In article <1163960274.444027.323760@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"Stephen Page" <steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Help please.
>
> We had a dead-heat yesterday which I captured on video and replayed to
> try to pick a winner. There was a dead heat. That is, if you judge it
> by the bow on the line.
>
> One of the boats had a spin****r up and the spin****r went over the
> line first, leaving respective bows dead in line.
>
> We checked out the rules to get a definition of what constitutes a
> finish. Bow on the line? Mast? Stern? Spin****r? Bowsprit? I cannot
> find the relevant rule in the rule book.
The Racing Rules of Sailing (go to http://www.sailing.org/,
then click
"Rules" navbar at the top of the page) gives the definition of "Finish"
as:
"Finish A boat finishes when any part of her hull, or crew or equipment
in
normal position, crosses the fini****ng line in the direction of the course
from the last mark, either for the first time or after taking a penalty
under rule 31.2 or 44.2 or, under rule 28.1, after correcting an error
made at the fini****ng line."
Assuming the boat with the spin****r had it trimmed in some reasonable way
for the wind, leg of the course, etc, then based on how you described it,
I'd say they finished first.
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