XX H.M. KING JUAN CARLOS I TROPHY
(IDA GRADE 1 EVENT)
CASCAIS DRAGON WINTER SERIES 2014/2015

9 to 12 April 2015
CASCAIS - PORTUGAL
NOTICE OF RACE

1. RULES
The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.

2 ADVERTISING
2.1 Advertising will be restricted to ISAF Regulation 20.4
2.2 Competitors may be required to display advertising chosen by the event organiser in accordance with ISAF Advertising Code - Regulation 20.4.1.1. Any required advertising material and instructions for their use, shall be distributed at registration.

3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
3.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the Dragon class.
3.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending it, together with the required fee, to Clube Naval de Cascais, Esplanada Príncipe D. Luis Filipe 2750- 411 Cascais - Portugal or send it by email to: regatas@cncascais.com or fill the online entry form available at the event web site in www.cncascais.com by 06/04/2015.
3.3 The Organising Authority reserves the right to accept entries after the established deadline.
3.4 Each boat has to present at registration a copy of the boat insurance policy and a copy of the boat measurement certificate.
3.5 The entry fee is 200€ and can be paid by Bank Transfers through:
Bank: Banco Espirito Santo
Account Number: 2460 0131 0004
NIB: 0007 0246 0000 1310 004 62
IBAN: PT50 0007 0246 0000 1310 004 62
SWIFT/BIC: BESCPTPL
3.6 No fees are refundable after the entry closing date. Before that date entry fees will be refunded after deducting 50% for administration expenses.
3.7 For non Portuguese Boats, the entry fee includes 30 days FREE parking before, during and after that Series dates with unlimited craning and in water mooring in the Club Buoys, including on training days outside Series dates.
3.8 Boats wishing to be scored as Corinthians must refer and declare it in the entry form, and shall include a complete crew list and show the classification, ISAF I/D number and classification expiry date for each crew.

4. ISAF CLASSIFICATION CODE
The ISAF Sailor Classification Code will apply.

5 SCHEDULE
5.1 Registration and crew weighing will be made on April 08 from 14:00 to 18:00 and on April 09 from 09:00 to 13:00
5.2 Dates of racing:

5.3 Number of races: 8 races are scheduled 
5.4 No more than 3 races will be sailed per day
5.5 On Sunday, April 12, no warning signal will be made after 14:00

6 MEASUREMENTS
All Dragons must have a valid Measurement Certificate according to the rules of the International Dragon Association. Copy of this Document should be presented at registration.

7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available to all competitors during the registration period.

8 VENUE
8.1 The regatta will be held on the Clube Naval de Cascais facilities.
8.2 The races will be held on Cascais Bay and on the Guia race areas.

9 THE COURSES
The courses to be sailed will be windward /leeward with a spreader mark. Each race will have a target time of 60 minutes. Times different of these will not be grounds for redress.

10 PENALTY SYSTEM
For the Dragon class, rule 44.1 is changed so that only one turn, including one tack and one gybe, is required.

11 SCORING
11.1 One (1) race is required to be completed to constitute a series.
11.2 (a) When 3 or less races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores.
(b) When 4 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score.

12 SUPPORT BOATS
Support boats shall be registered at the race office during the registration period. They shall display either an identification flag of minimum size 50 cm x 40 cm with their national letters or their national letters in black on a white background on the cover of their outboard engine.

13 BERTHING
13.1 Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the harbour. Boats will be moored on buoys in front of the club house and at the Marina de Cascais.
13.2 Allocation of berths will be made at the discretion of the Organizing Authority, and failure to comply with the OA instructions may be penalised.
13.3 The club can also arrange, at competitors costs, a berth at the Marina de Cascais, which must be requested in advanced.

14 HAUL-OUT RESTRICTIONS
Boats shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written permission of the race committee.

15 DIVING EQUIPMENT AND PLASTIC POOLS
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.

16 RADIO COMMUNICATION
Race information will be given on marine VHF (156-162MHz). The Channel will be stated in the SIs. The Organiser reminds participants that the use of VHF is governed by the applicable laws. It is the owner’s/helmsmans’s responsibility to fulfil all legal requirements to carry with and use marine VHF radio on board a yacht.

17 PRIZES
17.1 Prizes will be given to the top three boats, and the name of the overall winner will be engraved at the King Juan Carlos Perpetual Trophy.
17.2Prizes will also be awarded to the 1st Corinthian boat. To be eligible to participate in this category, the Yacht must have a crew of amateurs submitting Corinthian Entry Form as well as presenting valid copies of ISAF Competitor Classification 1 Declarations at the registration period. Sailors not having, or having an invalid ISAF Classification, will be scored as GROUP 3, and will not be eligible to take part in this category.
17.3 The winner of the first valid race of the event will win the “Vincie” trophy
17.4 The winner of the last valid race of the event will win the “Stavros” trophy

18 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, 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.
Clube Naval de Cascais or his staff will not accept any liability for any damage or loss caused to boats moored on the moorings supplied for the event.

19 INSURANCE
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 305.000 per event or the equivalent.

20 MARINA CAR PARK
The organizing Authority has arranged a special parking package for the full event (Thursday to Sunday), with a cost of 32€ for the 4 racing days. These cards must be requested, until the end of the entry deadline, stated at point 3.2 of this Notice of Race, and will be delivered during the entry confirmation period. Once received, the card must be used every time, when getting in and out of the Marina.

FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact:
Clube Naval de Cascais
Esplanada Príncipe D. Luis Filipe
2750 - 411 Cascais - Portugal
Tel > +351 21 483 01 25 <-> Fax > +351 21 486 87 12
Mail > regatas@cncascais.com <-> Web Site > www.cncascais.com