Svenskt Mästerskap J24 2024

9 – 11 Augusti

WSS/WSSW – Solbergsudde Smregatta.se

Notice of Race

Swedish J/24 Class Association and Westerviks SS and Westerviks SS Wikingarna invites to the regatta

J/24 Svenskt Mästerskap

J/24 Swedish Championship

Date: 2024, August 9-11

Event: J/24 Swedish Championship 2024

Place: Västervik

Level of the competition: Red

Class: J/24

Organizer: Westerviks SS och Westerviks SS Wikingarna

Rules

1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 (RRS) and with appendix S, Standard Sailing Instructions.

1.2 Swedish competitors shall when racing follow the licensing rules for advertising as decided by the Swedish Sailing Federation.

1.3 Competitors shall when afloat wear personal flotation devices. This rule does not apply to short-term replacement or adjustment of clothing or personal equipment, or when competitors are in the harbor or under deck. Wet suits and dry suits are not personal flotation devices. This changes RRS 40. A boat that breaks this rule may be warned or penalized at the discretion of the protest committee (DP).

1.4 The class rules for J/24 will apply.

Eligibility requirements

2.1 The competitor that is in charge on board the boat shall be a member of his/her Member National Authority or one of its affiliated organisations.

2.2 The competitor that is in charge on board shall follow Swedish Sailing Federations racing license regulation for competitors. This regulation applies from the year the competitor reaches the age of 12. Competitors from other countries than Sweden are exempt from this regulation.

2.3 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability insurance that covers a claim of damages for at least 5 millions SEK.

2.3 Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organising 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.

2.4 All Swedish Crew members must be members of the Swedish J 24 Class Association. 2.5 A competitor must be at least 12 years old the year the competition is conducted.

2.6 Boats with ownership or registration in Russia or Belarus, or boats with competitorss that are Russian or Belarusian citizens are not allowed to participate i the competition.

Entries

3.1 Entry shall be made no later than July 3, 2024 and sent to https:// smregatta.se. 3.2 Required entry information

Boatname:

Sail No: Club:

Crew 1:

Helmsman: Crew 2:

Home address: Crew 3:

Postal address: Crew 4:

Country: Crew 5:

Telephone:

E-mail:

3.3 The entry fee is 2900 SEK.

Swedish payment to:

Segelsällskapen I Västervik

Bankgiro: Tjustbygdens Sparbank 5139-6802

From outside Sweden:

Segelsällskapen i Västervik

Bank details: Tjustbygdens Sparbank

Bankgiro: 5139-6802

IBAN no. SE72 8000 0842 2800 3272 5152

BIC: SWEDSESS

Bank adres (if required): Kvarngatan 20, 593 30 Västervik, Sweden.

Note; mark the payment with your sailnumber.

Entry is not valid until payment is made.

Reduced fee to a total of 1000 SEK per boat for young Swedish crews where all are under 25 years of age.

The fee includes: regatta, launching and hauling boats, mooring, parking trailers, parking of cars and recreational vehicles, barbeque on Friday, regatta party on Saturday, After Sail at the Prize giving ceremony, prizes, sanction fee SSF (100 SEK).

3.4 Late entry will be accepted according to following conditions: An extra fee of 500 SEK will be charged for late entry or payment received after 3 July 2024.

Registration and measurement checks

4.1 Registrations of all crew members shall be made at the race office at Solbergs udde not later than 12.00 on 9 of august 2024.

4.2 Measurement certificates shall be presented at the registration. All sails must be measured and stamped by an authorized measurer.

4.3 The competitor that is in charge onboard, according to § 2.2 shall be able to present a valid Swedish license for competitor.

4.4 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules and sailing instructions. On the water, the race- or/and the technical committee can instruct a boat to proceed immediately to a prescribed location for inspection.

4.5 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless approved by the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the Race committee at the first reasonable opportunity.

4.6 A competitor who has been ill or injured may be replaced after approval of the race committee. However, the person in charge may not be changed.

4.7 The Competitor in charge on board shall be able to prove club membership.

4.8 Check of crew weight will be made.

Sailing Instructions

5.1 The sailing instructions will consist of the instructions in RRS Appendix S, 2021-2024, Standard Sailing Instructions that will be on the official notice board located at the clubhouse and online https://smregatta.se

Time schedule

6.1 Friday August 9

12:00 – 15:00 Registration, measurement and crew weight check.

13.00 – 15.00 Launching

16:00 Skippers meeting at the Clubhouse

17:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 2 races scheduled.

Friday Evening: Get together and Welcome Grill, bring your own drinks.

Saturday August 10

10:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 4 races scheduled.

Saturday Evening 19:00: Dinner and Party at the club house, bring your own drinks.

Sunday August 11

10:00 Warning signal for the first race of the day. 2 races scheduled.

Sunday afternoon: Prize giving ceremony and After Sail.

Format

7.1 8 races are scheduled

8.1 Venue and course

8.1 The racing areas will be at Lusärna fjärden. Distance

between race area and base harbour at Solbergs udde is depending of wind conditions. Most likely it will be less than 1 NM

8.2 Windward-leeward course, with offset buoy and gate will be sailed.

Approximately 60 minutes per race

Protests and penalty systems

9.1 RRS 44.1 will be changed so that only one turn, including one tack and

one gybe is required for a boat that may have broken a rule in RRS part 2

Scoring

10.1 The low point scoring system of RRS Appendix A, 2021-2024, will apply, modified so that when three or fewer races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of her race scores and in the case of more than three completed races, the worst score will be excluded.

10.2 3 races are required to be completed to constitute a championship.

Prizes

11.1 There will be prizes to top 3 boats.

Perpetual trophy for best Swedish youth boat, all under 25 years.

Perpetual trophy for Swedish Champion.

Perpetual trophy to the best non Swedish crew will be given.

11.2 Swedish Sailing Federation’s prices are awarded according to “SSF:s Tävlingsreglemente 2022”, chapter 8 Championship for Swedish crews.

11.3 The winner of the Swedish championship is invited to the Swedish competition “Seglingens Mästare” according to the rules for this event.

Entry to “Seglingens Mästare” must be made latest 14 days after the completion of this Championship.

Date: 2024-02-21

Segelsällskapen i Västervik WSS/WSSW

Attachment to Notice of Race

Swedish Championship J/ 24 2024

Hotels and lodging

Lilla Hotellet info@lillahotellet-vastervik.se

Västervik Resort vastervikresort@vastervik.se

Cottages, outdoor and indoor bathing places, activities for children and

with a good view over Lusärnafjärden where the regatta takes place.

Walking distance from Solbergs udde.

Hotell Slottsholmen hotel@slottsholmen.com

Västerrviks Stadshotell info@stadshotellet.nu

Hotell Park info@hotellpark.se

Centralhotellet info@centralhotellet.com

Transportation

Train from Linköping

Bus

Health care

Phone 1177 for referral to appropriate health care facility. Several health care centers as well as a well equipped hospital can be found in Västervik.

Grocery stores

Centrally located are Willys, Södra Järnvägsgatan 35 and Hemköp, Västra Kyrkogatan 34. Sail repair

Segelsport Västervik 070 4338792

Launching and hauling out, mast crane

WSS, Solbergs udde.

Parking

Parking of motor vehicles, mobile homes and trailers will be available at Solbergs udde. Tourist information

Västerviks Turistbyrå turist@vastervik.com