DECLARATION:-
i. Please enter the above-named boat for the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series.
ii. The form is completed in full with an entry fee of £30.00 for the series of ten races or £5.00 for a race. For those choosing to enter on a race by race basis the form does not need to be recompleted but the entry fee must be posted to the office referencing boat and helm. This fee includes cover for weekly prizes, trot boat services and safety boat cover.
iii. I have read the NOR and SI’s, understand and agree to be bound by all the provisions in these documents, inter alia;
· ‘The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone.’ By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks. These risks include strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury. Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma,
hypothermia or other causes.
· Each boat shall maintain a crew list such that track and trace can be instituted. The helm or agent undertake to alert the MYC offices and all on his crew list should any of the boats crew become unwell
· Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover of £3,000,000 or the equivalent in other currencies.
· I will ensure my crew is aware of the undertakings in this declaration, the importance of effecting appropriate personal insurance and their responsibility in rules observance, in particular wearing personal buoyancy adequate for the conditions.