Notice Of Race
Notice of race of the
Heineken Regatta Curacao 2011
The Curacao Sailing Festival takes pleasure in inviting you to compete in the fourth Heineken Regatta Curacao, November 11, 12 and 13, 2011. Three days of racing for the racing class and two days for the other classes.
The organizing authority is the Curacao Sailing Festival Foundation. The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (2009 - 2012), which can be found at: www.sailing.org, the Sailing Instructions and its attachments.
Eligibility & Entry
The Regatta will be held for the following Classes that may get subdivided or combined:
Racing Class
Racing Cruising Class
Cruising Class
Open Fun Class
Multihull Class
Classes will be confirmed or altered by the final decision of the classification committee. All yachts, except yachts in the Open Fun Class, must have a 2011 Caribbean Sailing Association measurement certificate.
Other classes like sailboards,and beach cats will compete in separate organized races. See the special announcement on the website. A Fishing Tournament and other activities will also take place.
Fees
Racing Class, Racing Cruising Class, Cruising Class, Open Fun Class, Multihull Class: ANG175. (1 US$= ANG 1,75), Sailboards ANG 55 and Beach cats ANG 110
Schedule of races
Friday November 11th: Commodores Cup for the Racing class and Beach cats only and the Hyatt to Annabaai Feeder Race for all yacht classes.
Saturday November 12th: 2 races are scheduled for yachts, 3 for beachcats and 4 for sailboards.
Sunday November 13th: 2 races are scheduled for yachts, 3 for beachcats and 4 for sailboards.
Registration
Registration will be at the Regatta office on the Kleine Werf on Thursday, November 10th. From 10 am till 07 pm.
Venue, Courses and Sailing Instructions
The race courses will be on the waters south of the island of Curacao. There will be different length courses for the different classes. The Sailing Instructions and course details will be available at registration. Warning signals will not be before 8:55 am.
Penalty system
Decisions of the jury will be final as provided in RR 70.5
Scoring System
The low point system of Appendix A will apply. When classes have completed more than 4 races in a series her worst score will be excluded.
Prizes
In the Heineken Regatta Curacao prizes will be awarded for all classes.
CSA Rating Rule.
Participants of the Yachting classes with exception of the Open/Fun class must have a valid 2011 CSA digital rating certificate. Even if you just had your boat measured in 2010 it must be checked by a CSA Measurer and reissued. This takes very little time. CSA rating certificates are validated by CSA Measurers using an online rating program. Only these digitally certified certificates are considered valid. Please have this taken care of before coming to registration.
The possibility exists for a limited number of boats to be measured prior to the regatta. For more information on the Caribbean Sailing Association, the CSA Rating Rule and CSA measurers on all Caribbean Islands please check www.caribbean-sailing.com.
Live-aboard and Cruising boats without a valid CSA digital rating certificate have to sail in the Open Class under the Simplified CSA Rating Rule. These boats do not need to be measured. Filling out a simple form is all that is required. The idea behind this ‘open class’ is to allow live-aboard cruising boats to join the fun. It is not intended for boats that do a fair amount of racing or high performance boats.
CSA Dual Headsail Certificate.
CSA 2011 and onward certificates will display ratings for two headsail options. Any two headsails can be presented for measurement and be included on the certificate. Two sets of TCF’s will be generated for each certificate.
Upon registration both TCF’s must be registered with a notification on the Headsail/TCF you are planning to use.
When sailing under a different TCF as notified at the registration, the Race Committee must be informed as soon as possible. Failing to do so may result in disqualification.
No changes in sail size can be registered after the start of the first race of the series concerned.
Disclaimer of liability
Competitors participate in the Heineken Regatta Curacao entirely at their own risk. See RRS4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority and any other party involved in the organization and conduct of the regatta 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.
