South Cerney Sailing Club 
Albacore Inland Championships 
Notice of Race 
Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th May 2019 

 

 

1. Organising Authority 

The organising authority is South Cerney Sailing Club. 

2. Rules 

2.1 All races will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules Of Sailing 

 

2.2 Competitors should note that South Cerney Sailing Club implements the RYA 
Racing Charter and that they will be required to undertake to sail in compliance with the 
Charter, which can be found at the front of the RYA rule book (RYA Racing Rules of 
Sailing 2017 -2020), on the official notice board, or on the RYA Website: 
http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/Pages/RacingCharter.aspx. 

 

2.3 Racing rules Racing rules 28, 33, 35, 40, A4.2, and A5 will be changed. The 
changes appear in full in the Sailing Instructions or in this Notice of Race. 

 

3. Eligibility and Entry 

3.1 Entries should be made on the appropriate form in the clubhouse. The entry fee for 
the event will be £25. Registration will commence from 09:30 on Saturday 4th May. 

 

3.2 All boats must hold a current registration certificate 

 

3.3 Helms must be a member of the Albacore association. 


3.4 All craft on the club premises (on land and on the water) must have full insurance 
cover, including third party liability to £2,000,000. All craft intended to be used for racing 
must have appropriate insurance cover. 

 

3.5 The safety of the boat and its entire management including insurance shall be the 
sole responsibility of the competitor(s) racing the boat. 


3.6 The race organisers shall not be liable for any loss, damage, death or personal injury 
howsoever caused to the owner/competitor, his skipper or crew, as a result of their 
taking part in the race or races. Moreover, every owner/competitor warrants the 
suitability of his craft for the race or races. 

 

4. Schedule of Races 

4.1 Six races are scheduled, 3 back to back on Saturday and 3 back to back on 
Sunday. The organisers reserve the right to amend the schedule subject to the weather 
conditions. 

 

4.2 The warning signal for the first race shall be no earlier than 12.55 on Saturday 4th 
May. 

 

4.3 The warning signal for the 1st race on Sunday 5th May shall be no earlier than 09.55 

 

4.3 There will be a briefing for all competitors no earlier than 12.15 on Saturday 4th May 

 


4.4 No warning signal will be made after 13.00 on Sunday 5th May 

 

4.5 The prize giving will be held after the final race on Sunday 5th May. 

 

5. Sailing Instructions 
Sailing instructions are posted on the official notice board in the clubhouse, and are also 
published on the club website. 

6. Course 
The course will be posted on the committee boat and/or race hut. 

7. Scoring 
The number of results that will be used to determine a boats series score will be as 
follows:- 

. 6 races completed, 4 results will count 
. 4-5 races completed, 3 results to count 
. A minimum of 3 races constitutes a series 


8. Personal Buoyancy Flotation Devices 
Adequate personal buoyancy flotation devices for crew members shall be worn. Flag Y 
will not be displayed. This changes rule 40. 

9. Prizes 
Prizes will be presented for overall 1st , 2nd and 3rd places and highest placed SCSC boat 
not in the 1st 3 places. 

10. Advertising and Sponsorship 
Advertising will be allowed in accordance with the Albacore Class Association rules. 

11. GPS Tracking 
South Cerney Sailing Club actively promote the use of TackTracker software 
http://tacktracker.com. This allows GPS trackers to be fitted to boats and for the GPS 
data to be uploaded at the end of racing to facilitate a review of the race. Helms may 
use GPS devices that only have logging capability (i.e. do not provide real time 
information). Visiting helms may be offered the loan of a GPS logger for use during the 
racing but are not under any obligation to accept the offer. 

12. Invasive Species Protection 

South Cerney Sailing Club is committed to the prevention of the spread of invasive 
species and as such we are following the Environment Agency and RYA guidelines – 
“CHECK CLEAN DRY” 

Visiting or returning sailors before travelling to SCSC should take all reasonable 
measures to: 

1. CHECK for plant material and animal species (e.g. shrimp, zebra mussel, weed) 
2. CLEAN – wash boats, launching trolleys and kit 
3. DRY – for as long as possible before event, at least 2 days recommended. 


 


More details at http://www.nonnativespecies.org/checkcleandry 

Please make sure your boat has been clean and dry for at least 2 days prior to your 
arrival. The entry form will require you to self-certify that this is the case. We also 
recommend that you check and wash your boat before leaving SCSC, facilities are made 
available for this. 

13. Further Information 

South Cerney Sailing Club will be open to receive visiting competitors from 09:00 on 
Saturday 4th May and by special arrangement on Friday 3rd May. 

South Cerney Sailing club is situated at Lake 16, Station Road, South Cerney, Glos . 
GL7 5TH. 

For further information please contact:- 

Dave Whittle 

Email dwhittle88@hotmail.com 

Tel: 07973 507378