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RYA RACING RULES GUIDANCE

Recommendations for Protest Committees
Extended guidance on Appendix M regarding protest committee
procedure with examples of appropriate actions in described
circumstances.
Restricting Protests or Requests for Redress by Boats
Guidance on the limited number of circumstances where it is good
practice to restrict protests by boats. Restriction of requests for
redress by boats is not recommended.
Risk Management
Guidance on a ‘Risk Statement’ recommended by the RYA to replace
a ‘Disclaimer of Liability’ in Notices of Race and Sailing Instructions.
The recommendation can be found in Appendix J, Addendum A
(RYA), on page 137.

Scoring
Guidance on the application and operation of RRS Appendix A,
Scoring.

Starting Penalties
Describes alternatives to returning to start correctly for boats that are
over the starting line at the starting signal (OCS).

Virtual Protest Committee Hearings
Guidance on protest and redress hearings held by email,
teleconference or video (virtual hearings).
4 MISCONDUCT
Further to the above, outline guidance on the application
of racing rules 2 and 69, together with possible actions, is
on page 200.
In addition, World Sailing has produced a
booklet, ‘Misconduct Guidance’, which is available at
www.sailing.org/racingrules/documents.
5 OTHER RYA RACING RULES PUBLICATIONS
Other RYA racing rules publications and eBooks are available
to purchase from the RYA shop at www.rya.org.uk/shop.

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