• Measurement Basis of Hull Length or Hull Lengths and Associated Rules
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  John Quirk Today 17:23
• 1.1 Helping Those in Danger and Redress Race Time Adjustment
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  John Quirk Yesterday 18:28
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• Mark-Room and Room to Pass an Obstruction who wins.
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• Measurement Basis of Hull Length or Hull Lengths and Associated Rules
  Have a look at Equipment Rules of Sailing:
  Part 2 – Definitions
  Section D – Hull Definitions
  
  
  Jacob Andersen Today 17:33
• Mark-Room and Room to Pass an Obstruction who wins.
  Look the rules are not dark, they work if competitors use and respect them.
  
  Here we have two overlapped boats approaching a mark and obstruction.
  
  Yes it is an obstruction at any distance as it meets the definition,
  
  Windward here is advanced.
  
  It seems to be agreed we get to the zone before we are at the obstruction.
  
  If leeward goes in he cannot hive room to  windward.
  
  The answer under the rules he luffs and slowes if he can or carries on till either outside becomes clear ahead 19 off or very quickly bears off to break the overlap again 19 off.
  
  Instead of luffing, as here ,what was windward bears off and reastablishes the overlap, we then have the "unless" as the room cannot be given.
  
  All know  are the rule works, if the competitors use it.
  Michael Butterfield Today 17:33
• 1.1 Helping Those in Danger and Redress Race Time Adjustment
  When I'm on a redress hearing committee I always ask the boat requesting redress to explain what redress they want and to justify what they are requesting. They can use any method(s) they like to justify the redress they are requesting. I would expect them to research the best method (e.g. trackers, average points, predicted VMG based on conditions, etc.) to justify the redress as they would probably know their boat, the circumstances and the conditions that affects their score better than anyone else. It would be for the PC to consider the merits of their argument to finally decide on the redress given.
  Alan Keen Today 13:07
• Rule 55.2 One Spinnaker Pole or Two?
  Gary, the issue is not whether the spinnaker is asymmetric or not. It is about the attachment of the pole to the sheet or clew of the spinnaker (RRS 55.3).
  
  Old sailors might say 'one clew of the sail must fly free'.
  
  In your 18 footer illustration, the tack of the spinnaker is on the pole, however complicated the guying/bracing arrangement of the pole may be, but the clew and the sheet are not attached to anything exerting outward pressure.
  John Allan Yesterday 23:14
• "Rules Governing the Duration of Flag D Display Ashore Before Start"
  Andreas, I don't agree that illustrations of flags used should not be included in SI.
  
  RRS Race Signals includes pictures of all flags referred to.  That indicates that the SI, when prescribing a new flag signal may do the same.
  
  I've frequently seen flags to be used, and actual marks, being displayed at Competitors' Briefings.
  
  Why is this a bad practice?
  John Allan Yesterday 22:37

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