Force 5 Class Association

FORCE 5 MEET & GREET!

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http://force5.us/main/index.php?option=com_agora&task=forum&id=9&Itemid=105

The Force 5 Class Association is introducing a nation-wide data-bank of opportunities to sail with Force 5 Fleet members and participating sailing clubs though-out the US.   Sailing locations selected for their outstanding small boat venues and specific welcoming of Force 5 sailors are constantly being added.  Submit info about your own favorite location to entice others to a Meet and Greet or venture to one of those already listed and provide feedback for others.  So load up that Force 5 and visit one of our Meet & Greet locations…. you’ll find a friend!

FORCE 5 MID-WINTERS: KEY LARGO FL; FEB. 20-22, 2014

Thirty-four Force 5 sailors were blessed with perfect sailing weather for their Mid-Winter Championships hosted by the Upper Keys Sailing Club with Race Chairman Tom Trump and PRO Alan Hulbert.

THE RULES CORNER

[Rules Corner #7—2013-2016 RRS Changes]

Before resuming our RRS trip around the race course [look for Rules Corner # 8 later this spring], let’s get up to date on important changes reflected in the recently-published 2013-2016 RRS.

Rules Corner #5 discussed RRS-10, which addresses boats on opposite tacks. Now, let’s turn to the rights and obligations of boats sailing upwind on the same tack. RRS-11 (On the Same Tack, Overlapped) and RRS-12 (On the Same Tack, Not Overlapped) are the applicable rules. RRS-11 specifies “When boats are on the same tack and overlapped, a windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat.” RRS-12 specifies “When boats are on the same tack and not overlapped, a boat clear astern shall keep clear of a boat clear ahead.”