ecc 2012 logbook - ECC 2013

Insurance
Engineering Challenge Cup
05 th to 12 th of May 2012
Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover
as stipulated in their charter contract, or the equivalent. All crew should also have their own medical
insurance covering offshore sailing and medical repatriation in Croatia.
ISAF Rules & ECC Amendments:
ECC 2012 will be governed by the “Racing Rules of Sailing 2009 - 2012” published by the International
Sailing Federation (ISAF) (www.sailing.org/documents/racing-rules.php). Skippers should be familiar
with these rules, which are designed to ensure safe and fair racing and will form the basis of any
decisions on protests.
When a yacht is not racing, the 'International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea' shall
apply. A yacht is considered to be racing from when it begins to manoeuvre prior to starting a race
until clear of the finishing line after completing the race.
As damage to yachts is deemed unacceptable for this fun event, it was resolved by the ECC
Committee in 2008 to recommend that races should not start if the wind speeds are in excess of 20
knots. The Commodore & Race Officer will review specific conditions on any day, or for any part of a
day, with a view to implementing this recommendation. The Commodore & Race Officer may also
recommend reefing when excessive risk of damage to the overall fleet is considered excessive, though
this is not mandatory.
For ECC, rule 44.1 is changed such that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by a One-Turn Penalty.
ECC Race Sailing Fleet and Commodore Sailing Fleet
The ECC fleet racing format will be by boat divisions racing in heats as shown in the table below.
The ECC fleet will be separated into 4 divisions (red, green, white, blue). The Commodores fleet are
assigned to a 5 th yellow division. Each boat will be assigned to a division and this will be fixed for the
whole event. Coloured Division Pennants will be handed out at check-in or the first skippers' briefing.
The Division pennants shall be attached to the boat on the back stay.
Each day two divisions will be grouped in a heat to sail against each other. So there will be two heats
per day (one start for each boat). The composition of the heats will be constant for two days. After
two days we will change the composition of the heats.
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