Originally Posted by brucat
I've attended too many seminars (rules, RC, judging), and the more times I attend, the more I learn:
Absolutely. I learn new things about the rules all the time.

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In my experience, the definitions should actually be in the front of the book, they are so important.
I agree with you there too.

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I have a great idea on how to fix this. We should have a rules quiz at every regatta (open book), including common situations such as those listed here (there haven't been any "tricky" situations given here)
I've participated in, and run a few "barstool regattas" like this. It's usually more fun in teams. Each team gets a toy boat. There are a series of rules qestions and each time a team gets one right, their boat advances. The team that makes it to the finish line first wins. Ties are good.

Regards,
Eric