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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.

D4.3

Scoring a Round-Robin Stage

  • (a) Teams in a round-robin group shall be ranked in order of number of race wins, highest first. If the teams have not completed an equal number of races, they shall be ranked in order of the percentage of races won, highest first.
  • (b) However, if a round-robin is terminated when fewer than 80% of its scheduled races have been completed, its race results shall not be included, but shall be used to break ties between teams in the group who all sailed each other in the terminated round-robin.
  • (c) Results from a previous round-robin stage shall only be carried forward if stated in the notice of race or sailing instructions.

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...

Rule D4.4

Ties in a round-robin stage shall be broken using results from that stage only. - (a) If the tied teams have all sailed each other at least once in the stage, t...