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Sailing Instructions 2008 |
Notice of raceThe Sint Maarten Yacht Club takes pleasure in inviting you to compete in the 28th St.Maarten Heineken Regatta, March 6 to 9, 2008. The organizing authority is the Sint Maarten Yacht Club. The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (2005 - 2008), which can be found at www.sailing.org the Sailing Instructions and its attachments.
Advertising
The event will be Category “C” as specified in the RRS 2005-2008.
Boats may be required to display advertising provided by the organizing authority as permitted by ISAF Regulation 20.3. (d)(i). The organizing authority may charge a fee to permit advertising selected by the competitor to be displayed in the area reserved for advertising to the organizing authority (forward 20% of each side of the hull).
Eligibility & EntryThe Regatta will be held for the following
Classes that may get subdivided:
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CSA Rating Rule |
NON SPINNAKER:
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BAREBOAT:
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Boats of this class will be restricted to recognized bareboat fleets acceptable to the Race Committee, in their sole discretion. Only equipment provided as standard by the bareboat company will be allowed. No spinnakers, spinnaker poles, whisker poles or second headsail will be permitted. CSA Rating Rule
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MULTIHULL:
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St.Maarten Multihull Handicap System
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BEACH CATS:
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Texel Rating. There must be a minimum of 5 entries to make this class.
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OPEN CLASS:
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Simplified CSA Rating Rule (modified each day according to performance). Intended for live-aboard and boats without CSA rating certificates. |
Boats may enter by sending their entry to the
Sint Maarten Yacht Club by fax, mail or E-mail no later than February 27th 2008.
Boats may be accepted after this date by paying a late fee of US$50.00. Entry
form is available online or by contacting the regatta office.
Fees
All Classes: US$7.00 per foot for CSA yacht club members US$8.00 per foot for non CSA yacht club members
The entry fee includes a free water taxi pass for all racing crew members
The entry fee for the Budget Marine Commodores Cup is a flat fee of $65.00 per entry.
The entry fee may be paid at registration. The fee is payable in CASH, ST.MAARTEN CHEQUES, TRAVELERS CHEQUE or VISA/MASTER CARD. Entry Fee is in US Dollars.
Bow Numbers
A deposit of US$80.00 is charged for a set of bow numbers. You may pay this deposit at registration, when the bow numbers will be distributed. On Sunday, March 9th after racing bow numbers shall be returned and the deposit will be refunded.
Schedule of races
Thursday March 6th: Budget Marine Commodores Cup for Spinnaker classes only.
Friday March 7th, Saturday March 8th and Sunday March 9th Heineken Regatta for all classes.
The Commodores Cup will be scored as a separate event.
Spinnaker boats participating in racing on Friday March 7th till Sunday March 9th are not required to participate in the Commodores Cup on Thursday March 6th.
Registration
Registration will be at the Sint Maarten Yacht Club on Wednesday, March 5th and Thursday, March 6th from 11:00am till 5:00pm each day. Each entry in Spinnaker, Non-Spinnaker and Bareboat class must have a valid 2008 CSA rating certificate. Only digitally certified certificates are considered valid. Each entry in Open class or Multihull class must have a completed CSA simplified rating form or Multihull rating form attached to their entry form. Name changes to any boat may not be accepted after February 21st. If any name change is accepted this may be done at an administrative fee of US$50.00.
Courses
The race course for the Budget Marine Commodores Cup on Thursday March 6th will be a windward – leeward course for Spinnaker classes that have registered for that event only.
On Friday March 7th, Saturday March 8th and Sunday March 9th, race courses will be on the waters around the island of St.Maarten/Saint Martin. There will be different length courses for the different classes. Sub divided classes may sail different length courses with in the classes. The Sailing Instructions and course details will be available at registration.
Warning signals for the Budget Marine Commodores Cup and the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta will not be before 8:55 am.
Penalty system
Decisions of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.4
Scoring System
The low point system of Appendix A will apply. No scores will be excluded.
Prizes
When competing in the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta the following prizes will be awarded.
The Principal Cup will be the Cup for the “Most Worthy Performance of the Regatta, as determined by the Organizing Authority in their sole discretion”. The Columbus Cup is for the overall winner of the Bareboat Class; this is the only overall class trophy. Trophies will also be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each class. Every day a “Most Worthy Performance of the Day” Cup will be awarded to the boat that fits this title, in sole discretion of the Organizing Authority. The Around the Island Race trophies will be awarded on Friday to the fastest Spinnaker, fastest Non-Spinnaker and fastest Multihull classes.
Also a trophy will be awarded for the winning boats in the St.Maarten leg of the Caribbean Big Boat Series.
Separate trophies will be awarded for the Budget Marine Commodores Cup (windward – leeward course) on Thursday March 6th.
Disclaimer of liability
Competitors participate in the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta 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.
CSA Rating Certificate
Your boat must have a valid 2008 CSA digital rating certificate. Even if you just had your boat measured in 2007 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.
CSA rating certificate changes will only be approved in accordance with the amendment to Rule A.3.4.2. of the CSA Rating Rule, which can be found on their website listed below.
For more information on the Caribbean Sailing
Association and the CSA Rating Rule and CSA Measurers on all Caribbean Islands
please check www.caribbean-sailing.com
If you need your boat measured please contact:
Stuart Knaggs:
Phone: (599) 557-1990, email
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David de Vries:
Phone: (599)-520-1927,
email
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Alfred Koolen:
Phone: (599)-557-7809, email
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Shell/Sol Water taxi services |
 Our loyal sponsor, The Sol Group, representing SHELL Marine Products, again makes the availability of our water taxi service possible for all participants of the 27th St.Maarten Heineken Regatta.
In order to insure that all participants are ferried to and from their boats in a timely and comfortable fashion, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club invested in boats over the last few years in order further improve the service this year.
The Water Taxi Pass for each crewmember racing in the Regatta is included in the entry fees and is valid for unlimited use during the official opening hours:
- Thursday, March 6th : 16:00 - 01:00
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 07:00 to 09:30 and 14:00 to 01:00.
Simply hoist the yellow & red SHELL flag during the day or use the glow stick which will have changing colors this year, during evening hours (provided by us at registration) when you want to go ashore and one of our comfortable Water Taxi dinghies will come and pick you up.
Three zones, named A, B and C, have been defined for anchorage. The SHELL Water Taxi Service will only operate between these zones and a dedicated dock. You will find the area your boat has been assigned to in the last minute information handed out at registration
When it is time to board your boat, especially early in the morning when you are in a rush and bringing the supplies for the day such as lunch, water and of course the most important of them all sun tan lotion, go to the SHELL Water Taxi Service Dock.
The departure points of the taxis for the various zones (A, B or C) are indicated with large signboards. It is therefore important for you to remember in which zone you are anchored. Remembering other characteristics like the name of your boat, your bow number, etc. will be of great help to the drivers to locate your boat.
The people in the "SHELL Shirts" will do their utmost again to take you to and from your boat, before and after a great day's racing and partying.
After official opening hours at night and on Monday morning the 5th of March, a limited number of water taxis may run as part of a private enterprise. The cost thereof is not included in the Water Taxi Pass. The Regatta Organization does not accept any responsibility for any form of water taxi service rendered outside the scheduled times as mentioned above.
The Water Taxi Service is standby on VHF channel 14 for emergencies only.
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Tel (599) 543 0068
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Fax (599) 544 2476
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Website: www.stmaarten-activities.com
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If you would like to go out and see the race from the water we can recommend you to contact the following companies:
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