1 RULES

 1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.
 1.3 If there is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

 2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY

 2.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the Classic Boats as defined as per ISAF as follows:

 A Classic Boat is a yacht launched before December 31st 1963 or a replica of a Classic Boat that independent of her launch date was built in conformity with the design of a Classic Boat launched before December 31st 1963.

 2.2 Eligible boats may enter by completing the attached form and sending it, together with the required fee, to Sailing Office at the Chester Yacht Club or giving it to the Chester Classic Boat Association prior to racing on August 10th 2012

3 FEES

 3.1 Required fees are as follows:
 $100                             Per Boat

 4 SCHEDULE

4.1 Dates of racing:
 Aug. 10th, 11th, 12th 2012         Minimum Number
                                                     of Races
Classic Boats                                3 – 1 per day

 4.2 The scheduled time of the warning signal for all races is 1300 hours.

 5 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

 The sailing instructions will be available by Thursday August 9th , 2012 from the Sailing Office at the Chester Yacht Club or from the host club’s website.

 6 THE COURSES

 Courses will consist of Government Marks and Chester Yacht Club Marks situated in Mahone Bay

 7 PENALTY SYSTEM

 7.1.2 For the Classic Boats rule 44.1 is changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty.

7.2 Protest filing time limit will be 60 minutes after the signal boat docks.

 7.3 Protest forms will be available at the Chester Yacht Club.

 8 SCORING

8.1 The scoring system is as follows: the Low Point scoring system of RRS Appendix A shall be used with no score excluded.
8.2 One race is required to be completed to constitute a series.

9 RADIO COMMUNICATION

 9.1 Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones. Official boats will monitor VHF channel 73.

 9.2 If any part of a boat’s hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line during the two minutes before her starting signal and she is identified, the race committee will attempt to broadcast her sail number on VHF channel 73. Failure to make a broadcast or to time it accurately will not be grounds for a request for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).

 10 PRIZES

 Prizes will be given as follows: the Classic Cup will be awarded to first place overall for the Classic Cup Regatta. A Trophy called the “Classics Gold Cup” will be given at the end of Chester Race Week to the overall winner of the combined Classic Cup Regatta and Chester Race Week Classic’s Division. This will consist of 7 races in total with 1 drop if more than 5 races sailed.

 11 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

 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 sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

 12 INSURANCE

 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of $1,000,000 per event or the equivalent. Proof of insurance should be supplied with entry.

 13 FURTHER INFORMATION

 For further information please contact rst@falcon.bm or jaycameronhooper@gmail.com