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Part 5 — When Boats Meet

Section B — General Limitations

63.6

Informing the Parties and Others

(a) The protest committee shall promptly inform the parties to the hearing of the facts found, the applicable rules, the decision, the reasons for it, any penalties imposed, and any redress given. (b) If requested by a party in writing within seven days of being informed of the decision, the above information shall be provided promptly in writing and the protest committee may, if it considers it relevant to do so, prepare or endorse a diagram. (c) The protest committee may publish the above information after any hearing, including a hearing under rule 69, unless it decides there is good reason not to do so. (d) The protest committee may direct that the above information is to be confidential to the parties. (e) If the protest committee penalizes a boat under a class rule, it shall send the above information to the relevant class rule authorities.

Definitions in Context

Boat

A sailboat and the crew on board, that are subject to the rules.

Rule

The complete written rules contained in this document, which includes all racing rules including those established by the International Sailing Federation and other governing authorities.

Rule 63.5

(a) The protest committee shall consider the evidence and decide what weight to give it. It shall then find the facts based on the balance of probabilities (unl...

Rule 63.7

(a) The protest committee may reopen a hearing if it decides (1) a party was unavoidably absent from the hearing, (2) it may have made a significant error, or (...

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