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    Posted: 25 Nov 14 at 3:20pm
I like the slashed through circle.

Why not put the colour somewhere else on the poster where it doesn't affect comprehension, though? That way you get your 'eye-catching' but still permit those without the colour printing facility to  use the poster.

A number of people can't distinguish red and green.
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Originally posted by JimC

My drawings were for a web "beginners guide". That was the point of the nine simple rules.

But there definitely seems to be a place for posters with explanations of the full fat rules for the average club sailor. That Allen A3 poster seems like a nice piece of work, and I could easily imagine a series of maybe half a dozen A4 posters with the same drawings, but divided up across posters so its not quite so intimidating as the one big one, being quite popular. Here's the poster, for those who didn't follow the link.



You can get a PDF here. http://www.allenbrothers.co.uk/uploaded_files/ISAF_Racing_Rules_of_Sailing.pdf

I think charts like this, and the Elvstrom one, are best seen as Problem Solving tools rather than learning aids (at least for beginners).

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Originally posted by JimC


You're right about Port/starboard/right/wrong Brass, never occurred to me. Perhaps we should have black boats being give way and white boats having right of way?
Would have the advantage of not needing colour printing, too.

Don't think pure black and white is a good idea:  colour attracts attention and adds meaning, as long as the meaning is clear.

How about red for port tack, green for starboard tack and red circle and slash through the boat for the give way boat?
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Originally posted by JimC


You're right about Port/starboard/right/wrong Brass, never occurred to me. Perhaps we should have black boats being give way and white boats having right of way?
Would have the advantage of not needing colour printing, too.
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My drawings were for a web "beginners guide". That was the point of the nine simple rules.

But there definitely seems to be a place for posters with explanations of the full fat rules for the average club sailor. That Allen A3 poster seems like a nice piece of work, and I could easily imagine a series of maybe half a dozen A4 posters with the same drawings, but divided up across posters so its not quite so intimidating as the one big one, being quite popular. Here's the poster, for those who didn't follow the link.



You can get a PDF here. http://www.allenbrothers.co.uk/uploaded_files/ISAF_Racing_Rules_of_Sailing.pdf

You're right about Port/starboard/right/wrong Brass, never occurred to me. Perhaps we should have black boats being give way and white boats having right of way?
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Originally posted by Medway Maniac

The clear astern/ahead one there is a bit confusing, Brass, as the boat behind is blue (=ROW?). Don't you need to be around to discuss that, rather than leave it on a noticeboard? Think I prefer Jim's example for that rule.

With Jim's, I'd prefer to see the actual rule numbers in place of the present 1,2,3...

Constructive remarks, I hope.
The Blue/Yellow diagrams were just examples of the concept I knocked up in a hurry.  Never intended to signify right of way by colour.

I've always had a bit of a problem with red/green:  does it mean give way/right of way or does it mean port/starboard.
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Thank you for the links. Indeed the first proposition is a little overcomplicated for what we are trying to achieve.
We need simple diagrams to remind our fellow competitors about the basic rules of racing as there seems to be a little confusion from time to time.

I like Jim's link, with a little bit of rearranging, I think I could produce a decent poster (good idea about adding rule numbers!).
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The clear astern/ahead one there is a bit confusing, Brass, as the boat behind is blue (=ROW?). Don't you need to be around to discuss that, rather than leave it on a noticeboard? Think I prefer Jim's example for that rule.

With Jim's, I'd prefer to see the actual rule numbers in place of the present 1,2,3...

Constructive remarks, I hope.
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There are three graphics in this post 


Think carefully about what you want to achieve with the poster:
  • reminder of what people already know
  • short explanation of what people don't know
  • etc.
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How about this?
Very crude I'm afraid, based on something I knocked up for club training many years ago.
http://www.devboats.co.uk/simplerules/

Edited by JimC - 24 Nov 14 at 7:15pm
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Never seen that before, it's good - though perhaps not quite the "simple" diagram the OP is looking for.
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