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Section C — Match Racing Rules

Match races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. Matches shall be umpired unless the notice of race or sailing instructions state otherwise.

Note: A Standard Notice of Race, Standard Sailing Instructions, and Match Racing Rules for Visually Impaired Sailors are available on the World Sailing website.

C9.1

There shall be no request for redress or an appeal from a decision made under rule C5, C6, C7 or C8. Rule 63.7(b) is changed to: ‘A party to the hearing may not ask for a reopening.’

Definitions in Context

Party

A party to a hearing is

  • (a) for a protest hearing: a protestor, a protestee;
  • (b) for a redress hearing: a boat requesting redress or for which redress is requested; a boat for which a hearing is called to consider redress under rule 61.1; a committee acting under rule 61.1;
  • (c) for a redress hearing under rule 61.4(b)(1): the body alleged to have made an improper action or improper omission;
  • (d) a person against whom an allegation of a breach of rule 69.1(a) is made; a person presenting an allegation under rule 69.2(e)(1);
  • (e) a support person subject to a hearing under rule 62 or 69; any boat that person supports; a person appointed to present an allegation under rule 62.2.

However, the protest committee is never a party.

Rule C9.2

A competitor may not base a request for redress on a claim that an action by an official boat was improper. The protest committee may decide to consider giving...

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