UK-Halsey quiz #19: Two America’s Cup boats (Red to windward, Blue to leeward) are approaching the windward mark on starboard tack. Neither boat is fetching the mark although Red is only about ½ boatlength to leeward of the layline. Blue is about 1 boatlength to leeward of Red and about ¼ boatlength ahead of her.
Varför skall allt vara så förbannat seriöst? Här har vi ett äkta “beer can race” som körs varje tisdagskväll på Lake Union. Ibland är man över 90 båtar och många ankrar upp i en så kallad “raft” efteråt… Man väljer själv klass beroende på vad man tycker man har för båt. Enkla regler har man […]
UK-Halsey quiz #20: Two Lasers, Red and Blue are approaching the leeward end of the finish line on starboard tack. The leeward finish line flag is located on the starboard side of the committee boat about 10 feet forward of the corner of their transom.
UK-Halsey quiz #21: Two J-24s, Red and Blue, are sailing a beat to windward in about 8 knots of true wind and are approaching each other on opposite tacks.
UK-Halsey quiz #22: Two Lasers are running towards a leeward mark to be left to port in 8-10 knots of true wind.
UK-Halsey quiz #23: Two J-109’s are on the downwind leg of a windward leeward course in about 8 knots of true wind.
UK-Halsey quiz #24: Two boats are approaching a windward mark to be left to port. The leading boat (Red) is on the starboard tack layline. The trailing boat (Blue) is about 1/2 boatlength astern of Red and 1/2 boatlengh to windward of the starboard tack layline.
Ni som har kappseglingsreglerna på nattduksbordet måste kolla in den här bloggen, Racing Rules of Sailing – Look to Windward. Jos Spijkerman är internationell domare och tar upp generella case men också sådana som är aktuella i verkligheten (till exempel det från Farr 40 VM). This blog is about the Racing Rules of Sailing. Anything […]