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5. Strategy Tactics Techniques 25% Racing Rules 75% Pattern Recognition

6. 6 Two Basic RRS Principles More Manuverable Boat Keep Clear shall Less Manuverable Boat Give Room shall KEEP CLEAR

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8. 8 Overtaking/Overtaken 12

9. 9 Viking boat design 410AD 10

10. Starboard Tack Port Tack 10

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13. 10 12 11 13 KEEP CLEARLIMITATIONS 22 23 24 22-Shall Restarting Doing penalty Sailing backwards 23-If possible Capsized Anchored Aground 24-If reasonably possible Boat not racing Doing a penalty Another leg Keep ClearGive Room give mark-room Def: Overlapped 18.2(e) 18.2(d) 18.2(b) 18.4 18.2(c) 21 “We are / are not overlapped!” “Wait until the zone.” I do / do not have room to give mark-room. I did everything possible to give room “I am / You are at the zone, “Mark Room / No Mark Room” “I doubt it / No doubt” Outside / clear astern gives mark-room (Forever–unless outside tacks or leaves the zone) Taking mark room you deserve means not having to say “you’re sorry” for breaking 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, or 16. Inside r-o-w must gybe if that’s her proper course. 14 16 17 15 19 18 20 21 “You’re Excused” Exoneration

14. 14 RULE REALITIES The John McCain Answer Born 1936 – In January 2009, at 61, he would have been the oldest person take the presidential oath of office for the first time. #1

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20. 20 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM FACTS J/24s Wind - 5 kts Missed by 1 meter BLUE protested – then went on to start the race Rule 10 Rule 16

21. 21 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM FACTS J/24s Wind - 5 kts Missed by 1 meter Rule 10 Rule 16 2

22. 22 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM FACTS J/24s Wind - 25 kts Missed by 1 meter BLUE yelled “Protest” – then lost control. The boat gybed, went head to wind and into irons. Rule 10 Rule 16

23. 23 Rule 10: “… shall keep clear …” Def: Keep Clear - “… if the R-O-W boat can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action…” Rule 16: “… shall give room to keep clear …” Def: Room – “… space needed in existing conditions … to keep clear … while manoeuvring promptly in a seamanlike way.” KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM Rule 10 Rule 16 Facts: Conclusions: Decision: J/24, 5kts, 1m, started J/24, 25kts, 1m, uncontrolled gybe Kept clear & Gave Room DISALLOWED BLUE did not keep clear & YELLOW did not give room DSQ BLUE – Port Tack YELLOW – Stbd Tack #1#2 YELLOW BLUE Exonerated When, as a consequence of breaking a rule a boat has compelled another boat to break a rule, the other boat shall be exonerated. Rule 64.1(b)

24. 24 Third & Fourth Scenarios Deer In The Headlights Verba Non Acta BLUE DSQ #3#4 BLUE DSQ Words not Action

25. 25 INTERMISSION

26. 26 PRE-START 2

27. 27 18 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM Can I go in there? It Depends

28. 28 Rule 18 MARK-ROOM Preamble – “… does not apply at a starting mark surrounded by navigable water or at its anchor line, from the time boats are approaching them to start until they have passed them.” It Depends 18 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 1 st It Depends – Are you approaching the starting line to start? 2 nd It Depends – When BLUE sticks her bow in, is there room for her to pass through?

29. 29 2 nd It Depends – When BLUE sticks her bow in, is there room for her to pass through? You be the judge We think no. Can BLUE pass through?

30. 30 2 nd It Depends – When BLUE sticks her bow in, is there room for her to pass through? You be the judge We think no. Can BLUE pass through?

31. 31 2 nd It Depends – When BLUE sticks her bow in, is there room for her to pass through? You be the judge We think yes. Can BLUE pass through?

32. 32 2 nd It Depends – When BLUE sticks her bow in, is there room for her to pass through? You be the judge We think yes. Can BLUE pass through?

33. 33 WINDWARD 1 The classic Port - Starboard

34. 34 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM

35. 35 At the protest hearing YELLOW says …

36. 36 At the protest hearing BLUE says …

37. 37 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16 YELLOW says … BLUE says … You probably know the answer. The “why” may surprise you. Who is most likely to sway the protest committee? Who has the onus? Preponderance of the evidence (or the balance of probabilities). Hear all the evidence. -- Weigh the evidence. -- Whichever has more weight – 49% / 51% In this case starboard is usually in a better position to see the situation develop and determine whether she needs to change course to avoid a collision, so her evidence is given more weight.

38. 38 WINDWARD 2 The tactics of a duck

39. 39 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM Let’s duck YELLOW and go right. Let’s slam dunk BLUE and also go right. 10 16

40. 40 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16

41. 41 Slam Dunk KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16 13

42. 42 2009 Shaquille O’Neal Kobi Bryant Trevor Ariza (a-RYE-za) Slam Dunk

43. 43 Slam Dunk Tactics to defeat a Slam Dunk KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16

44. 44 Slam Dunk KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16 Don’t aim behind Aim at the helmsman Tactics to defeat a Slam Dunk

45. 45 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16 Don’t aim behind Aim at the helmsman Tactics to defeat a Slam Dunk

46. 46 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 16 Don’t aim behind Aim at the helmsman

47. 47 WINDWARD 3 Piggy In The Middle

48. 48 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 20 Hailing for room to tack. Rule 20 – “When approaching an obstruction, a boat may hail for room to tack and avoid a boat on the same tack. …” RED, Give me room to tack please. (a)Be required to make a substantial alteration of course to miss the obstruction (b)Be sailing a close hauled course (c)The obstruction is not a mark. (d)Hail (what?) (e)Give the hailed boat time to respond (f)After hailed boat responds, must tack ASAP BLUE, Please keep clear. BLUE must: Okay. Here I go. What happens if BLUE does not really need to tack? RED must respond (and protest).

49. 49 RED is now at a big disadvantage. She is the leeward boat on pinned stbd tack. Does she have a better response?

50. 50 RED, Give me room to tack please. BLUE, Please keep clear. Okay, YOU TACK Okay, YOU TACK What? ‘YOU TACK’ Rule 20.2(c) “The hailed boat shall … tack ASAP, (Response Option #2) by immediately replying ‘You tack’ ….” or

51. 51 WINDWARD MARK Tacking near the mark

52. 52 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW

53. 53 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW BLUE tacks

54. 54 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW When BLUE falls off to a close hauled course YELLOW is 1/4 boat length behind BLUE tacks

55. 55 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW When BLUE falls off to a close hauled course YELLOW is 1/4 boat length behind YELLOW is going faster and overtakes BLUE and luffs above close hauled to avoid her and protests. BLUE tacks

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57. 57 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 18.3 13 15 12 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW When BLUE falls off to a close hauled course YELLOW is 1/4 boat length behind YELLOW is going faster and overtakes BLUE and luffs above close hauled to avoid her and protests. BLUE tacks Rule 18.3 Tacking in the Zone “If a boat in the zone passes head to wind …”

58. 58 You be the judge BLUE is approaching the stbd tack lay line ahead of YELLOW When BLUE falls off to a close hauled course YELLOW is 1/4 boat length behind YELLOW is going faster and overtakes BLUE and luffs above close hauled to avoid her and protests. Rule 18.3 Tacking in the Zone “If a boat in the zone passes head-to-wind …” KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 18.3 13 15 12 BLUE tacks

59. 59 DOWNWIND

60. 60 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 11 20 X Not on a closehauled course (a)Be required to make a substantial alteration of course to miss the obstruction (b)Be sailing a close hauled course (c)The obstruction is not a mark. (d)Hail (what?) (e)Give the hailed boat time to respond (f)After hailed boat responses, tack ASAP BLUE must: (a)Be required to make a substantial alteration of course to miss the obstruction (b)Be sailing a close hauled course (c)The obstruction is not a mark. (d)Hail (what?) (e)Give the hailed boat time to respond (f)After hailed boat responses, tack ASAP

61. 61 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM 10 15 20 X Not on a closehauled course

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63. 63 Dangerous stuff we didn’t talk about Rule 14 – Sailing is not ice hockey Rule 15 – Acquiring Right Of Way Rule 17 – Luffing and Proper Course Rule 18 – More Mark roundings

64. 64 Thank You’s

65. 65 Detroit Regional Yacht-Racing Association 2 April (Wed) – Port Huron Yacht Club The Excitement of Match Racing Kent Colpaert Website & Facebook

66. 66 Detroit Regional Yacht-Racing Association North Cape Yacht Club The End 2 April (Wed) – Port Huron Yacht Club The Excitement of Match Racing Website & Facebook

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68. 68 PAOWPAOW Sailing Rules For Poets – Port – Astern – Outside – Windward Keep Clear Boats Potawatomi Indian word meaning vegetarian. Although the literal translation is “bad hunter”.

69. 69 SAILSAIL Sailing Rules For Poets – Starboard – Ahead – Inside – Leeward R-O-W Boat

70. 70 The End

71. 71 PRE-START 3 What about the port end?

72. 72 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM

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74. 74 18 KEEP CLEARGIVE ROOM Rule 11 Rule 16