Introduction to Match Racing including Rule Changes 2015 and Basics of Umpiring. Photographs are courtesy of sailpix.fi

1. Introduction to Match Racing
Ilya Baraev

2. Fleet Racing
Match Racing

3. Trimming, Speed, Winds, Shifts, Strategy, Big picture
Boat handling, Crew work, Boat-on-boat tactics, Rules

4. Elliott 6m J-80
SM 40 606

5. Match Race
Competitions:
Finland and Estonia
Source: Finnish Match Race Association http://matchracing.net/
Center Cup
Competitions at
HSS and NJK
http://sailingcenter.fi/
http://www.njk.fi/sailingcenter/

6. Race Preparation
On Shore

7. What is your
routine?

8. Pairing List

9. Flags
Boat color
Yankee - Protest
Red - C6.1(b) - protest
C6.3 - request for
redress
Lima - Damage or Injury

10. Notice of Race - NoR
Sailing Instructions - SI
In 2015 check for
- Rule 31 change
- Experimental Rules clause

11. Racing Rules of Sailing
2013-2016
Call Book for Match Racing
2013-2016
(2014, 2015 Supplements)

12. Prepare to change boats

13. Race Preparation On Course

14. What is your routine?

17. Make a plan

18. Pre-start

19. What is the goal?

20. Realise the plan
Be ahead
Be in a better position
for the next move

22. Gating / Entry
5 min - 4 min

23. What is the goal?

24. C4.1C4.1
C4.2C4.2
Goal

25. C4.1C4.1
C4.2C4.2

26. Phase 1
4 min - approx 2.30 min

27. What is the goal?

28. 10
Goal

29. Downwind cross Upwind cross
10
12
10
14
16.1
12
13

30. Dial-up
10
10
16.116.1
13
11

31. Basic Moves / Escapes
13
13
C2.4

32. Other Moves / Escapes / Attacks
New dialup
Mark or obstruction
Dial down
Fishtail
Instant loop
Bambi on ice
Moving astern
Spinnaker Race
Steelballs
Chicken Race
Hit of 2015

33. Phase 2
approx 2.30 min - approx. 1 min

34. What is the goal?

35. Goal

36. Circling Downwind and turn back
C2.4
C2.4
12
12
C2.4
16.1
13

37. Phase 3
approx 1 min - 0 min

38. What is the goal?

39. Lead or Push

41. Moves / Attacks
Hook
Scoop
Shift right
12 - 15 - 11 - 13
12 - 11 - 16.1 - 12 - 16.1
12 - 11 - 16.1 - 13

42. Don’ts
Being Late
Barging
No Go Area
OCS
MR Call C1, 11, 19.2(b)
Section C Preamble
C3.2a

43. On the Course Side (OCS)
C3.2a22.1
Definition Start

44. Upwind
Downwind
Mark Rounding

45. Basic differences
from Fleet Race
Starboard mark rounding
Zone is two boat lengths
Dial downs on the beat
Luffs with on the downwind
C2.5
C2.3
MR CALL G2

46. Penalty System

47. Penalty System
Essentials
Penalty can be delayed or offset
On-water umpires
Protest is Yankee flag
Red flag and on-water hearings
C6.1(a)
C7.3(c)
C6.1(b), C6.3
C7.2(b)

48. Umpire Signals (C.5)
Blue has penalty
Yellow has penalty
Blue must take a penalty
immediately
Second penalty must be taken
immediately
Blue is disqualified
(e.g. third penalty)
long
No penalty
long
long
long
long
long
short
Penalty is now complete
short repetitive Penalty remains (C7.3)

49. Upwind Downwind
C7.2(a)(1) C7.2(a)(2)

50. Rule Changes 2015

51. C2.9 Rule 22.3 is deleted. changed to: ‘A boat
moving astern through the water shall keep clear
of one that is not.’
“RRS 31 is changed to ‘While racing, neither the
crew nor any part of a boat's hull shall touch a
starting mark before starting, a mark that begins,
bounds or ends the leg of the course on which she
is sailing, or a finishing mark after finishing.”
ISAF standard
NoR and SI
Racing Rules of
Sailing
Remember: 16.1 and MR Call B7
Check SI for your event
Rule Changes 2015
Test Rules for
Match Racing
http://www.sailing.org/documents/racingrules/experimental-rules.php
Check SI for your event

52. Callbook Changes 2014-15
MR Call 2014/002

53. Basics of Umpiring

54. Basics of Umpiring
Positioning, positioning, positioning
Yankee: give your decision
Red: report to Race Committee
Umpire-initiated penalties C8.2
C6.5(a)

55. Entry and Dialup
Source: © ISAF International Umpires’ and Match Racing Manual

56. Phase 2: Circling
Source: © ISAF International Umpires’ and Match Racing Manual

57. Phase 3: Turn Back
Source: © ISAF International Umpires’ and Match Racing Manual

58. Mark Rounding
Source: © ISAF International Umpires’ and Match Racing Manual

59. Photos are courtesy of Sailpix.fi

60. Fair winds!

61. Introduction to Match Racing
Ilya Baraev
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