We hope that you've enjoyed the racing rules blog for the short time it has been around. It's about to change names, formats and availability and we wanted to make you aware of what we're doing and why we're doing it.
One of the things UK-Halsey has been working on feverishly is updating and re-writing our animated rules quizzes so that they conform to the new rules. These updated quizzes will be available free of charge on our website and the more sophisticated version of the quizzes will available for sale, this time as a download instead of on a CD. This download version will be loaded with features, the best of which will be that all updates can be done with the touch of a button
We also decided to form the UK-Halsey Rules Group and to provide a year's membership in the group as part of the purchase of the rules quiz update. Members of the Rules Group will have access to a private forum (which will replace the blog). The forum will give serious sailors a place to ask questions, pose situations and describe incidents that involve the rules and have them responded to by one or more experts. Subscribers will also be able to read and comment on other member's input and receive group, as well as, individual advice. We will have commentary from Rob Overton and Bryan Willis (names you've already seen on our blog), US Sailing Judge Mary Savage, America's Cup PRO Peter Reggio and our own in-house rules expert, Butch Ulmer. This has been described by some as "having your own sea lawyer on retainer."
Given the free wheeling nature of the forum format, we concluded that we had to keep the number of members manageable; therefore, it will only be available to those who purchase the Rules Quiz program. Previous owners of the Rules Quiz CD will be given a discount towards the purchase of the new Rules Quiz program and Rules Group membership. A first time purchase of the Rules Quiz program costs $US 55, $40 for those updating from the CD version.
Given the work and expenses to maintain the forum, there will be a lesser annual renewal fee.
The racing rules are a tough subject and the more serious the competitor, the better his or her knowledge of the rules has to be. It is our intention to make this forum a truly unique source for rules information. We hope you will join us!
To purchase the Rules Quiz program and join the Rules Group, go to the UK-Halsey on-line store
http://www.ukhalsey.com/store/
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