NOTICE OF RACE

1. Organising Authority
The Organising Authority is the Yacht Club Cagliari, on behalf of the International Tornado Association (ITA), under the authority of Italian Sailing Federation, and the ISAF.
Regatta Office location : Yacht Club Cagliari
Porticciolo di Marina Piccola
09126, Cagliari (Sardinia - ITALY)
Phones +39 070 370.350
Fax + 39 070 374.118
E-mail: raceoffice.ycc@tiscali.it
Web site: www.yachtclub-cagliari.com

2. Schedule
Ten races are scheduled for the Championship. Six races must be completed to constitute a Championship. When 6 or more races have been completed, a boat may discard their worst result. Programme:

· 1 Friday, june 6th Registration, Measurement
· 2 Saturday, june 7th Registration, Measurement
· 3 Sunday, june 8th Measurement, Practice Race, Opening Ceremony
· 4 Monday, june 9th 2 Races - First warning signal at 12.00
· 5 Tuesday, june 10th 2 Races
· 6 Wednesday, june 11th 2 Races
· 7 Thursday, june 12th Reserve Day
· 8 FRIDAY, june 13th 2 Races
· 9 Saturday, june 14th 2 Races, Awards Ceremony

3. Rules
The regatta will be governed by the 2001-2004 ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the International Tornado Association Class Rules and the Sailing Instructions. In the event of a conflict between the Sailing Instructions and the Notice of Race, the Sailing Instructions shall prevail.
The ITA Class Rules, Appendix A - Championship Rules will apply.
The Prescriptions of the Italian Sailing Federation will not apply.
Rule 44.2 is changed so that the 720° turn is replaced by a 360° turn.
The Championship is a Category "C" event, in accordance with RRS Appendix 1, Regulation 20. The Organising Authority will require advertising to be displayed, as authorized by Regulation 20.3(d)(i).
The official language of the Championship will be English.

4. Eligibility
ISAF eligibility as per Appendix 2, Regulation 19 is required of all competitors.
All competitors shall be current financial members of the ITA, and their membership card shall be produced or their membership otherwise verified.
Each boat shall have a current Public Liability and Third Party Property Insurance policy, including coverage when racing at the venue of the Championship, of not less than US $1,000,000 (or the equivalent).

5. Entries
· The number of entries will be open.
· Entries shall be made on the official Entry Form, signed by the helmsman and crew, and be endorsed by the entrant's National Tornado Association.
· All Entries and Entry Fees shall be received by the Organising Authority no later than 15 may 2003, or late charges will apply.
· Entry may be submitted to:

Mail: Yacht Club Cagliari
Porticciolo di Marina Piccola
09126, Cagliari (Sardinia - ITALY)
Fax : + 39 070 374.118
E-mail: raceoffice.ycc@tiscali.it
· The Entry Fees are:
1. Entry and Payment Until 15 may 2003: € 300,00
2. Entry and Payment After 15 may 2003: € 300,00 plus € 100,00
· Payment shall be in Euro with corresponding entry fees to:
Banca Intesa BCI – Agenzia n° 5,
Via della Pineta, 86
09126 – Cagliari, Italy
Yacht Club Cagliari, Account 7622690168 – ABI 03069 – CAB 04805
Entries will be valid only on receipt of full entry fee payment. The Entry Fee is non-refundable.
Entries received within 14 days (from 22nd may 2003 onwards) of the start of the Championship may be accepted only at the discretion of the ITA and the Yacht Club Cagliari, whose decision shall be final.

6. Measurement and Certificates
Each boat shall present a valid measurement certificate at the time of Registration and Measurement at the Championship.
Boats, sails, rigging and crews must be at the disposal of the Measurer in the measurement area not later than 8 june 2003.

7. Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be available on the event website no later than 25 may 2003 and will be issued to each competitor on completion of registration.

8. Scoring
The RRS Appendix A - Low Point Scoring system shall be used.

9. Racing Areas, Regatta Site
The Racing Area is shown on "Illustration A"
The Regatta Site is shown on "Illustration B"

10. Courses
The ITA Championship Course will be used.

11. Decisions of the Jury
An International Jury will be appointed in accordance with RRS Appendix Q.
The International Jury will hear all protests filed during the Championship and the decisions of the Jury shall be final in accordance with RRS 70.4.

12. Support Boats and Support Personnel
Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel will be required to register on the Regatta Office in order to obtain the official accreditation.
Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel will be required to comply with the ITA Class Rules, Appendix A, Rule 13.
Support boats shall be registered at the race office between 10.00 on 6 june to 18.00 on the day before of the practice race. They shall either fly an identification flag of minimum 50cmx40cm displaying the national authority country code or display their national authority country code in black letters on a white background on the cover of their outboard engine and display the number allocated by the Organizing Authority at all times on the water.

13. Prizes
Daily prizes will be awarded to the boat finishing first in each race.
Prizes will be awarded to the first five teams.
There will also be prizes to the top placed mixed team and youth team.

14. Liability
Competitors will sail at their own risk in the Tornado European Championship 2003 in Cagliari. See rule 4 (RRS), Decision to Race. The Organising Authority, Yacht Club Cagliari, International Tornado Class Association and all parties involved in the regatta organisation do not accept any liability for any loss, damage or injury which may occur to person or property, both ashore and afloat, as a consequence of participation in the Championship.

15. Photographs and TV Rights
By participating in the 2003 Tornado European Championship, a competitor automatically grants to the Organising Authority, the Class Association, Management Group and the Sponsor the right in perpetuity to make use of and show, at their discretion, any motion pictures, still photographs, live or taped film or video on television and/or other media, showing him/her during the period of the competition, as well as to use such contents in any media whatsoever, for either editorial or advertising purposes or to be used in press information without compensation.

16. Miscellaneous

Travel Agency Hotels and Car Rental:
SARDAMONDIAL
Tiziana Vacca (tiziana@sardamondial.com)
Via Roma ,9 – 09125 Cagliari (Sardinia – Italy)
Ph. +39 070 668094
Fax + 39 070 660186
www.sardamondial.com
E-mail: info@sardamondial.com

Appartaments or other accomodation:
SARDINIA INSULA
Doriana Masala (Mobile Phone + 39 338 1602094)
Via della Pineta, 27 – 09125 Cagliari
Tel. + 39 070 344.665, Fax + 39 070 345.089,
E-mail: info@sardiniainsula.com, www.sardiniainsula.com

Ship Agency:
Plaisant Ship Agency
Tommaso Pilo (+39 348 3212861)
Via Roma, 121 – 09124 Cagliari (Sardinia – Italy)
Ph. +39 070 668208
Fax +39 070 659924
www.plaisant.com
E-mail: plaisant.cagliari@plaisant.it

Rubber Boats Rental:
SKIPPER SERVICE ENTERPRISE
Tomas Canzini (+ 39 328 8463160)
Loc. Su fraili - 09049 Villasimius (Ca) - Italy
Ph./Fax +39 070 7928014
www.skipperservice.it
E-mail: tomas@skipperservice.it