To be held at Rosslare, Co. Wexford on:
Saturday 5th – Saturday 12th
September 2015
For further information contact:
John Belger
98 Dunbar Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 4RL
Tel : 01704 566195
Mobile : 07814422943
Email: jbandfirefly@aol.com
For more information please visit our web site
www.rosslaresmallboatsfestival.com
Price list 2015
(Irish Boats)
The prices shown are per person in Euro
Schedule of rates for cottages for 2015
Based on
persons
Sharing
1 boat in
1 house
2 boats in
1 house
2
3
335 255
4
5
225
225 185
Extra nights’ accommodation - per person per night
35
25
20
20
The above price includes 1 week accommodation (Saturday to Saturday)
launch and competition entry fee
There is also a security deposit of 100 euro’s over and above these prices,
which is refundable at the end of the week (providing there are no
breakages). This is to be deposited with the site manager on arrival and
can be cash or cheque. The electricity used, together with any breakages
must be paid for on departure.
Completed booking forms, together with deposits of 60 euro per angler
must be received by 31st March 2015
Balances must be paid by 31st May 2015
Or
If accommodation is not required, a competition entry fee of 100 euro per
angler (25 euro per day) is to be paid by 31st May 2015, to cover launch
fees, competition entry fees and other ancillary costs.
Please send completed booking form, as soon as possible to:Mrs Josie Mahon
Inland Fisheries Ireland
15a, Main Street
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
The 30th Annual Rosslare Small Boat Festival 2015
Booking Form - (Irish Boats)
Accommodation Required
Lead:
Address:
Mobile:
Home:
Work:
Crew (1):
Name
Address:
Crew (2):
Name
Address:
Mobile:
Home:
Work:
Email:
Crew (3)
Name
Address:
Mobile:
Home:
Work:
Email:
Crew (4)
Name
Address:
Mobile:
Home:
Work:
Email
Mobile:
Home:
Work:
Email
Email:
Boat name:
Make/colour of boat:
I will require / not require accommodation
I require 1 / 2 cottages No & dates of extra nights required (per person) ………..
If no accommodation is required, there will only be the competition entry fee of 100
euros per person to pay.
Balance must be paid by 31.5.15 Receipts for all monies received will be sent by return
of post.
Cheques should be made payable to Josie Mahon and should be sent with this booking form
to:Mrs. Josie Mahon
Inland Fisheries Ireland
15A Main Street
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
Please complete all details on this booking form
The festival committee recommend that you use accommodation close to the festival’s
evening headquarters which is:Redmond’s, ‘The Bay’, Rosslare Strand.
All information regarding the festival is available in the headquarters, including the daily
results, the following day’s weather forecast, etc.
There will also be evening entertainment during the week at Redmond’s (to be announced).
COMPETITION FORMAT
 The Festival will be run over 4 days as a species hunt.
 Weather permitting; Kilmore Quay will be the chosen venue.
 If the weather does not favour Kilmore Quay, the committee will either
choose another venue, or cancel the match that day.
 The assembly point for groups each day will be on the road in front of the
Grangecove accommodation site (Emo Garage).
 Each group will be given a time to leave the assembly point.
 Each group must make their way to Kilmore, launch and then wait within
the confines of the harbour to be given the ‘go signal’ by their respective
group leader.
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Times for leaving the assembly area will be:
Day 1
Group 1- 7.00am to launch and go at 8.00am Group 2- 7.30am to launch and go at 8.30am Group 3- 8.00am to launch and go at 9.00am Group 4- 8.30am to launch and go at 9.30am -
back at 3.30pm
back at 4.00pm
back at 4.30pm
back at 5.00pm
(Each group will move down the list each day, the bottom group reverting
to the top).
 These times will give each group 1 hour from leaving the assembly area,
to get to Kilmore Quay, launch, park up neatly and be ready to be given
the ‘go’ by their respective group leaders. There will be no need to drive at
breakneck speed to get to Kilmore Quay.
 The times shown will allow 30 minutes for each group to clear the slipway
before the next group is due in.
 The times will also allow each group 30 minutes to weigh-in and be clear
before the next group. (Please have a crew member ready to weigh-in as
soon as possible).
 Please clear the slipway and the weigh-in area as quickly as possible, get
your boats ready for the road and leave.
 All daily results will be available for viewing in Redmond’s, ‘The Bay’ Bar
that same evening.
Rules and Regulations
1. The competition organising committee or ‘Inland Fisheries Ireland’ cannot be held responsible
for any injury, loss or damage of any kind, no matter how the matter occurred.
2. All competitors are responsible for their own travel, personal property and boat insurance.
3. The committee’s decision on all matters is final.
4. There shall be a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 persons in each boat.
5. The competition is only open to boats with a maximum length of 22 feet or 6.7 meters. It must
be legally transportable by road trailer and can in no way be classified as a Charter Boat or
Charter Vessel.
6. The committee may add or adjust rules and regulations as it sees fit. It may also change
venues, times or limitations, for safety reasons, etc. It is, however, the committee’s
responsibility to convey any such changes, via the festival website, notice board, v.h.f. radio,
or word of mouth to all competitors.
7. It is the competitors’ responsibility to ensure that they read the Rules and Regulations as
advertised on the website and contained in the welcome pack prior to the start of the festival.
They should also ensure that they read the notice board regularly during the festival, to make
themselves aware of any rule or other changes to the programme that might take place.
8. All competitors’ boats must have minimum safety equipment on board and must have a v.h.f.
radio and GPS navigation. (Life jackets should be worn at all times).
9. Channel 10 on the marine v.h.f. will be used as the competition channel and will be used to
convey any late changes or safety information.
10. It is the responsibility of all competitors to monitor that channel at all times during the
competition.
11. Competitors are requested to use an alternative channel for inter-boat communications.
12. All complaints must be in writing and presented to a committee member within one hour of the
close of scales. The committee will investigate all complaints and will give a ruling within 8
hours.
13. There will be a minimum of two competitors per boat.
14. There will be a maximum of 2 rods per competitor.
15. There will be a maximum of 3 hooks per rod. (treble hooks to count as one)
16. The competition will be run on a species hunt, whereby only 1 fish of each species is to be
brought to the scales. If more than one of the same species is presented at the scales, then
the smallest fish will count.
 The slipway and the turning bay at Kilmore Quay are not to be used to get boats ready
for the water or for the road at the end of the fishing day.
 If a queue has formed for the launching, or recovery boats at Kilmore Quay, competitors
must join the end of the queue. If, after joining the queue, a competitor is ready to launch
before the boats ahead, he may then leave the queue and launch.
 The speed limit of 3 knots must be observed within the harbour at Kilmore Quay,
 Any infringement of the above sub-rules, if brought to the attention of the committee, may
result in a penalty of 2 species subtracted from a competitors overall list.
17. Boats and vehicles may be subject to scrutiny by the group leaders to ensure that safety and
fair play are being observed. A random check will be made each day.
18. Boats may only leave the starting point when instructed to do so by the group leader. Failure
to comply with this regulation may lead to disqualification on that day.
19. Boats are not permitted to come together at sea during the competition except in cases of
emergency or safety.
20. Any boat returning late to the starting point must give a reason, in writing to the committee.
Their catch will be weighed in, pending a decision by the committee, and providing that the
scales have not closed.
21. Fishing will not be permitted within the confines of Kilmore Quay harbour. The
boundary will be the outermost walls of the harbour, i.e. no fishing within the boundary.
22. Crab pot buoys must never be used for anchorage. Infringement of this rule will result
in disqualification on that day and possibly further punitive measures.
23. No competitors are allowed in the weigh-in area. The only exception to this rule is when the
competitor is also a member of the organising committee and is called upon to settle a dispute.
24. All fish brought to scale must be bigger than the competition minimum size limits. (See
separate list) fish will be measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, or in the case
of ray, from wingtip to wingtip.
25. It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that all their fish are weighed in and
accounted for.
26. Weaver, tope, shark, sea trout, and all plankton and filter feeding fish are excluded.
27. It is the responsibility of competitors to indicate any fish that they may consider to be of Irish
specimen size.
28. No rubbish, fuel or any other toxins whatsoever to be thrown into the sea. All litter to be kept
and disposed of on land.
29. All competitors are expected to act in the spirit of the competition and with
sportsmanship at all times.
30. Should there be a distress call from any boat (including boats entered into the
competition) within the vicinity of a competitor, then assistance will be rendered
immediately by that competitor, and that competitor will be compensated for loss of
fishing time at a future date (wherever possible).