Interpretation of the WIC boat
measurement rules and other matters. CWA
reactions Hi,
gang: Here
is a summary – slightly tweaked by me in green from
our
Minutes - of the CWA Board’s discussion last night of
John Mellor’s paper on
our rules: 6. Other
Business • Class
rules ◦ a
discussion document authored by John Mellor was
circulated prior to the
meeting; ◦ 1.
Applications of National
Association Dispensations: suggested alternative
wording “At international
events the organizing authority shall indicate in the
NOR, which, if any,
national dispensations apply. Such dispensations shall
apply to all boats
entered in the event.” (moved by Scott, seconded Jan);
carried. ◦ 2.
Assertion that the rules
are closed, and the effect of that being the case;
there was some disagreement
on whether this assertion is true; ▪
only the elements of the class rules that reference
the Equipment Rules of
Sailing (e.g. the measurement rules) and the class
rules that specify the
construction of the sails (section G) are closed; all
other aspects of the
class rules are open, permitting changes that are
“within the spirit of the
class rules”; In
our Class Rules, only the Rules borrowed from ISAF
> World
Sailing, i.e. are closed.
Just
checked the Class Rules: I can agree that Section G
rules
are closed, but – unless you want to sail without jib
sheets, spi sheets,
cupholder, spi bags, compass, etc. - the rest of our
Rules are and must be open
and limited only by the “spirit of the rules”. So
there!! ▪
regardless of the above, the boom tack pin is not a
part of the sail and should
not be included in rule G.3.3(d); the committee is in
support of allowing tack
straps; so that sails
purchased that are designed for tack straps are not
disadvantaged – if we were
to change our Rules to disallow tack straps, existing
sails designed for these
should be grandfathered. ◦ 3.
Seeding boats into gold,
silver and bronze fleets: preference for a common
start and course, however the
organizing authority must have discretion to manage
the fleet as necessary
based on number of entries, size of the water, etc; ◦ 4.
Sail windows have been
resolved; ◦ 5.
Foresail luff, wire vs
rope; permission to use a luffspar furling rig; ▪
there was some question about whether a rule about
wire vs rope is necessary;
Al argued that the luff is wire is not part of the
fabric of the sail and does
not belong in rule G.4.2; ▪
luffspar: no reason not to allow it without a rule
change Cheers, Uncle
Al W3854 |