Thanks Mark
I used this one (App L 11.5?) in a ‘Worlds’ event this summer
I know we are not suppose to do it but I use my ‘rule 41’ para in order to explain why I am allowed to talk to sailors on the line.
The RYA guidance notes on Rule 41 changes refer to ‘helping to achieve a fair start’ & until the practice is widely accepted (perhaps never!!) I felt justified in using my wording.
This para, along with comment at the briefing & chat over a pint after racing, is my methodology for trying to achieve commitment to change 
Ralph
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From: Mark Townsend [mailto:s_mark_townsend@hotmail.com]
Sent: 07 November 2006 23:36
To: sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [sailwave] Re: Sprint Racing
The following works and does not require that you redefine the meaning of rule 41.
If any part of a boat’s hull, crew or equipment is
on the course side of the starting line during the
two minutes before her starting signal and she
is identified, the race committee will attempt
to broadcast her sail number over a loudspeaker
Failure to make a broadcast or to time it
accurately will not be grounds for a request for
redress. This changes rule 62.1(a).
From:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:sailwave@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Tingle
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 3:05 AM
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [sailwave] Re: Sprint Racing
Hi Mike
The advantage of 10 boats on a short line on a short course is that it reduces the necessity for a perfect start.
There is virtually no favoured end & boats need concentrate much more on tacking, gybing & mark rounding skills
I also have an SI which says
“For the purposes of Rule 41, the actions of the Race Committee on the Start boat, in helping the fleet to achieve a fair start, will not be defined as ‘outside help’ or provide grounds for redress”
This means that we talk (through a megaphone) to competitors & if they are over the line well before the start gun, we can tell them so that they can get back.
If they are over at the time of the start signal, there is an SI which says they must go back round the ends (ie not totally I flag rule)
I agree that this will not suit every class/type of event but for those who want something different …
Ralph
From: Mike Croker [mailto:mdcroker@which.net]
Sent: 07 November 2006 10:37
To:
sailwave@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [sailwave] Re: Sprint Racing
OK for events where start line rules observance is strongly policed
(like motor racing) but not for the average open meeting scrummage,
IMHO 
— In sailwave@yahoogroups.com, “Ralph Tingle” <rat@…> wrote:
Racing is over short 15mins races in starts of approx 10 boats.
Depending on numbers, there are heats, qtr finals, semis & Finals
(similar to Olympic 100 metres)