Appendix F
KITEBOARD RACING RULES
on the leeward side of the other’s hull is the leeward kiteboard. The other is the windward kiteboard. Mark-Room Mark-Room for a kiteboard is room to sail her proper course to round or pass the mark. However, mark-room for a kiteboard does not include room to tack unless the kiteboard is overlapped inside and to windward of the kiteboard required to give mark-room and she would be fetching the mark after her tack. Obstruction An object that a kiteboard could not pass without changing course substantially, if she were sailing directly towards it and 10 metres from it. An object that can be safely passed on only one side and an area so designated by the sailing instructions are also obstructions. However, a kiteboard racing is not an obstruction to other kiteboards unless they are required to keep clear of her or, if rule 23 applies, avoid her. A vessel under way, including a kiteboard racing, is never a continuing obstruction. Start A kiteboard starts when, her hull and the competitor having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her hull, or the competitor crosses the starting line in the direction of the first mark. Tack, Starboard or Port A kiteboard is on the tack, starboard or port, corresponding to the competitor’s hand that would be forward if the competitor were in normal riding position (riding heel side with both hands on the control bar and arms not crossed). A kiteboard is on starboard tack when the competitor’s right hand would be forward and is on the port tack when the competitor’s left hand would be forward. The definition Zone is deleted. Add the following definitions: About to Round or Pass A kiteboard is about to round or pass a mark when her proper course is to begin to manoeuvre to round or pass it. Capsized A kiteboard is capsized if (a) (b)
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her kite is in the water, her lines are tangled with another kiteboard’s lines, or