25 percent
Upon the IMCA site at the moment is a general reminder that rule 20.3 (d) (i) will be enforced at the worlds What the heck is that rule? I’m glad you asked.
(d) (i) Boats
The forward part of the hull on each side of all participating boats in an event shall only display advertising chosen and required to be displayed by that event organizer as follows:
- for boats under 6.5 metres, 25% of the hull length, and
- for boats over 6.5 metres, 20% of the hull length
excluding bow numbers. If such advertising is required, it shall be so stated in the Notice of Race. If advertising is for alcohol or tobacco, the word “may” instead of “shall” applies;
So this essentially means that the entire front 25% of the hull must be free of any sponsors logos, the name of you boat or any builders marks. I am glad I know this now as I was planning to put the name of my boat there when I re-paint it, and I would have to remove those stickers at any event that enforces this rule.
I think that major event sponsors deserve this type of exposure and I expect that more events will enforce this rule going forwards.
I can also see a lot of boat owners having to remove the Bladerider signage off the front of their boats in the next few weeks to comply with this rule. That would suck.