REQUIREMENTS
FOR CLASS PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
"SAILING
KZN" shall mean the Kwazulu Natal region of South African Sailing.
All Provincial Championships shall be sailed under the Racing Rules of
Sailing (RRS),
and such other requirements of the Sailing KZN Racing Committee.
All Provincial Class Championship venues, dates and times must be
approved by the Sailing KZN Racing Committee.
The
relevant Class Association must first agree with the proposed host club the
dates and venue, the courses,
with
due consideration for other class races that may be held simultaneously in the
same regatta and entry fees covering
the
requirements of the host club, the Class Association and any other service
provider.
Sailing KZN should be informed of the proposed Championship venue &
dates for the forthcoming season
at their “Calendar Meeting” normally held in May preceding the next
season.
The host club shall be the Organizing Authority in terms of RRS and shall appoint the regatta committee,
the race committee and jury, in conjunction with the relevant Class Associations, if appropriate.
The draft Notice of Race in terms of RRS shall be compiled by the
Organizing Authority in conjunction with any
relevant Class Association and sent to Sailing KZN, for approval, at
least 10 weeks prior to the date fixed for the first race.
The
Notice of Race MUST be sent out to every member of the Class Association at
least eight weeks before the date fixed for the first race.
Editable templates for the Notice of Race are available on the Sailing KZN website or from their Durban offices.
The
Sailing Instructions shall comply with the requirements of the RRS and an
editable template for the Instructions
is
available on the Sailing KZN website or from their Durban offices.
The draft Sailing Instructions shall be sent to the Sailing KZN for
approval at least 3 weeks prior to the date fixed for the first race.
YACHTS
Only
yachts conforming with their class rules and restrictions and holding valid
registration certificates
from
SAS will be eligible for the contest.
OWNER & SKIPPER
The owner and the
skipper of each yacht entered shall be a member in good standing of a club
affiliated to,
and in good
standing with, SAS and where applicable, the relevant Class Association.
CREW
Every crew member
other than the skipper of a yacht competing shall be a member in good standing
of a club
affiliated to, and in good standing with, SAS.
Should the Orgnising Authority wish to
make use of the Sailing KZN offices for receiving entries etc,
this service is available and should be
requested.
In
order to qualify, as a Provincial Championship, certain minimum numbers are
required to finish at least one race in the regatta.
These
numbers vary depending upon the class of yacht concerned and information is
available on the Sailing KZN website
or from
their Durban office.
Failure
to achieve the required numbers will result in the regatta not being recognized
as a Provincial Championship.
The
Class Association shall be responsible for policing compliance to Class Rules
and they are advised to ensure
that
the class measurer is available during the regatta should he/she be required.
The
maximum number of races scheduled MUST appear in the Notice of Regatta and in
the Sailing Instructions.
No less
than 6 races shall be scheduled for a Championship.
Unless
otherwise specified in the Sailing Instructions, one discard should be allowed
for every five races
If
fewer than 4 races are completed, the contest will not qualify as a Provincial
Championship.
SAILING
KZN MEDALS
Depending
on the number of competitors (i.e. minimum number of finishers in any ONE race
of the series)
SAILING
KZN Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be awarded to the skipper and crew
members.
Where a
medal winning crew member has been changed during the series, the medal will be
awarded
to that
crew member who has sailed in the most races.
Within 7 days of the completion of any Provincial Championship series the Organizing Authority shall transmit
the complete results of the Championship, including the names of the skipper and all crew members of each
competing yacht to the head office of Sailing KZN.
12
October 2002