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47TH BLUE RIBBON – ÁRKÁD GRAND PRIX
I N T E R N AT I O N A L L O N G - D I S TA N C E R E G AT TA – 2 0 1 5
R AC E I N T H E L A K E B A L ATO N C U P S E R I E S
NOTICE OF RACE
V E N U E A N D D AT E O F T H E E V E N T: B A L AT O N F Ü R E D, 2 – 4 J U LY 2 0 1 5
O R G A N I Z E R : H U N G A R I A N YAC H T I N G A S S O C I AT I O N – H YA
RACE OFFICER: KÁZMÉR KEREKES
3 . PA R T I C I PA N T S O F T H E R E G AT TA ,
ELIGIBILITY
3.1. Classes allowed to enter the race
3.1.1. In compliance with paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3 of the
HYA Sailing Regulations for 2015: boat classes classified
into Racing Classes II as well as Yardstick group and ORC
group.
3.1.2. Foreign boats possessing all documents required by
the authorities of their own countries, with the following
limitations:
– single-hull keelboats and leeboard boats with a total
surface area of mainsail and jibs not less than 15 m2 (as
prescribed by the class rules or registered in the
measurement documents).
– multi-hull boats with a total surface area of mainsail and
jibs equal to or exceeding 25 m2 (as prescribed by the class
rules or registered in the measurement documents) are
allowed to enter the “Blue Ribbon” races.
3.1.3. Hungarian resident boats included in the HYA
3.2. Definitions
3.2.1. Traditional single-hull (mono-hull) boats: all the singlehull boats passing the 90° inclining test in compliance with
the requirements of the Hungarian National Transport
Authority, proving this fact by relevant documents, and on
which the crew’s center of gravity (weight) is not placed
outside the boat hull (non-trapezoidal boats and boats
without framing) shall be deemed to be traditional singlehull boats. The boat classes acknowledged by HYA are
automatically entitled to participate in the competition of
the traditional single-hull boats.
3.2.2. Open class: All the boats not meeting the
requirements for the traditional single-hull boats shall be
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G R A N D
Á R K Á D
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Advertisements can be displayed in accordance with the
HYA Advertising Rules for year 2015. All boats participating
in the Race shall place the self-adhesive labels with the logos
of the supporters of the Race on both sides, within 2.5 m
from the bow. If the logo is not placed on the boat, a penalty
may be imposed.
R I B B O N
2. ADVERTISING
B L U E
The “Racing Rules of Sailing” for 2013–2016 (hereinafter
referred to as “RRS”), the Regatta Regulations of HYA for
2015 with the amendments indicated herein, the rules for all
participating classes, the YS and ORC handicap regulations
as well as this Notice of Race (NOR) and the Sailing
Instructions (SI) to be issued later, shall apply for this event.
The Blue Ribbon Sailing Instructions shall be available on
the hunsail.hu and kekszalag.hu websites not later than
1 June 2015.
If there is a conflict between languages, the Hungarian text
shall prevail.
Register and meeting the requirements of paragraph 1.2.
(Eligibility) and paragraph 3 (Official signs, class marks) of
the HYA Sailing Regulations for 2015.
3.1.4. The Skiff and Libera type boats as well as all multi-hull
boats without cabins are allowed to enter the race if they
ensure their escort by motorboats of adequate size which
possess the relevant operation permissions for Lake Balaton.
The escorting motorboat shall be able to reach the required
speed and to accommodate the crew of the escorted boat in
addition to its own crew. The commander/driver of the
motorboat shall sign a written obligation to escort and rescue
the sailboat within a 100 m distance, during the whole race.
The escort motorboat shall keep on board a radio receivertransmitter unit (Balatrönk and VHF) and a mobile phone,
which enables the crew to make general emergency calls and
to contact the organizers of the race. The organizers of the
race shall be entitled to supervise the escorting boats during
the whole race. If the activities of a supervised motorboat do
not meet the relevant requirements, the sailboat escorted by
it can be excluded from the race. No escorting motorboats
are obligatory for the boat classes acknowledged by the
Hungarian Yachting Association.
3.1.5. All the Skiff/Libera type and/or single-hull boats which
are proven to have not performed and not passed the so
called “inclining test” shall exclusively be allowed to enter the
race in the “Open class”. The relevant tests shall be carried
out by the Technical Committee. The boat classification shall
be performed based on the measurement records validated
for year 2015 within the HYA Large Boat Register.
Deadline for performing the inclining test: 30 June 2015.
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1. RACING RULES
P R I X
CHAIRMAN OF THE PROTEST COMMITTEE : MRS. GABRIELLA TUSNAI
classified to “Open class”. All the multi-hull boats without
a cabin shall compete in “Open class”.
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R I B B O N
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Á R K Á D
G R A N D
P R I X
3.3. Eligibility for participation
3.3.1. The Hungarian competitors must meet the
requirements of the HYA Sailing Regulations for 2015,
paragraph 1.1. (Eligibility for participation).
3.3.2. The foreign competitors shall be members of clubs or
organizations, which are recognized by their national sailing
federations.
3.3.3. Competitors with starting permission: the owner of
the boat or the responsible person may invite one or more
guests not being eligible competitors in sailing, above the
specified minimal crew, to participate in the race. The total
number of persons on board must not exceed the maximum
number of crew indicated in the boat bill.
Requirements for obtaining a starting permission:
– admission declaration by the responsible person on board,
– minimal age of 17 years (reached by 31 December 2015),
– certificate from a sport-physician issued for the name of
the given invited person which allows him/her to
participate in the competition,
– written declaration by the invited person to comply with all
the regulations relating to the given race,
– payment of an entry fee of 22,000 HUF.
The competitors with starting permissions will be indicated
in the scoring list with a sign (RE).
3.3.4. Participation of competitors aged 14 or younger (born
on or after 1 January 2001), being officially certified in sailing
sport (called “mocó” in Hungarian): no more than 1 person in
case of at least 4 eligible registered competitors on board and
2 persons in case of 6 or more eligible registered competitors
on board. This limit must not be exceeded in any case.
3.3.5. Considering the long distance of the race and the
necessity of navigation at night as well as possibly in stormforce winds, the organizing committee accepts the entry of
only those boats which are operated by at least 3-man crews
if the class specification does not define more than this. All
members of the crew must reach the age of 18 years before
the starting date of the race. The number of crew including
guests with starting permissions shall not exceed the number
indicated in the boat bill or the measurement certificate.
Independently of the boat documents, the organizers
determine a maximum crew of 12 people.
4 . B O AT C L A S S E S
4.1. Open class
Single-hull and multi-hull boats meeting the requirements
described in paragraph 3.
These boats are scored in the absolute order of arrival at the
finish line or in the following categories within the combined
multi-hull class, based on the ranking:
– M0 class (with hull length exceeding 35 feet),
– M1 class (with 28-35 feet hull length),
– M2 class (with 21-28 feet hull length),
– M3 class (with hull length less than 21 feet).
If the number of entered boats within a class is less than 8
determined as a minimum, these boats will be scored in a
combined group of higher class.
4.2. Racing classes II (see Racing Rules,
paragraph 5.2)
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4.3. Other boat classes
– Class 40 Cruiser,
– Class 22 Cruiser,
– Elan 310 Class,
– Sudár Sport Class.
4.4. Yardstick Scoring Groups
– Yardstick I/1 group (YS No. 89 & below) – white ribbon
– Yardstick I/2 group (YS No. 90-99) – red ribbon
– Yardstick II Class (YS No. 100–109) – yellow ribbon
– Yardstick III/1 group (YS No. 110-115) – green ribbon
– Yardstick III/2 group (YS No.116 & above) – orange ribbon
The above modifies paragraph 5.3. of the Sailing Regulations.
4.4.1. The mono-hull boats not listed above will be scored
with the relevant Yardstick group according to their YS
numbers. The boats registered in foreign lists will be scored in
the relevant Hungarian classes or in the YS group, according
to their German YS numbers. Those foreign boats which do
not have either Hungarian or German YS numbers will be
uniformly scored in the YS-I group with YS number 65.
4.4.2. The boats competing in the YS and ORC group –
independent of their sail signs – must wear the abovementioned ribbons (with a size of 5–7 cm x 1 m) on the aft
(or side) shroud.
4.5. ORC Scoring Group – blue ribbon
During the entry procedure all boats possessing ORC
measurement certificates can ask to be allowed to start in the
ORC group. If the number of the entered boats does not
reach 14 determined as a minimum, these boats will be scored
within the YS handicap system. The chosen scoring group
cannot be changed after the closure of the entry procedure.
5 . E N T RY
5.1. Preliminary entry for foreign competitors by e-mail:
hunsail@hunsail.hu.
5.2. Preliminary electronic entry:
The eligible competitors possessing racing permissions from
HYA for 2015 can send their electronic entries through the
VIHAR system from 10.00 hours on 1st May to 20.00 hours
on 01 July 2015.
Those teams entering the race and paying their entry fees by
31 May 2015 will be granted a 10% discount. Those teams
finalizing their entries and making their payments between 1
June and 23 June 2015 shall pay the entry fee indicated in
this Notice of Race. Those teams finalizing their entries and
making their payments between 23 June and 1 July 2015
shall pay an entry fee increased by 10% compared to the
entry fee indicated in this Notice of Race.
The electronic pre-registration shall be finalized at the times
and places indicated below, at a separate special desk, where:
– all the necessary documents proving compliance with the
entry conditions and all documents not registered in the
VIHAR system shall be presented;
– the representative of the crew shall sign the entry;
– the entry fee shall be paid;
– the representative of the crew will be given the entry
package of the boat and will acknowledge the receipt
thereof with his/her signature.
Otherwise the entry of the non-complying crew will be
cancelled!
Shortening and changing of the course is not allowed. This
changes rules 32 and 33 of the Racing Rules of Sailing.
10. ABANDONMENT
The organizing committee will not abandone the race even in
the event of a storm, except when a relevant order is issued by
the Water Police. The helmsman of each yacht is personally
responsible for continuing or retiring from the race.
11. TIME LIMIT
12.1. Besides the general safety rules, strict safety rules for
long-distance races are in force, namely:
12.1.1. All competing boats must have lifelines that meet the
specifications of their building plans. If no lifeline has been
prescribed by the building plan(s), in addition to life jackets,
the use of a safety-harness with a carbine lock is compulsory
for the crew working outside the cockpit when the strength
of wind is above 10 knots.
12.1.2. It is compulsory for all competing boats to have one
(or more) mobile phone(s) on board, which allow the crew to
contact the race management, regatta office or rescue
services in case of emergency situation. (The relevant phone
numbers will be included in the Sailing Instructions.)
12.1.3. The competitors are obliged to permanently wear
their preferably brightly coloured life jackets (or other
personal flotation devices) which meet the relevant
standards, depending on the storm signals issued by the
Balaton storm warning station and the time of the day, in
compliance with the following:
7. THE RACE COURSE
8.1. The scheduled starting time for all classes is 02 July
2015 at 09.00 hours. In case of a general recall, the
scheduled time of the new warning signal for the repeated
start will be at 09.50 hours.
8.2. Postponement of the start:
The race organizing committee may postpone the start in
case of stormy weather endangering the safety of the yachts
or for other reasons.
R I B B O N
8 . S TA R T I N G
1st grade
2nd grade
(45 flashes per min)(90 flashes per min)
Daytime (from sunrise to sunset)
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Compulsory
Compulsory
Night (from sunset to sunrise)
Recommended Compulsory
Compulsory
12.1.4. The jury of the race will strictly monitor compliance
with the Shipping Rules and especially the use of obligatory
night illumination. Breach of these rules may lead to
disqualification from the race.
12.1.5. Those racing boats obliged to use escorting
motorboats under paragraph 3.1.4 of this Notice of Race are
allowed to place the main anchors, fire extinguishers and
punt poles required by their equipment lists on their
escorting motorboats for the duration of the race. The
escorting motorboats must be within a 100 m distance from
the yachts during the entire race.
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The route of the long-distance race is: Balatonfüred (start) –
Balatonkenese – Siófok – Tihany Strait – Keszthely – Tihany
Strait – Balatonfüred (finish). The distance (measured in
beeline) is approx. 150 km.
The exact course map indicating the starting and finishing
line and the course marks (buoys) as well as the GPS coordinates will be included in the Sailing Instructions.
Storm signal
G R A N D
1 2 . S A F E T Y R E G U L AT I O N S
6.1. All information for the participants will be displayed on
the official notice board, which will be put on the wall of the
Regatta Office in the Balatonfüred Training Camp (8230
Balatonfüred, Zákonyi Ferenc u. 8.). Any possible changes in
the Racing Rules will be displayed by 22.00 hours on
Wednesday 01 July 2015 at the latest on the above-mentioned
information board and in the Blue Ribbon Entry Tent.
6.2. The Race Management will hold competitors’ briefings
at 19.00, 20.30 and 22.00 hours on Wednesday 01 July 2015
in the Blue Ribbon Entry Tent.
6.3. During the race – from the moment of the departure of
the organisers’ boats from the port to the end of the race – all
messages of the Race Management relating to the
organization of the race, course setting, starting procedure
and safety regulations will be transmitted in the assigned VHF
navigation channels 78 and 18 (the transmitter working in
channel 78 will cover the eastern basin and eastern part of the
western basin of Lake Balaton, and the transmitter working in
channel 18 will cover the western basin of Lake Balaton).
P R I X
Boats failing to finish within 48 hours after the start will be
scored DNF without a hearing. This changes rules 35, A4
and A5.
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6 . I N F O R M AT I O N F O R T H E
C O M P E T I T O R S A N D C O M P E T I T O R S’
BRIEFING
9. SHORTENING AND CHANGING
OF THE COURSE
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5.3.1. On 24 June 2015 between 12.00 and 20.00 hours in
the Head Office of the Hungarian Yachting Association,
1146 Budapest, Istvánmezei út 1–3.
5.3.2. Entry at the venue of the race in Balatonfüred:
On 1 July 2015 between 11.00 and 22.00 hours in the
Kékszalag (Blue Ribbon) tent. The organizers will not accept
any entries after the above-mentioned date and time. No
entry shall be accepted on the day of the race!
5.3.3. Basic entry fee: 9 000 (nine thousand) Hungarian
Forints (HUF) per person. Entry fee for competitors born
between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2000: 4 500 (four
thousand and five hundred) HUF. The competitors born on
and after 1 January 2001 pay no entry fee.
At the venue the entry fee can be paid either in cash or by a
bank card.
8.3. The boats starting later than 30 minutes after the
starting signal shall be scored as ”DNS” (did not start).
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5.3. Preliminary entry (pre-registration)
in Budapest
12.2. Other recommendations
It is recommended for all boats to use a GPS device enabling
them to determine and specify their exact position in case of
emergency situation.
VHF radio channel allocation:
channel 78 and 18 – race-related information
channel 16 – call for help.
Use of Balatonhelp operated by the Water Rescue Services.
13. MOORING
In the International Yacht Centre, the competing boats can
have berths free of charge on the night before the race, if
they can find free spaces. Vehicle parking spaces are not
available in the training camp.
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P R I X
14. INSPECTION
14.1. After the finish the organizers will carry out a random
inspection of the competing boats and will perform the
following:
14.1.1. checking the presence of the safety equipment
prescribed by the Safety Regulations and Shipping
Regulations;
14.1.2. comparison of the number and names of the people
present on the boat with those indicated in the entry forms;
14.1.3. presence of a license for displaying advertisements;
14.1.4. checking the consumption of alcohol and/or banned
performance enhancers (dopping) by the competitors.
14.2. Any irregularities and divergence in the numbers and
names of competitors, which have been revealed during the
inspection shall be a subject for protest and may lead to
expulsion from the race.
14.3. The organizers and the judges who will be present on the
official control boats (with a label “47th Blue Ribbon”) at the
buoys and other places, during the whole race, will strictly
check the presence of the compulsory waist and shoulder
safety harnesses, life jackets, which facilitate the movement of
the crew on the board and ensure their safety in strong winds.
15. SCORING
15.1. Absolute scoring in order of arrival at the finishing line
shall be used for all yachts that entered for the race and
arrived at the finish.
15.2 All boat classes will be scored in the absolute order of
their arrival at the finish line, and in the Yardstick or ORC
groups and in the Combined Cruiser classes, Folkboat
classes and Cruiser 25 Classe – on the basis of the corrected
time in accordance with their handicap numbers.
15.3. In the Open Class the boats will be scored in the
absolute finishing order.
15.4. Those boats choosing the ORC Scoring Group will not
be scored in their own classes.
15.5. All boats – except for the boats belonging to Open
Class – that entered for the race and arrived at the finish line
would also be scored on the basis of the corrected time
which will be calculated according to their own Yardstick
numbers.
15.6. The traditional single-hull boats will also be scored
separately, in the absolute finishing order.
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16. PRIZES
16.1. The fastest boat which will beat the Blue Ribbon
record time of 7 hours and 13 minutes (7:13:57) established
by Fifty-Fifty in 2014 will be given the title “Holder of the
Blue Ribbon Record”.
16.2. The absolute winning yacht shall be awarded the
“Balaton Blue Ribbon for 2015” prize and the Ornamental
Cup labeled “47th Blue Ribbon Grand Prix International
Long Distance Races - 2015” as well as a commemorative
plaque to be placed on the boat. The competitors of the
absolute winning yacht shall be awarded medals.
16.3. The absolute 2nd–6th placed yachts will be awarded
cups and commemorative plaques. The competitors of the
absolute 2nd-10th placed boats shall be awarded medals.
16.4. The winning traditional single-hull boat shall be
awarded the Ornamental Cup labeled “Winner of the 2015
Blue Ribbon International Long Distance Races in
Traditional Single-Hull Boat Class” and a commemorative
plaque. The competitors of the absolute winner traditional
single-hull boat shall be awarded medals.
16.5. The absolute 2nd–6th placed traditional single-hull
boats will be awarded cups. The competitors of the absolute
2nd-10th placed boats shall be awarded medals.
16.6. The winner of all classes which can be scored shall be
awarded the Cup labeled “47th Blue Ribbon Grand Prix
International Long Distance Races - 2015”, the competitors
of the 1st-3rd placed boats shall be awarded medals.
16.7. The special prize “The most successful boat of the
classic fleet” among the combined classes, the cruiser classes
70, 50, 40, 30, 22, the Europe 30 cruiser, the jolle 15 and
Folkboat classes would be granted to the boat which first
arrived at the finishing line in absolute order.
16.8. The special cup labeled “The best navigated boat of the
47th Blue Ribbon Grand Prix International Long Distance
Races - 2015” shall be awarded to the boat which achieved
the best corrected time calculated in the Yardstick handicap
number system among all the boats arriving at the finish line
(except for the open class). The 2nd-3rd placed boats scored
in the YS system shall be awarded cups. The competitors of
the 1st-3rd placed yachts shall be awarded medals.
16.9. The perpetual challenge prize founded in 1996 shall be
awarded to the wooden boat built before 1945, which will
first cross the buoy at Keszthely.
16.10. The “Evelyn Gordon Prize” named after the
helmswoman of the boat which won the Blue Ribbon Races
in 1940 and 1942 shall be given to the most successful
helmswoman in the absolute scoring.
16.11. A special prize shall be awarded to the most
successful boat among the boats operated by purely female
crews, based on the absolute finishing order.
16.12. Special prizes shall be given to the youngest and the
oldest competitor of the race.
P R I X
G R A N D
The Hungarian Yachting Association is pleased to invite the
participants of the regatta to the official reception to be held
on Saturday 4 July 2015 at 20.00 hours in Balatonfüred. The
program of the Blue Ribbon Festival connected to the Blue
Ribbon Regatta will be published separately.
All the competitors officially entering the race shall accept
that photos and films may be made about the competition,
the incoming and outgoing boats as well as the programs on
the shore in which both the boats and the people on board
can bee seen. These photos and footages – provided that
they do not violate any privacy rights – can be used,
disclosed, sold and forwarded to third parties by the
organizers of the race without any restrictions. They also
shall accept that during the entry procedure in Balatonfüred
the security cameras may also take photos of them. The
competitors entering the race and other participants
expressly waive any subsequent relevant claim or claims for
compensation.
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18. SOCIAL EVENT
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The crews of the boats are fully responsible for their own
safety during the events both on the land and in the water,
and their responsibility is not limited by either this Notice of
Race or the Sailing Instructions or by any other regulations.
The responsible person and all the crew of a given boat shall
decide for themselves whether they have sufficient
qualification to participate in the competition under the
given weather conditions. Leaving the port by boat confirms
that both the boat and the crew are suitable to compete in
the given weather conditions. Each boat is obliged to have a
liability insurance of the prescribed value (HUF 5 million).
The association, its employees, officials and delegates
involved in the organization of the event will not accept any
liability whatsoever for any personal injuries, casualties,
fatalities or material damage connected with the race, with
the participation in the race or which may occur during the
race within the framework allowed by the relevant laws. The
verification of the eligibility, certificates from sport
physicians, insurance and observance of the safety
regulations carried out by the organizers is aimed at ensuring
a fair competition and does not exempt the participants
from their own responsibility for complying with the relevant
regulations.
By signing the entry form, the responsible person of the boat
declares that he/she is aware of the rules and regulations
relating to the race and the water transport, he/she accepts
them and he/she makes the people in his/her scope of
responsibility acquainted with them and he/she will ensure
that they will fully observe all these rules and regulations
both on the land and in the water during the whole race.
We wish you a good following wind!
Organizers of the Race
R I B B O N
The prize giving ceremony is scheduled to be at 18.00 hours
on Saturday 4 July 2015, at the open-air Kisfaludy Stage at
the entrance of Balatonfüred Port. In order to ensure the
undisturbed arrangement of the prize giving ceremony, the
winners of the boat classes and the competitors winning the
2nd and 3rd prizes are requested by the organizers to occupy
the area reserved for them in front of the stage by 17.45
hours. All the participants are asked to wear clothes
appropriate to the occasion of the prize giving ceremony.
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19. LIABILITY
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17. PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY