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RULE 2 AND RULE 69 – SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES

Rule 2 Rule 69

Objective Clear violation or recognised Gross breach of a rule, good
principles of sportsmanship and manners or sportsmanship: or
fair play bringing the sport into
disrepute

Classification Decided as a protest against a Not decided as a protest, but
boat is an action against a
competitor

Initiation There has to be a valid protest, Separate written notification
which may involve time limits. required, no time limit.
Can be brought by the protest Can only be brought by the
committee, the race committee protest committee or by the
or another competitor. RYA.
If relevant facts arise in a valid If relevant facts emerge from a
protest under other rules, no protest under other rules, a
new protest is needed against a fresh hearing with written
party to the hearing in order to notification is required.
penalize.

Protest No minimum number At least three members
Committee

Standard of Clear establishment that a The comfortable satisfaction
Proof recognised principle of of the protest committee that
sportsmanship and fair play has the alleged misconduct has
been violated occurred, bearing in mind the
seriousness of the alleged
misconduct.

Outcome Dismissal or DNE. Does not Dismissal: warning: a range of
preclude proceeding to a rule 69 penalties: any penalty to be
action. No report required. reported to the RYA and
possibly others, and the RYA
may act further.

Appeals Decisions and procedures, but Decisions and procedures, but
not facts, may be appealed. No not facts, may be appealed.
power of the RYA to change a No power of the RYA to
properly imposed DNE. change a penalty to a warning
(or vice versa)

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