Notice of race

Notice of Race
Swedish J/24 Class Association and Trelleborgs Båtsällskap invites to
J/24 Svenskt Mästerskap
J/24 Swedish Championship
Date: 2023, July 7-9
Event: J/24 Swedish Championship 2023
Place: Gislövs Läge , Trelleborg
Level of the competition: Red
Class: J/24
Organizer: Trelleborgs Båtsällskap (TBS)

  1. Rules
    1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing
    (RRS) and with appendix S, Standard Sailing Instructions.
    1.2 Swedish competitors shall when racing follow the licensing rules for advertising as
    decided by the Swedish Sailing Federation.
    1.4 Competitors shall when afloat wear personal flotation devices. This rule does not apply
    to short-term replacement or adjustment of clothing or personal equipment, or when
    competitors are in the harbor or under deck. Wet suits and dry suits are not personal
    flotation devices. This changes RRS 40. A boat that breaks this rule may be warned or
    penalized at the discretion of the protest committee (DP).
    1.5 The competitor that is in charge on board shall follow Swedish Sailing Federations
    racing license regulation for competitors. This regulation applies from the year the
    competitor reach the age of 12. Competitors from other countries than Sweden are
    exempt from this regulation.
    1.6 The class rules for J/24 will apply.
  2. Eligibility requirements
    2.1 The competitor that is in charge on board the boat shall be a member of his/her Member
    National Authority or one of its affiliated organisations.
    2.2 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance.
    2.3 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to
    Race. 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.
    2.4 All Swedish crew members must be members of the Swedish J/24 Class
    Association.
    2.5 A competitor must be at least twelve years old the year the competition is
    conducted.
  3. Entries
    3.1 Entry shall be made not later than July 1, 2023
    Swedish teams on www.sailarena.com
    International teams to info@trelleborgsbs.se
    3.2 Required entry information
    Boatname: Crew 1: Birthday:
    Sail No: Crew 2: Birthday:
    Club: Crew 3: Birthday:
    Helmsman: Crew 4: Birthday:
    Home address: Crew 5: Birthday:
    Postal address:
    Country:
    Telephone:
    E-mail:
    3.3 The entry fee is 2 900 SEK.
    Swedish payment
    to:SailArena
    3.4 From outside Sweden:
    Trelleborgs Båtsällskap
    Bank details: Swedbank
    IBAN no. SE89 8000 0821 4994 3890 7793
    BIC: SWEDSESS
    Note; mark the payment with Sailnumber
    Entry is not valid until payment is made.
    Reduced fee to a total of 2000 SEK per boat for young Swedish crews where all are
    under 25 years of age.
    The fee includes: regatta, launching and hauling boats, mooring, parking trailers,
    parking of RV´s, After Sail BBQ on Friday, regatta party Saturday, prizes, sanction fee
    SSF (100 SEK).
    3.5 Late entry will be accepted according to following conditions: An extra fee of 500 SEK
    will be charged for late entry or payment received after 2nd of Jul 2023.
  4. Registration and measurement checks
    4.1 Registrations of all crew members shall be made at the race office not later than 15.00
    on 7
    th of July 2023
    4.2 Measurement certificates shall be presented at the registration.
    4.3 Competitor that is in charge onboard, according to §1.5 shall be able to present a valid
    Swedish license for competitor.
    4.4 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules
    and sailing instructions. On the water, the race- or/and the technical committee can
    instruct a boat to proceed immediately to a prescribed location forinspection.
    4.5 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless approved by the
    race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the Race committee at the
    first reasonable opportunity.
    4.6 A competitor may not be substituted without the written permission of the race
    committee.
    4.7 Check of crew weight will be made.
  5. Sailing Instructions
    5.1 The sailing instructions will consist of the instructions in RRS Appendix S, Standard
    Sailing Instructions that will be on the official notice board located at the clubhouse and
    online https://trelleborgsbs.se/segling/J24/
    5.2
  6. Time schedule
    6.1 Friday July 7
    12:00 – 15:00 Registration, measurement and crew weight check.
    12.00 – 15.00 Launching. There will be no launching after 15.00 on Friday.
    16:00 Skippers meeting at the Clubhouse
    17:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 2 racesscheduled.
    Friday Evening: Get together and Welcome Grill, bring your own drinks.
    Saturday July 8
    10:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 4 races scheduled.
    Saturday Evening 19:00: Dinner and Party at the club house, bring your own drinks.
    Sunday July 9
    11:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 2 races scheduled.
    No warning signal later than 13:30.
    Prize giving as soon as possible after races finishes. There will be time to lift
    the boats before price giving.
  7. Implementation
    7.1 8 races are scheduled
  8. Scoring
    8.1 The low point scoring system of RRS Appendix A will apply, modified so that when
    three or fewer races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her
    race scores and in the case of more than three completed races, the worst score will be
    excluded.
    8.2 3 races are required to be completed to constitute a championship.
  9. Prizes
    9.1 There will be prizes to top 3 boats.
    Perpetual trophy for best Swedish youth boat, all under 25 years.
    Perpetual trophy for Swedish Champion.
    Perpetual Trophy for most 1:st places or lowest point.
    9.2 Swedish Sailing Federation’s prices are awarded according to “SSF:s
    Tävlingsreglemente 2022”, chapter 8 Championship for Swedish crews.
    9.3 The winner of the Swedish championship is invited to the Swedish competition
    “Seglingens Mästare” according to the rules for this event.
    Entry to “Seglingens Mästare” must be made latest 14 days after the completion of this
    Championship.
    Date: 2023-05-10
    Name: Anders Mohlin /TBS
    Attachment to notice of race.
    Practical information
    Dinner, bring your own drinks. Included is food, coffee/tea and biscuit, music
    Additional dinner tickets costs 300 SEK, should be booked at the same time as the entry.
    Grill of hot dogs will be arranged Friday after the races. Bring your own drinks.
    Launching and lifting of boats are included in the entry fee during Friday 7
    th between 12.00-
    15.00 and for 2 hours directly after the final race on Sunday 9
    th. Any launches or lifts outside these times will be paid for separately directly to the crane operator.