The sailing instructions may allow the protest committee to begin protest hearings prior to the end of the protest time limit.

When the minimum number of races required to constitute a series is not reached, rule 81 allows the race committee to re-schedule the full event and even accept new entries.

Withdrawal of a protest before it was heard removed the possibility of the protest being heard on appeal.

A boat clears the finishing line and marks when no part of her hull, crew or equipment is on the line, and no mark is influencing her choice of course.

Some boats will have more time than others to file a protest within a short protest time limit, but this cannot be considered as unfair and the protest committee has the obligation to extend the protest time limit for a particular boat if there is a good reason to do so.

A capsized boat that crosses the finishing line will finish as per the definition, but will break rule 47.2 if the crew are not in contact with the boat, except when they are in the water trying to right the boat.

Rule 90.3(a) requires that at least one boat has sailed the course in compliance with rule 28, but even if a boat will be scored BFD or UFD, if she has complied with the requirements of the sailing instruction when she has sailed the course and crossed the finishing line, the time limit should be taken from when she crosses the finishing line.

The last sentence of RRS G1.2(a) does not state any font requirement.