2010
INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

HAIFA SAILING CLUB, HAIFA – ISRAEL
22-31 JULY 2010

FINAL NOTICE OF RACE
(Published 1-2-2010)

1. THE EVENT

The 2010 International 420 World Championship and International 420 Ladies World Championship will be held at Haifa , ISRAEL from the 22-31 July 2010

The races will be sailed at Haifa Bay. (See Appendix A)

2. ORGANISING COMMITTEE

The championship is organised by Haifa Municipality, Haifa Sailing Club and the Israeli Yachting Federation, in conjunction with the International 420 Class Association.

3. RULES

The regatta will be governed by:

The “Rules” as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing.
The ISAF Equipment Racing Rules of Sailing.
The Measurement Instructions.
     

If there is conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

4. ADVERTISING AND BOW NUMBER

Advertising at the World Championship and Ladies World Championship will be in accordance with ISAF Regulation 20. 

Boats may be required to display on each side of the hull:

A bow number (See Class Rule C.3).
Advertising of the event sponsor.
  

5. EVENTS FORMAT

5.1. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The World Championship shall be competed with:

Qualifying series to divide the fleet into two fleets (Gold and Silver).
Final series in two separate fleets (Gold and Silver).
 

5.2. LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

The Ladies World Championship shall be competed with:

Qualifying series to divide the fleet into two fleets (Gold and Silver).
Final series in two separate fleets (Gold and Silver).
 

If there are fewer then 60 entries, then the Championship will be competed in one separated fleet with 12 final races.
For 60 to 66 entries, it is up to the Organize Comm. to make the
decision about the format.
With 67 entries and above, the format will be as 5.1, 5.2 (qualifying/ finals).

Day 1 July 22nd	Registration and measurement  inspections	0900-1800
Day 1 July 22nd	Opening ceremony	2000
Day 2 July 23rd	Registration and measurement  inspections	0900-1800
Day 3 July 24th	Registration and measurement  inspections	0900-1600
Day 3 July 24th	Practice Race: warning signal	1500
Day 4 July 25th	Qualifying series	1200
Day 5 July 26th	Qualifying series	1200
Day 6 July 27th	Lay day
Day 7 July 28th	Qualifying/Final series	1200
Day 8 July 29th	Qualifying/Final series	1200
Day 9 July 30th	Qualifying/Final series	1200
Day 10 July 31th	Qualifying/Final series Prize Giving and Closing Ceremony	1200 2000

 

The championships are only open to International 420 dinghies.
 
The ISAF competitors eligibility code (ISAF Regulation 19) shall apply. Each competitor shall be a member of his National Class Association and, if relevant, of his National Authority. Each competitor shall be entered by his National 420 Class Association or by his Federation/National Authority if such an Association does not exist.

8.1. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 

Entries for the World Championship shall be limited in accordance with the International 420 Class Association Guidelines: 7 boats for each country and 14 boats for the host country in the championship.
 
Each entitled crew of the International 420 World Championship will be authorised to defend his title in addition to the teams defined above. This shall apply only if the crew is still the same (crew and helmsman).

Only men and mixed crews are authorised to enter the World Championship

8.2. LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 

Entries for the Ladies World Championship shall be limited in accordance with the International 420 Class Association Guidelines: 7 boats for each country and 14 boats for the host country in the championship.
 
Each entitled crew of the International 420 Ladies World Championship is authorised to defend her title in addition to the teams defined above. This shall apply only if the crew is still the same (crew and helmsman).
 
Only ladies crews are authorised to enter the Ladies World Championship.

All entries shall be made on-line at the International 420 Class Website before 21th June 2010:
 
www.420sailing.org
 
Please ensure that the on-line entry form is printed, the required signatures obtained and the form brought to registration.
  
Entry fee per boat : 250.00 EUROS.
 
Entry fees shall be paid in EUROS by bank transfer to:
 
     International 420 Class Association
     Account  No :  210 - 0467 - 180 - 80
     Fortis Banque, Agence du Fort Jaco,
     Chaussee de Waterloo 1341 A , 1180 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
     IBAN : BE47 2100 4671 8080
     SWIFT CODE (BIC) : GEBABEBB
 
before 21st. June 2010
 
ALL BANK TRANSFERS SHOULD BE CLEARLY ANNOTATED WITH THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY,THE EVENT AND THE SAIL NUMBERS AND/OR NAMES OF THE COMPETITORS.
 
Each entry and fee not received by the 21st June 2010 may not be accepted and shall be subject to a supplementary fee of 50 EURO.
 
Coach fee: 50 EURO shall be paid at registration.

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4,      
Decision to race
The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or     
personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with, or prior to, during, or after          
the regatta.

11. MEASUREMENT/INSPECTION

All boats shall be inspected before racing in the days specified in this notice of race.
 
Each boat shall have a valid Measurement certificate, which must be produced at registration. Only original or certified true copies of the certificates shell be accepted. Event charter boats are excluded from this obligation, but they must be accompanied by original or certified true copies of their measurement form.
 
Sails shall be certified and marked by an official measurer before being present for inspection. No sail shall be accepted for inspection if it is not certified according to the class rules, and no member of the event measurement team shall certify sails during measurment. 
Random checks may be made at any time during the championships 

The Sailing Instructions will be available at the race office for each competitor and Team Leader after the final country’s final registration has been completed, The Measurement Instructions will be available for each competitor and Team Leader at the race office at registration.
 

13. LADIES CREWS IDENTIFICATION 

Each ladies crew shall have a square 25 cm red diamond mark on the head of the main sail for identification.  

Competitors shall wear a life-jacket or other adequate personal buoyancy at all time when afloat (See Class Rule C.4).
 
Wet suits and dry suits do not constitute adequate personal buoyancy.  

The format of the course shall be a trapezium.
 
The target time of a race shall be 50 minutes.  

An International Jury shall be appointed, in accordance to RRS Appendix N, and its decisions shall be final and not subject to appeal (RRS 70.5).

 The low point scoring system of RRS appendix A shall apply

17.1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP/LADIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1. Qualifying series :

• There will be 6 qualifying series races with one discard.
• The qualifying series results shall be converted to race scores. These races scores shall be treated in all aspects as a race score for the final series (race Q).
• The result of each round in the qualifying series will be valid when all the boats complete this round.

2.  Final series: 
There will be 11 races plus the Qualifying series result 
(total 12 scores in the Results).

• Two (2) final series (3 results in the final series including the Race Q), are required to be completed to constitute a final series.
• When 3 races have been completed in the final series, all Races in both the Qualifying and final series count towards a boat’s score, excluding that boat’s score.
• When 4 to 7 final series races have been completed (5-8, including Race Q) a boat’s score shall be the total of her race scores in the final series excluding her worst score.
• When 8 or more final series races have been completed (9-12, including Race Q) a boat’s scores shall be the total of her race scores in the final series excluding her two worst scores.

No more than three races can be competed each day.

     17.2  In the event of fewer than less than 66 entries, the Championship 
                will competed in one separated fleet as follow:

             a. The number of races will be 12.
 
             b. A minimum of 5 races completed is required to award the Championship.
 
             c. If 5 to 8 races are sailed, there will be one discard.
 
             d. If 9 to 12 races are sailed there will be two discards.

The first three crews in the Gold and Silver Fleets shall be given a trophy.
 
The first three crews in the World and the Ladies World Championships shall receive a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal.
 
The first junior crew in the World and Ladies World Championships shall receive a medal.
 
At least, the first 20% of crews in the Gold ranking lists shall be given a souvenir of the event.
 
The prizes are given to both members of a crew.

The title of International 420 Class World Champion will be awarded to the first team in the ranking list of the World Championship.
 
The title of International 420 Class Ladies World Champion will be awarded to the first team in the ranking list of the Ladies World Championship.
 
The title of International 420 Class Junior World Champion will be awarded to the first junior team in the ranking list of the World Championship.
 
 
The title of International 420 Class Junior Ladies World Champion will be awarded to the first junior ladies team in the ranking list of the Ladies World Championship.
 
A junior team is defined as a crew with his or her 19th birthday on or before 31.12.2010 (i.e. born after 31st. December 1991) for both members of the crew.

For the prize giving ceremony, each team is leader required to bring his national anthem (short version) on compact disc (CD).

Each coach boat of a national team shall fly a 20 x 30 cm flag displaying their national letters (according to ISAF RRS) black on white.
 

22. INSURANCE

Each competitor shall produce on registration, an evidence of valid third party insurance with a minimum cover of 500.000 EURO or the equivalent in other currencies.
 
Each participant warrants the suitability of his or her boat for the event.

Competitors automatically grant to the organizing authority, without payment, the right in perpetuity to make, use and show any motion pictures, still pictures and live, taped or filmed television of or relating to the event.

GENERAL INFORMATION
 

1. Charter Boats

The official supplier will be: Sport-Sail Center (Blueblue).
Charter Fee: 1500 Euro
As boats have to be shipped to Israel the order dead line: 1.04.2010
Please contact as soon as possible to centrum-baranowski@wp.pl
or office@blueblue.pl  Contact person: Lukas Formella
See more details about the boat at: www.blueblue.pl

2. Logistic

The official logistic operator will be: Orian LTD, Partner of the DB SCHANKER Network.
Contact person: Elda Hehle
Tel: + 972 8 9181719
Fax: + 072 8 9181719
Mobile: + 972 54 4310185
E-mail: elda.hehle@orion.com 

Summer weather conditions
Weather conditions during event period: Sunny
 
Wind speed during event period: 8-20 Kn.
 
Wind direction during event period: SW to NW
See more details at: weather page. 

4. Racing area

Tide: No
Currents: No
Depth: 20-30 m.
 

5. Accommodation:

The official Tour Operator is: Progress Tour
Contact person: Nina Locker 

Please see the event website: www.haifa420-worlds2010.com

Name of the contact of the organising committee: Sharon Feintouch - Boneh

E-Mail :Sharonfe@haifa.muni.il

Tel.   972-4-8357868
Fax   972-4-8356389

Haifa Municipality
The Authority For sport & Recreation
P.O.Box 4811
Haifa - 31047
Israel

Appendix A
 

  RACING AREA

maps of the racing location

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

1.        RULES

1.1    The regattawill be governed by:

a. The “Rules” as defined in the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing.

b.The ISAF Equipment Racing Rules of Sailing.

c. The Measurement Instructions.

1.2     No national authority prescriptions will apply.

1.3      Charter Boats- According to App.G rule G3, "a boat chartered or loaned for an event may carry national letters or a sail number in contravention of her class rules".

1.4     While afloat, all competitors shall wear personal flotation devices complying with Class rule C.3.1 under all circumstances. Dry suits or wet suits are not adequate personal buoyancy. This changes RRS 40.

1.5     Ifthere is a conflict between languages the English text will take precedence.

2.        IDENTIFICATION

2.1     While racing, boats shall display bow numbers. The organizing authority will supply the numbers and instructions for their use.

2.2      Each day, the first, second and third boats in series ranking at the beginning of the day shall display a yellow, blue and red bib on the crew respectively. In addition, the organizing authority may require a coloured dot to be applied to the mainsail. The organizing authority will supply the bibs and coloured dots and instructions for their use.

2.3      For split fleet events, while racing boats shall display a coloured ribbon corresponding to the fleet to which she has been assigned. The ribbons shall be fixed to the top of her mast and shall be collected from the Race Office.

3.        CAMERAS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Boats may be required to carry cameras, sound equipment or positioning equipment as specified by the organizing authority.

4.        NOTICE TO COMPETITORS

Notice to competitors will be posted on the official notice board located next to the measurement tent.

5.        CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 08:30 on the day it will take effect, except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it will take effect. Reassignment of classes to racing areas will be posted before flag D is displayed. See instruction 6.2.

6.        SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

6.1     Signals made ashore will be displayed on the flagpole at Haifa Sailing Club.

When a signal is displayed over a fleet it applies to that fleet only. This changes the Race Signals preamble.

6.2     Flag D with a sound signal means: “The warning signal will be made not less than 30minutes after flag D is displayed”. Boats are requested not to leave thebeach until this signal is made.

7.        FORMAT OF RACING

7.1     The event will consist of qualifying series and final series, as described in Addendum C.

8.        SCHEDULE OF RACES

8.1     Racing is scheduled as follows:

	Event		1st warning signal	Succeeding races warning signal
24 July		Practice race – Worlds	15:00	n/a
		Practice race – Ladies	a.s.a.p.	n/a
25 July	Split fleet-Worlds	Qualifying series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split  fleet-Ladies   Qualifying series		13:00	a.s.a.p.
26 July	Split fleet-Ladies	Qualifying series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split fleet-Worlds    Qualifying series		13:00	a.s.a.p.
27 July	Lay day (no racing)
28 July	Split fleet-Worlds	Qualifying/Final series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split fleet-Ladies    Qualifying/Final series		13:00	a.s.a.p.
29 July	Split fleet-Ladies	Qualifying/Final series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split fleet-Worlds   Qualifying/Final series		13:00	a.s.a.p.
30 July	Split fleet-Ladies	Qualifying/Final series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split fleet-Ladies    Qualifying/Final series		13:00	a.s.a.p.
31 July	Split fleet-Worlds	Qualifying/Final series	10:00	a.s.a.p.
	Split fleet-Ladies    Qualifying/Final series		13:00	a.s.a.p.

8.2             The number of scheduled races are as follows:

		No. of scheduled races	Max. races per day
Split fleet	Qualifying series	6	3
	Final Series	11	3 (2 on July 31st)

Except on July 31^st, one extra race per day may be sailed, provided that no event becomes more than one race ahead of schedule, and the change is made according to instruction 5

8.3     For split fleet events, the qualifying series will take place on July 25 and 26, and the final series will take place on July 28 to 31. The qualifying series will be extended until completion of the 6 scheduled qualification races.

8.4     After a long postponement, to alert boats that a race or sequence of races will begin soon, an orange flag will be displayed with one sound signal for at least four minutes before a warning signal is displayed.

8.5     On the last day of the regatta no warning signal will be made after 16:00.

9.        CLASS FLAGS

Class flags are as follows:

Split fleet Worlds	Qualifying series flags: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow		Two flags in the colour of the racing fleets
	Final Series	Gold Fleet	Yellow flag
		Silver Fleet	Blue flag
Split fleet Ladies	Qualifying series Flags: White flags with Red, Green, Blue or Yellow diamond		Two flags in the colour of the racing fleets
	Final Series	Gold Fleet	White flag with Yellow diamond
		Silver Fleet	White flag with Blue diamond

10.      RACING AREAS

Addendum A shows the location of the racing area.

11.      THE COURSES

11.1   The diagrams in Addendum B show the courses, the course designations, the approximate angles between legs, the order in which marks are to be passed, and the side on which each mark is to be left.

11.2   No later than the warning signal the race committee signal vessel will display the course designation and the approximate compass bearing of the first leg.

12.      MARKS

12.1   Marks 1, 2, 3 and 4, or associated gate marks, will becylindrical inflatable orange buoys.

New marks will be tetrahedron inflatable white buoys.

12.2   The starting marks will be committee vessels.

12.3   The finishing marks will be anstaff displaying an orange flag at one end and a race committee vessel at the other end.

13.      THE START

13.1   The starting line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the starting marks.

13.2   Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area. The starting area is defined as a rectangle 50 meters from the starting line and marks in all directions.

13.3   A boat starting later than 3 minutes after her starting signal will be scored DNS or DNC, as appropriate. This changes rule A4 and A5.

14.      CHANGE OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE

To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will lay a new mark (or move the finishing line) and remove the original mark as soon as practicable. When in a subsequent change a new mark is replaced, it will be replaced by an original mark.

15.      THE FINISH

The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the race committee vessel and the course side of the nearby inflatable finishing mark buoy.

 16.      PENALTY SYSTEM

16.1   Appendix P will apply.

16.2    A boat that has retired under rule 44.1 or has retired after finishing (RAF)shall complete an acknowledgement form at the race office within the protest time limit.

17.      TIME LIMITS AND TARGET TIMES

17.1   Time limits and target times for the first boat are as follows:

Class	Time limit	Target time	Mark 1 time limit	Finish Window
420 Worlds, Ladies	75	50	25	15

If no boat has passed Mark 1 within the Mark 1 time limit the race will be abandoned. Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).

17.2   Boats failing to finish within the time stated in the Finish Windowafter the first boat sails the course and finishes will be scored Did Not Finish (DNF). This changes rules 35, A4 and A5.

18.      PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

18.1   A boat that protests will inform the race committee finish boat immediately after finishing that race of her intention to lodge a protest and be sure that the RC acknowledges the intention. If the protesting boat did not finish, she will inform any race committee boat if possible or the regatta office as soon as arrived on shore.

18.2   Protest forms are available at the race office. Protests and request of redress or reopening shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit.

18.3   For each fleet the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last raceof the day.

18.4   Notices will be posted within 30 minutes of the protest time limit to inform competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses. Hearings will be held in the jury room, located at the Haifa Sailing Club administrative area.

18.5   Notices of protests by the race committee or International Jury will be posted to inform boats under rule 61.1(b).

18.6   A list of boats that have been penalized under Appendix P for breaking RRS 42will be posted before the protest time limit.

18.7   Breaches of instructions 2 and 20 will not be grounds for a protest by a boat. This changes rule 60.1(a).

18.8    Penalties for breaches of 1.3, 2, 3, 13.3, 16.2, 20, 21.2, 24, 25 and 26 are at the discretion of the protest committee.

18.9   On the last day of the qualifying series and the last scheduled day of racinga request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered:

a.   within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed ofthe decision on the previous day.

b.  no later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed of the decision on that day.

This changes rule 66.

18.10  On the last day of the qualifying series or on the last day of the regatta a request for redress based on a jury decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This changes rule 62.2.

18.11Decisions of the International Jury will be final as provided in rule 70.5.

19.      SCORING

19.1   The Low Point scoring system of Appendix A shall apply.

19.2   Split Fleet event:

19.2.1 Qualifying series:

a.  There will be 6 Qualifying series races with one discard.

b.  The Qualifying series results shall be converted to a race score. That race score shall be treated in all aspects as one race score for the final series (race No. Q), except as provided in 19.2.2.b) below.

For the qualifying series, RRS A4.2 is changed so that those scores are based on the number of boats assigned to the largest fleet.

19.2.2Final series: there will be a maximum of 11 races plus the Qualifying series result (total 12scores in the results)

a.  2final series races are required to be completed to constitute a final series.

b.  When 3 races have been completed in the final series, all races in both the Qualifying and final series (but nor race Q) count towards boat's score, excluding her worst score.

c.  When 4 to 7 final series races have been completed, (5-8 including race Q) a boat’s scorewill be the total of her race scores in the final series excluding her worst score.

d.  When8or more final series races have been completed (9-12 including race Q) a boat's scores will be the total of her race scores in the final series excluding her two worst scores.

See also Addendum C

19.3   The scoring abbreviation for a discretionary penalty imposed under this instruction will be DPI.

19.4   To request correction of an alleged error in posted race or series results, a boat may complete a scoring enquiry form available at the race office.

20.      SAFETY REGULATIONS

20.1   Boats not leaving the harbour for a scheduled race shall promptly notify the Race Office.

20.2   A boat that retires from racing shall notify the race committee before leaving the racing area, or if that is not possible, shall notify the race office as soon as possible after returning ashore.

21.      REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT

21.1   Substitution of competitors will not be allowed without prior written approval ofthe International jury.

21.2   Substitution of damaged or lost equipment will not be allowed unless approved by the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the committee atthe first reasonable opportunity.

22.      EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS

A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the classrules and sailing instructions. On the water, a boat can be instructed by a race committee measurer to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection (see also Measurement Instructions).

23.      OFFICIAL BOATS

Official boats will be identified as follows:

• Race Committee signal boats the Club Burgee.
• Race Committee boats: red flag with a white “S” inside
• Measurer boat: Red flag with a blue “M” inside
• Judges boats: yellow flag with a blue “JURY” inside

24.      SUPPORT BOATS

24.1   Support boats with team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay outside areas where boats are racing from the time of the warning signal for the first fleet to start until all boats have finished or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or abandonment.

24.2   During any starting sequence, support boats shall stay at least 50 meters below the starting line and its extensions.

24.2    Each support boat shall display a white flag with her national letters. All support boats are at all times submitted to the Organizing Authority and Race Committee authority, are legally considered as assistance / rescue boats and must comply with any instructions given by those authorities or by the police.

25.      TRASH DISPOSAL

Boats shall not put trash in the water. Trash may be placed aboard support and race committee boats.

26.      BERTHING

Boats shall return to and remain in their assigned places in the boat park.

27.      RADIO COMMUNICATION

A boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats, except in an emergency. This restriction also applies to mobile telephones.

28.      PRIZES

Prizes will be awarded as defined in Notice of Race #18.

29.      TROPHIES

29.1    THE INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE CUP

This trophy is awarded to the highest placed boat in the Open Championship
First awarded  Bendor, France, 1961

29.2   THE INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS LADIES WORLD CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP

This trophy is awarded to the highest placed boat in the Ladies Championship

First awarded  Nieuwpoort, Belgium 1986

29.3   William Sanchez Trophies (2)

These trophies are awarded to the highest placed boat, both aged 16 or under, at the end of the year. One for the World fleet and one for the Ladies fleet.
First awarded La Rochelle, France 2000

29.4   The Huck Scott Memorial Trophy

This trophy is awarded to the youngest boat crew competing in the championship, in either the Open or the Ladies. The lowest combined age (helm and crew), at the end of the year will be used.
First awarded Freemantle, Australia, 1995

29.5   The John Merricks Trophies (2)

Awarded to the highest placed team in each World and Ladies fleet, both aged 18 or under, at the end of the year.
First awarded Hayling Island England 2003

29.6   Francis Mouvet Trophy

This trophy will be awarded to the nation who has the highest placed 3 boats in the World Championship using both the World and Ladies fleets.

First awarded for pre world fleet race Italy 1991. 420 World Team Race trophy 1996 – 2003.(No team race due to weather 2004). National Team award as above from 2005.

30.      DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.

31.      INSURANCE

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of 500.000 EURO per event or the equivalent.

ADDENDUM A - RACING AREA

ADDENDUM B

COURSE ILLUSTRATIONS

ADDENDUM C

SPLIT FLEET FORMAT: QUALIFYING AND FINAL SERIES

C1      The event is divided into a Qualifying Series and a Final Series.

C2      Qualifying Series.

C2.1   Boats will be assigned to fleets Yellow, Blue, Red and Green as follows: A list of all the competitors is established, sorted first by nations in alphabetical order following ISAF national letters, In each country list, the queue number of the crews is defined by draw.

The first of the list is assigned in fleet Yellow, the second in fleet Blue, the third in fleet Green, the fourth in fleet Red, the fifth in fleet Yellow and so on.

C2.2   Each fleet will sail a double round robin, i.e. each fleet is scheduled to race two times against each other fleet, according to the following pairing list:

First Round Robin			Second Round Robin
Race 1:	Yellow versus Blue		Race 4:	Green versus Red
	Green versus  Red			Yellow versus Blue
Race 2:	Yellow versus Green		Race 5:	Blue versus Red
	Blue versus Red			Yellow versus Green
Race 3:	Yellow versus Red		Race 6:	Blue versus Green
	Blue versus Green			Yellow versus Red

C3      Final Series.

C3.1    Boats will be assigned to final series fleets Gold and Silver on the basis of their ranks in the qualifying series scores. The final-series fleets will have, as nearly as possible, equal size but none larger than the Gold fleetBoats with the best qualifying-series scores will race all final series races in the GOLD fleet, boats with the rest-best qualifying series scores will race in the SILVER fleet.

C3.2   Any recalculation of qualifying-series ranking after boats have been assigned to final-series fleets will not affect the assignments except that a redress decision may promote a boat to a higher fleet.