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2 0 0 3 WORRELL
1000 Rules
and Conditions of Entry
Worrell 1000 Post Office Box 446 Virginia Beach, Virginia
23458-0446 United States of America Telephone:
757-422-1000 Facsimile:
757-422-1099 Email:
mworrell@worrell1000.com Web Site: www.worrell1000.com These Rules and Conditions of Entry should be thoroughly studied. They shall be strictly enforced. Anyone not fully prepared to accept these Rules and Conditions should not prepare for, or enter the 2003 Worrell 1000.
COPYRIGHT These Rules and Conditions
of Entry are protected by Copyright Law in the following countries:
Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand,
Republic of South Africa, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United
States. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
START 1500 Hours, Eastern
Daylight Time, Sunday, May 04, 2003. 2
COURSE Miami Beach,
Florida to Virginia Beach,
Virginia. 3
BOATS 3.1
Javelin 2 Catamaran manufactured by
Bimare. 3.2 All
boats, rigs and sails shall conform to the F-18HT Rules as ammended
specifically for the
Javelin 2 boats used in the Worrell 1000. 3.3 In
the event of a conflict between the F-18HT Class Rules and these
Rules and Conditions
of Entry then these Rules shall
prevail. 4
GENERAL AUTHORITY This race is
organized by and will be under the management of Coastal Races,
Inc., a
privately held Virginia corporation, which shall have full power to
decide, without
appeal, all matters relating to the
race. 5
TRADEMARK RESTRICTIONS 5.1 The
name “WORRELL 1000” and circular logo
... are registered
Trademarks and any use without the express written
permission of the Worrell 1000 is strictly prohibited,
except: 5.2 The
name and logo may be used by officially registered teams
(See Rule 13) on their boat,
gear, equipment, vehicles and apparel provided such use is for the
personal use of the
registered team and team members and does not include
the sale of or free exchange or
distribution of same. 6
COPYRIGHT These Rules and
Conditions of Entry are protected by Copyright Law in the following
countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The
Netherlands, New Zealand,
Republic of South Africa, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United
States. 7
NOTICE OF DANGER The possibility of
GREAT DANGER to life, limb, boat, and equipment should be expected
during this race. 8
RESPONSIBILITY OF ENTRANT While the race
organizers have made and continue to make every reasonable effort to
establish safety parameters through the use of strictly enforced
rules, equipment requirements and entry qualifications, the SAFETY of each
entrant is the sole and inescapable responsibility of
each team and their individual team members. IT SHALL BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH TEAM
AND/OR TEAM
MEMBER TO DECIDE WHETHER TO START OR TO CONTINUE TO RACE ANY LEG OF THIS
EVENT AND EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT IS AT THEIR OWN
RISK. 9
SPONSORSHIP / ADVERTISING Teams may be
sponsored and display advertising and/or graphics on their sails, gear,
equipment, apparel, vehicles, etc., provided said advertisement
and/or graphics are in good
taste, neat and professional and does not conflict or compete with the race
sponsor(s) or
race management. 10
HULL
DECALS / ADVERTISING 10.1
Team members acknowledge and agree that as a condition of entry in
the 2003 Worrell 1000 that the
race management shall have the exclusive right to use each team’s boat
hulls for
the display of race sponsor(s) decals. Said decals shall: (a)
represent or depict sponsors of the Worrell
1000 and not individual teams. (b) be
affixed to each hull in approximately the same manner,
number, configuration and position. (c) be
affixed to the boat hulls no later than...... 2400
Hrs, Sat, May 03, 2003 (or later if
circumstances require)
and shall remain on the hulls until............
2400 Hrs, Sat, May 17, 2003 10.2
Race organizers/officials shall be permitted reasonable access to
each boat in order to
maintain and/or replace said decals as necessary. 10.3
Boats with damaged or missing decals
shall not be allowed to start any leg of this race. It shall
be the responsibility of each team to notify race officials of damaged or
missing decals as soon as possible upon
completing a leg. 10.4
There shall be no other (except as
stated in Rule 10.1) advertising, names, graphics, logos,
symbols, numbers, lettering, stripes, etc. displayed on the boat
hulls unless specifically
authorized in writing by Worrell 1000,
Inc. 10.5
The term hull(s) as used in this Rule 10 shall include the deck (top), sterns, and both sides
of each hull. But, not the rudder blades or daggerboards. 11 INVITATIONAL EVENT The Worrell
1000 is a private, invitational event. As such, the management reserves
the right to accept or refuse entry and/or participation to anyone for any
reason. Sailors who wish to participate should have extensive
sailing experience and proven ability and be prepared to
submit a detailed sailing resume to be considered for entry. 12 ENTRY APPLICATION FEE $ 5,000 (US) 12.1
The Entry Application Fee is $ 5,000. 12.2 If
the entry application is (a) accepted there will be no additional fee to
register and (i)
the fee is non-refundable and can not be transferred. (b) not accepted, the fee will be returned. 13 OFFICIAL ENTRY To qualify as
an official entry a team and its members shall: (a) Complete
and submit a team registration form. (b)
Complete, sign and submit an individual registration form for each
sailing team member,
the team manager, and any shore crew members. (c) Agree to
conduct themselves and their team in accordance with these Rules and
Conditions of Entry. (d) Pay the
full entry application fee in accordance with Rule
12. 14 ENTRY / TEAM DEFINITION 14.1
Each entry or team shall consist of at least two (2) Sailing Team
members and a Shore Crew of at least one (1) person. 14.2
All members of the Sailing Team and Shore Crew shall be officially
registered. (See Rule 13) 14.3
Only officially registered team members shall be allowed in the
restricted areas at the
checkpoints, start and finish. (See Rule
29) 15 SAILING TEAM MEMBER REPLACEMENT 15.1
The same sailing team members shall sail the entire race,
except: (a) a
sailing team shall be allowed one sailing team member replacement for any
reason with no penalty. (i)
For each subsequent sailing team member replacement there shall be
a
thirty (30) minute time penalty added to the team’s time for the
first leg of that replacement. 15.2
The Race Director shall be notified and the replacement shall be
properly registered and weighed in accordance with Rule 13 and the pertinent sections of Rule 20 prior to replacement. 15.3 If
the replacement occurs in an emergency or between checkpoints: (a) it shall
be the responsibility of the team to comply with the requirements of Rule
20.1, 20.5, and Rule 13 (b) and
(c), (b) the team manager shall notify
the race director of the replacement as soon as
possible by phone, radio, or in person, (c) the
sailing team shall be weighed upon arrival at the next checkpoint. 15.4
Violation or infringement of any section of Rule 15 may result in
immediate disqualification. 16 SHORE CREW 16.1
There is no limit on the maximum number of people allowed in the
shore crew.
However, all shall be properly registered. 16.2 A
shore crew member may assist or service a team other than their own. 17
TEAM MANAGER 17.1
Each team shall designate and register a member of their shore crew
as the Team Manager. All actions
and/or communications by the Team Manager
shall be presumed to be on behalf of the entire team. 17.2
The Team Manager shall: (a) be the
official team spokesman/representative in all matters relating to the
race. (b) not be a sailing team
member. 18 TEAM NAME 18.1
Each team shall register a Team
Name. 18.2
Each team shall be referred to by their approved team name in all official releases,
communications, etc. 18.3
The team name as submitted on the team entry registration form
shall be considered approved unless otherwise notified. 19 BLADDER PACKS One (1) liquid
filled bladder or similar device (commonly called
a “Camelbak”) with a capacity not exceeding seventy (70)
liquid ounces may be worn by each sailing team member
for the purpose of liquid consumption. These devices shall not serve as
Crew Weight as defined by Rule 20. 20 CREW WEIGHT 20.1
There is no minimum crew weight. 20.2
However, for the record, the sailing team members shall be weighed
before the start in
Miami Beach and priorto the leg start at the Isle of Palms
checkpoint. There may be other weigh-ins as determined by the race
director. 20.3
Clothing and/or items worn at weigh-in shall consist of a maximum of one (1) bathing suit or shorts
and one (1) t-shirt or similar shirt with normal undergarments. 21 COURSE 21.1
Miami Beach, Florida to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Entirely in the
ocean except as modified by Rule
36. Approximately 1,000 statute miles. 21.2
The course shall be raced in 13 legs over a period of 14 days
stopping at 12 beachfront
locations called checkpoints plus the finish except as modified by
Rule 36. 21.3
Each leg starts promptly at 1000 Hours (except legs 7 and 8 and possibly 13) and ends at
a beachfront checkpoint where each team shall come ashore and be
scored for that leg. 21.4 The checkpoints and dates are:
21.5
Leg 13 may start earlier or later as weather conditions
dictate. 21.6
All legs shall be sailed in accordance with these Rules and Conditions of Entry. Failure to do so
may result in disqualification or a time penalty. 21.7
Complete and detailed information on the course and checkpoints is
available in the “Entry
Package.” 21.8 NIGHT SAILING LEGS Leg (7) -
Tybee Island to Isle of Palms shall start at: 1800 Hrs, Saturday,
May 10, 2003 Leg (8) - Isle
of Palms to Myrtle Beach shall start at: 1800 Hrs, Sunday, May 11,
2003 21.9 TRANSITION DAY Night legs are
expected to finish between 0300 and 0900 Hours in the morning. Monday, May 12
provides a transition period back to 10:00 am starts. Leg (9) -
Myrtle Beach to Wrightsville Beach shall start at: 1000 Hrs, Tue, May 13,
2003. 22 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT 22.1
LIFE PRESERVERS, One (1) United States Coast Guard approved shall
be worn by each
person on board while racing except when a brief removal of the
life preserver may be necessary to perform certain functions. 22.2
THROWABLE DEVICE, One (1) United States Coast Guard approved. 22.3
WHISTLE, One (1) secured as personal gear to each sailor. 22.4
STROBE, One (1) personal, secured as personal gear to each
sailor. 22.5
SAFETY LINE, One (1) for each person on board. Heavy duty
line and attachment to
secure crew to boat. 22.6
FLASHLIGHT, At least one (1) and waterproof. 22.7
COMPASS, At least one (1) marine type mounted to boat. 22.8 DISTRESS
SIGNALS, One (1) 25mm Launcher (or SOLAS Grade
equivalent) with at least:
* Three (3) red or orange parachute flares. * Three (3)
red or orange hand-held flares. * Three (3)
red or orange smoke signals. 22.9
EPIRB, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, One (1) FCC
Class “B” (121.5 MHz
and 243.0 MHz) to be carried on each sailing team member. 22.10 RADIO
TRANSCEIVER, One (1) Marine VHF Handheld Radio in waterproof bag. 22.11 CELL PHONE,
One (1) Activated and operational in waterproof bag. 22.12 CHARTS,
Nautical charts of the entire course laminated in plastic. Only charts
of the leg to be sailed are required to be on
board. 22.13 The required
equipment listed in this Rule shall be
on-board, operable, and readily accessible at all times while
racing. 23 EQUIPMENT INSPECTION 23.1
There shall be an inspection of all required equipment before the
start of each leg. 23.2
There may be inspections of required gear upon finishing each
leg. 23.3 A
team in violation of Rule 22 shall not be
allowed to start until the violation is corrected. 23.4
Violation or infringement of Rule 22
shall result in a thirty (30) minute penalty added to the team’s
sailing time for the leg of the infringement. 23.5
Loss or use of required equipment due to an emergency shall not be
a violation of these Rules. 24 BOAT MEASUREMENT 24.1
Boat, rig, and sails shall be measured prior to the start of the
race to determine compliance with these Rules
and Conditions of Entry and the Amended
Javelin 2 Worrell 1000 Rules in effect as of March 1, 2003. 24.2
The Javelin 2 Class Insignia and/or
related graphics shall remain on the sails. 24.3 It
shall be the responsibility of each team to see that this
measurement is completed. 24.4 A
team shall not be allowed to start without successfully completing this
measurement. 25
REPAIR / MAINTENANCE / REPLACEMENT 25.1
The original boat, mast and sails shall be used
for the entire race except: (a) for
maintenance and/or repairs. (b) sails,
hull(s), or mast may be replaced only if they are damaged and unusable and
their replacement is F-18HT and Javelin 2
Worrell 1000 class legal and approved
in writing by the Race Director. 25.2
Violation of Rule 25.1 shall result in
immediate disqualification. 26 ELECTRONICS There are no restrictions on the use of electronic gear, except as described in Rule 27 restricting the use of radios. |