Rule F2: CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 2

Section F — Kiteboarding Racing Rules

Kiteboarding course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate.

Note: Links to kiteboard rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 2

PART 2 — PREAMBLE

In the second sentence of the preamble, ‘injury or serious damage’ is changed to ‘injury, serious damage or a tangle’.

13: WHILE TACKING

Rule 13 is deleted.

16: CHANGING COURSE OR KITE POSITION

Rule 16 is changed to:

16.1 When a right-of-way kiteboard changes course or the position of her kite, she shall give the other kiteboard room to continue keeping clear.

16.2 In addition, on a beat to windward when a port-tack kiteboard is keeping clear by sailing to pass to leeward of a starboard-tack kiteboard, the starboard-tack kiteboard shall not bear away or change the position of her kite if as a result the port-tack kiteboard must change course or the position of her kite immediately to continue keeping clear.

17: ON THE SAME TACK; PROPER COURSE

Rule 17 is deleted.

18: MARK-ROOM

Rule 18 is changed to:

18.1 When Rule 18 Applies
Rule 18 applies between kiteboards when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone. However, it does not apply

(a) between kiteboards that are on opposite tacks when the first kiteboard reaches the zone; or
(b) between a kiteboard approaching a mark and one leaving it.

Rule 18 no longer applies between kiteboards when mark-room has been given.

18.2 Giving Mark-Room

(a) When the first of two kiteboards reaches the zone,
- (1) if the kiteboards are overlapped, the outside kiteboard at that moment shall give the inside kiteboard mark-room.
- (2) if the kiteboards are not overlapped, the kiteboard that has not reached the zone shall give mark-room.

When a kiteboard is required to give mark-room by this rule, she shall continue to do so for as long as this rule applies, even if later an overlap is broken or a new overlap begins.

(b) Rule 18.2(a) no longer applies if either kiteboard referred to in this rule changes tack.
(c) If the kiteboard entitled to mark-room leaves the zone, the entitlement to mark-room ceases and rule 18.2(a) is applied again if required based on the relationship of the kiteboards at the time rule 18.2(a) is re-applied.

18.3 Changing Tack in the Zone
When an inside overlapped right-of-way kiteboard must change tack at a mark to sail her proper course, until she changes tack she shall sail no farther from the mark than needed to sail that course if by so doing she affects the course of another kiteboard. Rule 18.3 does not apply at a gate mark or a finishing mark.

19: ROOM TO PASS AN OBSTRUCTION

Rule 19.2(a) is changed to:

(a) A right-of-way kiteboard may choose to pass an obstruction on her port or starboard side. If a right-of-way kiteboard changes course or the position of her kite when choosing on which side to pass the obstruction, she shall give the other kiteboard room to keep clear.

20: ROOM TO TACK AT AN OBSTRUCTION

Rule 20.1(a) is changed to:

(a) she is approaching an obstruction, and, to avoid it safely, will soon need to make a substantial change of her course or the position of her kite, and

Rule 20.4 is changed to:

20.4 Additional Requirements for Hails

The following arm signals are required in addition to the hails

(a) for ‘Room to tack’, repeatedly and clearly circling one hand over the head; and
(b) for ‘You tack’, repeatedly and clearly pointing at the other kiteboard and waving the arm to windward.

SECTION D — PREAMBLE

The preamble to Section D is changed to:

When rule 21 or 22 applies between two kiteboards, Section A and C rules do not.

21: STARTING ERRORS; TAKING PENALTIES; JUMPING

Rule 21.3 is changed and new rule 21.4 is added:

21.3 During the last minute before her starting signal, a kiteboard that stops, slows down significantly, or one that is not making significant forward progress shall keep clear of all others unless she is accidentally capsized.

21.4 A kiteboard that is jumping shall keep clear of one that is not.

22: CAPSIZED; RECOVERING; AGROUND; RESCUING

Rule 22 is changed to:

22.1 If possible, a kiteboard shall avoid a kiteboard that is capsized, is aground, or is trying to help a person or vessel in danger.

22.2 A kiteboard that is recovering shall keep clear of a kiteboard that is not.

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.

Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap

One boat is clear astern of another when her hull and equipment in normal position are behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other boat’s hull and equipment in normal position. The other boat is clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern. However, they also overlap when a boat between them overlaps both. These terms always apply to boats on the same tack. They apply to boats on opposite tacks only when rule 18 applies between them or when both boats are sailing more than ninety degrees from the true wind.

Keep Clear

A boat keeps clear of a right-of-way boat (a) if the right-of-way boat can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and, (b) when the boats are overlapped, if the right-of-way boat can also change course in both directions without immediately making contact.

Mark-Room

Room for a boat (a) to sail to the mark when her proper course is to sail close to it, (b) to round or pass the mark on the required side, and (c) to leave it astern.

Obstruction

An obstruction is (a) an object that a boat could not pass without changing course substantially, if she were sailing directly towards it and one of her hull lengths from it; (b) an object that can be safely passed on only one side; or (c) an object, area or line that is so designated in a rule. However, a boat racing is not an obstruction to other boats unless they are required to keep clear of her or, if rule 22 applies, avoid her.

Proper Course

A course a boat would choose in order to sail the course as quickly as possible in the absence of the other boats referred to in the rule using the term. A boat has no proper course before her starting signal.

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.