• "Rules Governing the Duration of Flag D Display Ashore Before Start"
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  Tiziano Menconi Today 12:07
• Consequences of an OA Breaking RRS 89.1 and Interaction of RRS 75
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  Angelo Guarino Fri 12:14
• Is it a gate mark if the next leg is a reach?
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  Al Sargent Thu 04:17
• Protest Time Limit for a Day without Racing
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  Angelo Guarino Tue 14:13
• Simplified 18, 19 & 20 for club racing?
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  Greg Wilkins 25-Sep-07 04:00

• "Rules Governing the Duration of Flag D Display Ashore Before Start"
  Hi,
  
  I have used both Flag "D" and Flag "G" on many, many events. 
  
  Which I use depends on the legal responsibilities in the country I am running racing and the port/shore authority rules in the place where the racing is. 
  
  In many countries I have no legal responsibility for the safety of the sailors when they are not racing (and in some, even when they are racing!). In these countries I usually use Flag "G", removing it a good time before racing will start. I use it also when I am required to have boats inspected before launching to ensure they have the right kit aboard. I always get a PC member or Jury to follow the last boat out that launches within a reasonable time of the G flag being removed. Once that judge tells me they are on the race course I can go into sequence (as long as in accordance with the not before time in the SIs)
  
  Where I am legally responsible for boats when they are not racing, I use Flag "D" when the support boats are in place and again I use a judge to make sure that all boats that launch within a reasonable time of the D flag being displayed have reached the starting area before I go into sequence. I remove the D Flag once there is no support boat lying off the launching area to ensure the safety of any boat that launches. The Beachmaster can raise it again if they think it is safe for a boat to launch. Often this boat will have a dedicated coach boat, Sometimes my safety officer vill have to send a boat to escort them out. It is then removed again. 
  
  The things we now have to do to guard ourselves against claims of negligence!
  
  
  Roger Wilson Today 12:57
• Simplified 18, 19 & 20 for club racing?
  Before the 18 Footers joined the fold that was the term they liked using.
  John Allan Today 11:16
• Consequences of an OA Breaking RRS 89.1 and Interaction of RRS 75
  Union Cycliste Internationale: cycling. 
  Tim O'Connor Yesterday 18:10
• Is it a gate mark if the next leg is a reach?
  A gate is two marks between which the boat must sail in the direction of the next mark or finish, even if one of the gate marks has in effect to be rounded.  If the OA doesn't care about the final passage through 3p/3s, the rounding order listing should state that 3p is the rounding mark at the end of the last downwind leg, rather than 3p/3s.
  Tom Shenstone Fri 16:02
• Protest Time Limit for a Day without Racing
  I agree. A alone is not a prescribed flag (in non-race world does it not mean "I have a diver down?").  So while using it without AP might be intended to avoid confusion to those racing, it might actually add confusion!
  
  But I think flying AP/A ± class flag in the wording given would still mean dock time applies.
  
  An additional scenario that hasn't been considered - morning and afternoon race. Morning goes ahead and sailors return for lunch (AP/H or just per schedule). RC comes to dock and then while ashore decide not to go out after lunch AP/A flown.  Protest time will be from AP/A. With the original wording being used it would be dock time.
  
  For those of us who use from last finisher of race, we sometimes use last finisher by fleet. I presume dock time doesn't allow that? Am I the only one who wants to get home for my dinner?
  Calum Polwart Wed 22:14

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