APPENDIX J - NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

The notice of race shall include the following:

• (1) the title, place and dates of the event and name of the organizing authority;
• (2) that the event will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing;
• (3) a list of any other documents that will govern the event (for example, The Equipment Rules of Sailing, to the extent that they apply), stating where or how each document or an electronic copy of it may be obtained;
• (4) the classes to race, any handicap or rating system that will be used, and the classes to which it will apply; conditions of entry and any restrictions on entries;
• (5) the procedures and times for registration or entry, including fees and any closing dates;
• (6) the times of warning signals for the practice race, if one is scheduled, and the first race, and succeeding races if known.

The notice of race shall include any of the following that will apply:

• (1) times or procedures for equipment inspection or event measurement, or requirements for measurement or rating certificates;
• (2) changes to the racing rules authorized by World Sailing under rule 86.2, referring specifically to each rule and stating the change (also include the statement from World Sailing authorizing the change);
• (3) changes to class rules, as permitted under rule 87, referring specifically to each rule and stating the change;
• (4) categorization or classification requirements that some or all competitors must satisfy;
  • (a) for sailor categorization (see rule 79 and the World Sailing Sailor Categorization Code), or
  • (b) for functional classification for Para World Sailing events (see World Sailing Para Classification Rules);
• (5) that boats will be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority (see rule 6 and the World Sailing Advertising Code) and other information related to advertising;
• (6) that rule 90.3(e) will apply, and any change in the ‘24 hours’ time limit in that rule;
• (7) when entries from other countries are expected, any national prescriptions that may require advance preparation (see rule 88);
• (8) prescriptions that will apply if boats will pass through the waters of more than one national authority while racing, and when they will apply (see rule 88.1);
• (9) alternative communication required in place of hails under rule 20 (see rule 20.4(b));
• (10) any change in the weight limit for a competitor’s clothing and equipment permitted by rule 50.1(b);
• (11) any requirements necessary for compliance with data protection legislation that applies in the venue of the event;
• (12) an entry form, to be signed by the boat’s owner or owner’s representative, containing words such as ‘I agree to be bound by The Racing Rules of Sailing and by all other rules that govern this event.’;
• (13) replacement of the rules of Part 2 with the right-of-way rules of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea or other government right-of-way rules, the time(s) or place(s) they will apply, and any night signals to be used by the race committee.

The notice of race shall include any of the following that will apply and that would help competitors decide whether to attend the event or that conveys other information they will need before the sailing instructions become available:

• (1) changes to the racing rules permitted by rule 86.1, referring specifically to each rule and stating the change;
• (2) changes to the national prescriptions (see rule 88.2);
• (3) the time and place at which the sailing instructions will be available;
• (4) a general description of the course, or type of courses, to be sailed;
• (5) the scoring system, if different from the system in Appendix A, included by reference to class rules or other rules governing the event, or stated in full. State the number of races scheduled and the minimum number that must be scored to constitute a series (see rule A1). If appropriate, for a series where the number of starters may vary substantially, state that rule A5.3 applies;
• (6) the penalty for breaking a rule of Part 2, other than the Two-Turns Penalty;
• (7) the time after which no warning signal will be made on the last scheduled day of racing;
• (8) denial of the right of appeal, subject to rule 70.3;
• (9) for chartered or loaned boats, whether rule G3 applies;
• (10) prizes.