• Team scoring under a fleet racing format
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  Matthew Blake Today 04:14
• Two port boats duck a starboard boat
  8 Comments
  Ken Jarrad Sun 20:51
• Time limit in Handicap Racing
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  Martin Fraser 26-Jan-19 20:47
• Three CV's on a long starting line
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  John Standley 26-Jan-19 12:58
• Pondering Rule 3 - Are Race Officers and Organizing Authorities Over-Reaching?
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  Beau Vrolyk 26-Jan-19 10:33

• Team scoring under a fleet racing format
  First question: why do you want to prevent 'team racing tactics?
  
  I am not convinced that Case 78 prevents 'team racing'. A boat may use tactics that clearly interfere with and hinder another boat's progress if there is a reasonable chance of her tactics benefiting her final ranking in the event. However, her final ranking in the event is based on the  accumulated result of her team. Any tactic that clearly interferes with and hinders the progress of a boat in another team that has a reasonable chance of benefiting the final ranking of her team does not break rule 2.
  
  Four teams racing at the same time would be interesting, to say the least. It may well generate a large number of protests, unless umpires are appointed.
  Gordon Davies Today 12:45
• Mark-Room and Room to Pass an Obstruction who wins.
  David, Glad you enjoyed the Christmas Bonbon!
  
  

  Personally I like Jim's recent summary of "Angelo's interpretation" as it appears to be the fairest interpretation.

  
  We all have a natural inclination to seek a "fair solution." However, as judges we should apply the rules as they are written, rather than substituting our own notions of fairness. Seeking a "fair solution" tends to get you in trouble.
  
  

  Ultimately, the rules alone should be sufficient. Cases may help but they should not be required.

  
  There are 421 Cases and Appeals to explain the rules (136 World Sailing Cases, 79 US Sailing Appeals, 80 Sail Canada Appeals, and 126 RYA Cases). None of which answer to the Christmas Bonbon! 
  Mark Townsend Today 02:57
• Two port boats duck a starboard boat
  We use the term ‘elect to pass’. The leeward right of way boat, in this situation, could choose to pass the obstruction on either side. If she chooses to tack then she must make the call early enough to allow the windward boat to also tack. If she chooses to pass the obstruction by bearing away she is required to do that early enough and with enough space to allow the windward boat to also bear away to clear the obstruction in a seamanlike way.
  Ewan McEwan Yesterday 04:50
• Pondering Rule 3 - Are Race Officers and Organizing Authorities Over-Reaching?
   Gordon Davies Created: Yesterday 13:39 ID: 20402: in my industry sector, in contracts drafting etc, tendency nowadays is to drop the usage of the word 'best' (more use: appropriate or diligently or such like)...such is the legal world today :)
  John Quirk Yesterday 00:53
• Three CV's on a long starting line
  I've also used this mid-line "guide" buoy. On the one hand it works. On the other hand, the less experienced sailors basically get penalized for using the guide, and it backfired the last race after all the coaches finally told their kids: "if you're not out past that buoy, then you're late!"
  Niko Kotsatos Thu 15:35

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