Notice of Race
Notice of Race V 1.00 2025.04.01
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1 THE RACE
1.0 The 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back race (TIBB) race will be conducted using the virtual sailing game Sailaway in its latest installment.
1.1 The Hague Iceland Back to Back (TIBB) race results count for The Europe Race 2024 – 2025
1.2 The TIBB ( The Hague Iceland Back to Back ) will start on April 11th 2025 with the TIBB Leg 0 Prologue on April 7 th 17:15 UTC The organizer can add repeats of the TIBB Prologue on days following the start of the first TIBB Prologue. Start time of TIBB Leg 0 Prologues will always be XX:10 UTC.
1.3 Final dates and times for the TIBB Legs 1 through 4 will be published at a later date, before the start of the Prologue.
1.4 Racing Schedule
# TIBB Leg 1 The Hague – Cardiff starts on Friday April 11th 2025 at 17:10 UTC and is expected to take no more than 72 hrs (3 x 24 hrs) to finish. The RC will shorten the course to meet the time table.
# TIBB Leg 2 Cardiff – Reykjavik starts on Friday April 18th 2025 at 17:10 UTC and is expected to take at least 144 hrs ( 6 x 24 + 12 hrs) and no more than 168 hrs (7 x 24 hrs) to finish. The RC may shorten, or lengthen the course to meet the time table.
# TIBB Leg 3 Reykjavik – Göteborg starts on Friday April 25th 2025 at 17:10 UTC. and is expected to take at least 132 hrs (5 x 24 + 12 hrs) and no more than 168 hrs (7 x 24 hrs) to finish. The RC may shorten, or lengthen the course to meet the time table.
# TIBB Leg 4 Göteborg – The Hague starts on Friday May 2nd 2025 at 17:10 UTC. and is expected to take at least 72 hrs (3 x 24 + 12 hrs) and no more than 168 hrs (7 x 24 hrs) to finish. The RC may shorten, or lengthen the course to meet the time table.
1.5 This Notice of Race can be amended. Amendments will be published on the e-offshore-racing website.
1.6 Players are herewith notified that ongoing testing may render the timetable obsolete. Organizers may opt to postpone legs of the TIBB until such a time the time table can work.
2 REGISTRATION
2.1 Participating in a TIBB Prologue is available for all e-sailors and all boat classes.
2.2 Registration is through registration in the individual races in Sailaway.
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2.4 By registration the e-sailor accepts the Rules and Regulations that govern the TIBB.
2.5 There is no registration fee.
3 RULES
3.1 Documents, or links to public locations of those documents, governing the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to
Back will be published on the OEYC Discord server, and on the e-offshore-racing website.
3.2 The 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back is governed by the rules as defined in Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) found at Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2025-2028 and the Sailing Instructions SI for the The Hague Iceland Back to Back to be published no later than 4 days before the start of Leg 1.
3.3 By registering to participate in the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back, players accept the rules and terms of the race as set out in this Notice of Race.
3.4 If a player behaves in a way that contradicts the rules and terms of engagement set out in this Notice of Race, or those set out in The Hague Iceland Back to Back Sailing Instructions, The Hague Iceland Back to Back Race Committee has the right to disqualify the player from the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back Sailing.
3.5 Individual players are not allowed to participate with more than one Sailaway III profile in the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back race and are not allowed to be registered to the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back more than once.
3.6 The race will be open to any boat class. All online boat handling will be fully manual.
3.7 Finish times will be time corrected by Time Correction Factor as published for The Europe Race.
3.8 Points will be scored by the low point system.
3.9 Of the 4 legs raced, one (1) the worst Leg, will be scored 0 (zero) points. If applicable one DNS or RET will be scored 0. DSQ cannot be distracted
3.10 The player with the lowest total of points over 4 Legs will be declared winner.
4 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
4.1 There is no age restriction on registering for the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back. If a player under the age of 18 years old qualifies for prices, any prices must be accepted by a parent or legal guardian who must consent to the event rules and the acceptance of the prices.
5 MEDIA RIGHTS
5.1 By participating in an event of the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back, players automatically grant to The Hague Iceland Back to Back, the organizers, Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v and their sponsors, the right in perpetuity to make, use and show, from time to time at their discretion, any live, taped or filmed reproductions, in game video streams and of the player during the period of the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back without compensation.
6 INFORMATION
6.1 Sailing Instructions (SI) for the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back will present changes to the Sailing World Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).
6.2 For technical queries about the Sailaway game, contact the Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v at https://sailaway.world/
6.3 For other queries about the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back, including feedback on the Racing Rules of Sailing, please contact The Hague Iceland Back to Back race organizer(s) through the OEYC Discord server.
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8 CODE OF CONDUCT
8.1 Players must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner, maintaining a friendly and polite demeanor to spectators, members of the press, other players, the 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back organizers, Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v employees and World Sailing. All players are expected to adhere to the standards of good sportsmanship.
8.2 Players and support persons shall comply with any reasonable request from 2025 The Hague Iceland Back to Back organizers and Sailaway developers Orbcreation b.v employees.
8.3 At Live or real-world events, players shall handle any equipment provided with proper care and in compliance with any written instructions.
8.4 Race organizers may reduce or remove a prize in the case of misconduct or refusal to comply with any reasonable request.
9 LICENSE
9.1 This document is licensed under
CC BY: This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. Copyright: Theeuwes de Jong (c) 2025 (@ Sailaway handle “Admiral”)