Rule 76: EXCLUSION OF BOATS OR COMPETITORS

EXCLUSION OF BOATS OR COMPETITORS

76.1:

The organizing authority or the race committee may reject or cancel the entry of a boat or exclude a competitor, provided (a) it does so before the start of the first race after receipt of the entry for the boat or the competitor, and (b) it states a proper reason for doing so. The reason shall be provided promptly in writing if requested by the boat or competitor.

76.2:

However, the organizing authority or the race committee shall not reject or cancel the entry of a boat or exclude a competitor (a) because of advertising if the boat or competitor complies with the World Sailing Advertising Code, or (b) at world and continental championships if the entry is within stated quotas and the approval of the relevant World Sailing Class Association (or the Offshore Racing Congress) or World Sailing has not been obtained.

76.3:

Redress may be requested by a boat or competitor that considers that the rejection or exclusion is improper or that it broke rule 76.2.

Definitions in Context

Committee

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

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.

Start

A boat starts when, her hull having been entirely on the pre-start side of the starting line at or after her starting signal, and having complied with rule 30.1 if it applies, any part of her hull crosses the starting line from the pre-start side to the course side.