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OTHER RACE COMMITTEE ACTIONS BEFORE THE STARTING SIGNAL

27

OTHER RACE COMMITTEE ACTIONS BEFORE THE STARTING SIGNAL

27.1:

No later than the warning signal, the race committee shall signal or otherwise designate the course to be sailed if the sailing instructions have not stated the course, and it may replace one course signal with another and signal that wearing personal flotation devices is required (display flag Y with one sound).

27.2:

No later than the preparatory signal, the race committee may move a starting mark.

27.3:

Before the starting signal, the race committee may for any reason postpone (display flag AP, AP over H, or AP over A, with two sounds) or abandon the race (display flag N, N over H, or N over A, with three sounds).

Definitions in Context

Abandon

A race that a race committee or protest committee abandons is void but may be resailed.

Race

A race is a sailing competition that is held under these rules and is conducted by a host organization according to the sailing instructions.

Start

A boat starts when, her hull having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her hull crosses the starting line from the pre-start side to the course side.

Rule 26

Races shall be started by using the following signals. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded. | Minut...

Rule 28

A boat shall sail the course. A boat may correct any errors in sailing the course, provided she has not finished.

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