C'est un peu un raccourci cette citation de règle.Loic Le Bras a écrit:
si TNZ n’a qu’un seul AC45, c’est certainement parce que les Kiwis ont deux catas SL 33 sur lesquels ils peuvent naviguer autant qu’ils veulent et développer des ailes, des appendices et tout ce qu’ils souhaitent en vue de leur premier AC72. Ainsi, avec ces catamarans de moins de 10 mètres, ils contournent la règle qui n’autorise à chaque équipe que 30 jours de navigation sur des bateaux de plus de 10 mètres autres que des AC45 en 2012. 30 jours qu’il vaut évidemment mieux réserver à l’AC72 que chaque équipe pourra mettre à l’eau à partir du 1er juillet. Malins les Kiwis…
Les 30 jours ne s'appliquent qu'aux AC72. L'utilisation d'un Surrogate Yacht ne fait qu'empecher la mise à l'eau d'un 2eme AC72.
Il n'y a rien dans le Protocole qui interdit de naviguer sur un Surrogate Yacht pendant plus de 30 jours, à mon avis.
et29.2. AC72 Yacht Launch and Sailing Limits
(a) Each Competitor may build, acquire or otherwise obtain a maximum of two new AC72 Yachts.
(b) Competitors shall not Launch their first AC72 Yacht before 1 July 2012.
(c) During the period 1July 2012 to 31 January 2013 (“the First AC72 Sailing Period”), a Competitor may sail their AC72 Yacht for a maximum of 30 days.
(d) Competitors shall not launch their second AC72 Yacht before 1 February 2013.
(e) During the period 1 February 2013 to 1 May 2013, Competitors may sail their AC72 Yachts for a maximum of 45 days per AC72 Yacht. Permitted sailing days may not be transferred between AC72 yachts.
(f) From 1 May 2013 there shall be no restrictions on the number of days AC72 Yachts may be sailed.
(g) A Competitor is considered to be sailing an AC72 Yacht for one day anytime they have that AC72 Yacht crewed and sailing (as opposed, for example, to only being towed or moored) for any part of a given day.
(h) The Regatta Director may grant consent to a Competitor to Launch and sailing their first AC72 Yacht prior to 1 July 2012 in their home territorial waters for up to a maximum of 15 days of their permitted 30 days during the First AC72 Sailing Period, provided he is first satisfied on reasonable grounds the Competitor had a contractual commitment to sail their first AC72 Yacht within their home territorial waters as at 30 May 2011. For the avoidance of doubt any permitted days sailed by a Competitor shall be deducted from the permitted 30 days during the First AC72 Sailing Period.
29.4. Surrogate Yachts
After 1 January 2012, using a Surrogate Yacht for training or for testing and development of hulls, decks, appendages, Wing Spars and soft sails for an AC72 Yacht shall be deemed to be the acquisition of an AC72 Yacht except that: Refer amendment 5.04
(a) a Competitor may prepare and race a Surrogate Yacht in a regatta, provided:
(i) the sailing preparation period shall not be longer than the period of the regatta;
(ii) the regatta shall have at least two other competing yachts not associated with Competitors; and
(iii) the regatta shall be approved by the Regatta Director, who shall be satisfied that it is a bona fide regatta conducted for a recognized class of yacht by an independent third party and is not intended to provide a Competitor with design data to develop an AC72 Yacht for the Event.
(b) for the avoidance of doubt, with prior approval by the Regatta Director, a Competitor may sail a Surrogate Yacht for the sole purpose of promotional sailing. The Regatta Director shall be satisfied that the promotional sailing will not provide a Competitor with design data to develop an AC72 Yacht.
