1/25/02 ISSA meeting: There has been an update to the ISSA PRs as follows:

Change APPENDIX 1 to the US SAILING Protest form which can be downloaded here.

11/17/01 ISSA meeting: There have been an update to the ISSA PRs as follows:

Change PR 11 to:

11. SCORING THE REGATTA 

a)      Regatta Score – Schools shall be ranked, after adding all division series scores, in order of lowest total score first and highest total score last, subject to PRs 11(b) & 11(c), below.

b)      Final Results – Final regatta results shall be based only on the scores of races of which each division has completed and equal number.

c)      Breaking Ties 

             i) In case of a tie between two or more schools, in a division or regatta, they shall be ranked in order of the number of times each school scored better than another of the tied schools (considering breakdown points and BYEs awarded).

             ii) If a tie remains between two or more schools, each school’s race scores shall be listed in order of best to worst, and at the first point(s) where there is a difference the tie shall be broken in favor of the school with the best score(s).

             iii) If a tie still remains between two or more schools, they shall be ranked in order of their scores in the last race where all of the tied schools received a score.

9/9/01: There have been two updates the the ISSA PRs. They are as follows:

Change 7.7 (a) to:
(a)           All courses, if possible, shall be laid out so that the first leg is a beat to windward.  Triangles and windward-leeward courses with the start/ finish line in the middle of the windward leg are always acceptable, as are variations of the two (see Appendix 7). For team racing, Appendix 6 and Appendix 7 offer acceptable alternative courses.

 Change to 9 (c) to:
(c)           A boat disabled (unless granted compensation) or not finishing for any other reason (DNF), or a boat that has not complied with RRS 29.1 or 30.1 (OCS) shall be scored ONE point more than the number of competing teams in the division. A boat that does not start (DNS) or retires after finishing (RET) shall  be scored TWO points more than the number of competing teams in the division. A boat that is disqualified after a hearing (DSQ) shall be scored FOUR points more than the number of competing teams in the division. (Changes RRS A4.2).