APPENDIX F
KITEBOARD RACING RULES
Kiteboard course races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. The term ‘boat’ elsewhere in the racing rules means ‘kiteboard’ or ‘boat’ as appropriate. Note: Rules for other kiteboard racing formats (such as Kitecross, Slalom, Boarder X) or other kiteboard competitions (such as Freestyle, Wave, Speed) are not included in this appendix. Links to current versions of these rules can be found on the ISAF website. CHANGES TO THE DEFINITIONS The definitions Finish, Keep Clear, Leeward and Windward, MarkRoom, Obstruction, Start, and Tack, Starboard or Port are changed to: Finish A kiteboard finishes when, while the competitor is in contact with the hull, any part of her hull, or the competitor in normal position, crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she (a) (b) (c) takes a penalty under rule 44.2, corrects an error under rule 28.2 made at the line, or continues to sail the course.
Keep Clear A kiteboard keeps clear of a right-of-way kiteboard (a) (b) if the right-of-way kiteboard can sail her course with no need to take avoiding action and, when the kiteboards are overlapped, if the right-of-way kiteboard can also, without immediately making contact, change course in both directions or move her kite in any direction.
Leeward and Windward A kiteboard’s leeward side is the side that is or, when she is head to wind, was away from the wind. However, when sailing by the lee or directly downwind, her leeward side is the side on which her kite lies. The other side is her windward side. When two kiteboards on the same tack overlap, the one whose hull is
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