• A keen volunteer with a conflict of interest
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  Benjamin Harding Today 11:09
• Should "Basic Principles" be added to RRS 4 & 5?
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  Angelo Guarino Yesterday 13:40
• Judges walking the Dock
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  Robert Stewart Yesterday 04:13
• Language language language
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  Michael Moradzadeh Sat 06:09
• Why is the "red flag" needed?
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  Angelo Guarino Fri 21:38

• A keen volunteer with a conflict of interest
  As a veteran of youth events as a parent, PRO and CJ I offer this. 
  
  Safety first, last, always. 
  
  As a matter of protocol,  RC volunteers to let the PRO know of any incident which might be contrary to the rules and let the PRO decide whether a protest is warranted. 
  
  Requiring PFDs is a no brainer and should be a rule and in my opinion be subject to a DP. 
  
  Such arrangements provide for safety, avoiding conflict of interest and a dose of doing the right thing. 
  Rob Rowlands Today 16:33
• Should "Basic Principles" be added to RRS 4 & 5?
  PS: Let's not forget that the BP's also include Environmental principles along with Sportsmanship .. so for the environment (along with Sportsmanship), it would be nice to have everyone "agree to accept" them both as principles.
  Angelo Guarino Today 16:30
• Language language language
  All excellent points!
  
  And yes, there are many kinds of changes, or at least synonyms.  Amendments, alterations, emendations, corrections, updates... What a wonderful language.
  Michael Moradzadeh Today 15:06
• Why is the "red flag" needed?
  Its something tbat puzzles me. How did notification of an intent to protest, basically, in my opinion, a secondary concept that doesn't affect how boats manouver and avoid each other, come to be this sacred cow of a rule that overides the basic principle and natural justice? Go back far enough and it wasn't even considered necessary.
  Jim Champ Today 09:15
• Judges walking the Dock
  From a game theoretic point of view, this is not strange at all. We have ended up in an equilibrium where all the sailors use a trigger strategy. This means that they don't protest unless the infringer has protested them earlier. This is, if all the other sailors also use this strategy, individually rational for every sailor. There doesn't need to be any explicit agreement on this, it can emerge naturally. Of course I'm not saying this is good, neither am I telling the sailors who I coach to use this strategy, but that's how it is. I think the most important is to have the RC protest every single contact with a mark, if no penalty is taken, and a proper rule 42 enforcement from the judges.
  Jaakko Haataja Yesterday 18:07

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