Proposed Rules Change

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drosowj
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Proposed Rules Change

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July 20, 2017

From the Class Secretary:

Preamble:
The proposed rule changes were brought by the Technical Committee to the Executive Board for review and comment. The Executive Board approved proceeding to vote the following, with Executive Board comments incorporated.

Background:
The J/109 Class Constitution and Class Rules refer to ISAF. On November 14, 2015, ISAF changed its name to World Sailing. In doing so, the ISAF entity and several documents once published by ISAF and previously referenced by the Constitution and Rules were made no longer available and several others were changed by World Sailing. The Technical Committee reviewed the Constitution and the Rules and made the following proposed updates. We additionally consulted with JBoats and reviewed other similar class rules for consistency.

Because there are numerous changes, the proposal attempts to demonstrate the current rules and the proposed wording. (Words with a strike through are from the current edition while words that are underlined are proposed.) The proposed rule changes are attached as a pdf (due to formatting limitations on this forum). A second pdf attachment makes the proposed new reference to the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix B available for review.

In the end, the Technical Committee is just doing some housekeeping and many of these changes will have little effect on owners, the class, and our competitions.

The Technical Committee also sought to make Rule 6.1 more user-friendly and potentially less confusing, with the objective to be more inclusive while fostering interest in sailing and the J109.

A ballot will be prepared shortly and sent to all members.

Respectfully,


David Rosow
Secretary
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Jul 20 proposed rules.pdf
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World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix B.pdf
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drosowj
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Re: Proposed Rules Change

Post by drosowj »

From the Class Secretary:

Voting for the proposed rule changes brought forward by the Technical Committee closed after 30 days on November 12. The proposal received more than the two-thirds votes necessary to be adopted. These changes were mostly administrative and included replacing references from the defunct ISAF to the new World Sailing entity, updating references to relevant rules including new references to the Class's safety rules in World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix B, and a minor change to Rule 6.1.

The updated class rules will be posted on the website shortly and take effect January 1, 2018.

Respectfully,
David Rosow
Secretary
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