Rule 11, On the Same Tack, Overlapped
Section C At Marks and Obstructions: Preamble
Rule 19.2(b) Giving room at an Obstruction
Question 1
Blue and Yellow are approaching the committee boat end of the starting
line. How do the umpires decide if they are approaching a starting mark to start?
Answer 1
In each of Diagrams a, b, and c the boats may be approaching a starting mark
to start. The umpires will use the speed and course of the boats in the prevailing
conditions and the time remaining before the starting signal to decide if they
are approaching a starting mark to start. Since match race starting lines are
short, the boats may even be approaching the far end (Diagram b). However, until
both umpires agree that the boats are approaching to start, they will decide
that they are not (see Call GEN 1).
Question 2 Answer 2 |