APPENDIX A – SCORING
Rule A2, Series Scores
CASE 78
A boat may position herself in a tactically controlling position over another
boat and then slow that boat’s progress so that other boats pass both
of them, provided that, if she is protested under rule 2 for doing so, the protest
committee finds that that there was a reasonable chance of her tactic benefiting
her series result. However, she breaks rule 2 if she intentionally breaks another
rule to increase the likelihood of the tactic succeeding.
Rule A5, Scores Determined by the Race Committee
CASE 28
When one boat breaks a rule and, as a result, causes another to touch a mark,
the other boat is to be exonerated. The fact that a starting mark has moved,
for whatever reason, does not relieve a boat of her obligation to start. A race
committee may abandon under rule 32.1(d) only when the change in the mark’s
position has directly affected the safety or fairness of the competition.
CASE 80
A hearing of a protest or a request for redress must be limited to the alleged
incident, action or omission. Although a boat may be scored DNF if she does
not finish according to that term’s definition, she may not be scored
DNF for failing to sail the course correctly.
APPENDIX F – APPEALS PROCEDURES
Rule F5, Inadequate Facts; Reopening
CASE 104
Attempting to distinguish between facts and conclusions in a protest committee's
findings is sometimes unsatisfactory because findings may be based partially
on fact and partially on a conclusion. A national authority can change a protest
committee’s decision and any other findings that involve reasoning or
judgment, but not its findings of fact. A national authority may derive additional
facts by logical deduction. Neither written facts nor diagrammed facts take
precedence over the other. Protest committees must resolve conflicts between
facts when so required by a national authority.
APPENDIX J – NOTICE OF RACE AND
SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Rule J1.2, Notice of Race Contents
Rule J2.2, Sailing Instruction Contents
CASE 98
The rules listed in the definition Rule apply to races governed by The Racing
Rules of Sailing whether or not the notice of race or sailing instructions explicitly
state that they apply. A sailing instruction, provided it is consistent with
any prescription to rule 88.2, may change some or all of the prescriptions of
the national authority. Generally, neither the notice of race nor the sailing
instructions may change a class rule. When a boat races under a handicapping
or rating system, the rules of that system apply, and some or all of her class
rules may apply as well. When the notice of race conflicts with the sailing
instructions, neither takes precedence.