Real Federación Española de Vela

Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA)

Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia

Snipe Class Spanish National Secretariat

Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera

Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera

Paseo de Colón s/n.

30720 Santiago de la Ribera (Murcia)

SPAIN

The ISAF RRS (1997-2000), the S.C.I.R.A. Rules for Conducting National and International Regattas (1996-2000), the Deed of Gift and the Sailing Instructions shall be in effect.

This regatta is classified as a Category "B" event according to Appendix G, RRS, with the modifications specified by the S.C.I.R.A. Event Sponsorship Policy.

Boats and Skippers registered by the SCIRA will be able to enter this Regatta as detailed in the SCIRA Official Rule Book 1996-2000, European Youth Championship´s parragraph.

Entry forms must be completed using the enclosed official form and sent no later than July 1^st 2000 to:

Friday 1^st, 2000 09.00-14.00/16.00-19.00hrs. Registration & Measurement

20.00hrs. Opening Ceremony

Saturday 2^nd, 2000 12.00hrs. Races

Sunday 3^rd, 2000 12.00hrs. Races

Monday 4^th, 2000 12.00hrs. Races

Tuesday 5^th, 2000 12.00hrs. Races

Closing Ceremony

Registration of participants will take place at the Race Office of the hosting Club, before 19.00 hrs. of Friday 1^st september, 2000.

At registration, each boat will be required to document: a valid S.C.I.R.A. membership acreditation, valid third-party insurance coverage (see "Responsibility and insurance" below), valid measurement data sheet (see "Measurement" below) and authorisation, from the correspondent National Authority, to exhibit individual advertising as permitted in RRS Appendix G4 for Category B events.

1. All boats and sails must meet the provisions and specifications of the S.C.I.R.A. Rules for Conducting National and International Regattas.
2. Measurement will be conducted at the Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera. The measurement schedule is as follows: Friday 1^st September, 2000, from 09.00 to 14.00 and from 16.00 to 19.00 hours.
3. The measurement committee may, at its discretion, measure and validate any items included under 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 of the S.C.I.R.A. Rules for Conducting National and International Championship Regattas.
4. A valid measurement data sheet (MDS) must be on file at the Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia´s office, prior to August 1^st, 2000.
5. Any boat without a measurement data sheet (MDS) on file with the Federación de Vela de la Región de Murcia´s office, will be subject to a 70 EUR measurement fee payable at the time of measurement.

An International Jury will be appointed in accordance with the RRS Appendix Q.

Jury decisions will be final.

The regatta Sailing Instructions will be available upon completion of registration at the Real Club de Regatas de Santiago de la Ribera.

The courses to be sailed are the Class approved courses for Championship regattas as published in the current S.C.I.R.A. Official Handbook, and will be detailed in the Sailing Instructions.

The S.C.I.R.A. Low Point scoring system as modified by the Sailing Instructions will apply. Sailing Instructions will contain information on drop races and Disqualification not Discardable (DND).

RRS 44.2 (720 Degree Turn Penalty) is in effect.

1. The organizing authority and any other parties involved in the organization of this regatta shall bear no liability for any injury, damage loss or claim, whether personal or material, incurred by or inflicted to participants before, during and after the regatta.
2. Boat owners must show a certificate of a currently valid third party insurance policy, with a minimim cover of 30.000 EUR or its equivalent in any other currency.
3. Competitors shall participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk and responsibility. Competitors and boat owners must insure their boats and persons at personal discretion.

To be specified in the Sailing Instructions.

The organization will take care of accommodation for each participant country´s Champion, from the night of August 30^th to the night of September 4^th, 2000.

The rest of the participants along with companions, relatives and friends who desire to book their accommodation, may do it by contacting our Official Travel Agency:

(Contact person: Mr. José Luis Almela)

Edf.: Manu II

30009 Murcia, SPAIN

Tel. +34 968 286414-15-16 / Fax. +34 968 286417

E-mail. comercial_mjv@viajeseci.es

From Barcelona: Take Highway A7 to Murcia, then take N301 to Cartagena, exit by MU-3319 to San Javier (Aeropuerto) till you find the directions to Santiago de la Ribera.

From Madrid: Take Highway A3 to Valencia and follow the directions to Alicante, exit onto Highway A7 and proceed as if coming from Barcelona.

Nearest International Airport: ALICANTE.

Local Airport: San Javier, MURCIA. Daily flights to and from Madrid and twice a week to and from Barcelona.