Team Race - CALL M 01      

Rule 60.1 Right to Protest and Request Redress
Rule D1.2(a) Contact Between Boats on the Same Team
Rule D2.1(a) Right to Protest
Rule D2.2(b) Umpired Races: Signalling the Decision

Question 1
A member of one team witnesses contact between two boats on the other team and she protests. What should the call be?

Answer 1
Because there was contact between two boats on the other team, the boat is entitled to protest under rule 60.1 as modified by rule D2.1(a) although she was not involved in the incident. Penalize the boat that has broken a rule.

Question 2
Boat A makes contact with boat X and protests her. The umpire judges that a third boat B is at fault and has broken a rule. What should the call be?

Answer 2
Penalize boat B.

There is no requirement on the protesting boat to identify correctly the boat that has broken a rule. Provided the protest is correctly made, the umpire will judge the incident, and penalize any boat(s) that have broken a rule.