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 - Kitesurf World Cup Sylt

NOTICE of RACE
2011 IKA Course Racing World Championships
27.06.2011 – 03.08.2011
Westerland/Sylt, Germany

An International Kiteboarding Class Association sanctioned event

1 EVENT
1.1 The 2011 IKA Course Racing World Championships will be held from 27.06.2011 (day of registration) to 03.07.2011 (day of prize giving).

1.2 The Event includes the following Disciplines, Divisions and Grades:
Open Men
Production Boards Men
Open Women
Production Boards Women
At the same time, an event of the European Freestyle Championship series is taking place. If conditions permit, races will be scheduled in a way that competitors can attend both competitions.

1.3 The event scores 715 points towards the IKA course racing world rankings

1.4 The price money per discipline is as follows:
15000 Euro for course racing open (production boards are scored in both open and production ranking)

2 ORGANISER
2.1 The event will be organised by Brand Guides GmbH &Co KG, for and on behalf of, and under specified conditions laid down by, the International Kiteboarding Class Association (IKA).

2.2 The event is organised in conjunction with Sylt Tourismus-Service GmbH

3 VENUE
3.1 The event will be based at Westerland Beach, Sylt, Germany
3.2 Conditions to be expected – winds 8-40 knots; water conditions: flat till up to 3 m waves; water temperature 20 degree celsius; air temperature 20 degree celsius

4 RULES
4.1 This is an IKA sanctioned event governed by:

4.1.1 The ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), including the Experimental Kiteboarding Competition Rules

4.1.2 The IKA Class Rules
4.1.3 No National Authority prescriptions will apply.
4.1.4 The WSSRC Rules on WSSRC supervised events.
4.1.5 This Notice of Race (NoR) and the Sailing Instructions (SI)
4.1.6 The IKA Point System
4.1.7 The IKA Code of Conduct

4.2 If there is a conflict between the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions (SI’s), the SI’s shall take precedence.

4.3 If there is a conflict between languages, the English text will take precedence.

5 ELIGIBILITY & ENTRY
5.1 All entries shall meet the requirements of ISAF Regulation 19 - Eligibility Code.

5.2 Competitors shall be members of a National Kiteboarding Class Association, or of the relevant International Class Association, and their current year membership fees shall have been fully paid.
National Associations shall be paid up members of the IKA.

5.3 Individual Membership formalities can be completed on site for competitors without national class association.

5.4 Entry numbers are limited as follows:
no limitation

5.5 The following qualifying procedures or systems apply:
no qualification

5.6 Competitors shall provide the following documentation prior to completing registration formalities on
site:
 Original Entry Form
 Proof of Entry Fee payment
 Evidence of national membership
 Evidence of valid third party insurance – minimum 1 million Euro
 Proof of age
 Parental/legal Guardian Assent - for those under age of 18
 Medical Treatment Permission - for those under age of 18 or on their parents medical insurance policy

5.7 Coaches and team support personnel shall provide the following documentation prior to completing
registration formalities on site:
 Original Coach Entry Form
 Proof of Coach Entry Fee payment
 Boat Driving Licence (if applicable)
 Evidence of valid third party insurance for drivers of coach boats – minimum 5 million Euro
 Proof of ICA membership

5.8 The Registration will take place inside the riders event area from 1700 till 1900 hours

6 FEES
6.1 The Entry Fee is as follows: 120 Euro

6.2 Entry Fees shall be paid by 11th of June, 2011. Late entries incur a further 20 Euro surcharge.

6.3 The Coach Entry Fee for ICA members is 40 Euro, and 50 Euro for non ICA coaches and other team personnel.

6.4 Payments are to be made to the following account:
Brand Guides Gmbh & Co KG "Sylt"
Deutsche Bank
IBAN DE 03200 70024 040 38543 00
BIC DEUTDEDBHAM
Payments by paypal may be made to:
thilo.trefz@brandguides.com

6.5 Entries made on site shall be made in cash only.

7 SCHEDULE
Date                   Time                   Event
June 27, 2011    1600-2000            Registration
June 28, 2011    0800-1000            Registration

                          1030                     Skippersmeeting

                          1100                     Opening Ceremony (mandatory)
                          1200                     First possible warning signal

June 29, 2011    0900                     Skippersmeeting
                          1000                     First possible warning signal

June 30, 2011    0900                     Skippersmeeting
                          1000                     First possible warning signal

June 30, 2011    0900                     Skippersmeeting
                          1000                     First possible warning signal

July 02, 2011      0900                    Skippersmeeting
                           1000                    First possible warning signal
                           2100                    Closing Party

July 03, 2011      0900                    Skippersmeeting
                          1000                     First possible warning signal
                          1300                     Last possible warning signal
                          1500                     Prize Giving Ceremony (mandatory)

8 ADVERTISING
8.1 ISAF Regulation 20 - Advertising Code- shall apply.

8.2 Competitors may be required to carry advertising for event sponsors – both on their kiteboards, and on a lycra vest if supplied by the organiser.

9 EQUIPMENT & EQUIPMENT INSPECTION
9.1 It is the responsibility of each competitor to ensure that his/her board and equipment conforms to its Class Rules.

9.2 Equipment checks may be made throughout the event.

9.3 Competitors shall bring their own equipment.

10 IDENTIFICATION
10.1 Every competitor is required to wear the official event lycra with his personal identification number whenever competing

11 BUOYANCY
11.1 If personal buoyancy is prescribed every competitor and support boat crewmember shall wear, above the waist, a jacket harness or vest with a minimum buoyancy of 4kg un-inflated in fresh water. The buoyancy shall be tested with a ferrous metal weight of 4kg, which shall remain supported for a minimum of 5 minutes.

11.2 Personal buoyancy is mandatory for all competitors under 18 years of age.

12 OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD
12.1 The official notice board is located inside the riders village.

13 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
13.1 The event SIs' will be available at first skippers meeting latest, the Event Programme scheduling social events will be published on the official notice board

13.2 Alterations to the SIs shall be approved by the Class Representative.

14 COURSES
14.1 The courses will be windward/leeward, with or without offset-marks and with or without gates.

14.2 Alternate courses may be used during the regatta depending on wind and weather conditions, but will always based on windward/leeward courses.

15 SCORING
15.1 The alternative low point system of Appendix A shall apply.

16 PENALTY SYSTEM
16.1 The Sailing Instructions will specify the use of the penalty system under Appendix BB Rule 44.1, either being a scoring penalty (Rule 44.2) or a 360° turn penalty (Rule 44.3)

16.2 Sailing Instructions may alternatively specify that competitors may chose between the scoring penalty and a turn penalty

17 INTERNATIONAL JURY
17.1 An International Jury may be appointed in accordance with the RRS Appendix N.

17.2 Their decisions will be final and cannot be appealed, as specified in RRS 70.5.

18 SUPPORT BOATS
18.1 Support boats shall clearly display their national 3 letter country code in black on a white background, either on a flag of a minimum of 50cm x 40cm in size or on the cover of their outboard engine.

19 STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT
19.1 On completion of registration and continuing until the end of the regatta, when ashore (other than when launching and retrieving), all equipment shall be kept in their assigned places inside the riders village. Removal of any equipment from the regatta site may require prior written approval from the race committee. Access to equipment in the storage area during certain hours, including hours of darkness may be restricted.

20 MEDALS AND PRIZES
20.1 Medals or trophies shall be awarded to the first three competitors in each Class / Division depending on entry numbers. Categories to be awarded in each properly constituted division may be posted on
the official notice board after the close of registration.

20.2 Prizes may be awarded as follows:
a. Mens Fleet (2/3rd of total prize money)
1. 30%
2. 20%
3. 15%
4. 11%
5. 09%
6. 07%
7. 05%
8. 03%

b. Womens Fleet (1/3rd of total prize money)
1. 45%
2. 30%
3. 15%
4. 10%

21 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
21.1 Competitors take part in all races at their own risk. The LOA, IKA, ISAF or any of their officials or representatives or the sponsors or their officials or representatives are not responsible, under any
circumstances, for any damage, loss or injury either ashore or on the water either to persons or equipment, which may result.

21.2 Participation in this event, supporting events and in each race in them is at the sole discretion of the sailor and at his/her own risk. Notice is drawn to RRS 4.

22 INSURANCE
22.1 Competitors shall possess valid third party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 1 million Euro.

22.2 Coach and support boat drivers shall also have a valid third party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 5 million Euro.

23 TELEVISION AND MEDIA
23.1 In registering for the event, competitors automatically grant to the Organising Authority the right in perpetuity to make, use and show from time to time at their discretion, any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television and other reproduction of them, taken during the period of the event, for the said Championship as defined in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions in which he/she participates without compensation.

24 OFFICIAL CEREMONIES
24.1 Attendance at the Opening Ceremony, Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony is mandatory.

24.2 The organiser reserves the right to refuse entry to those whose standard of attire is not commensurate with the occasion.

25 DRUG TESTING
25.1 Competitors are reminded of the ISAF rules and regulations concerning the use of banned methods and substances. Drug testing may take place during the event.