2024 ALBERTA PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS -

• ILCA-NA District 5 Championship

  (20 ILCA-NA Grand Prix Points)

  Amendment 1 (August 5^th 2024, Title, 4 ,5)*

   

  Organizing Authority (OA):

  Calgary Yacht Club

   

  31 August – 2 September 2024

   

   

  Chestermere Lake, Alberta

   

  NOTICE OF RACE (NoR)

  
  

   

• 1      RULES
• The event is governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
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• 2      SAILING INSTRUCTIONS (SI’s)
• The SI’s will be available after 1700hrs on the 30^th of August at the CYC.
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• 3      COMMUNICATION
• The official notice board is located on the exterior west side of the change room building.
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• 4      ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
• 4.1   The Alberta Provincial Championship is open to all classes.
• 4.2   To be considered an entry in the event, a boat shall have completed all registration requirements and paid all fees.
• 4.3   Boats of the same class registered by the 31^st of August at 0855 hrs may be scored as a fleet at the discretion of the Race Officer (RO).  All other boats will be scored using the current wind adjusted Portsmouth handicapping system.
• 4.4   Entry into ILCA-NA District 5 Championship requires the sailor to have active ILCA membership and is limited to the following fleets: ILCA 4, ILCA 6 & ILCA 7
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• 5      FEES
• 5.1   Register online at https://calgaryyachtclub.wildapricot.org/event-5789410?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=8/12/2024; ILCA D5 Championship entry is not complete until class membership is verified online here.  Regattas include the regatta, wine & cheese reception, breakfast all three days and Monday Lunch
• 5.2   Early Registration online between July 19 and August 19 is:

• Opti                                                                             $70

  ILCA Member and ILCA 4, 6, or 7                              $60

  Single-handed Regatta for Non-ILCA Members        $110

  Double-handed Regatta                                             $190

  Triple handed Regatta                                                $270

   

       5.3 Normal Registration online between August 20 and August 31 is:

  Opti                                                                             $80

  ILCA Member and ILCA 4, 6, or 7                             $80

  Single-handed Regatta for Non-ILCA Members        $130

  Double-handed Regatta                                             $210

  Triple-handed Regatta                                               $290

• 5.4   Late Registration is available on-site at the Regular Registration rate on Friday evening and     Saturday morning, though it may not include all the same benefits as an advanced Online registration.
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• 5.5  The deadline for ordering Saturday and/or Sunday dinner is August 25.  Subject to change, but preliminary plans are that Saturday dinner will be Prime Rib and Sunday dinner will be Lasagna. Meal Cost:

• Saturday Dinner                                              $30

  Sunday Dinner                                                $20

  Saturday and Sunday Dinner                         $40

  Breakfast (included in sailor’s registration)    $15

• 6      SCHEDULE

• Date	Time	Event
  30 August (Friday)	1830	Wine & Cheese
  1830-2000	Registration
  31 August (Saturday)	0830 – 0925	Registration
  0945	Competitors’ Meeting
  1100	Warning Signal for the 1st race of the day
  01 September (Sunday)	1100	Warning Signal for the 1st race of the day
  02 September (Monday)	1000	Warning Signal for the 1st race of the day
  1400	No warning signal after this time

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• 6.2  Fifteen races are scheduled.

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• 7      VENUE

• Racing will take place on the waters of Chestermere Lake, Alberta.

   

• 8      COURSES
• The courses to be sailed will be either Windward/Leeward or Triangle/Sausage and a Hollywood Finish.

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• 9      SCORING
• 10.1  One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.

• 10.2  (a)  When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

  her race scores.

     (b)  When 5 to 10 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

  her race scores, excluding her worst score.

     (c)  When more than 10 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total

              of her race scores, excluding her two worst scores.

   

• 10   RISK STATEMENT

• Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 3, DECISION TO RACE. The OA will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regattas.

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• 11   INSURANCE
• Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $2,000,000 per incident or the equivalent for the duration of the regattas.  The organizing authority does not accept any responsibility for verifying that a boat has valid third-party liability insurance.
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• 12   FURTHER INFORMATION
• Please contact Isaac Bussin (ibussin@gmail.com)