B.2 Rating certificate
To be permitted to race, a boat shall provide a rating certificate issued by the ISAF or a National Authority.
An example....
Every Dart 18 EVER built is issued with a measurement certificate stating that the boat was a Dart 18 when it was made. Thus, as long as the owner keeps the boat class legal, the boat is a Dart 18 and thus sails ofrom that rating. Does Hobie not do the same with all Hobie 16's (for example), does Nacra not do the same with all F17's it sells?
The simple solution is to issue blaket certificates for each class that has established rules. No need for every boat to have an individual certificate.
Outlyers can get certificates in several ways depending on timely needs. Most could be issued a spot provisional rating and upgrade to an official certificate when time allows.
This isn't that difficult, if certification is to be part of the package.
However, we don't require actual certificates for PH so perhaps we don't need them for another system either.
I am for simplicity. Do we really need certificates?
If a boat is within class rules then it DOES conform to the claimed rating for that class. as copied from the SCHRS site, it is the OWNERS responsibility to ensure the rating they claim is correct for the boat in it's current trim.
No problem to solve. Simple as that. How does USPN deal with "Out of class" boats? I assume people turn up with their boat, state it's a Hobie 16 and then go racing on it; If they have an "out of class" sail (for example) it is down to them to declare it. Same happens here with SCHRS. We take part in a self-policing sport.
If people think the boat is out of class (thus not what it claims and so not entitled to sail of that rating) words are spoken, and we can, if there is a need, resort to the protest room, as was done in Carnac with the F17.
If there is a rating on the SCHRS site, and the boat conforms to the class rules for that class (I believe most of the Hobie range have class rules - I assume Nacra do too?, as do the Dart 18, F18, F16, Hurricane etc) then the rating is as stands.
