According to section 3 of the FAI sporting code, an "Out and Return"
task is a "CLOSED COURSE" with two legs.

http://www.fai.org/gliding/system/files/sc3.pdf

What you are suggesting is possible with a triangular task... ie...
starting in the middle of a leg with 3 turnpoints and a start and
finish not on one of the verticies of the triangle. But that is not
allowed for out and return tasks..



On Jul 29, 2:40*pm, Tony wrote:
The SSA's Badge and Record guide might be a good place to start:http://www.ssa.org/files/member/B&RGuide.pdf

It appears to me that the finish point needs to be the same as the
start point for an Out and Return Badge or Record flight.