1．1       The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008.

1．2       Appendix C Match Racing Rules of RRS 2005-2008.

1．3       No national authority prescriptions will apply.

1．4       Sailing Instructions of 2008 China Club Challenge Match.

1．5       If there is a conflict between languages the Chinese text will take the precedence.

 

2008 China Club Challenge Match is designated as a Category C event under ISAF Regulation 20-Advertising Code.  Boats intending to display their own Cat C advertising on hulls, sails or spars shall submit a copy of their national authority advertising license, if applicable, at the time of their entry.  No conflict with the event sponsor’s interest and the organizing committee shall reject the application against such above.

 

Boats shall display the event Sponsor’s advertising on the forward area of their bows if so required by the race committee under Regulation 20. 

 

3．1 Organized by the Chinese Yachting Association and Xiaman Municipal City Government

3．2  Undertaken by Xiamen Sports Federation, Xiameng Yachting Association and IRONROCK Sailing Club

 

 

4．1 Eligibility

4．1．1 Chinese sailing clubs or water sports club

4．1．2 Sailing club organized by expats in China

4．1．3 Obeying the rules and regulations of the event

4．1．4 Overall weight of crew members is no more than 650kg or 8 person

 

 

 

 

 

4．2 Entry

 

The completed entry form, along with the fee detailed below, should be returned to the organizing committee of 2008 China Club Challenge Match by 2400, Sep.20^th, 2008.  Late entry is accepted afterwards.

 

Contact: Mr. Su

Tel: +86-592-8069609           fax +86-592-8069600     Mobile: +86-13806000093

Email: clubcup@ironrocksailing.com         Website:http://www.ironrocksailing.com/ss/index.asp

 

 

5．1 Entry：1000RMB （Extra 1000RMB for the late entry）

5．2 Boat Chartering：5000RMB

（boats are used for free in the final and challenge match）

5．3 Deposit：2000RMB

(Refundable if the boat assigned is in good shape after the event）

 

6．1 The event is composed of qualifier, round-robin and club challenge match. 

6．2 Racing Format: Qualifier     Fleet Racing

                   Round-robin and Club Challenge Match   Match Racing

 

Arrival：                Sep. 29^th, 2008

Practice：              Sep. 30^th, 2008

Qualifier：              Oct. 1^st – 4^th, 2008

Round-robin：           Nov. 7^th-8^th, 2008

Club Challenge Match:    Nov. 9^th, 2008

 

Please check the Sailing Instructions for more details. 

 

 

Wu Yuan Bay, Xiamen, P. R. China

 

9．1 The regatta will be raced on One Design Class Flying Tiger 10

9．2 The competitors shall either race their own boats which need to be measured before the race or charter the boats provided and by the organizing committee. 

 

Sailing Instructions will be sent to all competing teams via email after 2008-9-25 and the hard copy is available at the organizing committee when you arrive and register. 

 

11．1 Decisions of the protest committee will be final as provided in rule 70.4.

11．2 Matches shall be umpired. 

 

12．1 The scoring system for the qualifier races will be the Low Point System of RRS Appendix A

12．2 RRS Appendix C10 scoring system will apply to round-robin and club challenge match.

 

13．1 Perpetual trophy will be awarded to the winning team of the club challenge match and be kept till the next event.

13．2 A new challenge’s trophy will be awarded to the team which wins the right to challenge.

 

14．Radio Communication

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats.  This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

 

Please clarify the time and date of the practice planned by the team.  The schedule will be coordinated by the organizing committee and posted on the website. 

 

Competitors participate in the event entirely at their own risk.  The organizing authority, sponsors, race officials and employee of the event will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during or after the event.  It is suggested to approach the valid third-party liability insurance.