A Mark Rounding Gone Bad
Twelve Thunderbirds showed up Wednesday July 8th, a sunny evening with a steady breeze, to join the joy and exhilaration of one design racing on Port Townsend Bay. Is there more fun to be had in this Victorian seaport arts community of ours than that? I think not. Twelve boats results in challenging starting action, plenty of crossing situations, and close mark roundings. In all these situations the racing rules of sailing are our friend, provided we know how to use them. They are designed to facilitate an orderly start, to keep boats safe out on the course, and [...]
Racing Rules
If you weren't able to make it to Dick Rose's talk about the newest version of the racing rules of sailing you missed a great presentation from the guy who literally wrote the rules (along with a few other people). But don't worry you can download the lastest rule book for free. Go to this page and choose "2017 - 2020 World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing". For even more information you can download the rules casebook that explains the rules with over one hundred real life examples. Go to this page and choose "The Case Book". And remember the [...]
Racing Rules Update with Dick Rose 4/12/2017
Dick Rose Every four years, on New Year’s Day of the year following the Olympic regatta, revised racing rules published by World Sailing take effect. We are very lucky to be able to have Dick Rose here in Port Townsend to offer his insight on the changes in the rules that went into effect in 2017. Dick has raced sailboats since the age of nine. For most of his life he sailed dinghies – in college, frostbiting on Long Island Sound, and then International 14s and Lasers in Seattle. More recently he has enjoyed PHRF racing and cruising on Puget Sound [...]
Discussion of the RRS Changes for Next Season
What you have all been waiting for, and just in time for light holiday reading, Scuttlebutt has posted a detailed review of the rules changes for 2017 - 2020 here together with explanations and reasons. Enjoy!