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Section C — Match Racing Rules

Match races shall be sailed under The Racing Rules of Sailing as changed by this appendix. Matches shall be umpired unless the notice of race or sailing instructions state otherwise.

Note: A Standard Notice of Race, Standard Sailing Instructions, and Match Racing Rules for Visually Impaired Sailors are available on the World Sailing website.

C6.1

A boat may protest another boat

  • (a) under a rule of Part 2, except rule 14, by clearly displaying flag Y immediately after an incident in which she was involved;
  • (b) under any rule not protestable in rule C6.1(a) or C6.2 by clearly displaying a red flag as soon as possible after the incident.

Rule C6.2

- (a) rule 14 , unless damage or injury results; - (b) a rule of Part 2, unless she was involved in the incident; - (c) rule 31 or 42 ; or - (d) rule C4 or C7 .