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  • I'm with John.
    Experienced judges will be able to 'dial down' the skill level they consider reasonable.
    We aim to provide a service for the sailors and, while we need to be consistent,it needs to be at the level of their experience.
    Today 22:53
  • This appears to be a very old conversation. While I loved Sail100 I have seen comments that it no longer works with the current versions of Excel. KSail is the current go-to platform for results services and very good at it. That said, I an not convincd that Swiss Lague does what it says. I am no mathemetician but the "shall not meet again" criteria does appear to be critical. It can result in a bounce effect, and we still get a number of matches which are not competitive. I have a sneaking feeling that the older system of grading competitors in a series of leagues and then going gold silver bronze leagues MAY have prodced better racing. 
    Today 22:18
  • Al, not sure the 2nd or 3rd bullet are correct. 

    • Rule 14.a: If reasonably possible, a boat shall avoid contact with another boat
    • Rule 16.1: When a right-of-way boat changes course, she shall give the other boat room to keep clear. 
    • Per definitions, both boats are windward boats, so per Rule 11, both boats need to keep clear of each other. 

    The definition Leeward Windward says "When two boats on the same tack overlap, the one on the leeward side of the other is the leeward boat. The other is the windward boat." As neither boat is on the leeward side of the other, there is no leeward boat, so there cannot be a windward boat. Rule 11 does not require either boat to keep clear of the other boat. Which means rules 15, 16, and 17 of Section B which limit the actions of a right-of-way boat do not apply.

    • Rule 14.a: If reasonably possible, a boat shall avoid contact with another boat.
    • If there is contact Rule 43.1(c) does not apply as neither boat is the right-of-way boat, or one sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled.
    Thu 14:51
  • That's a bit of a stretch, Angelo. The situation you cite is an unsportsmanlike attempt to deceive another boat about who has rights. It could happen with many other terms associated with Part 2 rules. 
    What I was trying to say is that a hail of "starboard" does not have a precise meaning in the Rules that would answer Robert's question. It conveys only the information in my next two sentences. Whether someone has hailed that falsely is another matter altogether.
    Thu 14:30
  • A first step would be to rewrite MR N6 to eliminate the irrelevant, to the call, definition of a tack.
    Thu 10:45
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