• On-the-water "3-minute Justice" NOR/SI/Addendix?
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  Angelo Guarino Today 12:11
• Rule 18.2(d)
  9 Comments
  Rene Nusse Today 03:16
• New MNA Prescription Link to WS Website on RRoS
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  Angelo Guarino Sat 01:37
• Appendix T - Arbitration
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  Bob Scott 26-Feb-03 20:27
• Navigating the WS Website
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  John Allan 26-Feb-03 02:59

• Rule 18.2(d)
  This doesn't necessarily look to me like they're unable to comply.  Obviously depends on boats, windspeed, and other factors.  
  
  My first question would be if they're unable to manuever to allow mark room, what keeps them from slowing down? If it's a 49er or I-14, clearly not possible.  If its an IOD/J-24/Laser, why didn't you douse/overtrim/etc.? And as they're drawn extremely close to each other, one would assume this is in very light winds, which would further allow slowing.
  
  Second thought would be that while it may absolve yellow, would it absolve the other three who also had an obligation to give room if possible?
  Dustin Romey Today 15:18
• On-the-water "3-minute Justice" NOR/SI/Addendix?
  Angelo, I think this is the latest version we're using at American Yacht Club. Downside is it is not the easiest thing for sailors to understand.
  
  These rules apply to all hearings except hearings under RRS 69.

  
  

  1. A boat intending to protest or request redress based on an incident in the racing area that she is involved in or sees shall, at the first reasonable opportunity after she finishes, inform the race committee at the finishing line of her intent to protest or request redress and, when applicable, the identity of the protestee.
     
     
  2. If the protest committee is able to assemble the parties to a hearing before the protest or redress time limit, it may begin the hearing and may waive the requirements of RRS 60.3, and thus 60.4(a)(1), or RRS 61.2, and thus 61.3.
     
     
  3. The US Sailing prescriptions to the preamble to RRS Part 5, Section B and RRS 63.1 are deleted.
     
     
  4. RRS 63.4(a) is changed to: ‘If there is no objection, the protest or request is valid. If an objection is made, the protest committee shall consider validity.  The hearing shall be closed if’
     
     
  5. Replace the third sentence of RRS 63.4(b) with the following: ‘However, the committee may limit the number of witnesses and the time during which parties may present evidence and ask questions.’
     
     
  6. RRS 63.6(b) is changed to: ‘If requested by a party in writing within 30 minutes of being informed of the decision, the above information shall be provided promptly in writing and the protest committee may, if it considers it relevant to do so, prepare or endorse a diagram.
     
     
  7. RRS 63.7(b) is changed to: ‘A party to the hearing may not ask for a reopening.’
     
     

  Committee Protests - A committee intending to protest a boat, following an incident that is observed in the racing area, may, at the first reasonable opportunity, inform the boat by making a sound signal, hailing "protest" and her sail number. The signaled boat may then take a penalty as available under RRS 44. This changes RRS 60.2(a)(2) and Appendix D1.2(b).
  Giff Constable Today 15:12
• Navigating the WS Website
  Great job !
  Sylvie Harle Today 08:53
• Prescriptions of other MNA's?
  I'll update RYA, NZL and CAN here on RRoS so that they are imbedded if you choose them in the pulldown.   The others can be accessed under the rules tool bar, which links to the WS Rules page. 
  
  I'll shoot a flare here when the other 3 are entered. 
  
  - Ang
  Angelo Guarino Sun 00:23
• 2025-2028 US Sailing Prescriptions Updated
  Justin re: "@Angelo I'm intrigued by your strong opposition."
  
  I, and the judges I serve with, do not receive any compensation from US Sailing.  Therefore, a non-US Sailing member boat before my panel is not getting any more of a "free ride" than another.   
  
  Also, there is no requirement that a PC have any USS Certified Judges on the panel.  Certified and uncertified judges alike ... we volunteer to the OA typically ... not US Sailing (unless USS is the OA). 
  
  Finally, I don't want to be bothered managing who's  paid-up or not .. and managing funds.  What a royal PITA that would be. 
  Angelo Guarino Thu 12:07

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