private housing and hotels is not determined.
After experiences over the past years we would like to emphasise that if you wish to have hotel accommodation
only then you should book it at your own cost. Check our partner hotels for special rates:
Hotel Löwen, Hotel Engel, Hotel Litz,, Hotel Strandcafe , Hotel Hirsch Oberdorf and Hotel Adler Oberdorf under
www.langenargen.de
If you plan to bring family, coaches, or supporters, be aware, that there will be a charge for any additional
tickets, food or accommodation! Also be aware that you have to let us know beforehand!
Please help us as much as possible with your personal information, i.e. Photos, Press Contacts, the earlier wehave everything the easier it is for the organisation! A mobile number for your team will also be very useful tohave, in case we need to reach you on site! Your contact here is Eberhard Magg
E-Mail: eberhard.magg@match-center.deAt the moment catering details are not fully determined, but you can assume, that there will be some freecatering, though we are aiming for full free catering as has been the case in the past! No catering on site on
Wednesday and possibly (unlikely) Thursday.
At present we are still finalising the conditions to be expected from the Courtesy Driving Service.
You will be required to take some sponsors, or possibly journalists for a sail on one/or two of the sailing /racing days, most likely 8 Skippers will take part in a Pro-Am on Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening after or in
between racing!
If you intend to bring one of your sponsors to the event, feel free to ask for some information and hospitality
prices that we are more than happy to send to you! We can offer hospitality, business center options,
sponsorship and more! We need to be informed about Your personal sponsors in advance to avoid clashes.
It would be nice to be able to conduct interviews with some of you prior to the event and we look forward to yourcooperation, Tatjana Pokorny , our press officer will get in touch with You on an individual basis!
We suggest that you plan to arrive on Tuesday evening the latest in order to be on time for the practicesessions and the races! Bear in mind we only have 7 Yachts and 2 sessions, at least 5 of You will have topractice during the morning session.
Under , www.matchrace.de; www.ycl.la, and www.match-center.de you will find information about the boats aswell as the event 2016!
Ask for Your practice package prior to the event (Monday/Tuesday 09-10 May)
Kind regards, Eberhard Magg

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NoR-ADDENDUM C:

CERTIFICATION PAYMENT PRIZE MONEY & HABITUAL RESIDENCE (ONLYFOR NON GERMANY RESIDENTS)
BESCHEINIGUNG ÜBER AUSZAHLUNG PREISGELD UND
WOHNSITZ (FÜR AUSLÄNDISCHE SKIPPER)

Adress Skipper

Name, Surname
Street / Number
Postal Code / ZIP / Town Country
Name/Adress of Bank IBAN
BIC or SWIFT Code

1. Prize Money will be reduced by deductible tax (§50a ESTG). The prize money is composed of:Prize Money - 15% deductible tax - 5,5% solidarity tax = Payable amount of prize money
1. Das Preisgeld wird nach Kürzung der Abzugssteuer (§50a EStG) ausbezahlt. Das Preisgeld setzt sich wie
folgt zusammen:
Preisgeld - 15% Abzugssteuer - 5,5% Solidaritätszuschlag = Auszahlungsbetrag Preisgeld
2. Herewith I confirm, that I neither have a residency nor a habitual residence in the territory of the German Federal
Rebublic.
2. Hiermit bestätige ich, dass ich weder einen Wohnsitz noch einen gewöhnlichen Aufenthalt auf dem Gebiet
der Bundesrepublik Deutschland habe.

Date:

Signature:

MATCH RACE GERMANY GMBH
Obere-Seestr. 2/2

Geschäftsführer:

D-88085 Langenargen

Eberhard Magg

T.49(0)7543-9618-331

Harald Thierer

HRB 722968

Konto 0173815006

F.49(0)7543-9618-340

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19.Match Race Germany 2016
May 11-16 2016
APPLICATION FOR INVITATION
Please note the following application must be completed and returned to the contact listed below to ensure athvalid application for entry into the event. The organizing authority will confirm your entry no later than 27 of
April. If a completed entry form is not received, your team will not be eligible for entry.
SkipperName
Postal AddressCountry
CitizenshipWorld Sailing ID
Phone/Mobile
E-MailTeam Name
Current WS-MR
Ranking

Practice time preferred: 0900-1300: _____________________

1330-1730:_________________

Crew Members
Nr.

Name

World Sailing ID

Position

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Local press contacts
Please provide a complete list any hometown media contacts you would like us to send information to during theevent.
Media
Contact Name
Phone/Fax/E-Mail
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Sailing Resume
We will need a copy of your most recent biography and head shot for the event program and press kits. Pleaseforward the most updated information along with this application form.
Official WaiverI, ______________________________ agree to make my best efforts to compete in theth
19 Match Race Germany , May 11-16 2016. This completed form represents my application to compete in theevent and, upon receiving it, Yacht Club Langenargen and Match Race Germany GmbH may publicize myparticipation in the event for promotional purposes of the event. I recognize that I must adhere to a standard of
personal and professional conduct consistent with the code of conduct of World Sailing, the event sponsors,
Yacht Club Langenargen and Match Race Germany GmbH.
I understand that should my application be accepted and I later withdraw within two months of the event orleave the event before the end without written approval from the OA, a zero score may be applied to my
Ranking points for that event by the World Sailing. (World Sailing Regulation 27.2)
Accepted and Agreed:
Skipper Signature:__________________________________

Date:_____________thAll completed application forms should be returned to Eberhard Magg at the address below no later than 4 ofthApril 2016, We will confirm the acceptance and You will have to reconfirm till 14 of April latest!
Match Race Germany GmbH, Obere Seestrasse 2/2 88085 Langenargen Germany
Tel: +49-7543 9618331, Fax: +49-7543-9618340
E-mail: eberhard.magg@match-center.de*********************************************************************************************************
If you have any questions regarding the application or the Match Race Germany please contact Eberhard Magg.
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If you are unable to compete in this year’s Match Race Germany, please indicate so by signing in theappropriate space below and returning the application to Eberhard Magg.
I, _________________________________ am unable to compete in the Match Race Germany; however, I
would like to receive an invite for the event next year.
Signature: _______________________ Date:_____________________

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