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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.

G1.6

Exceptions

Where the size of the sail prevents compliance with rule G1.4 or G1.5, they shall be amended as follows and in the following order of precedence:

  • (a) sail numbers may extend below the specified line;
  • (b) vertical spacing may be reduced to no less than 20 mm:
    (1) first between sail numbers and national letters, and
    (2) then between national letters;
  • (c) height of national letters may be reduced to no less than 40 mm or shall be omitted;
  • (d) vertical spacing of sail numbers may be reduced to no less than 20 mm;
  • (e) height of sail numbers shall be reduced to less than 90 mm, but no less than 80 mm, or shall be omitted except on the largest sail.

Definitions in Context

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 G1.5

- (a) Class insignia, sail numbers and national letters shall be positioned (1) on both sides of the sail; (2) with those on the starboard side uppermost; (3) a...

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