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Finally we have the Derwent results.  That was a great weekends sailing and thanks to Derwent for hosting.

come along with friends and family to
The Club Barbecue
Sat 29th May
why not stop over and have a great night ?
Bring your own food and Club’s BBQ
will be put on in the evening
watch or join in the GREAT BIG TUG of WAR
entertainment - music, maybe dancing, socialising
let’s make this a REAL CLUB EVENT
Breakfast available on Sunday morning
definitely the place to be !!!!!!
and don’t forget there is some great sailing &
racing happening over the weekend

DERWENT RESERVOIR SAILING CLUB
High Performance Open Meeting
29th/30th May 2010
NOTICE OF RACE
1 Organising Authority
1.1 The Organising Authority for the event will be Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club (DRSC).
2 Rules
2.1 The racing will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009
-2012 (RRS).
2.2 The Racing Rules may be changed by some sailing instructions. These changes will
appear in full in the Sailing Instructions.
3 Eligible Classes
3.1 Monohull asymmetrics with a PY of 930 or less and Monohull single-sailed boats with a
PY of 990 or less are eligible.
3.2 Handicap racing will be under the current published Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme (PY).
4 Conditions of Entry
4.1 Entrants shall hold third party indemnity insurance for their boat with a minimum cover of
£2,000,000. All competitors who sign the entry forms are deemed to have made a
declaration that they hold such cover.
4.2 Entry Fees will be £25 for boats with a crew of two or more and £20 for Single Handed
boats.
5 Registration
5.1 Competitors shall register at upstairs in the DRSC clubhouse no later than 12:00 on
Saturday, May 29th 2010.
5.2 Sailing Instructions will be issued at registration.
5.3 A briefing will be held on Saturday, May 29th 2010 at 12:00.
6 Courses
6.1 Either windward-leeward courses using laid marks or courses around club marks depending
on conditions. Signals used to define courses will be specified in the sailing instructions.
6.2 Each race to have an intended duration of approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour.
7 Schedule of races
7.1 Three races are scheduled on both days.
7.2 The first warning signal on Saturday will be at 13:00. The first warning signal on Sunday
will be at 10:30.
7.3 No warning signal will be made after 15:00 on the last day of racing.
8 Liability
8.1 A helmsman is responsible for his/her boat’s safety. Whether afloat or ashore nothing,
whether in this Notice of Race or in the Sailing Instructions or anywhere else, reduces this
responsibility.
8.2 The helmsman shall decide whether the boat and the crew are fit for the prevailing or likely
conditions. By launching and setting out to race, the helm confirms that the boat and crew
are fit and competent and have the relevant experience to sail in those conditions.
8.3 Nothing done by the organisers can reduce the responsibility of each helm / crew, nor will it
make the organisers responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury, however it
may have occurred, as a result of the boat taking part in the racing. The ‘organisers’
includes everyone helping to run the races and the event and includes the Organising
Authority, the Race Committee, the Race Officer, patrol boats and beach masters.
8.4 The provision of patrol boats does not relieve the helmsman / crew of their responsibilities.