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start area +1 (so not entries). DNC is awarded the number of boats entered in the series +1.
ZFP is still calculated on the number of boats entered.

12.3 Results Service

The results should be transmitted ashore as soon as possible by the recorders onboard the
committee vessel. This may even be before they have been fully checked for accuracy as this can
be undertaken soon afterwards with corrections made at that time. Once processed, a copy of the
provisional results should be placed on the official notice board so that they are available as soon
as the competitors come ashore. Provisional results remain as such until after all protests and
requests for redress have been heard. Even then, corrections can be made to the results until the
end of the regatta, and, in some cases, even after this time.

12.4 Protest Time

The Protest Committee Secretary will require the time that controls the period in which protests have
to be submitted. This will depend on what is written in the SIs. This time limit has to be posted on
the official notice board.

12.5 Redress Hearings

If it is possible, try to correct the reason for the redress
hearing before you reach the protest room. Allow
competitors to listen to your tapes at any time during the
regatta - many will be entirely satisfied that they are wrong
if that is what your tape(s) demonstrate; if they are correct
then you should score them appropriately without the
need to for a sailor to continue with their submission
requesting redress.

Prepare thoroughly for a request for redress. Before
entering the protest room, have your evidence prepared
in strict order of action, with any tapes you expect to use
re-wound to start at the correct place.

Always state your normal procedures, the conditions at the time of the incident and what happened.
Be factual in your evidence. Always be positive in your statements to the Protest Committee or
International Jury. Because you are presenting factual evidence you should avoid being drawn into
arguments.

12.6 Race Committee Protests

Since the primary responsibility for protesting breaches of the rules rests with competitors, the race
committee will not normally protest a competitor. However, the race committee is obliged to protest
a boat when it receives a report from an event measurer for an infringement concerning
measurement. Outside of this, it is considered best practice to only protest a boat for a blatant breach
of the rules that affects the fairness of a race such as failing to take a penalty after knowingly touching
a mark or failing to sail the course. The race committee would also normally protest a competitor for
a breach of good sportsmanship.

12.7 Debrief and Evaluation

Get the opinions of others. Be prepared for criticism. Listen to it; it may be useful. Talk to the
competitors and their coaches (who are not usually shy when it comes to giving feedback). Talk to

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