International Women's Keelboat Championship
Conditions
1. NAME
The name of the Championship is the International Women's Keelboat
Championship (IWKC).
2.
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION
The United States Sailing Association (US SAILING) through the US SAILING
International Women's Keelboat Championship (IWKC) Committee will make
arrangements for a host club within its jurisdiction. The US SAILING IWKC
Committee will carry out the duties of the Organizing Authority.
3. GOAL
The goal of the championship is to provide the women keelboat and offshore
sailors throughout the world with high quality racing and an opportunity to
compete against the top women sailors of the world.
4.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the championship are: to make it easy for women to
participate in competitive boats in an international women's sailing
championship, to provide excellent keelboat racing on good courses, and to
provide the environment for competitors to make friends.
5.
INTERNET USAGE
Given the highly international distribution of competing teams and the
widespread availability of the internet, the IWKC Committee and Host Club are
encouraged to actively use the internet to promote and publicize the
championship. All official information regarding the event will be published
at least on the US SAILING IWKC website:
http://www.ussailing.org/championships/adult/women/riwkc/
6. HOST
NATIONAL AUTHORITY
The Organizing Authority (as described in RRS
88.1)
and host National Authority will be the United States Sailing Association (US
SAILING).
7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF US SAILING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S KEELBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE
7.1. ORGANIZING AUTHORITY
The US SAILING International Women's Keelboat Championship Organizing
Committee (IWKC Committee) will execute the duties of the Organizing Authority
on behalf of US SAILING.
7.2. CLASS
The IWKC Committee will decide the one-design keelboat class in which the
championship will be sailed. The class must be an ISAF-recognized
international one-design keelboat class. The class in which the IWKC is sailed
should be decided and publicized not less than 18 months prior to a
championship.
7.3. SELECTION OF THE
HOST CLUB
The
IWKC Committee will select the Host Club. This selection will be made and
announced no less than 18 months before the championship.
7.4. APPOINTING THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
a)
The IWKC Committee will appoint an International Jury for each event in
accordance with RRS Appendix
N.
b) The Jury Chairperson will be appointed no
less than seven months before the championship and preferably prior to
publication of the Notice of Race.
7.5. REGATTA ANNOUNCEMENT
a) No
later than 10 months before each championship, the IWKC Committee will publish
a Regatta Announcement. This announcement will be approved in advance by the
Chair of the IWKC Committee and the Host Club.
b) It will be mailed to: all ISAF member national authorities, ISAF Women's
Sailing Committee, US SAILING Women's Sailing Committees, other women's
sailing groups and women sailors on the mailing list from previous IWKC and
other women's regattas.
7.6. NOTICE OF RACE
a)
The Notice of Race will be published by the IWKC Committee no later than 8
months before the championship.
b) It will be mailed to: all ISAF member national authorities, ISAF Women's
Sailing Committee, US SAILING Women's Sailing Committees, other women's
sailing groups and women sailors on the mailing list from previous IWKC and
other women's regattas.
c) This mailing will also include full contact information, entry form,
chartering information and application, and any other information necessary
for teams planning to compete.
7.7. REPORT
AND
EVALUATION
Following the championship, the IWKC Committee will prepare a report and
evaluation of the event. The Committee may request the competitors to complete
a survey that will be included in the report.
7.8. UPDATING THE CHAMPIONSHIP CONDITIONS
The
IWKC Committee should review and amend these Championship Conditions
biennially. The amendments should be published in time for their intent to be
reflected in the Regatta Announcement.
8. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOST CLUB AND RACE COMMITTEE
8.1. CHAMPIONSHIP CONDITIONS
These
conditions represent the IWKC Committee's guidance on the preferred style and
format for running the regatta. The host club is expected to respect and honor
these conditions.
8.2. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
a)
The Host Club's Race Committee will write and publish the Sailing Instructions
in accordance with these Conditions and RRS, including Appendices N and P.
b) The Sailing Instructions will be reviewed and approved by the Principal
Race Officer, the IWKC Committee, and the Jury Chairperson.
8.3. REGATTA FACILITIES
a)
The Host Club will provide the Regatta Facilities. The use and structure of
the facilities should provide for efficient administration of the championship
and encourage informal communication among participants and regatta personnel.
b) Facilities shall be available from the day before boat measurement or the
practice race (whichever is earlier) to the day after the last race day. No
fee (aside from the entry fee) shall be required for use of these facilities
during this period.
8.4. HOUSING
The
goal is to provide housing without charge to competitors and the International
Jury.
8.5. SOCIAL EVENTS
Social events should be included in the entry fee and held to provide
opportunities for competitors to get together.
8.6. ENTRY FEES
a)
The host club shall endeavor to finance the championship in such a way that
the entry fee will be as low as possible, consistent with protecting the
quality of the event. The entry fee will be publicized in the initial Regatta
Announcement.
b) The entry fee may include a late fee for entries submitted within 8 weeks
of the championship.
8.7. CHARTER BOATS
a) No
later than 10 months before the championship, the host club will provide plans
and costs for arranging Charter Boats to the IWKC Committee. Full information
on chartering will be published in the Notice of Race.
b) The host club will make every effort to insure that there are a sufficient
number of charter boats available, and that provisions are made for
competitors to obtain spare parts and service facilities for boat and sail
repairs.
c) A deadline for requesting charter boats may be set. If so set, it must be
published in the Notice of Race. This deadline should be no earlier than 8
weeks prior to the event.
9. REGATTA STRUCTURE
9.1. RULES
a)
The championship will be governed by the current ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing
(without national prescriptions), the rules of the class to be used, Notice of
Race, and the Sailing Instructions.
b) These Championship Conditions are not rules governing the sailors. The
spirit and intent of these conditions should be reflected in the Notice of
Race and Sailing Instructions as necessary and appropriate.
c) Class rules may be modified to conform to the needs of the championship.
(Examples may include class membership and hull or sail numbers). These should
be reviewed and approved by the international class's governing body. These
changes must be published in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
9.2. ELIGIBILITY
The
championship is open to women sailors (skippers and crews) each of whom is a
member of a yacht club, a class association, or a national yachting federation
or association. Membership in US SAILING is required for all United States
participants.
9.3. DATES
The
championship shall be held every other year (in odd-numbered years). To the
extent practicable, the dates shall be set to avoid conflicts with the ISAF
World Women's Championship and other major international class and women's
championships.
9.4. CLASS
a)
The championship shall be held in a one-design keelboat class. Competitors
will be responsible for providing their own boats and sails.
9.5. ADVERTISING
The
advertising regulations shall be clearly in the Regatta Announcement, the
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions and will not be substantially modified
after the Notice of Race is published. The advertising regulations should
follow currently practiced norms for major international events.
9.6. SCHEDULE
Seven
days are to be scheduled to include registration, measurement, an optional
warm-up, and racing over four or five days.
9.7. SCORING
The
championship will be scored with the Low Point Scoring System, Appendix A of
the RRS.
9.9. RACE STRUCTURE
In
advance of the publishing of the Notice of Race, representatives of the
Organizing Committee (appointed by the Chair) and the Race Committee will
discuss and agree upon the specific race structure. These will include (but
are not necessarily limited to): specifics required by the RRS for inclusion
in the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions; requirements of US SAILING
championships; maximum number of races to be sailed in a day; target length of
the races; deadlines for individual races; deadlines for starting the last
race of the series; minimum number of races to constitute a championship;
minimum number of races before a throw out is allowed; use of radio hail; use
of arbitration; fleet splitting sizes and criteria for conducting a qualifying
series if necessary.
Revision Date: October 26, 2007