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Rule D4.1: Terminology | Protest Room

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Appendix D — Team Racing Rules

Team races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix.

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D4.1

Terminology

(a) The format of an event consists of one or more stages.
(b) In a round-robin stage, teams are divided into one or more groups, and each group is scheduled to sail one or more round-robins.
(c) A round-robin consists of each team in a group sailing one race against each other team in that group.
(d) A knockout stage consists of one or more rounds in which each team sails one match. A match is one or more races between two teams.

Rule D4.2

- (a) The notice of race or sailing instructions shall state the format and stages of the event, and any special scoring rules. - (b) In order to conclude an ev...