IRC YEARBOOK 2010
Sail inventory
Rule 21.1.5 summarises the limitations on sails that
may be carried. A particular point, often ‘misunderstood’
is the restriction in paragraph (d) of this Rule on
changing sails during a regatta run on consecutive days.
Paraphrasing this, the meaning is that the sail
inventory that you carry for the fi rst race is then the
inventory for the whole regatta. So, no leaving the heavy
sails ashore on light days and vice versa, swapping
spinnakers for different weather or course conditions,
changing to an ‘offshore’ mainsail, etc.
The only exception to this is signifi cant damage.
Unless stated in a Notice of Race, there is no formal
requirement to seek approval for a change of inventory
after damage. A prudent skipper might nevertheless
wish to advise the Race Committee to avoid potential
future problems.
Accuracy of rated data
Change of ownership
Rule 9, Rating Review, defi nes the limits
of accuracy for the various rated data
On change of ownership of a boat with a current IRC
parameters. In the case of protest, these
certifi cate, it is prudent to check that the certifi cated
limits then defi ne the validity or otherwise
data is correct. For instance, it is not unknown for
of the certifi cate. These limits are NOT
internal ballast to ‘disappear’!
tolerances to be used when rating a boat.
Similarly, while the boat may come with a full
They are solely for the purposes stated in
inventory of overlapping headsails, the boat may
the Rules: rating reviews and protests.
not be rated for the largest of these. Or it may be
Boats must not therefore be measured
rated for a single furling headsail.
and then the tolerances deducted from
Check!
each measurement. That could lead to
the withdrawal of a boat’s certifi cate
under Rule 8.7 and possible further
action under the RRS.
One valid certifi cate only
8.2.1 then describes a short-handed IRC maximum of two crew) races. It is still NOT
Rule 8.2 now says: A boat shall not hold more certifi cate. It is thus now possible to hold more permitted to hold a number of certifi cates and
than one valid IRC rating certifi cate at any than one certifi cate at a time BUT the second to pick the best one for the conditions of a
time except as permitted by Rule 8.2.1. Rule one may only be used for short-handed (ie particular race.
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