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• Appendix T - Arbitration

  Bob Scott  '  the arbitrator's opinion is that a boat or boats is likely to have broken a rule [T3(c)], '

  
  That's not the correct way for an arbitrator to express their opinion.  The Arbitrators opinion can be:
  
  '[Based on what you have tole me] A protest committee hearing the protest is likely to:

  • Close the hearing because the protest is invalid;
  • Penalise Boat A/Boat B/Both Boats;
  • Dismiss the protest
  • Arbitration is not appropriate and the protest will proceed to a hearing.'

  
  

  It is important that the Arbitrator does not mention any rule, as this may 'tip the hand' of the protest committee and unfairly assist one or other party in preparing for the hearing.
  
  In my experience, when the opinion is other than to penalise a boat, it is still useful to ask the parties if either party wants to take a PRP, and (except in the case of serious damage or sportsmanship concerns) ask the protestor if they want to withdraw the protest.  Having heard the other party's description of the incident a party may re-assess the strength of their case and make that decision.
  John Allan Today 21:24
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  I think the CA should be more proactive than that.
  
  CA should check each entry for CA Membership, give entrants a chance to pay up, and reject any entries that don't comply.
  John Allan Today 12:05
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  Swiss Sailing: https://www.swiss-sailing.ch/regattieren/teilnehmende-an-einer-regatta
  
  
  Peter Meyer Today 09:28
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  Thank you for the applicable section from the Etchells class rules. It was only an example to illustrate the kind of body position. The actual class I race is not the Etchells.
  Stephen Jones Today 07:33
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  Rule 10 (port vs starboard) may seem like the result of a 'flip of the coin' but in reality it comes from the COLREGs on which the RRS are based.
  
  Maybe someone flipped a coin a long-long-long time ago, but the RRS simply allow us to race much more closely than the COLREGs would otherwise allow.
  
  That said, Rule 11 (windward boat keep clear) is similarly arbitrary but also based on the COLREGs.
  David Taylor Yesterday 23:43

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