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davidyacht
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Topic: Rule 46 person in charge Posted: 11 Dec 13 at 10:26pm |
Rule 46 requires having a person in charge on board, when capsized, or holding the boat from alongside there is no person in charge on board, does this boat break the rules?
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gordon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 7:29am |
I would have thought that rule 47.2 applies. Any crew member must be back on board before the boat continues in the race. If the person in charge falls overboard a person still on board would probably be considered as temporarily in charge (if the issue ever arose)
It is a moot point whether a crew member holding the boat to "anchor" it has "left"the boat |
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Presuming Ed
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 7:53am |
Are you "on board" if you're trapping off the side of the boat?
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Brass
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 8:34am |
This issue used to be Case #1. Why it was dropped I do not know.
ISAF Q&A 2008-002 (since lapsed) dealt with the issue
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davidyacht
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 3:12pm |
Why do we have rules that are next to each other, yet contradict themselves ... and why do we have to refer to Appeals cases in order to decipher the rule book ... it is no wonder that our sport is inaccessible! God I I begining to sound like a man from Folkestone!
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gordon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 3:43pm |
I am not convinced that the rules do contradict themselves. Rule 46 says that a person on board must be designated as being in charge. Rule 47.2 makes it clear that if any person leaves the boat by accident or to swim (both apply when a boat capsizes) they must be back on board before the boat continues to race.
As for the interpretations - there are very few that arrive at a conclusion that contradict a careful reading of the rules. However, they do provide consistency, and tend to avoid rules being interpreted differently in different countires If only rugby, for instance, could acheive a similar consistency of interpretation - refereeing of the breakdown being a good example. |
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 13 at 6:31pm |
I guess sailing is a complex passtime, with many different ways of boats meeting or going round a course, therefore the rules have to be equally complex to meet every situation. There is an internal logic to the rules, but it does take a lot of time of the water and racing to really get to grips with what they are on about sometimes. Just reading them without the experience won't really help.
Best bet is to have a set in your sailing kit, and when something happens on the water tht you don't get, take a good look at the rules, and maybe discuss it with more experienced sailors. Chances are they will have different views on it, and will be equally interested in the permutations. Certainly seems to be the case on here. I'd love the rules to be more simple, but I thik too many loopholes would creep in, and people would use them to gain unfair advantage. |
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