Purpose
To increase the safety and enjoyment of twilight racing by fostering greater understanding of and adherence to the racing rules
Process
- A table will be set up on the deck for the Rules Corner from 8pm to 9pm Wednesday evenings
- Two or three experienced skippers (the Panel) will be seated as rules advisers
- A whiteboard, markers and model boats will be on the table to recreate situations
- Skippers (with crew) may approach the table for a discussion (first come first served) with or without the other skippers involved
- The Panel will listen to the skipper’s story and recreate the situation on the whiteboard
- The Panel will discuss the rules that are relevant to the situation
- The Panel will offer an opinion on how the rules apply and explain their thinking
- The focus will be on shared learning and encouraging correct behaviour, not on criticising incorrect actions
- The aim is to create a ‘safe space’ for exploring an issue
- The Panel will be able to explain the steps involved in Protests
- The Rules Corner is not a Protest Committee and will not make rulings or impose penalties.
Thanks – your feedback is always welcome.
Leigh McLaughlin, Twilight Captain, twighlightcaptain@gfs.org.au
