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When deciding what redress best fulfils the protest committee’s obligation to
make, “as fair an arrangement as possible for all boats affected”, refer to the
scoring adjustments in Appendix A10.
Mark rounding positions and boat timings may prove helpful. Sometimes the
fairest arrangement is to do nothing.

K.29.14 Guidelines to types of redress that may be given

Average points: This is often used when a boat entitled to redress has been
unable to finish the race in question. It is suitable only for boats competing in a
series of races in which there are at least five races and in the interests of
fairness the number of races for which average points are granted would rarely
exceed twenty per cent and never exceed 50 per cent of the number of races
sailed in the series. Usually all races other than those or which redress is being
granted are used for calculating the average points, however, in longer series
consideration could be given to excluding a boat worse score from the average
calculation. In major events, consideration may also be given to excluding the
last race, or the last day of the series, from the average points calculation. In
his way, competitors know the exact progress scores of all boats going into the
final race or final day so they can devise their tactics and strategies.

If a majority of races in a series have already been completed the average
points could be determined on the basis of her points for all races completed
before the race in question.

Position of boat at time of incident: Points can be awarded based on the position
of the boat in that race at the time of the incident. This method would rarely be
used if the incident was early in the race and should never be used unless the
positions of the boats in the race have become well established.

Finishing times: If the time lost by a boat in an incident can be reasonably
determined the boat’s score could be adjusted by awarding points equal to the
finishing position the boat would have had if that time was deducted from its
elapsed time for the race. Protest committees must be careful to follow Case
110 and not grant redress for time or places lost during contact or an incident,
but rather ONLY grant redress for time or places lost because of the boat’s
slower progress caused by the injury or damage.

Other arrangements: If a boat’s score can’t be fairly adjusted using the above
arrangements some other method of redressing its score could be appropriate.
For example, in a two of a kind mixed fleet race it could be considered fair to
give that boat points equal to the other boat of its same kind.
Abandonment: Abandonment should only be used as an option of last resort
where no fair arrangement can be determined for all boats affected. This is
important because to abandon a race may be unfair to those boats that won or
finished the race on their own merits.

Qualifying and final series: Where a series consists of a qualifying and final
series it is important that any redress given should relate to and be based on
results relevant to that part of the series in which the incident occurred.

Remember rule 64.2 states that the protest committee SHALL make as fair an
arrangement as possible for all boats affected.