Raising rudder

Originally posted by Rupert Interesting about the Laser - all ours sail with them up in light winds, I think, and the lake is mainly more than 1.5m. How does one go about stopping the practice without resorting to protest

1. contact your Sailing Committee, draw their attention to the rule and the fact that competitors in the club are breaking it frequently, and suggest that they advise competitors of the existence and application of the rule, and perhaps that they undertake to protest boats that break the rule.
2. When you have seen a boat break the rule, politely go up to them and tell them about the rule and that they have broken it.  You can also tell them that if you see them break the rule another time you will protest them.
3. If you are completely spineless, pin a copy of the rule on the sailing noticeboard, and futilely hope that this fixes the problem.

Originally posted by fudheid [QUOTE=Lukepiewalker](j) The rudder shall be maintained in the full down position except whilst racing in water less than 1.5m deep unless otherwise specified in the sailing instructions. I take it back... Where's it say that in the RRS? Apparently a local RYA P.O.R. said that there has been protests upheld and it is not allowed to adjust rudder when racing. Unless it is designed to do so like a foil....... Just can't find the rule

Originally posted by Contender443 OK so we have done the Laser, what about any other classes?   Also are there any other "odd" class specific rules that you may not know about. For example I think the RS200 does not allow goosewinging the kite.

Thats not quite true, the class rules seem to say you can boom out the kite to windward but cant hold it with your arm. The circuit SIs tend to say you cant goosewing at all but that just applies at circuit events.

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What if you have a load of weed on the rudder, could you raise and lower it to clear it?

Originally posted by fudheid Apparently a local RYA P.O.R. said that there has been protests upheld and it is not allowed to adjust rudder when racing

Think there may have been a bit of Chinese whispering going on... Lifting the rudder so as to better paddle with it, for instance, to scull with the rudder on the startline is prohibited under propulsion rules. Lifting the rudder to clear sandbanks is fine under RRS.

Then anything that is in the class rules of any particular class always applies to that class, even in handicap racing, because RRS says you must obey class rules. So in this case the Laser rules say you can only lift the rudder in shallow water.