The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing.

WS Advertising Code will apply. Competitors & boats may advertise without restriction. Event Advertising by the Organising Authority will be:;

The Organising Authority may also require the installation, at no cost to competitors of additional equipment, such as onboard video cameras or global positioning devices.

The Thousand Islands Race is open to offshore boats that fully satisfy the requirements of the WS Offshore Special Regulations for Category 3 with life raft. Monohulls shall have valid ORC International or ORC Club certificates, while multihulls shall have valid MOCRA certificate. Boats without ORC or MOCRA certificate may contact the organiser at scor@scor.hr to get necessary information how to obtain one

An electronic tracking system may be used to track the position of participating boats during the race and participants will be required to allow the installation of tracking device on their boats. The Organising Authority may use the information received from the system for media coverage of the race as well as for technical and safety purposes. Participants shall be responsible for the tracking device while on board and shall return it to the Race Office after finishing or retiring. On registration, participants may be required to give a deposit or credit card number which may be charged by the Organising Authority if the tracking device is not returned. 

The course is: Start (Rijeka) – Island Unije (to be left to starboard) – Island Susak (to be left to starboard), Island Premuda (to be left to starboard), Island Dugi Otok (to be left to starboard), Island Kornat (to be left to starboard), Island Vis (to be left to starboard), Island Lastovo (to be left to starboard) – Island Sveti Andrija (to be left to starboard) – Island Lastovo (to be left to port) – Island Vis (to be left to port) – Island Kornat (to be left to port) – Island Dugi Otok (to be left to port) – Island Premuda (to be left to port) – Island Susak (to be left to port) – Island Unije (to be left to port) – Finish (Rijeka).

The Organising Authority will provide moorings free of charge for all boats entering the Thousand Islands Race from September 16th until September 26th at the Port of Rijeka before the start of the Leg 1 and after the finish of the Leg 2 and at Porto Montenegro after the finish of the Leg 1 until the start of Leg 2.

Competitors, owners and their guests grant at no cost the Organising Authority the absolute right and permission to use their name, voice, image, likeness, biographical material as well as representations of the boats in any media (being television, print and internet media), including video footage, for the sole purposes of advertising, promoting, reporting and disseminating information regarding the Thousand Islands Race and the competitors and crew members’ participation in the race.

Trophies will be awarded for each leg and both legs combined to the best three boats in each division and class overall results. An additional prize will be awarded to the first boat in elapsed time for each leg.

Porto Montenegro will award vouchers of 5000 EUR for one year berthing fees to the Overall winners in each category (monohull and multihull) valid from September 2021 – September 2022. A Special award voucher of 5000 EUR for one year berthing fee will be given to the ‘Best placed Montenegrin Based boat for Leg 1’, valid from September 2021 till September 2022.

The organiser may also give additional prizes.

As part of the registration process, each owner or skipper and on behalf of all crew members will be required to sign a declaration accepting the following disclaimer of liability:

I agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), by the Sailing Instructions, the Notice of Race and all other rules and regulations referred to in these documents. I agree that the sole and inescapable responsibility for the nautical qualities of any yacht participating in the Thousand Islands Race, her rigging, the safety equipment on board and the competence, behaviour and dress of her crew is that of the Owner/Charterer of the yacht.

I also agree to take any and all responsibility for all damages whatsoever caused to third persons or their belongings, to myself or to my belongings, ashore and at sea as a consequence of my participation in the regatta, and hereby relieve from any responsibility, and agree to indemnify on a full indemnity basis and hold harmless, the Organising Authority, their servants, agents and sponsors and their representatives in respect of any claim arising there from. 

I am acquainted with RRS Part 1 Fundamental Rule 4: "The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone".

I agree that the Organising Authority their servants, agents and sponsors and their representatives have no responsibility for loss of life or injury to members or others, or for the loss of, or damage to any vessel or property.

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