Section R — Procedures For Appeals And Requests

• (a) no later than seven days after receiving the protest committee’s written decision or its decision not to reopen a hearing, the appellant shall send an appeal and a copy of the protest committee’s decision to the national authority. The appeal shall state why the appellant believes the protest committee’s decision or its procedures were incorrect;
• (b) when a hearing has not been held within 30 days after a protest or request for redress was delivered, the appellant shall, within a further seven days, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence;
• (c) when the protest committee fails to comply with rule 63.6(b), the appellant shall, within a reasonable time after the hearing, send an appeal with a copy of the protest or request and any relevant correspondence.

If a copy of the protest or request is not available, the appellant shall instead send a statement of its substance.

The appellant shall also send, with the appeal or as soon as possible thereafter, all of the following documents that are available to her:

• (a) the written protest(s) or request(s) for redress;
• (b) a diagram, prepared or endorsed by the protest committee, showing the positions and tracks of all boats involved, the course to the next mark and the required side, the force and direction of the wind, and, if relevant, the depth of water and direction and speed of any current;
• (c) the notice of race, the sailing instructions, any other documents governing the event, and any changes to them;
• (d) any additional relevant documents; and
• (e) the names, postal and email addresses, and telephone numbers of all parties to the hearing and the protest committee chair.

A request from a protest committee for confirmation or correction of its decision shall be sent no later than seven days after the decision and shall include the decision and the documents listed in rule R2.2. A request for an interpretation of the rules shall include assumed facts.