Proposed Rule Changes for the Ensign Class Association
Head Sail Attachment to the Forestay
Name of Proposer: ECA Governing Board
Proposal Date: January, 2019
Discussion Cut Off Date: June 1, 2019
Anticipated Formal Membership Vote: June, 2019
Rationale:
For completeness, clarity and ease of reading, the parts of the ECA Rules affected by roller furling systems and head foils should include references to the RF Rule (Part II Rule 9. L ). These changes simply add the luff tape/head foil as a legitimate method of attaching each of the head sails to the forestay in the case of a roller furling system.
These are simple changes, requiring no great analysis, added only for completeness and clarity of the rules.
These proposed changes go hand in hand, alongside the other current two rule change proposals in the ECA Forum, all to be voted upon in a Special Meeting and through proxy voting in June, following the appropriate discussion period.
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Proposed deletions or omissions are stricken in the Current Rule.
Proposed additions and replacement verbiage are emboldened in the Proposed Change.
Current Rule:
Part II Rule 9. H 1. All working jibs shall be fitted with metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jib stay.
Proposed Rule:
Part II Rule 9. H 1. All working jibs shall be fitted with either metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which when the sail is set must be attached to the forestay, or with a luff tape for use in a roller furling head foil as described in Part L of this Rule.
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Proposed deletions or omissions are stricken in the Current Rule.
Proposed additions and replacement verbiage are emboldened in the Proposed Change.
Current Rule:
Part II Rule 9. I 1. All No. 1 Genoas shall be fitted with metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jib stay.
Proposed Rule:
Part II Rule 9. I 1. All No. 1 Genoas shall be fitted with either metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which when the sail is set must be attached to the forestay, or with a luff tape for use in a roller furling head foil as described in Part L of this Rule.
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Proposed deletions or omissions are stricken in the Current Rule.
Proposed additions and replacement verbiage are emboldened in the Proposed Change.
Current Rule:
Part II Rule 9. J 1. All No. 2 genoas shall be fitted with metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jibstay.
Proposed Rule:
Part II Rule 9. J 1. All No. 2 Genoas shall be fitted with either metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which when the sail is set must be attached to the forestay, or with a luff tape for use in a roller furling head foil as described in Part L of this Rule.
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Proposed deletions or omissions are stricken in the Current Rule.
Proposed additions and replacement verbiage are emboldened in the Proposed Change.
Current Rule:
Part II Rule 9. K 1. All blade jibs shall be fitted with metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which, when the sail is set, must be attached to the jibstay.
Proposed Rule:
Part II Rule 9. K 1. All Blade Jibs shall be fitted with either metal and/or plastic hanks, all of which when the sail is set must be attached to the forestay, or with a luff tape for use in a roller furling head foil as described in Part L of this Rule.
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Best regards,
Bud Brown
#1085
ECA Rules Vice Commodore