Slalom Tour
The 2011-12 NSW Windsurf Tour “Slalom Series” will comprise of 4 events over the summer hosted on Botany Bay, Sydney. The events will be subject to wind forecast and confirmation of each will event will occur on the Thursday preceding the proposed event dates via this website (and the Seabreeze NSW Forum).
For more information see the Notice of Series below and other documents:
Notice of Series (NSW Windsurf Tour – Slalom)Series Poster (Hi-Res)
Notice of Series
1.0 Titles:
NSW Slalom Championship, 2011
2.0 Venues and Dates:
Slalom Preferred Dates :
Heat 1 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 30 Oct 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 2 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 20 Nov 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 3 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 04 Dec 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 4 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 08 Jan 2012 (Sunday)
Slalom alternative dates:
Subject to wind forecast. The organising committee will advise on the Thursday before the event via the event website and http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/New-South-Wales/ whether the date will be changed to the Saturday instead of the Sunday.
3.0 Organising Authority:
Windsurfing NSW Association
4.0 Rules:
This series will be governed by the current ISAF racing rules; except where altered by this Notice of Series or the specific Notice of Race / Sailing Instructions for an each heat. Where there is conflict, the sailing instructions will take precedence.
Entry Fees Slalom:
1st Event Entry Fee = Entry Fee of $20.00 for each event ($15 for youths). Entry Fee is payable at the time of registration, unless series payment has already been made.
5.0 Divisions:
Results will be assessed in the following divisions:
Open – All competitors
Slalom Experience = New racers and racers with very little experience. The race organisers have discretion to move racers to another division
Grand Masters = Competitors over the age of 45
Youth — Competitors who have not reached the age of 20 years, as of the first day of the first heat of the series.
Female
6.0 Equipment:
Slalom racing – no limitation on equipment except: no part of any skeg is to be more than 700mm from the stern when measured along the underside of the board.
Maximum sail open division = 10 square meters.
Maximum board width = 85 centimetres.
Schedule of Events
Registration and Sailing Instructions:
Competitor registration and equipment checking will be conducted at the venue in accordance with the event schedule.
Event Schedule (subject to wind conditions)
Registration 10.00 – 10.30 hrs
Briefing 10.30 hrs
Racing 1100 hrs
7.0 Competition Format:
Slalom. For a Slalom scheduled event it is the intent of the race committee to conduct slalom racing in wind strengths from 12 knots upwards to a maximum of 35kts. Course configurations will generally figure 8 or downwind “m” course configuration at the discretion of the race committee. Competitors may be divided into heats on a random basis, dependent upon the number of competitors.
Courses
The course to be sailed will be posted on the official notice board no later than 30minutes prior to the scheduled starting time for racing on each day.
8.0 Conditions of Eligibility to compete:
Points will not be scored towards the series unless the competitor is a current financial member of a club or class association affiliated with the Windsurfing NSW Association inc.
The NSW Slalom Series (Open and Slalom Experience) consists of 4 scheduled heats and points for each individual heat will be combined towards the Slalom Series point score. 1 race per Heat will be required for that event to have a result.
Scoring:
Eligible competitors shall score points towards the relevant series point score on the basis of their finishing position at each individual heat as follows: First (0.75), Second (2), Third (3) etc.
Did Not Finish (DNF) n + 1
Did Not Enter the heat (DNC) n + 2
Disqualified (DSQ) n + 1
where n equals the number of competitors entered in the heat.
Ties in the series will be decided in favour of the competitor who has won the most number of heats and, if the tie remains, the most number of seconds and so on until the tie is broken. If tie is still not broken then the winner will be the best placed finisher in the last single race competed in. An eligible competitor’s total score for the series shall be the sum of his/hers scores in each heat’s less discards.
Discards:
Race discards: one discard is allowed for every four results completed. Each competitors worst race results will be discarded from their total score.
Series discards: if 3 or less heats are completed there shall be no discards. if 4 heats are completed, each competitor’s worst heat result shall be discarded from his/her total score.
10.0 Trophies & Prizes
Trophies/prizes will be presented to:
NSW Slalom Series, 2011:
Open 1st , 2nd, 3rd
Grand Master 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Slalom Experience 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Youth 1st , 2nd
Woman 1st
12. Sail Numbers
Sail numbers shall be in accordance with the current ISAF windsurfing competition rules, Appendix G or as approved by the race committee. In the event of duplication, sail numbers registered with the Australian Windsurfing Association inc. will be given preference for use.
13. Buoyancy
All competitors whilst racing shall wear personal flotation devices.
15. Entry Disclaimer
It is the competitor’s sole decision to enter this championship and to start and or to continue to compete. By way of entering, competitors acknowledge that participation in this championship can be dangerous and accept that their participation is at their exclusive risk in every respect. In addition, by way of entering competitors shall hold harmless the organising authority, its officers, members, servants and agents and all other competitors in respect of all liability for injury to their person and or damage to their property howsoever arising from their participation or intended participation in this championship. The organising authority, its officers, members, servants and agents accept no responsibility in respect of loss of life, personal injury or loss or damage to property which may be sustained by reason of a competitor’s participation or intended participation in this heat or arising for whatever reason in connection with this championship.
16. Further Information
Please refer to the NSW Windsurfing Series website at www.windsurfingnsw.com or www.storm-riders.com.au call John Hurley on 0403 824 165
