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ANNEX C TO
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INTER-SERVICES TWIN TIP COURSE RACE INSTRUCTION 2015
SITUATION
1.
Introduction. The inaugural inter services course racing event will take place during the Triservices festival of kitesurfing. This annex lays out the race plan, rules and regulations and event
entry requirements. Course racing is an increasingly popular and recognised discipline and this
event will provide and entry point for tri-service kitesurfers into the sport.
2.
Aim. The aim of the inter-services course racing event is to allow the opportunity for single
service teams to compete for the inter-services Course Race Championship 2015, around a
technically challenging and physically demanding course. The event will also aim to introduce
service riders to course racing and to encourage the development of course racing as a combined
services kitesurfing discipline.
EXECUTION
3.
Timings. The event will take place on Wed 21 or Thursday 22 Oct 15, team registration
will take place at 0930 at the judging tent. Detailed timings are at Table 1.
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Timings
Event
OIC
1
21 0830L
Course Preparation
JM
2
21 0900L
Beach Open
3
21 0930L
Team Registration
4
21 1000L
Race Brief
5
21 1030L
Heat 1
6
21 1130L
Heat 2
7
21 1230L
Heat 3
8
21 1330L
Final
9
21 1430L
Course Closedown
10
21 1430L
Free Kite
Table 1: Detailed Timings
MAJ
MAJ
JM
MAJ
MAJ
MAJ
MAJ
JM
Remarks
Safety Boat deploy from TIWSC to lay
our course buoys.
Beach open for training/warm up
Judging Tent
Judging Tent, all competitors
4.
Event Entry. Due to the technical nature of this event each service are only eligible to entry
1 x Senior team made up of 6 riders. The demands of the event will test a riders ability to ride
upwind, therefore each rider must be competent and confident at riding upwind.
5.
Location. The event will be run from Hayling Island (CBK) Beach. Error! Reference
source not found. outlines the race area in general.
6.
Individual Service Training. The first two days of the festival of kitesurfing are reserved
for individual service training. Training programs are to be issued and managed by individual
service leads. Training may be conducted from Hayling Island (CBK) beach, Hayling Island Public
Beach or the surrounding area. Ref E must be followed at all times. Individual services may
request that the race course be laid for the training days.
7.
Race Course. Error! Reference source not found. details the general race layout. The
exact orientation of the course will be dependent on the exact wind conditions and direction on the
day.
8.
Race Format. The race format and conduct is detailed in appendix 1.
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Figure 1: General Race Area - Hayling Island
9.
Prize Giving. There will be two prize categories presented at the prize giving event on Fri
25 Oct 15:
a. Individual Race Winner. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals will be awarded to individual
competitors who finish the race in those positions.
b. Team Winner. Table 2 details the points awarded for each position in each heat
and the final. The team with the most points at the end of the event will win the team
trophy.
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Place
Points
1
1st
10
2
2nd
8
rd
3
3
6
4
4th
4
5
5th
2
th
6
6
0
Table 2: Race Points
SERVICE SUPPORT
10.
Safety. The event will be run in accordance with the ASA Kite Surfing Safety Management
Plan 2015 Kite Inter Services.
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11.
Safety Boat. AISTC will supply a safety boat / boats for the event that will be inside the
race area at all times during the race.
12.
Judging/Admin Tent. There will be a Judging/Admin tent erected on the beach close to
the public car park.
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ANNEX C TO
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INTER-SERVICES COURSE RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE FORMAT
1.
Race Course. Figure 1 details the race course laydown.
Figure 1: Race Course Laydown
2.
Race Format. The committee boat (positioned ivo the start line) will start and finish the
race. The start sequence will be as follows:
a. Red Flag up – 3 mins to the start of the heat.
b. Red flag down, Yellow flag up 1 min to start of the heat.
c. Yellow flag down, Green flag up + sound signal = start of the race.
Riders will cross the start line on a tack of their choice (preferably starboard) (1). Riders will kite
upwind (2) to the ‘windward’ race marker leaving the mark to port as they round it (3). Riders will
then proceed across (4) to the separation mark (5) again leaving it to port as they round. Riders will
race downwind and cross through the gate (6). Riders can round either mark and then proceed on
the tack of their choice having rounded the gate markers (7) and start their second lap (8). Riders
will complete the race by crossing the and start line (1) at the end of their second lap.
3.
The race will be started by sounding of an air horn from the safety race boat. (flag
sequence as above) a general recall will be sounded by continuous horn blasts and a waving of all
flags
4.
The race will consist of 3 heats and a final. Each heat will have 6 riders competing. The top
2 in each heat will progress to the final.
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5.
A full race brief outlining course layout / flag sequence etc will be given to all competitors by
race officer prior to the start of racing.
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INTER-SERVICES FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION INSTRUCTION 2015
To follow
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