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ANNEXE PRESCRIPTIONS FEDERALES FFVoile Prescriptions to RRS 2017-2020
translated for foreign competitors
FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 25 (Notice of race, sailing instructions and signals):
For events graded 4 and 5, standard notices of race and sailing instructions including the specificities of the event shall be used. Events graded 4 may have dispensation for such requirement, after receipt of FFVoile approval, received before the notice of race has been published.
For events graded 5, posting of sailing instructions will be considered as meeting the requirements of RRS 25.1 application.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 64.3 (Decisions on protests concerning class rules):
The jury may ask the parties to the protest, prior to checking procedures, a deposit covering the cost of checking arising from a protest concerning class rules.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 67 (Damages):Any question about or request of damages arising from an incident involving a boat bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing or International Regulation to Prevent Collision at Sea depends on the appropriate courts and cannot be dealt by the jury.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 70. 5 (Appeals and requests to a national authority):The denial of the right of appeal is subject to the written authorization of the Fédération Française de Voile, received before publishing the notice of race. This authorization shall be posted on the official notice board during the event.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 78.1 (Compliance with class rules; certificates):The boat’s owner or other person in charge shall, under his sole responsibility, make sure moreover that his boat complies with the equipment and security rules required by the laws, by-laws and regulations of the Administration.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 86.3 (Changes to the racing rules):An organizing authority wishing to change a rule listed in RRS 86.1(a) in order to develop or test new rules shall first submit the changes to the FFVoile, in order to obtain its written approval and shall report the results to FFVoile after the event. Such authorization shall be mentioned in the notice of race and in the sailing instructions and shall be posted on the official notice board during the event.
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 88 (National prescriptions):Prescriptions of the FFVoile shall neither be changed nor deleted in the notice of race and sailing instructions, except for events for which an international jury has been appointed.
In such case, the prescriptions marked with an asterisk (*) shall neither be changed nor deleted in the notice of race and sailing instructions. (The official translation of the prescriptions, downloadable on the FFVoile website
www.ffvoile.fr , shall be the only translation used to comply with RRS 90.2(b)).
(*) FFVoile Prescription to
RRS 91(b) (Protest committee):The appointment of an international jury meeting the requirements of Appendix N is subject to prior written approval of the Fédération Française de Voile. Such authorization shall be posted on the official notice board during the event.
FFVoile Prescription to
APPENDIX R (Procedures for appeals and requests):
Appeals shall be sent to the head-office of Fédération Française de Voile, 17 rue Henri Bocquillon, 75015 Paris – email:
jury.appel@ffvoile.fr, using preferably the appeal form downloadable on the website of Fédération Française de Voile:
http://www.ffvoile.fr/ffv/web/services/arbitrage/jury_appel.asp