Hello Dan!
Wednesday August 21 1996, Dan Ceppa writes to Jackson Harding:
 ->> On 08-19-96  07:09, Jackson Harding got back to Dan Ceppa
 ->> Re: Race Rules
 DC>> Seems like you are maybe using different rules or interpretted
 DC>> them differently.  The penalty turns must be as soon as possible,
 JH>> Yes, and no latter than the end of the leg on which the infringement
 JH>> occured.
 DC> Nope, in the rules, it is a "soon as possible".  IOW, you
 DC> cannot sail on, other than to clear boats behind you and
 DC> get out of their way to reconcile the infraction.
You are quite correct.  I've misled myself, I've found the part about same 
leg in an old sailing instruction in a club yearbook.
 DC>> On contact, even if the penalty turns are taken, a protest
 DC>> still, if not must, should be filed.  One of the reasons for
 JH>> If you are going to have a succesful protest, you will need to have
 JH>> witnesses. If you have witnesses you will have a successful insurance
 JH>> claim (and possibly a richer lawyer).
 DC> Perhaps, especially if there is a lot of damage.  However, not
 DC> making the protest gives a lot of room for having the right of
 DC> way boat to have to pay not only his deductable but perhaps
 DC> even the entire claim.
Then your insurance companies are much less of bastards than ours are.  
Without (unonvolved) witnesses even a sucessful protest is no guarantee of an 
insurance payout.  Often what's more important is the fine print in your 
racing risk extention clause.
Bye for now,
          Jackson
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