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From: Rand Arnold (rand@lanminds.com)
Date: Mon 21 Jun 1999 - 17:07:33 BST
on 6/20/99 15:13, Peter Harper wrote:
>> I am probably wrong, but isn`t all your debate on spinnaker numbers a waste
>> of time. At the front of my version of the 14 rules (a small pink book) is
>the
>> following phrase` The ISAF Sail measurement instructions shall not apply`
>> This is why 14 measurers never check reinforcing patch sizes (which are
>> rigorously controlled in the ISAF rules) for instance.
>>
>> Further on in the rules there is one headed distinguishing marks, which says
>> the mainsail (not the spinnaker, this is not mentioned) shall have the class
>> logo on each side plus the country letters and boat number as specified by
>the
>> ISAF rules. In other words the Fourteen rules only borrow from the ISAF ones
>> when specifically stated. Before Collin rushes out to make a double luff
sail
>> (ISAF rules ban these too) these are banned in the fourteen rules elsewhere!
I'm not a judge, but the ISAF has more than one set of rules. There are
the Sail Measurement rules, which we specifically do not use, and the
Racing Rules of Sailing.
It is RRS H1.3(d) that concerns our class, specifically:
"The national letters and sail numbers shall be displayed on the front
side of a spinnaker but may be placed on both sides. They shall be
displayed wholly below an arc whose centre is the head point and whose
radius is 40% of the foot median and, when possible, wholly above an arc
whose radius is 60% of the foot median."
And just in case we want to claim that our spinnakers are just jibs
(because that is kind of what they look like), then there is RRS H1.3(e)
for putting numbers on jibs...
No as far as amending this rule, so that we don't have to carry sail
numbers on our kites.
RRS 86 Rule Changes
86.1 A racing rule may not be changed unless permitted in the rule itself
or as follows:
(a) Prescriptions of a national authority may change a racing rule, but
not the Definitions; a rule in the introduction; Sportsmanship and the
Rules; Part 1, 2 or 7; rule 43.1, 43.2, 69, 70, 71, 75, 76.2 or 79; a
rule of an appendix that changes one of these rules; or Appendix G, J, K,
L or Q.
(b) Sailing instruction may change a racing rule by referring
specifically to it and stating the change, but not rule 76.1, Appendix F,
or a rule listed in rule 86.1(a).
(c) Class rules many change only rules 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54.
>From here we can see, that the race committee does have the power to
amend RRS H1.3(d) and not require numbers on the kite. But part (c) seems
to prohibit the class from making this change permanent in our class
rules...
However! RRS H5 Changes by Class Rules, states:
ISAF classes may change the rules of this appendix provided the changes
have first been approved by the ISAF.
Since the ISAF must approve all our rule changes, if we adopt a
modification of RRS H1.3, and the ISAF approves the change, then no
problem. :-)
Hope that clears things up!
Rand
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Rand Arnold
International 14 USA 1106
"Something About Kate"
rand@lanminds.com
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