CURA Proposal DNS

Motion: Did Not Start (DNS)/Scratches Rule

D.6.4.1 In the event a crew DNS or scratches a race they will receive no ranking and therefore no points. If a crew DNS or scratches a final race, lower seeded crews will be given a higher placement and receive the points awarded for that place. Ie. If a crew in the A final scratches, the winner of the B final will be recognized as placing 6^thand receive the points for 6^thplace finish.

We are not proposing a DNF rule because the RCA rules of racing reads:

SECTION 9 – THE FINISH

9.1 Finish of the Race

A crew has finished the race when the bow of its boat has crossed the finish line. All crew members must start and finish the race.

Where a beach finish is provided for, a crew shall have finished the race when one or more members of the crew has crossed the line or touched the flag on the beach as required. For races with a beach start and finish, all crew members must start and finish at the beach.

A crew in contravention of these requirements shall not be ranked in the race and shall be marked DNF.

Therefore, a crew competing at the CURA regatta and DNF will not race in any final race because they have not received a ranking from the officials.