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boats that finish in front of and behind the penalized boat in both the penalized
boat’s original finish, and her second finish after performing her penalty turns.
The Judges should check the results to make sure that the boat is scored in its
correct finishing position. If the boat fails to finish correctly after doing her
penalty turns, they must communicate this to the Race Committee so that they
may score her DNF. The responsibility for making sure that the boat complies
with the definition of finishing after the penalty initiated by action by the Judges
lies with them, and not the Race Committee.

Judges must report all yellow flag penalties and the resulting action taken by
competitors to the Judge responsible for recording penalties at the conclusion
of the day’s racing. This includes submitting a report of no activity if the Judges
did not give any yellow flag penalties.

If a competitor continues to race or performs his penalty turns improperly, the
Judges must report that boat’s disqualification to the Judge recording the
penalties: DSQ for a first penalty, and DNE for a second, third and subsequent
penalty. The judge responsible for recording penalties will advise the Race
Committee in accordance with Appendix P2 Penalties. The Judge responsible
for checking results should also check the posted results to ensure that they
reflect the appropriate penalty. If a competitor requests redress from the posted
results the Judges should be prepared to attend a hearing. P4 limits the
possibility of redress for actions taken under P1 but not for adjusting a boat's
score under P2.

When Judges penalize a competitor and the race committee subsequently
postpones the start, signals a general recall, or abandons the race, the
competitor is not required to take a penalty. If it is the boat’s first breach, the
boat does not have to perform a Two-Turns Penalty. If it is the boat’s second
or subsequent breach, the boat may participate in any restart (see P3).
However, the Judges must record and report the penalty in the normal manner,
since the penalty still counts to determine the number of times the competitor
has been penalized during the series.

When the Judges penalize a boat for the third or subsequent time and she fails
to retire, her penalty shall be disqualification without a hearing from all races in
the regatta. Her score shall be DNE in all races in the regatta, and the protest
committee shall consider calling a hearing under rule 69.2 (a).

Using a tape or digital voice recorder can be a valuable tool. Some best
practices to maximize the benefit include:

• Protect the recorder from water damage and the microphone from wind
noise.
• When positioned where tactical infringements are likely to happen, leave the
recorder running. This includes the last 90 seconds before the start,
throughout mark rounding’s, and while observing finishes.
• When discussing a possible technical infringement, record the conversation
between the Judges as you analyze a competitor’s movements. This can
be useful later when you are describing what you saw to the competitor.
• When penalizing competitors, record the hail of the penalty and keep the
recorder running while the competitors complete their penalties.

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