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Part 5 — When Boats Meet

Section D — Other Rules

When rule 21 or 22 applies between two boats, Section A rules do not.

71

NATIONAL AUTHORITY DECISIONS

71.1:

A person who has a conflict of interest or was a member of the protest committee shall not take any part in the discussion or decision on an appeal or a request for confirmation or correction.

71.2:

The national authority shall accept the facts found by the protest committee unless rule R5 applies.

71.3:

The national authority may: (a) uphold, change or reverse the protest committee’s decision (including a decision on validity or a decision under rule 69), (b) order that the hearing be reopened, or (c) order that a new hearing be held by the same protest committee or by a new protest committee (which may be appointed by the national authority).

71.4:

If the national authority orders a hearing to be reopened, it may limit the scope of the reopened hearing to such issues as it considers appropriate.

71.5:

If the national authority decides that a boat that was a party to a protest hearing broke a rule and is not exonerated, it shall penalize her, whether or not that boat or that rule was mentioned in the protest committee’s decision.

71.6:

The decision of the national authority is final. The national authority shall send its decision in writing to all parties to the hearing and the protest committee, who shall be bound by the decision.

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.

National Authority

A national authority is the organization recognized as such by the International Sailing Federation in each country and associated territories, or an organization recognized by that authority.

Rule 70

Unless rule 70.3 applies, a party to a hearing has the right to appeal the protest committee’s decision or its procedures, but not the facts found, to the natio...

Rule 72

A club or other organization affiliated to a national authority may request an interpretation of the rules from the national authority, provided that no protest...

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