2019 marks a new chapter for racing in the region. In the past we have had two series with competing visions and ethos. Now for 2019, we have brought those two series together to give you the very best of both, or as we like to say; “fun racing, whatever your experience”.
I believe that this year, as one series, we can continue to embrace the accessibility and easygoing “Corinthian Spirit” of the Combined Clubs fleet – a model that has attracted so many new faces to the sport of yacht racing. At the same time, I believe we can continue to deliver high quality racing for those who aspire to sail their boat the very pinnacle of its performance, which is where the Haven Series has excelled.
Whether you are a regular competitor of either series, or joining in for the first time in 2019, I would like to wish you all a safe and enjoyable season of racing.
Kind regards
Ed Harrison
Chairman
Haven Combined Clubs Committee
Race programme
Points Series Races(8 races, best 5 to count)4th May Haven Ports YC – HPYC line Start & finish |
Passage Series Races(4 races, best 3 to count)Mercator race Britannia race Stroombank Race Cork Sands race Dinner, Social, and Prizegiving in host port after finish. |
For more information:
Fiona Meikle, Haven Series Secretary 07778 010580
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www.havenseries.org
Points NoR
Haven Combined Clubs Points Series – Notice of Race
CLICK HERE for a PDF of the NoR.
The Haven Combined Clubs Points Championship a free series of 8 races sailed over 8 Saturdays between May and September.
ORGANISING AUTHORITY
The organising authority is comprised of the organising clubs. These clubs are:- The Royal Harwich Yacht Club; The Haven Ports Yacht Club; The Walton and Frinton Yacht Club; The Stour Sailing Club; The Shotley Sailing Club; The Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club; The Waldingfield Sailing Club; and The Pin Mill Sailing Club. The Haven Combined Clubs Committee is comprised of representatives of each club and facilitates racing on behalf of the organising clubs. The organiser of each individual race is the “host club” who provides the Race Officer.
1. RULES
The rules set out in the Haven Combined Clubs Series 2019 Sailing Instructions shall apply.
2. ELIGIBILITY
2.1 The series is open to single-hulled sailing yachts owned by members of sailing clubs situated between Lowestoft and Burnham with a minimum waterline length of 5.2m.
2.2 Yachts not meeting the requirements of 2.1 may be accepted with special dispensation from the Organizing Authority.
2.3 The Organising Authority has the right to refuse any entry at its absolute discretion.
3. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Boats must meet the minimum standards laid out in the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix B Special Regulations for Inshore Racing, which includes a functional engine with adequate fuel, and a marine VHF transceiver.
4. ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
4.1 Competitors should enter the series by completing either the online entry process or by submitting the official entry form.
4.2 Entry is free to all competitors.
4.3 An entry must be received no later than 7pm on the day preceding the first race in which an entrant intends to compete.
4.4 Entries made by means other than the online or paper entry forms shall not be accepted.
5. SCHEDULE OF RACES
5.1 Eight races are scheduled, of which one must be completed to constitute a series.
5.2 The following number of races shall count towards a competitors series score –
Races sailed - 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Races counted - 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1
5.3 The races comprising the series shall be sailed on the following dates, starting from the following locations:
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Date |
Organising Club |
Earliest Start |
Start Line |
Finish Line |
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04/05/2019 |
HPYC |
1100 |
HPYC Line |
HPYC Line |
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18/05/2019 |
Stour SC |
1100 |
Beacon Hill Line |
Beacon Hill Line |
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01/06/2019 |
H&DSC |
1100 |
H&DSC Line |
H&DSC Line |
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22/06/2019 |
RHYC |
1100 |
Beacon Hill Line |
Beacon Hill Line |
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06/07/2019 |
PMSC |
1100 |
Measured Mile Line |
PMSC Line |
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24/08/2019 |
Shotley SC |
1100 |
Shotley SC Line |
Shotley SC Line |
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21/09/2019 |
WSC |
1100 |
HPYC Line |
HPYC Line |
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28/09/2019 |
WFYC |
1100 |
Beacon Hill Line |
Beacon Hill Line |
6. START TIMES
6.1 Start times for the first race of the day will be:
Relaxed Fleet – 11:00 BST
Experienced Fleet – 11:15 BST
6.2 Ordinarily only one race will take place on any day. In exceptional circumstances, a second race may take place in order to re-sail an abandoned race.
7. CLASSES
7.1 Competitors may enter for either:
(a) relaxed Fleet:
Intended for those who may:- have less racing experience; be sailing short handed; either be using white sails only or a “cruising set up”.
(b) experienced Fleet
Intended for those who are experienced racers, sailing boats set up primarily for racing, and using new or high tech sails. Competitors who have placed in the top 5 of races in the Haven Series or Combined Clubs Series would ordinarily be expected to enter this fleet.
7.2 The organizing committee reserves the right to reallocate boats between classes at its absolute discretion if it considers an entry to be contrary to the spirit of the fleet.
8. SCORING
8.1 The series will be scored according to the Low-Point Scoring System of RRS Appendix A. A4, as amended by Appendix A9 (Series longer than a Regatta). Ties will be broken in accordance with A7 and A8.
8.2 The relaxed and experienced fleets will both be scored under the “Haven Handicap” system, which was used in both the Haven and Combined Clubs Series’ in 2018.
8.3 Competitors racing in the experienced fleet who have an IRC Certificate for their boats shall also be scored under IRC.
8.2 Results will be published on the Haven Series website: www.havenseries.org, the websites of some of the organising clubs, and competitors will be notified by e-mail.
9. TROPHIES & PRIZES
9.1 Series Trophies shall be awarded as follows:
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Trophy |
Awarded For… |
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Armada Trophy |
Winner of Combined Fleets |
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Armada Plate |
Winner of the Experienced Fleet |
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PMSC Gordon Goblet |
Winner of the Relaxed Fleet |
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Landamore Trophy |
Best IRC rated boat in Experienced Fleet |
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Dabtoe Trophy |
Best White Sails boat in Relaxed Fleet |
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Theadom Trophy |
Most Improved boat during the course of the season
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9.2 Trophies for the each race will be awarded as follows
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Race |
experienced Fleet |
relaxed Fleet |
|
#1 |
East Coast Sails Trophy |
Lockwood Shield |
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#2 |
Austin Farrar Trophy |
WSC Clock and Barometer |
|
#3 |
Cooley Cup |
Howard Tankard |
|
#4 |
Searles Trophy |
Searles Tankard |
|
#5 |
John Dickinson Trophy |
Chairman’s Shield |
|
#6 |
WFYC Bert Evans Trophy |
WFYC Naze Trophy |
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#7 |
Parker Plate |
RHYC Painting |
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#8 |
Leggett Salver |
Chimp Trophy
|
9.3 Special awards: The Rig Magic Trophy, Madge Wildfire Trophy, Starling Chart, and RHYC President’s Trophy shall be awarded for performances of merit yet to be agreed by the Organising Authority.
9.4 Glassware: Winners of trophies shall receive Haven Combined Clubs Glassware. Further glassware will be issued to 2nd and 3rd places at the discretion of the Organising Authority.
10. DISCLAIMER
10.1 Competitors compete in the Series entirely at their own risk. See RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injuries or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the Series.
11. INSURANCE
11.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.
12. THE INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
12.1 All entrants for the Points Series are Automatically entered for the inter-club championship for their class. There will be a separate club championship for the relaxed and experienced fleets.
12.3 In each fleet, clubs shall score points in each race equal to the sum of their best 3 placing boats. In the event that a club has fewer than 3 boats competing in that class and race, that club shall score points equal to the number of race starters + 3 for each boat less than three.
12.4 In each class, the winning club shall be the club which accrues the fewest points over the season, with no races excluded.
12.5 The winning club in the experienced fleet will win the Cutler Broadsword. The winning club in the relaxed fleet will win the Evening Star Trophy.
12.6 The Rules are as stated at Section 1 above. The “Team Racing” rules of RRS Appendix D shall not apply.
12.7 Ties – RRS Appendix A8 shall not apply. If two or more clubs’ scores are equal, the scores of individual boats in individual races shall be considered, and the tie broken in favour of the club having the most first places overall, or if the tie remains the most second places and so on for lower places if necessary. If a tie still remains, it shall be broken in favour of the team having the best-placed boat in the final race, or if both teams’ best boats were tied in that race, the best placed second boat and so on.
Passage NoR
CLICK HERE to download the Passage declarations forms
Haven Combined Clubs Passage Series – Notice of Race
The Haven Combined Clubs Passage Series is a series of 4 Offshore races covering the East Coast of England and Belgium.
ORGANISING AUTHORITY
The organising authority is comprised of the organising clubs. These clubs are:- The Royal Harwich Yacht Club; The Haven Ports Yacht Club; The Walton and Frinton Yacht Club; The Stour Sailing Club; The Shotley Sailing Club; The Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club; The Waldingfield Sailing Club; and The Pin Mill Sailing Club. The Haven Combined Clubs Committee is comprised of representatives of each club and facilitates racing on behalf of the organising clubs. The organiser of each individual race is the “host club” who provides the Race Officer.
1. RULES
The rules set out in the Haven Combined Clubs Series 2018 Sailing Instructions shall apply. The supplementary sailing instructions for each race shall apply to that race.
2. ELIGIBILITY
2.1 The series is open to single-hulled sailing yachts owned by members of sailing clubs situated between Lowestoft and Burnham a minimum waterline length of 5.2m.
2.2 Yachts not meeting the requirements of 2.1 may be accepted with special dispensation from the Organizing Authority.
2.3 The Organising Authority has the right to refuse any entry at its absolute discretion.
3. EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Boats must meet the minimum standards laid out in the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations that are stated in the supplementary sailing instructions. These are:
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Mercator Trophy: OSR Category 3 Monohull + Category 2 Liferaft.
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Other Races: OSR Category 4 Monohull
4. ENTRY FEES & CLOSING DATES
4.1 Competitors should enter the series by completing either the online entry process or by submitting the official entry form.
4.2 The Entry Fee is £50 for each race.
4.3 An entry and payment must be received no later than 7pm on the day preceding the race.
4.4 Entries made by means other than the online or paper entry forms shall not be accepted.
5. SCHEDULE OF RACES
5.1 Four races are scheduled, of which one must be completed to constitute a series.
5.2 The following number of races shall count towards a competitors series score –
Races sailed - 4 3 2 1
Races counted - 3 3 2 1
5.3 The races comprising the series shall be sailed on the following dates, starting from the following locations:
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Date |
Race |
Start Time |
Start Line |
Host Club |
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24/05/2019 |
Mercator |
0730 |
Beacon Hill |
Stour SC |
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20/07/2019 |
Britannia |
0900 |
Wadgate Ledge |
RHYC |
|
10/08/2019 |
Stroombank |
0900 |
Beacon Hill |
OYC |
|
31/08/2019 |
Cork Sand |
0900 |
Beacon Hill |
Shotley SC
|
6. START TIMES
6.1 Start times shall be no earlier as published in 5.3 above.
7. CLASSES
7.1 The fleet shall be split into two classes based on the rating of the boat under Haven Handicap.
(a) Class 1 (Fast Fleet): Haven Handicap 890 and below.
(b) Class 2 (Slow Fleet): Handicap 891 and above.
8. SCORING
8.1 The series will be scored according to the Low-Point Scoring System of RRS Appendix A. A4, as amended by Appendix A9 (Series longer than a Regatta). Ties will be broken in accordance with A7 and A8.
8.2 Both fleets will be scored under the “Haven Handicap” system, and an aggregated “overall” result shall be scored under the same.
8.3 Competitors competing in either have an IRC Certificate for their boats shall also be scored under IRC.
8.2 Results will be published on the Haven Series website: www.havenseries.org, the websites of some of the organising clubs, and competitors will be notified by e-mail.
9. TROPHIES & PRIZES
9.1 Series Trophies shall be awarded as follows:
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Trophy |
Awarded For… |
|
Tsunami Trophy |
Overall Winner |
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Demijon Traveller Trophy |
Winner of the class not winning overall |
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Highlander Picture |
Highest placed boat overall with an IRC Certificate
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9.2 Trophies for the each race will be awarded as follows
|
Race |
Overall Winner |
Winner of class, not winning overall |
Best Overall Boat on IRC |
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Mercator Race |
Mercator Winch and Mercator Chart |
Thake Trophy |
Glassware |
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Stroombank Race |
Stroombank Trophy |
Strutt & Parker Trophy |
Glassware |
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Britannia Race |
Britannia Plate |
Ptarmigan Trophy |
Glassware |
|
Cork Sand Race |
Fresh Herring Trophy |
Eclipse Trophy |
Glassware |
9.3 Glassware: Winners of trophies shall receive Haven Combined Clubs Glassware. Further glassware will be issued to 2nd and 3rd places at the discretion of the Organising Authority.
10. DISCLAIMER
10.1 Competitors compete in the Series entirely at their own risk. See RRS Rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injuries or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the Series.
11. INSURANCE
11.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party insurance with a minimum cover of £2,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.
Sailing Instructions
Click on the file name below to view / download the required Sailing Instructions.
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 1-General_Sailing_Instructions_2019.pdf |
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2-Mercator_race_SIs.pdf |
38.98 KB |
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3-Britannia_race_SIs.pdf |
36.28 KB |
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4-Strooombank_race_SIs.pdf |
33.79 KB |
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5-Cork_Sand_Race_SIs.pdf |
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Safety Appendix
Appendix A
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Compliance with World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations
Boats must meet the minimum standards laid out in the 2019-2020 Offshore Special Regulations as follows:
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For Haven Combined Clubs Series – OSR Appendix B Special Regulations for Inshore Racing plus a functional engine with adequate fuel, and a marine VHF transceiver.
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For passage races, other than than the Mercator Trophy – OSR Category 4 Mono-hulls plus a functional engine, adequate fuel and a marine VHF transceiver.
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For the Mercator Trophy – OSR Category 3 Mono-hulls with Liferaft.
The complete Offshore Special Regulations may be found on the world sailing website at http://www.sailing.org/specialregs Extracts of the relevant ISAF Offshore Special Regulations for the above races will also be found on the Haven Series website (www.havenseries.org).
Additional Requirements
A functioning engine and VHF radio are required for Category 4 and inshore races because of the proximity of commercial shipping in the deep-water channel. Race organisers in the Harwich area receive considerable cooperation from the Harwich Haven Authority and are maintaining a policy of keeping racing yachts out of the channel. (see Sailing Instructions “Additional Safety Responsibilities” and “Use of Engine to Keep Clear”).
Boats unable, through design, to comply with all the safety requirements of the Series must apply in writing to the Haven Series Committee at the above address for dispensation.
The Committee may impose alternative requirements.
Safety Requirements Checklist
Checklists for the Categories above will be made available on the Haven Combined Clubs Series website (www.havenseries.org).
The relevant checklist is to assist the Owner to check the yacht and her equipment for compliance with the ISAF Special Regulations.
Help with the implementation of the Offshore Special Regulations may be sought through the secretary. Pre-season advisory checks can be arranged.
Responsibility of Person in Charge
The safety of a yacht and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the person in charge who must do his best to ensure that the yacht is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced crew who have undergone appropriate training and are physically fit to face bad weather.
He must be satisfied as to the soundness of hull, spars, rigging, sails and all gear. He must ensure that all safety equipment is properly maintained and stowed and that the crew know where it is kept and how it is to be used. He shall also nominate a person to take over the responsibilities of the Person in Charge in the event of his incapacitation.
Neither the establishment of these Special Regulations, their use by race organisers, nor the inspection of a yacht under these Special Regulations in any way limits or reduces the complete and unlimited responsibility of the person in charge.
Entry Forms
For the POINTS SERIES entry form CLICK HERE
For the PASSAGE SERIES entry form CLICK HERE