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hearing result on the official notice board (see the World Sailing Misconduct
Guidance for suggested wording).

N.2.14 Reporting the Details of the Hearing in the World Sailing Regatta Report
The Chairman's Regatta Report Form for an international jury (at ijreport.org)
should record whether or not a penalty was imposed. Sufficient details should
be included for a reader to understand why the decision was made. Names
must be excluded.

N.2.15 Appealing the Decision
The competitor may appeal a decision only if the protest committee was not a
properly constituted International Jury or a protest committee from which the
right of appeal was denied under rule 70.5.
N.2.16 Reporting to National Authorities

A person against whom a finding was made is entitled to a copy of the
proceedings to prepare an appeal, or his defense before another body (such
as his Member National Authority or World Sailing) who might impose a further
penalty.

A warning is not a penalty. When a penalty less than or equal to one DNE is
imposed, no report to any national authority is required.

When a penalty greater than one DNE is imposed, the case must be reported
to the national authority of the person involved, or in specific instances, to World
Sailing instead of the national authority. The report should be detailed, since
the national authority will rely on it to decide whether to investigate the matter
further. It is useful for the protest committee to recommend whether a further
penalty is appropriate. Make this report as soon as possible, so important
issues are not forgotten and so that the competitor can know whether further
sanctions might follow. It is also important for other persons to see that the
matter is dealt with promptly. Undue delay in reporting such matters brings the
administration of discipline in the sport into disrepute. A copy of the report
should be given to the competitor.

Rule 69.2(j)(3) allows the protest committee to report its decision to a national
authority in any other case it considers appropriate. This could include a case
where the protest committee has imposed a penalty of one DNE or less.
However, the protest committee should exercise this power very carefully and
explain its reasons to the competitor. It would be unusual for a protest
committee to make a discretionary report where it has not imposed a penalty
that is within its powers. There must be a reason for involving the national
authority or World Sailing which cannot be addressed by the protest committee
at the event. In particular, the protest committee should not make a report just
because it does not wish to deal with a difficult misconduct issue.

N.2.17 Action by the National Authority
When the protest committee is required to make a report to the National
Authority, provide as much information and evidence as is practically possible
while events are fresh in the minds of witnesses, to assist another disciplinary
body to come to the best decision at a later time. This might include recording
the evidence as it is given to the protest committee.

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