The Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) and the National Yacht Club are taking steps to minimise the need for close contact during next month's ICRA National Championships.
As Afloat reported earlier, 63 boats have already entered the September 3-5 championships ahead of Friday's deadline.
Taking learnings from June's Sovereigns Cup and Cowes Week, one and two-turn penalties will be replaced with a scoring penalty. By flying a yellow flag at the time of an incident, a boat can take a two-point penalty.
Arbitration will be available, and hearings can be attended by Zoom.
In keeping with the zero-paper approach, requests for hearings will be made via the racingrulesofsailing.org APP or website (event 2363).
ICRA Umpires and Jury Officials will be led by Ailbe Millerick and Bill O’Hara, who will be afloat, witnessing racing as in 2019.
Thursday evening’s ICRA Nationals briefing will be held on Zoom. A Q&A is now available.
Please contact the ICRA technical delegate (Ric Morris, [email protected]) if you have any questions.
There will be no need to register in person at the start of the event. ICRA will work directly with the rating office to confirm IRC ratings for the event, so please ensure they have the correct details on their database.
ICRA says the 27th will be the final day changes can be processed before the cut-off.