Rules and classes


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Schedule (Lago Maggiore – 2009)

Friday, 10 July – Dormelletto Vela 84 (h 15): welcome, registration, pv tests
Friday, 10 July – Dormelletto Vela 84 (h 18:30): press conference

Saturday, 11 July – Dormelletto: pv tests (h 9)
Saturday, 11 July – Piazza del Popolo, Arona: speed tests (h 14)
Saturday, 11 July – Lungolago, Angera: manoeuvrability test (h 16:30)

Sunday, 12 July – Dormelletto Vela 84: durability test (h 8:30)
Sunday, 12 July – Circolo della Vela di Ispra: awards ceremony (h 17)

Classes

Boats will race in 4 different classes:

Euro class – Experimental boats up to 1 kWp PV panels

Euro class – Efficiency up to 2 kWp PV panels

Euro class – Electric powered boats, less than 200 Wp PV panels for each kWh of battery

Euro class – Open all other electric or solar powered boats

Rules

1) Technical Rules with technical specifications for the boats

2) Race Instructions with details over the contests

3) Notice of Event with dates, organizers etc.

4) Inland Navigation Police Regulations:
Provisions and regulations for navigation on the piedmontese waters of Lake Maggiore
Establishment of the special reed thicket nature reserve of Dormelletto

French and German versions of navigation rules can be downloaded in the website of Regione Piemonte. Questions about rules and regulations in force in the west coast of Lago Maggiore (Piemonte) may be addressed at Ex Ispettorato di Porto di Verbania, tel. 0323-407011, fax 0323-516534, e-mail: ispettorato.verbania@regione.piemonte.it.

Rules and regulations to navigate in the east coast of Lago Maggiore (in italian).

Questions about rules and regulations in force in the east coast of Lago Maggiore (Lombardia) may be addressed at Francesca Maffia, Sezione Trasporti – Navigazione della Provincia di Varese, tel 0332 252886, fax: 0332 252799, e mail: fmaffia@provincia.va.it.

Entry form

If you want to take part, please send us the entry form. We will keep you up to date!
entry form.doc (Microsoft Office)
entry form.pdf (Acrobat pdf)
entry form.sxw (Open Office)

PS, Please, remember that Lago Maggiore is a big lake: we have waves that smaller lakes do not have.

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