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Trophy and Prizes |
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| 1.1 | The Trophy, the H-Boat Gold Cup, is the property of the IHA, who when they are satisfied that the event has been completed in accordance with the following rules, will award it the winner of the Championship. | |||||||
| 1.2 | The IHA will deliver
medals for helmsmen and crew members of the first three boats, i.e. 3 gold, 3 silver and 3
bronze.
In addition the host club shall present equivalent prices to helmsmen and crew members
for at least the ten first boats in the championship. |
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2. |
General Rules for the Trophy |
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| 2.1 | The Trophy, the H-Boat Gold Cup, shall be insured by the IHA. | |||||||
| 2.2 | The names of the winning yacht, the helmsman and the crew members shall be engraved on the Trophy by the winning helmsman. | |||||||
| 2.3 | The Trophy shall be retained by the winner until two month before the next championship takes place. The winner shall then return the Trophy to the Host Club who will retain it until it is awarded to the next winner of the H-Boat Gold Cup. Otherwise the Host Club has to return the Cup to the IHA. | |||||||
| 2.4 | If no World Championship is completed, the Trophy shall be returned to and retained by the IHA. |
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3. |
Location |
| 3.1 | Application for holding the
World Championship must be received by the IHA not later than 30 month before
the start of the World Championship for the current year. |
| 3.2 | Before awarding the site of the World Championship the IHA shall: (1) ensure that the Host Club has a copy of the current International H-Boat Class World Championship Rules (2) require the Host Club to state in writing that it will comply the previous items, (3) ascertain that the Host Club has suitable shore and water facilities at the proposed location of the World Championship including 1 host, dry storage, rigging, measuring and parking areas, adjacent docking and mooring for at least 71 H-Boats, club house and attendant facilities, sufficient and suitable boats to perform race functions, including committee boats, mark boat, patrol towing and spectator boats, and sufficient open water to lay a two mile circle on which, if possible no point is closer than one mile to any substantial body of land. (4) ascertain that the Host Club has written approval of the National Authority of its country to apply for the World Championship and to hold it at the intended location, (5) approve the dates proposed by the Host Club. |
| 3.3 | The IHA shall at its annual meeting announce the location and dates of the next two World Championships. |
4. |
Eligibility |
| 4.1 | The maxi. number of entries to the World Championship is limited to 70 boats plus the current World Champion and the President if they want to participate. |
| 4.2 | Entries to the World Championship shall be on a per country basis, and the number of entries to which each country shall be entitled, shall be determined proportionally to the number of certified H-Boats owned by members of the National H-Boat Association (NHA) in each country per 1st October the previous year. Countries without NHA may by discretion of IHA allowed to enter one boat. |
| 4.3 | If the total number
of participants for entries received - as laid down in rule 6 - is less
than 70 boats, the host country shall be allowed to enter in excess of its
quota 20% of the difference between the number of applicants and 70. After
receiving these 20% for the Host Country the remaining shortfall below 70
may at the request of the Host Club be awarded by the IHA to those NHAs
who requests entries in excess of their quota. If the additional requested
entries exceeds the remaining shortfall these shall be distributed to the
NHA's proportionally to their total number of requested entries. In addition to this the number of entries from each NHA will be estimated and agreed on, at the IHA meeting. |
| 4.4 | The winning helmsman
of the current World Championship shall have the right to defend his title
without having to qualify and without having his entry to effect the number
of yachts of his country is allowed to enter. |
| 4.5 | Every helmsman must be permanent
citizen of the country under whose quota he enters. |
| 4.6 | The International H-Boat World Championship shall be raced with one helmsman and two
or three crew members. |
| 4.7 | All H-Boats participating in a World Championship must have a valid certificate. Chartered boats are allowed but the sail number shall be the national letters and numbers of the helmsman's country. |
5. |
Advance Notice |
| 5.1 | The Host Club shall after consulting the IHA not later than 6 month before the first race in the series send by airmail an appropriate number of notices of races in English to every NHA for onward transmission to the owners. |
| 5.2 | The Advance Notice
shall include: 1.) a statement of the location and dates of the World Championship 2.) a brief description of the city or area and marina and weather conditions to be anticipated, of storage launching and mooring facilities, types approximate prices and proximity of accommodation available, 3.) a schedule of event, listing: a) date of measurement and latest day by which all yachts shall be available for measurement, b) the date of the spare day scheduled, special attention being drawn to the fact that if necessary that day will be used for racing, c) the day and time of the first briefing. |
| 5.3 | The advance notice shall include the entry form B (crew list and declaration), asking for names, addresses and further usual details. This is to return by a participant to his National Association not later than 3 ½ month before the first race. The host club shall send together with the advance notes an entry form A (intention to race), requesting the number of participants and the entry fee. |
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6. |
Entries |
| 6.1 | Not later than 3 month before
the first race in the series each NHA wishing to enter for the World Championship
shall inform the Host Club and the IHA how many boats it wishes to enter
and send entry fees to the Host Club by using entry form A. Applications not accompanied by entry fees are not valid. Entry fees proposed by the Host Club shall be accepted at the discretion of the IHA. |
| 6.2 | Not later than 2 month before
the first race in the series the Host Club shall send a confirmation to
each NHA of the number of boats that have been approved and at the same
time return the fees that could not be accepted due to limitations. The entry fee of an approved yacht shall be paid and cannot be refunded in case of a later cancellation of the country or helmsman. |
7. |
The Races |
| 7.1 | The World Championship shall consist of
at least 7 announced races. 3 races may be sailed on the same day. |
| 7.2 | The low point scoring system
shall be used with exception that if less than 5 races are completed, the
H-Boat Gold Cup shall not be awarded. |
| 7.3 | The races shall be conducted under the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing in conjunction with the instructions of the Host Club. |
| 7.4 | All starts shall be to windward. Courses shall be chosen in consultation between the Host Club and the IHA to meet the local conditions. |
| 7.5 | The distance of the courses shall
be made to meet a duration on approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. |
8. |
Sails |
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| 8.1 | The number of sails
used for the World Championship races and present for stamping shall be
restricted to one mainsail, two jibs and two spinnakers of which one must
be sealed. Each sail must be measured before being presented for stamping
prior to the World Cup races. After a sail has been stamped, no change or
major repair may be done during the series. In case a sail needs repair,
the jury has to approve about repair or exchange. The number two spinnaker
is only allowed to be used if the number one is severely damaged. The damaged
one must directly after the race be shown to the jury. |
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9. |
The Jury |
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| 9.1 | The jury shall be an International Jury according to the current ISAF-Racing Rules of Sailing. |
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10. |
Measurement |
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| 10.1 | Measuring shall be carried out in accordance with Appendix A. The Jury makes final interpretations of the measurement rules. |
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Alterations |
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| 11.1 | Alterations to these rules can be made by the International H-Boat Association only. |
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Appendix A |
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H-Boat World Championship Measurement Rules |
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The National H-Boat Association and the Host Club are responsible for measuring all yachts participating in a World championship to ensure that they fulfil the H-Boat Class Rules. If no H-Boat Class Measurer is available for this job, an other measurer with experience in measuring of International Classes may be appointed only. |
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| The following should be carried out. | |
| 1. | Valid measurement certificate shall be inspected for each competing yacht before it is allowed to start. For the measurement procedure a measurement form for each boat shall be used. |
| 2. | All sails shall be measured and stamped by the World Cup measurer. Sails once stamped shall not be remeasured unless changed or repaired after stamping. |
| 3. | The weight of min. 10% of all participating boats should be controlled if the current conditions allow an accurate weighing procedure. The boats shall be weighed before the event.Weighing during the event shall only be done on a decision of the jury. |
| 3.1 | The weight of all crews should be
controlled according to class rule 4.1. The crews shall be weighed before the
event. |
| 4. | A random check of hull and rig
of all boats should be carried out at the choice of the measures. The following
measurement are recommended: |
| 4.1 | Hull measurement: (a) forestay
and mast position and marks on deck, (b) shroud distance from forestay,
boats built before 31st. Dec. 1978 may according to a general IHA-dispensation
have shorter distance than specified in the Class Rules, (c) not eligible
holes in deck and superstructure, (d) equipment as prescribed in the Class
Rules. |
| 4.2 | Rig measurement: (a) position
of marks on boom and mast, (b) dimensions of stays and shrouds. |
| 5. | Measured boats should be marked
e.g. with a piece of coloured tape at the aft stay. |
| 6. | Dispensation to the Class Rules may be given by the chief measurer for a specified World Championship only. |
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H-Boat World Championship Organisation |
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30 month before |
Host Club |
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25 month before |
Host Club |
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7 month before |
Host Club |
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6 month before |
Host Club |
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4 month before |
Host Club |
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3 ½ month before |
participant |
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3 month before |
NHAs |
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2 ½ month before |
IHA |
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2 month before |
Host Club |
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4 weeks before |
NHAs |
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1 month after |
Host Club |
