Holland Regatta 2003
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
OLYMPIC CLASSES
21 - 25 MAY 2003
MEDEMBLIK, THE NETHERLANDS
VENUE
The Holland Regatta will be held from Wednesday 26 – Sunday 30 May 2004 inclusive ,
on the IJsselmeer
off Medemblik, the Netherlands. The Holland Regatta is an ISAF World Cup Series
Event.
1.1
1.2
1.3
The regatta will be governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
The prescriptions of the Dutch national authority will not apply.
If there is a conflict between languages the English text will prevail.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
While racing, boats shall display bow numbers. The organizing authority will supply the first set
of numbers and instructions for their use. The Laser class shall repeat their bow number in the
top triangle, on both sides of the mainsail, no further away than 30 cm from the sleeve. Spare
numbers are available at cost, Euro 3 per digit, at the regatta office. It is also allowed to put the
bow numbers in the sails by other means, as long as the numbers are of the same size and are
placed on the designated place. The event stickers and the allocated bow numbers (no 1-20
corresponding with the first 20 of the ISAF World Rankings, (per May 1st 2004 ) supplied shall
not be reduced in size and shall be affixed with the forward edge no further than 10 cm from the
edge of the deck and the bow of the boat on both sides of the hull(s) with the bow numbers
affixed immediately after the advertising (i.e. SPA logo at bow side, numbers behind). Tornado
shall be required to display the advertising and bow number to both sides of both hulls. For
Mistral the SPA sticker shall be placed just above the wishbone and the further away than 10cm
from the luff sleeve, on both sides of the sail. Mistral shall not be required to have a bow
number.
Each boat is solely responsable for carrying the bow numbers (and the repeated numbers in the
sails,if applicable) during racing. If a boat does not furfill this instruction the jury, race
committee or official measurer shall report this to the jury. At the first infringement the jury will
give a warning, at a subsequent infringement the boat shall be disqualified without a hearing.
This changes rule 63.1. A list of infringements of this instruction will be posted at the notice
board.
Each day while racing, the first, second and third boats in series scores at the beginning of the
day shall display a yellow, blue and red circle dot respectively. The organizing authority will
supply the circle dots and instructions for their use.
The National Letters denoting her National Authority shall also be carried on her sail by
boats of the Laser, Star and 49er Class. This changes rule G5.
While racing each boat in a class which is split into different fleets shall display a coloured
ribbon corresponding to the fleet to which she has been assigned and attached to her mast top.
Ribbons and instructions for attachment will be available from the race office.
In the Tornado and Yngling class boats are required to carry positioning equipment as specified
by the organizing authority.
Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice boards located near the Regatta
Center.
Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 8.30 on the day it will take effect,
except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 21.00 on the day before it will
take effect. Reassignment of classes to racing areas will be posted before flag AP is lowered; see
instruction 6.2.
6.1
6.2
Signals made ashore for the 470-Men and 470-Women will be displayed from the flagpole near
the slipway in Pekelharinghaven. The signals made ashore for the Finn, Laser, Europe, Yngling,
and Star will be displayed from the main flagpole near the Regatta Center Medemblik. The
signals made ashore for the 49er, Tornado, Mistral Men and Women will be displayed from the
flagpole at their launching area.
The following flag signals will be used:
a) Flag "AP" with two (2) sound signals (one sound signal when lowered) means: "Races not
started are postponed. The warning signal for the first classes (except Mistral Men & Women) to
start will be made not less than one(1) hour after "AP" is lowered. The warning Signal for the
first Mistral (Men and Women) start, will be made not less than 30 minutes after "AP" is
lowered."
b) Flag 'AP' over a Numeral Pennant 1-6 with two sound signals (one sound signal when
lowered) means": Postponement of 1-6 hours from the scheduled starting time.
c) Flag 'AP' over 'A' with two sound signals means:Races not started are postponed, no more racing
today.
7.1
7.2
7.3
A qualifying series, followed by a final series, may be held for some classes. For the qualifying
series boats will be assigned to fleets Yellow, Blue, Red, Green, etc. of, as nearly as possible,
equal size and ability. Initial assignments will be made by a seeding committee appointed by the
organizing authority. They will be posted by 21.00 on Tuesday 25 May.
(a) In the qualifying series boats will be reassigned to fleets after each day of racing. If all fleets
have completed the same number of races, boats will be reassigned on the basis of their series
scores. If all fleets have not completed the same number of races the series scores for
reassignment will be calculated for those races, numbered in order of completion, completed by
all fleets. Reassignments will be made as follows:
| Place in series scores | Fleet assignment |
| First | Yellow |
| Second | Blue |
| Third | Red |
| Fourth | Green |
| Fifth | Green |
| Sixth | Red |
| Seventh | Blue |
| Eighth | Yellow |
| and so on |
(b) Assignments will be based on the scores available at 21.00 that day
regardless of protests
or requests for redress not yet decided.
(c) If all fleets have not completed the same number of races by the end of a
day, the fleets
with fewer races will continue racing the following day until all fleets have
completed the same
number of races. All boats will thereafter race in the new fleets.
(a) Boats will be assigned to final-series fleets Gold, Silver, Bronze,
Emerald, etc. on the basis
of their qualifying-series scores. There will be the same number of fleets in
the final series as
there were in the qualifying series. The final-series fleets will have, as
nearly as possible, equal
size but so that the Silver fleet is not larger than the Gold fleet, etc. Boats
with the best
qualifying-series scores will race all final-series races in the Gold fleet,
boats with the next-best
qualifying-series scores will race in the Silver fleet, etc.
(b) Any recalculation of qualifying-series scores after boats have been assigned
to final-series
fleets will not affect the assignments except that a redress decision may
promote a boat to a
higher fleet.
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
The racing schedule of each class is enclosed in these sailing instructions as Addendum I. The
Schedule may be changed through a notice to competitors if the entries are different than
assumed. After each day the new groupings of boats, if any, for the following day will be
available at the respective regatta offices.
It shall be the sole responsibility of a boat to ensure herself of her correct scheduling and starting
times. Failure to do so shall not be grounds for redress.
The numbers of races scheduled are as follows: For the 470-Men, 470-Women, Laser, Europe,
49er and Tornado three races each day are scheduled until Sunday when one race is scheduled.
For the Yngling, Star, Finn, Mistral-Men and Mistral-Women classes two races a day are
scheduled until Sunday when one race is scheduled.
When in classes, who are assigned to fleets, less than 2 races in the Gold fleet are sailed on
Saturday May 29, two races will be scheduled for the Gold fleet on Sunday May 30.
On the last day of scheduled racing of the regatta no warning signal will be made after 16.00 h
| Class | Background | Logo |
| Mistral-Men | white | M |
| Mistral-Women | blue | M |
| Europe | red | E |
| Finn | blue | Finn logo |
| Laser | white | L |
| 470 Men | white | 470 |
| 470 Women | green | 470 |
| Tornado | white | T |
| Yngling | green | Y |
| Star | red | ST |
| 49er | white | 49er |
If groups are used the group colour, if applicable, will be hoisted with the
Class Flag.
10.1
10.2
Illustration A shows the location of racing areas their flags and classes assigned to them.
The racing area to which each class is allocated, and the group colour (if any), is described in the
racing schedule (Addendum I).
Classes may be allocated to different racing areas on different days, although the organising
authority will try to avoid such a change.
11.1
11.2
11.3
The diagrams in Illustration B show the courses, including approximate angles between legs, the
order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.
No later than the warning signal, the race committee signal boat will display the approximate
compass bearing of the first leg (not for Mistral Class).
When there is a gate, boats shall sail between the gate marks from the direction of the previous
mark and round either gate mark.
12.3
12.4
Marks are not numbered
| Racing | Area | Marks | New Marks (Replacement) (SI 14) |
| Green | Mistral-Men / Women | Green cylindrical | Black cylindrical |
| Red | Europe/ Finn | Red cylindrical | White cylindrical |
| Blue | Laser | Blue cylindrical | White cylindrical |
| Yellow | 470 Men / Women | Yellow cylindrical | Orange cylindrical with yellow band |
| Orange | Tornado / Yngling / Star | Orange cylindrical with blue band Mark 1 for Tornado is Red cylindrical. Mark 2 for Tornado is Black cylindrical. |
White cylindrical (Tornado same mark as original) |
| Purple | 49er | Yellow cylindrical | Orange cylindrical with blue band |
The starting marks will be dan buoys displaying a yellow flag. The
finishing mark will be a dan
buoy with a white flag.
A race committee boat signalling a change of course is a mark as provided
in instruction 14.3.
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
13.7
Races will be started by using rule 26 with the warning signal given 5 minutes before the
starting signal. Intervals between the starts of fleets or classes are 10 minutes.
The starting line will be between the starting marks.
Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area.
A boat starting later than 5 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start. This
changes rule A4.1.
If rule 29.1 or 30.1 has been broken by one or more boats, a RC boat near the first mark after the
start will, if possible, display Flag X and display the sail numbers, Laser last four digits or bow
numbers of the boats concerned and, if possible make repetitive sound signals. If rule 30.3 has
been broken by one or more boats, a RC boat near the first mark after the start will, if possible,
display the black flag and display the sail numbers, Laser last four digits or bow numbers of the
boats concerned and, if possible make repetitive sound signals. Boats whose sail numbers, for
Laser last four digits, and or bow numbers are displayed shall act in accordance with instruction
13.6.
A boat whose sail number, for Laser last four digits, and or bow numbers is displayed in
accordance with instruction 13.5 shall leave the racing area immediately, unless she: lodges a
request for redress in accordance with rule 62 and instruction 18. If no valid request for redress is
lodged or upon hearing the boat is not granted redress, the Jury may take such disciplinary action
as it deems appropriate, which may include Disqualification for the Series.
The race committee may change the order of the classes or groups in the racing schedule.
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
To change the position of the next mark, the race committee will lay a new mark or move the
original mark (or the finishing line) to a new position. The change will be signalled before the
leading boat has begun the leg, although the mark may not yet be in the new position. Any mark
to be rounded after rounding the moved mark may be relocated without further signalling to
maintain the course shape. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be
replaced by an original mark
For the Mistral class rule 33 is changed so that, instead of displaying a compass bearing, the race
committee will display a green flag if the direction is changed to starboard or a red flag if the
direction is changed to port.
Except at a gate, boats shall pass between the race committee boat signalling the change of
course and the nearby mark, leaving the mark to port and the race committee boat to starboard.
This changes rule 28.1.
The race committee may lengthen or shorten a leg without using + or -. This changes rule 33.
15.1
15.2
15.3
The finishing line will be between a staff displaying a white flag with blue “Finish” on a RC boat
and the finishing mark.
Only for 49er class: When at gate three (3) the flag "F" is shown (which in principle will only be
done for the last race of the day) the finish will be at the Regatta Centre Medemblik harbour
entrance coming from gate three (3) between two flagpoles carrying both a blue and a SPA flag.
A compass bearing will be shown. The race committee may show its intention to finish in the
harbour entrance at previous marks by showing flag F as information to competitors. If flag “F”
for 49er is shown at mark one (1), boats shall pass trough gate three (3) and then proceed to the
harbour finish.
When the course is shortened at a gate, a race committee boat near the gate will display flag S
and boats shall finish by sailing through the gate from the direction of the previous mark. The
finishing line will be between the gate marks. This changes race signal S.
16.1
16.2
16.3
For the Tornado and 49er classes rule 44.2 is changed so that the 720° turn is replaced by a 360°
turn.
A boat that has taken a penalty or retired under rule 31.2 or 44.1 shall complete an
acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit.
Appendix N will apply .
17.1
17.2
17.3
Time limits and target times are as follows:
Class |
Time Limit to the First Mark |
Target Time of a Race |
Time Limit of a Race |
| Mistral-Men, Mistral-Women and 49er | 20 | 35 | 70 |
| Laser, Europe, 470-Men and 470-Women | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| Tornado, Yngling, Star and Finn | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| Star and Finn | 40 | 75 | 120 |
If for 49er class a harbour finish is assigned (using flag “F”) the time limit
is extended with ten
minutes.
If no boat has passed mark 1 within the mark 1 time limit the race will be
abandoned.
Boats failing to finish within 20 minutes (15 minutes for Mistral, 470 and
49er class) after the
first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish. This
changes rules 35 and
A4.1.
Inaccurate target times shall not be grounds for granting redress. This
changes rule 62.1(a)
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
18.5
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.9
Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests shall be delivered there within the protest
time limit.
For each class or group, the protest time limit is 2 hours (1 hour on Sunday) after the last boat
has finished the last race of the day. The same protest time limit applies to all protests by the race
committee and jury and to requests for redress. This changes rules 61.3 and 62.2.
Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of
hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the jury room.
Notices of protests by the race committee or jury will be posted to inform boats under rule
61.1(b).
A list of boats that, under instruction 16.3 have acknowledged breaking rule 42 or have been
disqualified by the jury will be posted before the protest time limit of the last class of the day.
Breaches of instructions 2, 3, 13.3, 16.3, 20, 21.2, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 , 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34
will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches
may be less than disqualification if the jury so decides.
On the last day of the regatta a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered
(a) within the protest time limit if the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision
on the previous day;
(b) no later than 1 hour after the party requesting reopening was informed of the decision on
that day.
This changes rule 66.
Decisions of the jury will be final as provided in rule 70.4.
On days when according to the racing schedules boats are to be re-grouped for a following
round, the jury may adopt a different system of lodging, hearing and deciding protests. Any
change of procedure will be posted on the official notice board before 08.30 on the day it will
take effect.
19.1
19.2
19.3
19.4
19.5
19.6
19.7
19.8
19.9
19.10
The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply.
For Finn, Yngling, Star, Mistral-Men and Mistral-Women classes 9 races and for all other
classes 13 races are scheduled, of which 3 races shall be completed to constitute a series .
(a) When fewer than 4 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her
race scores.
(b) When from 4 to 8 races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her
race scores excluding her worst score.
(c) When 9 or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her
race scores excluding her two worst scores.
(a) 4 races are required to be completed by each fleet to constitute a qualifying series. If the
qualifying series has not been completed as scheduled, it will be extended until completed but
not later than Saturday evening. If each fleet has then completed 4 races, they will constitute a
qualifying series.
(b) A total number of 3 races, consisting of the qualifying races completed by each fleet and
any final races completed by the Gold fleet, are required to constitute a regatta for all fleets.
(a) The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply to the qualifying series except
that if at the end of the series some boats have more race scores than others, scores for the most
recent races will be excluded so that all boats have the same number of race scores.
(b) When fewer than 3 races have been completed by any fleet, a boat’s qualifying-series score
will be the total of her race scores.
(a) Except for race scores excluded under instruction 19.3 a boat’s series score for the regatta
will be the total of her race scores from those qualifying races completed by all fleets and her
final races.
(b) The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A will apply separately to each final-series
fleet. Different final-series fleets need not have completed the same number of final races.
For boats with scores from final-series races, ties in the regatta score are broken by final-series
scores with no race score excluded. This changes rule A8.
To request correction of an alleged error in posted race or series results, a boat shall complete a
scoring enquiry form available at the race office.
The scoring abbreviation for a discretionary penalty imposed under instruction 18.6 will be DPI.
RDG is rounded of to the nearest integer. E.g. 12.48 => 12.
20.1
20.2
20.3
20.4
20.5
20.6
A boat leaving the racing area before the end of a race shall notify a race committee boat before
leaving the racing area or, when that is impossible, the regatta office, immediately after arrival in
the harbour.
Boats not leaving the harbour for a day's race shall inform the regatta office prior to the start.
If any one of the signals Flag 'AP over A' or 'AP over H' or 'N over H' is made on a race
committee boat, all boats of the class(es) and/or groups concerned shall return to harbour
immediately.
While afloat it is strongly recommended to wear adequate personal buoyancy under all
circumstances.
All boats shall return to, and kept in their designated berthing areas and boat parks only.
When the boat of the harbourmaster, the "DOK", is signalling with an orange flashlight, no
boats shall enter the harbour of Medemblik. In that case the "DOK" is located close to the
entrance of Medemblik harbour.
21.1
21.2
Substitution of crew will not be allowed without prior written approval of the jury.
Requests for a change of crew shall be lodged with the regatta office in writing, not later than
08.30 on the racing day.
The Organising Committee will subject boats to random measurement checks. An event
measurer will check safety equipment, compliance with class rules and rule 77. In alteration of
rule 63.1, boats that are found not to comply with rule 77, their class rules or the sailing
instructions will be disqualified without a hearing. This disqualification may be done by a
measurer on the water by pointing at the boat with a purple flag, blowing a whistle and hailing
the sail number of the boat concerned. A measurer that is acting under this instruction to
disqualify boats on the water is performing a race committee function.
A list of boats, who are disqualified by the measurer, will be posted on the official notice board
before the end of the last protest time of the day.
A list of warnings given by the measurer will be posted on the official notice board before the
end of the last protest time of the day.
Action by judge, measurer, TV and Press boats or helicopters shall not be grounds for requesting
redress by a boat. This alters RRS 60.1(b).
Official boats will be marked as follows:
a) Committee boats will fly course coloured flags
b) Jury boat(s) will fly flags with 'Jury'.
c) The Measurers boat will fly a purple flag with “M”.
25.1
25.2
25.3
Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay outside areas where boats are
racing from the time of the preparatory signal for the first class or group to start until all boats
have finished or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment.
All support personnel shall register at the registration offices for the class(es) concerned.
Support and coach boats shall conspicuously display a flag of the country they represent.
26.1
26.2
26.3
Competitors must register and personally sign the registration form at the registration office
before 10.00 (09.00 for Mistral-Men, Laser, 470-Men and Europe) on Wednesday 26 May 2004 .
Late registrations may only be accepted at the discretion of the organizing authority
For the 49er class the weighing and recording of each crew (in accordance with class rule 20.(c))
will take place at the Regatta Centre Medemblik on Tuesday 25 May 2004 between 19.00 and
20.00 and on Wednesday 26 May 2004 between 9.00 and 10.00.
The registration office located at the Regatta Centre Medemblik will be open on Tuesday 25
May 2004 from 13.00 until 20.00 and on Wednesday 26 May 2004 from 08.00 – 10.00.
All sails of the 470 Men & Women, Europe and Mistral Men & Women shall be stamped before
the start of the first race. Competitors in these classes shall report to the measurers on site in the
boat and sailboard parking areas.
The (main)sails of the 470-Women and Mistral-Women shall be identified by a code flag 'F' red
diamond symbol of at least 30 x 30 centimetres which is to be attached to both sides of the
mainsail from Wednesday onwards. Sail stamping will take place in the area of the respective
regatta offices on Tuesday 25 May 2004 12.00 – 19.00 , and on Wednesday 26 May 2004 09.00 –
12.00.
Boats shall not put trash in the water. Trash may be placed aboard support and race committee
boats.
Boats shall be kept in their assigned places in the boat park and harbour.
All Yngling and Star boats shall be afloat before 13.00 on the day of the first scheduled race and
shall not be hauled out during the regatta except with and according to the terms of prior written
permission of the jury.
Underwater breathing apparatus and plastic pools or their equivalent shall not be used around
keel boats between the starting signal of the first race and the end of the regatta.
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.
Prizes will be given as follows: Each day there will be a prize for the best nation. The top two
from each nation per class will score points for her nation as follows: First place: 2 points and
2nd place 1 point. When sailing in split fleets, in all groups boats can score points. When the
final groups are made, only boats in the gold group can score points.
Prize money
The following overall prizes will be awarded:
Yngling, Star, 49er, Tornado, 470-Men, 470-Women:
The best overall boat will receive EURO 1,300.00
The second overall boat will receive EURO 900.00
The third overall boat will receive EURO 400.00
Laser, Finn, Europe, Mistral Men, Mistral Women:
The best overall boat will receive EURO 900.00
The second overall boat will receive EURO 500.00
The third overall boat will receive EURO 300.00
Hein de Goederen Trophy - for the best Nation
From Saturday onwards, each boat in each race of the gold fleet (or in those classes with one
fleet only), will score points for her nation as follows: First place: 15 pts, 2nd place 14 pts, etc.
The nation with the most points will receive the Hein de Goederen Trophy.
The prize giving ceremony will be near the Regatta Center Medemblik as soon as possible after
completion of the last race. Prizes not collected by the winning teams (and not their
representatives) at the prize giving ceremony are void.
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The
organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death
sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum
cover of Euro 500.000 per event or the equivalent.
RACING AREAS
| Course | Class | Approximate distance from harbour Regatta Center |
Magnetic Bearing |
| Green | Mistral M&W | 1.3 nm | 128° |
| Blue | Laser | 1.7 nm | 031° |
| Red | Europe/Finn | 1.9 nm | 085° |
| Yellow | 470 M&W | 3.0 nm | 072° |
| Orange | Tornado / Yngling / Star | 2.9 nm | 045° |
| Purple | 49er | 0.6 nm | 068° |
ILLUSTRATION B
COURSE DIAGRAMS
Finn, Europe, Laser, 470-Men and Women, Mistral-Men and Women
OUTER-LOOP
Start - 1 - 2 - 3 (gate) - 2 - 3 (gate) - Finish
INNER-LOOP
Start - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 (gate) - Finish
Yngling, Star
Start - 1 - 3 (gate) - 1- Finish
Tornado
Start - 1 - 2 - 3 (gate) - 1 - 2 - Finish
49er
Start - 1 - 2 - 3 (gate) - 1- 2 - Finish
1.
2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
ADDITIONAL PRESCRIPTIONS & IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Shore Locations
Boats are allocated to the following shore locations:
REGATTA OFFICE
Regatta Center Medemblik All Classes
Vooroever 1, Medemblik
Telephone + 31 (0)227-540444
Telefax + 31 (0)227-540412
Opening Hours of the Regatta-Offices: 08.30 until one hour after the end of the Protest
Time.
Team Leaders Meeting
The first team leaders meeting will be held at 20.00 on Tuesday 25 May 2004 in the
Regatta Centre Medemblik. Team Leaders meetings will be held at 08.00 every day in the
Regatta Centre Medemblik
Official List of Participants
The Official Lists of participants will be posted on the Official Notice Board after
completion of registration. Participant lists will be available at the Regatta Center
Medemblik.
Weather Forecast
On each racing day a weather forecast will be posted on the Official Notice Board.
Prohibited Sailing Area for Sailboards
Board sailing is not allowed inside Medemblik Harbour. Sailboards shall keep well clear
of the approach to Medemblik Harbour. If crossing of the shipping traffic lane is
unavoidable, this shall be done at a right angle.
Race Winner
The winners of each Race and the leading team of each class shall report to the Press
Center in the Regatta Centre Medemblik within 30 minutes after returning to the harbour.
Winners whose boats are not docked in the harbour near the Regatta Center Medemblik are
requested to come to the Press Centre as soon as possible after returning to harbour.
Results
Results of each race will be available at the Regatta Center Medemblik. Final results (after
protest hearings) will be posted as soon as possible.
Keelboat Docking
Stars and Ynglings shall only be docked at the designated docking areas in Regatta Center
Medemblik Harbour. Boats found elsewhere will be removed at the owner's risk. The dock
master’s instructions are to be strictly followed.
Dinghy Parking
Boats shall only be parked at the designated parking areas for each class. The beach
master's, Hans van de Berg, Gerard Wallet, Henk van de Bos, Hein Neijenhuis, Tineke
Neijenhuis, Henk van de Bos en Cees Booi, instructions are to be strictly followed.
Trailer Parking
At Medemblik Harbour only one trolley per boat is allowed in the Dinghy parking areas.
All other trailers are to be parked at the designated trailer parking areas. Trailers found
elsewhere will be removed at the owner's risk and expense.
Race Officers
Co-ordination Frans Bolweg / Henri G C van der Aat / Michiel Erkelens
Racing area Green Arie-Jan Snel Mistral M&W
Racing area Red Marinus Blikman Europe / Finn
Racing area Blue Han de Goederen Laser
Racing area Yellow Michiel Poulie 470 M&W
Racing area Orange Hans Kieft Star / Yngling /
Tornado
Racing area Purple Marleen Gaillard 49er
International Jury
Mrs. Eva Andersson (SWE)
Mr. Kamen Fillyov (BUL)
Mrs. Josje Hofland (NED)
Mr. Bill O'Hara (IRL)
Mrs. Margriet Pannevis (NED)
Mr. Bill Edgerton (FRA)
Mrs. Ana Maria Sánchez del CampoFerrer (ESP)
Mr. Jan Stage (DEN)
Mr. Leo Pieter Stoel (NED)
Mr. Zvi Ziblat (IRL)
Secretary to the Jury: Theo Smits (NED)
Rule 42
Although there are usually two judges in each jury boat, a single judge will
signal a yellow flag
protest when satisfied a boat has broken rule 42.
The following points may help understand the application of rule 42.
• Official ISAF Interpretations about Rule 42.
• When a boat’s second rule 42 protest in the regatta is signalled in a race
that is subsequently
postponed, recalled or abandoned, the boat may compete in the restarted race.
However, for
each boat, every yellow flag protest counts in the total number of such
protests.
• Although judges will signal a rule 42 protest as soon as possible, this might
be after the boat
has crossed the finishing line. In the case of a boat’s first protest, the boat
must take the 720°
penalty, return to the course side of the finishing line and finish.
If a boat is yellow-flag protested, the competitor may ask the judges for an
explanation after the
completion of the race. It can be done either on the water, ashore or by asking
the jury secretary to
arrange a meeting with the judges.
Each party may bring one person to observe at a hearing, although in some circumstances the jury
panel may decide that allowing observers is inappropriate. Observers sit further back from the
parties and are not permitted to speak. If the hearing is adjourned, observers and parties are not
permitted to speak to each other. No cellular telephones, photographic or recording equipment are
permitted in the jury room.
Observers shall report to the jury secretary prior to the hearing. A document headed Information for
Observers at Jury Hearings will be provided to observers.
Boats sometimes want to challenge the race committee’s decision to score them OCS or BFD by
requesting redress under rule 62.1(a).
For a boat to be given redress, conclusive evidence must be presented to the jury that the race
committee has made an error in recording the OCS. Even video evidence is rarely conclusive. In the
absence of conclusive evidence to the contrary the jury will uphold the race committee’s OCS or
BFD decision.
Evidence of the relative positions of two boats that are scored differently is not conclusive evidence
that either boat started properly.
Any form of cheating, including not telling the truth in a protest or redress hearing, is considered to
be a breach of sportsmanship and may give rise to a hearing under rule 69 resulting in a heavy
penalty.
Competitors, team leaders and coaches may discuss procedures and policy with the jury chairman.
During protest time, he is normally available in the area by the jury rooms.