Qingdao International Regatta 2021
Notice of Race
(20210303)
August11th-15th2021
Hosts: Water Sports Management Center of General Administration of Sport of China, Chinese Yachting Association,Beijing Olympic City Development Association, Qingdao Municipal People’s Government
Organizers: Qingdao Major International Sailing Events (Festivals) Organizing Committee, Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau,QingdaoTourism Group Co., Ltd.,China Marine Sports Academy,Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Association, Qingdao Yachting Association
1. Rules
1.1. The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined inthe Racing Rules of Sailing(RRS).
1.2. The rules for the handling of boats will apply, and will also apply to any time when the boats are on the water.
1.3. 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.
1.4. The prescriptions of the National or Regional Yachting Association will not apply.
1.5.‘[DP]’ denotes a rule for which the penalty is at the discretion of the protest committee.‘[NP]’ denotes a rule that shall not be grounds for protests by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1 (a).
1.6. If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.
2. Advertising
2.1. In accordance withWorld Sailing Regulation 20 (Advertising Code), the organizing authority may require all boats to display the event sponsor’s advertising on theirhulls and/or onback-stay pennants.
2.2. [DP]During the regatta,any removal oforganizing authority advertising is forbidden. Theorganizing authority may protest a boat who does not comply to this instruction.
2.3. [NP][DP]Advertisements of the teams on the racing boats must be approved by the organizing authority. One flag up to 0.96m X 0.64m could be attached to the back-stay for each team.
2.4. The organizing authority have the right to refuse the teams’ advertisements which are against the event sponsor or therelated advertising laws.
3. Eligibility and Entry
3.1. The regatta is open to4 One-design Classes, respectively J80, Laser Radial Men, Laser Radial Women and Windsurfing Open. The organizing authority will organize a regatta of 20 boats of J80, 30 boats of Laser Radial Men and Laser Radial Women in total and 30 boards of windsurfing. The competitor may bring their own J80 boats and windsurfing boards.
3.2. When the number of boats entering and registering on-site for one class is less 5, the event of that class will be canceled. When the total number of boats entering and registering on-site for Laser Radial Men and Laser Radial Women is less than 6, the events of the two classes will be merged into one event.
3.3. The regatta is open to native and international sailors (teams),andteams can be from nations,citiesor clubs.
3.4. [NP][DP]For each team, there could be only 1 teamleader or coach. For J80 class, there could be 3-5 competitors on board and eachteamshould have at least1 skipper and 2 crews who are experienced inyacht racing. For laser radial and windsurfing, there could be 1 competitor on board, and the competitor needs to be born before August 11th2008 ( 13 years old orabove).
3.5. Eligible teamsshall provide the following documents:
(1) Entry form (electronic version)
(2) Scanned copies ofall team members’ Passports or IDs
(3)The photo and introduction of the skipper,introductionofthe2 crews,introduction ofthe team (within 400 words),photos and VCR of the team.
(4) For J80 class, qualifications or certificates ofthe skipper, which must be fromMSA China,CYA, RYA, ASA or other equal organization will be needed.
3.6. Entries must be received no later than 24:00, July30th,2021.Eligible teams may send the documents listed in NOR3.5 to qdfgzxjsb@qd.shandong.cn. The entry form could be found on Appendix 1 or downloaded from the following website: http://www.qdsailing.org.
3.7. The organizing authority will send the entry confirmation according to the entry order of each team.Receiving thee-mailconfirmation letter is considered signing up successfully.
3.8. Late entry may be accepted at the discretion of theorganizing authority.
3.9. The team who signs up successfully shall provide the following documentsaton-siteregistration:
(1) A copy of the entry confirmation
(2) The originalpassports or IDs of all team members
(3) Proof of personal accident insurance complying with NOR18.
(4) Disclaimer of Liability
4. Fees
4.1. Each teamneeds to pay boat charter fee and equipment deposit.
4.2. The equipment damage deposit would be returned in full if the boats are undamaged in any way after the regatta. Otherwise, teams should pay for the repairing of the damaged equipment and the cost of it will be deducted from the equipment deposit. The organizing authority has the right to demand indemnification if the deposit is not sufficient.
4.3. The team who entries successfully shall pay the entry fee andequipment damage deposit to the designated account, the information of the account will be published later.
4.4. The organizing authority has negotiated with the boat ownersonthe charter fees for the regatta, details areas follows:
4.5. Boats may be charted for the regattafrom August 11th to 15th.The boatsare available 3 daysbeforeAugust 11th for practicing,andthe charter fee for those days is as shown above. Please contact the boat owner regarding this issue before you arrive at the venue.
4.6. Thecontacts details for the charter boat (J80 and Laser Radial) is as the following:
Ms.Meng(May)
Tel：+86-(0)532-8591 6115
Email：qdfgzxjsb@qd.shandong.cn
4.7. Thecontacts details for the charter boat (windsurfing) is as the following:
Ms. Wang
Tel: +86-18661616299
E-mail: qd_haizhifan@163.com
5. Schedule
5.1. The schedule is as follows:
5.2. Up to11 course races are scheduled for the regatta. The Long Distance Race will be arelevantlong race event and becounted as one course race. No more than three races are scheduled per day.
5.3. The first warning signal of each racing day will be at 13:00.
5.4. There will be no warning signal after15:00, August15th.
6. Equipment and Measurement
6.1. After on-site registration, teamswillmake the equipment drawingat the skipper’s briefing.
6.2. [NP][DP]Teams could start to rig the boat, practice and clean the bottom at the instruction of theorganizing authority after the equipment draw.
6.3. The organizingauthority will be responsible for inspectingall boats. If necessary a equipment inspection may be taken at any time during racing.
7. Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be available after on-site registration.
8. The Venue
Appendix 2 is the racing area in Qingdao.
9. The Course
Please see the Sailing Instructions.
10. Penalty System
10.1. Rule 44.1 is changedto that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty for J80 class.
10.2. Decision of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.
11. Scoring
11.1. One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
11.2. When five or fewerraceshave been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores. When six to nine races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. When more thannine races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst two scores, except the prescription of the Notice of Race 11.3.
11.3. The score of the long distance race will be doubled, adding to the total scoring the series and can not be discarded.
12. Berthing[NP][DP]
Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park during the regatta. J80 boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee.
13. Diving Equipment and Plastic Pools[NP][DP]
13.1. 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.
13.2. Swimming inside or within 250 meters from the harbor of Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre is banned.
14. Radio Communication
14.1. Race committee official channels is VHF72, reserved channel is VHF 77. listen tochannel VHF16.
14.2. [NP][DP]A tracker and engine working recorder for each boat may be required by theorganizing authority, each team should keep it working properly during the race.
14.3. [NP]Handhold VHF Radio should be brought by each team.
15. 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.
16. Prizes
Trophy or/and certificate will be awarded to the top 3 places in each event/classes.Prize moneywill be awarded to the top 3placesin the course race event for eachclassas the following( including any local taxes):
For J80 class:
First Place: CYN 15,000.00,
Second Place: CYN 10,000.00,
Third Place: CYN 5000.00.
For Laser Radial Men, Laser Radial Women and Windsurfing:
First Place: CYN 3000.00,
Second Place: CYN 2000.00,
Third Place: CYN 1000.00.
17. Disclaimer of Liability
17.1. Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 3, 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.
17.2. All the people on board must sign the Disclaimer of Liability.
18. Insurance[NP][DP]
Eachcompetitor must have valid accident insurance with the minimum insurance cover of CYN 1,000,000per incident. The competitors who bring their own boats must have valid third party insurance for the boat with the minimum insurance cover of 500,000 RMB per incident. Original insurance document should be displayed during the registration. If not, insuranceshould bepurchased at theregistration. Those who do not provide theoriginal insurance document or purchase the insurance on-site maybe banned to participate by the organizing authority.
19. Accommodation for Participants
19.1Accommodation will be arranged by the organizing authority from11th-15th, August. The accommodation fee will be paid by teams and organizing authority together. The organizing authority will provide CYN 100.00 as subsidy per person per night for non-qingdao local crew who stay in the official hotel designated by the organizing authority, other costs need to be covered by the teams themselves. Meals except breakfast should be arranged by the teams.
19.2 The hotel may collect CYN 200.00 cash deposit for property damage from each competitor. If there is no property damage, it will be returned when checking out of the hotel.
19.3Accommodation fornon-sailing participants. Team staffs (non-sailing participants) may contact theorganizing authority for accommodation at designated hotel in advance, which is suitable for the participants’ accommodation during the non-competition period.
20. Sailing conditions
The average temperature in August is 22 ℃ -30 ℃ and prevailing wind is force 2-5 south & southeast and water temperature is 22℃-25℃.
21. Others
For further information, please contact:
Local OrganizingAuthority:
Name:Xin Kejiang,Meng Yuejiao,
Fax: +86 (0)532 8591 6115
Tel: +86 (0)532 8591 6115, +86 (0)5325870 2691
E-mail: qdfgzxjsb@qd.shandong.cn
Address: Room 1616, No.17 Xianggangzhong Road, Qingdao, China,
Post Code: 266071
Chinese Yachting Association:
Name:Wang Jiaxin
Fax:+86-(0)10-67093169
Tel:+86-(0)10-67122438
Address: Room306, Tiantan Sports Culture Center, No.74 Tiantan Dong Road,Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Post Code:100061
Appendix:
Qingdao International Regatta 2021
Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center
