In entering the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta ....
I am the owner/skipper of the above boat and have entered the boat in the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta by way of online entry and I:
1. acknowledge that this entry is made subject to the conditions set out in the Invitation to Enter and Sailing Instructions, as they may be amended;
2. acknowledge that all races will be governed by the current versions of:
- the rules, as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing;
- the prescriptions and special regulations of Australian Sailing, except as any of these are modified by the Sailing Instructions;
3. acknowledge and accept the risks, including the risk of harm to persons, associated with:
- the perils of the sea;
- the seaworthiness or otherwise of any boat participating in any race comprising part of the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta;
- the participation, including negligent participation, by all persons in the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta, including participation as skipper, crew person, official, race organiser or otherwise; and
- the defaults, acts and omissions, including negligent defaults, acts and omissions, of Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (“QCYC”) and its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and members, and the crews of all boats;
4. acknowledge and accept that QCYC:
- does not and cannot control, diminish or affect the perils of the sea;
- is not in a position to take precautions against the risk of harm to persons arising from the perils of the sea;
- is not in a position to provide advice, assistance or support to boats and crews during the course of any race comprising part of the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta;
- does not certify the seaworthiness or suitability to race of any boat;
5. agree:
- to release, hold harmless and indemnify QCYC, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers, members and race partners from all liability any of those persons has to the owner/skipper or any crew member on the boat, or to any person claiming through or under any such person, arising from loss of life or injury to persons, or loss of or damage to property, howsoever caused, including by negligent act or omission, arising out of or relating to:
-- participation by the owner’s/skipper’s boat or any other boat in any race comprising part of the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta;
-- the conduct or course of any race comprising part of the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta in any respect including any act or omission (whether reasonably foreseeable or not) causing or relating to loss of or damage to any boat or the death of or injury to any person; or
-- any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4;
- that participation by the boat and crew in the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta is agreed by QCYC on the basis that participation is entirely at the risk of the owner/skipper and each member of the crew on the boat and that QCYC is not responsible for the boat or its crew; and
it is the sole and exclusive responsibility of each boat to decide whether to start or not to start any race comprising part of the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta or, once having started, whether to continue to race;
6. agree that if the owner/skipper or any person on the owner’s/skipper’s behalf requests the Race Committee or any officer, employee or volunteer of QCYC to arrange for special assistance because the boat has become disabled, or for any other reason, then the owner/skipper indemnifies QCYC and its officers, employees and agents in respect of any liability, cost or expense which may thereby be incurred;
7. acknowledge and agree that the contract formed by the acceptance of this entry by QCYC is governed by the law of Queensland and that any liability for harm to persons that results from breach of an express or implied warranty that the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta and all services relating thereto will be conducted or rendered with reasonable care and skill is excluded;
8. acknowledge that QCYC owns all media rights in the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta, grants QCYC, at no cost, the unconditional, perpetual right to publish and broadcast anywhere in the world, for any purpose and in any media, the names, images and biographical information relating to the crew, and photographs, video footage and audio records taken of the boat and its crew prior to, during and after the QCYC Vintage Yacht Regatta, and warrants that the owner/skipper has the right to grant those rights on behalf of all crew members;
9. confirm that:
- the information in or attached to this Entry Form or already held by QCYC is correct and up-to-date;
- subject to the Invitation to Enter and the Sailing Instructions, the Organising Authority will be advised immediately in writing, or by acknowledged facsimile or email, of any change to that information;
- no alteration likely to affect the rating/handicap of the boat has been made since the boat was last measured/raced and that if any such alteration is made the QCYC will be notified immediately, in writing, or by acknowledged facsimile or email.
10. I agree to allow the listing of my boat and her details, along with skipper name and where appropriate, crew name on the official site for this event.
11. I agree that the data I provide may be stored, to assist the running of this event/series, for safety purposes.