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Part appendices

Section D — Team Racing Rules

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

D1.3

Penalties

  • (a) 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 or 42, in an incident while racing. However, she or her team may be further penalized under rule D2.3 or D3.3 if the incident caused injury or damage, or despite taking a penalty her team has gained an advantage.
  • (b) When a boat clearly indicates that she will take a penalty under rule 44.1, she shall take that penalty.
  • (c) A boat may take a penalty by retiring and informing the race committee or an umpire.
  • (d) There shall be no penalty for breaking a rule of Part 2 when the incident is between boats on the same team and there is no contact.

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 D1.2

- (a) A boat may (1) protest another boat, but her protest is invalid if it alleges a breach of a rule of Part 2 and she was not involved in the incident, unles...

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