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A Judge who sees a clear tactical infringement may and should act
independently.

I.7.1 Signaling the penalty

Once the Judges decide to penalize a boat, one Judge should be responsible
for all signaling and recording of penalties and the other should focus on driving.

The Judge handling the signals should raise the yellow flag high in the air
immediately and hold it vertically while the boat moves into position to hail the
competitor. Since the Jury boat will often have to move quicker than normal to
get into a position to hail promptly, holding the flag up while moving into position
lets the competitors know that the boat’s sudden movements has a purpose.

When the Jury boat is close enough that the Judge is sure the competitor will
hear and understand, the Judge should blow his or her whistle forcefully, point
the yellow flag at the penalized boat, and loudly hail their full sail number. If the
competitor does not appear to hear or understand the hail, repeat it and make
eye contact if possible. Make absolutely certain that the competitor knows he
or she is being penalized.

If the Judges have to delay their signaling to move into position safely, they may
add to the hail a very brief description of the infringement so that the competitor
knows why he has been penalized. Examples include, “Sculling just before the
start”, or “Body pumping at the mark”.

Once the Judges are satisfied that the penalty has been clearly signaled and
the competitor is aware, they should promptly remove the yellow flag.

Remember that the signals should be clear and the hail loud and clear so that
all competitors around the offending boat also know who has been penalized.

I.7.2 Recording the penalty

The Judge recording the penalty should record: the boat’s number; the race
number and leg of the course; the time; the infringement; relevant rules and
interpretations; what action the competitor took in response to the penalty; and
any other special circumstances which may warrant consideration, such as a
start being recalled

When observing a competitor taking a Two-Turns Penalty, note the tack they
were on when they started and finished their turns. Watch carefully whether the
penalized boat takes its complete penalty (Under rule 44.2, a Two-Turns
Penalty includes two tacks and two gybes).

If the Judges penalize two boats at the same time, each will observe one of the
penalized boats to see that each boat performs the proper penalty.

If the penalty is just before or after a boat finishes, the Judges should record

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