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Issued from the 2001,
2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 Paris December World Council minutes.
The need of World
Championship Framework has been expressed by many WC members, in order to precise the part
F (Racing Rules of Formula 18 events) of the Class Rules.
A general
agreement has been met on the following :
 | Dates :
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The second week of July (when in Europe). |
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| Event format
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2 registration and measurement checking
days, including a practice race on the 2nd
day ; |
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No spare day, in order
to facilitate accommodation and travel arrangements ; |
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A maximum of 160
entries
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| Over 80 entries,
competitors will be split into four qualification
groups equally levelled by a seeding committee ; |
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There will be a minimum of 6 qualification
races, with one first discardable result from the 4th
sailed qualification race ; |
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Then the fleet to be split in two equal
parts, according to the provisional qualification ranking : the first half,
rounded up, compromising
the Gold fleet, and the second half compromising the Silver fleet ; |
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The
qualification races (excluding one discard) will be counted to compute the
overall ranking in each of the Gold and Silver fleets ; |
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Then there will be a maximum of
3 final racing days
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There will be a maximum of 4 sailed races per final
day ; |
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3 sailed races
are needed to validate the
championship ; |
| A second discard
will be granted after 4 final races have been completed
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| A maximum of 15 races are
scheduled for the duration of the whole Championship. |
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| Course format :
| a maximum of 2 long distance races (10
or more planned nautical mille), to be sailed on the very same day ; |
| windward/leeward courses ; |
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offset
mark (minimum 70° to
the wind direction) to be rounded after the
windward mark ; |
| gate at the leeward mark ; |
| 2 or 3 rounds, target time for the
first boat to finish : 60 minutes. Longer or shorter actual duration for
a race will not be ground for redress. |
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| Schedule :
| day 1 :
measurement checking, registration |
| day 2 :
measurement checking, registration, practice race |
| day 3 :
windward/leeward qualification races |
| day 4 :
windward/leeward qualification races |
| day 5 :
windward/leeward qualification or final
races or long distance |
| day 6 :
windward/leeward qualification or final races or long distance |
| day 7 :
windward/leeward qualification or final races, prize giving |
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| Measurement issues :
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In order to prevent any dispute, no fundamental measurement has to be
done on the spot. |
| All competitors
are requested to present valid measurement certificates established prior to the very
first day of registration. |
| Mandatory
measurement checking :
 | complete weight of the boat ready to
sail ; |
| crew weight. |
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| The equipment used
during the championship shall be marked by the organizer. |
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| Entry fee –
social events :
| The entry fee,
including a minima the welcoming ceremony, one sailors dinner and the prize giving
ceremony,
shall not exceed 250 euros. |
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