THE ORGANISING AUTHORITY
The regatta is organised by the Point Yacht Club under the auspices of the Sailing KZN.

RULES
The regatta will be governed by the 2001/2004 Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), the prescriptions of South African Sailing (SAS), the Bylaws and Rules of Sailing KZN, the relevant Class Rules, and the Sailing Instructions.

ADVERTISING
The regatta is classified Category C in terms of RRS Appendix 1, Regulation 20.

CLASSES
The Regatta is open to the following Classes.
Championship Classes : Sprogs, 505's, Hobie 14's & Hobie 16's.
Non Championship Classes : Lasers, Darts, Tornados and Halcats.

ELIGIBILITY
The skipper and crew of each competing boat shall be a member in good standing of a SAS affiliated yacht club.
505 class: Skippers and crew must be members of the Class Association.
Sprog and Hobie classes: Skippers must be members of their respective Class Associations.

MEASUREMENT CERTIFICATES
Each competing yacht shall hold a valid class measurement or registration certificate issued or accepted by SA Sailing the number of which shall be stated on the entry form. A copy of the certificate shall be submitted with the entry form and the original thereof shall be available for inspection at Registration.

ENTRIES
The regatta entry fee is R125.00 payable to the Point Yacht Club.

Entries shall be submitted on the official Entry Form obtainable from the Point Yacht Club or the Sailing KZN office in the Point Yacht Club (P.O. Box 2224, DURBAN 4000).

Entries accompanied by the required entry fees must be submitted to the Point Yacht by 12h00 on Thursday 17th April 2003.

Late entries accompanied by the late entry fee of R50.00 will be accepted up to the close of registration.

REGISTRATION
Registration shall take place at the Point Yacht Club's Vetch's Pier site between 18h00 and 20h00 on Thursday 17th April and between 08h00 and 10h00 on Friday 18th April 2003.

SCRUTINY of EQUIPMENT
All yachts competing in the Provincial Class Championships shall, if requested, be made available for scrutiny by official Class measurers for compliance with the Class Rules.

SAILING KZN REQUIREMENTS
For Championship Classes, there shall be a minimum of TEN finishers in any one race, and a minimum of four races finished to constitute the Championship.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Sailing instructions will be issued to all competitors upon registration.

SAILING AREA & COURSES
The regatta will be sailed offshore Durban on Olympic and/or windward leeward courses.

STARTING TIMES & RACE SCHEDULE
The first race will not start before 12h00 on 18th April and no race will start after 14h00 on the 21st April The starting times and schedule of races will be published in the Sailing Instructions.
There will be a maximum of 12 races.

SCORING
The "Low Points" scoring system RRS Appendix A4 will apply.
If FIVE or more races are completed, a yacht's worst result will be discarded.
If EIGHT or more races are completed, a yacht's two worst results will be discarded.

PRIZES
Sailing KZN Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded to the skipper and each member of the crew, in terms of the Bylaws & Rules of Sailing KZN.

Other Prizes may be awarded.

LIABILITY
The attention of all competitors is drawn to the fact that participation in the contest is entirely at their own risk and no responsibility for damage or injury resulting therefrom will rest with the organising authority, the Class Association, the host club or any other person connected with the running of the regatta.

HARBOUR REGULATIONS
Sailing at sea is only possible through the kind offices of the Port Captain and the Race Committee. Any boats sailing at sea must be equipped with adequate buoyancy, life jackets for each crew member and have a suitable tow rope.

The attention of competitors is directed to the Harbour Regulations, which must not be infringed. Copies of these Regulations will be available at registration.