The ISAF Advertising Code will apply. Competitors & boats may advertise without restriction. Event Advertising by the Organizing Authority will be:

The Organizing Authority may also require the installation, at no cost to competitors of additional equipment, such as onboard video cameras or global position devices.

The Thousand Islands Race is open to offshore boats that fully satisfy the requirements of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations for Category 3 races, as well as the following:

Class results will be extrapolated from the overall results of all boats.

An electronic tracking system may be used to track the position of participating boats during the race and participants will be required to allow the installation of tracking device on their boats. The Organizing Authority may use the information received from the system for media coverage of the race as well as for technical and safety purposes. Participants shall be responsible for the tracking device while on board and shall return it to the Race Office after finishing or retiring. On registration, participants may be required to give a deposit or credit card number which may be charged by the Organizing Authority if the tracking device is not returned. 

The tune up race is intended as a promotional race where each participating boat is kindly asked to have on board one journalist or VIP who will be assigned after completion of all registration formalities.

Two races (legs) are scheduled with results of each leg separately and overall results of both legs. Boats may select to race: Leg 1 only, Leg 2 only or both legs.

Course of Leg 1: Start (Rijeka) – Finish (Porto Montenegro). Islands Unije, Susak, Premuda, Dugi Otok, Kornat, Vis, Lastovo and Mljet to be left on starboard.

Course of Leg 2: Start (Porto Montenegro) – Finish (Rijeka). Islands Mljet, Lastovo, Vis, Kornat, Dugi Otok, Premuda, Susak and Unije to be left on port.

An International Jury appointed according to the RRS Appendix N will supervise the event with no right of appeal according to the RRS 70.5.

The nautical charts of the Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia for reference can be found at www.hhi.hr.

The Organizing Authority will provide moorings free of charge for all boats entering the Thousand Islands Race from September 19th until September 29th in the Port of Rijeka before the start of the Leg 1 and after the finish of the Leg 2 and in Porto Montenegro after the finish of the Leg 1 and before the start of Leg 2.

Competitors, owners and their guests grant at no cost the Organizing Authority the absolute right and permission to use their name, voice, image, likeness, biographical material as well as representations of the boats in any media (being television, print and internet media), including video footage, for the sole purposes of advertising, promoting, reporting and disseminating information regarding the Thousand Islands Race and the competitors and crew members’ participation in the race.

Trophies will be awarded to the best three boats in the overall results and in each class or category.

An additional trophy will be awarded to the first boat in elapsed time on each leg.

The organizer may also give additional prizes.

As part of the registration process, each owner, skipper and individual participating crewmember will be required to sign a declaration accepting the following disclaimer of liability:

I agree to be bound by International Sailing Federation Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), by the Sailing Instructions, the Notice of Race and all other rules and regulations referred to in these documents. I agree that the sole and inescapable responsibility for the nautical qualities of any yacht participating in the Thousand Islands Race, her rigging, the safety equipment on board and the competence, behaviour and dress of her crew is that of the Owner/Charterer of the yacht.

I also agree to take any and all responsibility for all damages whatsoever caused to third persons or their belongings, to myself or to my belongings, ashore and at sea as a consequence of my participation in the regatta, and hereby relieve from any responsibility, and agree to indemnify on a full indemnity basis and hold harmless, the Organizing Authority, their servants, agents and sponsors and their representatives in respect of any claim arising there from. 

I am acquainted with ISAF Part 1 Fundamental Rule 4: "A boat is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to start or to continue racing".

I agree that the Organizing Authority their servants, agents and sponsors and their representatives have no responsibility for loss of life or injury to members or others, or for the loss of, or damage to any vessel or property.

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