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Version February 2017
World Sailing – High Speed Racing Working Group
High Speed Test Rules
Under rule 86.2 and Regulation 28.1.3, World Sailing has approved the use of these rules for boats
of the GC32 class, the M32 Class, The Extreme Sailing Series and the World Match Racing Tour
events using M32 Catamarans for 2017. It is a requirement that World Sailing is notified of the
specific events that will use these rules. Similar events (typically for catamarans and fleets no more
than 25) are also encouraged to apply to World Sailing to use these rules. This can also be achieved
under rule 86.3 if the national authority prescribes that rule changes are allowed for the purpose of
development and testing. Please note that the national authority may prescribe that such changes
require its approval.
Races may be sailed under these test rules only if the notice of race and the sailing instructions so
state, with reference to the relevant version, and that version is posted on the official notice board
and made available to all competitors. These rules may be invoked by a NoR and Sailing
Instruction: “The current version of the ‘High Speed Test Rules’ shall apply.” and published as an
attachment to the event SI or published within an integrated set of event rules, in addition to the
notice posted on the ONB.
Feedback in the form of a report to World Sailing is required and suggestions for improvement
shall be sent to
xxxxxx@sailing.org
within one month of the completion of any event adopting
these rules.
When the High Speed Test Rules are posted on the official noticeboard, this paragraph and the
three paragraphs above should be deleted. Nothing below should be changed or deleted.
These High Speed Test Rules have been approved by World Sailing in accordance with rule 86.2
and Regulation 28.1.3 and may be published as a separate document attached to the SI or
included in an integrated set of event rules and renumbered accordingly.
Version:
February 2017
HS.1
Add new definition - Boundary:
Boundary
The lines that mark the limits of the racing area.
HS.2
Definition of Finish
replaced with:
Finish
A boat
finishes
when any part of her hulls crosses the finishing line from
the course side after completing any penalties. However, she has not
finished
if after
crossing the finishing line she
(a) receives a penalty from an umpire,
(b) takes a penalty under rule 44,
(c) corrects an error under rule 28.2 made at the line, or
(d) continues to sail the course.
When penalties are cancelled by an umpire after one or both boats have
finished
,
each shall be recorded as
finished
when she crossed the line.
HS.3
Definition of Mark-room replaced with:
Mark-room
Room
for a boat to sail her
proper course
to round or pass the
mark
on