• Can a boat break RRS 2 while breaking RRS 23.1?
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  Angelo Guarino Today 11:40
• 2 questions on 18.3.
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  Nick Taylor Yesterday 16:41
• Class breaks in handicap racing
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  Jonah Zimmerman Fri 06:18
• Protest Standard of Proof and Evidence Bars
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  John Quirk 25-Dec-15 05:40
• Question of terminology when all boats do not race together
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  Gordon Davies 25-Dec-10 14:03

• Can a boat break RRS 2 while breaking RRS 23.1?
  Angelo said 'Penalize it for 23.1 or both 23.1 and 2?  A boat which breaks 23.1 is no longer racing.'
  
  I think this is the nub of his OP question.
  
  In answer, I'd say that a boat that intentionally interferes with another boat in breach of RRS 23.1 to better her position in a series is acting so as to better her position in the competition and is thus competing.  Her actions affect the fairness of the competition:  that's what gets it out if RRS 69 into RRS 2 territory.
  John Allan Today 13:30
• 2 questions on 18.3.
  IMO, the windshift is irrelevant to 18.3's above close-hauled condition as given in the OP.  I think if we are to take the more stringent application of "cause" that seems to be gaining traction in RRS 14(b)/(c),  the windward boat was not caused to sail above close-hauled by Leeward to avoid contact.  
  
  Windward could have held course and avoided contact. It was the windshift that caused Windward to sail above close-hauled. 
  
  That said, IMO, absent an agreement by both parties that this shift actually occurred, it would be nearly impossible for Leeward to convince a PC to hand-off the "cause" to a perfectly timed "wind shift" and let them off the hook, if facts were found that Windward sailed above close-hauled in the presence of reasonable apprehension of contact. 
  Angelo Guarino Today 11:57
• Class breaks in handicap racing
  Not really thought about it before but as expressed time on time allows for wind to some extent and i am used to this.
  
  I do work in an irc world and find other hanhicap systems complex and costly. And now with added penalties discredited. 
  
  Best to have one system. 
  
  
  
  Michael Butterfield Sat 17:34
• A keen volunteer with a conflict of interest
  I must have been referring to the right subparagraph:  Jim understood.
  
  Fixed.
  John Allan 25-Dec-16 13:39
• Protest Standard of Proof and Evidence Bars
  Thanks John...even then with "...bearing in mind the seriousness of the allegation." (seriousness being the operative word), there is an educated [jurisdictional] assesssment of sorts to be made.
  John Quirk 25-Dec-16 03:37

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