• Time limit in Handicap Racing
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  Martin Fraser Yesterday 20:47
• Three CV's on a long starting line
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  John Standley Yesterday 12:58
• Pondering Rule 3 - Are Race Officers and Organizing Authorities Over-Reaching?
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  Beau Vrolyk Yesterday 10:33
• Rule 18,2 (e) Reasonable Doubt
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  John Quirk Sat 03:21
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  Paul Kimmens 26-Jan-12 14:17

• Time limit in Handicap Racing
  My view on the use of time limits at all has been stated in a previous thread - in summary, I would only use it if there was a plan to run another race that day or if the organising authority is providing safety boat cover. Reply to " Because competitors accept the rules including the SIs (R4) I don't think the action can be improper. It is something competitors are well able to recognize may occur with the rules they are sailing under."  But competitors can choose whether or not to persevere to finish in a slow race, and competitors with a bad experience can choose not to enter ever again.  Some years ago, I raced with a club that had a time limit based on corrected time difference from the first boat to finish - not even the race committee on the water knew when that was.  The first boat crossed the line, then the wind shut down; when it filled in some time later, the remainder of the fleet crossed the line close together.  The committee was on station and took all times; we would have come 3rd.  I (and indeed the race committee, after someone ashore had done the arithmetic) only discovered that evening that we, along with most of the fleet, were TLE.  Locally we have plenty of options for racing.  Suffice it to say, I never raced with that club again, and that club no longer offers racing.  
  Kirsteen Donaldson Today 12:39
• Pondering Rule 3 - Are Race Officers and Organizing Authorities Over-Reaching?
  It may turn out that the greatest evil AI brings us is the assumption that nothing is real and everything is fake or fraudulent.  I don't think its impossible that such could turn out to be a worse evil than the AI fakes and misinformations themselves. 
  
  In the very very early days of anonymous fora on an employer's intranet I recall going to intervene in a flame war (they started early) and discovering that the two warring parties were in fact the same person. Before long I'm sure we will be seeing such with no humans involved at all.
  
  Its one of the strengths of this group that we seem to be able to discuss and disagree dispassionately in an adult manner, something that is not nearly so common as one might hope. I suggest we each have a duty to each other to maintain this.
  Jim Champ Today 10:26
• Three CV's on a long starting line
  Thanks All,
  Have gone with the Danish version (thanks Hans) but changed boat to vessel. Will not be using I flag so no need to add that complication.
  John Standley Today 10:06
• Time Limit Expired (TLE)
  in my opinion, is not a suitable answer in such circumstance. However, TLE encourages boats to start and make every effort to complete, which is correct for small single fleets.
   https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/2021AppendixLG28112020-[26802].pdf golf hit
  Blackwell Gerald Yesterday 08:41
• Rule 18,2 (e) Reasonable Doubt
  Thanks again Tim and all, I have it all well in perspective now - and application subtleties etc as Michael points out...
  John Quirk Sun 01:48

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