CYA Messenger September 2013 | Page 63

Appendix B WINDSURFING COMPETITION RULES and, if it is not an abstract design, it shall not consist of more than two letters and three digits. Rule G1.3(a) is changed to: (a) The class insignia shall be displayed once on each side of the sail in the area above a line projected at right angles from a point on the luff of the sail one-third of the distance from the head to the wishbone. The national letters and sail numbers shall be in the central third of that part of the sail above the wishbone, clearly separated from any advertising. They shall be black and applied back to back on an opaque white background. The background shall extend a minimum of 30 mm beyond the characters. There shall be a ‘–’ between the national letters and the sail number, and the spacing between characters shall be adequate for legibility. The first sentence of rule G1.3(b) is deleted. Rules G1.3(c), G1.3(d) and G1.3(e) are deleted. B10 CHANGES TO RULES FOR EVENTS THAT INCLUDE ELIMINATION SERIES 29 RECALLS For a race of an elimination series that will qualify a board to compete in a later stage of an event, rule 29 is changed to: (a) When at a board’s starting signal any part of her hull, crew or equipment is on the course side of the starting line, the race committee shall signal a general recall. If the race committee acts under rule 29.1(a) and the board is identified, she shall be disqualified without a hearing, even if the race is abandoned. The race committee shall hail or display her sail number, and she shall leave the course area immediately. If the race is restarted or resailed, she shall not sail in it. If the race was completed but was later abandoned by the protest committee, and if the race is resailed, a board disqualified under rule 29.1(b) may sail in it. (b) (c) 59