Mark Room Video on SnipeToday!

LYC Coach Arthur Blodgett talks through Rule 18.3 at the Windward mark, as well as the concepts of "burden of proof" and 'converging angles' at Leeward marks with SnipeToday editor Past Commodore Pietro Fantoni. Enjoy!

http://www.snipetoday.org/articles/technical-experts/rules/snipetoday-video-conference-racing-rule-18-webinar/

Who's Foul vol 4 - Alinghi Keeps the '07 Cup

This situation comes from the deciding race of the 2007 America's Cup final between Alinghi and Team New Zealand. When both boats are on starboard and over the port-tack layline to the windward mark, NZL tacks to port and attemps to duck Alinghi. Alinghi bears off, holds her course at NZL, then takes avoiding action and protests. Here's the incident (starting at about 18:38): external link to incident.


Question 1: Who's Foul. Keep in mind that Rule 16.2 is deleted by the Appendix C Match Racing 
Rules 

Question 2: If we turn on 16.2 is the call the same? As always, please give your interpretations in the comments section!



Here's a link to the entire race highlights.

And here's the poorly executed penalty turn by Dean Barker and Team New Zealand (after a 110 degree windshift on the last leg) just before the finish, that ended the '07 Cup.