Does it say "the forward part of the bow" or the first part of the boat? I can see a situation where the current takes the boat over the line backwards... Or look up a set of pictures allied "The Agony of Mir" where a yawl lost her main mast right before finishing the Transpac and finished backwards under mizzen spinnaker. Andy
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Sep 23, 2020, at 14:25, Luke Wolbrink <luke.wolbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So how does the updated forthcoming 2021 rule which clarifies that a boat has > started/finished once the forward most part of the bow (excluding sprits > etc...) crosses the line. In that scenario you could conceivable "finish" > clean but while the rest of the boat comes through at max-beam you rub the > mark. Did she finish since the bow crossed the line or are turns required > regardless? > > I'm also assuming that a boat who does turns after crossing the line needs to > go OUTSIDE the finish line and back through; not just head up and down again > thru the line. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
