Can anyone give us an example for this new preamble ?
Thanks !!!
Cata
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SECTION C AT MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS
Section C rules do not apply between boats when the mark or obstruction referred to in those rules is a starting mark surrounded by navigable water or its anchor line, from the time the boats are approaching it to start until they have left it astern.
At 10 minutes before the start, a boat is not approaching the line to start thus a committee boat would be an obstruction this rules of Part C apply.
However, a one minute to start, boats are approaching the line to start. rules of Part C do not apply.
I think that "boats are approaching the line to start" so section "C" is off.....so Rule 19 not apply.
Is correct ?
Blue is not a starting mark surrounded by navigable water or its anchor line. So, RRS 19 applies to Red and Yellow.
Another example is at the pin just at the starting signal, with PL and PW coming up to the mark on port tack and S on starboard tack. Under the pre-2025 preamble, if PL ducks S she does not have to give PW room to go between her and S because PL and PS are both at a starting mark and approaching the line to start. Again, this was not intended.
The interesting thing to me is that this problem escaped notice for so long!
-V