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Section C — Match Racing Rules

Match races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. Matches shall be umpired unless the notice of race or sailing instructions state otherwise.

Note: A Standard Notice of Race, Standard Sailing Instructions, and Match Racing Rules for Visually Impaired Sailors are available on the World Sailing website.

C10.5

In a round-robin series,

  • (a) competitors shall be placed in order of their total scores, highest score first;
  • (b) a competitor who has won a match but is disqualified for breaking a rule against a competitor in another match shall lose the point for that match (but the losing competitor shall not be awarded the point); and
  • (c) the overall position between competitors who have sailed in different groups shall be decided by the highest score.

Rule C10.4

When a multiple round robin is terminated with an incomplete round robin, only one point shall be available for all the matches sailed between any two competito...

Rule C10.6

In a knockout series the sailing instructions shall state the minimum number of points required to win a series between two competitors. When a knockout series...