• Time limit in Handicap Racing
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  Martin Fraser Yesterday 20:47
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• Pondering Rule 3 - Are Race Officers and Organizing Authorities Over-Reaching?
  It may turn out that the greatest evil AI brings us is the assumption that nothing is real and everything is fake or fraudulent.  I don't think its impossible that such could turn out to be a worse evil than the AI fakes and misinformations themselves. 
  
  In the very very early days of anonymous fora on an employer's intranet I recall going to intervene in a flame war (they started early) and discovering that the two warring parties were in fact the same person. Before long I'm sure we will be seeing such with no humans involved at all.
  
  Its one of the strengths of this group that we seem to be able to discuss and disagree dispassionately in an adult manner, something that is not nearly so common as one might hope. I suggest we each have a duty to each other to maintain this.
  Jim Champ Today 10:26
• Three CV's on a long starting line
  Thanks All,
  Have gone with the Danish version (thanks Hans) but changed boat to vessel. Will not be using I flag so no need to add that complication.
  John Standley Today 10:06
• Time limit in Handicap Racing
  My first answer is:

  

  
  However, most club racing likely uses some form of elapsed-time correction. One fair method is to apply time corrections to all boats after the first boat has finished. 
  
  Here is my attempt to explain it. In the case of the 30 minutes limit:

  • add 30 minutes to the elapsed time of the first boat to finish and convert its corrected time by multiplying by its TCF (Time Correction Factor)
  • for all boats divide the corrected time of the winner, which includes the 30 minute time limit, by by the individual boat's TCF.   This will give you the time limits for those boats.   

  
  You might find that boats with a very low (fast) ratings could be already beyond the time limit set by the winning boat.   
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Peter van Muyden Today 02:11
• Time Limit Expired (TLE)
  in my opinion, is not a suitable answer in such circumstance. However, TLE encourages boats to start and make every effort to complete, which is correct for small single fleets.
   https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/2021AppendixLG28112020-[26802].pdf golf hit
  Blackwell Gerald Yesterday 08:41
• Rule 18,2 (e) Reasonable Doubt
  Thanks again Tim and all, I have it all well in perspective now - and application subtleties etc as Michael points out...
  John Quirk Sun 01:48

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