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    Posted: 24 Jun 20 at 8:11am
Originally posted by 423zero

H2, only joshing, only ever seen H2's sailed correctly. Lasers probably worst, Stars are interesting to watch, their rocking action proves how effective it is, the fastest boat is the most violently rocked.

Oh I know! It was amusing when the class lent a boat to a well known super-star helm and then sent someone to film the race from the shore, the amount of movement caused some amusement on our class FB page. My sense is that abuse of rule 42 is pretty bad at club and at large handicap events but very uncommon at large fleet races where people have to get along after the race!
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If your doing it in a rhythmic fashion, the answer is YES .
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 20 at 10:37pm
Yeah, but if standing makes the boat inherently unstable so that it wobbles with the slightest wave, puff, lull etc, is the wobbling that follows rocking or not?
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Standing isn't, but rocking is.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 20 at 8:54pm
As annoying as it is, is standing up to reduce stability and hence be a bit more rolly, actually against rule 42?
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Solos imo have got a lot better, at Championship level on water judging has helped establish where the line of acceptability is.

At our club we have been quite vocal with transgressors, and standing up is a giveaway which tends to attract derision.
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H2, only joshing, only ever seen H2's sailed correctly. Lasers probably worst, Stars are interesting to watch, their rocking action proves how effective it is, the fastest boat is the most violently rocked.
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Funny because at our club it is the Solos that stand up and we have to remind them to sit down! They always say its their knees or backs that need a stretch, poor old men
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Posts: 8956 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Rupert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 20 at 2:04pm
Watched the odd Aero sailor standing up, and then claiming the boat was rocking because its unstable and he couldn't stop it. Funnily enough, saying Protest seemed to make the boat more stable.

It appears to happen in most classes, just some take a firmer line than others, which is fine if everyone on a circuit is following the same interpretation, but not when club handicap racing.
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It's very sad to see such a new class to be called out for propelling, theirs only 6 of them
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