RRoS 2005-08 Pt7

RACE ORGANIZATION

85 GOVERNING RULES
The organizing authority, race committee and protest committee shall
be governed by the rules in the conduct and judging of races.
86 CHANGES TO THE RACING RULES
86.1 A racing rule shall not be changed unless permitted in the rule itself
or as follows:
(a) Prescriptions of a national authority may change a racing rule,
but not the Definitions; a rule in the Introduction; Sportsmanship
and the Rules; Part 1, 2 or 7; rule 42, 43.1, 43.2, 69, 70,
71, 75, 76.2 or 79; a rule of an appendix that changes one of
these rules; Appendix H or N; or ISAF Regulation 19, 20 or 21.
(b) Sailing instructions may change a racing rule by referring specifically
to it and stating the change, but not rule 76.1, Appendix
F, or a rule listed in rule 86.1(a).
(c) Class rules may change only racing rules 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53
and 54.
86.2 In exception to rule 86.1, the ISAF may in limited circumstances (see
ISAF Regulation 31.1.3) authorize changes to the racing rules for
a specific international event. The authorization shall be stated in a
letter of approval to the event organizing authority and in the notice
of race and sailing instructions, and the letter shall be posted on the
event’s official notice board.
86.3 If a national authority so prescribes, these restrictions do not apply
if rules are changed to develop or test proposed rules. The national
authority may prescribe that its approval is required for such
changes.

87 CHANGES TO NATIONAL AUTHORITY PRESCRIPTIONS
A national authority may restrict changes to its prescriptions with a
prescription to this rule. If it does so, that prescription shall not be
changed or deleted by sailing instructions.

88 ORGANIZING AUTHORITY; NOTICE OF RACE; APPOINTMENT OF RACE OFFICIALS
88.1 Organizing Authority
Races shall be organized by an organizing authority, which shall be
(a) the ISAF;
(b) a member national authority of the ISAF;
(c) a club or other organization affiliated to a national authority;
(d) a class association, either with the approval of a national
authority or in conjunction with an affiliated club;
(e) an unaffiliated body in conjunction with an affiliated club where
the body is owned and controlled by the club. The national
authority of the club may prescribe that its approval is required
for such an event; or
(f) if approved by the ISAF and the national authority of the club,
an unaffiliated body in conjunction with an affiliated club where
the body is not owned and controlled by the club.
88.2 Notice of Race; Appointment of Race Officials
(a) The organizing authority shall publish a notice of race that conforms
to rule J1. The notice of race may be changed provided
adequate notice is given.
(b) The organizing authority shall appoint a race committee and,
when appropriate, appoint a protest committee and umpires.
However, the race committee, an international jury and umpires
may be appointed by the ISAF as provided in the ISAF regulations.

89 RACE COMMITTEE; SAILING INSTRUCTIONS; SCORING
89.1 Race Committee
The race committee shall conduct races as directed by the organizing
authority and as required by the rules.
89.2 Sailing Instructions
(a) The race committee shall publish written sailing instructions
that conform to rule J2.
(b) The sailing instructions for an international event shall include,
in English, the applicable prescriptions of the national authority.
(c) Changes to the sailing instructions shall be in writing and posted
within the required time on the official notice board or, on the
water, communicated to each boat before her warning signal.
Oral changes may be given only on the water, and only if the
procedure is stated in the sailing instructions.
89.3 Scoring
(a) The race committee shall score a race or series as provided in
Appendix A using the Low Point System, unless the sailing
instructions specify the Bonus Point System or some other
system. A race shall be scored if it is not abandoned and if one
boat sails the course in compliance with rule 28.1 and finishes
within the time limit, if any, even if she retires after finishing or
is disqualified.
(b) When a scoring system provides for excluding one or more race
scores from a boat’s series score, the score for disqualification
under rule 2; rule 30.3’s next-to-last sentence; rule 42 if rule
67, P2.2 or P2.3 applies; or rule 69.1(b)(2) shall not be excluded.
The next-worse score shall be excluded instead.

90 PROTEST COMMITTEE
A protest committee shall be
(a) a committee appointed by the organizing authority or race committee,
or
(b) an international jury appointed by the organizing authority or
as prescribed in the ISAF regulations and meeting the requirements
of Appendix N. A national authority may prescribe that
its approval is required for the appointment of international
juries for races within its jurisdiction, except ISAF events or
when international juries are appointed by the ISAF under rule
88.2(b).