1. Date and place of the regatta.
The regatta will take place from June 4th to June 8th, 2025, on the Baltic Sea. The event will feature a long-distance race as part of the Gryfa Pomorskiego Cup Regatta and an additional short race for yachts participating in the Polish Offshore Sailing Championships for Double-Handed Crews (MŻMP DH). The short race (approximately 1 hour) is scheduled to start on June 4th, 2025, at 1:00 PM, and the main race will start the following day, June 5th, 2025, at 12:00 PM near the entrance to the port of Świnoujście. The main race course covers approximately 300 nautical miles. After the start, competitors will pass the southern cardinal mark located at position 55°14.147’N, 12°48.058’ to starboard, circumnavigate the Christianso archipelago to starboard, and return to the finish line near the entrance to the port of Świnoujście. Detailed information about the course, as well as the locations of the start and finish lines, will be provided in the Sailing Instructions.
2. Organizer
The regatta is organized by the West Pomeranian District Sailing Association, located in Szczecin at Dworcowa Street 19.
3. Rules and Conditions of Participation
The regattas will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing 2025-2028, Offshore Special Regulations with inclusions/changes, ORC and IMS Rules, KWR Rules, MPZZM 1972 (COLREG), Polish Sailing Association Regatta Organization Rules, Polish Offshore Sailing Championship Regulations, Sailing Instructions, Notice of Race, and Organizer's Announcements. The regatta will have a PZŻ license.
Yachts with a full crew may participate in the regattas. A full crew is considered to consist of at least two persons. Yachts participating in the regattas must be sea yachts with a length (LOA) of 25 to 59 feet. The equipment requirements for yachts regarding safety will be based on the WS OSR Category 3 monohull with a liferaft, and a detailed list of mandatory equipment will be published in a separate announcement. All yachts may be inspected before the start to check the mandatory equipment. If the minimum equipment requirements (checklist) are not met, the yacht will not be allowed to participate in the regattas, and the entry fee will not be refunded. The ORC measurement certificate must be issued no later than June 2, 2025, and after this date, it cannot be changed until the end of the regattas.
For yachts participating in the PMP DH, the start list will be announced on May 28, 2025. Only yachts with a two-person crew having an ORC International measurement certificate issued no later than May 21, 2025, which cannot be changed until the completion of the last race, may start.
By starting in the regattas, the yacht captain declares that he starts at his own risk and confirms that he, the crew, and the yacht are capable of offshore sailing.
For safety reasons, yachts are required to use an AIS transmitter in visibility (transmission) mode throughout the race.
4. Classification
4.1 Yachts will be classified in one of four groups:
1. Polish Offshore Sailing Championship for Two-Person Crews (ORC) - an ORC International measurement certificate is required,
2. ORC – Pomeranian Griffin Cup - an ORC International or ORC Club measurement certificate is required,
3. KWR - a KWR measurement certificate is required,
4. Open - no measurement certificate is required.
4.2 Yachts in the MŻMP DH group will be classified if there is a minimum of 5 entries. If the required number of yachts participate, the Polish Offshore Sailing Championship classification for double-handed crews will be conducted in two groups. The division into groups will be based on the CDL coefficient, with a cutoff value of CDL = 8.2. In the remaining groups, i.e., ORC - Gryfa Cup, KWR, and OPEN, classification will be conducted if there are at least 3 entries per group.
5. Entry Fee
The entry fee for the regattas is 500 PLN per yacht plus 120 PLN per crew member. It should be paid to the account of ZOZŻ - PEKAO SA 82124038131111000043756940, by May 4, 2025, indicating “Pomeranian Griffin Cup - yacht name” in the title. The entry fee is intended to cover organizational costs. The entry fee is non-refundable in case of non-start or withdrawal from the race. There is no possibility of transferring the entry fee to another yacht.
6. Tracking
Yachts participating in the regattas will be provided with tracking devices by the Organizer to record the covered distance. Participants are required to download, place on the yacht, and use the tracking devices as intended during the regattas. By registering for the regattas, the participant assumes financial responsibility for any damage, destruction, or non-return of the tracking device on time. The financial responsibility amounts to 2000 PLN in case of destruction or non-return of the device due to its loss.
7. Registrations
Registrations will be accepted until May 4, 2024, through the registration form available on the regatta website www.regatygryfa.pl
During registration, the following should be prepared:
- a copy of third-party liability insurance,
- an amateur yacht captain's license
Each participating yacht must be insured for third-party liability for an amount not less than 1,500,000,- EURO for the period covering the regatta time.
8. Regatta Program:
June 4, 2025 (Wednesday) – Świnoujście
10:00 AM – Arrival of participants, registration verification, measurements, validation of measurement certificates, skippers' briefing.
1:00 PM – Start of the short race (MŻMP DH, approximately 1 hour).
June 5, 2025 (Thursday) – Świnoujście
10:00 AM – Official opening ceremony of the regatta.
12:00 PM – Start of the main race (approximately 300 nautical miles).
June 9, 2025 (Sunday) – Świnoujście
12:00 PM – Closing of the finish line.
Autumn 2025 (exact date to be announced later): Official closing ceremony of the regatta.
9. Scoring
9.1 The regattas are considered to be held if the long race takes place.
9.2 The low point system will be used.
9.3 In the classification, the results of the long race will be multiplied by a coefficient of 1.3.
9.4 The preferred method of calculating results in groups of yachts with an ORC measurement certificate will be PCS all purpose. The final decision on the method of calculation will be announced in a communication before the start of the regattas.
9.5 Results in the KWR group will be calculated based on the corrected time of the route.
9.6 Results in the OPEN group will be calculated based on the actual time of the route.
10. Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions will be available during the registration of units at the regatta office, and sent to the email address provided in the announcement.
11. Prizes
1. A perpetual, historical Regatta Cup for the winner of the ORC general classification.
2. Medals for the winners of the Polish Offshore Sailing Championship for Two-Person Crews
3. Additional cups and prizes will be announced by the Organizer in a separate communication.
12. Disclaimer of Liability.
None of the actions performed or not performed by the organizers exempts the regatta participants from liability for any damage caused by competitors or their yacht. The captain is responsible for equipping the yacht in accordance with the regulations and requirements of the regattas.
13. Right to Use Image, GDPR.
By registering for the regattas, each participant consents to the free use of their image by the organizers and sponsors of the event (in photos, films, and other productions). Based on Article 6(1)(a) of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88), I consent to the processing of my personal data by the West Pomeranian District Sailing Association for purposes related to the organization of the regattas.
14. Contact Persons
Artur Burdziej +48 698632529, aburdziej@zozz.org
Grzegorz Dobies +48 695355225, gdobies@zozz.org
15. Provisional Regatta Route Map.
