Improving Rules Compliance

I have received copies of two letters from competitors that raise questions about rules compliance. One, from Marc Fountain, appeared on the Internet in "Scuttlebutt" and a second, from H. C. Pierce, was sent to the US SAILING Racing Rules Committee. Both letters report a lack of compliance with the rules. Mr. Fountain writes, "The use of the 720-degree Turns Penalty continues to decline and the percentage of people racing without respect to the rules continues to rise." Mr. Pierce complains that port-tack boats in his fleet are brazenly breaking Rule 10, the fundamental port-starboard rule.

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