Rule 42 (yellow flag) experiences

   Various experiences, all in European 470 regattas.  Only been yellow flagged once, for rocking upwind in about 5knots. Thought it was very harsh. My helm was leaning his torso in and out about 6 inches or so as we went over each wave, purely to try and keep the boat constantly upright.   We sought advice from other teams and they said the best solution is for the helm to sit in the bottom of the boat in these conditions, then there's no way this can happen. Or sit very, very still.
Another time a Polish dude got yellow flagged right in front of us on the run and we had no idea what for. Most times though, it's obvious, the offender pretty much knows they've done wrong and the judges are very good. 

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Roy Race Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 15 Aug 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 275	Post Options Post Reply Quote Roy Race Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Rule 42 (yellow flag) experiences Posted: 30 Aug 07 at 6:23pm
	Various experiences, all in European 470 regattas. Only been yellow flagged once, for rocking upwind in about 5knots. Thought it was very harsh. My helm was leaning his torso in and out about 6 inches or so as we went over each wave, purely to try and keep the boat constantly upright. We sought advice from other teams and they said the best solution is for the helm to sit in the bottom of the boat in these conditions, then there's no way this can happen. Or sit very, very still. Another time a Polish dude got yellow flagged right in front of us on the run and we had no idea what for. Most times though, it's obvious, the offender pretty much knows they've done wrong and the judges are very good.

Worthy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 511	Post Options Post Reply Quote Worthy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 10:15pm
	Being a cat sailor I don't see any instances of the yellow flag on the water, so I was wondering if anyone has any stories (unlucky or lucky) or gripes about being yellow flagged?