When is a bowsprit not a bowsprit?
August 21st, 2014
The jury attending to the 2014 J/111 World Championship in Cowes (August 20-24) sought to answer that age old question:
Browsing the "Racing Rules of Sailing" Tag
Simplification of Starting Rules
August 19th, 2014
by Mike Butterfield (GBR), IU IJ IRO I would like to see the simplification of the starting flags, of which
Starting Rules: Do they have to be this difficult?
August 11th, 2014
by Commodore Glenn McCarthy, Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation How many of you have memorized the starting rules cold? I
Dave Perry’s Rules Quiz
August 4th, 2014
A race committee boat is anchored at the port end of the starting line. Boat X starts and immediately catches
Proposals for the Next Rule Book
August 4th, 2014
by Rob Overton, Chairman, U.S. Racing Rules Committee The US Sailing Racing Rules Committee has prepared seven Submissions to ISAF
Dave Perry’s Do’s and Don’ts For Filing an Appeal
June 12th, 2014
The Racing Rules of Sailing provide for appeals as a mechanism to correct possible Protest Committee errors in interpreting the
OCS: Are we missing something?
June 3rd, 2014
by Mike Butterfield (IRO, IU, IJ) GBR Boats that are OCS are one of the big problems for race officers.
The use of the Answering Pennant?
May 29th, 2014
by Jos M. Spijkerman, International Judge/Umpire In a couple events fairly recently I was confronted with the use of the
US Sailing Appeals Book and ISAF Cases available for Pre-Order
May 13th, 2014
The Appeals Book and ISAF Cases provide expert, and in the case of the Case Book, authoritative interpretations of the
Why we need to keep Rule 16.2 in the Racing Rules of Sailing
April 28th, 2014
by Rob Overton, Chairman of the US Racing Rules Committee Lately, there’s been some talk about removing rule 16.2 in
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