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

• Judges walking the Dock
  Most of these comments are talking about the behavior of the sailors.  What about the behavior of the judges and the protest commitee?  That's part of the problem.
  
  Don't be so difficult about protest validity.  Make it easier to get into the room and to the meat of the isssue.  I've watched a protest be thrown out because the fouled boat was already two boats lengths from the mark when they hoisted their protest flag for an incident that happened at the mark.  The helmsman is busy; "immediate" shouldn't be measured in microseconds.  Don't toss a protest because the race was identified as the second race on day 2 instead of the 5th race of the regatta. Be reasonable aboout things like that.  
  
  Similarly, I saw a boat get DSQ'ed for waiting too long to hoist an I flag.  It was up less than 30 seconds after the incident and only a few seconds after the helmsman became aware they had fouled the other boat.  Don't be jerks. 
  
  I personally had a protest committee invalidate my protest because they failed to post the notice of hearing properly.  Their mistake.  They could have fixed it by delaying and giving the protestee more time to prepare.  Instead they tossed it and told me I would have to request redress.  Why would I bother to request redress from the same committee that didn't do things right in the first place?  Again, don't be jerks.  Make sailors want to talk to you.
  Matt Arno Today 15:54
• Team scoring under a fleet racing format
  Etihad UAE Visa provides UAE visa to visit the country. Etihad UAE Visa provides you with easy, fastest and excellent service, apply online at www.etihaduaevisa.com
  Etihad UAE Visa Today 14:56
• 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

Forums Leader Board

This Month