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Sailing Instructions |
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Restart Procedure:
For the first race, if not all the registered boats are present, the host will wait for 5 minutes after the official start time, to allow latecomers to arrive (normally 21:05 CET or CEST). The second race will promptly follow the completion of the first race.
If a boat which is present when the start sequence begins subsequently disconnects and then reconnects, the race will be restarted providing that the reconnection made before one minute before the start. This will be allowed only once for each boat and in any case, the total number of restarts will be at the host's discretion.
Penalties:
Taking a Penalty
A yacht that has broken a rule should take the penalty turn (including a tack and a gybe) as soon as possible and clear of other yachts. This applies whether or not the Nadeo umpire has awarded a penalty and whether or not a Penalty Cancellation has been requested.
If a penalty turn is done following a Penalty Cancel or a Protest, then the boat must write in the chat ‘360 done’.
Penalty cancel
A yacht, that considers a penalty given by Nadeo umpire incorrect, may request for its cancellation but as a result of this, it is required that this request is explained by the yacht, in the forum. The PC will then examine the incident.
If the explanation is not sent, the yacht will be scored DSQ in the race.
If the explanation or protest post is not made, the yacht will be scored DSQ in the race.
A yacht that is asked for a penalty cancel must accept this request otherwise she will be scored DSQ in the race. She may protest the boat requesting the cancel if she wishes.
Protests and Penalty Cancels
These must be done within 24 hours of the race finishing.
Procedure for Explaining penalty Cancels
Open a new topic in the Penalty Cancel Explanation Section in the forum
In Topic Title, give race number and Your boat name & rule you asked to be cancelled
Include the following information:
* Event name
* Race date & number
* Names of boats involved
* Time of incident on replay
* Short explanation of cancel request
* Attach Screenshot of any RTT call
Sending a replay is optional - if you want to, send to isaf_protest@vskspace.com
Procedure for Making Protests
Open a new Topic in the Protests Section in the forum
In Topic Title, give race number and Your boat name & boat you are protesting
Include the following Information
* Event name
* Race date & number
* Who are you protesting? and what Rule?
* Time of incident on replay
* Short explanation of Protest
* Attach Screenshot of protest in chat & any RTT call
Sending a replay is optional - if you want to, send to isaf_protest@vskspace.com
Redress
A boat can request redress if her request for a Pen Cancel is refused, or not answered.
Also a boat can request redress if a her result is affected by another boat breaking Rule 2.
Protest Committee
The Protest Committee will examine all protests and will also have the right to review penalty cancellations and all other situations in the race. If the Protest Committee starts a review of a situation which is not the result of a protest or a cancellation, then they will make a post with this information in the public section of the forum within six days of the end of the race under examination.
Boats involved in an incident which is being examined by the Protest Committee can send their replays if they wish, to the Committee - isaf_protest@vskspace.com. It can affect the decision of the Committee if the replay is not sent, so it is important that all boats keep replays of all races.
If boats score multiple rule 2 offences they will be excluded from a series, and continued offending may result in exclusion from ISAF Racing events
Definition of the Zone:
The definition of the 'Zone' is changed to:
Zone :
The area around a mark within a distance of two hull lengths of the boat. A boat is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone.
Rule 2:
This rule regulates fair, honest and sportive sailing. Basically we can divide it into 3 parts:
1. You should not deliberately break a rule. A typical example is a windward boat at the startline or as port boat at the windward mark. Instead of breaking a rule, you have to accept now and then to be early over the startline, or to pass behind the entire fleet at the top mark. Screwing up others race is not an option!
2. If you know you have broken a rule (or should have known...), then you should voluntarily take a penalty. Even if VSK does not give a penalty to you. For example when port hits starboard with the mast, which VSK ignores consistently
3. Choose your words carefully in the heat of the action. Insults directed at a particular skipper is broadcasted to everybody in the race...
So if you have deliberately broken a rule, not volunteered to take a penalty when you clearly should have, or have abused the race chat, then you have broken Rule 2.