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• Can a boat break RRS 2 while breaking RRS 23.1?
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  Angelo Guarino Tue 11:40

• Is There a Case in the Future for A Less-Formal Meditation Process
  :) its a funny thing David, I left NZ when I was 24 y/o and lived, worked in over 30 different countries since and yet still have the same NZ accent :)
  John Quirk Today 01:58
• Does a competitor "see the incident" if they see it on a video?
  Yesterday I mentioned this issue (that boats not involved in an incident cannot report it) to the US Sailing Rules Committee via email to rules@ussailing.org.
  
  I got a quick response back from them stating that US Sailing identified the issue in Spring 2025 and notified World Sailing. World Sailing has approved a change for the 2028-2032 RRS. In the meantime, US Sailing recommends adding the following text in sailing instructions:
  
  1.x - Rule 60.4(a)(2) is changed as follows: (2) if it alleges a breach of a rule of Part 2 or rule 31 and is from a boat that was not involved in, and did not see, the incident, or
  Al Sargent Today 01:45
• Class breaks in handicap racing
  No handicap/rating system is 'fair'. There will always be loopholes, boats that are advantaged or disadvantaged by the system.
  One way to limit this is to use more than one handicap/rating system simultaneously. In Ireland, boats race under ECHO (a PHRF type system, with ratings modified according to a boat's performance in the previous race) and IRC (a measurement based system). Some classes for instance the J109s) even sail using Scratch, ECHO and IRC. There is a move to introduce ORC: at least in part because the J109s have improved so much sailing as, in effect, a one design fleet that they hoover up all the IRC prizes. I presume that there will still be one race, scored 3 times.
  
  As to splits: They will always be arbitrary, may not be unfair. If the OA announces splits too long in advance then boats may be reconfigured to gain a (perceived) advantage: often by a wish to be the fastest boat in a fleet. If the OA announces the splits too late there may be a perception that there is an attempt to advantage one or more boats. If a boat can convince the PC that a fleet split could make the boat's series score significantly worse by that split, then there may be a case for redress. The time limit for such a request is as soon as reasonably possible after the relevant information is available. The OA might consider adding a time limit for such requests in the NoR.
  Gordon Davies Fri 13:15
• Can a boat break RRS 2 while breaking RRS 23.1?
  'overthinking' vs 'misthinking'
  
  As a Moderator of the forum, I'd like to (again) discourage everyone from using those terms in replies to others.
  
  There is no reason to characterize someone else's post or thought process as an over/under amount of thought.  If you disagree and want to make a counterpoint, make it directly. 
  
  The person characterizing others as such risks insulting the recipient of the characterization and that risks stifling participation on the forum. 
  Angelo Guarino Fri 12:51
• CONFLICT OF INTEREST RRS 63.3 (a) (1)
  Hi John - under the umbrella-recognised by:
  §  Philippines Sailing Association (‘PSA’), as a permanent resident (‘SRRV’) of the Philippines: https://www.facebook.com/SailingPilipinas/

  §  Ocean Racing Club of Philippines (‘ORCP’) / Signature Yacht Race Series: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7266489670032513

  §  For my ongoing ‘Judge in Training’ program: for each and every race series (for past 2-seasons), am under the auspices and supervision of Chief Judge, ‘Leonard Chin’ MYS, and at times helped by IJ/OJ ‘Mark Pryke’ AUS. I follow the 
  
  

  Adhere to World Sailing Judges Manual, and Code of Conduct for World Sailing Race Officials: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WorldSailingRaceOfficialCodeofConduct-%5b20776%5d.pdf
  
  

  For my sailing program: yacht ‘ALLUSIVE’ / ‘ALLUSIVE Youth Race Team’, now flying the ‘RNZYS’ colours – with their senior coach, ‘James Russell’ regularly coming to Philippines to race with and mentor the youth team. 
  
  
  John Quirk Fri 11:03

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