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5 October - 6 October 2019 - Grafham Water SC

Harken RS200 RS400 RS800 Inland Championship 2019

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Welcome

 
 
 
 
RS200 Inland Championship,  RS200 Rooster National Tour event no 5, with 3 to count
 
RS400 Inland Championship, RS400 Rooster National Tour event no 6, with 4 to count
 
RS800 Inland Championship, RS800 Rooster National Tour event no 7, with 4 to count
 
Two days of racing, run by an excellent race team, with a Saturday evening meal and then the opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new buddies at the bar afterwards
 
Welcome to any UK national champion sailors wishing to use this event as your warm-up for the Endeavour Trophy the following weekend!  You do not need to take out RS Class Association membership for this event because you had to be a member of your own class association to become its champion and have the honour of representing them!
 
Competitors may sail at Grafham on Fri 4 Oct 19 free of charge
 
Enter online by clicking on the Enter Online title in the menu to your left
 
Online entry will close at 0001hrs Wed 2 Oct by which time you must have paid your entry fee.  Entry and payment after this time will need to be made at registration on Sat 5 Oct and will be subject to a late entry fee of  £5
 
Entry fee
 
£40 per boat for RS200, RS400 and RS800
£5 per boat for Grafham WSC members - please enter online but pay cash at registration
 
In order to alleviate the need to fill in an extra paper form at registration GWSC has agreed that by entering online you have agreed to their club requirements with regards to medical declaration, agreement to comply with the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing, RYA Prescriptions and Sailing Instructions, including measurement compliance, licensing laws, GWSC rules, liability and photography permission. You can read the full information here  You must comply with GWSC's biosecurity requirements as per Check, Clean, Dry here  Please contact me if you have any questions on clare@rs-association.com 
 
There must be a RS Class Association member in the boat in order to race at this event.  You will need to use your RS Class Association membership number on your entry form.  Annual membership costs £39.  You can join online at the UK website home page or in person at registration.  You could take out one event membership at registration.  This costs just £10.  This £10 will be deducted from the full cost of annual membership if that is taken out within the calendar year.  Please note that for this event only any UK national champion sailors using this event as your warm-up for the Endeavour Trophy the following weekend do not need to take out RS Class Association membership. 
 
Registration will be held at the GWSC Race Office from 0930hrs-1100hrs on Saturday
 
Competitor briefing will be held Saturday morning in the Downstairs Wet Bar:1130hrs for RS400 and RS800, 1145hrs for RS200
 
Race Format
 
The event notice is here
The RS200 event appendix version two is here
The RS400 and RS800 event appendix version two is here
 
Three back to back races are scheduled for Saturday with the first race start not before 1300hrs
Three back to back races are scheduled for Sunday with the first race start not before 1030hrs
At the discretion of the Class Representatives and the Principle Race Officer Race 4 may be brought forward to Saturday to allow for any inclement weather forecasts. This decision will be announced at the briefing
 
Accommodation
 
Campers and camper vans are welcome and pre-booking of a Campervan site from the Club Office here  / 01480 810478 or using the form on the GWSC website is essential.  £10 per night per tent to camp or £15 per night per campervan.  Sleeping in car or van counts as camper van in order to comply with planning permission camping permit.  Spot checks are undertaken by the Council.  Please note the lease does not allow caravans
 
Find accommodation information on the Club website here
 
Catering
 
All day cafeteria both days
 
Saturday evening meal 1800hrs: £7.50 for main only, £10 for main course and pudding 
 
Main course:
Chicken curry with rice OR
Steak and stilton pie with mash and seasonal veg OR
Vegetarian pie with mash and seasonal veg
Desert: cheesecake and cream
 
Book your tickets online here with your entry to save time at registration and enable the caterer Lisa to plan ahead.  More tickets available at registration.  Please contact me if you have any special dietary needs on clare@rs-association.com
 
Directions to Grafham Water Sailing Club, details of local accommodation, and other information are available on the Club website here 
 
Any questions?  Please drop me a line at clare@rs-association.com
 
Happy RS Sailing!
Clare
 
Refund policy:
If you cancel your entry before the early entry deadline we will refund all fees, minus a £10 admin fee. If you cancel after the early entry deadline, but before online entry closes our standard policy is to return 50% of fees. Where an event entry limit has been reached a refund will only be issued if another boat from the waiting list takes your place. If you cancel after entry closes we will not usually issue a refund.
Please note that where entry is paid directly to the club and for club hosted events a different policy may apply - please contact the club for details.