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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.

E5

RACING WITH OBSERVERS AND UMPIRES

E5.1: Observers

  • (a) The race committee may appoint observers, who may be competitors.
  • (b) Observers shall hail the sail numbers of boats that make contact with a mark or another boat.
  • (c) At the end of a heat, observers shall report to the race committee all unresolved incidents, and any failure to sail the course.

E5.2: Rules for Observers and Umpires

Observers and umpires shall be located in the control area. They shall not use any aid or device that gives them a visual advantage over competitors.

Rule E4

Rules 40 , 44.3 , 45 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 52 , 54 , 55 and 56 are deleted. Rule 41 is changed to: A boat or the competitor controlling her shall not receive help fr...

Rule E6

Rule 60.4(a)(2) is changed to: - (a) A protest is invalid (2) if it is from a boat that alleges a breach of a rule of Part 2, 3 or 4, but was not scheduled to s...

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