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iRacing Rules
RYA has released a great iPhone application for for the Racing Rules of Sailing which is ideal for those who take their iPhone out on the water, but forget their rule book (95% of sailors perhaps?)
Maybe Yachting Australia can do the same and release a localised version with the YA Special Regulations in.
Racing Rules is a quick reference tool for the Racing Rules of Sailing, a mobile application equivalent to the very popular RYA Handy Guide. The text for the Rules Dispute Best Practice from the RYA is also included. Fully referenced against the ISAF Racing Rules.
Racing Rules is part of a series of RYA applications developed in partnership with Imray and Tucabo. The Imray Marine Navigation series covers an extensive range of reference material useful to leisure sailors, fishermen, surfers and people involved in sea water sports. The Imray Marine products are intended for quick reference and learning.
Beautifully illustrated with diagrams and short, clear text. Quickly check and remind yourself about racing rules, right-of-way, room, penalties, signals and protest procedures.
INCLUDES
- Principles
- Right of way
- Limitations
- Obstructions
- Conduct of the race, starting
- Penalties
- Incidents and protests
Dolphin Capsizes a Laser
LSD forum member “swinger” posted this amusing You Tube clip. Thanks for sharing it swinger!
33rd America’s Cup in Australia?
Societe Nautique de Geneve have handed a thorned olive branch to the Challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup, Golden Gate Yacht Club.
The Swiss Defender of what was the premier trophy in sailing has offered to stage the event ‘on the east coast of Australia’ in return for the cessation of all legal action.
The offer has also been sent to the New York Supreme Court who are to hear submission on the outstanding issues/five questions posed by Justice Shirley Kornreich in her Decision of last Friday.
However of the new venue is more relevant to an Appeal lodged by SNG with the Appellate division of the same Court over venue selection, and whether this must in fact be Valencia. The question still to be resolved is whether Golden Gate Yacht Club’s consent is required for any venue Northern or Southern Hemisphere, now the event is well inside the six month time window specified by Justice Herman Cahn in an earlier Supreme Court decision.
e-marineworld skips wins SOMR
‘e-marineworld Skips’ (formally Quickskips), a Farrier F9AX tri wins the ‘e-marineworld 2009, Southern Ocean Multihull Regatta’ (SOMR) held on Western Port in Victoria.
The crew of e-marineworld Skips, Tim Pepperell, Robin Reiger, Tony Holt and Gale Perry had a great time at SOMR, taking out line honours in all four races winning the prestigious Greyhound trophy. The regatta was held in light and fluky frustrating conditions except for the first reach in the first race. Tim Pepperell said “the first race was the most exciting of the series when sailing across to Joes Island, on a tight reach, holding our mast head kite was exciting when sticking it in several times going from 16 to 0 knots four times before we ran out of water and needed to drop the kite in a hurry”.
The four race series was hosted by the Hastings Yacht Club in-conjunction with the Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria and was fiercely contested by, eight local boats Red Shift, Frassld, Chili, Rainbow Connection, Mustang Sally, With Teeth and Shuttle.
All races were tightly contested with the final handicap in both PHC & OMR results finishing the top 4 boats within 3 minutes of each other. After the wind dropped out again in the last race SOMR race control had no choice but to shorten course which had all of the fleet motoring back to the club for a pack up and get ready for the SOMR presentation dinner.
Great food, good music and a good Shriek made the night a winner just like the e-marineworld Skips Team….
Series results
PHC
1. Red Shift
2. e-marineworld skips
3. Rainbow Connection.
OMR
1. e-marineworld skips
2. Frassld
3. Rainbow Connection.
Split Decision
We’ve had our Jessica Watson poll running in the sidebar for a few months now… and everyone is definitely split in their opinions over whether she should be heading around the world or not.
After 333 votes, it’s 50% either way as to whether she should have started her trip or headed back to school. Time shall tell whether she made the right call or now.
A new poll is now in the sidebar but the Jessica Watson discussion continues on the forums
Luxury Cruise
