51st Paper Tiger Catamaran Australian Championships
Hosted by Victorian Paper Tiger Committee and Warrnambool Yacht Club
December 30th 2021- 2nd January 2022
Location
Warrnambool Yacht Club
Warrnambool Breakwater, Viaduct Road
Warrnambool, Victoria
Schedule
Date | Event |
29th December |
Registration and Measurment Welcome Night |
30th December |
2 Races (afternoon session) APTCA AGM |
31st December | 2 Races (morning session) |
1st January | 2 Races (afternoon session) |
2nd January |
1 Race (morning session) Presentation Dinner |
Click here for the Notice of Race
Accommodation: Caravan Parks (list in proximity to the Yacht club)
Discovery Holiday Parks –Warrnambool, ph 55611514.
Shipwreck Bay Holiday Park & Surfside Holiday Park, pH 55594700.
Big4 Warrnambool Figtree Holiday Park pH 55611233.
Warrnambool Holiday Park & Motel ph, 55625031.
Big 4 NRMA Warrnambool Riverside Holiday Park ph 55651327
There are numerous motels, apartments and holiday houses available in the area.
Why join in in Warrnambool for 2021-2022 Nationals:
Great Ocean Racing with steady seabreeze and surfable waves
Lots for the family to do including wildlife walks in Towerhill reserve, one of the best playgrounds in Victoria at Lake Pertobe, Maritime village and museum, whale watching, horse trials, and stunning beaches
The Paper Tiger Catamaran is a 4.3m (14ft) single-handed racing catamaran that provides exciting and close racing.
See the Paper Tiger Catamaran International Association (PTCIA) website for detailed information about the class, including the following (click on the links).
A second team may be made if the opposing team has a second team and shall be selected in order from eleventh place (or the place directly after the 10th member of the Australian Team) at the most recent Australian Championships. If any of the places are unable to compete, the next place is invited into the second team and so on until either ten team members are confirmed or the entry list has been exhausted.
If the Second Team still cannot be made up, selection should be from the first place in the most recent State Championships (sailed before the Australian Championships) selected in order around the states from the finishing order of the best-placed state representatives at the most recent Nationals. Then second place and third place in that order but no farther than third place. If a state is not represented at the nationals they are included after other state selections in alphabetical order. Once first to third State Champinoships places have been exhausted then team members can be selected from the Australian ranking system in order. Only those skippers that are currently ranked after the most recent Nationals.
If still unable to make up a Second Team, selection from the most recent state title results continuing down from fourth place in rotational order as per the previous 1st, 2nd and 3rd. State placing selection may be used so as to make up 30 boats. If unable to gain the numbers by using these criteria, then the organising committee may use its discretion.
Subsequent teams may be made if the opposing team has subsequent teams and shall be selected firstly from the most recent Australian Championships following the procedure of the Second Team. These teams can be given names at the discretion of the organising committee.
The winner of the previous International Championship shall be invited to defend their title.
When the Internationals are sailed in Australia, a minimum fleet of 40 boats to be made up by inviting other skippers from the most recent Nationals in order from 11th place, to fill additional places. (No more than 30 boats from a host nation should be entered including the top ten, but not including the current international title holder.)
If a fleet still cannot be made up, selection should be from the first place in the most recent State Championships (sailed before the Australian Championships) selected in order around the states from the finishing order of the best-placed state representatives at the most recent Nationals. Then second place and third place in that order but no farther than third place. If a state is not represented at the nationals they are included after other state selections in alphabetical order.
If still not able to field a fleet, select from the Australian ranking system in order. Only those skippers that are currently ranked after the most recent Nationals.
If still unable to make up a minimum fleet of boats, selection from the most recent state title results continuing down from fourth place in rotational order as per the previous 1st, 2nd and 3rd. State placing selection may be used so as to make up 30 boats. If unable to gain the numbers by using these criteria, then the organising committee may use its discretion.
Australian Championships