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SUNDAY in AUGUST
CLASSES: IRC (for yachts up to 30.5
metres LOA), IRM, Open 60, Class 40, Multihulls, 2-Handed division – see
General Conditions, Appendix l & II.
Organised by the Royal Ocean
Racing Club in association with the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth
and the Royal Yacht Squadron
A Rolex Chronometer may be awarded to
the Fastnet Challenge Cup winner and the line honours monohull winner.
In the event of one boat winning both trophies only one chronometer will
be presented.
Trophies are for corrected time
results except where stated.
IRC TROPHIES
| Fastnet Challenge Cup |
Best overall |
| Kees Van Dam Memorial Trophy |
Second Best overall |
| Erroll Bruce Cup |
First yacht home (Super 0) |
| Jolie Brise Cup |
First yacht home (Classes 0-3) |
| *Whirlwind Trophy |
Best Swan yacht overall
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| Alf Loomis Trophy |
Navigator of best yacht overall |
| Brunskill Trophy |
Best overall 2-handed division |
| Berrimilla Dog-bowl |
Best 2-handed yacht in IRC3 |
| *Clarion Cup |
First British yacht home |
| * Bloodhound Cup |
Best Corporate yacht |
| Roger Justice Trophy
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Best Sailing School yacht overall |
| * Joggernaut Trophy |
Best Irish yacht overall |
| * Martin Illingworth Trophy |
Inter-club: for teams of 3 yachts
nominated by an affiliated Club |
| Inter-Regimental Cup |
Best Service yacht |
| Hong Kong Cup |
IRC Super 0 |
| West Mersea YC Trophy |
IRC 0 |
| Foxhound Cup |
IRC 1 |
| Favona Cup |
IRC 2 |
| Iolaire Cup |
IRC 3 |
IRM TROPHIES
Fastnet Rock Trophy
|
Best overall |
| Figaro Trophy |
Second Overall |
| Arambalza Cup |
Best overall – non British yacht |
| Erivale Trophy |
First yacht home |
| Keith Ludlow Trophy |
Navigator of best yacht overall |
| Swinburne Cup |
Best Irish yacht overall* |
| Seth-Smith Trophy |
Inter-club: for teams of 3 yachts
nominated by an affiliated Club |
FASTNET ROUNDING TROPHIES
| * Irish Lights Trophy |
First IRC round on the water |
| * Clarke Cup |
First IRM round on the water |
| * Culdrose Trophy |
Best IRC Service yacht round on
corrected time |
| Dennis Doyle Memorial Salver |
For the skipper who has done the
greatest number of Fastnet races including the current one |
| Coates Scholfield Trophy |
For the yacht whose crew have
sailed the furthest to complete the race. |
| RORC Open 60 Trophy |
First Open 60 home |
SPECIAL TROPHIES
| Royal Thames Spirit Cup |
First RTYC to finish |
| * Iolaire Block |
Oldest yacht to complete the
course |
| *Duncan Munro-Kerr Memorial
Trophy |
Best yacht on corrected time with
a skipper aged between 18 and not more than 30 on the 12th August
2007 |
| Galley Slaves Trophy |
For the galley slave of the yacht
with the greatest elapsed time |
| * Hobo Bowl |
Best IRC One-Design yacht |
| * Bobby Lowein Wheel |
First British yacht home |
| * RORC Bowl |
For the best IRC Swan yacht in
the with the St Malo and Fastnet Races |
| *Philip Whitehead Cup |
First Class 40 home |
| *The Sparkman and Stephens Trophy |
For the best overall Sparkman &
Stephens designed yacht |
| Spangle Trophy |
First Contessa 32 |
MULTIHULL TROPHIES
| MOCRA Crystal Trophy |
for the first multihull under
50ft with a valid MOCRA rating certificate on corrected time
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| MOCRA Muster Trophy |
for the first multihull under
50ft with a valid MOCRA rating certificate on elapsed time
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| RORC Trophy |
First Multihull home |
* These trophies are subject to
specific extra conditions which are set out in a Fastnet Trophy
Application Form.
To be eligible entrants must complete and sign the form and lodge it
with the RORC before the start of the race.
A Rolex Fastnet Certificate will be
sent to every crew member who completes the course, on request.
| FASTNET RACE RECORDS |
Yacht Name |
Year |
Speed |
| Fastest monohull without water
ballast |
BOOMERANG |
1999 |
11.13 knots |
| Fastest monohull with water
ballast |
RF YACHTING |
1999 |
11.48 knots |
| Fastest 60ft Multihull |
FUJICOLOR |
1999 |
15.03 knots |
| Fastest multihull under 50ft |
SPIRIT OF ENGLAND |
1997 |
8.38 knots |
| Fastest Volvo 60 |
ILLBRUCK 2 |
1999 |
11.36 knots |
| Fastest Open 60 |
WHIRLPOOL-EUROPE 2 |
1999 |
11.43 knots |
(up to 2005)
Monohulls - SSS MINIMUM: 34 or STIX
MINIMUM 32 and AVS MINIMUM 130-0.002 x m (where m is minimum sailing
weight in Kg)
Boats with series date of 1995 and later will be categorised under STIX
only.
Boats with series date before 1995 may be categorised under either STIX
or SSSN.
Multihulls - shall exceed 9.15m/30’ LOA Multihull entries will be
screened by RORC on an individual basis in conjunction with MOCRA.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Category 2 with
RORC Prescriptions. An ISAF Offshore Special Regulations Checklist shall
be completed to Category 2 and submitted to the RORC no later than
Friday 27th July
The Checklist shall include the 15 digit HEX ID of the yachts EPIRBS(S)
(which must be registered with the appropriate authority) and the serial
numbers of the liferaft(s). The following documents shall be attached:
1. A Hull Construction Certificate – see Offshore Special Regulation
3.03
2. Copies of the yachts liferaft servicing/inspection certificate(s) or
proof that the liferaft(s) predates its first service.
ENTRIES: Close Friday in July
TRACKING: It will be mandatory for
yachts to carry an OCTracker unit for the Rolex Fastnet Race.
The units are standalone and will be supplied by the RORC. The cost is
inclusive in the entry fee. A deposit, which may be set against a credit
card, will be required. Full details will be issued to entries
separately.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION: The skipper
and at least half the crew must have completed in the yacht in which
they will race the Rolex Fastnet Race, in the 12 months preceding the
start:
1. 300 miles of RORC offshore racing, or
If the yacht is normally kept in a place without reasonable access to
RORC racing:
2. one RORC offshore race plus offshore racing* or a non-stop passage,
to be proposed to and agreed by RORC by Friday 20th July 2007, making a
total of at least 300 miles, or
3. other qualifications similar to (2) above to be proposed to and
agreed by RORC by Friday 20th July 2007
*To qualify as “offshore racing” a race must be of at least 75 miles
duration and include at least one night at sea.
Notes
1.When plans to qualify as above cannot be completed (e.g. a race
becalmed) or in exceptional circumstances, alternative proposals must be
made to RORC as soon as possible.
2. A service yacht may qualify as above or submit written authority from
her service establishment.
3. The acceptance by RORC of any experience qualification does not
warrant suitability for the Rolex Fastnet Race
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: It is the
skipper’s responsibility to ensure that the following criteria are met
and that copies of Certificates or Letters of Attendance are submitted
to RORC. At least 30% of the crew which must include the skipper must
have completed training to Section 6 of the ISAF Offshore Special
Regulations. In the 2 Handed Class both crewmembers must have received
training. Appendix G to the regulations provides a model training
course. Notes: ISAF Member National Authorities are responsible for
approving training in their country. In the UK the RYA course is the
Offshore Racing Crew Course. The syllabus includes first aid and
liferaft training and it should be possible to upgrade existing training
by undertaking modules of the Section 6 training course. The training
must have taken place after January 2002. COPIES OF THESE
CERTIFICATES/LETTERS OF ATTENDANCE MUST BE LODGED WITH THE RORC NO LATER
THAN Friday in July.
BRIEFING: A briefing will be held in
Cowes on before the race at the Cowes Yacht Haven. Two
representatives from each boat will be invited. This briefing is not
mandatory. Information will also be on the RORC website:
www.rorc.org
START: Sunday in August from the Royal Yacht Squadron,
Cowes, to the west. First Warning Signal TBA
HIGH WATER: Portsmouth TBA, tba m
COURSE: Cowes - Fastnet Rock -
Plymouth
FINISH: At Plymouth Breakwater
DISTANCE: Approximately 608 miles
POINTS FACTOR: 1.5
RACE HQ: Before the race: RORC Office,
82 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7AJ.
Tel: +44 (0)1983 295144 Fax: +44 (0) 1983 292242
During and after the race: RORC Race Office, Queen Anne’s Battery,
Plymouth (phone and fax numbers will be advised)
PRIZE GIVING: The Rolex Fastnet prize
giving will be held in Plymouth on Friday 17th August 2007. Details will
be published in the Sailing Instructions. RORC medallions will be
presented on Tuesday 11th September, 1930 at the Clubhouse, 20 St
James’s Place, London, SW1. All crews welcome.
INTERNATIONAL JURY: Decisions of the
International Jury will be final as provided in RRS 70.4
SPONSORS FLAGS AND BOW STICKERS: Race
sponsor’s flags will be provided, and if so shall be flown from the
backstay at all times during the race. Class and sponsor’s flags shall
be flown at a level above that of the upper lifelines. Bow stickers will
be provided and every effort shall be made to retain them on the bows.
Race sponsor’s battle flags will be provided, and shall be flown from
the forestay while berthed in Queen Anne’s Battery Marina. A competitor
may not protest this requirement.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
CREW LIST WITH NEXT OF KIN DETAILS: It is the skippers responsibility to
collate a crew list complete with names and addresses and next of kin
details. A crew list complete with details of the whole crew must be
submitted to the RORC by FRIDAY in JULY 2007.
DISCLAIMER AND MEDIA RIGHTS WAIVER: As
part of the formal entry/registration process, all skippers and crews
will be required to sign and lodge with the RORC BY FRIDAY in JULY the
following disclaimer and media, photographic / television rights
statement.
DISCLAIMER: I agree to be bound by
International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS)
2005/2008, by the Sailing Instructions and the Notice of Race. I agree
that the sole and inescapable responsibility for the nautical qualities
of any yacht participating in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2009, her rigging,
the safety equipment on board and the competence, behaviour and dress of
her crew is that of the Person in Charge of the yacht.
I also agree to take any and all responsibility for all damages
whatsoever caused to third persons or their belongings, to myself or to
my belongings, ashore and at sea as a consequence of my participation in
the regatta, and hereby relieve from any responsibility, and agree to
indemnify on a full indemnity basis and hold harmless, the Royal Ocean
Racing Club, its servants, agents and sponsor. (in particular but not
only ROLEX SA) and their representatives in respect of any claim arising
there from.
I am acquainted with ISAF RRS Part 1 Fundamental Rule 4: "A boat is
solely responsible for deciding whether or not to start or to continue
racing". In any case, I agree that the ROYAL OCEAN RACING CLUB, its
servants, agents and sponsors (in particular but not only ROLEX SA) and
their representatives have no responsibility for loss of life or injury
to members or others, or for the loss of, or damage to any vessel or
property.
MEDIA RELEASES: Competitors and crew
members on the competing yachts grant, at no cost, the ROYAL OCEAN
RACING CLUB and ROLEX SA the absolute right and permission to use their
name, voice, image, likeness, biographical material as well as
representations of the boats in any media (being television, print and
internet media), including video footage, for the sole purposes of
advertising, promoting, reporting and disseminating information
regarding the ROLEX FASTNET RACE (“the race”) and the competitors and
crew members’ participation to the regatta. Competitors and crew members
on the competing yachts also grant, at no cost, ROLEX SA the absolute
right and permission to use their name, image, likeness, biographical
material as well as representations of the boats in the “Perpetual
Spirit Yachting by ROLEX” magazine, edited by ROLEX SA.
Competitors and crew members’ name, voice, image, likeness and
biographical material shall not be used by ROLEX SA in a way which
constitutes an endorsement of ROLEX SA’s products by said Competitors
and crew members, unless the relevant competitor or crew member is
engaged by ROLEX SA to endorse its products or gives his/her prior
written consent to such use.
Seahorse Magazine Trophy
The RORC in conjunction with Cowes
Combined Clubs (CCC) have created a further incentive for big boats to
come to Cowes in 2009 by linking the Skandia Cowes Week Super-Zero
Series, the RORC Channel Race and the Rolex Fastnet Race. The overall
class winner, taking part in all three events, will be presented with
the prestigious Seahorse Magazine Trophy.
The Super-Zero Series will comprise of
three days racing based in Cowes – Friday in August (day before Skandia
Cowes Week starts); Wednesday in August (Round-the-Island) and a short
coastal race on Thursday in August.
The Super-Zero class has been created
specifically for any boat wishing to race that is between 14 and 30
Metres LOA and with an IRC rating of 1.420 and upwards, whether it has a
fixed or canting keel.
In addition, regardless of rating,
owners/skippers of any boat over 14 metres LOA that has a canting keel
and that wants to take part in Skandia Cowes Week will have to sail, in
this new Super-Zero Series, unless they fix their keel amidships and
re-rate accordingly.
ISAF safety all weather course
Prior to previous Fastnet races, the
requirement for qualifying as an individual to enter the race was that
you had to complete a first aid course and a sea survival course. This
year this has been updated to an ISAF safety all weather course which
includes both the Sea Survival, First Aid and an additional part to
include heavy weather techniques and offshore racing. Phil is an RYA Sea
Survival instructor and would normally run this element of the course
whilst using a freelance instructor to cover the first aid element. A
colleague of Phil's in the industry is going to run the ISAF course for
us to attend collectively as a team. We are awaiting details of the
dates of this course and will pass them on to you all as soon as
possible. If you cannot make the suggested date, we will be able to
arrange for you to join a course on your own to suit your requirements.
General administration
As
you can see from the above details there is rather alot of information
and if there is anything that you are unsure about please do not
hesitate to contact any of the Solent Sail team.
Watches
When
on board the boat, we may use a double or triple watch pattern with each watch
being run by a watch leader under the overall responsibility of the
skipper. For the Fastnet race itself the
watch system may run as follows:-
| Two
watch pattern |
The Seven watch pattern
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Watch
1 0800hrs - 1200hrs |
Forenoon watch 0800hrs -
noon |
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Watch
2 1200hrs - 1600hrs |
Afternoon watch noon - 1600hrs |
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Watch
1 1600hrs - 2000hrs |
First dog watch 1600hrs - 1800hrs |
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Watch
2 2000hrs - 2300hrs |
Second dog watch
1800hrs -2000hrs |
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Watch
1 2300hrs - 0200hrs |
First watch 2000hrs -
midnight |
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Watch
2 0200hrs - 0500hrs |
Middle watch
midnight - 0400hrs |
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Watch
1 0500hrs - 0800hrs |
Morning watch
0400hrs - 0800hrs |
By
running the watch system 4-on 4-off during the day and 3-on 3-off during
the night or by using dog watchers, it means that the watches rotate each day and that you don't
get stuck into the same times every night.
Food
All
of the food on the boat will be supplied by Solent Sail. Could you
please let us know if there is anything that you cannot eat.
Numbers
There
are still places left on the yacht if you know anyone else that you
think might enjoy taking part please ask them to contact us as soon as
possible or feel free to pass this email onto them.
Experience
At
present it would seem that everyone on the boat has a similar level of
experience and that you all have similar aims in terms of what you want
to get out of the experience. This seems to be that you want to increase
your sailing experience in all areas and we can assure you that you
will. Whether it is the safety aspects, sail trim, 'flying the kite',
navigation, helming or the fundamentals of racing the yacht - all of
these areas will be covered in depth.
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