Appendix I. RRS Alterations
1. For determination of the right of way between contestants, Part 2 of the racing rules shall govern, except between sunset and sunrise, the following shall be substituted for Rule 17: “When two yachts are on the same tack and within three overall lengths of the larger yacht, the yacht being overtaken shall maintain her proper course. The overtaking yacht shall keep clear and neither yacht shall bear away toward or luff the other.”
2. The forestay of a yacht may be temporarily removed for the purpose of jibing and must be reattached at the first opportunity after the jibe is completed.
3. Delete RRS 55.
4. Powered Winches: No restriction is placed on the use of powered winches, powered hydraulics, powered pumps, or powered furling devices (amends RRS 52).
5. Shiftable-ballast: RRS 51 is modified to allow entry of yachts employing shiftable-ballast (e.g. water ballast or canting keel), providing such ballast shift is accurately represented on their ORR certificate. RRS 51 will be enforced for all yachts not rated for moveable ballast. Portions of RRS 51 not related to moveable ballast will be enforced for all yachts.
- · All shiftable ballast systems shall be capable of full manual operation from inside the yacht, no matter what her position in the water.
- · Water ballast tanks shall be integral to and within the hull. Fill, drain, and transfer plumbing must be permanently fitted.
- · Yachts with canting keels or other shiftable solid ballast must be fitted with a mechanism to fix the ballast on centerline should the shifting mechanism fail
6. RRS 50.2 is modified to allow the use of two spinnaker or whisker poles when no spinnaker is set. This is to allow twin jibs to be set wing and wing. Poles shall not be longer than JC.
