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By The Lee
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Topic: Hiking technique Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 4:33pm |
You missed the important bit 42.3 Exceptions
(a) A boat may be rolled to facilitate steering.
(b) A boat’s crew may move their bodies to exaggerate the rolling
that facilitates steering the boat through a tack or a gybe,
provided that, just after the tack or gybe is completed, the
boat’s speed is not greater than it would have been in the
absence of the tack or gybe.
(c) Except on a beat to windward, when surfing (rapidly
accelerating down the front of a wave) or planing is possible,
the boat’s crew may pull in any sail in order to initiate surfing
or planing, but each sail may be pulled in only once for each
wave or gust of wind.
(d) When a boat is above a close-hauled course and either
stationary or moving slowly, she may scull to turn to a closehauled
course.
(e) If a batten is inverted, the boat’s crew may pump the sail until
the batten is no longer inverted. This action is not permitted if
it clearly propels the boat.
(f) A boat may reduce speed by repeatedly moving her helm.
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(g) Any means of propulsion may be used to help a person or
another vessel in danger.
(h) To get clear after grounding or colliding with a vessel or
object, a boat may use force applied by her crew or the crew of
the other vessel and any equipment other than a propulsion
engine. However, the use of an engine may be permitted by
rule 42.3(i).
(i) Sailing instructions may, in stated circumstances, permit
propulsion using an engine or any other method, provided the
boat does not gain a significant advantage in the race.
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piglet
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 4:39pm |
You beat me to it! Also 42.2 doesn't prohibit 'torquing'
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By The Lee
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 4:40pm |
Correct as torquing doesn't propel the boat
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piglet
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 4:45pm |
(c) ooching: sudden forward body movement, stopped abruptly; Fine line between that & torqueing though.
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 6:12pm |
'torquing' (WTF that is) must make the boat go faster or they wouldn't bother doing it
42.1 Basic Rule Except when permitted in rule 42.3 or 45, a boat shall compete by using only the wind and water to increase, maintain or decrease her speed. Her crew may adjust the trim of sails and hull, and perform other acts of seamanship, but shall not otherwise move their bodies to propel the boat. |
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By The Lee
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 6:17pm |
Torquing is used injunction with steering over waves it lifts and sinks the bow but does not propel the boat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wgoeKkE_K0
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Sam.Spoons
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 6:22pm |
IIRC, we used to be allowed one 'ooch' as well as one pump to promote planing (back in the '70s, then it became irrelevant to me as I was racing windsurfers).
As far as I can see rule 42.3 doesn't allow 'torquing' when sailing upwind (very prevalent amongst L@ser sailors (along with rocking, pumping and ooching downwind). No longer does a (to paraphrase Eric T) "a chorus of 'heave' in time with the offenders rhythm" seem effective......
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By The Lee
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 7:08pm |
That is because it isn't prohibited under 42.2 as it does not propel the boat forward.... most Laser events have on the water jury judging rule 42 sailors are rarely flagged upwind a torquing doesn't propel the boat. "rocking, pumping and ooching downwind" is permitted as long as it accompanies a change in course as permitted by 42.3. Must club sailors sit still like a sack of potatoes then wonder why the are painfully slow
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 8:57pm |
Didn't know the forward and back movement over waves was called torquing. Nothing wrong with that, but the other stuff that goes on in Lasers, and elsewhere, and now seems acceptable, is on the whole blatantly using kenetics to make the boat go faster. The huge pump off the start line, supposedly allowed because of a change of course. Total b**locks. The change of course allows a body weight movement to facilitate it, that is fine. Changing course to allow a body weight movement is cheating, full stop.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Sep 17 at 8:58pm |
And yes, I'm good at cheating by breaking rule 42, but now avoid classes where you have to.
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