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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.

61.2

Requests for Redress

(a) A request for redress shall be in writing and identify the reason for making it. (b) A request shall be delivered to the race office (or by such other method as stated in the sailing instructions): (1) if it is based on an incident in the racing area, within the protest time limit or two hours after the incident (whichever is later), (2) if it is based on a protest committee decision on the last scheduled day of racing, no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted, or (3) for all other requests, as soon as reasonably possible after the relevant information is available. However, the protest committee shall extend the time if there is good reason to do so.

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.

Related Cases

Case 44

A boat is not permitted to protest a race committee for breaking a rule. However, if she tries to do so, her ‘protest’ may meet the requirements of a request for redress, in which case the protest committee shall treat it accordingly.

Rule 61.1

(a) A boat may request redress. (b) The race committee or the technical committee may request redress for a boat. (c) The protest committee may call a hearing t...

Rule 61.3

A request for redress is invalid if it does not comply with rule 61.2 .

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