T Smith wrote:
"Walt" wrote

Anybody know of a good description of how a rabbit start works? I know
it's not part of the IASF rules, but for imprompteau causal racing it's a
reasonable way to do the start.

I can explain it verbally (more or less), but I'm looking for a written
description to tack up on the club bulletin board so that everyone's on
the same page.

In particular, I'm not sure if a boat is entitled to "room" at the rabbit.
I don't think so, but I'd like to hear any corrorabating or dissenting
opinions. Thanks.

A windward boat isn't entitled to room at the committee boat, they're
not entitled to room at the rabbit either. Sinking the rabbit is frowned
upon.

Thanks. That's what I thought.

It seems that rabbit starts are kind of like hide-and-seek - everybody
knows how to play, but nobody's bothered to write down the rules.
Actually, that's not entirely true; I've found a couple of descriptions
on the web, but nothing that I'd consider definitive. And there seem to
be several variations - when the rabbit can tack onto starboard, when
the other boats can tack onto port, whether the rabbit is forced to tack
at some point, etc.


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