Appendix B
WINDSURFING COMPETITION RULES
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ELIMINATION SERIES INCLUDING HEATS Add new rule 37: Rule 37 applies in elimination series in which boards compete in heats.
37.1 Elimination Series Procedure (a) Competition shall take the form of one or more elimination series. Each of them shall consist of either rounds in a single elimination series where only a number of the best scorers advance, or rounds in a double elimination series where boards have more than one opportunity to advance. Boards shall sail one against another in pairs, or in groups determined by the elimination ladder. The selected form of competition shall not be changed while a round remains uncompleted.
(b)
37.2 Seeding and Ranking Lists (a) When a seeding or ranking list is used to establish the heats of the first round, places 1–8 (four heats) or 1–16 (eight heats) shall be distributed evenly among the heats. For a subsequent elimination series, if any, boards shall be reassigned to new heats according to the ranking in the previous elimination series. The organizing authority’s seeding decisions are final and are not grounds for a request for redress.
(b)
(c)
37.3 Heat Schedule The schedule of heats shall be posted on the official notice board no later than 30 minutes before the starting signal for the first heat. 37.4 Advancement and Byes (a) In racing and expression competition, the boards in each heat to advance to the next round shall be announced by the race committee no later than 10 minutes before the starting signal for the first heat. The number advancing may be changed by the protest committee as a result of a redress decision.
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