• Redress for UFD Penalty Caused by Contact Before the Start: Protest Committee Responsibilities and Applicable Rules
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  Tiziano Menconi Yesterday 18:16
• A protests B, C & D; B protests A & C; C protests only D .. but not all valid
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• Best Scoring System to Select Champion Boat from multiple Divisions
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• "Rules Governing the Duration of Flag D Display Ashore Before Start"
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  Tiziano Menconi Mon 12:07
• Consequences of an OA Breaking RRS 89.1 and Interaction of RRS 75
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• Redress for UFD Penalty Caused by Contact Before the Start: Protest Committee Responsibilities and Applicable Rules
  Rule 61.4(b) states that a boat is entitled to redress if its score or place in a race or series has been made, or may be made, significantly worse through no fault of its own by one of five circumstances.

  
  

  (1) an improper action or improper omission of a committee or the organizing authority, but not by a protest

  committee decision when the boat was a party to the hearing,

  • The race committee acted properly. Boat Y violated rule 30.3, and the rule's final provision mandates disqualification: "If a boat breaks this rule and is identified, she shall be disqualified without a hearing, but not if the race is restarted or resailed."

  
  

  (2) injury or physical damage because of the action of a boat that was breaking a rule of Part 2 and took an appropriate penalty or was penalized,

  • Although boat X broke a rule of Part2 and took and an appropriate penalty, there was no injury or physical damage.

  
  

  (3) injury or physical damage because of the action of a vessel not racing that was required to keep clear or is determined to be at fault under the IRPCAS or a government right-of-way rule,

  • does not apply.

  
  

  (4) giving help (except to herself or her crew) in compliance with rule 1.1, or

  • does not apply.

  
  

  (5) an action of another boat, or a crew member or support person of that boat, that resulted in a penalty under rule 2 or a penalty or warning under rule 69.

  • does not apply.

  
  

  In World Sailing Case 140 the protest committee found that as a consequence of the other boat breaking a rule, she was compelled to break rule 30.3 and was exonerated by rule 43.1(a) for that breach, The boat that was fouled was not given redress. She was exonerated and not scored UFD, but because the boat failed to start correctly, she was scored OCS.
  
  In this case boat Y should have filed a protest. However, rule 63.2(c) allows the protest committee to change the type of case from a request for redress to a protest if the validity requirements are met.
  Mark Townsend Today 21:29
• A protests B, C & D; B protests A & C; C protests only D .. but not all valid
  The problem is, that changes the meaning significantly. 
  Benjamin Harding Today 14:39
• "Rules Governing the Duration of Flag D Display Ashore Before Start"
  Thank you Roger.  Yes, I found that on the RYA website.  It's a great resource.
  John Allan Today 13:47
• Best Scoring System to Select Champion Boat from multiple Divisions
  Niko,
  
  You suggested:
  
  "Gotcha. Since they all have handicaps, would you consider scoring them based on their adjusted average speed over the night? Basically handicapping the whole fleet against each other.
  To me, that seems more fair than comparing them based on the place they finish within their fleet of completely different competitors."
  
  I like your suggestion and I plan to run some tests vs the method I have been using around the Most Competitive Fleet.
  
  Thank you.
  Jerry Thompson Yesterday 18:28
• Aggiornati i testi suggeriti in italiano per i verbali
  Perfetto
  Grazie Claudio
  Tiziano Menconi Yesterday 05:05

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