NIEUWPOORTWEEK2004

1. VENUE

The 16th Flanders Youth Regatta for : Optimist, Cadet, Splash, 420, Laser Radial, Laser and Europe classes will be held from July 03 to July 07, 2004 , and will be sailed on the North Sea off the coast of Nieuwpoort, Belgium.The Flanders Youth Regatta is a part of the Nieuwpoortweek 2004.

2. ORGANISING AUTHORITY

The KYCN, VVW and WSKLuM yacht clubs in Nieuwpoort are the organizers for the 16th Flanders Youth Regatta.

3. RULES

The 16th Flanders Youth Regatta will be governed by the 'rules' as definded in the Racing Rules of Sailing.

The prescriptions of the Belgian national authority will not apply.

Appendix N RRS shall be applicable as amended by the SI's.

4. ENTRY FEE

Remit your payments before June 3th, 2004 into the account of the Nieuwpoortweek by banktransfer. No cheques will be accepted. 

Account. NR. 474-1121071-79 (KBC Bank - Marktstraat 48, B-8620 Nieuwpoort).

IBAN NR. BE58 4741 1210 7179
BIC KBC Bank: KREDBEBB

1. Optimist, Splash, Laser Radial, Laser and Europe: 99 EUR

2. Cadet, 420: 125 EUR

Please advise your Bank that all costs are on your account.

Payments received at our bank after June 3th, will be charged an additional 50 EUR.

Payments received at our Bank after July 2nd, will be considered invalid for registration purposes. In this case the total fee + 50 EUR must be paid in cash (EUR) at the time of sign in.

Payment of Entry fees and additional charges at the moment of sign in, only cash money in EUR will be accepted.

No currency other than EUR will be accepted.

Whenever a duplicate payment has been received, we shall refund the surplus less any bank charges.

The entry fee includes one ticket per competitor for the Barbecue.

5. ENTRIES & ELIGIBILITY

a. Entries are to be made on the enclosed Entry Form and should arrive before June 01, 2004 at the:

Flanders Youth Regatta - Watersportlaan 11, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Email: info@nieuwpoortweek.be

b. Eligibility - Age limit:

- Optimist, Cadet, Splash: age limit requirements to comply with the Class Rules.

- 420, Laser Radial, Laser, Flash and Europe : under the age of 23 years in 2004.

c. If there are less than 15 entries in a class by June 15, the Organisation Authority reserves the right to cancel the regatta for that class.

d. If a class has 60 or more entries, the organizing authorities may sub-divide the class into different starting groups and use a round robin system. Details of this system can be found in the Sailing Instructions.

 6. SHORE LOCATIONS

Information and Registration for all classes are in the Nieuwpoortweek Central Regatta Office.

The shore/host location of each class will be as indicated at the Central Regatta Office:

Class hosts will be one of the following clubs:

KYCN, Krommehoek, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

VVW Nieuwpoort, Watersportlaan 11, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

WSKLuM-Nieuwpoort, Halve Maanstraat 2B, B-8620 Nieuwpoort Belgium.

Please follow directions at the signup desk and on the 'Nieuwpoortweek'-signs along the road.

7. CERTIFICATES

Each entered boat must have a valid measurement certificate as required by its National Authority and/or Class Rules.

8. INSURANCE

A valid third-party liability insurance must exist for each participating boat and may be checked at registration. If the insurance cannot be proven, the participant will be able to purchase a one-week policy.

9. REGISTRATION & SCHEDULE

Friday, July 02:
Information and registration for all classes in the NPW Central Regatta Office :
open: 4 PM. - 8 PM.

Saturday, July 03:
- 8 AM: Information and Registration for all classes in the NPW Central Regatta Office
- 11 AM: Meeting for team leaders and coaches in the NPW Central Regatta Office
- 11:30 AM: Opening Ceremony
- 2 PM: 1 or more races

Sunday, July 04:
- Races

Monday, July 05:
- Races

Tuesday, July 06:
- Races

Wednesday, July 07:
- Races
- 4 PM: Prize giving

At the discretion of the Race Committees races may be rescheduled.

Any race start not finished by 1 PM on Wednesday July 07 will be cancelled.

The Sailing Instructions will provide a complete schedule of starting times for each class.

10. SAILING AREA

There will be several race areas established for the Regatta. The Sailing Instructions will provide the necessary information about sailing areas and courses to be sailed for each class.

11. SCORING SYSTEM

The low-point scoring system appendix A of RRS will apply to all races.

12 races are scheduled of which 4 have to be completed to constitute a series.

12. TROPHIES AND PRIZES

The following overall prizes will be awarded:

The best overall boat in each class will receive 150 EUR.

The second overall boat in each class will receive 100 EUR.

The third overall boat in each class will receive 50 EUR.

The first boat in each class with an all female crew will receive 100 EUR.

Several other trophies and prizes will also be awarded in the different classes.

There will be one trophy for 10 starters, two trophies for 20 starters, and three trophies for 30 starters or more for each class.

13. INTERNATIONAL JURY

a. The organizers will appoint an International Jury. Its decisions will be final as provided in rule 70.4

b. Whistle System. The International Jury may go afloat for each race. In the interests of reducing the number of Protest Hearings and encouraging competitors to take penalties afloat, Members of the International Jury may blow a whistle when they observe what they believe to be an infringement of the RRS. Members of the International Jury may initiate a protest as a result of what they have seen or they may act as a witness in a competitor versus competitor protest or they may take no action.

14. ADVERTISING

The Flanders Youth Regatta will be governed by ISAF regulation 20 (ISAF Advertising Code).

Each competitor shall display on both sides of his hull the stickers from the event sponsors, supplied by the organisation as stated in regulation 20.3.1.(d) (i)

15. NIEUWPOORTWEEK CENTRAL REGATTA OFFICE

NPW Central Regatta Office, Watersportlaan 9, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium

The NPW Central Regatta Office will be open Friday July 02 from 4 PM till 8 PM for information and entries. From Saturday July 03 till Wednesday July 07 open daily from 8 AM till 8 PM.

16. PROGRAM AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Copies of the program and Sailing Instructions are available for each competitor at the Npw Central Regatta Office at registration on Friday July 02 (4 PM - 8 PM) and Saturday July 03 (8 AM - 12 AM).

17. ACCOMMODATION

1. Camping reservations can be made through: K.A.C.B. Camping (3 min, by car from NPW Central Regatta Office) Bassevillestraat 81, B-8434 Westende, Belgium, Tel.: + 32 (0) 58 23 73 43 , Fax: + 32 (0) 58 23 35 05

For further information about accommodation please contact: VVV Tourist Office - Nieuwpoort, Marktplein 7, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Tel.: +32 (0) 58 22 44 44, Fax: +32 (0) 58 22 44 28, Email: info@nieuwpoort.be

It is very important to make your reservations for accommodation as soon as possible due to the very large number of summer holiday visitors to the Nieuwpoortweek and the Belgian Coast.

18. INFORMATION

For additional information, please contact: Nieuwpoortweek vzw, Watersportlaan 11, B-8620 Nieuwpoort, Belgium

Tel. Nieuwpoortweek : + 32 (0) 58 23 52 32

Fax Nieuwpoortweek : + 32 (0) 58 23 40 58

Email Nieuwpoortweek : info@nieuwpoortweek.be

URL : www.nieuwpoortweek.be

19. SAFETY

The wearing of adequate personal buoyancy devices by all participants is mandatory at all times while afloat. Each helmsman is obliged to carry the identification badge issued by the organizer upon registration, when she/he takes to the water. This identification badge shall be handed over to the Beach Master when leaving the slipway and shall be collected back from him immediately after the race. A lost identification badge must be renewed and shall cost 5 EUR.

20. TEAMLEADERS/COACHES

Team leaders and/or representatives will register at the NPW Central Regatta Office before the start of the first race and indicate their address during the Regatta. Each coach/team leaders boat shall fly a flag or have a sign on their boat of at least 50 x 50 cm with their Country code.

All team leaders and/or representatives are invited to the team leaders meeting, which will be held on Saturday July 03 at 11 AM at the NPW Central Regatta Office and at the daily event and weather briefing at 08.30 AM.

21. BEHAVIOUR/MISCONDUCT

Sailing is a Sport where courtesy and good manners are integral parts of the regatta experience.

During the Flanders Youth Regatta, especially during social events, incidents of misconduct or unsportsman like conduct will be reported to the International Jury.