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Oban Sailing Club

Oban Town Regatta

Notice of Race

Saturday 19^th & Sunday 20^th May 2007
DRAFT

You are cordially invited to enter our annual open sailing meeting for cruisers and keelboats. This year we are holding an entirely separate event for dinghies, taking place on the preceding weekend.

1. ORGANISING AUTHORITY
   Oban Town Regatta will be organised by a Race Committee (the Committee) consisting of representatives of Oban Sailing Club, together with any additional members they wish to co-opt.

2. RULES
   Races shall be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-8 (RRS), the Prescriptions of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), the Sailing Instructions and any appropriate class rules. RRS Appendix 1 Category C shall apply. In the event of any conflict, the Sailing Instructions shall prevail.

3. RESPONSIBILITY
   The safety of a boat and her entire management including insurance shall be the sole responsibility of the owner or skipper racing the boat, including the decision to start or to continue with any race. Nothing, whether in the Notice of Race or the Sailing Instructions or anywhere else, reduces this responsibility.

4. SCHEDULE OF RACES
   A briefing for all competitors will be held at 1200 on Saturday 19th May in the Clubhouse. Races will be scheduled for the following classes:- Fast, Slow and Restricted Sail Handicap races for Keelboats. Spinnakers, Twin headsails, headsails that do not comply with RRS 50.4, or any sails that the Committee considers not to be within the spirit of the Class e.g. Ghosters, Cruising Chutes, Mizzen Staysails, etc. are not permitted in the Restricted Sail Class. Any class of boat with more than six entries is likely to have its own start.

5. RESERVATIONS
   The Committee reserves the right to cancel, amalgamate or split classes at their discretion, to make any alteration to the Schedule of Races and Sailing Instructions it considers necessary, and to refuse any entry.

6. ENTRY FEES & SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
   The entry fee will be £20 per boat, and should be submitted with the Entry Form to Oban Sailing Club, Gallanach Road, Oban, Argyll PA34 4PD prior to the briefing on Saturday 19th May. Copies of the Entry Form will be accepted (it prints out best in Medium Font size) but, as a signature is required, eMails are not acceptable.
   Sailing Instructions will be available at the Clubhouse on the days of the races.

7. HANDICAP & SCORING SYSTEMS
   Races will be sailed using the Portsmouth System of Handicaps as described in the current version of RYA Booklet YR2. Scoring will be as described in RRS Appendix A using the Low Points System.

8. CATERING AND SOCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
   The entry fee includes Temporary Membership of the Club for the weekend. This does not confer compliance with RRS 75.1(a). A buffet lunch will be available on Sunday 20th May in the Clubhouse at a reasonable cost, and a Barbecue will be held after racing on Saturday. The bar will be open throughout the weekend.

9. PRIZES
   Trophies will be awarded for each day according to the points awarded. There will also be a best overall result within each class awarded on the points aggregate. In the event of a tie, the last race will be the decider.

10. MOORINGS
    Moorings in the vicinity of the Clubhouse can be provided for visiting boats (preferably with advance notice), together with a ferry service between races on Sunday.