D1 - Sheet Pumping

Sheet Pumping- PENALTY

Fanning the sail by repeatedly trimming and releasing it in a short period of time. The third pump is accompanied by a rock that breaks the basic rule- BASIC 4 as it clearly propels the boat.

RRS 42.2(a), Interpretation PUMP 1

 D2 - Prohibited Gybe

Prohibited Gybe - PENALTY

The boat is rolled through the gybe and clearly accelerates because of the body movement at the end of the maneuver. This is followed by a clear deceleration of the boat, which is a good indication that the boat’s speed was greater than it would have been in absence of the gybe.

RRS 42.1, Interpretation ROCK 8

D3 - Rocking

Rocking - PENALTY

The sailor repeatedly rolls his boat by moving his shoulders and body to windward. We know he is causing the rolling as the movement of the mast follows the movement of his body.

RRS 42.2(b)(1)

 D4 - S-Turns Prohibited

S Turns- PENALTY

The sailor rhythmically and repeatedly rolls the boat with no connection to the wave patterns.

RRS 42.2(b)(1), Interpretation ROCK 7

 D5 - Basic 4 Then Second Rock

Single Rock - PENALTY

The sailor does one roll with no change of course that propels the boat breaking the basic rule and follows it with a second roll so it becomes rocking.

RRS 42.1, Interpretation BASIC 4 , RRS 42.2(b)(1)

  D6- Techniques under Oscar

Techniques under Oscar flag (free pumping)

U1- Body Pumping On Beat

Body pumping - PENALTY

A normal shape of a sail is changed and almost immediately backs to its original shape each time a sailor forcefully moves his body down. Repeated action.

RRS 42.2(a), Interpretation PUMP 6

 S1 - Body Pumping Out Of Start

Body pumping - PENALTY

Check EST. Three rapid and forceful body pumps off the start connected with flicks of a sail.

RRS 42.2(a), Interpretation PUMP 6

 S2 - Roll Not Connected To Steering

One roll not connected with steering.

Check EST. One roll caused by heeling the body to leeward and to windward. At the completion of the roll a boat is steered up to head to wind. Heeling the body is not facilitating steering.

RRS 42.1, Interpretation ROCK 6

S3 - Double Roll On Start

Double roll at the start – PENALTY

Check ITA. Two rolls at the start by in and out body movements. No change of course.

RRS 42.2(b)(1)

 S4 - Crabbing

Crabbing – PENALTY

Check FIN. Two forceful movements of the helm while backing a sail on the shoulder before releasing a sail.

RRS 42.2(d), Interpretation SCULL 3

 S5 - Not Crabbing

Legal Sculling

At 8 seconds - Sculling down with a clear change of direction towards a close hauled course

At 12 seconds – Steering up to head to wind

At 17seconds - Backing the main not sculling

At 24 seconds - Releasing the main followed by forceful sculling with a clear change of direction towards a close hauled course

Exception RRS 42.3(d), Interpretation SCULL 1

 S6 - Sculling With No Change Of Direction

Illegal sculling no change of direction - PENALTY

USA 69 in white bib and red arms is sculling down forcefully but there is no change of direction towards a close-hauled cause. Notice that the main is sheeted in and as a result a boat does not change direction .

RRS 42.2(d), Exception RRS 42.3(d), Interpretation SCULL 1

 S7 - Sculling With No Change Of Direction

Illegal sculling no change of direction - PENALTY

USA 69 in white bib and red arms is sculling down forcefully but there is no change of direction towards a close-hauled cause. Notice that the main is sheeted in and as a result a boat does not change direction .

RRS 42.2(d), Exception RRS 42.3(d), Interpretation SCULL 1

 S8 - USA Scull Down To Close Hauled

Legal Sculling down to a close-hauled course

USA is sculling down with a clear change of direction towards a close-hauled course. Two seconds into the video USA reaches a close-hauled course, stops sculling and continues to sail the boat further down.

RRS 42.2(d), Exception RRS 42.3(d), Interpretation SCULL 1

 S9 - Connected Sculling

Illegal connected sculling - PENALTY

Observe DEN 23. 2 seconds into the video you can see connected forceful sculling on both sides of the centerline.

At 12 seconds DEN 23 is still sculling and this action propells the boat forward compared to USA 69 to windward of DEN 23.

RRS 42.2(d), Interpretation SCULL 2