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Section D — Team Racing Rules

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

D4.4

Round-Robin Tie Breaks

Ties in a round-robin stage shall be broken using results from that stage only.

  • (a) If the tied teams have all sailed each other at least once in the stage, the tie shall be broken in the order below.
    (1) Percentage of races won in all races between the tied teams, highest first;
    (2) Average points per race in all races between the tied teams, lowest first;
    (3) If two teams remain tied, the winner of the last race between them;
    (4) Average points per race in all races against common opponents, lowest first;
    (5) A sail-off if possible, otherwise a game of chance.
  • (b) Otherwise, the tie shall be broken using only steps (4) and (5) above.
  • (c) When a tie is partially broken by one of the above, the remaining tie shall be broken in accordance with D4.4(a) or (b) as appropriate.

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 D4.3

- (a) Teams in a round-robin group shall be ranked in order of number of race wins, highest first. If the teams have not completed an equal number of races, the...

Rule D4.5

- (a) A round shall not be scored unless at least one race has been completed in each match in that round. The final and petit-final are separate rounds. - (b)...

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