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Part appendices

Section E — Radio Sailing Racing Rules

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

Note: Development Rules for Umpired Radio Sailing is available on the World Sailing website.

E4

RULES OF PART 4

E4.1: Deleted Rules in Part 4

Rules 40, 44.3, 45, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55 and 56 are deleted.

E4.2: Outside Help

Rule 41 is changed to:

A boat or the competitor controlling her shall not receive help from any outside source, except

  • (a) help needed as a direct result of a competitor becoming ill, injured or in danger;
  • (b) when the boat is entangled with another boat, help from the other competitor;
  • (c) when the boat is disabled or in danger, help from the race committee;
  • (d) help in the form of information freely available to all competitors;
  • (e) unsolicited information from a disinterested source. A competitor is not a disinterested source unless acting as an observer.

E4.3: Taking a Penalty

Rule 44.1 is changed to:

A boat may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2, or rule 31, in an incident while racing. However,

  • (a) when she may have broken a rule of Part 2 and rule 31 in the same incident she need not take the penalty for breaking rule 31;
  • (b) if the boat gained an advantage in the heat or race by her breach despite taking a penalty, her penalty shall be additional One-Turn Penalties until her advantage is lost;
  • (c) if the boat caused serious damage, or as a result of breaking a rule of Part 2 she caused another boat to become disabled and retire, her penalty shall be to retire.

E4.4: Person in Charge

Rule 46 is changed to: ‘The member or organization that entered the boat shall designate the competitor. See rule 75.’

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.

Rule E3

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Rule E5

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