The By Laws of the ECA require thirty days notice of any proposed rule changes to be voted upon at the next Special Meeting or Annual Meeting of the Membership.

This rule is hereby posted to the membership for presentation and discussion.

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Rule Change Proposal for Banning Thru-Deck Jib Cunningham

Rule II.7.D

Current:

The arrangement of the working jib and spinnaker sheet and guy leads; sheet blocks and cleats shall be optional. The arrangement of the toppinglift and foreguy for the spinnaker and whisker poles shall be optional. The No. 1 and No. 2 Genoa sheet leads and blocks shall be confined to the toe rail. 

Adjustment of the Genoa sheet lead angle by means other than a car held in place by a pin and not remotely controlled is prohibited. Barber hauling of the No. 1 and No. 2 genoas is prohibited. The use of a Cunningham on the tack of the jib, or of a winch on any halyard or sheet shall be optional. If used, the Cunningham grommet must be placed within 2” of the luff tape, and no more than 12” (center to center) from the tack grommet. Geared sheet winches and self-tailing winches are permitted. Magic boxes may be used on halyards, boom vangs and outhauls.

Proposed:

The arrangement of the working jib sheet, spinnaker sheet and guy, and sheet blocks and cleats shall be optional. The arrangement of the topping lift and foreguy for the spinnaker and whisker poles shall be optional. The No. 1 and No. 2 genoa sheet leads and blocks shall be confined to the toe rail. Adjustment of the genoa sheet lead angle by means other than a car held in place by a pin and not remotely controlled is prohibited. Barber hauling of the No. 1 and No. 2 genoas is prohibited. The use of a cunningham on the tack of the jib, or of a winch on any halyard or sheet, shall be optional. If used, the cunningham grommet must be placed within 2” of the luff tape, and no more than 12” (center to center) from the tack grommet. The cunningham may not be led through the deck. Geared sheet winches and self-tailing winches are permitted. Magic boxes may be used on halyards, boom vangs, and outhauls.

Rationale:

The rules specifically prohibit halyards being led through the deck. The addition of the jib cunningham is simply added for clarification. Leading lines through the deck can compromise the integrity of the deck. There are also a few proposed grammatical corrections.

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Best regards,

Stephen Heinzelman

ECA Rules Vice Commodore