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APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES | Protest Room

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APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES

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APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES

Kiteboarding course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate.

Note: Links to kiteboard rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES

Kiteboarding course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate.

Note: Links to kiteboard rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES

Kiteboarding course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate.

Note: Links to kiteboard rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

APPENDIX F - KITEBOARDING RACING RULES

Kiteboarding course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate.

Note: Links to kiteboard rules for some other formats or competitions can be found on the World Sailing website.

CHANGES TO THE DEFINITIONS

The definitions Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap, Continuing Obstruction, Finish, Keep Clear, Leeward and Windward, Mark-Room, Obstruction, Start, Tack, Starboard or Port and Zone are changed to:

Clear Astern and Clear Ahead; Overlap One kiteboard is clear astern of another when her hull is behind a line abeam from the aftermost point of the other kiteboard’s hull. The other kiteboard is clear ahead. They overlap when neither is clear astern. However, they also overlap when a kiteboard between them overlaps both. If there is reasonable doubt that two kiteboards are overlapped, it shall be presumed that they are not. These terms always apply to kiteboards on the same tack. They apply to kiteboards on opposite tacks only when both kiteboards are sailing more than ninety degrees from the true wind.

Continuing Obstruction An obstruction is a continuing obstruction when a kiteboard will pass alongside it for at least 30 metres. However, the following are not a continuing obstruction: a vessel under way, a kiteboard racing, or a race committee vessel that is also a mark.

Finish A kiteboard finishes when, after her starting signal, while the competitor is in contact with the hull, any part of her hull, or the competitor, crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she

(a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2,
(b) corrects an error in sailing the course made at the line, or
(c) continues to sail the course.

After finishing she need not cross the finishing line completely. The sailing instructions may change the direction in which kiteboards are required to cross the finishing line to finish.

Keep Clear A kiteboard keeps clear of a right-of-way kiteboard

(a) if the right-of-way kiteboard can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and,
(b) if the right-of-way kiteboard can also change course in both directions or move her kite in any direction without immediately making contact.

Leeward and Windward A kiteboard’s leeward side is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind. However, when sailing by the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her kite lies. The other side is her windward side. When two kiteboards on the same tack overlap, the one whose hull is on the leeward side of the other’s hull is the leeward kiteboard. The other is the windward kiteboard.

Mark-Room Room for a kiteboard to sail no farther from the mark than needed to sail her proper course to round or pass the mark on the required side, and room to pass a finishing mark after finishing.

Obstruction An obstruction is

(a) an object that a kiteboard could not pass without substantially changing her course or the position of her kite, if she were sailing directly towards it and 10 metres from it;
(b) an object that can be safely passed on only one side; or
(c) an object, area or line that is so designated in a rule.

However, a kiteboard racing is not an obstruction to other kiteboards unless they are required to keep clear of her or, if rule 22 applies, avoid her.

Start A kiteboard starts when, her hull and the competitor having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, any part of her hull or the competitor crosses the starting line from the pre-start side to the course side.

Tack, Starboard or Port A kiteboard is on the tack, starboard or port, corresponding to the competitor’s hand that would be forward if the competitor were in normal riding position (riding heel side with both hands on the control bar and arms not crossed). A kiteboard is on starboard tack when the competitor’s right hand would be forward and is on the port tack when the competitor’s left hand would be forward.

Zone The area around a mark within a distance of 30 metres. A kiteboard is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone.

Add the following definitions:

Capsized A kiteboard is capsized if

(a) her kite is in the water, or
(b) her lines are tangled with another kiteboard’s lines.

Jumping A kiteboard is jumping when her hull, its appendages and the competitor are clear of the water.

Recovering A kiteboard is recovering from the time she loses steerage way until she regains it, unless she is capsized.

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CHANGES TO THE DEFINITIONS

(a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2,
(b) corrects an error in sailing the course made at the line, or
(c) continues to sail the course.

After finishing she need not cross the finishing line completely. The sailing instructions may change the direction in which kiteboards are required to cross the finishing line to finish.

Keep Clear A kiteboard keeps clear of a right-of-way kiteboard

(a) if the right-of-way kiteboard can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and,
(b) if the right-of-way kiteboard can also change course in both directions or move her kite in any direction without immediately making contact.

Obstruction An obstruction is

(a) an object that a kiteboard could not pass without substantially changing her course or the position of her kite, if she were sailing directly towards it and 10 metres from it;
(b) an object that can be safely passed on only one side; or
(c) an object, area or line that is so designated in a rule.

However, a kiteboard racing is not an obstruction to other kiteboards unless they are required to keep clear of her or, if rule 22 applies, avoid her.

Zone The area around a mark within a distance of 30 metres. A kiteboard is in the zone when any part of her hull is in the zone.

Add the following definitions:

Capsized A kiteboard is capsized if

(a) her kite is in the water, or
(b) her lines are tangled with another kiteboard’s lines.

Jumping A kiteboard is jumping when her hull, its appendages and the competitor are clear of the water.

Recovering A kiteboard is recovering from the time she loses steerage way until she regains it, unless she is capsized.

F3: CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 3

F3-26: STARTING RACES

Rule 26 is changed to:

Races shall be started by using the following signals. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Minutes before starting signal	Visual signal	Sound signal	Means
3	Class flag	One	Warning signal
2	U or black flag	One	Preparatory signal
1	U or black flag removed	One long	One minute
0	Class flag removed	One	Starting signal

F3-29: RECALLS

Rule 29.1 is deleted.

F3-30: STARTING PENALTIES

Rules 30.1 and 30.2 are deleted.
In rules 30.3 and 30.4, ‘hull’ is changed to ‘hull or competitor’.
In rule 30.4, ‘sail number’ is changed to ‘competitor number’.

F3-36: RACES RESTARTED OR RESAILED

F3: CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 3

F5: CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 5

F5-60.2: Intention to Protest

Rules 60.2(a), 60.2(b) and 60.2(c) are changed to:

(a) If a protest concerns an incident observed by the protestor in the racing area:
- (1) If the protestor is a kiteboard, she shall hail ‘Protest’ at the first reasonable opportunity.
- (2) If the protestor is a committee, it shall inform the kiteboard after the race within the protest time limit of its intention to protest her.
(b) However, if
- (1) the protestee is not within hailing distance at the time of the incident,
- (2) the incident was an error in sailing the course,
- (3) the incident was not observed by the protestor in the racing area, or
- (4) a protest committee decides to protest a kiteboard under rule 60.4(c),
then the only requirement for the protestor is to inform the protestee of its intention to protest at the first reasonable opportunity.
(c) If at the time of the incident it is obvious to a protesting kiteboard that a member of either crew is in danger, or that injury, serious damage or a tangle has resulted, rules 60.2(a) and 60.2(b) do not apply to her, but she shall attempt to inform the other kiteboard within the protest time limit of her intention to protest.

F5-60.5: Protest Decisions

Rules 60.5(d)(1) and 60.5(d)(2) are changed to:

(d) If the protest committee decides that a kiteboard has deviations in excess of acceptable manufacturing tolerances:
- (1) The kiteboard shall not be penalized if any deviations in excess of tolerances specified were caused by damage or normal wear and they did not improve the performance of the kiteboard.
- (2) However, the kiteboard shall not race again until any such deviations have been corrected unless the protest committee decides there is, or has been, no reasonable opportunity to do so.

Add new rule 60.5(e):

(e) If the protest committee decides that a kiteboard has broken a rule and is not exonerated and, as a result, caused a tangle for the second or subsequent time during the event, her penalty shall be a disqualification that is not excludable.

F5: CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PART 5

F2-13: WHILE TACKING

Rule 13 is deleted.

F2-16: CHANGING COURSE OR KITE POSITION

Rule 16 is changed to:

16.1 When a right-of-way kiteboard changes course or the position of her kite, she shall give the other kiteboard room to continue keeping clear.

16.2 In addition, on a beat to windward when a port-tack kiteboard is keeping clear by sailing to pass to leeward of a starboard-tack kiteboard, the starboard-tack kiteboard shall not bear away or change the position of her kite if as a result the port-tack kiteboard must change course or the position of her kite immediately to continue keeping clear.

F2-17: ON THE SAME TACK; PROPER COURSE

Rule 17 is deleted.

F2-18: MARK-ROOM

Rule 18 is changed to:

18.1 When Rule 18 Applies
Rule 18 applies between kiteboards when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone. However, it does not apply

(a) between kiteboards that are on opposite tacks when the first kiteboard reaches the zone; or
(b) between a kiteboard approaching a mark and one leaving it.

Rule 18 no longer applies between kiteboards when mark-room has been given.

18.2 Giving Mark-Room

(a) When the first of two kiteboards reaches the zone,
- (1) if the kiteboards are overlapped, the outside kiteboard at that moment shall give the inside kiteboard mark-room.
- (2) if the kiteboards are not overlapped, the kiteboard that has not reached the zone shall give mark-room.

When a kiteboard is required to give mark-room by this rule, she shall continue to do so for as long as this rule applies, even if later an overlap is broken or a new overlap begins.

(b) Rule 18.2(a) no longer applies if either kiteboard referred to in this rule changes tack.
(c) If the kiteboard entitled to mark-room leaves the zone, the entitlement to mark-room ceases and rule 18.2(a) is applied again if required based on the relationship of the kiteboards at the time rule 18.2(a) is re-applied.

18.3 Changing Tack in the Zone
When an inside overlapped right-of-way kiteboard must change tack at a mark to sail her proper course, until she changes tack she shall sail no farther from the mark than needed to sail that course if by so doing she affects the course of another kiteboard. Rule 18.3 does not apply at a gate mark or a finishing mark.

F2-19: ROOM TO PASS AN OBSTRUCTION

Rule 19.2(a) is changed to:

(a) A right-of-way kiteboard may choose to pass an obstruction on her port or starboard side. If a right-of-way kiteboard changes course or the position of her kite when choosing on which side to pass the obstruction, she shall give the other kiteboard room to keep clear.

F2-20: ROOM TO TACK AT AN OBSTRUCTION

Rule 20.1(a) is changed to:

(a) she is approaching an obstruction, and, to avoid it safely, will soon need to make a substantial change of her course or the position of her kite, and

Rule 20.4 is changed to:

20.4 Additional Requirements for Hails

The following arm signals are required in addition to the hails

(a) for ‘Room to tack’, repeatedly and clearly circling one hand over the head; and
(b) for ‘You tack’, repeatedly and clearly pointing at the other kiteboard and waving the arm to windward.

SECTION D — PREAMBLE

The preamble to Section D is changed to:

When rule 21 or 22 applies between two kiteboards, Section A and C rules do not.

F2-21: STARTING ERRORS; TAKING PENALTIES; JUMPING

Rule 21.3 is changed and new rule 21.4 is added:

21.3 During the last minute before her starting signal, a kiteboard that stops, slows down significantly, or one that is not making significant forward progress shall keep clear of all others unless she is accidentally capsized.

21.4 A kiteboard that is jumping shall keep clear of one that is not.

F2-22: CAPSIZED; RECOVERING; AGROUND; RESCUING

Rule 22 is changed to:

22.1 If possible, a kiteboard shall avoid a kiteboard that is capsized, is aground, or is trying to help a person or vessel in danger.

22.2 A kiteboard that is recovering shall keep clear of a kiteboard that is not.

F3-26: STARTING RACES

Rule 26 is changed to:

Races shall be started by using the following signals. Times shall be taken from the visual signals; the absence of a sound signal shall be disregarded.

Minutes before starting signal	Visual signal	Sound signal	Means
3	Class flag	One	Warning signal
2	U or black flag	One	Preparatory signal
1	U or black flag removed	One long	One minute
0	Class flag removed	One	Starting signal

F3-29: RECALLS

Rule 29.1 is deleted.

F3-30: STARTING PENALTIES

Rules 30.1 and 30.2 are deleted.
In rules 30.3 and 30.4, ‘hull’ is changed to ‘hull or competitor’.
In rule 30.4, ‘sail number’ is changed to ‘competitor number’.

F3-36: RACES RESTARTED OR RESAILED

Rule 36(b) is changed to:

(b) cause a kiteboard to be penalized except under rule 2, 30.4 or 69 or under rule 14 when she has caused injury, serious damage or a tangle.

F4-41: OUTSIDE HELP

Add new rules 41(e) and 41(f):

(e) help from another competitor in the same race to assist a relaunch;
(f) help to change equipment, but only in the launching area.

F4-42: PROPULSION

Rule 42 is changed to:

42.1 Basic Rule
Except when permitted in rule 42.2, a kiteboard shall compete by using only the wind and water to increase, maintain or decrease her speed.

42.2 Exceptions

(a) A kiteboard may be propelled by unassisted actions of the competitor on the kiteboard.
(b) A competitor may swim, walk or paddle while capsized or recovering, provided that the kiteboard does not gain a significant advantage in the race.
(c) Any means of propulsion may be used to help a person or another vessel in danger.

F4-43: EXONERATION

Rule 43.1(c) is changed to:

(c) A right-of-way kiteboard, or one sailing within the room or mark-room to which she is entitled, is exonerated for breaking rule 14 if the contact does not cause damage, injury or a tangle.

Add new rule 43.1(d):

(d) When a kiteboard breaks rule 15 and there is no contact, she is exonerated for her breach.

F4-44: PENALTIES AT THE TIME OF AN INCIDENT

Rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed to:

44.1 Taking a Penalty

A kiteboard may take a One-Turn Penalty when she may have broken one or more rules of Part 2 or rule 31 in an incident while racing. Alternatively, the notice of race or sailing instructions may specify the use of the Scoring Penalty or some other penalty, in which case the specified penalty shall replace the One-Turn Penalty. However,

(a) when a kiteboard may have broken a rule of Part 2 and rule 31 in the same incident she need not take the penalty for breaking rule 31; and
(b) if the kiteboard caused injury, serious damage or a tangle or, despite taking a penalty, gained a significant advantage or caused significant disadvantage to the other kiteboard in the race or series by her breach, her penalty shall be to retire.

44.2 One-Turn Penalty

After getting well clear of other kiteboards as soon after the incident as possible, a kiteboard takes a One-Turn Penalty by promptly making a 360° turn with her hull appendage in the water with no requirement for a tack or a gybe. When a kiteboard takes the penalty at or near the finishing line, her hull and competitor shall be completely on the course side of the line before she finishes.

F4-50: COMPETITOR CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

Rule 50.1(a) is changed to:

(a) Competitors shall not wear or carry clothing or equipment for the purpose of increasing their weight. However, a competitor may wear a drinking container that shall have a capacity of at least one litre and weigh no more than 1.5 kilograms when full.

PART 4 RULES DELETED

Rules 45, 48.2, 49, 50.2, 51, 52, 54, 55 and 56.1 are deleted.

F5-60.2: Intention to Protest

Rules 60.2(a), 60.2(b) and 60.2(c) are changed to:

(a) If a protest concerns an incident observed by the protestor in the racing area:
- (1) If the protestor is a kiteboard, she shall hail ‘Protest’ at the first reasonable opportunity.
- (2) If the protestor is a committee, it shall inform the kiteboard after the race within the protest time limit of its intention to protest her.
(b) However, if
- (1) the protestee is not within hailing distance at the time of the incident,
- (2) the incident was an error in sailing the course,
- (3) the incident was not observed by the protestor in the racing area, or
- (4) a protest committee decides to protest a kiteboard under rule 60.4(c),
then the only requirement for the protestor is to inform the protestee of its intention to protest at the first reasonable opportunity.
(c) If at the time of the incident it is obvious to a protesting kiteboard that a member of either crew is in danger, or that injury, serious damage or a tangle has resulted, rules 60.2(a) and 60.2(b) do not apply to her, but she shall attempt to inform the other kiteboard within the protest time limit of her intention to protest.

F5-60.5: Protest Decisions

Rules 60.5(d)(1) and 60.5(d)(2) are changed to:

(d) If the protest committee decides that a kiteboard has deviations in excess of acceptable manufacturing tolerances:
- (1) The kiteboard shall not be penalized if any deviations in excess of tolerances specified were caused by damage or normal wear and they did not improve the performance of the kiteboard.
- (2) However, the kiteboard shall not race again until any such deviations have been corrected unless the protest committee decides there is, or has been, no reasonable opportunity to do so.

Add new rule 60.5(e):

(e) If the protest committee decides that a kiteboard has broken a rule and is not exonerated and, as a result, caused a tangle for the second or subsequent time during the event, her penalty shall be a disqualification that is not excludable.

F5-63: CONDUCT OF HEARINGS

F5-63.5: Decisions

Rule 63.5(d) is changed to:

(d) When the protest committee is in doubt about any matter concerning the measurement of a kiteboard, the interpretation of a class rule, or a matter involving damage to a kiteboard, it shall refer its questions, together with the relevant facts, to an authority responsible for interpreting the rule. In making its decision, the committee shall be bound by the reply of the authority.

F5-63.8: Hearing Procedure for an Elimination Series

Add new rule 63.8:

For a race of an elimination series that will qualify a kiteboard to compete in a later stage of an event:

(a) Rules 60.3(a) and (b), 61.2(a), 63.6(b) are deleted.
(b) Rule 63.4 is changed to:
Protests and requests for redress need not be in writing; they shall be made orally to a member of the protest committee as soon as reasonably possible following the race. The protest committee may take evidence in any way it considers appropriate and may communicate its decision orally.

F5-70: APPEALS AND REQUESTS TO A NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Add new rule 70.6:

70.6 Appeals are not permitted in disciplines and formats with elimination series.