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Section E — Radio Sailing Racing Rules

Radio sailing races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix.

Note: Development Rules for Umpired Radio Sailing is available on the World Sailing website.

E6.5

Time Limits

A protest, request for redress or request for reopening shall be delivered to the race committee no later than ten minutes after the last boat in the heat finishes or after the relevant incident, whichever is later.

Definitions in Context

Finish

A boat finishes when, after her starting signal, any part of her hull crosses the finishing line from the course side. However, she has not finished if after crossing the finishing line she

  • (a) takes a penalty under rule 44.2,
  • (b) corrects an error in sailing the course made at the line, or
  • (c) continues to sail the course.

After finishing she need not cross the finishing line completely. The sailing instructions may change the direction in which boats are required to cross the finishing line to finish.

Protest

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

Rule E6.4

The boat protesting or requesting redress about an incident while racing shall inform the race committee as soon as reasonably possible after finishing or retir...

Rule E6.6

Rules 61.4(b)(2) and 61.4(b)(3) are changed to: - (2) injury, physical damage or becoming *disabled* because of the action of a boat that was breaking a rule of...

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