Part appendices

Section D — Team Racing Rules

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

D4.1

Terminology

(a) The format of an event consists of one or more stages.
(b) In a round-robin stage, teams are divided into one or more groups, and each group is scheduled to sail one or more round-robins.
(c) A round-robin consists of each team in a group sailing one race against each other team in that group.
(d) A knockout stage consists of one or more rounds in which each team sails one match. A match is one or more races between two teams.

Rule D4.2

- (a) The notice of race or sailing instructions shall state the format and stages of the event, and any special scoring rules. - (b) In order to conclude an ev...