Forum: The Racing Rules of Sailing

Virtual Mark rounding

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David Dalli
Nationality: Malta
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I was recently  involved in a race in which keel boats were required to round a coordinate a number of times. Not an actual physical Mark. This has me wondering. Given the definition of room and the meaning of touch. Is rule 18 applicable or enforceable in any practical way?
Created: Today 15:29

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John D. Farris
Nationality: United States
Did the Sailing Instructions explicitly call the coordinate a “mark” or define a rounding area/radius?

How did they define “round” the coordinate (e.g., “pass within ___ meters,” “leave to port,” “cross a line,” etc.)?

Created: Today 15:42
Satish Kumar Kanwar
David,
This is an interesting question as there is no mark on the water. I would be keen to know how the scenario pans out in such a case wrt rule 18.
Created: Today 15:49
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Jim Capron
Nationality: United States
Did the NoR and/or the SIs invoke WS Appendix WP? That appendix and the use of waypoints as marks of the course have been around for at least three rulebooks.
Created: Today 15:59
Mark Townsend
Nationality: United States
Did you invoke World Sailing Development Rules & Appendices to the Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix WP - Rules for Waypoints in the NoR?

www.sailing.org/inside-world-sailing/rules-regulations/racingrules/

Created: Today 15:59
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Beau Vrolyk
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I'd suggest a review of this document would be helpful.

https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/OC13bRacingAroundWaypoints-%5B19446%5D.pdf
Created: Today 16:23
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