Question 1
If a person extra to the crew is carried onboard a boat, such as an 'observer'
(umpires' assistant) or a cameraman, should the person or the equipment carried
be considered as a part of the boat's 'hull or equipment in normal position'
for the determination of overlaps or contact between two boats?
Answer 1
No. Such a person is not a part of the boat.
Question 2
Fixed cameras and/or their fixed brackets, placed by or under the direction
of the race committee, may project beyond the stern of the boat. Should a camera
or its bracket be considered as part of the boat's 'equipment in normal position'
for the determination of overlaps or contact between two boats?
Answer 2
Yes, when fixed to the boat, cameras or brackets become part of the boat's equipment.
Another example would be antennas for radio transmission.
Question 3
Flags carried by boats often project beyond the hull line astern or to leeward
of the boats. Should they be considered as part of the boat's 'equipment in
normal position' for the determination of overlaps or contact between two boats?
Answer 3
No. In match racing flags are not considered to be part of a boat's equipment;
the flag staffs are.