The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing. RRS 90.3(e) shall apply.

Sailing Instructions will be available on completion of registration and may be sent to competitors by e-mail.

The online Official Notice Board (ONB) is located at www.thousandislandsrace.com.

Communication with competitors will be through the ONB and/or WhatsApp. Additionally, on the water, the race committee will make courtesy broadcasts to competitors on VHF. Each boat shall have at least one device connected to the internet with WhatsApp installed.

While racing, except in an emergency or when communicating with the race committee, a boat shall not make voice or data transmissions and shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats.

Boats shall display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority according to the World Sailing Advertising Code as follows:

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 a tracking device on their boats. The Organising 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 Organising Authority if the tracking device is not returned.

Two races (legs) are scheduled. Boats may select to race: Leg 1 only, Leg 2 only or both legs.

The 1000 islands + 2 race is sailed in Boka bay is open also for boats not participating in the Thousand Islands Race. They need to have ORC International or ORC Club certificate and comply with WS Offshore Special Regulations for Category 4 regattas. Entry fee is not required for Thousand Islands Race participants. Boats without ORC certificate may be accepted at discretion of the OA subject to terms, conditions and entry fee for non-Thousand Islands Race participants is 5 EUR per crew member.

The Organising Authority will provide moorings free of charge for all boats entering the Thousand Islands Race from 16 – 25 September 2022 at the Port of Rijeka before the start of the Leg 1 and after the finish of Leg 2 and at Porto Montenegro after the finish of the Leg 1 until the start of Leg 2.

Competitors, owners and their guests grant at no cost the Organising 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.

RRS 3 states: ‘The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone.’ By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks. These risks include strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury. Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma, hypothermia or other causes.

The Organizing Authority, SCOR, PMYC, the Race Committee, the Protest Committee, the Technical Committee, the volunteers, and any other party involved in the organization of the event will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the event. Each boat owner or his representative accepts these terms by signing the entry form.

Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party insurance with a minimum cover 1.5 million EUR per incident or the equivalent.

Trophies will be awarded for each leg and both legs combined to the best three boats in each division and class overall results. An additional prize will be awarded to the first boat in elapsed time for each leg.

Porto Montenegro will award vouchers of 5000 EUR for one year berthing fees to the Overall winners in each category (monohull and multihull) valid from September 2022 – September 2023. A Special award voucher of 5000 EUR for one year berthing fee will be given to the ‘Best placed Montenegrin based boat for Leg 1’, valid from September 2022 till September 2023

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