Appendix II. Eligibility
Yachts are eligible to compete in the 2008 Pacific Cup race as follows:
1. To be eligible, a yacht must be seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage from San Francisco to Hawaii and return. Additionally, the skipper and crew must be prepared and committed to handle serious breakdowns (e.g., loss of rudder or mast) without outside assistance. The Race Committee will scrutinize (and may exclude) entries from yachts (or skippers) that in the past have required outside assistance to complete an offshore race (and in particular a previous Pacific Cup Race).
2. All yachts must be prepared to anchor out at Kaneohe if requested to do so. Those exceeding 40 feet or draft over 7.0 feet and all multihulls should expect to be required to anchor out.
3. Each yacht shall have a current and valid rating certificate as described in this document.
4. All yachts shall be equipped as minimally specified in Appendix IV .
5. The Race Committee reserves the right to require additional documentation from a naval architect that the yacht is seaworthy and capable of making a safe passage from San Francisco to Hawaii and return.
6. ISAF Regulation 22 (Definitions for Competitor Classification) applies to this event. All classifications in any composition are eligible to race.
7. If supplied by the race management organization, all yachts will be required to carry a position transponder (rented from the provider specified by the race management organization) on board to aid in the tracking of vessels. A security deposit will be required by the provider and will be refunded in full upon return of the undamaged transponder.
8. Yachts shall exhibit a negligible port or starboard list when in measurement trim (i.e. with no crew, sails, life rafts, provisions, gear or personal gear aboard). Upon departure to start the Race, a yacht shall exhibit at the dock in sheltered water, fully loaded, fueled and provisioned but with no crew aboard, no more than a 2-degree list. Except as noted in this NOR, RRS 51 shall apply from departure from the dock.
9. Monohull length and stability limits
· Minimum overall length (not including overhanging spars) is 24 feet.
· For the purpose of OSR 3.04.3, a minimum limit of positive stability of 105 degrees is required. For yachts with moveable ballast, an ORR/IMS stability index of at least 115 is required. Documentation of stability may be required for individual yachts at the discretion of the Race Committee, and may take the form of a stability calculation from a measurement rating certificate, an analysis and certification from a naval architect, or demonstration.
10. Multihull length and stability limits
· Minimum overall length (not including overhanging spars) is 33 feet.
· The ratio (Displacement * LOA) / (SAd * RigHeight) must exceed 2.1, where overall length is as defined above, Displacement is in pounds without crew or consumables, SAd is downwind sail area (sum of main and spinnaker), and RigHeight is rig height above water.
11. The Race Committee reserves the right to refuse any entry.
