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GENERAL INFORMATIONOnline entries are now open and payments may be made online. Completed entry forms must be received by no later than 6 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012. LATE ENTRIES, IF ACCEPTED, WILL BE SUBJECT TO A 20% PENALTY. COMMITTEE DESK COMMITTEE DESK OPENING HOURS Committee Desk opening hours for 2012 will be as follows: Wednesday, April 25 - 9 am to 6 pm REGISTRATION Registration will take place at the Committee Desk upstairs at Antigua Yacht Club beginning at Noon on Thursday, April 26. Registration times will be as follows: Thursday, April 26 - Noon to 6 pm Please complete registration as early as possible to enable Race Officials to finalize class allocations well in advance of the first race of the Regatta. Sailing Instructions, class flags, bow and stern numbers, any required advertising materials and any other essential information must be collected at Registration. Team Registration will also take place at the Committee Desk. ENTRY FEES For all classes the entry fee will be US $12 (EC $32.40) per foot of measured overall length. For boats that are members of CSA yacht clubs, the entry fee will be US $10 (EC $27) per foot of measured overall length. Cheques drawn on Antiguan banks should be made payable to Antigua Sailing Week. A refundable cash deposit of US $50 or its equivalent will be charged to all boats requiring bow and/or stern numbers. All fees are payable in cash (US dollars, Pounds Sterling, Euros and EC dollars), cheques drawn on Antiguan banks, Travellers' Cheques, Visa or MasterCard. Note: A fee of US $100 plus any bank charges will be levied on all payments returned for whatever reason. MEASUREMENT All boats will require a valid CSA rating certificate. Boats requiring CSA measurement in Antigua should contact either of the CSA Official Measurers listed below by no later than Noon on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Measurement of boats in time for Registration cannot be guaranteed after that time. Full details of CSA Rules, Amendments and Official Measurers can be obtained from www.caribbean-sailing.com or contact your local CSA Measurer or Antigua Sailing Week Committee Desk. CSA Official Measurers in Antigua are: Tony Maidment, Tel: (268) 773-5598, E-mail: maidment@candw.ag Multihulls should submit their specifications to the Regatta Measurer as soon as possible so that a rating can be determined well in advance of the Regatta. Information can be emailed to: roc@sailingweek.com. PRESS Information on official Antigua Sailing Week press briefings will be made available here in the near future. WATER & FUEL Water and fuel are available in English Harbour at Antigua Slipway; in Falmouth Harbour at the Port Authority Dock, Antigua Yacht Club Marina and Catamaran Marina; and in Jolly Harbour at Jolly Harbour Marina. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION Visiting yachts must clear Customs and Immigration upon arrival and departure from Antigua. Clearance facilities are located in English Harbour, at St. John’s Deepwater Harbour and at Jolly Harbour Marina. Customs and Immigration authorities stand by on VHF Channel 16. Visitors arriving by air must have a valid return airline ticket or a letter from the captain of a yacht if planning to leave Antigua by sea. For more information regarding Customs and Immigration, click here. ACCOMMODATION For enquiries regarding accommodation please contact the Antigua Hotels & Tourist Association, PO Box 454, St John’s, Antigua, Tel: +1 268 462 0374 Fax: +1 268 462 3702, www.antiguahotels.org, visit the accommodation page or email info@sailingweek.com for assistance. MEDICAL FACILITIES A safety boat with paramedic on board, call sign “ABSAR”, maintains a listening watch on VHF Channel 16 during all racing. When calling on the radio make certain you use the word EMERGENCY on your call as the Race Committee may only acknowledge radio calls for emergencies, retirements and protests. A variety of courses will be offered to all classes for each race of Antigua Sailing Week 2012. There will be two to four course options for each race to be chosen by the Race Officer immediately prior to the race, depending on the size of boats in the class and current weather conditions. Options will range from very short courses for small boats in light wind conditions, to much longer courses for bigger boats in heavy wind conditions. The objective is to have every boat racing for approximately three, but maximum four hours, on each day. If there are two races in a day, it is anticipated that the total racing time will not exceed four hours. A SAMPLE OF 2011 COURSES
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