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Page 1 of 8 2017 ASAF KEELBOAT CUP 27 – 29 October 2017 SHENZHEN, CHINA Organiser: Asian Sailing Federation Chinese Yachting Association Event Management: Shenzhen Municipal Administration of Culture, Sports and Tourism Event Management Shenzhen Across Four Oceans Sailing Event Management Co, Ltd Co-organiser: Shenzhen Dapeng New District Administrative Committee Shanghai Far East FRP Boats Co., Ltd. Boat Supplier: Shanghai Far East FRP Boats Co., Ltd. Base Support: New Sport Ocean Sports Centre NOTICE OF RACE 1 RULES 1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). 1.2 No national prescriptions will apply. 1.3 In all rules governing this event, the notations; 1.3.1 [DP] denotes a rule for which the penalty is at the discretion of the jury and may be less than a disqualification. 1.3.2 [SP] denotes a rule for which a standard penalty may be applied by the race committee without a hearing or a discretionary penalty applied by the jury with a hearing. This changes RRS 63.1, A4 and A5. 1.3.3 [NP] denotes a rule that shall not be grounds for protests by a boat. This changes RRS 60.1(a). 1.4 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence. 2 EVENT ADVERTISING 2.1 Competitor advertising will be restricted to World Sailing Regulation 20, Advertising Code. 2.2 [DP] Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organising authority. If this rule is broken, World Sailing Regulation 20.9.2 applies. 3 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY 3.1 The event is opened to all boats of the following class listed in the table below: Class Born after Fareast 28R Born in 1999 or earlier

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2017ASAFKEELBOATCUP

27–29October2017SHENZHEN,CHINA

Organiser: Asian Sailing Federation Chinese Yachting Association Event Management: Shenzhen Municipal Administration of Culture, Sports and Tourism Event Management Shenzhen Across Four Oceans Sailing Event Management Co, Ltd Co-organiser: Shenzhen Dapeng New District Administrative Committee Shanghai Far East FRP Boats Co., Ltd. Boat Supplier: Shanghai Far East FRP Boats Co., Ltd. Base Support: New Sport Ocean Sports Centre

NOTICEOFRACE1 RULES

1.1 TheeventwillbegovernedbytherulesasdefinedinTheRacingRulesofSailing(RRS).1.2 Nonationalprescriptionswillapply.1.3 Inallrulesgoverningthisevent,thenotations;

1.3.1 [DP]denotesaruleforwhichthepenaltyisatthediscretionofthejuryandmaybelessthanadisqualification.

1.3.2 [SP]denotesaruleforwhichastandardpenaltymaybeappliedbytheracecommitteewithoutahearingoradiscretionarypenaltyappliedbythejurywithahearing.ThischangesRRS63.1,A4andA5.

1.3.3 [NP]denotesarulethatshallnotbegroundsforprotestsbyaboat.ThischangesRRS60.1(a).

1.4 IfthereisaconflictbetweenlanguagestheEnglishtextwilltakeprecedence.

2 EVENTADVERTISING

2.1 CompetitoradvertisingwillberestrictedtoWorldSailingRegulation20,AdvertisingCode.2.2 [DP]Boatsmayberequiredtodisplayadvertisingchosenandsuppliedbytheorganisingauthority.

Ifthisruleisbroken,WorldSailingRegulation20.9.2applies.

3 ELIGIBILITYANDENTRY

3.1 Theeventisopenedtoallboatsofthefollowingclasslistedinthetablebelow:

Class Bornafter

Fareast28R Bornin1999orearlier

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Eachboatmayhaveoneyouthsailor(age12orabove)whomustsubmitacopyofCertificateof

Competencyissuedbythelocalauthority3.2EligibleteamsmayentertheeventbycompletingtheEntryForm,Crewlist,Crewexperienceform

(oftheskipper&atleast3majorcrewmembers).Eachskippershallsubmitvalidskipper’slicense(ChineseskippershallsubmitvalidCertificateofCompetenceissuedbyChineseYachtingAssociationLevelBorabove.)andpaytheEntryFee.CrewFeecanbetransferredbybankorpayuponregistration.Applicantswillbeinformedwhetherornottheirentryhasbeenacceptedwithin5workingdaysofthereceiptofacompleteentrybytheShenzhenRegattaOffice.Ifapplicantsfailtosubmittheaboveitemsornotqualifiedbeforetheentrydeadline,theentrywillbeconsideredvoid,inwhichcaseboatswillnotbeeligibletocompeteunlessthereasonisacceptedbytheorganisingauthority.

3.3 Competitorsshallbeeithernationalorbonafideresidentsofthecountrytheyrepresent,unlessotherwiseagreedbytheASAFExecutiveCommittee.Proofofageandnationalityshallbeproducedatthetimeofregistration.

3.4 EachMNAmayenteramaximumoftwoentriesperclassasprovidedinNoR3.1.3.5 Entriesshallbemadebyfillingintherelevantonlineregistrationformsavailablefromtheevent

website,www.chncup.com,andbypayingtherequiredfeesconsideringthefollowingdeadlines:

ThedeadlineforentryisSunday10thSep2017,whichcanbeadjustedatthediscretionoftheorganisingauthority.

3.6AllboatsshallcarryaVHFtransceivercapableoftransmittingandreceivingonChannels72and77(inadditiontoCh16).

3.7 Allcompetitorsshallbringtheirownpersonalfloatationdeviceswhichmustbecapableofbeingfastenedorsecuredatalltimeswhileafloat.Wetsuits,drysuitsandtrapezeharnessesarenotpersonalfloatationdevices.Theorganisingauthorityreservestherighttorejectanypersonalfloatationdeviceswhichitconsidersunsuitable.Personalfloatationdevicesshallcomplywithappropriateinternationalstandards.

3.8Fornon-ChinesecrewmemberstobepermittedtolandatMainlandChina,avalidChinavisaisrequiredforeachperson.

4 FEES

4.1 TheentryfeeisRMB2000(HKD2400/USD300)perteamincludingskipper.4.2AdditionalCrewfeeofRMB500(HKD600/USD75)foreachadditionalcrewmemberandsupporter

forofficialshuttlebusestransportationbetweenShenzhenhotelsandregattacentre,dinner,souvenirsandcrewticketsforallofficialfunctionsandpartiesoftheregatta.

4.3Organisingauthoritywillappointhotelforcompetitors.Maximum3TwinRoomswillbeprovidedtoeachenteredteambytheorganisersforfreeduringtheregatta(fromOct.26thto29th).

4.4EachteamshallpayRMB15,000(USD2300)asdamagedepositatregistration.Thedepositisrefundableafterregattaifnodamagetotheboat.

4.5 FeesshallbepaidinRMB/HKD/USD.Feesshallbefreeofbankcommissions.Anybankfeewillbechargedtothecompetitors.

5 FORMAT

Theeventwillconsistofasingleseriesoffleetraces,withmaximum8racesplannedtobesailedover3days.

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6 SCHEDULE

Theschedulewillbeasfollows:

Date Time Event

Wednesday25thOctober2017

1000h–1700h RegistrationandMeasurement

Thursday

26thOctober2017

1000h–1200h1000h1900h

RegistrationandMeasurementSkipper’sBriefingOpeningBanquet

Friday27thOctober2017

Starting1000h1900h

RaceDay1DailyPrizeGiving

Saturday28thOctober2017

Starting1000h1900h

RaceDay2DailyPrizeGiving

Sunday29thOctober2017

Starting1000h1900h

RaceDay3ClosingBanquet&OverallPrize

Giving

7 MEASUREMENT

7.1Themaximumweightofcrews(includingskipper)on-boardis425kg.7.2Thecrewnumbersshouldbeconstantthroughouttheregattaandarenotchangedbetweenraces.Applicationforsubstitutionofcompetitorsshouldbesubmittedtotheracecommitteeinwriting

before2000hthedaybeforeracing,anditisthesoledecisionoftheracecommitteetoapprove.7.3Accreditedjournalists,photographersorcameramenwhoarenotregularcrewmembersandareregisteredasofficialmediaatTheASAFKeelboatCup2017mayjoinand/orleaveaboatatanytimeandbyanymeanssolongastheirdoingsodoesnotdirectlyaffectanothercompetitorand

theyplaynopartintheracingoftheboat.ThischangesRRS47.2.

8 SAILINGINSTRUCTIONS

Thesailinginstructionswillbeavailablepriortotheregatta.

9 VENUE

9.1 Theeventvenue,NewSportOceanSportsCentre,isapproximately90kmfromShenzhenInternationalAirport.AddendumAshowsthelocationoftheeventvenue.

9.2 TheracingareawillbethewatersinfrontofNewSportOceanSportsCentre.AddendumBshowsthelocationoftheracingarea.

10 THECOURSES

ThecoursestobesailedwillbeWindward/Leeward,Trapezoid,oranyotherconfigurationasmaybedescribedinthesailinginstructions.

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11 PENALTYSYSTEM

11.1 RRS44.1ischangedsothattheTwo-TurnsPenaltyisreplacedbytheOne-TurnPenalty.11.2 AninternationaljurywillbeappointedinaccordancewithRRS91(b).Itsdecisionswillbefinalas

providedinRRS70.5.

12 SCORING

12.1 1raceisrequiredtobecompletedtoconstitutetheevent.12.2 (a) Whenfewerthan5raceshavebeencompleted,aboat’sseriesscorewill

bethetotalofherracescores.(b) Whenfrom5ormoreraceshavebeencompleted,aboat’sseriesscorewillbethetotalof herracescoresexcludingherworstscore.

13 [DP][NP]BERTHING

Boatsshallbekeptintheirassignedberthswhiletheyareinmarina.

14 [DP][NP]RADIOCOMMUNICATION

Exceptinanemergency,aboatthatisracingshallnotmakevoiceordatatransmissionsandshallnotreceivevoiceordatacommunicationthatisnotavailabletoallboats.

15 PRIZES

15.1 TheASAFKeelboatCup2017prizeswillbeawardedtotheboatsinthefirstthreepositionsintheoverallseriesscores.

15.2 Dayprizeswillbepresentedtothefirstplacedboatofthedayatthedailyprizegiving,withthemajorandoverallprizesbeingpresentedattheSundaynightprizegiving.

15.3 Otherprizesmaybeawardedatthediscretionoftheorganisingauthority.

16 DISCLAIMEROFLIABILITY

16.1Yachtracingcanbedangerous.TheattentionofownersandskipperisdrawntoRRSFundamentalRule4:"Theresponsibilityforaboat’sdecisiontoparticipateinaraceortocontinueracingishersalone"andtoSpecialRegulation1.02(firstpoint)whichbegins"ThesafetyofayachtandhercrewisthesoleandinescapableresponsibilityofthePerson-in-charge...”

16.2 TheChinaCupInternationalRegattaorganisingauthority,ASAFKeelboatCuporganisingauthority,RHKYC,NewSportOceanSportsCenterandShenzhenVankeLongcheerYachtClubwillnotacceptanyliabilityformaterialdamageorpersonalinjuryordeathsustainedinconjunctionwithorpriorto,during,oraftertheevent.

16.3 Ownersandskippersareinvitedtoco-operatecloselywiththeorganisingauthority,racecommitteeandtheShenzhenRegattaOfficeincompletingtheformalitiesoftheirboatentriesbysubmissionofallrequiredinformation,certificates,forms,etc.withinthedeadlinedatesquotedthroughoutthisNoticeofRace.Itisthesoleresponsibilityoftheownersand/orskipperstocomplywiththedeadlinedatesandfailuretodosoinrespectofanyaspectwillbetreatedasafailuretoentertheregatta,inwhichcase,boatswillnotbeeligibletocompeteunlessevidenceofgenuineextenuatingcircumstancesforthelatenessisacceptedbytheorganisingauthority.

17 [DP][NP]INSURANCE

17.1 Theorganisingauthoritywillprovidethird-partyinsuranceforeachracingboat,andensurethe

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validityofregattaperiodandvenue.17.2 EachcrewonboardshallprovideavalidpersonalaccidentinsurancewithaminimumcoverofRMB500,000effectivefordesignatedracingvenueanddates.17.3Eachteamshallsubmitthecopiesofcrewinsurancecertificatestotheorganisingauthority.

18 [DP][NP]MEDIARIGHTS,CAMERASANDELECTRONICEQUIPMENT

18.1 Byparticipatinginthisevent,competitorsandtheirsupportteamautomaticallygranttotheorganisingauthorityandanyeventsponsors,therightinperpetuitytomake,use,andshowattheirdiscretion,anyphotographs,audioandvideorecordings,andotherreproductionsofthemmadeatthevenue,oronthewaterfromthetimeoftheirarrivalatthevenue,untiltheirfinaldeparture,withoutcompensation.

18.2 Boatsmayberequiredtocarrycameras,soundequipmentorpositioningequipmentasspecifiedbytheorganisingauthority.Informationfromsuchequipmentshallnotbeusedbyaboatasevidenceinahearing.ThischangesRRS63.6.

18.3 Theequipmentprovided,onceplacedontheboatasinstructedbytheorganisingauthority,shallnotbemanipulatedbythecompetitororthesupportpersoninanyway,exceptwhensorequiredbytheorganisingauthority.

18.4 Competitorsmayberequiredformediainterviewsduringtheperiodoftheevent.

19 FURTHERINFORMATION

Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:ShenzhenRegattaOffice,ASAFKeelboatCup

Room601,BuildingE-6,OCTLOFT,NanshanDistrict,Shenzhen,China.

Telno:+8675588353518;Faxno:+8675588323928;Email:[email protected]

Website:http://www.chncup.com

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ADDENDUMA–EventVenue

OrganizingCommitteewillrecommendwayoftransportationfromShenzhenBao’AnInternationalAirport

orHongKongInternationalAirportpriortotheevent.

NewSportOceanSportsCentre

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ADDENDUMB–RacingArea

Raceareawillbewithinthe4coordinates.

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ADDITIONALINFORMATION

THEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONDOESNOTCONSTITUTERULESOFTHEEVENT

A BEHAVIOUR

Teammembersandsupportpersonnelshallobservetheregulationsofthehostclubandthehouserulesofthehotelandshallbehavecorrectlyatalltimes.Badbehaviouratanytime,whetheronshoreorafloat,withorwithoutanydamagetothefacilities,maybeinvestigatedbythejurywhomaycallahearingandimposeascoringpenaltywhenappropriate.

B ACCOMMODATION

Organiserswillprovide3twinroomsperteamfreeofchargefromOct.26thto29th.Hoteland shuttlebusinformationwillbeannouncedlater.

C EARLYARRIVALS

C1 Teamswishingtoarrivebeforetheofficialarrivaldayshouldcontacttheorganisersinordertobookaccommodation.

C2 Earlyarrivalsmealsandtransportationsshallbearrangedbyteamthemselves.C3 EventvenuefacilitieswillbeopenfromOct.25thto29th.

D TRANSPORTATIONTOANDFROMTHEAIRPORT

TransportationfromortoShenzhenBao’AnInternationalAirportorHongKongInternationalairportshallbearrangedbyteamsthemselves.Organiserswillprovidewayoftransportationandvehiclerentalinformationlater.

E SUPPORTERS

Supportersshallmaketheirownreservations.Theyareencouragedtoreserveroomsattheeventofficialaccommodation.

F SAILINGCONDITIONS

Daytimetemperature 20-25°C

Watertemperature 20-21°C

Windspeed 10-15knots

Prevailingwinddirection Southeast

Hoursofgoodwinddaily 6hours

Tidalrange 0.8-1.2meters

Currentspeedrange 1-2knots

G VISAREQUIREMENTS

TeamsshouldcontacttheChineseEmbassyorConsulateintheircountrytoenquireaboutVisarequirements.Ifrequired,theorganisingauthoritywillwritealetterofinvitationuponrequest.Pleasecontactthee-mailaddressprovidedinNoR19above.

H CHANDLERYANDREPAIRS

Limitedchandleryandrepairswillbeavailableattheshorevenue.