"Mayor's Cup"

    International Yacht Race 2012

    Notice of Race

    Aug.14 - Aug.18, 2012

    Version 20120518

    The regatta will be held on the waters of Shandong Peninsular with Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre

    and venue of each city to be the hosting venue. The Organizing Authority is the China Water Sports

    Administration in conjunction with Weihai Municipal Government and Qingdao Municipal

    Government and supported by Qingdao Yachting Association, Qingdao International Sailing Center

    Management Co., Ltd. ,Qingdao International Marine Club. The regatta is sponsored by Weihai

    Sports Bureau, Qingdao Sports Federation, China Marine Sports School, Qingdao City Construction

    Investment Group.

    1. Rules

    1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)

    including, and as appropriate:

    1.2 ISAF Offshore Special Regulations;

    1.3 No national authority prescriptions will apply.

    1.4 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.

    1.5 The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS), will apply between

    sunset and sunrise and will replace the rules of RRS Part 2.

    2. Advertising

    In accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 (Advertising Code), the race committee may require all

    boats to display the event sponsor’s advertising on their bows and/or on backstay pennants.

    3. Eligibility

    The regatta is open to entries from the following parties:

    3.1 Teams from the friendship cities of Qingdao;

    3.2 Teams from Olympic Sailing Cities;

    3.3 Teams from well-known sailing cities or sailing festivals cities;

    3.4 Teams from domestic coastal cities;

    3.5 Teams from ISAF member national authorities.

    4. Class

    One design Class: 10 Beneteau First 40 (Provided by the organizing committee)

    5. Entry on website

    5.1 Each team may enter up to 8 sailors( including a skipper and 3 experienced sailors).

    5.2 Eligible teams may enter by completing the entry form at www.qingdaoweek.com and send

    it to sailingweek_qdya@163.com with all the Copies of Passports or IDs of all the team

    members no later than July 20th,2012.

    5.3 All entries will be confirmed by e-mail from the Organizing Committee.

    5.4 Approval (stamp)of your National/local administrative authority is required.

    5.5 Late entries, accompanied by an additional late entry fee of 100 Euros, may be accepted at the

    discretion of the Organizing Authority.

    6. On-site Registration

    Team leaders of each eligible teams shall provide at registration the following:

    6.1 A copy of the entry confirmation

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

    6.3 Boat charter and equipment deposit(either RMB or EURO is OK)

    6.4 Proof of personal accident insurance ( original and scanned copy) complying with NOR 24. If

    you have no valid insurance, please buy it at registration.

    7. Fees

    7.1 No entry fee is required.

    7.2 A boat charter of €600 and an equipment deposit of €1,000 should be paid at registration.

    7.3 All the fees should be paid in cash at registration

    8. Format of Race

    The regatta will consist of an offshore race and course races. The offshore race is from Weihai to

    Qingdao which will start on the southern waters of Weihai via Rushan and finish on the waters of

    Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. And the course races will be held on the waters of Weihai and

    Qingdao City.

    9. Schedule

    9.1 The schedule is as the following:

    Not more than two races are scheduled on the course racing day.

    10. Equipment and Measurement

    10.1 The Organizing Committee will provide 10 Beneteau F40 boats equipped with

    safety/communication/night navigation equipment. All teams make the equipment draw

    after the registration.

    10.2 Cash deposit is refundable in full if the boats are undamaged after the Regatta. Otherwise,

    teams should pay the repairing expenses of the damaged equipment and the amount will be

    deducted from the equipment deposit. The organizing committee has the right to demand

    indemnification if the deposit is not sufficient.

    10.3 The Organizing Committee will check all the boats before racing; if necessary, a measurement

    check may be taken at any time during racing.

    11. Sailing Instructions

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

    12. The Venue

    Please see appendix 2.

    13. The Course

    Please see appendix 3.

    14. Penalty System

    14.1 Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty.

    14.2 Decisions of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.

    15. Scoring

    15.1 The scoring of the total race will be the offshore race result plus the course race result. If there

    is tie, the offshore race result will take advance.

    15.2 The scoring system for the course races will be the Low Point System of RRS Appendix A. One

    race is required to be completed to constitute a series.

    16. Support Boats

    16.1 The Organizing Committee may provide a boat for team officials and sailors’ families watching

    the race in the course race.

    16.2 The Organizing Committee may provide one coach boat for coaches or team leaders from

    each three teams free of charge in the course race. These boats shall also take responsibility for

    rescue if necessary. Fueling for these coach boats will also be provided by the Organizing

    Committee free of charge.

    16.3 Coach boats supplied by the Organizing Committee must be used under the following

    conditions:

    16.3.1 These boats must be driven by the drivers appointed by the Organizing Committee.

    16.3.2 Following the arrangement of race committee, in principle, coaches or team leaders from

    three different teams may share one boat.

    16.3.3 Each time there should be only one support personnel from each team onboard.

    16.4 All coach boats shall display the sticker or flag supplied by the race committee.

    17. Berthing

    Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the harbor.

    18. Haul-Out Restrictions

    Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior

    written permission of the race committee.

    19. Diving Equipment and Plastic Pools

    Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around keel

    boats between the preparatory signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.

    20. Radio Communication

    Each competition boat must carry with VHF radio or radio station. Channel 16, 72 and 77 must be

    available. If not, the boat will be disqualified. A tracker for each boat will be required by the

    Organizing Committee, each team should keep it working properly during the race.

    21. Photography Consent

    By participating in this event, competitors automatically grant to the organizing authority and the

    event sponsors the right, in perpetuity, to make, use, and show, at their discretion, any

    photography, audio and video recordings, and other reproductions of them made at the venue or

    on the water from the time of their arrival at the venue, until their final departure, without

    compensation.

    22. Prizes:

    The prizes will be awarded to:

    Championship: €3,000 , Runner-up: €2,000, Third place: €1,000

    Fourth to tenth places will be awarded result certificates .

    23. Disclaimer of Liability:

    23.1 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

    death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

    23.2 All the people on board must sign the Disclaimer of Liability.

    24. Insurance:

    24.1 Each participating sailor shall be insured with valid personal accident insurance with a

    minimum cover of €50,000 per event or the equivalent，Original copy of the insurance is

    required.The insurance may be bought at registration for approximately €20/person.

    25. Accommodation

    The Organizing Committee will provide free accommodation during the event。Meals will be taken

    care of by racing teams . Hotel rooms will be double standard room. A damage deposit of €50 Euros

    by cash may be charged by the hotel and will be refunded if no damage has occurred.

    26. Others

    26.1 Each team shall bring a flag of their team/club or their national authorities to the Organizing

    Committee.

    26.2 The Organizing Committee may appoint two journalists on each boat to take photos and video.

    Skippers shall be responsible for the safety of the journalists on board and supervise the work of

    the journalists on board.

    26.3 For further information please contact:

    Local Organizing Committee:

    Name: Zhang Lizhong and Guo Weihua,

    Fax: +86 532 8591 6115

    Tel: +86 532 8591 6115, +86 532 8591 6673

    E-Mail: sailingweek_qdya@163.com huwa800@yahoo.com.cn happykatey@163.com

    Address: Room 1616, No.17 Xianggang Zhong Road, Qingdao, China

    Post Code: 266071

    Chinese Yachting Association:

    Name: Zhang Min

    Fax: +86 010 67112793

    Tel: +86 010 67112850

    E-Mail: zhangmin77103@163.com

    Address: Room 829 Weitu Building, No. 8 Zuo An Men Nei Street, Chongwen District, Beijing, China

    Post Code: 100061

    Appendix 1:                   The Venue

    Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center

    Appendix 2: The Courses

    Appendix:

    "Mayor's Cup"International Yacht Race 2012

    Entry Form of ”Mayor's Cup“ International Yacht Race 2012