Official Notice of Race (NoR) for download on the event web site: http://www.odysseyofspeed.org
Location
The Odyssey of Speed is taking place at all windsurfing spots in Greece, which are registered under www.gps-speedsurfing.com.
Date
The Odyssey of Speed will take place from the 01.03.2016 until 30.09.2016.
Rules
The Basic Rules of www.gps-speedsurfing.comVersion 9.0 (ref. 1) apply. (http://www.gps-speedsurfing.com/default.aspx?mnu=item&item=BasicRules)
Categories for Ranking
‘TITANS’ Class for Speedsurfers Within the course of the event the following speed/slalom categories will be considered for the ranking:
- Cat. A: 2 sec GPS max. Speed
- Cat. B: 5 x 10sec GPS average
- Cat. C: 500 m GPS max.
- Cat. D: 1 hour GPS max.
- Cat. E: Alpha Racing (500m)
- Cat. F: Maximum Distance travelled during one day (24 hours)
For the ‘TITANS’ Class each session result needs to be uploaded to www.gps-speedsurfing.comusing the automatic upload function of the approved evaluation software (see ref.1. §8). Multiple sessions during a day are allowed (see ref.1 §.11), however should be avoided. Sessions shall be uploaded not later than two weeks after they have been sailed. Uploads are possible until 30.09.2016. 20:00. Any sessions uploaded after this deadline can not be considered for the ranking. All GPS tracks needs to be available for verification by the event organization at all times.
Scoring
For the event’s ranking points will be awarded for the best performance in each category during the period of the event. For each category all competitors are awarded points equivalent to their ranking position in each category, except the first place, which is awarded 0.7 points. Competitors who will not supply a result for a category during the event or who are disqualified score the points awarded to the last possible finishing position. The Overall ranking will be based the accumulated points out of all categories. The ranking will be made considering all posted results in the entire period. The updated results will be communicated on the event website www.odysseyofspeed.org,on www.gps-speedsurfing.comand the HSSWA website www.speedslalom.gr.
Sailing Equipment
Only windsurfing equipment is approved.
GPS Equipment
The official GPS of the 'Odyssey of Speed' is the LOCOSYS GT-31/BGT-31. This are the only GPS units currently recommended by International GPS Speed Sailing Organizations. Only sessions recorded by GT-31 (and GT-11) , and the new GW-52 units will be recognized.
Entry fee
The Odyssey of Speed is free and there is no entry fee.
Awards & Prizes
The winner in the ‘TITANS’-Class will be awarded with the title ‘Odysseus of Speed 2016’
Prizes from sponsoring please refer to the offical NoR.
Safety
Each participant should take responsibility for himself and can be disqualified if he/she exposes herself or others at unnecessary risk. If extra weights are used a vest must support the weights or equivalent that provides a positive buoyancy of the weights. Wetsuit, etc. are not counted as flotation devices. Sailors who refuse to provide help to those who show emergency signal will be disqualified.
Disclaimer
Every rider has responsibility for himself. He/she has to have all insurances needed. The organizer will not take any responsibility for rescue operations nor racing accidents.
Organization
The event is organized by Tim Otte in close cooperation with the Hellenic Speed Slalom Windsurfing Association (HSSWA).
Contact: info@odysseyofspeed.org