Water a the mark protest

2 boat lengths applies  -  Ergo don't tack inside it.

W/L boat also applies

Originally posted by redback You only need your bouancy aid or tiller extension to touch the outside boat to make a point and this is what boat 2 should have done to boat 3.

And then you seriously risk get disqualified under Rule 2 - Fair Sailing. Read Case 73 in the ISAF casebook.

Originally posted by John Wilson Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by redback You only need your bouancy aid or tiller extension to touch the outside boat to make a point and this is what boat 2 should have done to boat 3. And then you seriously risk get disqualified under Rule 2 - Fair Sailing. Read Case 73 in the ISAF casebook. If you're looking at 73, you should probably look at 74 as well then! I was presuming redback meant it more in the 74 way than the 73.

 

Are the cases on-line anywhere ?

Went to look up 73 and 74 and cannot find my book

I assume 73 is the "leaning back with arms on trapeze and touching/hitting the shroud; not normal sailing position" case ?

There RYA case book can be downloaded from the racing section of the RYA website

I assume you mean a situation like this:



If so then:

- the rules that apply up until 2 boat lengths depend on how the overlaps were established. (I'm guessing that the case is that green came from behind to overlap to windward of yellow and grey the same to boat 2.)

- If my assumption is correct then rule 11 and 16 apply.

- Once 2 boat lengths is reached then rule 18 applies

- Rule 18.2(a) applies as does 18.2(d) which means rule 16 does not

- Therefore as soon as yellow luffs to round the mark green must immediately do so and so must grey to avoid green

- Yellow should protest green for not keeping clear and green should protest grey to follow the room at a mark rules fully

- The fact that the contact was between yellow and green i assume was because when boat 1 luffed to get around the mark then green decided he couldn't luff aggressively because of grey

- Therefore green broke rule 18.2 and grey broke rule 18.2 green would be exonerated under 18.2(e) and 14 as he made an attempt to avoid contact.

- I will email it to a few more senior umpires but they may be a little busy at the moment with that little competition in Valencia.








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