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Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta
Terms and Conditions

SAFETY

Responsibility for deciding whether to start sailing, or whether to continue sailing, lies solely with the skipper of the vessel.

No responsibility for the craft or crew entered in this regatta is implied or accepted by the Regatta Events Officer, or those representing Brixham Heritage Sailing, regardless of the conditions prevailing. This includes any loss, damage, death or personal injury, however it may have occurred.

Nothing done by the organisers can reduce the complete and unlimited responsibility of the owner, or owner’s representative for the boat.

“Organisers” encompass everyone helping to run this event and include the organising authority, Regatta Committee, Regatta Events Officer and patrol/mark boats.

By launching or going to sea, the skipper/owner confirms that the vessel is fit for those conditions in which it will find itself and that its crew is competent to sail and equipped to take part. 

The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the owner, or owner’s representative, who must do his or her best to ensure that the vessel is:

  • Fully equipped
  • Seaworthy
  • Manned by an experienced crew who have undergone appropriate training and are physically fit to face bad weather
  • In good order with sound hull, spars, rigging, sails and associated gear

Every entrant must hold adequate boat and third party insurance – minimum £2m.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

The owner must ensure that all safety equipment:

  • is properly maintained
  • Is properly stowed
  • Whereabouts are known to the crew
  • Means of operation are known to the crew.

Minimum requirements for vessel safety in the Brixham Heritage Regatta are as follows:

  • A suitable means for bailing or pumping and a stout bucket of at least nine litres capacity attached to a lanyard 
  • At least two red hand flares and two orange smoke flares, suitably waterproofed
  • A fire extinguisher capable of extinguishing a petrol, diesel or cooker gas fire 
  • One life jacket per crew member aboard to EN115 Newton, ready for immediate use
  • A rescue quoit with at least 15 metres of floating line
  • At least one lifebuoy or life sling
  • A waterproof first-aid pack with instructions
  • At least one suitable anchor and sufficient cable to hold in the depth of water and likely weather conditions
  • A waterproof VHF radio transceiver
  • A marine type steering compass of a minimum card diameter 60mm, properly installed and adjusted
  • All heavy equipment and fittings, including outboard engines, securely fastened

The requirements listed above are the absolute minimum.

It is expected that Larger vessels will have more comprehensive equipment.

DATA PROTECTION

By completing and submitting the entry form you are authorising the Regatta Committee to use your personal contact details for the sole purpose of managing the Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta and to maintain contact for future events.

These details will not be provided to third parties.

Information provided regarding your vessel and photographs taken during the event may be included on the Regatta website. Information may be provided to relevant publications and media outlets.