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Case 131

If a boat has broken rule 78.2 by not producing a required certificate, or by not arranging for its existence to be verified before the start of the last day of an event, the race committee is required, without a hearing, to score her DSQ for all races of the event.

World Sailing 2013, revised by World Sailing 2021

Facts

A rule in the sailing instructions for an event requires that a certificate be produced or its existence verified before a boat races. One boat does not comply with this requirement, but before the first race she provides the race committee with a statement signed by the person in charge that the boat has a valid certificate. At the start of the last day of the event, the certificate has neither been produced nor verified.

Question

What should the race committee do?

Answer

The race committee is required to score her DSQ for all races without a hearing (see rules 78.2 and A5.1).

Related Rules

Rule 78.2Rule A5.1
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