• 2 questions on 18.3.
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  Nick Taylor Yesterday 16:41
• Class breaks in handicap racing
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  Jonah Zimmerman Fri 06:18
• Protest Standard of Proof and Evidence Bars
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  John Quirk 25-Dec-15 05:40
• Question of terminology when all boats do not race together
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  Gordon Davies 25-Dec-10 14:03
• A keen volunteer with a conflict of interest
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  Benjamin Harding 25-Dec-09 11:09

• 2 questions on 18.3.
  I agree with John on most of this.  Rule 18.3(a) does say "shall not cause the other boat to sail above close-hauled to avoid contact, and" so it does talk about "why".  Having said that I think the question would be if she fell down to close-hauled (or rather just took the header) would there have been contact.  If not then her sailing above close hauled was not "to avoid contact" but if there would have been contact then her sailing above close-hauled is "to avoid contact" (even if there are other reasons as well).  With P being to leeward I have trouble constructing the situation where S has to luff to get around the mark but would not make contact with P if she went down to closehauled.
  Andrew Alberti Today 03:43
• Class breaks in handicap racing
  Not really thought about it before but as expressed time on time allows for wind to some extent and i am used to this.
  
  I do work in an irc world and find other hanhicap systems complex and costly. And now with added penalties discredited. 
  
  Best to have one system. 
  
  
  
  Michael Butterfield Sat 17:34
• A keen volunteer with a conflict of interest
  I must have been referring to the right subparagraph:  Jim understood.
  
  Fixed.
  John Allan 25-Dec-16 13:39
• Protest Standard of Proof and Evidence Bars
  Thanks John...even then with "...bearing in mind the seriousness of the allegation." (seriousness being the operative word), there is an educated [jurisdictional] assesssment of sorts to be made.
  John Quirk 25-Dec-16 03:37
• Why is the "red flag" needed?
  Rob .. I like it. It captures the "obvious contact" condition and ties it up nicely. 
  Angelo Guarino 25-Dec-14 20:09

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