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attachments, which will then, as a whole, be surrounded by navigable water. When this
is done, the method of attachment of the object to the committee boat is immaterial.

A suitable sailing instruction is:

The [starboard end] starting [and finishing] mark will be the committee vessel
[description] together with a [dinghy/RIB/buoy/other] if attached to [the stern/other
of] the committee vessel.

A dinghy, RIB or buoy attached to the committee vessel on a long line is not
recommended as it is likely to move around substantially and independently of the
committee vessel. However, if such a device is considered necessary, it should be
described as an attachment to the committee vessel.

Additional Starting Marks (Limit Marks)

At a start, it is common to protect a committee vessel and at the same time to offer clear
wind to all boats and a safe exit for a boat barging, by laying a limit mark. Such limit marks
are usually positioned on the starting line, ideally on or on the course side of the line, and at
some distance from the committee vessel. However there may be circumstances when limit
marks are quite properly laid some distance on the course side of the starting line, for
example to protect a long overhang or an anchor chain that is only just below the surface. In
order to comply with the definition Mark, sailing instructions must state not only that an inner
limit mark will be laid but also the side on which it is to be passed.

A suitable sailing instruction is:

When a [description] [dinghy/RIB/buoy/other] is laid near the committee vessel
[approximately on the starting line], it is a starting limit mark that shall be left on the
same side as the nearby committee vessel.

It must be noted that a limit mark laid significantly on the pre-start side of the starting line is
unlikely to achieve the desired protection for the committee vessel.

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