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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.

D3

SCORING A RACE

D3.1:

  • (a) Each boat finishing a race and not retiring thereafter shall be scored points equal to her finishing place. All other boats shall be scored points equal to the number of boats entitled to race.
  • (b) When a boat is OCS and does not then either return to start or promptly retire, 10 points shall be added to her score.
  • (c) When a boat finishes and has not sailed the course, 6 points shall be added to her score, unless rule D3.1(b) applies.
  • (d) When a boat fails to take a penalty imposed by an umpire at or near the finishing line, she shall be scored as retired.
  • (e) When a boat is scored as retired after finishing, each boat with a worse finishing place shall be moved up one place.

D3.2:

When all boats on one team have finished, retired or failed to start, the other team’s boats racing at that time shall be scored the points they would have received had they finished.

D3.3:

When a protest committee decides that a boat that is a party to a protest hearing has broken a rule and was not exonerated:

  • (a) If the boat has broken
    (1) rule 1 or 2,
    (2) rule 14 when she has caused damage or injury, or
    (3) a rule when not racing,
    half or more race wins may be deducted from her team, or no penalty may be imposed. Race wins deducted shall not be awarded to any other team.
  • (b) If the boat has broken a rule other than the rules mentioned in D3.3(a) while racing and not taken or received a penalty for that breach, 6 points shall be added to her score.
  • (c) If the boat’s team has gained an advantage despite taking or receiving a penalty, the boat’s score may be increased.

D3.4:

The team with the lower total points wins the race. If the totals are equal, the team that does not have first place wins.

Definitions in Context

Rule

The complete written rules contained in this document, which includes all racing rules including those established by the International Sailing Federation and other governing authorities.

Racing

Racing is the period from the preparatory signal until a boat finishes or retires, or the race committee signals the start or abandonment of the race.

Finish

A boat finishes when, after her starting signal, any part of her hull crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she (a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2, (b) corrects an error in sailing the course made at the line, or (c) continues to sail the course. After finishing she need not cross the finishing line completely. The sailing instructions may change the direction in which boats are required to cross the finishing line to finish.

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 D2

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Rule D4

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