NOTICE OF RACE OPEN INTERNATIONAL DRAGON France TROPHEE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL March 29 to April 1, 2013 La Grande Motte Yacht Club de La Grande Motte 1. GOVERNING RULES The regatta will be governed by: 1.1. Rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 1.2. National regulations applying to foreign competitors are specified in Annex 1.3. Federal regulations championships and national rankings are concerned when applicable 1.4. The rules of the Class of DRAGON 1.5. In case of conflict between languages, the French text shall prevail. 2. ADVERTISING Pursuant to Regulation 20 (ISAF Advertising Code), as amended by Regulation advertising FFVoile, boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority. 3. ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION 3.1. The regatta is open to all boats of the class DRAGON. 3.1.1. Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending it together with the € 350 registration fee required, no later than March 15, 2013. Beyond this date, the rights will amount to € 400. 3.2. Competitors (each crew member) residing in France must be presented at time of registration: - FFVoile their license valid medical and stamped with a parental authorization for minors - If necessary, upgrade the card duly completed - The tonnage certificate or valid 2013 compliance Unlicensed foreign competitors in France must prove their affiliation to a member of the National Authority ISAF. 4. ENTRIES The fee (see: IC 3.1.1 above) will be paid by french check or by bank transfer. Bank : BANQUE DUPUY, DE PARSEVAL IBAN : FR76 1293 9000 0920 9059 5907 003 Code BIC : BDUPFR2S ASSOC YACHT CLUB DE LA GRANDE MOTTE Esplanade jean Baumel 34280 LA GRANDE MOTTE Open International de France de Dragon

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March 29 to April 1, 2013

5. SCHEDULE 5.1. Confirmation of registration and weighting crews: Thursday, March 28, 14 h 00-18 h 00 Friday, March 29 from 9 h 00-12 h 00 AM 5.2. Gauge and control and launch: Thursday, March 28, 14 h 00 -18 h 00 Friday, March 29 from 9 h 00-12 h 00 AM 5.3. Dates of racing:

Date

Classe

Courses du jour

Horaire de Mise à disposition

Lieu

29/03 30/03 31/03 01/04

DRA DRA DRA DRA

Races to follow Races to follow Races to follow Races to follow

14 h 00 10 h 30 10 h 30 10 h 00

A land YCGM A land YCGM A land YCGM A land YCGM

5.4. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race of the first day is 15 h 00 PM. 5.5. The last day, no starting procedure will begin after 14 h 00 PM. 6. MEASUREMENT Operations prior gauge will be held in accordance with the schedules and dates in 5.2. Competitors should contact in advance with the Dipstick test. 7. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The sailing instructions and schedules are available at any registration confirmation (see: IC 5.1 above) or will be posted as prescribed by Federal. 8. COURSE Race will be sailed on Olympic triangle, or windward-leeward. 9. PENALTY SYSTEM DRAGON for the next class, rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty. The penalty system chosen will be defined in IC reset to confirmation of enrollment. 10. SCORING 10.1. Pursuant to Appendix A: Minimum System points with scoring following A.4.1 and A.4.2. 10.2. The number of races to be completed to constitute a series of 3 10.3. (A) The number of races have been completed, so that the score of a boat in the series is the sum of its scores in all races, is: 4

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March 29 to April 1, 2013

(B) The number of races have been completed, so that the score of a boat in the series is the sum of its scores in all races excluding her worst score is: 5 11. RADIO COMMUNICATION Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing, not receive radio communications not be admissible to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobil phone. 12. PRIZE Prizes will be distributed as follows: at the discretion of the Promoter. 13. RESPONSIBILITY 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, as part of the race, both before, during, or after the regatta. 14. INSURANCE Foreign competitors unlicensed FFVoile must provide proof of valid insurance for liability coverage with a minimum amount of 1.5 million Euros. 15. INFORMATION For further information, please contact: Tourist Office La Grande Motte Tél : +33 4 67 56 42 00 – Fax : +33 4 67 29 91 42 http://www.ot-lagrandemotte.fr/ YACHT CLUB DE LA GRANDE MOTTE Esplanade Jean Baumel 34280 La Grande Motte Tél: +33 4 67 56 19 10 [email protected]

Open International de France de Dragon

Notice of Race

March 29 to April 1, 2013