ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 28 March 2023

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 4 April 2023 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline 

(Institution Administrators must have created a team on BUCS play by this deadline)

Thursday 6 April 2023 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Students must have joined their respective team and the competitors & reserves list on BUCS play by this deadline)

ENTRY COSTS

£720 per team

For all sailing events, ALL competitors must be on the competitors and reserves list as well as in their respective teams. If this is not the case, your entry will be voided and you will not be able to compete.

For the team sailing events, competitors must have joined both their team (for example, BUCS Blue) and the competitors and reserve list (BUCS competitors and reserves list). The competitors and reserves list can be found on the events tab of the sailing 22-23 community on BUCS play, along with the team racing qualifiers event.

Please ensure you join the competitors and reserves list and ensure a captain/administrator approves you prior to Thursday 2 February at 23:59pm.

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the Sailing 22-23 sport community section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to submit your entry.

3. A Team Captain must be selected by your Institution Administrator as part of the team before entries close (Instructions on how to do this can be found here).

4. Competitors then need to apply for their respective team. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

5. Competitors must also have joined their institutions competitors and reserves list, which can be found in the events tab of the sailing 22-23 community. This must be done as well as joining your respective team, or you will not be able to compete.

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility. 

Teams can only enter if they have qualified, via either the regional qualification stage, or the play-offs. A list of qualifying teams can be found below:

All institutions participating in BUSA/BUCS events are required to be members of BUSA. The annual subscription, as described on the BUSA website, is required in order to participate. This fee includes your club’s RYA affiliation. If you have not joined please contact [email protected]. If your university requires a purchase order number to be included on your invoice, please include this on your email.

It is the responsibility of either the individual or institution to ensure that all entrants have appropriate insurance in order to compete. BUSA and BUCS DO NOT insure any competitor for any of their events.

All team racing events will be subject to the Racing Rules of Sailing with Appendix D included. There are changes to these rules made by the notice of race and sailing instructions for this event, which can be found here.

This event will also abide by the BUCS Sailing Rules and Regulations, which can be found here. In the event that these regulations contradict the World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing or the RYA Racing Charter, these BUCS sport specific regulations will supersede, unless specifically stated otherwise.