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Part appendices

Section B — Windsurfing Fleet Racing Rules

Windsurfing fleet races (including marathon races) shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘board’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate. A marathon race is a race intended to last more than one hour.

Note: Links to windsurfing rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

B3

CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 3

26: STARTING RACES

Rule 26 is changed to:

26.1 System 1 (for Upwind Starts)

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.

Minutes before starting signalVisual signalSound signalMeans
5*Class flagOneWarning signal
4P, I, U, or black flagOnePreparatory signal
1Preparatory flag removedOne longOne minute
0Class flag removedOneStarting signal

*or as stated in the notice of race or sailing instructions

The warning signal for each succeeding class shall be made with or after the starting signal of the preceding class.

26.2 System 2 (for Reaching Starts)

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.

Minutes before starting signalVisual signalSound signalMeans
3Class flagAttention signal
2Red flag; attention signal removedOneWarning signal
1Yellow flag; red flag removedOnePreparatory signal
½Yellow flag removed30 seconds
0Green flagOneStarting signal

26.3 System 3 (for Beach Starts)

  • (a) When the starting line is on the beach, or so close to the beach that the competitor must stand in the water to start, the start is a beach start.
  • (b) The starting stations shall be numbered so that station 1 is the most windward one. Unless the sailing instructions specify some other system, a board’s starting station shall be determined
    • (1) by ranking (the highest ranking board on station 1, the next highest on station 2, and so on), or
    • (2) by draw.
  • (c) After boards have been called to take their positions, the race committee shall make the preparatory signal by displaying a red flag with one sound. The starting signal shall be made, at any time after the preparatory signal, by removing the red flag with one sound.
  • (d) After the starting signal each board shall take the shortest route from her starting station to the water and then to her sailing position without interfering with other boards. Part 2 rules will apply when both of the competitor’s feet are on the board.

30: STARTING PENALTIES

Rule 30.2 is deleted.

31: TOUCHING A MARK

Rule 31 is changed to:

A board may touch a mark but shall not hold on to it.

Definitions in Context

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 B2

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Rule B4

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