Monday 23rd August

CLASSES: IRC (with a minimum rating of 0.950), IMOCA 60, Class 40 & Multihulls – See General Conditions Appendix I and II.

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Yacht Squadron

TROPHIES: John Illingworth Trophy – BCT IRC;
F T Clipper Trophy – IRC SZ;
Kenneth Mason Trophy – IRC Z;
Robert Morris Memorial Trophy – IRC 1;
Teddy Hicks Memorial Trophy – IRC 2;
Greenville Collins Salvers – IRC 3;
Lekeitio Cup - Class 40; RORC Prizes – Multihulls; RORC Medallions.

Monohulls: STABILITY: SSS MINIMUM BASE VALUE: 28 or STIX MINIMUM 32 and AVS

MINIMUM 130-0.002 x m (where m is minimum sailing weight in Kg)
Boats with age date of 1995 and later will be categorised under STIX and AVS only.
Boats with age date before 1995 may be categorised under either STIX and AVS or SSS.
Multihulls: Shall exceed 9.15m/30’ LOA. Multihull entries will be screened by RORC on an individual basis in conjunction with MOCRA.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS: Offshore Special Regulations Category 1 with RORC prescriptions.

TRACKING: It will be mandatory for yachts to carry, and keep switched on while competing in the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, an OCTracker unit. The units are standalone and supplied by the RORC. The cost is inclusive of the entry fee. A deposit, which may be set against a credit card, will be required. Full details will be issued to entries separately.

ENTRIES: Close Thursday 12th August

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM:
AIS Transponders must be turned on (transmitting and receiving) for the duration of the race. EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION: The skipper and at least 50% of the crew must have completed (in the yacht in which they will race the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race) in the 13 months preceding the start either:

1. The 2009 Rolex Fastnet Race, or
2. 500 miles of RORC racing including two races of over 150 miles, or
If the yacht is normally kept in a place without reasonable access to RORC racing:
3. One RORC offshore race of over 150 miles plus offshore racing* or a non-stop passage making a total of at least 500 miles proposed in writing and agreed by the RORC, or
4. other qualifications similar to (3) above proposed in writing and agreed by the RORC. Notes:

*To qualify as “offshore racing” a race must be of at least 150 miles duration and include at least one night at sea.

A service yacht may qualify as above or submit written authority from her service establishment.

The acceptance by RORC of any experience qualification does not warrant suitability for the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race.

TRAINING REQUIREMENT: It is the skipper’s responsibility to ensure that the following criteria are met and that copies of Certificates or Letters of Attendance are submitted to RORC. At least 30%, but no fewer than two members, of the crew must have completed training to Section 6 of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations. Appendix G to the regulations provides a model training course.

In addition at least one member of the crew shall hold a current Senior First Aid Certificate or equivalent (in accordance with OSR 6.05.2) and should be familiar with the management of medical emergencies that may occur at sea including Hypothermia, and radio communications operations for obtaining medical advice by radio.

The training must have taken place after January 2005.

COPIES OF THESE CERTIFICATES/LETTERS OF ATTENDANCE MUST BE LODGED WITH THE RORC NO LATER THAN Thursday 12th August.

BRIEFING: A briefing will be held at 1700 on Sunday 22nd August in Cowes

START: Monday 23rd August from the RYS Cowes, to the East
First warning Signal 1350

HIGH WATER: Portsmouth 1143 4.50m

COURSE: Trinity House (S), Snowden buoy (S), Horse Sand Fort (P), Bembridge Ledge (S), West Princessa (S), Isle of Wight (S), Eddystone (S), Bishop Rock (S), Bull Rock (S), Great Skelling (S), Inishtearaght (S), Black Rock (S), Flannan Isles (S), Muckle Flugga (S), North Foreland (S), Owers (S), Horse Sand Fort (S), RYS finish line Cowes. Approximately 1760 miles.

POINTS FACTOR: 1.40

RACE HQ: Start: RORC Office, 82 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7AJ.
Tel: +44 (0)1983 295 144 Fax: +44 (0) 207 493 5252
During the Race: RORC Office, 20 St James’s Place, London, SW1A 1NN Tel: +44 (0) 207 493 2248

PRIZEGIVING: Details will be published in the Sailing Instructions.