tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post4049988395658113376..comments2024-01-22T09:45:29.790+01:00Comments on Racing Rules of Sailing - Look to Windward: Taking a Penalty in Match Racing IV (MR04)Joshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346870418220762709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-66394490129124702942012-04-19T15:02:17.360+02:002012-04-19T15:02:17.360+02:00Interesting perspective and another lesson learned...Interesting perspective and another lesson learned, thanks!Jeroen den Boerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14642998271834504142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-76673837651614169492012-04-12T10:44:31.725+02:002012-04-12T10:44:31.725+02:00C7.3 Penalty Limitations
(a) A boat taking a pe...C7.3 Penalty Limitations <br />(a) A boat taking a penalty that includes a tack shall have the spin-naker head below the main-boom gooseneck from the time she <br />passes head to wind until she is on a close-hauled course.<br /><br />About 28, I think the imaginary string would indeed satisfy all the a-c requirements of 28.1. Just as if a boat rounds a windward mark, sails around it, and rounds it again, passing it on the correct side for a second time (the string would loop around the mark, not just touch it).latindanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-59961440219441771972012-04-12T10:39:25.634+02:002012-04-12T10:39:25.634+02:00Will that be equipment of the boat in its normal p...Will that be equipment of the boat in its normal position?<br /><br />If you are sailing on a reach and let the boom all out so that the main is slack and fluttering, I would say you have not finished even if the tip of the boom is past the line.<br /><br />I think the safest way is to keep the mainsail correctly trimmed and continue bearing away (and maybe the boom will indeed cross the finish line before your bow).latindanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-55114014787176394382012-04-11T21:46:03.812+02:002012-04-11T21:46:03.812+02:00Excellent summary, thank you.
Two additional poin...Excellent summary, thank you.<br /><br />Two additional points. It is not just the boom that might be over the line but also the mast if the boat is heeling. The French America's Cup boat once missed completing a penalty because their masthead was never fully on the on-course side of the line.<br /><br />Also, the boat can rehoist their spinnaker when they have reached a closehauled course (between positions 5 and 6 in the diagram). That will count for their finish if in "normal position" but not if just streaming out to leeward. Most racers just spin with their jib.David Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-89581990115395121942012-04-11T13:37:23.576+02:002012-04-11T13:37:23.576+02:00Doesn't blue have to unwind to finish (RRS 28)...Doesn't blue have to unwind to finish (RRS 28)? Also what rule/case talks about the spin head being below the gooseneck?Mikehttp://www.charlestonoceanracing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-1874073453568089022012-04-11T08:45:32.415+02:002012-04-11T08:45:32.415+02:00You don't have to bear away after completing y...You don't have to bear away after completing your penalty. You can finish by letting your main boom go over the finish line. Hopefully the RC is also aware of that and not focussing on the bow of the boat.G.noreply@blogger.com