Sail-World.com : US SAILING Appeals Book is now available on-line and in hard copy
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US SAILING Appeals Book is now available on-line and in hard copy |
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'US Sailing’s Appeals are now available in print or online format.'
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The Appeals Book for 2009-2012, which includes The ISAF Case Book for 2009-2012, is now available in hard copy in the US SAILING Store (store.ussailing.org/) as well as on-line.
The Appeals Book is loaded with important and useful interpretations of the rules that will help sailors, race officers and judges make the best decisions according to the rules. Sailors, race officers and judges (including any sailor who may be hearing a protest or redress request) are strongly encouraged to read The Appeals Book and The ISAF Cases. In addition to being available in US SAILING’s Store, US SAILING members can read The Appeals Book on-line for free at: www.ussailing.org/appeals/. The ISAF Case Book can also be linked to from that site.
The Appeals are decisions of the US SAILING Appeals Committee, and the Cases are decisions of national authorities from around the world published by ISAF. Typically, protest committees conform their decisions to the Appeals and Cases when the facts are similar.
Most Appeals and Cases are only a few paragraphs long, with a clear explanation of the Facts and often a diagram, followed by a clear interpretation and application of the rules to those Facts. The book can be read as a quiz book. And its best feature is the Index of the summaries of each appeal (called Abstracts) sorted by rule number. For instance, if you are in a protest involving rule 17 (proper course), you can quickly scan through each Appeal and Case pertaining to rule 17 to see if one applies to your situation.
Some of the Appeals and Cases are actual situations, and some are interesting hypothetical situations and questions sent in by yacht clubs and other organizations. Subjects in the Appeals and Cases include: when does it violate rule 2 (the fair sailing rule) to intentionally slow another competitor down in a race, what rules apply when two boats sailing their proper courses converge, do you have to keep clear of equipment out of its normal position, what does 'injury' mean in rule 62.1(b) (Redress), can the race committee score a boat DNF (did not finish) when it sees the boat fail to sail the course correctly, and can you submit written testimony from a witness who had to leave before the protest hearing?
by Dave Perry
11:10 PM Thu 4 Jun 2009 GMT
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