by Frandito » Tue May 24, 2011 8:02 am
a lot of words, but no answers...
what are the three answers to the three questions i have posed?
thanks
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Fran
Rule 28.1 requires you to leave each mark on the correct side. As you described your situation, you did leave the mark on the correct side and did not break this rule and you do not have to reround the mark.
Rule 31 requires you to not touch the mark. In your situation, you did touch the mark and are required to do a 1 turn penalty as prescribed in Rule 44.1.
In Rule 44.2, "<font color="red"><b>After getting well clear of other boats as soon after the incident as possible</b></font id="red">" you must do your 1 turn penalty. If you hit the mark as result of another breach of the rules, and are required to do a turn penalty for that infraction, you are not required to do an additional penalty turn for the breaking rule 31.
In short, if you touch a mark on the correct side, without an additional rule infraction requiring a penalty turn , you do not have to reround the mark, but sail well clear of other boats and do your one turn penalty. Rerounding the mark only leads to problems for the fleet behind you. While you do a penalty turn, you must stay clear of other boats.....
<font color="red">28 SAILING THE COURSE
28.1 A boat shall start, leave each mark on the required side in the correct order, and finish, so that a string representing her track after starting and until finishing would when drawn taut
(a) pass each mark on the required side,
(b) touch each rounding mark, and
(c) pass between the marks of a gate from the direction of the previous mark.
She may correct any errors to comply with this rule. After finishing she need not cross the finishing line completely.
31 TOUCHING A MARK
While racing, a boat shall not touch a starting mark before starting, a mark that begins, bounds or ends the leg of the course on which she is sailing, or a finishing mark after finishing.
44.2 One-Turn and Two-Turns Penalties
<b>After getting well clear of other boats as soon after the incident</b> as possible, a boat takes a One-Turn or Two-Turns Penalty by promptly making the required number of turns in the same direction, each turn including one tack and one gybe. When a boat takes the penalty at or near the finishing line, she shall sail completely to the course side of the line before finishing.</font id="red">
Tom
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