Class: Dragon
Date: August 21 - 23, 2009
Organiser: The Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS
Venue: Saltsjöbaden
1 RULES
1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2 Class rules will apply.
1.3 All boats shall in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20 display advertising provided by the event organiser.
2 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Competitors shall comply with ISAF Regulation 19.
2.2 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance.
2.3 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organising 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.
3 ENTRIES
3.1 Advance entry shall be made online at www.ksss.se not later than August 16, 2009.
3.2 The advance entry shall include the following: name of the regatta, race class, letters, sail no., skippers name, skippers address, telephone no., e-mail and yacht club. Please find the entry form at www.ksss.se.
3.3 The entry fee is SEK 1500 and is to be paid to KSSS, online trough the entry form. Late entry fee, SEK 2250, after August 16, 2009.
4 REGISTRATION AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS
4.1 Registration shall be made at the race office not later than Saturday August 22, 2009, at 08.30.
4.2 Measurement checks may be performed.
5 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
5.1 The sailing instructions will be handed out upon completion of the registration.
6 TIME SCHEDULE
6.1 Friday August 21
15.00-20.00 Registration
15.00 Warning signal for Tune Up Race
19.00 Opening ceremony at KSSS
Saturday August 22
08.00-08.30 Registration
08.30 Skippers meeting
10.00 Time for the first warning signal
After sail after the races
19.00 Regatta dinner
Sunday August 23
10.00 Time for first warning signal
No warning signal after 14.00 hrs.
Prize giving ceremony and after sail as soon as possible after the races.
6.1 Six races are scheduled.
7 RACING AREA
7.1 The racing area will be at Baggensfjärden.
8 THE COURSE
8.1 Windward-leeward races will be sailed.
9 SCORING
9.1 The low point scoring system of RRS Appendix A will apply, modified so that when three or fewer races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
9.2 Three races are required to be completed to constitute a championship.
10 PRIZES
10.1 KSSS prizes for each class according to the number of yachts entered in the class: one prize for every five yachts or part of five, until a maximum of eight prizes for each class. Swedish Sailing Federation Championship plaques.
INFORMATION
Race Director: Eva Holmsten
Project manager regattas: Isabelle Mungsgård, isabelle@ksss.se
Accommodation
Grand Hotel is offering a discount for competitors. Please call +46 8 506 170 00 for booking. Launching and mooring Boats can be launched with crane at KSSS.
Mooring, without charge, is to be made in the KSSS Marina.