Received by race office: Number ...... Date and time .....................
Signature
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PROTEST FORM – also for requests for redress and reopening
Fill in and tick as appropriate
1. EVENT ................................... Organizing authority ................... Date ................... Race no. ...........
2. TYPE OF HEARING
Protest by boat against boat Request for redress by boat or race committee
Protest by race committee against boat Consideration of redress by protest committee
Protest by protest committee against boat Request by boat or race committee to reopen hearing
Consideration of reopening by protest committee
3. BOAT PROTESTING, OR REQUESTING REDRESS OR REOPENING
Class ..................................... Sail no. .......................... Boat’s name
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Represented by ............................................. Tel., e-mail
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4. BOAT(S) PROTESTED OR BEING CONSIDERED FOR REDRESS
Class ..................................... Sail no. .......................... Boat’s name
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5. INCIDENT
Time and place of incident
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Rules alleged to have been broken ............................... Witnesses
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6. INFORMING PROTESTEE How did you inform the protestee of your intention to protest?
By hailing When? ........................... Word(s) used
By displaying a red flag When?
By informing her in some other way Give details
7. DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT (use another sheet if necessary)
Diagram: one square = hull length; show positions of boats, wind and current directions, marks.
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THIS SIDE FOR PROTEST COMMITTEE USE Number ........ Heard together with numbers ...............
Fill in and tick as appropriate
Withdrawal requested Signature ............................................. ............. Withdrawal permitted
Protest time limit ..................
Protest, or request for redress or reopening, is within time limit Time limit extended
Protestor, or party requesting redress or reopening, represented by ..................................... ...................
Other party, or boat being considered for redress, represented by ................................................... .........
Names of witnesses .........................................................................................................................................
Interpreters .............................................................................. .................
Remarks
Objection about interested party .............................................
Written protest or request identifies incident .............................................
‘Protest’ hailed at first reasonable opportunity .............................................
No hail needed; protestee informed at first reasonable opportunity .............................................
Red flag conspicuously displayed at first reasonable opportunity
Protest or request valid; hearing will continue Protest or request invalid; hearing is closed
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Diagram of boat ................... is endorsed by committee Committee’s diagram is attached
CONCLUSIONS AND RULES THAT APPLY ........................................................................................ ............
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DECISION
Protest: dismissed Boat(s) ...................................................... . is (are) disqualified
penalized as follows : ................................................................. ..................
Redress: not given given as follows : .......................................................................... ................
Request to reopen a hearing: denied granted
Protest committee chairman and other members ............................................................ ............................
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Chairman’s signature ................................................... .......... Date and time ....................................