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Wording for official notice board following a hearing

PROTEST COMMITTEE NOTICE [#] - RESULT OF RULE 69 HEARING

On [date], the Protest Committee of this event conducted a rule 69 hearing against [name].

If allegations not proven:-

[As a result of this hearing, the Committee has determined that [name] has not committed
Gross Misconduct under the Racing Rules of Sailing.]

If allegations proven:-

[As a result of this hearing, the Committee has determined that [name] has committed Gross
Misconduct under the Racing Rules of Sailing.]

If only a warning issued:-

[The Committee has issued [name] with a warning and no further action will be taken by the
Committee.]

If a penalty was imposed:-

[The Committee has penalized [name] by [insert details of penalty].

The penalty will be reported to the RYA.]

NOTES FOR USE OF WORDING:

 Add relevant information into the square brackets

 Omit wording in italics

 Do not add details of the nature of the misconduct or include the facts found. Only
notify competitors of the result of the hearing.
 If in doubt over the contents of the notice, do not post it.

 Keep a copy of the notice

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