tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post6747043223752348821..comments2024-01-22T09:45:29.790+01:00Comments on Racing Rules of Sailing - Look to Windward: LTW Reader Q&A (47); Practice RaceJoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10346870418220762709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-8689927799561098072010-10-05T00:40:27.915+02:002010-10-05T00:40:27.915+02:00Anonymour asked in #2 "What happend in case o...Anonymour asked in #2 "What happend in case of serious demage,and the boat can't sail on the 1st day?"<br /><br />Rule 62.1(b) creates a chance for redress if a boat's score is made worse by 'physical damage because of the action of a boat that was breaking a rule of Part 2 or of a vessel not racing that was required to keep clear'. Damage need not be serious, and there is nothing there about 'when' or 'where' the damage incident must occur.<br /><br />For example, a boat might be damaged by another competitor, or even a non-competitor, that was required to keep clear of her, while sailing to the regatta.<br /><br />Although calculating what redress to give would be very difficult for the protest committee (and they might even decide that the fairest arrangement for all boats affected was to give no redress), there is nothing in rule 62.1 to disqualify a damaged boat from being given redress for an incident in a practice race.<br /><br />On the other hand, rules P2.2 and P2.3 refer to 'during the regatta' I agree with Jos and others that this should be interpreted to exclude a practice race. The whole point of a practice race is to enable competitors to practice complying with the particular circumstances (and judging practices) of that particular regatta.Brassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-26184938444422835752010-10-01T13:00:19.343+02:002010-10-01T13:00:19.343+02:00Appendix P1 doesn´t distinguish between practice r...Appendix P1 doesn´t distinguish between practice race or race serie. In fact, reading Appendix P1 as written, it permits to count the penalty.<br />From the moment that the Practice Race is included in the Scheduled Program it could count as a race, beyond the common sense.<br />Why the practice race is included the Scheduled Program?<br />I think the Practice Race should be in a different paragraph in the Sailing Instructions or Notice Race, including that it will not count for Appendix P or other disqualification different than rule 2 or 69.César TRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06256273401477730571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-46312799008064811702010-10-01T10:19:52.942+02:002010-10-01T10:19:52.942+02:00What happend in case of serious demage,
and the bo...What happend in case of serious demage,<br />and the boat can't sail on the 1st day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170261917486213112.post-49574269088608640932010-09-29T21:01:34.429+02:002010-09-29T21:01:34.429+02:00I would consider violation of Rules 2 and 69 would...I would consider violation of Rules 2 and 69 would count. Aside from that, a practice is a practice, not a race series.Lewnoreply@blogger.com