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GUIDANCE PRIMARILY FOR RACE OFFICIALS (CONT) Page

Risk Management 96
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 RRS Appendix J, Addendum A (RYA), on (yellow) pages 135-136 of
the RYA edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020.
Addendum A (RYA) is also available as an individual download at
www.rya.org.uk/go/AddendumA(RYA).

Scoring 99
Guidance on the application and operation of RRS Appendix A, Scoring.

Starting Penalties 104
Describes alternatives to returning to start correctly for boats that are over the
starting line at the starting signal (OCS).

Virtual Protest Committee Hearings 106
Guidance on protest and redress hearings held by email, teleconference or video
(virtual hearings).

MISCONDUCT
Further to the above, outline guidance on the application of racing rules 2 and 69,
together with possible actions, is available at (yellow) pages 198-199 of the RYA
edition of the Racing Rules of Sailing 2017-2020.
In addition, World Sailing has produced a booklet, ‘Misconduct Guidance’, which is
available at www.sailing.org/racingrules/documents.

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