Please can you clarify when a boat is allowed to be dived when there is no racing on the first day?
Class rule C.5.4 applies during a regatta. It states:
”C.5.4 HAUL OUT AND DIVING
(a) Boats shall not be hauled out during a regatta, except with prior permission of the Class Authority in exceptional circumstances.
(b) During a regatta of 3 days or less, a boat shall not be cleaned by a person entering the water except to remove weed or to check for damage.
(c) If a regatta is longer than 3 days a boat may be cleaned by a person entering the water either with or without breathing apparatus on the 4th day and every second day thereafter i.e. day 4, 6, 8 etc.”
In this context, a regatta starts on the first day of scheduled racing irrespective of when the first race is started or completed. The regatta ends at the conclusion of the last race, or when AP over A or N over A are displayed, on the final scheduled day of the event.