Wanderers RS Club, WA
Central Park Avenue Reserve, 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
NOTICE OF RACE
1. ORGANIZING AUTHORITY
Club sailing is organized under the overall authority of the Australian Radio Yachting Association Incorporated (ARYA) and conducted by the Wanderers RS Club and its duly appointed Race Committee.
2. RULES
2.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 as amended by Appendix E (Radio Sailing Racing Rules).
2.2 The following documents will apply: Notice of Race (NoR), Sailing Instructions (SI), the Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS) and the respective Class Rules.
3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
3.1 Participation is open to
(a) affiliated members in good standing with ARYA (Inc.) and
(b) members in good standing with the IRSA Delegated National Member of their country of residence.
3.2 Entry will be denied to anyone who has been expelled or is currently serving a suspension from the Club, the ARYA (Inc) or any state or territory RC sailing association affiliated with the ARYA (Inc).
3.3 The following class/es will be sailed:
Refer to the Club’s Sailing Calendar for details.
3.4 Members are not required to register in advance to participate in any of the scheduled events outlined in the club sailing calendar unless otherwise required in accordance with a Notice of Race specific to the event.
3.5 Skippers with a disability who require assistance or special arrangements to participate should, prior to entry, contact the club to confirm that these can be made. The onus is on the competitor to establish whether the available facilities are suitable and, if necessary, make arrangements for a support person.
4. EVENT SCHEDULE
Racing Dates and Times: Refer to the Club Sailing Calendar
5. FEES
Entry fees will be set by the Club and may be required for participation in any of the scheduled events outlined in the club sailing calendar, unless otherwise required in accordance with the Notice of Race specific to the event.
6. FREQUENCIES
The permitted frequency band is 2.4 GHz.
7. PERSONAL SAIL NUMBERS
ARYA authorised personal numbers shall take preference over other conflicting sail numbers.
8. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
ARYA Standard Sailing Instructions are available on the ARYA website (www.arya.asn.au).
9. VENUE
Regular Club sailing will be held at Central Park Avenue Reserve, Canning Vale, WA unless otherwise advertised.
10. COURSES
Courses will be at the discretion of the Race Officer and announced prior to the race.
11. PENALTY SYSTEM AND PROTESTS
11.1 RRS 44.1 is amended by E4.3: Taking a Penalty. The Arbitration System for Protest Hearings (Sailing Instructions Appendix A) will not be used.
11.2 A Protest Committee will be appointed to hear any protests arising from the event and may comprise competitors not involved in the incident. RRS 61.2 and 62.2 may be replaced by a verbal notification and hearing if all parties affected by the incident agree.
12. CONDUCT
The Australian Radio Yachting Association Inc and the Wanderers RS Club recognise that all events offer considerable publicity opportunities to Clubs, Associations and the sport generally. Competitor behaviour can impact unfavourably on the sport and all competitors.
Behaviour by a competitor that is in breach of good manners or sportsmanship or which may bring the sport into disrepute shall result in a hearing in accordance with RRS 2 or RRS69.1 or the Race Officer may offer a competitor a two turns on the spot penalty to avoid going to protest. However, the Race Officer is not obliged to make this offer, nor is a competitor obliged to accept it in which case a protest hearing shall proceed.
15. DIGITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
By taking part in this event, the competitor gives the organisation and the event’s sponsors the right to use and show at any time static or moving pictures, films and TV recordings of the competitor and/or their boat made during this ARYA Ranking regatta in any materials, on any Web pages, and on any social media in support or in connection with the event, including the publication of results.
16. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
All those entering or taking part in Club sailing activities do so at their own risk and responsibility. (See RRS 4). The Australian Radio Yachting Association (Incorporated), Wanderers RS Club and any other parties involved in the organisation of club sailing disclaim:
“Any and every responsibility whatsoever for loss, material damage, personal injury or death, or inconvenience that might occur to persons and goods, both ashore and on the water, prior to, during or after the regatta, as a consequence of entering or participating in the Championship covered by this Notice of Race.”
At all times the responsibility for the safety of their boat and themselves plus the decision to participate or continue must rest solely with and remain at all times with the competitors.
17. MINIMUM NUMBER OF COMPETITORS
If on a Championship race day, less than 5 boats are present in the start area for the first race of the day, then the races on that day shall not be scored in the Championship series. They shall be scored as a stand-alone day of races.
18. MINIMUM NUMBER OF RACES
A minimum of 5 races must be started for a Championship Series.
Note:
Clauses 17 and 18 added following decisions at 2 April 2023 Committee meeting.
End of Document
ARYA Affiliated Club Notice of Race
December 2022 modified 07/04/2023