Paul Elvstrom Explains Racing Rules of Sailing, 2013-2016 Edition - Brossura

Krause, Soren

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071810730 ISBN 13: 9780071810739

Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2012

Riassunto

Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing

This handy-sized book with its signature plastic protest boats has been the most trusted reference for racing sailors at all levels for over 40 years. Written by a sailor for sailors, it promotes a greater understanding of the rules so that everyone can interpret them correctly. This unique approach devised by Paul Elvstrom gives bird's-eye views and detailed explanations of how the rules are applied to racing situations, which are then cross-referenced to the relevant case studies provided by the ISAF.

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Soren Krause is a leading authority on the rules, a frequent judge on international regatta committees, and a member of the ISAF rule-making authority.

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PAUL ELVSTRØM EXPLAINS THE RACING RULES OF SAILING

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Copyright © 2013Paul Elvstrøm and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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ISBN: 978-0-07-181073-9

Contents

Chapter One

THE RACING RULES OF SAILING FOR 2013–2016

CONTENTS

Introduction
Definitions
Basic Principles
Part 1 Fundamental Rules (rules 1–5)
Part 2 When Boats Meet (rules 10–24)
Part 3 Conduct of a Race (rules 25–36)
Part 4 Other Requirements When Racing (rules 40–55)
Part 5 Protests, Redress, Hearings, Misconduct and Appeals (rules 60–71)
Part 6 Entry and Qualification (rules 75–81)
Part 7 Race Organization (rules 85–91)

APPENDICES
A Scoring
B Windsurfing Competition Rules
C Match Racing Rules
D Team Racing Rules
E Radio Sailing Racing Rules
F Kiteboard Racing Rules
G Identification on Sails
H Weighing Clothing and Equipment
J Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
K Notice of Race Guide
L Sailing Instructions Guide
M Recommendations for Protest Committees
N International Juries
P Special Procedures for Rule 42
R Procedures for Appeals and Requests
Protest Form
Race Signals text

ONLINE RULES DOCUMENTS

ISAF has established a single internet address at which readers will find links to all the online rules documents mentioned in the ISAF Rules book. Those documents are listed below. Links to other rules documents will also be provided at that address.

The address is: sailing.org/racingrules/documents.

Changes made to these rules after 1 January 2013 (Ref Introduction)

ISAF Codes (Regulations 19, 20, 21 and 22) (Ref Introduction)

Case Book (Ref Introduction) Interpretation section

Call Books for Match and Team Racing (Ref Introduction)

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Ref. Part 2 Preamble, Rule 48)

Interpretations of Rule 42, Propulsion (Ref Rule 42)

ISAF Offshore Special Regulations (Ref Rule 49)

Standard Notice of Race for Match Racing (Ref. App C Preamble)

Standard Sailing Instructions for Match Racing (Ref. App C Preamble)

Match Racing Rules for Blind Competitors (Ref. App C Preamble)

International Radio Sailing Association Addendum Q (Ref. Rule E5.2)

Rules for other kiteboard racing formats and disciplines (Ref. App F)

Up-to-date version of the table of National Sail Letters (Ref. Rule G1.1)

Template for Notice of Race Guide (Ref. App K)

Template for Sailing Instructions Guide (Ref. App L)

Expanded Sailing Instructions Guide (Ref. App LE)

INTRODUCTION

The Racing Rules of Sailing includes two main sections. The first, Parts 1–7, contains rules that affect all competitors. The second, the appendices, provides details of rules, rules that apply to particular kinds of racing, and rules that affect only a small number of competitors or officials.

Revision

The racing rules are revised and published every four years by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the international authority for the sport. This edition becomes effective on 1 January 2013 except that for an event beginning in 2012 the date may be postponed by the notice of race and sailing instructions. Marginal markings indicate important changes to Parts 1–7 and the Definitions of the 2009–2012 edition. No changes are contemplated before 2017, but any changes determined to be urgent before then will be announced through national authorities and posted on the ISAF website.

ISAF Codes

The ISAF Eligibility, Advertising, Anti-Doping and Sailor Classification Codes (Regulations 19, 20, 21 and 22) are referred to in the definition Rule but are not included in this book because they can be changed at any time. The most recent versions of the codes are available on the ISAF website; new versions will be announced through national authorities.

Cases and Calls

The ISAF publishes interpretations of the racing rules in The Case Book for 2013–2016 and recognizes them as authoritative interpretations and explanations of the rules. It also publishes The Call Book for Match Racing for 2013–2016 and The Call Book for Team Racing for 2013–2016, and it recognizes them as authoritative only for umpired match or team racing. These publications are available on the ISAF website.

Terminology

A term used in the sense stated in the Definitions is printed in italics or, in preambles, in bold italics (for example, racing and racing). 'Racing rule' means a rule in The Racing Rules of Sailing. 'Boat' means a sailboat and the crew on board; 'vessel' means any boat or ship. 'Race committee' includes any person or committee performing a race committee function. A 'change' to a rule includes an addition to it or deletion of all or part of it. 'National authority' means an ISAF member national authority. Other words and terms are used in the sense ordinarily understood in nautical or general use.

Appendices

When the rules of an appendix apply, they take precedence over any conflicting rules in Parts 1–7 and the Definitions. Each appendix is identified by a letter. A reference to a rule in an appendix will contain the letter and the rule number (for example, 'rule A1'). The letters I, O and Q are not used to designate appendices in this book.

Changes to the Rules

The prescriptions of a national authority, class rules or the sailing instructions may change a racing rule only as permitted in rule 86.

Changes to National Authority Prescriptions

A national authority may restrict changes to its prescriptions as provided in rule 88.2.

DEFINITIONS

A term used as stated below is shown in italic type or, in preambles, in bold italic type.

Abandon A race that a race committee or protest committee abandons is void but may be resailed.

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Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boat's hull and equipment in normal position. The other boat is clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern. However, they also overlap when a boat between them overlaps both. These terms always apply to boats on the same tack. They do not apply to boats on opposite tacks unless rule 18 applies or both boats are sailing more than ninety degrees from the true wind.

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Fetching A boat is fetching a mark when she is in a position to pass to windward of it and leave it on the required side without changing tack.

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Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment in normal position, crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she

(a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2,

(b) corrects an error under rule 28.2 made at the line, or

(c) continues to sail the course.

Interested Party A person who may gain or lose as a result of a protest committee's decision, or who has a close personal interest in the decision.

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Keep Clear A boat keeps clear of a right-of-way boat

(a) if the right-of-way boat can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and,

(b) when the boats are overlapped, if the right-of-way boat can also change course in both directions without immediately making contact.

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Leeward and Windward A boat's leeward side is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind. However, when sailing by the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her mainsail lies. The other side is her windward side. When two boats on the same tack overlap, the one on the leeward side of the other is the leeward boat. The other is the windward boat.

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Mark An object the sailing instructions require a boat to leave on a specified side, and a race committee boat surrounded by navigable water from which the starting or finishing line extends. An anchor line or an object attached accidentally to a mark is not part of it.

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Mark-Room Room for a boat to leave a mark on the required side. Also,

(a) room to sail to the mark when her proper course is to sail close to it, and

(b) room to round the mark as necessary to sail the course.

However, mark-room for a boat does not include room to tack unless she is overlapped inside and to windward of the boat required to give mark-room and she would be fetching the mark after her tack.

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Obstruction An object that a boat could not pass without changing course substantially, if she were sailing directly towards it and one of her hull lengths from it. An object that can be safely passed on only one side and an area so designated by the sailing instructions are also obstructions. However, a boat racing is not an obstruction to other boats unless they are required to keep clear of her or, if rule 23 applies, avoid her. A vessel under way, including a boat racing, is never a continuing obstruction.

Overlap See Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap.

Party A party to a hearing is

(a) for a protest hearing: a protestor, a protestee;

(b) for a request for redress: a boat requesting redress or for which redress is requested, a race committee acting under rule 60.2(b);

(c) for a request for redress under rule 62.1(a): the body alleged to have made an improper action or omission;

(d) a boat or a competitor that may be penalized under rule 69.2.

However, the protest committee is never a party.

Postpone A postponed race is delayed before its scheduled start but may be started or abandoned later.

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Proper Course A course a boat would sail to finish as soon as possible in the absence of the other boats referred to in the rule using the term. A boat has no proper course before her starting signal.

Protest An allegation made under rule 61.2 by a boat, a race committee or a protest committee that a boat has broken a rule.

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Racing A boat is racing from her preparatory signal until she finishes and clears the finishing line and marks or retires, or until the race committee signals a general recall, postponement or abandonment.

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Room The space a boat needs in the existing conditions, including space to comply with her obligations under the rules of Part 2 and rule 31, while manoeuvring promptly in a seamanlike way.

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Rule (a) The rules in this book, including the Definitions, Race Signals, Introduction, preambles and the rules of relevant appendices, but not titles;

(b) ISAF Regulation 19, Eligibility Code; Regulation 20, Advertising Code; Regulation 21, Anti-Doping Code; and Regulation 22, Sailor Classification Code;

(c) the prescriptions of the national authority, unless they are changed by the sailing instructions in compliance with the national authority's prescription, if any, to rule 88.2;

(d) the class rules (for a boat racing under a handicap or rating system, the rules of that system are 'class rules');

(e) the notice of race;

(f) the sailing instructions; and

(g) any other documents that govern the event.

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Start A boat starts when, having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her hull, crew or equipment crosses the starting line in the direction of the first mark.

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Tack, Starboard or Port A boat is on the tack, starboard or port, corresponding to her windward side.

Windward See Leeward and Windward.

Zone The area around a mark within a distance of three hull lengths of the boat nearer to it. A boat is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone.

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Sportsmanship and the Rules

Competitors in the sport of sailing are governed by a body of rules that they are expected to follow and enforce. A fundamental principle of sportsmanship is that when competitors break a rule they will promptly take a penalty, which may be to retire.

Environmental Responsibility

Participants are encouraged to minimize any adverse environmental impact of the sport of sailing.

PART 1 – FUNDAMENTAL RULES

1 SAFETY

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1.1 Helping Those in Danger

A boat or competitor shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger.

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1.2 Life-Saving Equipment and Personal Flotation Devices

A boat shall carry adequate life-saving equipment for all persons on board, including one item ready for immediate use, unless her class rules make some other provision. Each competitor is individually responsible for wearing a personal flotation device adequate for the conditions.

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2 FAIR SAILING

A boat and her owner shall compete in compliance with recognized principles of sportsmanship and fair play. A boat may be penalized under this rule only if it is clearly established that these principles have been violated. A disqualification under this rule shall not be excluded from the boat's series score.

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3 ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

By participating in a race conducted under these racing rules, each competitor and boat owner agrees

(a) to be governed by the rules;

(b) to accept the penalties imposed and other action taken under the rules, subject to the appeal and review procedures provided in them, as the final determination of any matter arising under the rules; and

(c) with respect to any such determination, not to resort to any court of law or tribunal.

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4 DECISION TO RACE

The responsibility for a boat's decision to participate in a race or to continue racing is hers alone.

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5 ANTI-DOPING

A competitor shall comply with the World Anti-Doping Code, the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency, and ISAF Regulation 21, Anti-Doping Code. An alleged or actual breach of this rule shall be dealt with under Regulation 21. It shall not be grounds for a protest and rule 63.1 does not apply.

PART 2 – WHEN BOATS MEET

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The rules of Part 2 apply between boats that are sailing in or near the racing area and intend to race, are racing, or have been racing. However, a boat not racing shall not be penalized for breaking one of these rules, except rule 24.1. When a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel that is not, she shall comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) or government right-of-way rules. If the sailing instructions so state, the rules of Part 2 are replaced by the right-of-way rules of the IRPCAS or by government right-of-way rules.

Section A – Right of Way

A boat has right of way over another boat when the other boat is required to keep clear of her. However, some rules in Sections B, C and D limit the actions of a right-of-way boat.

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10 ON OPPOSITE TACKS

When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.

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11 ON THE SAME TACK, OVERLAPPED

When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat.

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12 ON THE SAME TACK, NOT OVERLAPPED

When boats are on the same tack and not overlapped, a boat clear astern shall keep clear of a boat clear ahead.

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13 WHILE TACKING

After a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats until she is on a close-hauled course. During that time rules 10, 11 and 12 do not apply. If two boats are subject to this rule at the same time, the one on the other's port side or the one astern shall keep clear.

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• Editore: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0071810730
• ISBN 13: 9780071810739
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
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