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Mark Missing

34

Mark Missing

If a mark is missing or out of position while boats are racing, the race committee shall, if possible, (a) move it to its correct position or replace it with a new one of similar appearance, or (b) replace it with an object displaying flag M and make repetitive sounds.

Definitions in Context

Committee

The protest committee, the race committee or the technical committee.

Mark

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

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.

Rule 33

While boats are racing, the race committee may change a leg of the course that begins at a rounding mark or at a gate by changing the position of the next mark...

Rule 35

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