Match racing involves boat-on-boat tactics and strategy between two boats. Competitions are held in Finland, Estonia, and other locations. Preparation includes reviewing pairing lists, flags, rules, and developing a race plan with goals for each phase of the start and course. Key differences from fleet racing include starboard rounding rights, two boat length zones, dial downs on beats, and luffing with contact allowed downwind. Penalties can be delayed or offset and are determined by on-water umpires through protest flags and on-water hearings.

1. Introduction to Match Racing
Ilya Baraev Short Version 2016

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 2016 check for
- Rule 31 change
- Test 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. Phase 2
approx 2.30 min - approx. 1 min

33. What is the goal?

34. Goal

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

36. Phase 3
approx 1 min - 0 min

37. What is the goal?

38. Lead or Push

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

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

42. Upwind
Downwind
Mark Rounding

43. 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

44. Penalty System

45. 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)

46. 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)

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

48. Photos are courtesy of Sailpix.fi

49. Fair winds!

50. Introduction to Match Racing
Ilya Baraev
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