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Part appendices

Section E — Radio Sailing Racing Rules

Radio sailing races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix.

Note: Development Rules for Umpired Radio Sailing is available on the World Sailing website.

E3.8

Other Changes to the Rules of Part 3

  • (a) Rules 30.2 and 33 are deleted.
  • (b) All race committee signals shall be made orally or by other sounds. No visual signals are required unless specified in the sailing instructions.
  • (c) Courses shall not be shortened.
  • (d) Rule 32.1(a) is changed to: ‘because of foul weather or thunderstorms,’.

Definitions in Context

Committee

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

Rule
  • (a) The rules in this book, including the Definitions, Race Signals, Introduction, preambles and the rules of relevant appendices, but not the Basic Principles or titles;
  • (b) World Sailing Regulations that have been designated by World Sailing as having the status of a rule and are published on the World Sailing website;
  • (c) the prescriptions of the national authority, unless they are changed by the notice of race or sailing instructions in compliance with the national authority’s prescription, if any, to rule 88.2;
  • (d) the class rules (for a boat racing under a handicap or rating system, the rules of that system are ‘class rules’);
  • (e) the notice of race;
  • (f) the sailing instructions; and
  • (g) any other documents that govern the event.

Rule E3.7

When the race committee informs a boat that she has broken rule 30.3 or 30.4 , the boat shall immediately leave the course area.

Rule E3.9

The race committee may make or permit reasonable arrangements to assist *disabled* competitors to compete on as equal terms as possible. A boat or the competito...

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