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Part appendices

Section D — Team Racing Rules

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

D2.2

Protests by Boats

When a boat protests under a rule of Part 2 or rule 31 or 42:

  • (a) Boats shall be given time to respond.
  • (b) An umpire may penalize any boat that broke a rule, is not exonerated, and did not take the appropriate penalty.
  • (c) An umpire shall signal a decision in compliance with rule D2.4.

Definitions in Context

Protest

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

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.

Rule D2.1

- (a) Rule D2 applies to umpired races. Races to be umpired shall be identified in the notice of race or sailing instructions or by the display of flag J no lat...

Rule D2.3

When a boat - (a) breaks rule 31 or 42 and does not take a penalty; - (b) breaks a rule of Part 2 and makes contact with another boat on her team or with a boat...

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