Millennium Series 7 - Bough Beech SC
- Dates
- 15 Oct 2022
- Venue
- Bough Beech Sailing Club
Inland venue in Kent with easy launching and close racing area. Another friendly club with a good home fleet.
Here’s the Notice of Race
2022 Millenium Series open meeting Saturday 15th October
At Bough Beech Sailing Club NOTICE OF RACE
Venue: Bough Beech Sailing Club Tel: 01892 870538
Bough Beech,
Nr. Edenbridge
Kent TN8 7AN
Bough Beech reservoir is situated in the Weald of Kent between Sevenoaks and Edenbridge.
Organising Authority: The Bough Beech SC.
1. Rules
1.1. The series will be governed by the rules as defined in the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2021 - 2024, the RYA prescriptions, This Notice of Race (NOR) and the Sailing Instructions (SIs).
1.2. In the event of any conflict between these Rules, those of Sailing Instructions shall prevail.
1.3 The exoneration penalty (and the advisory and RYA Arbitration) of the RYA Rules disputes procedures will be available.
1.4. RRS 29.2; RRS 35; RRS 40.2; RRS 60.1(a); RRS 64.2; RRS A4. RRS A5; A9(a); Race signals ICF “L” and Appendix S 11.1. The changes will appear in full in the Sailing Instructions. The Sailing Instructions may also change other racing rules.
1.5 The ‘Measurement Rules’, ‘Event and Series Rules’, and the ‘2022 Millennium Series Rules’ of the 2000 Class Association shall apply. All documents are available on the Class Association website.
2. Safety Regulations
2.1 Adequate personal buoyancy must be worn by all persons at all times when afloat and on the pontoon jetty, except briefly while adjusting clothing or personal equipment. This changes RRS Rule 40 and the preamble to Part 4, and BBSC Club Byelaw E8.
Buoyancy must be appropriate to the size and weight of the individual and the activity in which they are engaged and must be worn in accordance with the manufacturer’s guidelines. It is the responsibility of each individual, or in the case of a child, their parent, guardian or support person to ensure this.
3. Eligibility & Entry
3.1 All Entrants must be members of an RYA affiliated club or personal members of the RYA
3.2 The series is open to 2000 dinghies. Boats may only be entered using the official entry form.
3.3 Eligible boats may enter either by completing the online entry form available on-line
at www.boughbeechsc.org.uk , with payment online prior to the Friday before the event; or by entering on the day at the club, with payment also being online. We would encourage entry and payment prior please in order to have a better idea regarding numbers.
3.4 Entries will be accepted up to 1030hrs on the race days for those entering on the day.
3.5The regatta is open to all boats of the 2000 class that meet the obligations of the 2000 class rules.
3.6 Either the helm or crew of the boat shall be a member of the 2000 Class Association or otherwise meets the requirements of 2000 Class Measurement Rule 5.2.
3.7 The Organising Authority may cancel the event, cancel classes and reject or cancel entries at its absolute discretion, subject to RRS 76.
4. Fees.
4.1 Required series fees are as follows: £25 per boat / £20 Junior helm.
5. Schedule.
5.1 Registration will take place in the club house from 09.30 hrs.
5.2 A briefing will be held at 10.15hrs
5.3 Times of races.
Race 1 1100 hrs
Race 2 As soon as possible after race 1
5.4 The Race Committee may at its discretion start races 3 and 4 as soon as possible after Race 2, or after a break ashore.
5.5 No warning signal for races will be given after 15.15 hrs.
6. Sailing instructions.
6.1 The sailing Instruction will be available on the club website and on the official notice boards in the clubhouse.
7. The Courses.
7.1 The courses to be sailed will be defined in the sailing instructions and displayed at the club.
8. Penalty system
8.1 Rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two Turn Penalty is replaced by the One Turn Penalty.
9. Scoring.
9.1 The scoring system of RRS Appendix A.4 will apply (see RRS 90.3).
9.2 A minimum of one race is required to be completed to constitute the series.
9.3 The number of races a boat may exclude from her score (or the number of races to count) will depend upon the number of races completed as follows:
Number of races completed Races to count
5 races completed 4 races to count
4 races completed 3 races to count
3 races completed 3 races to count
2 races completed 2 races to count
1 race completed 1 race to count
10. Radio Communications.
10.1 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.
11. Prizes
11.1 The Bough Beech Organising Committee will award prizes at its discretion.
11.2 Each Millennium series event will have prizes and mementos awarded as follows;
a) Medals for top 3 helm and crew overall.
b) Medals for leading ‘Family Junior’ team.
c) Memento for all teams taking part in their first 2000 class event.
d) Sponsor prize for the team (outside the top 3), with the most consistent (lowest) score in all races.
e) Sponsor prize for the leading team that has not won a sponsor prize so far during the year.
12. Advertising
12.1 .Boats may be required to display advertising supplied by the organising authority.
13. Risk Statement
13.1 RRS 3 states: ‘The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone.’ By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks. These risks include strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury. Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma, hypothermia or other causes. 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.
14. Insurance.
14.1 It is a condition of entry that each participating boat shall be insured with valid third- party liability insurance with a level of cover adequate to cover all third party claims.
15. Rights and Copyright
15.1 By participating in this event, a competitor automatically grants to the Organising Authority the right in perpetuity to make, use and show at their discretion any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television and other reproductions of him/her during this long series event and of all of his/her material related to the championship, without compensation.
16. Data Protection
16.1 In order to manage the events, information provided by competitors will be held on a database. The management of personal information and images (as in NOR 15) will
comply with the Club’s Privacy Policy http://www.boughbeechsc.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/docs/BBSC-Privicy-policy.pdf
and Data Protection Guidelines. http://www.boughbeechsc.org.uk/wp- content/uploads/docs/BBSC-Data-Protection-Guidelines.pdf
The Organising Committee, BBSC March 2022
Additional information
Protection against invasive species
All participating boats will be expected to have met the Clubs protective procedure against “invasive species” before entering the water boards property.
Camping.
Camping is not permitted.
Parking.
Parking is available in the club car park. Boats should be rigged in the car park and walked down on their launching trolleys to the slipway.
Security.
Valuables should not be left in the changing rooms or visible in cars.
Dogs.
Under the terms of the Sutton and East Surrey Water Company byelaws, Dogs are not permitted on the premises of the Club, its grounds or car parks.
The Organising Committee, Bough Beech SC. May 2022