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At its November meeting, the ISAF Council and the ISAF Racing Rules Committee authorised an urgent rule change to Appendix B of the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing. The change will come into force on 1 January 2014.
Details of the rule change are outlined below. The document also repeats various proofreading errors which were published earlier this year.
CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS MADE BY ISAF IN THE RACING RULES OF SAILING FOR 2013-2016
This page will be updated during 2013-2016 to show any changes and corrections made by ISAF.
This is version 4 issued on 29 November 2013.
For any queries, please contact the ISAF Competitions Department.
RULE CHANGE #1
On 16 November 2013, ISAF authorized an urgent rule change to RRS B3.31 as permitted by ISAF Regulation 28.1.2. The rule change is stated below and will come into force on 1 January 2014.
The text in double strikethrough is to be deleted and the text in bold underline is to be inserted.
B3 CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 3
31 TOUCHING A MARK
Rule 31 is deleted. Rule 31 is changed to ‘A board may touch a mark but shall not hold on to it.’
CORRECTIONS
The following proofreading errors should be corrected.
Deleted material is shown struck through and replacement material is shown in bold and underlined.
Appendix B – Windsurfing Competition Rules
Rule B10:
29 RECALLS
(b) If the race committee acts under rule 29.1(a) 29(a) and the board is identified, she shall be disqualified without a hearing, even if the race is abandoned. The race committee shall hail or display her sail number, and she shall leave the course area immediately. If the race is restarted or resailed, she shall not sail in it.
(c) If the race was completed but was later abandoned by the protest committee, and if the race is resailed, a board disqualified under rule 29.1(b) 29(b) may sail in it.
Rule B12:
64.1 Penalties
(c) Any breach of the verification rules may result in exclusion from one of or more rounds or from the competition.
A 1 SPEED COMPETITION SCORING
(c) If there is a series-score tie between two or more boards, it shall be broken in favour of the board(s) with the fastest run during the competition. If a tie remains, it shall be broken by applying rules A8.2(b) and (c) A8.2 and A8.3 in rule B8.
