tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post2620392444242817285..comments2024-01-22T09:45:29.790+01:00Comments on Racing Rules of Sailing - Look to Windward: Seminar Preparations | 7Joshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346870418220762709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-82769004521234490962008-11-03T04:37:00.000+01:002008-11-03T04:37:00.000+01:00I think Mike B has got around the difficult bit wi...I think Mike B has got around the difficult bit with rule 14(b), but there's a need to get to the DSQ penalty as well. I would suggest a further SI "If a boat is responsible for contact, with or without damage, she shall be disqualified. (Changes rule 44.1)".<BR/><BR/>I'm not altogether comfortable about what 'is responsible for contact' is meant to mean, but if the sponsors have asked for those words they can have them.<BR/><BR/>BrassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-74274500246184693332008-10-27T10:53:00.000+01:002008-10-27T10:53:00.000+01:00Sailing Instruction x.xIf there is contact between...Sailing Instruction x.x<BR/><BR/>If there is contact between boats, both boats break RRS 2.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Since Rules of Part II (in which RRS 14 is included) can not be chnaged by the SIs - see RRS 86.1(c) - the only way to work around the problem is to define contact as breaking another rule.<BR/><BR/>I do not have a Case Book with me but there may be a problem with my formulation. Mike B's formulation appears to work also<BR/><BR/>Hugh Elliot (IJ - USA)Hugh Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120198690101741250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-53001670432444684072008-10-21T21:23:00.000+02:002008-10-21T21:23:00.000+02:00I would, as a courtesy to the competitors, provide...I would, as a courtesy to the competitors, provide some explanation and warn the competitors about the no contact clause in the Notice of Race. Then, the SI:<BR/><BR/>No Contact: This event relies upon borrowed boats and the goodwill of the boat owners. Contact between boats may result in damage and endanger the future of this event. Contact between boats is prohibited during this regatta, including during, before, and after racing. <BR/><BR/>Any boat(s) deemed to cause any contact between boats, including contact of crew or equipment, shall be disqualified by the Protest Committee. Such disqualification shall not be excludable from the boat's series score. <BR/><BR/>This rule modifies Rules 14, 44, and 89.3(b).<BR/><BR/>(If this is an international event, consider adding wording similar to US Sailing prescription (c) to Rule 68.) <BR/><BR/><BR/>Other clauses that I've used to discourage bad behaviour in a borrowed boat event:<BR/><BR/>Boats will be provided for all competitors, who shall not modify them or cause them to be modified in any way except for minor part replacements or temporary emergency repairs necessary to continue racing. All equipment provided with the boat shall remain in the boat while afloat and shall not be modified.<BR/><BR/>Any damage or loss of equipment, however minimal, must be reported to the organizing authority’s representative (PRO, deputy PRO, swap boat operator, bosun, or event chair) as soon as possible or immediately upon returning the boat to the marina.<BR/><BR/>Damage caused by collisions that requires more than normal maintenance or minor repair, or which impairs the usability of a boat, is considered a serious accident. If the jury or protest committee determines that reasonable care was not taken, or that boats were operated negligently or carelessly, the responsible team may be penalized regardless of any penalties previously taken or given for a breach of a rule. Where warranted, a team may be protested and penalized under Rules 2 and/or 69 for gross violation of sportsmanship. <BR/><BR/>Any alteration or adjustment, which is made for no purpose other than to inconvenience, handicap, or endanger subsequent users of the boat, or which results in damage to the boat, may be protested by the organizing authority or race committee under Rules 2 and 69 as a gross violation of sportsmanship and may result in penalties, including disqualification from a race or disqualification and expulsion from the entire event. <BR/><BR/>Teams shall not be granted redress for a breakdown that results from the team’s failure to perform a customary and reasonable inspection of the boat, rigging, and sails prior to starting a race.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-68424861682380454172008-10-21T12:02:00.000+02:002008-10-21T12:02:00.000+02:00SI:For the purposes of RRS14 any contact between t...SI:<BR/>For the purposes of RRS14 any contact between two boats shall be deemed to cause damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-30906130571235388992008-10-21T09:18:00.000+02:002008-10-21T09:18:00.000+02:00Local Sailing InstructionsNr. X; No Contact Rule ...Local Sailing Instructions<BR/>Nr. X; No Contact Rule <BR/>Contact can result in damage to boats and should be avoided. <BR/>If two boats contact, the offending boat will be disqualified.<BR/>A contact is defined as any contact between boats, including rigs, sails, crew, etc. <BR/>Failure to honor this "No Contact Rule" will result in the boat being disqualified from the race.Jan Visserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282343983052947226noreply@blogger.com