SSSS Spring Series Race 4 – May 5th 2012 In race 4 of the South Sound Sailing Society’s Spring Series, I5 requested redress for her score of OCS. The request was based on the assertion that Improper signaling of Individual Recall and improper timing of the Warning Signal after the AP flag was lowered after a […]
The rules will be updated after the Olympics in 2012. There are constant changes to the rules that occur to try to improve and fix things that don’t work. And to fix the unintended consequences of previous changes to the rules. Since there were wholesale changes to Section C – At marks and Obstructions in the last […]
Arbitration Old Corvus vs Jazz Summer Series 1 Night 3, August 1st, .Race #1 Facts: The wind was light (2-3 knots) and had shifted to the right so that the race became a reach to the windward mark and then a reach back to the finish. Old Corvus was to leeward of Jazz both on port […]
Protest of Elentari (bow #18) by Corvus (bow #33) first leg in Race 4 of the BISF Second Summer Series Night 1 on July 11, 2011 . Facts Found: The wind was light (2-3 knots from the West) and the current was flooding ½ knot from right to left Both boats are Star Class sailboats […]
Last night there was an incident at the finish that is worthy of discussion. The facts as described to me were: The wind was approximately 8 knots Yellow was on starboard and Blue was on port approaching the finish line near the middle of the line Approximately 2 lengths from the finish Yellow hails starboard to […]
The Appeal of Sugar Magnolia is now decided. Pardon the date from last year on this post, but I pulled the original post at the request of PIYA until it was decided by US Sailing and now it has.. This post is to provide an update of the appeal and show how it was finally […]
South Sound Sailing Society – First Wednesday Series Race 3 on June 16, 2010. Leeward mark at the end of the second lap. Facts Found:1. Wind was from Southwest at 5-8 knots.2. The leeward mark was the RC boat to be left to port.3. Showtime is an Olsen 25, 25 feet long and Sugar Magnolia […]
On June 1, 2010, we had another arbitration hearing. This time between Elentari (#18) and Puffin (#35) in the second race, at the leeward mark. The Arbitrators were Bill Sheldon and Joe Downing. Facts found:1. The wind was 4 to 6 knots out of the southeast2. Puffin was on port tack and Elentari was on […]
Another week and we had another arbitration hearing this time between Joe and Joseph in the 2nd race of Spring Series 2 Night 2. The arbitrator was Norm Smit. Facts found:1. Wind was 5-8 knots from the south.2. On the first down wind leg of race 2 on May 24th, Starlight was on starboard tack […]
We had our first arbitration hearing at Tugboats after the racing on Monday May 17th. The arbitration panel was Norm Smit and Bill Sheldon. If you look at the sailing instructions for this year Section 11 on Protests has been modified. Go to the SSSS Star Web page to see the full text regarding arbitration. There were […]
