|
Regatta |
Varuna Three-Island
Race |
|
Dates |
Sunday 24
January 2010 |
|
Rules |
Racing Rules of Sailing
(2009-2012)
Current Class Rules of
Participating Yachts
RVYC Sailing Instructions
for Special Club Races
Notice of Race
Race Category C (Regulation
20)
|
| Eligibility
& Entry |
Members
of the RVYC and their invited guests. |
| Classes |
All
Classes recognised by the RVYC. The Catamaran classes F16 (Hobie
16), F18 (Hobie Tiger, Nacra 5.8, Nacra F18) and Nacra 16 sq will
race as separate entities, each with their own start, provided
they contain 5 boats or more. Less than 5 go into the Open Class.
All other catamarans will race in the Open Class. |
| Starting Times |
Briefing
|
First Class
of the Day
|
Race Officer
|
|
Sunday
|
10:00
|
10:30
|
Sukit / Visanu
|
| Sailing
Instructions |
Will be available
on the RVYC Web Site and on the Notice Board. |
| Course |
Start at
RVYC Flagpole, Koh Chun to port, Koh Nok to port, Koh Sak to port,
Southmark to port (Northerly wind) or Northmark to starboard (Southerly
wind), Finish at RVYC Flagpole. |
| Time
Limit |
6 hours. |
| Penalty
System |
For the multi-hull
classes, rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that one turn including
one tack and one gybe is required. |
| Scoring |
Low
point scoring system |
| Handicap |
RVYC
Handicap System for the Open Classes as published on the Notice
Board. |
| Prizes |
To be announced. |
| History |
This race
was inaugurated in 1968 by the Bangkok Post. In 1998 4 Lasers
joined the multihulls and in 2000 5 Lasers joined. Sometime in
the nineties the Bangkok Post stopped the sponsorship and then
the race was renamed the Varuna 3-Island Race |