With the “Pre-registration” button on the Home page. Registration covers the whole Sailing Week: both stages and the passage races that apply to your fleet. Closing date: Thursday, January 7, 2027 at 18:00. Entries paid after January 1 carry a 15% surcharge. Payment is made to the Club Deportivo Colegio Puerto Varas account; the details are in the form.
Optimist, ILCA, Sunfish and Pirata: CLP 25,000. Lake Cruisers: CLP 50,000. VX One: CLP 100,000. Melges 24, J/70, J/80 and J/24: CLP 200,000. J/105: CLP 400,000. Melges 32, SOTO 40 and Wingfoil: To be confirmed.
It includes all scheduled races, on-the-water support (support boats, jury and marks), prize-giving and the official social events. It does not include mooring, dry storage or crane and mast handling: each marina charges these separately and they are paid in advance. Frutillar rates are in Appendix B of the Notice of Race; Puerto Varas rates: To be confirmed.
Dinghies and One Design keelboats race Stage 1 in Frutillar (January 11 and 12) and Stage 2 in Puerto Varas (14 and 15). On Wednesday 13, One Design keelboats and Lake Cruisers sail the Lake Crossing, while Dinghies have a lay day to move. See the details under “Fleets”.
The Notice of Race is already published: Notice of Race. The Sailing Instructions will be available when the Race Office opens (Saturday, January 9), at the host club of each stage and on the virtual Official Notice Board: Sailing Instructions: to be published. Amendments are posted before 10:00 on the day of the race; schedule changes, before 20:00 the day before.
Through the event's virtual Official Notice Board (broadcast list and official group) and the “Notices” page of this site. Access is posted on the event's social media (@semanadelavela on Instagram) and emailed to entrants.
Every boat must hold valid third-party liability insurance and show the certificate at registration; the minimum amount will be stated in the Sailing Instructions. Helms under 18 must present an authorization signed by a parent or legal guardian. At least 3 entries are needed to form a class.
Each stage has its own ranking and prize-giving, and the Lake Crossing has its own ranking. Up to 6 races per stage for Dinghies and One Design keelboats; up to 3 passage races for Lake Cruisers. The Low Point System (RRS Appendix A) applies, with one discard per stage if 5 or more races are completed. There will be an overall Sailing Week ranking per class.
The top three of each class in each stage, the overall Sailing Week ranking per class, Best International Team, the Lake Crossing winner, a special award for the outstanding youth fleet (Dinghies) and the top places of the Wingfoil promotional race.
Puerto Varas and Frutillar are close to El Tepual Airport (Puerto Montt), with daily flights from Santiago and direct international flights in season.
Write to javiera.valdes@cdcpv.cl.
javiera.valdes@cdcpv.cl