Page 63 - Judge Manual 2017

Common infractions:

In light wind:
• Rocking the boat by body movement
• Repeated roll tacking
• Exaggerated roll tacking so that the boat’s speed increases as a result
of the tack

In stronger wind:

• Fanning the sails by bouncing the body on the deck or in the hiking straps
• Fanning the sails by short sharp repeated pumps of the main sheet

Positioning of Jury boats

Jury boats will generally position themselves behind the fleet and focus on
pressure points. Jury boats can move through the fleet but they should be
extremely careful of their wake. In addition, the Jury boat’s engine noise and
propeller wash can be distracting to the competitors. A Jury boat should avoid
remaining alongside a single competitor for an extended time.

Towards the end of the upwind leg, the Jury boats should start to position
themselves for the next leg. The Jury boat watching the front third of the fleet
should move into a position to observe the leaders as they start the reach or
run. Towards the end of the leg, the Jury boat observing the rear two thirds of
the fleet should move to a visible position to weather of the windward mark.

At the first windward mark the Jury boat should be highly visible. A second Jury
boat, positioned to leeward of the fleet, should go with the leaders as they sail
on the reach. Positioning to leeward of the fleet on the reach allows Judges to
stay closer to the fleet with less negative effects from wind shadow or wake.

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