III PHARO REGATTA
XIII BARCELONA OLYMPIC SAILING WEEK
TROFEU INTERNACIONAL CIUTAT DE BARCELONA

The PHARO REGATTA (13th Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week – Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona) will be held from 23 March to 28 March 2007, on waters of Barcelona, organised by the FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE VELA, with the collaboration of the REAL FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE VELA.

1. RULES

1.1 The event will be governed by the rules as defined in the 2006-2008 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
1.2 RRS rule 44.2 is amended for the Tornado and 49er classes, so that the two turns are replaced by one turn.
1.3 The prescriptions of the Real Federación Espanyola de Vela will not apply.

2. ADVERTISING

2.1 Competitors may display individual advertising classified as Category C for all the classes, in accordance with ISAF regulation 20.
2.2 Competitors may be required to display advertising under ISAF regulations 20.3 (d)(i) and 20.3 (d)(ii).
2.3 Neil Pryde RS:X competitors may be required to wear a competitor’s bib

3. CLASSES TO COMPETE

The 13th Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week is reserved to the following Classes:

OLYMPIC CLASSES

MEN: NEIL PRYDE RS:X, 470, LASER STANDARD
WOMEN: NEIL PRYDE RS:X, LASER RADIAL, 470, YNGLING
OPEN: 49er, TORNADO, STAR, FINN

INVITED CLASS

EUROPE Open

4. ELIGIBILITY

All competitors are to comply with the eligibility requirements established in ISAF Regulation 19.

5. ENTRIES

5.1 Entries can be made online or sent to the address below before 12 March 2007:
FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE VELA
Escullera Poble Nou, s/n- Port Olímpic. 08005 Barcelona
FAX: 34932 243 905
E-mail: bosw@fcv.cat WEB : http://www.bosw.org or bosw linked : http://www.fcv.cat
5.2 The entry forms must be sent with the corresponding entry fee. Only BANK TRANSFER, EUROCHECKS, TRAVELLERS CHECKS or CASH will be accepted.

Bank: LA CAIXA/ Bank no.-2100/ Office-1854/ DC. 10 / Account no.-0200026879
Address: Av.LITORAL,24 – 08005 Barcelona

5.3 The entry fees are:

OLYMPIC CLASSES
Neil Pryde RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, Mistral 80€
470 120€
Tornado, 49er 130€
Yngling, Star 150€

INVITED CLASS
Europe 80€

5.4 There must be a minimum of 10 entries in each class. The Organising Committee has the right to establish a maximum number of entries.

6. REGISTRATION OF COMPETITORS

6.1 Each competitor shall personally register and sign the registration form at the Race Office before 7 pm on 23 March 2007
6.2 Registration is conditioned to the presentation before that time of the following documents:
6.2.1 A valid Measurement Certificate of the boat (except for Neil Pryde RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial and 49er)
6.2.2 A valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 300.500 Euros.
6.2.3 For Spanish competitors only, the RFEV 2007 license.

7. SCHEDULE

Races are scheduled as follows:
DATE TIME ACTION
23 March From 10:00 to 19:00 hrs Competitor registrationSailing Instructions
24 March 14:00 hrs Starting time first race
25 to 27 March 12:00 hrs Races

28 to March 12:00 hrs “ Medal race “

8. RACING FORMAT

Courses will, as far as possible, be of the same configuration as those proposed for the 2008 Olympic Regatta. Races will be planned to be of similar duration.

Olympic classes: The top 10 boats classified in each Olympic class will sail the final “Medal race” on 28 March

9. SCORING

The RRS Appendix A and the “Low Point Scoring System” described in RRS A4.1 shall apply with the amendments described in the Sailing Instructions.

10. MEASUREMENT

Measurement checks can be made.

11. SAIL NUMBERS

LASER boats will comply with RRS Appendix G1.1- IDENTIFICATION

12. INTERNATIONAL JURY

An international jury will be appointed in accordance with RRS Appendix N. Its decisions will be final as provided in rule 70.4.

13. DISCLAIMER

All those taking part in the event do so at their own risk and responsibility.

The Organising Committee or any part involved with the organisation of the event disclaim any and every responsibility whatsoever for loss, damage, injury or inconveniences that might occur to persons and goods, both ashore and at sea as a consequence of participation in the races covered by these by this Notice of Race.

Attention is drawn to the RRS Fundamental Rule 4 – Decision to Race, which states:

“The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone”

14. PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded to the top three competitors in each event.
The ABSOLUTE WINNER PRIZE is reserved to the Olympic classes. The absolute winner will be awarded a cheque of 1,500 Euros

15. SOCIAL EVENTS

The information on social events will be posted on the Official Notice Board.

16. INFORMATION

FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE VELA
Escullera Poble Nou, s/n- Port Olímpic. 08005 Barcelona
FAX: 34932 243 900
E-mail: bosw@fcv.cat WEB : http://www.bosw.org or bosw linked : http://www.fcv.cat

17. ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation shall be managed directly by teams and participants. Information on accommodation can be found on the following websites: http://www.barcelona-on-line.es Bookings can be requested online or by contacting directly the barcelona-on-line office at: groups@barcelona-on-line.es Tel. +34 93 343 79 93 / 343 79 90 Fax +34 93 317 11 55

18. TRAINING

Teams wishing to come to Barcelona for training before the regatta must request so in writing to the Federació Catalana de Vela to get the confirmation and all necessary information