Too bad no boat protested just to test the definition. On the other hand, after the crew struggled to save their boat, it would have taken a real (something) to protest them.....First, no protest was lodged so no way to know what the local PC would have thought of this.
But I'm in the 'no spin' camp. The RRS define a 'mark', and clearly a bridge cannot be one, at least not technically. The SIs call the list 'marks of the course', but then confusingly list the 5 as 'marks or passage'. So if it cannot technically be a mark, it must be a passage. Therefore my logic says that unless you bust some other rule (like propulsion) you are probably OK on RSS31. RRS42.3(h) is worded funny. It allows you to get clear by pushing off, but only after a colliding. Net-net, bet the OC cleans that rule up for next year.
No difference. A boat is defined as both the "sailboat and crew onboard". The rule about touching a mark applies to the "boat", so that's everything.Do the rules differentiate between a boat and a person? The boat can't touch, but does that also mean crew?
Bridges, cuts, and marked passages have long been used as 'marks' in races, even if in fact they cannot be 'marks' per si. The SIs here (and in most others) allow for motor use within 2 boat lengths of the passages, 4kts max and no passing.Honestly, using a bridge for a mark in light winds in a tidal area boarders on poor seamanship by the RC. What with swirling (or no winds) and tides it strikes me as lazy course setting. Let them do the spin.
That makes sense, though it looks like they tried it without the motor.Bridges, cuts, and marked passages have long been used as 'marks' in races, even if in fact they cannot be 'marks' per si. The SIs here (and in most others) allow for motor use within 2 boat lengths of the passages, 4kts max and no passing.
Can you do the penalty turn within 2 boat lengths of the passage? The rules say your spin must be immediateThe SIs here (and in most others) allow for motor use within 2 boat lengths of the passages, 4kts max and no passing.
Actually the rule says: RRS44.2Can they do the pena
Can you do the penalty turn within 2 boat lengths of the passage? The rules say your spin must be immediate