2. RULES
2.1 The Race shall be governed by the 2001/2004 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the current prescriptions of SAS, all relevant Class Rules (where applicable), this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions; Except that between 19h00 hours and 05h30 hours the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea will replace the rules of RRS Part 2. Specific attention is drawn to RRS Fundamental Rule 4, which states: A boat is solely responsible for deciding whether or not to start or to continue racing.

2.2 The race shall be a category C event in terms of RRS Appendix 1, Regulation 20. Sponsors advertising decals, if required, shall be displayed on the Port and Starboard bow and will be supplied free of charge.

2.3 Advertising is limited to advertisements which, in the opinion of the Race Committee, do not conflict with the race sponsor or government regulations and are considered to be in good taste.

2.4 Participants in the event shall supply the organizers with a copy of all press releases and all promotional material issued by or on behalf of themselves or their sponsors relating to the event.

2.5 In the event of a conflict between any of the above rules and regulations and this Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions, the provisions of the Notice of Race and the Sailing Instructions will prevail.

3. ELIGIBILITY
3.1 All skippers shall be members in good standing of a SA Sailing affiliated Yacht Club and shall have the minimum qualification of a SA Sailing Coastal Skippers Certificate or approved equivalent.

3.2 At least one person on each yacht must be in possession of at least a SAS/CASA Coastal Skipper's certificate or equivalent acceptable to the Race Committee.

3.3 All competing yachts shall carry a minimum of three crew, including the skipper.

4. SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
4.1 Sailing instructions will be issued to all entrants prior to the start of the Race.

5. CLASSES
5.1 The event is open to all mono and multihull yachts with SA Sailing Category 1 clearance. Category 2 yachts may enter, however they must upgrade certain items of safety equipment for the duration of the event. Note:- These items may be borrowed or hired.

5.1.1 Must have life raft rated for the number of crew on board, it must be complete with a copy of the valid certificate of service;
5.1.2 Two additional red parachute flares (6 in total) ;
5.1.3 One additional orange smoke flare (2 in total) ;
5.1.4 Two additional white hand held flares (4 in total) ;
5.1.5 One safety harness for each crew member;
5.1.6 Grab bag to E pack standard in watertight container;
5.1.7 At least one GPS unit;
5.1.8 All crewmembers must also complete the declaration and Indemnity forms included on/with the entry form.

5.2 There will be separate classes for IRC rated boats, PHRF handicapped boats, and One-Design classes, all subject to a minimum of four entries in each class. Should there be less than four entries in the IRC or One-Design classes, those entries will be scored in the PHRF class.

5.3 The ZYC Race Committee will determine PHRF Handicaps and their decision will be final.

5.4 Only IRC Classes are eligible for the SAS BLUE WATER CHALLENGE.

5.5 Size Limits

5.5.1 Minimum L.O.A of 8.0m
5.5.2 Maximum L.O.A of 27.0m
5.5.3 Minimum displacement of 2500Kg
5.5.4 Maximum internal ballast of 5% of Total Displacement

6. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
6.1 There shall be an entry fee of R400.00 per Yacht and R75.00 per participant.

6.2 Entries shall be submitted to the Office at the Zululand Yacht Club, on the prescribed entry form and shall be accompanied by copies of the following documents. (Faxed copies will be accepted)

6.2.1 Port Authority form HPC 2/9/4 (Flight plan)
6.2.2 Crew List AND Indemnity Form - Signed by all members of crew
6.2.3 The yachts offshore clearance certificate or letter of confirmation.
6.2.4 Copy of The yachts current harbour license disk
6.2.5 The skippers SAS certificate (min coastal skipper) Or Approval from Offshore Sailing Committee for D.O.C. Plus Experience.
6.2.6 IRC RATING or Class Measurement CERTIFICATE if applicable
6.2.7 Colour photograph of yacht in digital pgf format

6.3 Late entries accompanied by a late entry fee surcharge of 30% may be accepted at the discretion of the Race Committee.

7. BRIEFING
7.1 The compulsory briefing will take place at Inhaca Island before the start of the race on Thursday the 17th of April 2003 at 17h00. The briefing will in all likelihood be held at the Hotel on Inhaca Island.

8. THE COURSE
8.1 The Course shall be from the Start at 10h00 on Friday the 18th of April 2003 off the Island of Inhaca (Mozambique) to the Finish line (off Richards Bay Harbour) as set by the ZYC Committee an approximate distance of 210 nautical miles.

9. TIME LIMIT
9.1 The cut-off time, by when competitors in all classes must have crossed the finish line in order to be classified as official finishers, will be 12h00 on Sunday the 20th of April 2003.

10. PRIZEGIVING
10.1 The Prize Giving will take place at the Zululand Yacht Club on Sunday the 20th of April 2003 at 17h00.
10.2 The SAS Blue Water Challenge prize giving will be announced by Sailing KZN.

11. LIABILITY
11.1 The skipper and every crewmember will be required to sign the Indemnity form provided.

12. MOORINGS
12.1 All visiting yachts will be provided with temporary moorings at the Zululand Yacht Club free of charge.

13. ERRORS AND OMMISIONS
13.1 On good cause, the Organising Committee reserves the right to amend any of the provisions of this Notice of Race.