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Part 5 — When Boats Meet

Section A — Right Of Way

A boat has right of way over another boat when the other boat is required to keep clear of her. However, some rules in Sections B, C and D limit the actions of a right-of-way boat.

60.2

Intention to Protest

(a) If a protest concerns an incident observed by the protestor in the racing area: (1) If the protestor is a boat, she shall hail ‘Protest’ and, if her hull length is longer than 6 metres, conspicuously display a red flag, at the first reasonable opportunity for each. She shall display the flag until she is no longer racing. (2) If the protestor is a committee, it shall inform the boat after the race within the protest time limit of its intention to protest her. (b) However, if (1) the protestee is not within hailing distance at the time of the incident, (2) the incident was an error in sailing the course, (3) the incident was not observed by the protestor in the racing area, or (4) a protest committee decides to protest a boat under rule 60.4(c), then the only requirement for the protestor is to inform the protestee of its intention to protest at the first reasonable opportunity. (c) If at the time of the incident it is obvious to a protesting boat that a member of either crew is in danger, or that injury or serious damage has resulted, rules 60.2(a) and 60.2(b) do not apply to her, but she shall attempt to inform the other boat within the protest time limit of her intention to protest. (d) A committee may inform a boat of its intention to protest by posting a notice on the official notice board.

Definitions in Context

Committee

The protest committee, the race committee or the technical committee.

Protest

An allegation made under rule 60 by a boat or a committee that a boat has broken a rule.

Racing

A boat is racing from her preparatory signal until she finishes and clears the finishing line and marks or retires, or until the race committee signals a general recall, postponement or abandonment.

Rule
  • (a) The rules in this book, including the Definitions, Race Signals, Introduction, preambles and the rules of relevant appendices, but not the Basic Principles or titles;
  • (b) World Sailing Regulations that have been designated by World Sailing as having the status of a rule and are published on the World Sailing website;
  • (c) the prescriptions of the national authority, unless they are changed by the notice of race or sailing instructions in compliance with the national authority’s prescription, if any, to rule 88.2;
  • (d) the class rules (for a boat racing under a handicap or rating system, the rules of that system are ‘class rules’);
  • (e) the notice of race;
  • (f) the sailing instructions; and
  • (g) any other documents that govern the event.

Related Cases

Case 19

Interpretation of the term ‘damage’.

Case 72

Discussion of the word ‘flag’.

Rule 60.1

A boat or committee may protest a boat.

Rule 60.3

(a) When delivered, a protest shall be in writing and identify the protestor, the protestee, and the incident. (b) A protest shall be delivered to the race offi...

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