Class Rule Change Proposals

published 03/24/2022

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Proposals
IECA Rules for Ballot
IECA Rules with Comments
Building Specs (Hull & Appendages) for Ballot
Building Specs (Hull & Appendages) with Comments
Building Specs (Spars) for Ballot
Building Specs (Spars) with Comments
Plan 9F Hull Appendages
Plan 10 G Hull
Plan 15F One Design Fittings
Plan 25G Mast
Plan 25G Boom
Plan 25G Spar Fittings-Historic

Proposed Amendments to Class Rules

24 MARCH 2022
  
In accordance with International Etchells Class Association (“IECA”) Constitution Clause 13, the IGC hereby makes proposals for the amendment of the Class Rules, and gives eight weeks’ prior notice of a vote to be held by electronic ballot.

The electronic voting will open on 19 May 2022 for all IECA Members with voting rights (details of who has a vote are in IECA Constitution clause 4 and are pasted into the PROPOSALS document — please make sure your membership is current). Votes will be accepted up until 8 June 2022. This timeline will enable the rules, if approved by the membership and subsequently by World Sailing, to be in place in good time for the Cowes Worlds.

Thoughtful consideration has been given to each rule change presented, and the working drafts of the documents have been socialised with the class in a 6-week consultation period including Zoom calls and much email correspondence. 

The IGC, ODTC and One-Design project team are very grateful to the many members who have provided valuable inputs.

Each proposed rule change is designed to solve a particular problem, and has been considered with particular reference to:

• Performance and One-Design Control
• Safety
• Cost
• Clarity for sailors, builders and measurers

A complete set of documents may be found above, as follows:

Rule Change Proposals - divided into 22 individual proposals. Some are structural and administrative changes which cover multiple wording and formatting changes, and some are very specific individual items more like the usual rule changes proposed to members.

Rules - Clean version, and Comments version

Building Specifications for Hull & Hull Appendages - Clean version, and Comments version

Building Specifications for Spars - Clean version, and Comments version

Plans, Clean versions

Please give each item your fullest consideration.

Questions may be addressed to etchellsoffice@gmail.com, your local Fleet Captain, or to any of the IECA officers, who may be found at https://etchells.org/class/organization.

Good sailing!

The International Governing Committee

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