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Rule 61.1(a) Informing the Protestee

Question 1

There is a possible incident between boats B and Y, neither of which protest at
that time. Another boat on B’s team shouts 'Protest! Go ahead and protest!' As a
result of that advice, B protests. Is this protest valid?

Answer 1

No. Signal ‘No penalty’. In order to comply with rule 61.1(a), a boat intending
to protest must hail the other boat and conspicuously display a red flag at the
first reasonable opportunity for each. If the protest is made in response to the
advice from another boat on her team, it is not at the first reasonable opportunity
for each.

Question 2

A boat intends to protest, but fails to follow the correct procedure. She then
continues to hail 'Umpire', seeking a decision to the invalid protest. What will
the umpires do?

Answer 2

Signal ‘No penalty’. Even though no valid protest has been submitted, it is
appropriate to signal clearly to the competitor that no penalty will be given.

Section M - The Umpiring Process