APPENDIX C
MATCH RACING RULES
Match races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. Matches shall be umpired unless the notice of race and sailing instructions state otherwise. Note: A Standard Notice of Race, Standard Sailing Instructions, and Match Racing Rules for Blind Competitors are available at the ISAF website. C1 TERMINOLOGY ‘Competitor’ means the skipper, team or boat as appropriate for the event. ‘Flight’ means two or more matches started in the same starting sequence. C2 C2.1 CHANGES TO THE DEFINITIONS AND THE RULES OF PARTS 2 AND 4 The definition Finish is changed to: A boat finishes when any part of her hull crosses the finishing line in the direction of the course from the last mark after completing any penalties. However, when penalties are cancelled under rule C7.2(d) after one or both boats have finished each shall be recorded as finished when she crossed the line. C2.2 C2.3 C2.4 Add to the definition Proper Course: ‘A boat taking a penalty or manoeuvring to take a penalty is not sailing a proper course.’ In the definition Zone the distance is changed to two hull lengths. Rule 13 is changed to: 13 WHILE TACKING OR GYBING 13.1 After a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats until she is on a close-hauled course. 13.2 After the foot of the mainsail of a boat sailing downwind crosses the centreline she shall keep clear of other boats until her mainsail has filled or she is no longer sailing downwind.
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