Change to Midweek and Fall Series General Sailing Instructions

Protests

Protest hearings will be held as soon as possible and the results will be posted. For protests involving an alleged breach of a rule of Part 2, where there is no damage, the parties involved in the protest may opt for arbitration. One representative of each party shall meet with a mutually agreed upon arbitrator. After taking testimony from each representative, the arbitrator will decide:

a) No boat broke a rule. If the representatives agree, the protest is withdrawn. If any representative disagrees, the jury will schedule a protest hearing.

b) One or both boats broke a rule. The representative(s) of the boat(s) breaking a rule agree to withdraw from the race and will be scored as RAF and the protest will be withdrawn. If any representative disagrees, the jury will schedule a protest hearing.

c) The protest does not qualify for arbitration. The jury will schedule a protest hearing.

If the protest is withdrawn, the arbitration will neither be reopened nor grounds for redress. This changes RRS 62.1(a). The arbitrator may be present in the protest hearing as an observer but will not take part in the decision of the jury.