• Shortened Course
  4 Comments
  David Keeling Today 02:24
• An error in Appendix E 6.3 in the RRS 2025-2028
  7 Comments
  John Ball Mon 11:22
• Two boats crabbing simultaneously & definition of head to wind
  16 Comments
  Al Sargent Mon 01:20
• "A proper look-out by sight and hearing....."
  3 Comments
  Catalan Benaros Fri 14:07
• Avoiding contact, Rule 14 and Case 87
  6 Comments
  Luis Faria 26-Mar-23 15:02

• Shortened Course
  Oh guys. The poster opens with "novices question" and you've gone all rulesy and protest roomsy...
  
  My take is:
  
  The poster is likely asking about a race where competitors pass through a gate each lap, which is likely to also form the start line and the finish line. This would be normal for average lap handicap racing. The poster has incorrectly stated that the leading boat crossed the finishing line, when I suspect they meant they had crossed the gate because as you say the finish is only the finish when it has been designated as the finish.
  
  The correct response to the poster is to say they need to tell us what the SIs (and or notice of race) have to say about:
  
  

  • The course
  • The finish
  • The scoring

  
  Depending on the content of that you will know more. I am expecting they competitors don't need to sail the same number of laps but that results reflect that. i.e. the places would be:
  🥇ILCA 123 - does 4 laps and crossed first
  🥈ILCA 678 - does 4 laps crossed third 
  🥉ILCA 999 - does 3 laps and crossed second
  🏅 ILCA 567 - does 3 laps and crossed fourth
  
  If you are using handicap the same should apply after the calculation 
  Calum Polwart Today 06:24
• An error in Appendix E 6.3 in the RRS 2025-2028
  It is simpler and more direct to add to radio sailing NOR or SI:
  "A protesting boat shall inform the other boat at the first opportunity. This adds to E6.3."
  
  
  Philip Hubbell Yesterday 18:20
• Two boats crabbing simultaneously & definition of head to wind
  John, 
  
  With respect to: "As far as the rocking goes, I actually think that he breaks the basic rule when he flattens the boat as he is going faster than he would have otherwise.  This is BASIC 4/ROCK 6." 
  
  Wouldn't this logic also result in a boat executing a roll tack breaking a Rule?  The boat executing a good roll tack certainly leaves the tack going faster than they came in when sailing in light winds. I question using exit speed as the criteria.
  
  I agree that once a boat is going sideways or backwards it has lost its rights accrued by being "leeward boat". My observations on the water are that the crabbing boat will quickly accelerate forward to maintain rights over the windward boat. Of course, they have to provide time for windward to keep clear, which they often do. In my experience, the high level ILCA fleet in particular is quite accomplished at this high-risk dance of acquiring-losing-acquiring these rights. 
  
  
  Beau Vrolyk Yesterday 17:56
• "A proper look-out by sight and hearing....."
  There's nothing very unique about solo races in that respect. Take for example the Solong/Stena incident where an anchored tanker was hit in reasonable visibility  by another ship under autopilot. The captain is temporarily hosted at one of his Majesty's facilities.
  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f3dd5c53505b2ca44eff1a/Solong-StenaImmaculate-InterimReport.pdf
  
  
  Jim Champ Sat 18:13
• Avoiding contact, Rule 14 and Case 87
  Craig .. here's the pic for discussion.
  
  

  

  
  
  I've been that starbaord boat .. not on the line but in the middle of the course with no other boats around.  Port was an experienced racer that I knew, we made eye contact and saw each other for 10 BL's. 
  
  By the time I realized he wasn't doing a last sec duck (main sheet got jammed) .. there was nothing I could do.  I think the rule and Case 87 are fine.
  
  The starboard skipper would have to possess the presence of mind to actually turn toward the port boat .. if to have any chance at making more space for port.   In the heat of that split moment ... that's a pretty tall ask IMO.  Turning away from the danger (arguably the natural instinct) .. only works to decrease port's space to avoid. 
  Angelo Guarino 26-Mar-24 11:12

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