Laser Euro Masters Series 2006

Co-ordinating Authority: Luc Dumonceau, av. de l'Amarante 13, B 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium. Tel / Fax: +32 2 2685249, e-mail: ldumonceau@skynet.be

1.	RULES
	1.1.	Each regatta will be governed by the “rules” as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS). The prescriptions of the National Authority will not apply.
	1.2.	Add to rule RRS A11: ARB means scoring penalty after arbitration, PTS scoring penalty for a yellow flag after finish.
	1.3.	Sails shall have the full sail number AND NATIONAL LETTERS in accordance with the Class Rules and Racing Rules.
2.	ENTRY REGULATIONS
	2.1.	Only current fully paid members of the International Laser Class Association may enter the regatta. During registration each sailor will be required to show clear written evidence of current membership of their national Laser Association. If a sailor is unable to present this, he/she will be charged a fee of € 70 (payable in local currency), € 10 of which will be retained by the collecting club and € 10 by ILCA, to cover administration. € 50 will be passed on to the sailor's district, who may refund it to the sailor if he/she is already a current member, or may put it towards that sailor's membership fee if he/she is not a member.
	2.2.	Crew substitution of the registered sailor is not permitted.
	2.3.	Competitors shall reach the following ages during 2006:
		35 to compete in the Apprentice Masters 45 to compete in the Masters 55 to compete in the Grand Masters 65 to compete in the Great Grand Masters
		Women shall reach their 35th birthday during 2006 to compete in the Female Laser Radial Masters.
3.	ENTRY FEES & MAILING ADDRESSES FOR ENTRIES
	Foreign entrants are allowed to pay their entry fee as well as their late entry fee – if applicable – in cash and in local currency at the registration desk upon arrival provided they have registered by sending a completed Entry Form.
4.	SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
	Copies of Sailing Instructions will be available from the Race Offices the day before the Regatta/s.
5.	MEASUREMENT
	Wet clothing, measurement and equipment checks may be made throughout the Regatta at the discretion of the Class Representative, Race Committee or International Jury.
6.	BOATS AND EQUIPMENT
	6.1.	All competitors shall use only one hull, sail, mast, boom, centreboard and rudder.
	6.2.	In the event of damage, boats and equipment may only be substituted with the written permission of the Race Committee. If the damage occurs later than 90 minutes before the first scheduled start on a racing day and before the start of the last race of the day, provisional verbal permission shall be obtained from the Jury or Race Committee and the written permission of the Jury or Race Committee shall be applied for before the end of Protest Time at the end of the day in which the substitution takes place.
7.	PROGRAMME
	7.1.	If possible all Standard boats start together (see also 7.2.). The Laser Radials will have a separate start if there are 5 boats or more. For 4 boats or less the Laser Radials start with the Standard fleet. In the latter case there is still separate fleet rankings for the Laser Radial.
	7.2.	Fleets might be formed if there are more than approximately 60 participants in each category. The fleets will be composed of one or several age categories in order to form fleets of approximately 20 to 60 participants. For better understanding the following EXAMPLE shows one possibility: 38 participants in “Fleet 1, Standard Apprentice”, 44 participants in “Fleet 2, Standard Master, Standard Grand Master and 23 participants in “Fleet 3, Laser Radial”.
8.	IMMEDIATE PENALTIES FOR BREAKING RRS RULE 42
	8.1.	RRS Appendix P will apply with the following changes: On the first protest, if protested after she has finished, she will be given a scoring penalty of 8 points without a hearing.
	8.2.	RRS P 2.2 and 2.3 are replaced with the following: "When a boat is protested two or more times in the series she shall acknowledge her breach by immediately retiring from the race. If she fails to do so she shall be disqualified without a hearing and her score shall not be excluded.”
	8.3.	RRS P 3 is modified as to read “If a boat has been protested under RRS P1 and the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment, the penalty from her first protest only is cancelled, but the protest is counted to determine the number of times she has been protested during the series”.
	8.4.	Action taken by the jury under Appendix P will not be grounds for redress by a competitor.
9.	SCORING
	9.1.	Individual Regattas
		The individual regattas will be scored using the Low Point System according to RRS Appendix A. The ranking at the individual events will be by Age Categories in the Standard and the Radial fleet. This ranking will be extracted from the overall position in the Laser Standard fleet or in the Laser Radial fleet unless there is more than one start in the Laser Standard fleet when the ranking will be extracted from the overall position in the starting group/fleet. If a points scoring penalty for a breach of rule 42 or under the Arbitration System would result in a score worse than DSQ, the penalty will be that corresponding to DSQ. The scores of other boats will not be changed.
	9.2.	Overall Series
		The overall Series ranking will be by Age Categories in the Standard and the Radial Fleet. The 2006 Euro Masters Series will consist of 12 regattas. A minimum of 2 races must be sailed by a competitor to be included in the 2006 Euro Master Series ranking and a competitor’s best 3 results will be scored for the Overall Series. The winner shall be the boat with the lowest total score. When there is a tie on the total points between two or more boats, the tie shall be broken in favour of the boat with the most first places, and when any such boats remain tied, the most second places and so on, if necessary for such races as count for total points. When the tie still remains, it shall stand as part of the final series results.
10.	INTERNATIONAL JURY
	An international jury may be appointed in accordance with RRS Appendix N and perform the duties listed in RRS N2, in which case the decision of the Jury will be final.
11.	WHISTLE SYSTEM
	To encourage boats to take penalties afloat, jury/protest committee members may blow a whistle when they see what they believe to be a breach of a rule.
12.	PRIZES
	12.1.	Prizes for each Regatta will be awarded in the following categories subject to entry numbers. Standard Fleet: Apprentice Standard rig (35 to 44 years) Master Standard rig (45 to 54 years) Grand Master Standard rig (55 to 64 years) Laser Radial Fleet: Apprentice Radial rig (35 to 44 years) Master Radial rig (45 to 54 years) Grand Master rig (55 to 64 years) Great Grand Master Radial rig (from 65) Laser Radial rig women (all ages 35 years and older together)
	12.2	Overall Series
		ILCA Cubes for places 1 to 3 in each category subject to ILCA Honour Awards By Law.
13.	COURSES
	Courses will be detailed in the sailing instructions.
14.	LIABILITY
	The Sailing Clubs, the National Authorities and the International Laser Class Association, their officers, members and volunteers do not accept liability for loss of life or property, personal injury or damage caused by or arising out of the Euro Masters Series regattas and competitors take part in the regattas at their own risk. The establishment of the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions in no way limits or reduces the complete and unlimited responsibilities of a competitor being solely and entirely responsible for the management of a boat he or she is sailing. A competitor must be of good health and a competent sailor capable of sailing a Laser in strong winds. It is the responsibility of each sailor to decide to participate in a race or to continue racing. A competitor is wholly and exclusively responsible for third party liability insurance on the boat that he or she is sailing and for his or her personal accident and health insurance.
15.	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
	Additional information will be notified either from the International Office or from individual organising clubs.

19 – 22 January	France	Antibes (South coast of France)
17 – 19 March	Spain	Calella de Palafrugell (Near Palamos
19 – 21 May	Italy	Laigueglia (50 km east of San Remo)
20 – 21 May	Belgium	Kinrooi (Near Maastricht)
25 – 28 May	Nederlands	Enkhuisen (North of Amsterdam)
16 – 18 June	Switzerland	Neuchâtel
23 – 25 June	Austria	Wolfgangsee (Salzbourg)
7 – 9 July	Germany	Plön (Schleswig-Holstein)
21 – 23 July	UK	Stokes Bay (Southhampton)
29 – 30 July	Finland	Nauvo
4 – 6 August	Sweden	Gottskar
31 Aug – 3 Sep	Portugal	Leça da Palmeira
9 - 15 September	Croatia	Split EUROPEANS

Entry Fee:	Before December 31st: 45 €	After December 31st: 50 €
	Competitors shall be in possession of a licence, if it is considered necessary by their National Authority.
Entry Address:	Yacht Club d’Antibes, BP 64 Quai Nord du Port Vauban, 060602 Antibes Tel: +33 4 9291 1313 Fax: +33 4 9291 1386 Email: yca@wanadoo.fr
	Race Office Opens: 19 January 0900
	No. of races: 10 max	First Race	Last Race
		19 January 1300	22 January 1530
Social Events, etc:	Welcome aperitif and a dinner. Accompanying persons can register for this dinner.
Accommodation:	Camper vans are allowed to park free of charge on an area near the Yacht Club. Numerous hotels can be found in the neighbourhood: Residence Orion, Antibes (please mention the Yacht Club Antibes), Tel: +33 8 2500 5569 Web: www.orion-vacances.com Hotel Josse (10 m from the YC), Tel: +33 4 9293 3838 Web: www.hotel-josse.com Tourist Office Web: www.antibesjuanlespines.com
Charter Boats:	Marcon Yachting, Quai General Leclerc, 13150 Martigues Tel: +33 4 4281 1254 Email: marconyach@aol.com
Location:	Nice Cote d’Azur airport is located within a 20 minute car drive from the regatta. From Nice follow the N98 to Antibes. A SNCF station is also located near the regatta area.

Entry Closing Date:	1^st March
Entry Fee:	90 €	Late Entry Fee:	+ 30 €
Entry Address:	cvc@clubvelacalella.com Fax: 34 972 615 354 www.clubvelacalella.com
Programme:	Race Office Opens:	16^th March 9.00 – 19.00
	No. of races 9	First Race	Last Race
		17 March 12.00	19 March 15.00
Social Events, etc:
Accommodation:	Information available at Calella Sailing Club: Club Vela Calella Noi Gran,3 17210 Calella de Palafrugell Girona (Spain) Tel : +34 972 614 619 Fax : +34 972 615 354 cvc@clubvelacalella.com Openings hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30 to 13.30 h
Location:	Calella de Palafrugell is located on the Mediterranean coast at 140 km North from Barcelona. More or less beetween Barcelona City and France line border. There is an airport colled Girona Airport where flys a cheep companys. And from Barcelona Airport it takes 90 minutes on Hightway to arrive. And it takes 45 munites from France line border. Calella de Palafrugell belogs to Girona.

Entry Closing Date:	12 May
Entry Fee:	80 €	Late Entry Fee:	+ 10 €
Entry Address:	Assolaser, Piazza Grandi 19, 20129 Milan, Italy Tel: +39 02 76115414 Fax: +39 02 7491855 Email: assolaser@assolaser.org Website: www.assolaser.org
Programme:	Race Office Opens: 18 May 0900
	No. of races:	First Race	Last Race
		19 May 1300	21 May 1600
Social Events, etc:	Pasta party each day after racing; gala dinner 20 May; prize giving.
Accommodation:	Tourist Office: Tel: +39-0182-690056 Fax: +39-0182-691798 Email: laigueglia@inforiviera.it Accommodation information on line at: www.laiguegliahotel.it HOTELS (add +39 0182 to all numbers): TEL FAX 1 person 2 people Splendid** 690325 690894 77/130 83/140 Mariella* 690356 690378 42/68 Atlantic* 480103 480133 37/62 62/99 Tre Ciuffi 499675 499675 23/37 39/62 Gilda** 690082 690090 28/51 38/62 Mina* 690203 690203 20/28 40/50 Giannina* 690023 690023 31/37 57/67
Location:	Laigueglia is situated approximately 48 km NE of San Remo, and 78 km SW of Genova.

Entry Closing Date:	19 May
Entry Fee:	25 €	Late Entry Fee:		+ 5 €
Entry Address:	Luc Dumonceau, avenue de l’Amarante 13, B-1020 Bruxelles, Belgium Tel/Fax : + 32 2 268 52 49 Email : ldumonceau@skynet.be
Programme:	Race Office Opens:		20 May 0900
	Number of races: 8		First Race		Last Race
			20 May 1200		21 May 1530
Social Events, etc:	Dinner on Saturday evening: 20 € . Please order on the Entry Form.
Accommodation:	Free camping on site (no electricity available) No reservations necessary. Aldeneikerhof* Hamontweg 103, Maaseik +32 89 56 67 77 Ter Eyckerpoorte Venlosesteenweg 3 , Maaseik +32 89 56 67 57 De Sjeiven Dörpel, Leeuwerikstraat 74, 3680 Maaseik (Aldeneik), Tel. ++32 89 56 12 13 www.toerismelimburg.be/desjeivendorpel.html Kasteelhoeve Lakerhof Lakerweg 4, 3640 Kinrooi, Tel. ++32 89 56 27 27 www.toerismelimburg.be/kasteelhoevelakerhof.html De Luije Hook, Schoorstraat 13, 3640 Kinrooi Tel. ++32 89 56 15 43 www.toerismelimburg.be/deluijehook.html Van Immissen Leustraat 15 3640 Kinrooi Tel. ++32 89 56 70 30 www.toerismelimburg.be/vanimmissen.html In Nederland: ========== Hotel Crasborn *** Hoogstraat 6 6017 AR Thorn Nederland Tel. 0031 475 56 12 81 www.stadsherberg-crasborn.nl/
Location: GPS adres	De Spaanjard is located North of Maaseik. Between Maastricht and Venlo. Join the N78 Maaseik-Kessenich-Venlo. In Ophoven, take the road right of the church. Go straight along this road until the little white bridge, turn left. Take the second access right. Dalerstraat 3640 Geistingen-Ophoven

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Entry Closing Date:	14th may 2006
Entry Fee:	€ 90	Late Entry Fee:	+ € 15
Entry Address:	Cesar Sierhuis, Madeira 4, 1448 PP, Purmerend, The Netherlands Tel: + 31 229 648887 Fax: + 31 23 5149199, Email: cesar.sierhuis@chess.nl Dutch Laser Class Website: www.laserklasse.nl (Dutch Masters 2006, entry form)
Programme:	Race Office Opens:	Wednesday 24th May 19:00-20:30 hrs	Thursday 25th May 09:00 hrs
	No. of races: 8	First Race	Last Race
		25th May 12:00 hrs	28th May 13:00 hrs
Social Events, etc:	25 May: Happy Hour 26 May: Happy Hour 27 May: Diner: 20,- euro’s p/diner (already 1 diner is included in the entry fee).
Accommodation:	Camping with tent, caravan, camper etc. etc. at the Yacht club is possible. Electricity is available. If you want to have detailed information about; Campings, Hotels, Bed-and Breakfast addresses, please contact Cesar Sierhuis (contact details above), and you will receive an information brochure.
Location:	North of Amsterdam

Entry Closing Date:	3 June
Entry Fee:	35 €	Late Entry Fee:	+ 10€
Entry Address:	CVN - EMS Laser Port du Nid-du-Crô Route des Falaises 14 CH-2007 Neuchâtel Suisse E-Mail: ems@laser-master.com Website: cvn.ch or laser-master.com
Programme:	Race Office Opens: 15 june 1600
	No. of races: 8	First Race	Last Race
		16 june 1400	18 june 1400
Social Events etc:	Friday: Happy Hour Saturday:Dinner
Accommodation:	Caravans and Campers possible near the club For Hotels see on : http://www.paysdeneuchatel.ch/f/hebergement/
Location:	Neuchâtel (Suisse), port du Nid-du-Crô. East of the city On the A5 motorway, exit “Neuchâtel-Maladière”

Entry Closing Date:	9 June
Entry Fee:	50 € to be paid on registration	Late Entry Fee:	+ 10 €

Entry Address:	UYC-Wolfgangsee, 5340 St. Gilgen, Mondseestr. 27, AUSTRIA Tel: +43 6227 2533 Fax: +43 6227 8356 e-mail: office@uyc-wolfgangsee.at home : uyc-wolfgangsee.at
Programme:	Race Office Opens: 22 June 17.00 hrs
	No. of races: 7	First Race	Last Race
		23 June 13.30 hrs	25 June 14.30 hrs
Social Events, etc:	Friday 23: Sailors Dinner (after sailing) Saturday 24: Euro Masters Dinner – 19.30 hrs
Accommodation:	St. Gilgen information: Tel: +43 6227 2348 e-mail: information@wolfgangsee.at home: www.wolfgangsee.at
Camping site	Small area for Camping Car near the Club, charge 10 € for the hole week-end Tents have to use Campsites, 10 minutes by car to the Club.
Location:	Wolfgansee is located near Salzbourg.

Entry Closing Date:	23 June
Entry Fee:	60 €	Late Entry Fee:	+ 15 €

Entry Address:	Plöner Seglerverein von 1908 e.V. Postfach 116 D-24301 Plön Fon: +49-(0) 4522 – 65 94 Fax: +49-(0) 4522 – 50 37 85 Website: www.psv1908.de Email: info@psv1908.de
Programme:	Race Office Opens: 6 July 13.00 hrs
	No. of races: 7	First Race	Last Race
		07 July 12.00 hrs	09 July 13.00 hrs
Social Events, etc:	Friday: Happy Hour and Dinner Saturday:Happy Hour and Dinner
Accommodation:	Caravans and tents within the Yacht Club possible from 05 to 10 July Fee: 10 €
Touristoffice	Tourist Info Plön Am Lübschen Tor 1Postfach 46 D- 24306 Plön Fon +49-(0) 4522 - 50 95 – 0 Fax: +49-(0) 4522 - 50 95 – 20 E-Mail:touristinfo@ploen.de Website: www.touristinfo-ploen.de
Location:	Lake Plöner is located 30 km SE of Kiel

Entry Closing Date:	15 July
Entry Fee:	700 SEK	Late Entry Fee:	900 SEK

Entry Address:	Dan Bjorkman, SS Kaparen, Gottskarsvagen, 180 439 94 Onsala Tel: + 46 705 177 023 Website: www.kaparen.nu Email: dan.bj@telia.com
Programme:	Registration: August 4 - 0900-1400 Skippers' Meeting: August 4 - 1400 Time for the first warning signal: August 4 - 1500 Opening ceremony: August 4 - 1900 Prize giving ceremony as soon as possible after the last race
	No. of races: 7	First Race	Last Race

Social Events, etc:	Entry fee includes a dinner on August 5.
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Entry Closing Date:	18 August
Entry Fee:	35€	Late Entry Fee:	45€
Entry Address:	Sport Club do Porto, P.O.Box 3165, 4450-801 Leça da Palmeira Portugal Tel: +351 229952225 Fax +351 229962086 Email tiagoduartepacheco@gmail.com or sportvela@gmail.com Website: www.sportvela.web.pt and www.matosinhossailingcup.web.pt
Programme:
	No. of races: 8	First Race	Last Race
	31 August	13.00
	1 September	12.00
	2 September	12.00
	3 September	12.00
Social Events, etc:	T-shirts and regatta souvenirs to all competitors 2 September - Portuguese traditional barbeque 3 September - Dinner Party
Charter Boats:	The number of Charter Boats is limited. Please book as soon as possible. Contact Bicasco for details and prices Bicasco: Contact Mr. Antonio Santos Phone / Fax: (00 351) 265 752 348 Mobile: (00 351) 919 365 053 or (00 351) 919 452 939 Email: barcos@bicasco.pt Website: www.bicasco.pt
Accommodation:	Add +351 to all telephone and fax numbers PENSIONS / HOTELS Cost per person per day between 15 and 50 € Stella Maris * Rua Fresca 75 4450 Leça da Palmeira Phone 229952756 Fax 229952756 Dist. Club 0.5 km Residencial S.Bras Avª Fernando Aroso 168 4450 Leça da Palmeira Phone 229952255 Fax 229952230 Dist. Club 1 Km Residencial Leça Palmeira R. Albano As Lima 222 4450 Leça da Palmeira Phone 229997770 Fax 229997772 r-leca-palmeira@netcabo.pt Dist. Club 1 Km Hotel Melia Expo Porto-Tripp** R.Veloso Salgado-Exponor 4450 Leça Palmeira Phone 22999000 Fax 229990099 hotelmeliaporto@mail.telepac.pt Dist. Club 2 Km Hotel Porto Mar* R.Brito Capelo 169 4450 Matosinhos Phone 229382104 Fax 229385171 Dist. Club 4 Km Residencial Del Rei R.Brito Capelo 843 4450 Matosinhos Phone 229372914 Fax 229382169 Dist. Club 4.5 Km Pensao Central R Brito Capelo 599 4450 Matosinhos Phone 229380664 Fax 229372230 Dist. Club 4.5 Km Pensao Senhor Matosinhos R. Godinho 634 4450 Matosinhos Phone 229380548 Fax 229382436 Dist. Club 4.5 Km Hotel Boa Vista * Esplanada Castelo – Foz 4100 Porto Phone 225320020 Fax 226173818 Dist. Club 6 Km Residencial Aeroporto ** R.Pedras Rubras 157 4470 Pedras Rubras Phone 229428081 Fax 229417715 Dist. Club 6 Km Hotel Amadeos * R Conde Alto Mearim 1229 4450 Matosinhos Phone 229399700 Fax 229399719 hotelamadeos@mail.telepac.pt Dist. Club 6 Km Ibis Hotel * Chas – Afurada AE 1 4400 Vila Nova Gaia Phone 227720772 Fax 227720788 www.ibishotel.com Dist. Club 15 Km Novotel ** Chas – Afurada AE 1 4400 Vila Nova Gaia Phone 227724242 Fax 227722590 41050@acos-hotels.com Dist. Club 15 Km CAMPING / CARAVANS Camping Angeiras Orbitur Praia Angeiras 4460 Lavra Phone 229270571 Fax 229271778 www.orbitur.pt Dist. Club 10 Km Camping Prelada Monte dos Burgos 4250 Porto Phone 228312616 Dist. Club 15 Km Auto caravan facilities at Club IF REQUESTED 1 MONTH BEFORE. TOURIST OFFICES City site www.leca-palmeira.com Tourism office www.cmmatosinhos.pt
Location:	Once in Portugal take direction PORTO (if come from north A3, East IP5 and A1, South A1) an then turn to Matosinhos- Leça da Palmeira . The Club is inside Leixoes harbour. Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport- Oporto International – 12 km from club