The Fiesta Owners Association

The Rules Page

The Boat

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Racing Rules

The idea of one design is to assure that those wishing to race all start with identical yachts, the measurements and weights being very similar. Though each will differ marginally because of different building techniques, this difference will be quite small and will not give anyone an advantage.

The skill will come from the skippers ability to set up and sail the yacht and to make it go faster than the others, this can only be achieved with practice.

To make the competition fair for all, certain rules need to be followed, these are as follows.

The rules have been kept as simple and as straight forward as possible to encourage the relaxed and friendly racing that the Fiesta has become known for.

The Start

A yacht crossing the start line before the gun or start signal shall return and re-cross the line, in doing so it shall not impede or hinder yachts that started correctly.

Starboard Port

A yacht sailing on a starboard tack will have right of way over a yacht sailing on Port tack.

Windward Leeward

The Leeward yacht shall have right of way over a Windward yacht.

Inside Position at Buoys

Approaching a buoy the inside yacht shall have preference over the outside yacht which shall give room.

Port Tack

Starboard Tack

Windward Yacht

Leeward Yacht

Inside Yacht

Buoy

Rounding the Buoys

If a yacht touches the buoy it is rounding on the outside there is no fault, if a yacht misses the buoy or touches it on the inside then the buoy must be rounded correctly.

The Penalty

Infringment of the rules will require one complete turn i.e. 360o to be executed before the next buoy is reached and avoiding or obstructing or hitting other yachts.