WorldSailingTestRules2016forMatchRacing

17.4.2016MichaelRöllich

ObjecAve

•  SimplifysomeoftheRRS

•  Improveconsistencyofumpiringdecisions

•  Makeracingmorespectatorfriendly

Background

•  Derivedfromtherulesof–  America’sCup34th,35th–  WMRT(WorldMatchRacingTour)

•  Jointeffort,workinggroupèWorldSailingTestRules2016–  MRC(MatchRacingCommiOee)–  RRC(RacingRulesCommiOee)–  IUSC(InternaAonalUmpiresSub-CommiOee)

•  Willbeincludedin2017-2020RacingRulesofSailing

Whatchanges

•  NewRRS7-Lastpointofcertainty

•  ChangedefiniAonofMark-Room

•  NewRRS18-DeleteRRS18,C2.6,C2.7

•  NewruleC2.14èRule17deleted

NOTE!Changesfromthe2015TestRulesinRED

AddnewRRS7toPart1:

7  LASTPOINTOFCERTAINTYTheumpireswillassumethatthestateofaboat,orherrelaAonshiptoanotherboat,hasnotchanged,unAltheyarecertainthatithaschanged.

C.ChangedefiniAonofMark-Roomto:

Mark-Room Roomforaboattosailherpropercoursetoroundorpassthemarkontherequiredside.Ifroomincludesachangeoftack,suchtackorgybeshallbedonenoquickerthanatackorgybetosailherpropercourse.

B.DeleteRRS18,C2.6andC2.7andreplacewith:

18 MARKROOM18.1 WhenRule18Applies

Rule18appliesbetweenboatswhentheyarerequiredtoleaveamarkonthesamesideandatleastoneofthemisinthezone.However,itdoesnotapplybetweenaboatapproachingamarkandoneleavingit.

18.2 GivingMark-Room

(a) Whenthefirstboatreachesthezone,(1) ifboatsareoverlapped,theoutsideboatatthatmomentshalltherea_ergivetheinsideboatmark-room.(2) ifboatsarenotoverlapped,theboatthathasnotreachedthezoneshalltherea_ergivemark-room.

(b) IftheboatenAtledtomark-roomleavesthezone,theenAtlementtomark-roomceasesandrule 18.2(a)isappliedagainifrequiredbasedontherelaAonshipoftheboatsconsideredattheAme rule18.2(a)isre-applied.(c) Ifaboatobtainedaninsideoverlapand,fromtheAmetheoverlapbegan,theoutsideboatisunableto givemark-room,sheisnotrequiredtogiveit.

18.3 TackingorGybing

Whenaninsideoverlappedright-of-wayboatmustchangetackatamarktosailherpropercourse,unAlshechangestacksheshallsailnofartherfromthemarkthanneededtosailthatcourse.Rule18.3doesnotapplyatagatemarkorafinishingmarkandaboatshallnotbepenalizedforbreakingthisruleunlessthecourseofanotherboatwasaffectedbythebreachofthisrule.

ClearAsternandClearAhead;OverlapOneboatisclearasternofanotherwhenherhullandequipmentinnormalposiAonarebehindalineabeamfromthea_ermostpointoftheotherboat’shullandequipmentinnormalposiAon.Theotherboatisclearahead.Theyoverlapwhenneitherisclearastern.However,theyalsooverlapwhenaboatbetweenthemoverlapsboth.Thesetermsalwaysapplytoboatsonthesametack.Theydonotapplytoboatsonoppositetacksunlessrule18appliesorbothboatsaresailingmorethanninetydegreesfromthetruewind.

Atawindwardmark

Windwardmarkcont.

Ataleewardmark

Leewardmarkcont.

180°LeewardtoWindward

180°LeewardtoWindward

MRCALLE3

Changetocall.Suggestedanswer:Answer1:•  WhenYellowentersthezone,rule18.2(a)(2)applies

unAlYellowhasroundedandpassedthemark.•  AtposiAon6Yellowhasnotyetpassedthemark.•  IfYellowcannotsailherpropercoursearoundthe

mark,Bluebreaksrule18.2(a)(2).•  PenalizeBlueandexonerateYellowunderrule21(a).•  IfYellowisabletosailherpropercoursearoundthe

mark,displaythegreenandwhiteflag.

MRCallE3

Changetocall.Suggestedanswer:Answer2:PenalizeBlue.SeeAnswer1.(SeeTestRulesCall2)

MRCALLE7

Changetocall•  ThiscallissilentontherelaAonshipoftheboatsattheAmethe

firstboatenteredthezone.•  Forthepurposesofthispackageoftestrulesitisassumedthat

BluewasoverlappedinsideYellowwhenthefirstboatreachedthezone.

Answer1:•  YellowmustgiveBluemark-roomfromtheAmerule18applies

towhenBluehasroundedorpassedthemark.•  Blueisaninsideoverlappedright-of-wayboatandthereforehas

anobligaAontosailnofartherfromthemarkthanneededtosailherpropercourseunAlshetacks(rule18.3).

Answers2and3:ReferAnswer1.(SeeTestRulesCall4)

EUROSAFMatchRacing,OpenEuropeanChampionship,2015SailsofWhiteNights-theNaAonalCongressPalaceCup-

OfficialEventoftheWorldMatchRacingTourISAFGrade2MatchRacingRega]aSt-Petersburg,3rd–7thJune2015

Q&ANo2YellowandBluearefetchingthemarkonporttack.YellowiclearasternofBlueatposiAon1.AtposiAon2YellowhascreatedanoverlapfromclearasternwithintwoboatsfromBlueQuesAonCanYellowluffbeforethemarkinsidethezone?Answer•  WhenYellowinposiAon2createsanoverlapfromclear

asternwithintwoboatsfromYellowbecomestherightawayboatandRule15thenRule16applies.

•  WhenthefirstboatarrivesatthezoneRule18applies.Yellowistheright-of-wayoverlappedinsideboatwithmark-room.

•  WhenYellowluffsinposiAon4shemustgiveBlueroomtokeepclearunderRule16,whichshedoes.

•  GreenandWhiteflag

Mark-roomdecisiontree

Whencanrule18.3apply?

Changingtack

Whodoesrule18.3applyto?

18.3 TackingorGybing Whenaninsideoverlappedright-of-wayboatmustchangetackatamarkto sailherpropercourse,unAlshechangestacksheshallsailnofartherfrom themarkthanneededtosailthatcourse.Rule18.3doesnotapplyata gatemarkorafinishingmarkandaboatshallnotbepenalizedforbreaking thisruleunlessthecourseofanotherboatwasaffectedbythebreachof thisrule.

ThislimitaAononlyappliestotheinside,overlapped,right-of-wayboatwhomustchangetackatamarktosailherpropercourse

Atawindwardmark

Windwardmarkcont.

Ataleewardmark

SailingnofartherfromthemarkRule18.3limitaAon

MRCALLL9

Changetocall.Answer1changedto:•  AtposiAon2Yellowisinthezoneandistheright

ofway,insideboatthatmusttackatthemarktosailherpropercourse.

•  Underrule18.3,unAlshetacks,Yellowisrequiredtosailnofartherfromthemarkthanneededtosailherpropercourse.

•  BybearingawayatposiAon3Yellowisnolongersailingherpropercourse.

•  PenalizeYellow.

EUROSAFMatchRacing,OpenEuropeanChampionship,2015SailsofWhiteNights-theNaAonalCongressPalaceCup-

OfficialEventoftheWorldMatchRacingTourISAFGrade2MatchRacingRega]aSt-Petersburg,3rd–7thJune2015

Q&ANo1Blueentersthezonefirstonportatthewindwardmark.Yellowisapproachingthezoneonstarboard.QuesAonIfBlueboatvolontarilytackstoportbeforeYellowarrivestothelayline,canYellowconAnuestraightforwardwithoutbreakinganyrule?Answer•  WhenBlueentersthezoneonport,Rule18applies.•  Yellowisright-of-wayonstarboard,overlappedinsideBlue.•  Mark-roomforYellow.YellowisrestrictedbyRule18.3nottosail

fartherfromthemarkthanneededtosailherpropercourse.•  BluethentacksclearaheadofYellowandconAnousonstarboard.•  IfBlueprotests,YellowisnotbreakinganyrulesinceYellow

becomeskeepclearboatunderrule11insideoverlapped.•  GreenandWhiteflag

”WhenYellowpassesheadtowindBluebecomestherightofwayboatandhastotack."

”WhenYellowpassesheadtowindBluebecomestherightofwayboatandhastotack."

ForthepurposeofRRS18.3,atackistogothroughheadtowind(changetack/acquireanewwindwardside)

Iftwoboatsaresubjecttorule13.1atthesameAme,theoneontheother’sportsideortheoneasternshallkeepclear.

ForthepurposeofRRS18.3,atackistogothroughheadtowind(changetack/acquireanewwindwardside)

Nopenaltyforabreachofrule18.3

Whendoesrule18ceasetoapply?

Roundedorpassedthemark?ü  Boatisonthenewlegof

thecourseü  Markisclearasternofthe

boat

C7.2(c)Aboatcompletesalegofthecoursewhenherbowcrossestheextensionofthelinefromthepreviousmarkthroughthemarksheisrounding,oronthelastlegwhenshefinishes.

MRCallE2BlueandYellowapproachthewindwardmarkonporttack.A_erpassingthemark,Blueimmediatelygybesontostarboardtack.HowfarbeyondthemarkmayBluesailbeforegybingandsAllbeenAtledtomark-room?Answer:•  BlueisenAtledtosailherpropercourse

toroundorpassthemarkontherequiredside.

•  AtposiAon3YellowhasgivenBluemark-roomasrequiredbyrule18.2(a)(2)andrule21nolongerapplies.

•  IfBluegybesa_erthispoint,shewillbesubjecttorule13.2andthentorules15and16.1

D.Addthefollowingnewrule:

C2.14 Rule17isdeleted

However,thesesAllapply!15 Acquiringrightofway

Whenaboatacquiresrightofway,sheshalliniAallygivetheotherboatroomtokeepclear,unlesssheacquiresrightofwaybecauseoftheotherboat’sacAons.

16 Changingcourse

Whenaright-of-wayboatchangescourse,sheshallgivetheotherboatsroomtokeepclear.

Development

WSTestRules2016èMatchRacingèFeedbackècompeAAons@isaf.comèDevelopment

ChangesandcorrecAonsmadebyWorldSailingintheRacingRulesofSailingfor2013-2016

Rulechange#3Thisrulechangeisinforcefrom1January2015AppendixC–MatchRacingRulesC2.9 Rule22.3isdeleted.changedto:‘Aboatmovingastern

throughthewatershallkeepclearofonethatisnot.’

AppendixC–MatchRacingRulesThisrulechangeisinforcefrom1January2015

RuleC2.9ischanged=deleteRule22.3aboutmovingastern

DavePerryBluehadbeenmovingforwardwhenshehadtheDialUpwithYellow.WhenBluebeginstomoveastern,she“changescourse,”sorule16.1,ChangingCourse,applies.(seeMRCallB7)IftheumpiresdecidethatYellowcouldhaveconAnuedtokeepcleara_erBluebeganmovingastern,penalizeYellow.IftheumpiresdecidethatYellowdidnothave“room”tokeepclear,evenifshehadtakensomeavoidingacAon,penalizeBlue.

January&June,2015ISAFStandardNORandSIrevised

Ifrule31hasbeenchangedinthesailinginstrucAons,noprotest.AsofJanuary1,2015,theISAFstandardNORandsailinginstrucAonshavebeenrevisedtoincludethefollowingsailinginstrucAonlanguage:2015January20151.4 RRS31ischangedto‘Whileracing,neitherthecrewnoranypartofaboat'shullshalltouchastarAngmarkbeforestar6ng,amarkthatbegins,boundsorendsthelegofthecourseonwhichsheissailing,orafinishingmarka_erfinishing.2015June20151.4 RRS31ischangedto‘Whileracing,neitherthecrewnoranypartofaboat'shullshalltouchastarAngmarkbeforestar6ng,amarkthatbegins,boundsorendsthelegofthecourseonwhichsheissailing,orafinishingmarka_erfinishing.InaddiAon,whileracing,aboatshallnottoucharacecommiOeevesselthatisalsoamark.’Yellowhasnotbrokenrule31,TouchingaMark.

Resources

•  www.matchracing.net•  www.njk.fi/sailingcenter/materials•  hOp://www.sailing.org/documents/racingrules/experimental-rules.php

•  Youtube-MatchRaceVideoDotCom•  Ussailing:Home–Racing-SmallBoatRacing-MatchRacing-The2016TestRulesforMatchRacing