Match Racing Rules of Sailing

Michał Kwiatek

What are we talking about?

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Please note!

In the sport of sailing, you have lots of obligations and hardly any rights

Let’s start, but before…

Starting signals (C3.1)

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If there’s no wind, paddle!

• Rule 42 prohibits propelling the boat• Preable to part 4 states that it applies only to

boats racing• A boat is racing from her preparatory signal

(definitions)• Rule C2.13 states that „Rule 42 shall also apply

between the warning and preparatory signals.”

OCS (C3.2)

Penalty system (C7)

Penalty system (C7)

Penalty limitations (C7.2)

Signals by umpires (C5)

Rule 10

Rule 11

Rule 12

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WIND

WI

ND

Rule 13 (C2.4)

Rule 14

Rule 15

CALL UMP 1

Rule 16.1

CALL UMP 4

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CALL UMP 12

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CALL UMP 12

CALL UMP 12

Rule 17.1

CALL UMP 19

Rule 18.2(c)

CALL UMP 22

Rule 18.2(b)

CALL UMP 30CALL UMP 30

18.2(c) – tricky!

CALL UMP 30

Rule 19

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Other rules

22.2 [C2.10] Except when sailing a proper course, a boat shall not interfere with a boat taking a penalty or sailing on another leg.

But as Lord Nelson used to say…

Never mind the manoeuvres, just go straight at 'em

Resources

• ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2005 – 2008– Part II, IV– Definitions– Appendix C Match Racing Rules– Match Race Call BookAvailable at http://www.sailing.org

• YCC Match Races web page:http://www.cern.ch/yachting/matchRace

Thanks for

coming!