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2017 VX ONE CLASS RULES (REVISED)
Effective January 1, 2018
TheVXONEwasdesignedin2011byBrianBennettandRogerMartinYachtDesignandwasadoptedasaclassassociationinApril2012.
Copyright©VXONEClassAssociation
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CLASSRULES/INDEX
PARTI–ADMINISTRATION
SectionA–GeneralA.1 Language...................................4A.2 Abbreviations............................4A.3 Authorities.................................4A.4 AdministrationoftheClass.......4A.5 InternationalRules......................4A.6 ClassRulesChanges....................4A.7 ClassRulesAmendments............4A.8 ClassRulesInterpretation..........5A.9 ClassFeeandBuildPlaque.........5A.10 LicensedManufacturers............5A.11 Hull,SailandBowNumbers.......5SectionB–BoatEligibilityB.1 ClassRules..................................6B.2 ClassAssociationMarkings........6B.3 VXONELabels............................6B.4 EquipmentInspection................6
PARTII–REQUIREMENTSANDLIMITATIONSSectionC–ConditionsforRacingC.1 General.....................................7C.2 Crew..........................................7C.3 PersonalEquipment...................7C.4 Advertising.................................8C.5 PortableEquipment...................8C.6 Boat............................................8C.7 Hull.............................................9C.8 HullAppendages.........................9C.9 RigandRigging..........................10C.10 Sails..........................................12
SectionD–HullD.1 Manufacturers..........................13D.2 Measurement............................13D.3 Materials,Constructionand
Dimensions................................13SectionE–HullAppendagesE.1 Manufacturers..........................13E.2 Parts..........................................13E.3 Materials,Constructionand
Dimensions................................13E.4 KeelAssembly...........................14E.5 Rudder,Tillerand TillerExtension...........................14SectionF–RigF.1 Manufacturers..........................15F.2 Parts..........................................15F.3 Measurement............................15F.4 Materials,Constructionand
Dimensions................................15F.5 StandingRigging........................15F.6 RunningRigging........................16SectionG–SailsG.1 Parts.........................................16G.2 General.....................................17G.3 Mainsail.....................................17G.4 Jib..............................................19G.5 Gennaker...................................20
PARTIII–APPENDICESH.1 Insignia.....................................22H.2 CertifiedEquipmentLabel.........23H.3 BowNumbers............................24H.4 RacingGuidelines......................25
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INTRODUCTION
TheVXONEClasshasbeencreatedasastrictone-designclasswherethetruetestwhenracedisbetweencrews,notboatsandequipment.
VXONEhulls,keelassembly,rudder,rigandstandingriggingshallonlybesuppliedbyentitieslicensedbytheTMHandreferredtointheclassrulesasaLicensedManufacturer.CertifiedEquipmentshallcomplywiththeVXONEBuildersConstructionManual.
VXONEhulls,keelassembly,rudder,rigandstandingrigging,may,afterhavingleftthemanufacturer,onlybealteredtotheextentpermittedinSectionCoftheclassrules.OwnersandcrewsshouldbeawarethatcompliancewithrulesinSectionCistheresponsibilityofthecompetitor.
VXONEsailsaremeasurementcontrolledandmaybemanufacturedbyanysailmaker.Sailsshallbemeasuredbyanapprovedmeasurerandappropriatemarkingsplacedonthesailstoshowsailmeasurementhasbeenperformedandcomplywiththeseclassrules.
RulesregulatingtheuseofequipmentduringaracearecontainedinSectionCoftheseclassrules,inERSPartIandintheRacingRulesofSailing.
PLEASEREMEMBER:
THESERULESARECLOSEDCLASSRULESWHEREIFITDOESNOTSPECIFICALLYSAY
THATYOUMAY–THENYOUSHALLNOT.COMPONENTS,ANDTHEIRUSE,AREDEFINEDBYTHEIRDESCRIPTION.
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PARTI–ADMINISTRATION
SectionA–GeneralA.1 LANGUAGEA.1.1 TheofficiallanguageoftheVXONEclassisEnglish,andincaseofdisputeover
translationtheEnglishtextshallprevail.A.1.2 Theword“shall”ismandatory,andtheword“may”ispermissive.
A.2 ABBREVIATIONSA.2.1 WORLDSAILING InternationalSailingFederation MNA WORLDSAILINGMemberNationalAuthority VXCA VXONEClassAssociation NCA NationalClassAssociation ERS EquipmentRulesofSailing RRS RacingRulesofSailing TMH TradeMarkHolder(BrianBennett) VXCC VXONEClassConstitution
A.3 AUTHORITIESA.3.1 TheinternationalauthorityoftheclassistheVXCAwhichshallco-operatewiththe
TMHinmattersconcerningtheseclassrules.A.3.2 TheVXCAisundernolegalobligationwithrespecttotheseclassrules.
A.4 ADMINISTRATIONOFTHECLASS TheTMHhasdelegateditsadministrativefunctionsoftheclasstotheVXCA.The
VXCAmaydelegatepartorallofitsfunctions,asstatedintheseclassrules,toanadministrator.
A.5 INTERNATIONALRULESA.5.1 TheseclassrulesshallbereadinconjunctionwiththeERS.A.5.2 Exceptwhereusedinheadings,whenatermisprintedin“bold”thedefinitionin
theERSapplies,andwhenatermisprintedin“italics”thedefinitionintheRRSapplies.
A.6 CLASSRULESCHANGESA.6.1 RRS87applies:Classrulesmaybechangedbythesailinginstructions.A.6.2 RRS87applies:ClassrulesmaybechangedwhenwrittenpermissionoftheVXCAis
displayedontheOfficialNoticeBoard.
A.7 CLASSRULESAMENDMENTS Amendmentstotheseclassrulesaresubjecttotheapprovaloftheboardas
describedintheVXCC.
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A.8 CLASSRULESINTERPRETATIONA.8.1 InterpretationofclassrulesshallbemadebytheTechnicalCommitteein
consultationwiththeTMH.A.8.2 Interpretationofclassrulesataneventshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththe
RRS.Theeventorganizingauthorityshall,assoonaspracticalaftertheevent,informtheVXCAofanyinterpretations.
A.9 CLASSFEESANDBUILDPLAQUE
(UNDERREVIEW)
A.10 LICENSEDMANUFACTURERS VXONECertifiedEquipmentshallonlybemanufacturedbythoselicensedbythe
TMH.SuchlicenseesshallbereferredtoasLicensedManufacturersintheseclassrules.
A.11 HULL,SAILANDBOWNUMBERSA.11.1 HullnumbersshallbeissuedbytheTMH.A.11.2 Hullnumbersshallbeissuedinconsecutiveorderstartingat“100”.A.11.3 Themainsailandoptionalbownumbersshallreferencethehullnumber.
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SectionB–EquipmentEligibilityForaboattobeeligibleforracing,itshallcomplywiththerulesinthissection.
B.1 CLASSRULES Theboatshallbeincompliancewiththeclassrules.
B.2 CLASSASSOCIATIONMARKINGSB.2.1 AcurrentVXONEClassAssociationstickershallbeaffixedtothehullonthe
starboardtransom.B.2.2 AVXONEClassAssociationroyaltystickershallbeaffixedtoeachsailinproximity
ofthetack.
B.3 VXONELABELSB.3.1 TheVXONEinsigniashallbeaffixedtothecockpitsidetanksperAppendixH.1.B.3.2 Eachhull,mast,boom,keelassemblyandruddershallbelabelledwithaVXONE
CertifiedEquipmentlabelasshowninAppendixH.2.CertifiedequipmentlabelsshallbeinstalledbyalicensedmanufacturerorTMH.
B.4 EQUIPMENTINSPECTION AroleofEquipmentInspectorsataneventistoverifythatequipmenthasbeen
producedbyaLicensedManufacturerandhasnotbeensubsequentlyaltered,otherthanasispermittedwithintheserules,usingwhateverinspectionmethodstheydeemappropriate,includingcomparisonwithareferencesampleofthetypeofequipmentpresentedforinspection.ShouldthiscomparisonrevealdeviationgreaterthanwhattheEquipmentInspectorconsidersbeingwithinmanufacturingtolerances,themattershallbereportedtotheracecommittee.SuchoccurrencesshallbereportedtotheTMHandtheVXCATechnicalCommitteeassoonaspracticalforinvestigationandarulingontheeligibilityoftheequipmentforracing.
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PARTII–REQUIREMENTSANDLIMITATIONSThecrewandtheboatshallcomplywiththerulesinPartIIwhenracing.IncaseofconflictSectionCshallprevail.
TherulesinPartIIareclosedclassrules.CertificationcontrolandequipmentinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththeERSexceptwherevariedinthisPart.
SectionC–ConditionsforRacingSectionCcontainsrulesandrequirementsduringanevent,includingracing,andpermittedalterationstoVXONEhulls,hullappendages,rigs,riggingandsails.
C.1 GENERAL
C.1.1 RULES(a) RRS50.4shallnotapply. (b) RRS42.2(a)ischangedasfollows:Unlimitedtrimmingandeasingofthe
asymmetricalgennakertopromoteaplaneshallbepermitted.(c) TheERSPartI–UseofEquipmentshallapply.
C.1.2 OUTSIDEASSISTANCE Exceptinanemergencyaboatshallreceivenooutsideassistancefrom:radio
communicationincludingcellphones,visualorvocalsignalling,ortransferofequipmentorvictualsfromsupportboatsnotavailabletoallcompetitorsfromthetimeshereachestheracingareauntilsheleavestheracingareaafterthelastraceofthedayorwhensheretiresfromracing.
C.2 CREWC.2.1 LIMITATIONS
(a) Thecrewshallconsistofaminimumof2persons.AnymemberofthecrewmayactashelmspersonatanytimeiftheymeettheprovisionsofC.2.1(d).
(b) NocrewmembershallbesubstitutedduringaneventunlessexpresswrittenconsentisgrantedbytheJuryorRaceCommittee.Ifacrewsubstitutionisrequested,thetotalcrewweightshallnotchangebymorethan10kg.
(c) WORLDSAILINGgroup3sailorsmayskipperorcrewonlyiftheyarenotorwillnotbecompensatedforcompeting.Skipperandcrewshallsignadeclarationofcompliance.
(d) InaclasssanctionedeventeachhelmspersonshallbeaVXCAfullorassociatememberingoodstandingwiththeVXCA.
C.3 PERSONALEQUIPMENT
C.3.1 MANDATORY(a) Whileracingeachcrewshallwearapersonalflotationdevice.
C.3.2 RRS43.1(a),(b)and(c)shallapply
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C.4 ADVERTISING
C.4.1 LIMITATIONS AdvertisingshallonlybedisplayedinaccordancewiththeWORLDSAILING
AdvertisingCode.(SeeWORLDSAILINGRegulation20)
C.5 PORTABLEEQUIPMENT
C.5.1 MANDATORY(a) FORUSE
(1) Safetyequipmentshallmeetthespecificationsofthelocalauthority.(2) Atowlineconsistingofnotmorethantwolineswithacombinedlength
ofnotlessthan20meters,andwithadiameterofnotlessthan6mmshallbecarriedaboardwhileracing.Useofrunningriggingtosatisfythisrequirementisprohibited.
(3) Onepaddle
C.5.2 OPTIONAL(a)FORUSE
(1) Electronicormechanicaltimingdevices(2) Non-wiredelectronicdevices(3) VHFradio(4) Mooringline(5) Winddirectionindicator(s)(6) Magneticcompass(7) Sparepartsandtools(8) Hand-heldwindreadingdevice
C.6 BOAT
C.6.1 WEIGHT(a) Theminimumweightoftheboatindryconditionshallbe255kg.(b) Correctorweightsofleadshallbepermanentlyfastenedwhentheboatweight
islessthan255kg.(c) Correctorweightlocation:50%shallbeboltedtotheinsideoftherudderpodonthe
portsideorlocatedonthehullsurfacebeneaththerudderpodand50%shallbeequallydividedandlocatedoutboardundertheaftlipofthedeckhood.When1kgorlessofcorrectorweightisrequiredtheentireweightshallbeaffixedinsidetherudderpod.
C.6.2 WEIGHING
(a) Thefollowingshallbeincluded: Keelassembly,rudder,tiller,andtillerextension,permanentlyfixedfittings,
sheetsandcontrollines.(b) Thefollowingmaybeincluded:
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Windindicator(s),maximumtwocompassesandbrackets,shroudadjustmentandsecuringapparatus,permanentlysecurednon-skidandstowageapparatus.
(c) Thefollowingshallbeexcluded: AllequipmentlistedinC.5notpermittedinC.6.2(b).(d) Theliftingbridleandkeelliftingtackle,ifused,shallbesubtractedfromthe
weight.(e)Watershallbedrainedfromthehullandkeelcavities.
C.6.3 MODIFICATIONS,MAINTENANCEANDREPAIR(a) Theuseofshockcordoradhesivetapeisingeneralunrestricted,exceptthat
suchmaterialshallnotbeusedinsuchawayastocreateafittingorextendafunctionofapermittedfitting.
(b) Protectivecoveringsmadeofanysoftmaterialoverexposedfittingsarepermitted.Suchcoveringsshallnotalterthefunctionofafitting.
(c) Trimmarksmaybeadded.(d) Gennakersheetretainingapparatusmaybeadded.(e) Thejibtravellercartrackmaybeshimmedtoeliminatebindingofthetraveller
car.(f) Stowageapparatusforpaddle(s),sailbagsandotherequipmentmaybeadded.
C.7 HULL
C.7.1 MODIFICATIONS,MAINTENANCEANDREPAIR(a) Replacementoradditionofnon-skidispermitted.(b) Drainageplugandinspectionportsshallbeinplacewhileracing.(c) Routinemaintenancesuchaspolishingispermitted.(d)Minorsandingispermittedonallhullsurfacesprovidedtheoriginaldesign
geometryismaintained.(e) Structuraldamagemayberepairedprovidednocompetitiveadvantageis
gained.Therepairshallbeexecutedwiththeintenttorestoretheoriginaldesigngeometryandmechanicalproperties.
C.8 HULLAPPENDAGES
C.8.1 MODIFICATIONS,MAINTENANCEANDREPAIR(a) Repairtodamageispermittedprovidedtheoriginaldesigngeometryis
maintainedandnocompetitiveadvantageisgained.
C.8.2 LIMITATIONS(a) Onlyonekeelassemblyandoneruddershallbeusedduringaneventexcept
whenahullappendagehasbeenlostordamagedbeyondrepair.
C.8.5 KEELASSEMBLY(a) Keelblocksandretainingboltsshallbeinstalledtopreventkeelmovement.(b) Thekeelblocksmaybeshimmedtoalignthekeelcenter-planewiththehull
center-plane.
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(c) Thekeelblocksandtopplatemaybeshimmedtomeetthedesigngeometry.Ifshimsareusedthedesigngeometryshallbemet.
(d) Keelblocksandtopplateshallnotbeshimmedtoadjusttheforeandaftangleofthekeel.
(e) Theweedcuttermayberemovedandthecutterslotfilledorcoveredwithaminimumofthinadhesivefilm.
(f) ForhullsbuiltpriortoJune2013,leadmayberemovedfromthekeelbulbiftheboatexceedsminimumweight.
C.8.6 RUDDER,TILLERANDTILLEREXTENSION(a) Theruddershallbepositivelysecured.(b) Thetillerextensionmaybeofanydesignormaterial.
C.9 RIGANDRIGGING
C.9.1 MODIFICATIONS,MAINTENANCEANDREPAIR(a) Duringanevent,structuraldamagemayberepairedwiththeintenttorestore
theoriginalgeometryandmechanicalpropertiesprovidednocompetitiveadvantageisgained.TherepairshallbeapprovedbyaclassmeasureroraTMHrepresentative.Followingtheevent,thedamagedcomponent(s)shallbereplaced.
C.9.2 LIMITATIONS
(a) Onlyonesetofsparsandstandingriggingshallbeusedduringanevent,exceptwhenanitemhasbeenlostordamagedandtheRaceCommitteehasapprovedthesubstitution.
C.9.3 MAST(a) DIMENSIONS
Minimum Maximum1.MastButtPosition:Aftedgeofmasttenon(levelwiththemasttenontrack)todeckdatumpoint
3326mm
3336mm
2.TopoflowerlimitmarktobottomofupperlimitmarkERSF.2.2
7026mm
3.LimitmarkWidthERSF.1.9(a)(i) 18mm
C.9.6 BOOM(a) DIMENSIONS
Minimum MaximumOuterPointDistanceERSF.3.3(a) 2970mmLimitmarkwidthERSF.1.9(a)(i) 18mm
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C.9.7 GENNAKERBOWSPRIT(a) Thebowspritshallbesetonlywiththegennaker.
C.9.8 STANDINGRIGGING (a) USE
(1) Therigginglinksandriggingturnbucklesshallnotbeadjustedafterthestartsignal.
(b) PERMITTEDADDITIONSANDALTERATIONS(1)Apparatusforadjustingandsecuringriggingturnbuckles(2) Rigideye-strapsmaybereplacedwithsofteye-straps(3) Apparatusforadjustingthehikingstrapsecuringlinelength
(c) DIMENSIONS
Minimum MaximumForestayLength:RiggingpointofTtangtobearingpointofpinhole.
6652mm 6656mm
ForestayHeight:ERSF.2.3(e)Mastforestaytangboxbearingpointtomastdatumpoint(bottomofheeltenon)
6432mm 6436mm
MastRake:shroudsslackandjibhalyardatfullhoisttohull-deckjointatbowcenterline
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C.9.9 RUNNINGRIGGING(a) USE
(1) Runningriggingshallbeledthroughandattachedtothefittingssuppliedforthefunction
(b) PERMITTEDADDITIONSANDALTERATIONS(1) Runningriggingmaybemodifiedorrelocatedtomatchanyfactory
suppliedconfigurationorlocation.(2) Controllinematerialsarenotrestricted.(3) Halyards,sheetsandcontrollinesmaybetapered(4) Mainsheetswivelcamarmandblockwithcleatoncentrelineofcockpit
floor(5) Mainsheetcleatontheinboardboomblock(6)Oneortworatchetblocksinthemainsheetpurchase(7) Shackles,strops,lineornewjibhalyardmaybeusedtoadjustthejib
tackheightabovethefurlertri-linkfitting.(8) Apparatustopreventre-cleatingofthegennakerhalyard(9) Gennakersheetpennantlimitedto20cm(10) Handheldhikingline(s)attachedtothekeeltoppadeyeorhikingstrap
attachments.
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(11) Jibleadchangestropfortemporarilyadjustingthejibclewattachmentpoint.
(12) Cleats,partsorequipmentmaybereplacedprovidedthatthereplacementisofsimilarweight,sizeortypeandperformsthesamefunction.Replacementpartsorequipmentmaybeobtainedfromanysupplier.
(13) Jamandclamcleatsmaybereplacedwithcamcleats(14) Anyblockmaybereplacedwithablockofthesamenumberofsheaves
ofsimilarorgreaterdiameter.(15) Anyattachmentofblocksmaybereplaced.Attachmentsforblocksshall
beofsubstantiallythesamesizeanddesign.(16) Fittingsandfixingsmaybereplacedoradded,ifthefunctionofthe
fittingorpartisnotalteredandwhererequiredtofacilitatearepairthefittingmaybemodifiedtoaccommodateslightlylargerfixings.
(17) Themainhalyardmayhaveanin-lineloop.Asingleendedpurchasesystemwithhookmaybeusedtosecurethehalyard.Thepurchaseshallnotexceed4:1.
(18) Thegnavlinemaybecontinuousandleadthroughoutboardturningpoints
C.10 SAILS
C.10.1 MODIFICATION,REPAIRANDREPLACEMENT(a) AsaildamagedbeyondrepairmaybereplacedwiththepermissionoftheRace
Committee.(b) Duringaneventasailshallnotbemodifiedafterithasbeenmeasured.(c) Duringaneventadamagedsailmayberepairedandshallbere-measured
followingsubstantialrepair.
C.10.2 LIMITATIONS(a) Notmorethan1mainsail,1jib,1primarygennakerandoneback-upgennaker
maybecarriedaboard.(b) Notmorethan1mainsail,1jib,1primarygennakerandoneback-upgennaker
maybemeasuredforuseduringaneventexceptwhenasailhasbeenlostordamagedbeyondrepair.
(c) Theback-upgennakermaybecarriedbyafleetsupportboatandmaybeusediftheprimarygennakerisdamaged.
C.10.3 MAINSAIL(a) USE
(1) Themainsailthroatpointshallbebelowtheloweredgeofthemastupperlimitmark.
(2) Theintersectionoftheleechandthetopoftheboom,eachextendedasnecessary,shallnotbebehindtheforesideoftheboomouterlimitmark.
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(3) Theluffboltropeshallbeinthemastboltropetrack.
C.10.4 JIB(a) USE
(1)Theuseofazipperluffismandatory.(2) Thejibshallbeabletobefullyfurled.
C.10.5 GENNAKER(a) USE
(1) Wheninuse,thesailshallbehoistedonahalyard.Thearrangementshallpermithoistingandloweringofthesailwhileafloat.
(2) Thehalyardtailshallbesecuredtoarecoverypointonthesail.SectionD–Hull
D.1 MANUFACTURERS(a) ThehullshallbemanufacturedbyaTMHLicensedManufacturer.
D.2 MEASUREMENT(a) HULLDATUMPOINT Thehulldatumpointisoncentreline25mmforwardofthetransomcutline.
Thisshallbeidentifiedbya2mmdotofcontrastingcolor.(b) DECKDATUMPOINT Thedeckdatumpointisthetopaftedgeofthetoptransompintle.
D.3 MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTIONANDDIMENSIONS ShallcomplywiththeBuildersConstructionManual
SectionE–HullAppendages
E.1 MANUFACTURERSThekeelassemblyandruddershallonlybemanufacturedbyaTMHlicensedmanufacturer.
E.2 PARTS
E.2.1 MANDATORY (a) KeelAssembly(b) KeelBlocks(c) Rudder(d) TillerandTillerExtension
E.2.1 OPTIONAL (a) HullExtension
E.3 MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTIONANDDIMENSIONS
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KeelAssembly,RudderandtillershallcomplywiththeBuildersConstructionManual.
E.4 KEELASSEMBLY
E.4.1 FITTINGS(a) MANDATORY
(1) Topplate,Liftingringandbolts(2) Retainingbolts(3) KeelExtrusion(4) Leadbulbandrigidmouldedcasing
(b) OPTIONAL (1) WeedCutter (2) Fillerforweedcutterslot
E.4.2 KEELASSEMBLYWEIGHT
Minimum Maximumkeelassembly 60.0kg 76.0kg
E.4.3 KEELPOSITION:
KEEL DesignGeometryKeelDepth:Projectionfromthebottomofthehulltothetopofthebulbattrailingedge
1100mm
KeelPosition:Trailingedgeofkeelatthehulltotransomdatumpoint
TBD3016-295=2721?mm
E.5 RUDDER,TILLERANDTILLEREXTENSION
E.5.1 MANDATORY(a) Rudderblade(b) Factorysuppliedgudgeons(c)Securingapparatustoretainrudder(d) Aluminiumtiller
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E.5.2 RUDDERPOSITIONRUDDERPOSITION Minimum Maximum1.Maximumprojectionfromthebottomcorner
oftherudderatthetrailingedgetothelowerdatumpointwhentherudderiscentered.
1017mm 1023mm
SectionF–SparsandRigging
F.1 MANUFACTURER TheSparsandStandingRiggingshallonlybemanufacturedbyaTMHLicensed
Manufacturer
F.2 PARTS(a) MastSections(b) Spreaders(c) Boom(d) Gnav(e) Bowsprit(f) StandingRigging(g) RunningRigging
F.3 MEASUREMENT Themastdatumpointistheheelpointonthemasttenon.
F.4 MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTIONANDDIMENSIONS ShallcomplywiththeBuildersConstructionManual
F.5 STANDINGRIGGING
F.5.1 MANDATORY (a) Twopartuppershroudandspreadertiplinkplate (b) Lowershroud (c) Checkstay (d) Forestay,tri-linkplateandfurlerdrum (e) Factorysuppliedopenbodiedturnbuckles (f) Chainplates
F.6 RUNNINGRIGGING
F.6.1 CONTROLLINES(a) MANDATORY
(1) Bowspritsettingline(2) Jibsheet
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(3) Jibcarcontrolline(4) Gennakerhalyard(5) Jibhalyard(6) Mainsailhalyard(7) Cunninghamcontrolline(8) Jibhalyardtensionline(9) GNAVcontrolline(10) Outhaulcontrolline(11) Gennakersheet(12) Gennakertackline(13) Mainsheet(14) Mainsheetbridle (15) JibFurlercontrolline
F.6.2 FITTINGS(a) MANDATORY
(1) JibFurlerleadsandcleat(2) Jibtrackandtravellercar(3) Jibandtravellercarswivelcleatsandleads(4) Jibhalyardtensioncleatandattachments(5) Gennakerhalyardturningblocksandattachments(6) Mainsailhalyardhorncleat(7) Cunninghampurchaseandcleat(8) Outhaulpurchaseandcleat(9) Mainsheetbridleattachments(10) Boatliftingattachments
SectionG–Sails
G.1 PARTS
G.1.1 MANDATORY(a) Mainsail(b) Jib(c) Gennaker
G.2 GENERAL
G.2.1 RULES(a) Sailsshallcomplywiththeclassrulesinforceatthetimeofcertification.
G.2.2 CERTIFICATION(a) Theofficialmeasurerorrepresentativeshallcertifythemainsail,jiband
gennaker(s)andshallsignanddatethecertificationmark.
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(b) TheVXCAmayappointoneormoreIn-HouseOfficialMeasurerstomeasureandcertifysailsproducedbyamanufacturer.
G.2.3 DEFINITIONS(a) TheERSdefinitionsshallapply.
G.2.4 SAILMAKERS(a) Nolicenseisrequired.
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G.3 MAINSAIL
G.3.1 IDENTIFICATION(a) TheVXOneclassinsigniashallconformwiththedimensionsandrequirements
asdetailedinthediagramcontainedinAppendixH.1andbeplacedinaccordancewiththediagramcontainedinAppendixH.1.
(b) ThenationallettersandsailnumbersshallcomplywiththeRRSexceptwhereprescribedotherwiseintheseclassrules.
G.3.2 MATERIALS(a) Polyesterfiberorfilm.(b)Battensshallbemadeoffiberglass.(c) Sailreinforcementshallconsistofplybuildup,webbingand/orpressedrings.
G.3.3 CONSTRUCTION(a) Theconstructionshallbe:softsail,single-plysail.(b) Themainsailshallhave5battenpocketsintheleech.(c) ThecentrelineofBattenpocketnumber2shallbebelowtheupperleech
point.(d) Thefollowingarepermitted:stitching,glues,tapes,boltropes,cornereyes,
headboardwithfixings,cunninghameyeorpulley,battenpocketpatches,battenpocketelastic,battenpocketendcaps,leechlinewithcleat,window(s),telltales,sailshapeindicatorstripes,spreaderchafepatch
(e) Theleechandheadedgeshallnotextendbeyondstraightlinesbetween:(1) ThePeakPointandtheintersectionoftheleechandtheupperedgeofthe
nearestbattenpocket,(2) Theintersectionoftheleechandtheloweredgeofabattenpocketand
theintersectionoftheleechandtheupperedgeofanadjacentbattenpocket,
(3) Theclewpointandtheintersectionoftheleechandtheloweredgeofthenearestbattenpocket,
(4) ThePeakPointandtheThroatPoint.
G.3.4 WEIGHT:Theweightofthemainsailshallbenolessthan5kgincludingbattens.
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G.3.5 MAINSAILDIMENSIONS
ERS(2017-2020) Minimum MaximumMassofplyofbodyofthesail 180g/m2 HeadControlPoint(measuredfromThroatPointtotheintersectionattheHeadEdge)
500mm
LuffControlPoint(measuredfromThroatPointdowntotheintersectionattheLuffEdge)
500mm
HeadAngleControlLength(measuredfromHeadControlPointtoLuffControlPoint)
737mm(95°)
767mm(100°)
PrimaryReinforcement G.6.1 1000mmSecondaryReinforcement G.6.2 NotlimitedPleaserefertoWORLDSAILINGERSSubsectionBG.5whichdefinesthelocationoftheleechpointsusedtomeasurethehalfandquarterwidths(theyaremeasuredfromthePeakPoint).QuarterWidth SubsectionAG.7.4 2650mmHalfWidth SubsectionAG.7.5 2210mmThree-QuarterWidth SubsectionAG.7.6 1580mmUpperWidth SubsectionAG.7.7 1135mmUpperLeechPoint SubsectionBG.5.5 820mmClewDiagonal SubsectionBG.7.10(a) 7470mmHeadLength SubsectionBG.7.13 670mmMaximumoutsideBattenPocketLengths(toptobottom)Pocket1(SpritPocket,fulllength)Pocket2(fulllength)Pocket3(fulllength) Pockets4and5
G.8.1(b)G.8.1(b)G.8.1(b)G.8.1(b)
1085mm1185mm1715mm1210mm
SailLeechHollow G.2.4 0mm 10mmClewpointtointersectionofleechandcentrelineoflowermostbattenpocket
1770mm
SailNumbersandCountryDesignationheight 300mm 320mmSailnumber&Countrycodepositionfromtheleech 60mm 100mmCountryDesignationdistancefromPeakPoint 3m
starboard3.5mport
SailnumberdistancefromPeakPoint 4mstarboard
4.5mport
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G.4 JIB
G.4.1 MATERIALS(a) Polyesterfiberorfilm.(b)Battensshallbemadeoffiberglass.
G.4.2 CONSTRUCTION(a) Theconstructionshallbe:soft,single-plyorlaminatedply.(b) Sailreinforcementshallconsistofplybuild-up,webbingand/orpressedring.(c) Thejibshallhave2battenpocketsintheleech.(d) Thefollowingarepermitted:stitching,glues,tapes,cornereyes,battenpocket
elastic,battenpocketpatches,battenpocketendcaps,leechlinewithcleat,windows,telltales,sailshapeindicatorstripes
G.4.3 WEIGHT:Theweightofthejibshallbenolessthan2.2kgincludingbattens.
G.4.4 JIBDIMENSIONS ERS
(2017-2020)
Minimum Maximum
Massofplyofthebodyofthesail 180g/m2 FootLength G.7.1 2215mmLeechLength G.7.2 5705mmLuffLength G.7.3 6320mmQuarterWidth(luffzipperclosed) G.7.4 1568mmHalfWidth(luffzipperclosed) G.7.5 1104mmThree-QuarterWidth(luffzipperclosed) G.7.6 614mmTopWidth G.7.8 65mmFootMedian G.7.11 6030mmPrimaryReinforcement G.6.1 350mmSecondaryReinforcement G.6.2 NotlimitedMaximumoutsidebattenpocketlengthsPocket1(top)Pocket2(bottom)
G.8.1(b) 560mm845mm
Headpointtointersectionofleechandcentrelineofuppermostbattenpocket
1795mm
Clewpointtointersectionofleechandcentrelineoflowermostbattenpocket
1895mm
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G.5 GENNAKER
G.5.1 MATERIALS(a) Theplyfibersshallconsistofnylon.(b) Sailreinforcementshallconsistofplybuildupandorwebbingstraps.
G.5.2 CONSTRUCTION(a) Theconstructionshallbe:softsail,single-plysail(b))Permitted:Stitching,glues,tapes,cornereyes,recoverylineeyes,telltales
G.5.3 GENNAKERDIMENSIONS
ERS(2017-2020)
Minimum Maximum
Massofplyofthebodyofthesail 37g/m2 PrimaryReinforcement G.6.1 1000mmSecondaryReinforcement G.6.2 NotlimitedFootLength G.7.1 4328mmLeechLength G.7.2 6515mmLuffLength G.7.3 8515mmQuarterWidth G.7.4 4665mmHalfWidth G.7.5 4175mmThree-QuarterWidth G.7.6 2405mmFootMedian G.7.11 7760mm
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PARTIII–APPENDICES
SectionHAPPENDIXH.1Insignia.........................................................APPENDIXH.2CertifiedEquipmentLabel............................APPENDIXH.3VXCAOptionalBowNumbers.......................APPENDIXH.4RegattaGuidelines........................................
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APPENDIXH.1 INSIGNIAH.1.1 Specification(a) [email protected]
H.1.2Mainsail(a) Logois187mmhighby670mmwide(b) Locationisbetweenbattens2and3andorientedparalleltoeithersailheadedgeor
battens.Aftedgeis150-200mmfromtheleech.
H.1.3 HullLocation(a) Logois100mmhighby360mmwide.(b) Aftedgeis100-200mmfromafttankedgeonbothportandstarboardhullliner.
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APPENDIXH.2 CertifiedEquipmentLabel H.2.1. 2012-present:
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APPENDIXH.3 VXCAOPTIONALBOWNUMBERSH.3.1 PrefabricatedVXCAClassBowNumbergraphicsmaybepurchasedthroughtheTMH
office([email protected]). H.3.2 Placement
(a) Topedgeparalleltoand75mmbelowthegunnel(d) Leadingedge150mmbehindthebowstem
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APPENDIXH.4 REGATTAGUIDELINESThisappendixisincludedtoguideregattaorganizersandraceofficersincreatingandexecutingVXOneclassracing.
H.4.1 RaceManagement (A) Forone-designclasseventsracesshallnotbestartedwhenthemedianwindspeedis
below4knotsorexceeds26knots.ItwillremainatthediscretionofthePROtoabandonaracewhenanyoftheseconditionspersist.Sailinginstructionsmayaltertheselimits.
(B) Ifafterthestart,themedianwindspeedfallsbelow4ktsorexceeds26ktsforaperiodof15minutes,itisrecommendedforthePROtoabandonracing.
(C) Setmarkracesshouldconsistofapproximatelyequalupwindanddownwinddistances.(D) Ifatimelimitisdeemednecessarythetimelimitafterthefirstboatfinishesshouldbe
30minutes.(E) TheRaceCommitteeisencouragedtouseVHFradiostocommunicatewiththefleet
andindividualcompetitors.(F) CompetitorsareencouragedtoselectaVXOnecompetitortoserveasaVXOnefleet
liaisonwiththeracecoursePRO. H.4.2 Scoring(A) ForshortseriesscoringtheLowPointScoringsystemoftheRRSAppendixAis
recommended.(B) Threecompletedracesmayconstituteaseries.(C) Whenfewerthan6raceshavebeencompleted,aboat’sseriesscoremaybethetotal
ofherracescores.(D) Whensixormoreraceshavebeencompleted,aboat’sseriesscoremaybethetotalof
herracescoresexcludingherworstscore.(E) ForlongseriesscoringtheHigh-PointPercentageScoringSystemintheUSSailing
PrescriptionstotheRRS(2017–2020)AppendixAisrecommended.
H.4.3 BowNumbers(A) UseofVXCAbownumberswhichreferencethehullandsailnumberareencouraged.
H.4.4 NorthAmericanEvents(A) RRS(2013-16USSAILINGPRESCRIPTIONS)AppendixTsectionsAandBshallapply.