Please Vote Below on How Rules are Organized
There is discussion among BOG members on whether including the current rule change highlights with the history of class rules changes at the beginning of the rules causes confusion for people. Some feel that conflicting changes over time (e.g. crew weight) could cause some people to interpret what is written in the summary as the rule, rather than reading the actual text of the rules.
The Class Rules are provided as a consolidated document for convenience, and as separate files by section for downloading (Class Rules, Bylaws, Specs & Dwgs). The consolidated and separate documents include discrete page numbering; for the rule change summary & history (pages "i-iii"), By-Laws (page "By-Laws - 1"), Class Rules (pages "Class Rules - 1-16"), and Drawings & Specifications (page "Drawings & Specs - 1-7"). For the Class Rules it means you have to go four pages past the cover before getting to the actual rules.
These current and past "Rule Changes & Interpretations" on pages i-iii are editorial comments not the actual rules as written or approved. The web version has links at the top of the page that take you to the beginning of the applicable section when clicked (bypassing the introduction summary).
Here is your chance to express your opinion in a poll of J/30 Owners. The poll will be active until the end of April 2009. The results may lead to reorganizing, but not changing the rules as written.
If you have strong opinions one way or the other, please express them as a reply to this posting.
Rules organization and summary of changes as written in 2009 edition is clear - no change required (50%, 2 Votes)
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Eliminate all but the change summary since previous edition (25%, 1 Votes)
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Include change summary since previous edition in front and create a seperate "History of Changes" section (25%, 1 Votes)
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