Sailing instructions
Main changes from 2023:
22 March 2024
For multiple race series scores will be awarded and added up for the races sailed. Unless otherwise specified, the number of races to count will be half plus one of the races sailed, rounded down to the nearest integer. Helms that have served as a race official for a given day of racing are entitled to claim average points for a day of racing they would have been eligible to otherwise compete in. Average points shall be calculated as their average points for all other races sailed in that series excluding discards. If no boats finished the race, no average points shall be awarded.
20 March 2024
9.3 Courses A to Y and DA to DE may be preceded by course board marked with a white arrow on a red background > . When this signal is displayed start in a northerly direction and round Echo to port as the first mark before continuing with the rest of the course as per the designated letter.
18.3 For multiple race series scores will be awarded and added up for the races sailed. Unless otherwise specified, the number of races to count will be half plus one of the races sailed. Helms that have served as a race official for a given day of racing are entitled to claim average points for a day of racing they would have been eligible to otherwise compete in. Average points shall be calculated as their average points for all other races sailed in that series excluding discards. If no boats finished the race, no average points shall be awarded.
22.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a minimum cover at least £3,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.
